Brainlitter - Inside the mind of Sean Wallbridge

Another funny” on SBS2008 (thanks Rob)   It seems the WID instance that is installed as part and parcel of the SBS2008 install supports the local Sharepoint installation as well as the WSUS install and, maybe, a few other things as well.  BackupExec cacks on the SUSDB (one of the DB’s supported by the WID) …

Getting this, when performing an IISRESET? Restart attempt failed. Restarting of Internet Services has been disabled. Basically, IISRESET got disabled.  Don’t know how that happened?  I’ve seen lots of discussions online about some patches that do not finish correctly and leave IISRESET in a ‘disabled’ state. So, when/if that happens, here’s how you correct the …

Many error messages/pop-ups since Windows XP came out, are *clipboard friendly*. Thus, if you get an error message like this…     The trick/deal is, you can press CTRL+C while it is open, and capture all that text, so that you can put *accurate* entries into Google or wherever you might want to search, for …

Over the years, I’ve seen lots of talk on the use of long passwords and complex passwords, etc. and I’ve narrowed the noise down to two options, that we recommend to our clients (and I tend to lean towards the 2nd option). In order to maintain good security (and to satisfy management security concerns), we …

  Beer Me! Ok, I’ve been told I’ve helped a number of people, over the years, with my postings (in newsgroups and such) and my blog (blog.brainlitter.com). And people always tell me oh, I owe you a beer”, or “if you were nearby, I’d drop you a six pack” or “if you are ever in …