Windows “Downloads Folder” and Roaming Profiles

By default, Windows automatically saves all downloaded files into the “Downloads” Folder within the user profile. Since this folder forms part of a user’s Roaming Profile, it will be copied back and forth between the workstation and the server at every logon / logoff. As the size of the “Downloads” folder increases, so will the …

Dell OpenManage: Virtual Drives and Windows Disk Management

Dell OpenManage: Virtual Drives and Windows Disk Management: This article explains how to identify virtual disks from within Windows Server.

Microsoft Office 2013 and Exchange Online

The latest Office 2013 build (as of May 2019) is “15.0.5127.1000”. This is required to connect Outlook 2013 to Office 365. If you have an earlier build, you may find that Outlook 2013 does not accept the Office 365 Password. Finally, if you find that the package will not auto-update to the latest build, you …

Hiding “Likes” on your Twitter Feed

If you prefer that your Twitter Feed contains original content rather than an endless stream of Tweets that have been “liked” by those that you follow, you may wish to try the steps below. Unfortunately, you can’t block “liked” posts across the board, but you can clamp down on the worst offenders. The first step …

GoPro 7 and YouTube Live Streaming

This article covers setting up a YouTube Live Stream using a GoPro 7 Black and an iPhone 6. - Well, that was the intention. However, having gone through the necessity steps to get this up and running, it turns out that there is a minus of 1000 subscribers required before YouTube streaming is permitted. Bluetooth …

Backup Exec 2014: Error V-79-57344-4611

Backup Exec 2014 Error V-79-57344-4611 when backing up a VM seems to refer to the GRT feature. Bearing in mind this product is no longer supported by Symantec, the best course of action to get your backups running again will be to disable the GRT option within the individual backup job. I'll investigate this further, …

Group Policy Desktop Shortcut Error 80070002

Group Policy Desktop Shortcut Error 80070002 #windowsserver #grouppolicy

Sage Payroll “No Updates Were Installed” Error

Occasionally, you may find that the Sage Payroll “Software Update” routine continue prompt for an update that has been installed previously. After hitting “Install Now”, you get a further notification that “No Updates Were Installed”. - - This is infuriating, but simple enough to resolve. Delete the “softwareupdates.dat” file from within the “C:\ProgramData\Sage\SBD Software Updates” …

Handbrake: Setting the Output Folder

Within Handbrake Preferences, use {source_path} to automatically set the "Default Path" to be the same as the Source Folder. - -

Dell PERC H700: Importing a Foreign Array “On The Fly”

I recently upgraded the Operating System on my Dell R510 Server. I installed two brand new SATA Drives and built a new PERC H700 RAID 1 Array for the OS and Data. I removed the existing RAID 1 Disks and put them in the cupboard for a rainy day. When I had everything up and …