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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Times Out on First Connection Attempt?
A bizarre issue solved today: On one server, we’re running two (named) instances of Microsoft SQL Server 2008. The first one, using the default instance name, runs just fine with no problems. The second one, however, had a bizarre issue: … Continue reading
Changing an Exchange User Mailbox to a Resource
Creating a resource mailbox in Exchange Server is easy. And it can make managing your organization’s resources — conference rooms, projectors, etc. — real easy, especially in avoiding double-booking. But what if you accidentally create your resource mailbox as a … Continue reading
Microsoft’s Virtual Machine Manager: “Host not responding”
Microsoft’s Virtual Machine Manager, or VMM, is a slick piece of tech that smoothly enables users to control virtual machines spread out across multiple hosts, including, of course, localhost. But what happens when VMM reports “Host not responding”, even for … Continue reading
Someday…
While skimming through Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Connection Manager v2.2 help file, I came across this in bold red text: Note: This feature is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Instead of importing servers, you should create a … Continue reading
Apache on Windows: Serving Files From the Network
Recently I had a problem: Without going into the “whys” here, I found myself on a Windows XP system needed to parse and serve PHP files in Apache from a network share. Sounds easy enough, right? Unfortunately, the obvious answer … Continue reading
