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  • Issue Cannot install Microsoft Exchange 2010 SP2 Update Rollup 8 (the same issue is likely to affect older Rollup versions as well). Installation fails and following errors are recorded in Application and System logs. Event ID: 1024Level: ErrorSource: MsiInstallerDescription:Product: Microsoft…

  • WinSCP is a convenient way to download and upload files to VMware datastores. To connect with WinSCP you have to enable SSH on your VMware host (it is disabled by default):

  • Was working on DELL PowerEdge 2950 server via iDRAC 5 console using Internet Explorer. To get into DELL RAID console you have to press CTRL + R during initial boot stages. Unfortunately CTRL + R is also a shortcut to refresh IE webpage. So…

  • Accessing DELL PowerEdge 2950 server via iDRAC 5 console using Internet Explorer 11 – console top menu is not active. i.e. if you click on Macros, nothing happens. I believe the same issue affects Internet Explorer 10. To resolve I had to enable…

  • Acer Iconia W510, as many other Windows 8 devices, comes with UEFI Secure Boot enabled in BIOS, which prevents booting from unauthorized devices.Acer didn’t make disabling Secure Boot in W510 very straight forward.

  • Windows PCs have many .dll resource files that contain number of icons. Here are some of them.  C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll

  • All commands in blue need to be run in elevated command prompt.  Check that your Wi-Fi hardware and drivers support wi-fi hotspot:netsh wlan show driversLook for line: “Hosted Network Support: Yes“

  • Trying to play Blu-ray disk via VLC media player produces following error: Blu-ray error:This Blu-ray Disc needs a library for AACS decoding, and your system does not have it.Your input can’t be opened:VLC is unable to open the MRL ‘bluray:///F:/’.…

  • Issue Integrated Joomla captcha (reCAPTCHA) does not appear in the front end.

  • Xbox One’s ability to power-on and power-off your other devices (basically TV and AVR) is a cool idea but unfortunately it’s not nearly as sophisticated as what Logitech Harmony remotes can do. For example, to switch on my Panasonic TV,…

  • Microsoft’s Upgrade Windows with only a product key website has two Windows download / upgrade tools: one for Windows 8, and another for Windows 8.1. Both tools require valid Windows key to download installation setup files. After that you can…

  • Issue Following error pops-up when trying to open any Windows Explorer window (My Computer, Recycle Bin, Control Panel, etc.) The Window actually opens, but nevertheless the error was pretty annoying. Missing File ErrorUnable to find locale data files. Please reinstall.