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Unable to modify a table in Management Studio?
This problem is probably encountered by all new users of SQL Server Management Studio but here is another entry on the redundant Internet that points out the simple fix. You’ve fired up SQL Server Management Studio and decided to modify one or more aspects of one or more columns of a table. You make your…
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Tools to Make Netflix More Useful
This post will be upgraded as I find and assess tools to enhance my Netflix subscription. The first tool is instantwatcher.com. As the site’s tagline proclaims, “Instantwatcher helps you find good streaming titles from Netflix.” The site will by no means ever be called “pretty” in its current incarnation (as of 27 July 2012) but…
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How to Reinstall Hyper-V Switch Protocol on Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 SP1
A useful command-line way to remove and re-install the Hyper-V 2008 R2 virtual switch protocol has been provided in the past but the reinstall no longer worked for the SP1 release. Here are the two command-line tools: Remove (obviously unchanged in SP1) netcfg -u vms_pp Reinstall (changed in SP1) netcfg -l C:windowswinsxsamd64_wvms_pp.inf_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_none_c10b98cd0801eba6wvms_pp.inf -c p -i…
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RPC over HTTP Proxy failed to install
After two days of frustration and innumerable dead ends, I finally found the solution to why I could not successfully intall the “RPC over HTTP Proxy” feature on my brand new WS2008R2 server. After reading dozens of obliquely related posts, I stumbled upon one that provided the hint that led me to the solution. In…
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Hyper-V Server 2008 R2, Ghost NICs, and Fixes
Working for a small company, as well as having a small but extensive personal network (70+ machines), Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 has been my preferred virtualization solution. However, using this free product requires intimately familiarizing oneself with the Server Core environment (aka non-GUI Windows). Anyone who’s been involved with this industry for an extended period…
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