Configuration Manager 2012 installation trouble

by on 26.Jan, 2012 under Uncategorized

I ran into a problem today where the Configuration Manager 2012 RC2 installer would not connect to the database running on the same virtual server. I’ve done more than a few of these installs, without any trouble in the last year so I really wasn’t expecting it.

Anyway the error installing was,

Setup is unable to connect to SQL Server with the connection information provided. Verify following:

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Digging trough the installer log I found TCP/IP was disabled so simply enabling the did the trick.

 

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That’s it for now.

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Belkin F5U103v USB to Serial Windows 7 X64 driver

by on 03.Apr, 2011 under Uncategorized

A few years ago I bought a Belkin USB2Serial adapter because most laptops don’t have a serial port anymore. I need RS-232 to be able to configure network equipment so I got myself this adapter.

The sad thing is that Belkin does not supply Windows 7 X64 drivers for it, luckily I found another driver that works like a charm.

You can get if from http://www.prolific.com.tw/eng/downloads.asp?id=31

Just download this one from the site

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If there is a new version you could probably use it but this one is working for me.

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Google Chrome for Mac out

by on 08.Dec, 2009 under Uncategorized

Finally the Google Chrome browser is out for OSX. I’ve been using it on and off in Windows 7 for a few months and now I can finally start using it in my Mac’s also. A big thank’s to the Chrome team for getting it out.
It’s still a beta but works like a charm in OS X 10.5. Go get your’s from http://www.google.com/chrome

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CSS Reset by Eric Meyer

by on 12.Nov, 2009 under Uncategorized

Anyone working with web design knows styling can sometimes be a real pain in the a**. Sometimes the styles just won’t do what you expect them to do and it might be a challenge to find out why.

Today I had a problem like this and couldn’t find the problem anywhere. I then remembered Eric Meyers great reset CSS and added it to the page. Magically everything fell into place. I felt like a moron since I forgot to add it earlier.

Anyway, you can find this great and useful CSS reset at http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/css/reset/

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Distributing Adobe Reader using Group policies

by on 29.Oct, 2009 under Uncategorized

I see a lot of search engine traffic to this site when people are trying to find out how to deploy Adobe Reader using Active Directory Group Policy Objects (GPO’s). Since I wrote my previous two articles Adobe has changed their policy a bit. You need to ask them for a distribution license.

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