Jan 30, 2013
Network performance with VMXNET3 on Windows Server 2008 R2
Recently we ran into issues when using the VMXNET3 driver and Windows Server 2008 R2, according to VMWare you may experience issues similar to: •Poor performance •Packet loss •Network latency •Slow data transfer The issue may be caused by Windows TCP Stack offloading the usage of the network interface to the CPU. To resolve this issue, disable the TCP Checksum Offload feature, as well enable RSS on the... read more
Jan 15, 2013
Installing Oracle 11g Client on Windows
In this post we will cover how to download and install the Oracle 11g client on Windows for 32 and 64 bit installations. First you will need to download the 32 or 64 bit version from http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise-edition/downloads/index.html for which you will need to have a Oracle account to get the files. This is a free account and is an easy sign up. Once you have downloaded the... read more
Jan 4, 2013
Can’t find script engine “VBScript” for script error on Windows 7 and Windows 2008
We had recently received an error when upgrading a product and the script used for the upgrades was VBScript. When running the script there was a few systems that displayed the following error. “Can’t find script engine “VBScript” for script “<path to script>” Upon doing a bit of digging I found that most times this error is resolved by re-registering the vbscript.dll. We ran the following commands.... read more
Jan 1, 2013
How to move or back up your personal folders file in Outlook
Recently I ran into an issue where a client needed to create a new personal folder file in Outlook 2007 due to the growing size of his current one. The old one was to be saved and a new one created and have Outlook pointed to use the new one. Here is how that was achieved. Find your Personal file and back it up Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 through Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Start Outlook. On the Tools... read more
Dec 23, 2012
FBackup 4 a free backup for Windows
As much as we hate to admit it, we need to backup our systems. If you are a systems administrator with a very limited budget you will usually find an affordable way or a home grown solution to backup your servers. Bigger shops usually will use the commercial products like Symantec NetBackup, but smaller shops the cost is big. The nice thing is this will work for your Windows 7, 8, Vista and XP system. You... read more
