SOLVED: Sharepoint 2010 Displays only a Black Box for YouTube Embedded Videos
This was definately an odd issue as all seemed well until I rebooted my Sharepoint 2010 server to complete some software patches. In the end the problem was completely unrelated to that reboot and the...
View ArticleSOLVED: How to Configure Server 2012 Hyper V For Replication
HyperV 2012′s Replica service is designed for disaster recovery and given the complexity of what is happening in the background, this is a shockly simple task. Below are the steps and a lovely video...
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SOLVED: How to Robocopy On Server 2012 With Data Deduplication
This was surprisingly tricking issue to deal with. If you are copying TO or FROM a Deduplicated file share you must make certain: Do NOT robocopy the a partition or volume – only robocopy...
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SOLVED: Why Does Data Deduplication Have SIZE ON DISK and DEDUPLICATION...
This was a tough one that required alot of work with Microsoft Partner Support over many WEEKS, but the answer is surprisingly simple. PROBLEM: When I right click and check the Properties on a data...
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SOLVED: Does a ‘Shared Nothing’ Hyper-V Move Benefit From a Pre-Existing Replica
I use Hyper-V 2012 Replica’s and I move VM’s from server to server periodically using the Hyper-V, MOVE option. This got me to thinking, if I have a replica on another server, can I MOVE to that...
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SOLVED: How to Get SharePoint 2013 Foundation Installed on a Single Server...
SharePoint 2013 was much easier to install than its predecessors but to get a site going is still complex, mostly because of the a-typical names Micosoft has developed to describe sites and pages....
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SOLVED: How to Customize Sharepoint 2013 Foundation
I have written a number simple SharePoint 2013 articles recently and was going to add another on explaining how to change your logo, add columns to a page, set a background graphic… but then I found...
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SOLVED: RSS VIEWER Missing from SharePoint Foundation 2013
If you read the dozens of threads around this problem you will be told that the real problem is that for you to see EDIT (page) > INSERT > WEB PARTS > CONTENT ROLLUP > RSS VIEWER you need...
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SOLVED: Can Sharepoint 2010 Web Parts be Used on Sharepoint 2013 Foundation...
In a word, yes. I did not want to spend my life configuring the new APP PART repository that is required to run APP PARTS from the Microsoft Sharepoint Store (which is new to Sharepoint 2013). So, I...
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SOLVED: How to Remove the Left Menu Bar from A Sharepoint 2013 Site / Page
It is not difficult to remove the left menu bar from Sharepoint 2013 but unfortuately it is not as simple as clicking a checkbox and the steps are tedious: Click EDIT (top right of your site) Click...
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SOLVED: What is the Difference between a TCP/IP Printer Port and a WSD...
Well, that phrasing is just wrong. In fact TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) is replaced by WSD (Web Services For Devices) but IP is used in either case AND WSD is not a PORT it is a control...
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SOLVED: IIS 8: ‘OBJECT REFERENCE NOT SET TO AN INSTANCE OF AN OBJECT’
ERRORS: I recently attempted to get staff from a different domain (but the same Forest) to access an internal web based application and they received: OBJECT REFERENCE NOT SET TO AN INSTANCE OF AN...
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SOLVED: (sort of) Internet Explorer 11 Uses ‘Light Mode’ Reduced...
If you have upgraded to Windows 8.1, you are now using Internet Explorer 11. OWA (from Exchange 2007, 2010 or even the new 2013) does not work properly with IE11 does not work in full mode....
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SOLVED: How to Sort a Table on an HTML Page
I thought this was going to be a royal pain but it turned out to be VERY simple thanks to a small, free, simple little tool. If you have a table on your website and you want to let visitors sort the...
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SOLVED: How to Set SQL Backups & A full Maintenance Plan Using Only SQL...
To backup SQL properly there are serveral easy items you need to setup: double click on each datbase and set your BACKUP MODEL to FULL go to MANAGEMENT > MAINTENANCE PLANS and setup the three plans...
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SOLVED: What is Stored In HKEY_USER In a Windows Registry
HKEY_USER contains the sister entries to HKEY_CURRENT_USER. Specifically, HKEY_USER contains the user settings to ANY current user. Still confused as to the differnce between HKU and HKCU? Don’t be....
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SOLVED: How to Delete Software and/or Hardware Inventory from Spiceworks
If your Spiceworks inventories are showing inventory for devices that no longer exist or have been massively upgraded (like mine were). Just: Launch Spiceworks Click INVENTORY > DEVICES (top menu...
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SOLVED: How to Move Update Services WSUS Content Files
If you need to move your WSUS content files to a new hard drive on the same server do the following: On the new drive create a folder named WSUS and a subfolder named WSUSContent Launch a CMD window as...
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SOLVED: Hyper V – Failed Secure Boot Verification
If you see the ”V Virtual Machine you likely were working on Windows 8.1 or Server 2012 R2 and you elected to create GEN2 VM during the setup process. This was a mistake. HyperV Gen2 VM’s are only...
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SOLVED: Reverse DNS Entries Are Not Being Added Automatically – Event ID:1056
If you are working with, well almost anything network intensive these days, like Antivirus or management tools, your Reverse DNS (rDNS) lookups need to be in good shape. If you find that you can not...
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