Aug 25, 2015 Posted by newlife007

How To Perform Windows P2V using Disk2Vhd for VirtualBox

As with a previous article on creating a P2v for use by VirtualBox using VMware’s vCenter Converter for Windows, we will continue and describe how to complete the task using  Microsoft’s Disk2Vhd (SysInternal Suite). What is Disk2Vhd? Disk2vhd is a utility that creates VHD (Virtual Hard Disk – Microsoft’s Virtual Machine disk format) versions of physical disks for use in Microsoft... read more

Aug 24, 2015 Posted by newlife007

How to fix Windows 7 Interactive logon process initialization has failed error

Recently ran into an issue where a Windows 7 system for no reason gave a “Interactive logon process initialization has failed” error for no reason. No updates had been applied and nothing out of the ordinary.This is a quick post on how I was able to resolve the issue. Tried several of the usual steps. Reboot the system Tried to select Safe Mode, does not work same error Last Known Good... read more

Aug 19, 2015 Posted by newlife007

How to Temporarily Stop a Windows 10 Driver Update

With the recent release of a new version there are always bugs or glitches that arise. Generally the most common are driver updates by either Microsoft or the vendor. With new releases most commonly the video drivers are usually the first to have issues. In this post we will cover how to temporarily disable the Windows driver update using a tool provided by Microsoft called Show or Hide Updates... read more

Aug 18, 2015 Posted by newlife007

How install Apache 2.4 PHP 5.6 and MySQL 5.6.26 on Windows 10

Windows 10 has been released on the world and so an updated how to guide for installing Apache, PHP and MySQL on the latest release. In this post like previous we will cover installing all the programs individually. This will cover installing 64 bit versions of the programs. Apache 2.4 Install First download Apache 2.4 from http://www.apachelounge.com/download/ (httpd-2.4.16-win32.zip) Apache 2.4.16 VC11... read more

Aug 16, 2015 Posted by newlife007

How To Change IPMI Settings on SuperMicro in Windows

After receiving new SuperMicro hardware was tasked with server hardening. One of  the many over looked tasks is changing the default password on the remote access. This post explains how to set the various parameters used by IPMI on SuperMicro servers. The IPMI (aka iLo, DRAC) on SuperMicro Servers is maintained by using the IPMICFG tool. Download the utility from ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/IPMICFG/... read more