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Cannot open database “SUSDB” requested by the login.

July 14, 2014 1 min read

I'm receiving this error message on my WSUS 3.0 SP2 server. The proposed fix ((http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/e918a191-ef6d-4c4b-b83a-7a4ae20a5217/wsus-30-sp2-will-not-run-after-installing-update-2720211?forum=winserverwsus)) indicates to perform the following. Download the KB2720211 from Microsoft: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2720211Open Regedit, and change…

WSUS3 SP2 Service Problem

July 11, 2014 1 min read

I was checking a few systems this morning and came across this glorious error.Easy enough to fix, right?  Just go to Administrative Tools > Services and restart the…

Get Last Windows Update Installation Date

July 11, 2014 1 min read

This command will give you the last date and time Windows updates were installed on a computer. reg query HKLM\Software\Microsoft\windows\currentversion\windowsupdate\auto update\results\install /v LastSuccessTime

Disable Microsoft Network Awareness / NCSI

July 3, 2014 1 min read

I came across a lot of entries in my NxFilter log for dns.msftncsi.com and ip6.msftncsi.com since setting it up as a DNS filtering server. What is Network Awareness?…

Use Runas in a Batch Script

June 27, 2014 1 min read

Runas does not accept a password on the command line, nor can you pipe it to it on STDIN. It requires keyboard input. However, to make life easier,…

Force Windows Automatic Logon

June 16, 2014 1 min read

In a kiosk environment, or just a special case environment, sometimes the need for automatically logging in a specific user after a reboot, or during a logoff is…

Change Forgotten Windows 7 Password

June 10, 2014 1 min read

I have not tried these steps outlined below, so use at your own risk. Boot from a Windows 7 or Windows 8 DVD Select Language Select repair computer…

Exchange 2003 Transition to Exchange 2013

June 2, 2014 2 min read

This post will be updated as time passes and I continue working on this project. I am setting up a virtual lab to replicate an existing environment which…

Cisco VPN Client Slow To Launch

May 23, 2014 1 min read

A Cisco VPN Client (5.x) on a Windows 7 system began to exhibit slow loading behavior. Slow in a sense of 2-3 minutes to load the interface to…

Playing with Local Group Policy Objects

May 20, 2014 3 min read

I'm working on locking down a Windows 7 Embedded thin client lately and have a need to restrict some Internet Explorer settings. I have to do this on…

Facepalm Moment

May 19, 2014 1 min read

I was trying to install Internet Explorer 10 on a Windows 7 Embedded HP Thin Client T5740 system and the installer package was throwing an error that Z:\Temp…