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NTLDR or NTDETECT.COM Not Found

If you get an error that NTLDR is not found during bootup, If you have FAT32 partitions, it is much simpler than with NTFS. Just boot with a Win98 floppy and copy the NTLDR or NTDETECT.COM files from the i386 directory to the root of the C:\ drive. For NTFS: Insert and boot from your [...]

Linux Find Out If PCI Hardware Supported or Not In The Current Running Kernel

A typical question from my mailbag: How do I find out if a given PCI hardware is supported of by the current CentOS / Debian / RHEL / Fedora Linux kernel? You can easily find out find out if a given piece of PCI hardware such as RAID, network, sound, graphics card is supported or [...]

How to convert files from Windows format to UNIX format

This tip shows you how to convert files from Windows format to UNIX format and vice versa. This can be handy if you’ve ever opened a file that was created in Windows and found your screen full of of ^M characters at the end of every line. Code Listing 1: Converting files with tr and [...]

Detecting DoS / DDoS Attack on a Windows 2003 / 2008 Server

Question: How do I detect a DDOS (Distributed denial of service) / DOS attack on a Windows Server 2003 / 2000 / 2008? Can I use Linux netstat command syntax to detect DDoS attacks? Answer:A denial-of-service attack (DoS attack) or distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS attack) is an attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended users. [...]

Plesk 9 Problem with .Net Framework 4

Q: I have problem with .Net Framework 4. i install .net 4. but i cant run .net 4 project. i change application pool from IIS to .net 4 classic and integrated but i have HTTP Error 500.19 – Internal Server Error. now how can i fix that problem ? i need to solve this problem. [...]

Corrupted or Missing \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG

If you get the error: Windows could not start because the following files is missing or corrupt \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM or \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SOFTWARE Insert and boot from your WindowsXP CD. At the first R=Repair option, press the R key Press the number that corresponds to the correct location for the installation of Windows you want to repair. Typically [...]

How to Enable IP Routing in Windows

Routing between subnets is disabled by default for the TCP/IP protocol in Windows NT. To enable routing, following these steps: WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide problems that may require you to reinstall Windows NT to correct them. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of Registry Editor can [...]

VMware ESX(i) & Windows Server 2008: Updated driver for sluggish console access

If you are running Windows Server 2008 in your VMware environment, you’ll have noticed that by default the vSphere Console access is a lot slower than what you are used to in Windows Server 2003. You can fix that, by updating the Graphics Driver in Server 2008. 1. Install VMware Tools To start, VMware Tools [...]

Fixing Listen IPs In IIS (The network location cannot be reached)

When you run IIS sites long enough, you might eventually run into the following problem when trying to start a new or already existing site in the IIS manager. Error: “The network location cannot be reached. “ The most likely cause is that Host Headers for that particular site are configured for an IP address [...]

vSphere Web Access 503 Service Unavailable Error And Solution

By default vSphere does not provide client for Linux or OS X. You need to use Windows system to manage your VMware ESX server. However, it does provides vSphere Web Access which allows you to organize and share virtual machines using web browser. If you try to access vSphere Web Access you may get an [...]