Having a reliable external time server for your domain controller to sync with is important. By default some Windows servers are now configured to sync with the NTP server windows.time.com. My personal experience and that of some of my colleagues is that the windows time service is not the most […]
Here’s a quick and simple How-To for setting up network communication between a Hyper-V host, both Server and Windows 8/8.1, and any guests. Hyper-V Manager –> R.Click ServerName –> Virtual Switch Manager –> New –> INTERNAL. Note the description for the internal vSwitch. Click APPLY and OK Assign the newly […]
We have a client that is being bugged by this prompt when opening certain PDF files. Content Preparation Progress Please wait while the document is being prepared for … Status: Processing page 23 of 27 … Adobe has a KB article on this: Acrobat Help: Message “content preparation progress” when […]
We run into a lot of ACL corruption issues and access issues when a folder has not been disinherited properly. The following is the best method for disinheriting permissions a folder receives from its parent: Right click on the folder and click Properties Click the Advanced button Click the Change […]
This trick comes to be via my Active Directory study group. I suggest that everyone join a usergroup and/or a study group. It’s not that we don’t know AD, it’s that we forget or miss new features. A refresher course is fun too. Occasionally a computer will come “disjoined” from […]