Situation: I came across an error recently whereby I was trying to Install Sage Payroll onto a Windows 7 machine which previously had Payroll on it. The Payroll had been removed some time ago but they now wanted Sage Payroll re-installed on the machine. When trying to run the Sage50PayrollV22 installer it was trying to do …
Situation: You have purchased a new Email domain which you would like to receive mail on. You have an existing Sonicwall Email Security Appliance (ESA) in place and you need to configure it to accept the new email domain. Resolution: Log into your Sonicwall ESA via the web interface and log in as the ‘admin’ …
I created this Article about Password Managers back in 2015 and published it to a well known Tech Forum called Experts Exchange. The Article is still relevant so I’ve decided to publish it on my blog as well. Happy Reading. A brief insight into online Password Managers – Be Safer Online. A few customers …
I’ve come across a few issues over the years with the Move Data wizard in the SBS Console. I’ve written about this one specifically because its a common issue I have when taking over Server Maintenance from other providers. Situation: Space on the Servers C:\ partition is running out. SBS2008/SBS2011 have a few useful wizards …
I’ve been asked about the WannaCry Ransomware a few times over the last few days. My top tips on how to avoid becoming a victim to these kind of threats are below: Keep your Systems up-to-date. Windows updates can be irritating. We’ve all been there when we’re ready to go home and we’re waiting for …
Problem: Unable to install the latest build of Windows 10 when DESlock+ Full Disk Encryption (FDE) is enabled on the System Disk. When installing it brings up an error stating: Disable encryption to continue or run windows setup with the /reflectdrivers command-line option Background: As Security is a big portion of what I do, I …
Problem: I had used AOMEI Server Edition to re-size the Partitions on a Windows 2008 R2 Server. Once the re-size was complete the server functioned as normal but the Window Server Backup stopped working. I was getting Error Event 146 in the Backup Log with the message: “A volume VOLUME_NAME included for backup is missing. …
Issue: The Reading Pane in Outlook 2013/2016 suddenly stops displaying email content and instead shows nothing. Resolution: In my instance the problem was resolved by disabling Hardware Graphics Acceleration in Microsoft Outlook. To do this, follow the below instructions: 1) In Outlook, Click File> Options 2) In Outlook Options, Click Advanced 3) Scroll Down to …
SSL Prerequisite(s): You will have generated a CSR (Certificate Signing Request), prior to this. For an easy way to generate the EMS CSR Command, see here: Exchange 2007 EMS CRS Command Generator: Exchange 2007 CSR Exchange 2010 EMS CRS Command Generator: Exchange 2010 CSR You will have Installed your Intermediate Certificate (via mmc) prior to …
Problem: Unable to add a new Windows Backup Destination to an existing Windows Backup Schedule via the Windows Backup mmc snap-in (Console). Resolution: Use wbadmin in an Elevated Command Prompt to add the new Destination Drive to the Backup Schedule. Run the following command in an elevated command prompt to determine the Disk Identifier of …