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Install ESXi 3.5 to an IDE drive

Install ESXi 3.5 to an IDE drive By default, if the ESXi install can not find a supported device to install to, then the installer will quit with the error message: “Unable to find a supported device to write the VMware ESX Server 3i 3.5.0 image to.” If it is the case that the IDE [...]

W32.Downadup AKA Cornficker Removal

W32.Downadup is a worm that propagates on local and network drives by taking advantage of the Microsoft Windows Server Service RPC Handling Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. W32.Downadup can create its own Service on Windows to run itself each time Windows is started. But from what I have herd as long as you have windows update MS08-067 installed [...]

Windows SBS 2008 Answer File

Windows Small Business Server 2008 supports installation using an answer file.  The answer file provides the following functionality: Automates the SBS 2008 installation process for both a clean installation as well as a migration. Allows you to run a clean installation setup in advanced mode interactively. In addition, the answer file is the only way [...]

VISTA Performance Improvements

Ran across these couple of tips on the Internet the other day, and thought I would pass them along… First, my own tip, make sure you have the latest video driver installed…  chances are pretty good that your video card is the lowest  ranked item in your preformance index, its amazing what a new driver [...]