Category Archives: Windows

Set Authoritative External Time Server: Server 2008

Posted on July 18, 2011 by James Askham

Is your network slightly out of sync time-wise? Do you have to manually keep correcting the time on your DCs? Maybe you should run these commands to fix this: Firstly, find your PDC emulator by throwing up a command prompt … Continue reading →

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Internal DNS Configuration

Posted on December 21, 2010 by puzzleit

Getting your internal SBS DNS configuration right is an easy thing to do, especially when the most common error that I see is badly configured zones – which are easy to fix. So let’s say that your company’s internal domain … Continue reading →

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Internet Explorer 8: How Slow Can You Go?

Posted on July 15, 2010 by puzzleit

Internet Explorer 8. What am I going to do with you eh? You take ages to load up, I have to use “compatability mode” for certain webpages AND opening a new tab can take 6 months. How I wish it … Continue reading →

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Google to take on Windows?

Posted on July 15, 2010 by puzzleit

Google recently announced that they are bringing out a new operating system to rival Microsoft Windows. The entire world went crazy after the announcement, with “experts” being drafted in to give opinions on how easily Google will usurp Microsoft in … Continue reading →

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Small Business Server 2008: ACHI/SATA Issue

Posted on July 12, 2010 by puzzleit

You’ve just bought yourself a shiny new server for SBS 2008, and you want to move SBS from the old machine to the new one as quickly as possible. Therefore, you move the main hard disk across to the new … Continue reading →

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