http://thespidersparlor.com/technicalblog Random Tech Commentary & Solutions By Mark D. MacLachlan Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:38:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This one was driving me crazy, I could connect to my SBS 2008 server from a 2003 server via RDP but not from a Windows 7 workstation.  The error was related to credentials: "The credentials that were used to connect to <servername> did not work.  Please enter new credentials." I want ... http://thespidersparlor.com/technicalblog/?p=18 When I installed the RC version of Windows 7 I tested out the Ultimate Edition.  Now that the product has been fully released, I needed to upgrade to the final code.  My company is licensed for Enterprise Edition though and the installation would not let you upgrade from RC to ... http://thespidersparlor.com/technicalblog/?p=16 A few months back I discoverd DropBox. What an awesome concept this is. You can setup a free account and after installing the software on all the PCs you have you are able to drop files into a a "dropbox folder" and it will sync over the Internet ... http://thespidersparlor.com/technicalblog/?p=14 An SBS customer wanted to ensure everyone had Companyweb set as their default homepage, the partners at the firm however wanted to keep MSN.  Our compromise was to set both.  Below is the solution I came up with. 1. Create a text file 2. Paste the following code into it <%@ LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT" %> <% ... http://thespidersparlor.com/technicalblog/?p=12 I recently was setting up Exchange 2007 for CCR.  During my setup I wanted to verify that all was working and that I could move the Active Node between the two servers I had setup in my cluster.  You can’t use the Cluster Admin tools since those are not Exchange ... http://thespidersparlor.com/technicalblog/?p=11 Scenario: You have a PITA program that you need to support (PITA= Pain In The Ass), these programs typically want you to assign the user as an admin on their local machine in order to run properly.  Needless to say this is just an invitation for disaster and you will end ... http://thespidersparlor.com/technicalblog/?p=10 Scenario: Customer is replacing a file server with new hardware. The existing shares need to be migrated to the new server. There are far too many share permissions to document and duplicate without incurring significant cost to the customer. Solution: 1. First use ROBOCOPY to copy ... http://thespidersparlor.com/technicalblog/?p=9