Mar 5, 2014 Posted by newlife007

How To Allow Multiple Users to use Shared VirtualBox VM on Windows 7

You know how it is, there is one system or even a server that is shared by multiple users and you have a VM running in VirtualBox that it would be nice if you were able to allow others to use it. Well this is possible on Windows and will be described in a manner that will work on Windows 7 and Windows 2008R2. First we will need to create a group called VBOXUSERS and then add the users to have access to... read more

Feb 27, 2014 Posted by newlife007

How To Add Drivers and Re-Create A Windows 2008 R2 Installation DVD

You know how it goes, nothing is simple when it comes to building servers, especially with Windows and drivers.  Recently I was tasked with building servers 300 miles away through the iLo and could not get HP Intelligent Provisioning to work so I resulted to mounting the iso image on the iLo itself and set to boot. This worked to start the installation but there was no drivers and stopped it dead in... read more

Feb 14, 2014 Posted by newlife007

How To Reset the IP Stack in Windows Vista

Viruses, Spyware and the like can mess with the Windows IP Stack. the steps listed here are how to reset the IP stack in Windows Vista. Go to the Start Menu, type cmd and right click or (Ctrl + Shift and hit Enter), and select “Run As Administrator” Type the following commands, each followed by pressing enter. ipconfig /flushdns nbtstat -R nbtstat -RR netsh int reset all netsh int ip reset... read more

Jan 29, 2014 Posted by newlife007

EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Professional Review

You know how it is, we occasionally delete a file we thought we didn’t need but found out we really needed it. Or had an issue with Windows and ran the system restore or reloaded Windows and forgot all about those pictures, music and documents and thought they were lost forever. That is where Data Recovery software can be your best friend. One such program is EaseUs’s Data Recovery Pro which I... read more

Jan 25, 2014 Posted by newlife007

Scanning Kodak PMC 6059 Film with Epson Perfection 4490 Photo

There are many different formats of negatives that have been used over the years. One that I recently ran across to scan was Kodak PMC 6059. Kodak PMC 6059 negatives are unusual for the Epson Photo 4490 because of the size. Kodak PMC 6059 is considered 120 medium format which contains a range of frame sizes; 6×4.5cm, 6x6cm, 6x7cm, 6x8cm, and 6x9cm. The most common being the 6x6cm size. This actually... read more