How to Setup a Windows 2008 R2 SNTP/NTP Server

When configured correctly, you can use the Windows Time (W32Time) service as an SNTP/NTP server for both windows and non-windows SNTP/NTP clients. Here’s how to do it: Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. Locate and then click the following registry entry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Config\ In the right pane, right-click AnnounceFlags, and then click Modify. In the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, under Value data, type 5, and then click OK. Enable NTPServer. Locate and then click the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpServer\ In the right pane, right-click Enabled, and then click Modify. In the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, type 1 under Value data, and then click OK. Exit Registry Editor. At the command prompt, type the following command to restart the Windows Time service, and then press ENTER: net stop w32time && net start w32time ...

December 30, 2010 · 1 min · thomasf

Install Thawte SSL Webserver or Wildcard (the Quick way)

After you successfully installed a web or wildcard SSL certificate you must follow some extra steps. First download this zip with 2 SSL certificates Extract the zip e.g. C:\install\ssl Start > run > mmc > file> add/remove snap in > certificates > local computer >computer account > Intermediate Certification Authorities > right click certificates > import Then disable the old certificate Expand Trusted Root Certification Authorities > certificates Locate this certificate: Common Name – thawte Primary Root CA Expiry Date – 17th July 2036 Thumbprint – 91 c6 d6 ee 3e 8a c8 63 84 e5 48 c2 99 29 5c 75 6c 81 7b 81 ...

December 16, 2010 · 1 min · thomasf

CentOS / Fedora / Red Hat Guest OS Hangs During Boot (VMWare)

When the boot process hangs during the following: Creating root device. Mounting root filesystem. kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Setting up other filesystems. Setting up new root fs no fstab.sys, mounting internal defaults Switching to new root and running init. unmounting old /dev unmounting old /proc unmounting old /sys INIT: version 2.86 booting Welcome to CentOS release 5 (Final) Press ‘I’ to enter interactive startup. ...

December 7, 2010 · 1 min · thomasf

Switch from Sense to Launcher Pro

Download Launcherpro from the marked. Go to Settings>Applications>Manage Applications. Find HTC Sense and click on it. scroll down a bit…you should see a button about restoring default…click that. hitting home after this will present you with a menu of both launcher pro and Sense. pick launcher pro…click the check box for default…and you’re done!

November 27, 2010 · 1 min · thomasf

Netstumbler alternative / Wireless Scanning

The tool netstumbler is very nice but work only on Windows XP. If you have enough on some basic scanning you can use the following netsh command: netsh wlan show networks mode=bssid If you need some extra info you can use the tool InSSIDer. Screenshot:

November 21, 2010 · 1 min · thomasf

Build your own Fritzbox firmware / image

- Install an debian enviroment - Install the following packages: sudo apt-get install zlib1g-dev libncurses-dev bison libecj-java bison See this site for instructions: http://trac.freetz.org/wiki/help/howtos/common/newbie.en Happy flashing

November 16, 2010 · 1 min · thomasf

A revocation check could not be performed for the certificate

If this article helps you please consider a donation. I don’t like adds on my blog. When you get the RDP error “a revocation check could not be performed for the certificate” on a windows 7 workstation after you installed an SSL from a certification, you must disable enablecredsspsupport support. You can do this in the RDP file you are using. Open the *.rdp file in notepad and add the following line: ...

November 15, 2010 · 5 min · thomasf

Sysprep error Windows 2008 r2 and Windows 7

You can only run sysprep twice. If you get an error the 3rd time follow these steps to fix it: 1. Change the following Registry key value of GeneralizationState to 7. HKLM\System\Setup\Status\SysprepStatus 2. Run ‘msdtc -uninstall’ and ‘msdtc -install’ to repair the DTC installation. 3. Then re-run sysprep again and see if the issue is resolved.

November 3, 2010 · 1 min · thomasf

Exchange 2007 – Out-of-Office / Autodiscover troubleshooting

If you have some trouble with Out-of-Office / Autodiscover Exchange try the following to fix the problems: Remove Autodiscover and EWS virtual directories from the default website with the following commands Remove-WebServicesVirtualDirectory Remove-AutodiscoverVirtualDirectory If you can’t remove them because of some error use the metebase explorer (google) and follow these steps: 1. Install it on your Exchange Server 2. Run it as Administrator 3. Browse to Wssv –> 1 –> Root –> Autodiscover 4. Dont delete it first, rename it to whatever… 5. Check Metabase Explorer and IIS Management to make sure your new Autodiscover Application is listed. 6. Delete old renamed directory in Metabase explorer… ...

October 27, 2010 · 2 min · thomasf

Tool to convert almost any video file

I found a tool with the awfull name “SUPER ©”. The interface is bad, the website is bad, my antivirus tolds me that the tool create virusses and the tool cannot start without admin rights. If you can ignore al of this crap, SUPER © is the freeware tool to convert almost every media file. You can download the file here: http://www.erightsoft.com/S6Kg1.html

October 24, 2010 · 1 min · thomasf