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Windows 7: How to initialize/reset Offline Files database?

Posted by Ivan Versluis
/ March 22, 2011 / 6 Comments

Problem Statement In the last year I have seen many strange problems when Offline Files and Redirected folders have been enabled on Windows 7. Many times the Group Policy Folder Redirection failed due to the folders were set to offline or automatic caching from the shares. To start with a...

Posted in Windows 7
PowerShell: clear windows eventviewer logs

Posted by Ivan Versluis
/ March 16, 2011 / Leave a comment

Solution Definition How to clear Windows Eventlogs from Powershell? That question I had solved with my previous post but now I have ported the script into Powershell. During my Windows 7 development of a WIM image I wanted to clear the logs after the image was restored. I am using...

Posted in PowerShell
Windows 7 recipe: clear windows eventviewer logs

Posted by Ivan Versluis
/ March 14, 2011 / 4 Comments

Solution Definition The following Windows 7 recipe will help you while imaging (with imagex.exe into a WIM file) the client operating system for deployment. The script can be run from PowerShell or CMD file. I have integrated the following script just after Sysprep.exe has run to make sure all events...

Posted in Windows 7
Exchange 2010: Installation screenshots

Posted by Ivan Versluis
/ July 5, 2010 / 1 Comment

The following screenshots explain the GUI steps needed to install Exchange 2010 server on a Windows Server 2008 R2 virtual machine. Before you can install Exchange 2010 IIS and features needs to be installed and enabled first. The following steps will perform these: Start Windows Powershell Import-Module ServerManager Add-WindowsFeature NET-Framework,RSAT-ADDS,Web-Server,Web-Basic-Auth,Web-Windows-Auth,Web-Metabase,Web-Net-Ext,Web-Lgcy-Mgmt-Console,WAS-Process-Model,RSAT-Web-Server,Web-ISAPI-Ext,Web-Digest-Auth,Web-Dyn-Compression,NET-HTTP-Activation,RPC-Over-HTTP-Proxy...

Posted in Exchange 2010, Microsoft
Windows 7: Use Bitlocker to Go as replacement for TrueCrypt

Posted by Ivan Versluis
/ July 5, 2010 / 3 Comments

For several years I used TrueCrypt based encryption to secure my data. Since the release of Windows 7 and enhancements in the disk management I now see the possibility to replace TrueCrypt. Why should I replace TrueCrypt? The reason is simple. I am working with a managed Windows 7 client...

Posted in Bitlocker, Windows 7
Software Deployment: how to re-arm Office 2010 installation?

Posted by Ivan Versluis
/ June 21, 2010 / 1 Comment

If you are working on a Office 2010 deployment and no KMS server has been setup you may run out of the grace period. Office 2010 now requires product activation similar to Windows Vista/7. The following Microsoft Office Activation Wizard may appear. As I don’t want to activate the installation...

Posted in Office 2010, Software Deployment
App-V: Sequencing Microsoft Project 2010

Posted by Ivan Versluis
/ May 26, 2010 / 2 Comments

If you are using Microsoft App-V technology and planning to sequence Office 2010, Visio 2010 or Project 2010 please make sure you install the Microsoft Office 2010 Deployment Kit for App-V binaries. Today with a co-worker we were working on sequencing Project 2010 and at some point during the installation we’ve got the...

Posted in AppV
Windows Virtual PC : Attach a floppy drive (VFD)

Posted by Ivan Versluis
/ March 13, 2010 / 4 Comments

Out of the box Windows Virtual PC default does not support adding a Virtual Floppy drive. This feature has been removed from the GUI and hidden for general public. Windows Virtual PC still allows you to attach and work with VFD files. You will need to complete some steps from Command...

Posted in Microsoft, Windows Virtual PC
Windows 7: Create a directory symbolic link to a network share

Posted by Ivan Versluis
/ March 13, 2010 / Leave a comment

Mklink allows you to create a symbolic link to a directory or a file. This was a long-waited feature for Windows and available on unix/linux based systems. Windows Vista introduced this new feature and with Windows 7 we can utilize this now in more depth with the libraries. Make sure...

Posted in Windows 7
Windows XP: Change default Keyboard layout during Log on to Windows

Posted by Ivan Versluis
/ March 13, 2010 / Leave a comment

I have created a virtual machine which was installed within a German OU in Active Directory. This OU has special configuration for location and keyboard layout. I want to change the default keyboard layout from German to English when I login on the system. My keyboard layout is English (QWERTY)...

Posted in Windows XP

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