The Problem
After installing SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1, Windows Installer is running constantly.
The Fix
Download and apply SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 Cumulative Update 2.
More information
--Neno
Today, I got re-awarded as a Visual Studio ALM MVP for the 8th time.
The Visual Studio ALM brand is used to refer to Team Foundation Server (and service) as the core, surrounded by clients like the Visual Studio IDE, Microsoft Test Manager, Team Explorer, Microsoft Feedback Client, Team Web Access, and some more).
Here’s how Microsoft describes the MVP Award Program:
Congratulations to the New and Renewed MVPs
Today, 885 exemplary community leaders around the world were notified that they have received the MVP Award! These individuals were chosen because they have demonstrated their deep commitment to helping others make the most of their technology, voluntarily sharing their passion and real-world knowledge of Microsoft products with the community.
While there are more than 100 million social and technical community members, only a small portion are selected to be recognized as MVPs. Each year, around 4,000 MVPs are honored. They are nominated by Microsoft, other community individuals, or in some cases themselves. Candidates are rigorously evaluated for their technical expertise, community leadership, and voluntary community contributions for the previous year. They come from more than 90 countries, speak over 40 different languages, and are awarded in more than 90 Microsoft technologies. Together, they answer more than 10 million questions a year!
MVPs are recognized each quarter for this annual award, which continues to grow and evolve to reflect the development of Microsoft technologies.
Congratulations to the new MVPs, and welcome back to renewed MVPs. We are very excited to recognize your amazing accomplishments!
--Neno
On a computer, where you have all necessary permissions, IE presents you the credentials prompt every time you try to open a site on that machine.
You have probably already tried one of the following:
Try this:
Solution:
sdelete.exe –z <Driverletter> (e.g. K:)
On Windows Server 2012 there’s a new virtual hard disk format with the extension “VHDX”.
As the Virtual PC Guy states in his blog:
There are a number of advantages to this format:
- Support for greater than 2TB disks
- Better performance for dynamic and differencing disks
- Better handling of different disk sector sizes
- And more…
How to convert?
Will the size of my files change?
Yes, the new .VHDX files will probably be slightly larger.
Here’s an example of a sample conversion:
| Description | VHD size (KB) | VHDX size (KB) | Change |
| System drive | 22,316,615 | 22,581,248 | (+ 1%) |
| Data drive | 3,138,364 | 3,248,128 | (+ 3%) |
The Problem
On Windows Server, you get the following error message when trying to map a WebDAV folder (in this case: HiDrive's online storage) using NET USE <driveletter>: <URL>:
System error 67 has occurred.
The network name cannot be found.
The Solution
The Problem
When trying to connect to STATOs HiDrive online storage via FTPs you might receive the following error message:
A fatal Server side SSL error occured: Bad Record MAC
Unable to connect to FTPS Server.
Error occured while enabling SSL/TLS on command channel
When trying to get the directory listing you get
RECEIVE: 501 PORT command denied (address mismatch).
Directory Listing failed. 501 PORT command denied (address mismatch).
The Solution
Problem description:
You receive the error message:
HTTP Error 500.19 - Internal Server Error
This configuration section cannot be used at this path. This happens when the section is locked at a parent level. Locking is either by default (overrideModeDefault="Deny"), or set explicitly by a location tag with overrideMode="Deny" or the legacy allowOverride="false
How to resolve:
%windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd unlock config -section:system.webServer/modules
More Information:
You installed the FTP Service for IIS, but after connecting clients time out on list command:
“Error: Connection timed out”
“Error: Failed to retrieve directory listing”
Step 1: Verify Firewall exceptions are defined correctly: 
Step 2: Disable stateful FTP filtering (see here):
netsh advfirewall set global StatefulFTP disable
Step 3: Restart FTP Service
net stop ftpsvc
net start ftpsvc
Good luck!
It is hidden under “User Interfaces and Infrastructure”…
When trying to download from MSDN Subscriber Downloads you receive the following error message in IE:
“An add-on for this website failed to run.”
Workaround:
Manually install File Transfer Manager from here.
PS: For other issues, you might want to look here.
In case you wondered, 3D Pinball for Windows, aka Space Cadet, (which was introduced in Microsoft Plus 95 and part of Windows NT 4 by default) works great on Windows 8.
The issue:
The SkyDrive desktop app for Windows only allows synchronizing a single directory (by default C:\Users\<Username>\SkyDrive) between your hard drive and the cloud.
The workaround:
Using NTFS junction points you can “create a symbolic link to a directory which then functions as an alias of that directory”.
The command to execute in the SkyDrive folder is:
mklink /J <name-of-alias> <path-to-existing-folder>
(e.g. mklink /J Photos D:\Skype\Photos)
More information can be found in these articles:
Warning: Unfortunately, if you create junction points in the SkyDrive folder itself, SkyDrive will not correctly monitor for changes (see here). As a workaround you could move the original folders into the SkyDrive folder, and create junctions at the old locations to point at the same data. This way SkyDrive monitors the folders as expected.
Updates to this blog post:
… and “will be officially retired on February 13, 2013”.
Source: http://blogs.windows.com/skydrive/b/skydrive/archive/2012/12/13/update-on-windows-live-mesh.aspx
When trying to download a file in IE you receive the following error message:
“Security Alert: Your current security settings do not allow this file to be downloaded.”
Steps to fix the problem (found here):
