Nov 24, 2018 Posted by newlife007

Running Duke Nukem 3D Atomic edition on Windows with HiRes packs

In this post we will expand  a bit on running DukeNukem 3D and using the HiRes Packs (HRP) to bring in the new graphics packs out there. This is made possible by eduke32. EDuke32 is an awesome, free homebrew game engine and source port of the classic PC first person shooter Duke Nukem 3D. Download the latest eduke32 from http://dukeworld.com/eduke32/synthesis/latest. Select eith the win32 or win64... read more

Jul 15, 2018 Posted by newlife007

Using A PowerShell Function To Search and Replace in a Text file

Introduction When I started working in PowerShell for scripting in Windows I longed for a way to do inline editing of a file like you could do with sed. I was able to do this with VBScript but it was long and ugly. After learning more about some of the cmdlets I was able to create a function to search and replace. In this post I would like to share the simple function with you. The Code The overall code... read more

Jun 12, 2018 Posted by newlife007

Migrate Windows Server 2008 R2 DFSRoot to New Drives

Introduction During a recent storage refresh ran into an issue with moving storage used by a Windows Server 2008 R2 DFS server and if and how could the DFSRoot be migrated. In this post we will cover how we were able to successfully move resources. Preparation Before migrating there are several items to accomplish. Use dfsutil to export DFSRoot / namespaces Backup registry keys for DFS Mount and assign... read more

Apr 3, 2018 Posted by newlife007

Many Ways To Log Out of Windows Server 2016

Many Ways To Log Out of Windows Server 2016 Introduction As with every new version of Windows Server there are always some changes. with logging out of Server 2016 there are a few new ones. One of those is logging out of the server itself. It is also very good to know many different ways to log out as in some instances one method may not work. In this post we will cover a few different ways to log out.... read more

Dec 16, 2017 Posted by newlife007

Fixing BOOTMGR not Found error Windows 7

Introduction Recently booted system up and received a Bootmgr not found error. Tried the noprmal boot from Windows 7 install CD and ran repairs to no avail. After a bit of digging this is how the issue was resolved. It maybe that part of the solution works for your issue or all like in my case. The Process Boot system using Windows 7 installation disk. After the intial screen starts for the installation... read more