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GFI Archiver resource usage

Does your GFI Archiver resource usage SQL process ballon over 8GB? If so, the following procedure will reduce usage by about half and fix many performance issues.

Raid Re-syncing Windows software raid

I want to preface this article in saying that I would never use a software raid in a business environment. However, recently I tried the windows software raid on a home theater PC. We recently had a power issue and caused the RAID 1 to go into resyncing status. Since it was about 2 TB of data, the resync would take several days and be causing performance issues. I found I could not break the raid or remove the mirror.

Deploy excel macros to all xls files on startup

To deploy excel macros on every excel file you open, you will need to create a personal file in your XLStart folder.

Remove or Hide System Reserved Partition

Does your system reserve partition have a drive letter? With these steps, you will Hide System Reserved Partition and no longer see it when browsing your computer.

Using the find command Linux Terminal

Here is the syntax for using the find command Linux terminal. The following commands are great to have in your back pocket when looking for specific files or directories.

Take ownership of an entire drive in Windows

The commands below will show you how to take ownership of an entire drive. Here is a simple script to accomplish just that.

Outlook Security Certificate is invalid

The following article fixes the Outlook security certificate error your users get when they connect to your exchange server internally. This is typically from installing a 3rd party SSL Certificate.

Removing or Adding 9 to Dial out on VeriFone VX510

Using the following steps to add or remove a 9 when using the VeriFone VX510 to process credit cards.

Installing .NET Framework 3.5 / 3.0 / 2.0 Error 0x800F0906

Recently I had error 0x800F0906 when doing a dot net framework update. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2734782 Note: You could take this resolution further and push it out via network script if needed. Make sure to copy the Windows 8 DVD to a local network drive before attempting.

Cannot Rename Folders on mapped drive

This error message is displayed and I cannot rename folders on the mapped drive. By making a group policy change I was able to make this error go away.

The drive that this file or folder is stored on does not allow long file names, or names containing blanks or any of the following characters: / : , ; * ? < > |

Solution: Create a GPO to fix

To resolve this problem, turn off Fast Logon Optimization. I recommend creating a GPO in your domain controller to achieve this. If its an isolated instance to one PC, you can use gpedit.msc to enforce it on that one PC.