Good WDS article

http://datanotes.wordpress.com/2007/11/26/how-to-deploy-xp-using-windows-deployment-services-wds-2/

Projects for MJ

Folder Redirection

• http://www.itechtalk.com/thread1958.html


• http://www.group-policy.com/gp%5Cfolder_redirection.smp


• http://padmandesilva.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/step-by-step-guide-to-redirect-users-%e2%80%9cmy-documents%e2%80%9d-to-server-folder-and-implement-disk-quota/


• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/274443/en-us

Restore MOSS content database

1. After the new server is installed, no content database.
2. In central admin, Create a new web application at port 80, named wss_content (default)
configurable username and password: pxxxadmin/xxxxx
3. In SQL management studio, r-click databases and select restore database and select wss_content
4. point to bk file and ok to restore
5. got error

6. stop sql service, rename wss_content.mdf and wss_content_log.ldf and try (see screenshot, error1)
7. remove content datbase in central admin>app mgt>content database
8 then i got another error (see screenshot error2)


once removed content db from central admin
stop sql services and delte wss_content.mdf and ldf
restore again and make sure go to options to select overwrite
restored successfully this time

STSADM –o addcontentdb –url <URL name> -databasename <database name> -databaseserver <database server name>
but got error

The specified SPContentDatabase Name=WSS_CONTENT Parent=SPDatabaseServiceInstance has been upgraded to a newer version of SharePoint. Please upgrade this SharePoint application server before attempting to access this object.

verison is 12.0.6425.1000 on both servers!??
run config wizard again

verison on new moss is 12.0.0.6421
on old server is 12.0.0.6565
http://insomniacgeek.com/how-to-determine-the-installed-sharepoint-version/
requested and installed KB2553020 - failed as well
try KB2596541 - 12.0.0.6653 - WTF
well "Operation completed successfully"

Exch on VMDK or RDM and backup

• This is a good article talking about using either VMDK or RDM for Exchange storage.

On the other hand, as far as the VM backup:
Backup software such as vRanger can only back up disks that VMware can snapshot. This includes Thick provisioned VMDK, Thin provisioned VMDK, or Virtual mode Raw Device Mapping.

It can not back up VMDK files that are marked as Independent, Physical Raw Device mappings, or disks presented via an iSCSI initiator from within the Guest OS.

HOWTO Open Excel work paper in separate windows

If the work papers are in Engagement application, click on Tools/Options, check "Launch separate instance of Excel (Dual monitors).

This applies to Excel 2010 as well.

For Windows 7

Left column

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/Excel.Sheet.8/shell/Open/commend:

Right column {adding (space)"%1"}

Double Click on (Default) and write - "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\EXCEL.EXE" /e "%1"

Right Click on Command – choose "rename" and add something to the name  - for example 2 (commend2).

Left column

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/Excel.Sheet.8/shell/Open/ddeexec:

Right Click on the folder ddeexec and choose "rename" and add something to the name  - for example 2 (ddeexec2)

Left column

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/Excel.Sheet.12/shell/Open/commend:

Right column {adding (space)"%1"}

Double Click on (Default) and write - "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\EXCEL.EXE" /e "%1"

Right Click on Command – choose "rename" and add something to the name  - for example 2 (commend2).

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/Excel.Sheet.12/shell/Open/ddeexec:

Right Click on the folder ddeexec and choose "rename" and add something to the name - for example 2 (ddeexec2)

no restart needed

 

For Windows XP

1. In Windows Explorer, choose the Tools/Folder Options menu.
2. Click on the File Types tab
3. Scroll down and select the "XLS Microsoft Excel Worksheet" item
4. Click the "Advanced" button
5. Uncheck the "Browse in same window" option
6. Click on "Open" in the Actions list
7. Click the "Edit" button
8. Click in the "Application used to perform action:" box
9. Scroll to the very end. It will say something like ...EXCEL.EXE" /e %1
10. Put quotes around the %1, so it now ends with ...EXCEL.EXE" /e "%1"
11. Click OK twice, Close once, and you should be in business
12 Repeat the steps for XLSX.

 

How to use spuninst.exe to uninstall Internet Explorer 7

Use Spuninst.exe to uninstall Internet Explorer 7

Step 1: Make hidden files and hidden folders visible
a.  Click Start, and then click My Documents.
b.  On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.
c.  Click the View tab.
d.  In the Advanced settings list, under Hidden files and folders, click Show hidden files and folders, and then click OK.
Step 2: Run Spuninst.exe to uninstall Internet Explorer 7
a.  Click Start, and then click Run.
b.  In the Open box, type %windir%\ie7\spuninst\spuninst.exe, and then click OK.
c.  Follow the wizard instructions to uninstall Internet Explorer 7.
After you uninstall Internet Explorer 7, double-click the Internet Explorer icon to verify that Internet Explorer 6 is restored.

Display document name in the title bar of PDF workpaper

1. Go to Tools/options, and uncheck "Launch separate instances of Adobe Acrobat (Dual monitors)".


2. Then the title will display properly instead of non-sense GUID number.