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How to convert Physical machine as virtual hard disk

How to convert Physical machine as virtual hard disk Disk2vhd is a utility that creates VHD (Virtual Hard Disk – Microsoft’s Virtual Machine disk format) versions of physical disks for use in Microsoft Virtual PC or Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines … Continue reading

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Restoring a Domain Controller Through Reinstallation

Restoring a Domain Controller Through Reinstallation Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 Restoring a domain controller through reinstallation is the same process as creating a new domain controller. It does not involve restoring from backup. This method … Continue reading

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Commands and Tools for Managing Windows Server 2008 Server Core

Commands and Tools for Managing Windows Server 2008 Server Core you have a minimal UI that includes a limited desktop environment for local console management of the server. This minimal interface includes: Windows Logon screen for logging on and logging … Continue reading

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How to move a Windows installation to different hardware

How to move a Windows installation to different hardware This article describes how to create a system state backup on one computer and how to restore it to the same computer or to a different physical computer of the same … Continue reading

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Vmware Vsphere 5 Error : Unsupported or invalid disk

Vmware Vsphere 5 Error : Unsupported or invalid disk type 7. Ensure that the disk has been imported. “  Problem : Unsupported or invalid disk type 7. Ensure that the disk has been imported. You can run into this problem … Continue reading

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Configure TCP/IP from the Command Prompt

Configure TCP/IP from the Command Prompt In order to configure TCP/IP settings such as the IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, DNS and WINS addresses and many other options you can use Netsh.exe. and ncpa.cpl  network connections window: from command … Continue reading

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CHKDSK on Windows

CHKDSK on Windows Chkdsk Checks the file system and file system metadata for errors and displays a status report of its findings. Used without parameters, chkdsk displays only the status of the disk in the current drive. It does not fix errors. … Continue reading

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How to install product key after evaluation expired SCOM

How to install product key after evaluation expired SCOM How to add a product key to an eval version of System Center 2012 Operations Manager To set the product key, use the Set-SCOMLicense cmdlet in PowerShell. To use the Set-SCOMLicense … Continue reading

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windows xp auto logon

windows xp auto logon This article describes how to configure Windows XP to automate the logon process by storing your password and other pertinent information in the registry database. This feature allows other users to start your computer and to … Continue reading

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Recover MySQL root Password

Recover MySQL root Password You can recover MySQL database server password with following five easy steps.   Step # 1: Stop the MySQL server process. Step # 2: Start the MySQL (mysqld) server/daemon process with the –skip-grant-tables option so that … Continue reading

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