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How to: Download files with Internet Explorer 11
A lot of people are dealing with the progressive nature of Microsoft, where products are being either introduced or updated (on average) every three years. It is both a blessing and a pain in the butt...
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How to: Move SQL Databases (User)
This is an article that I have been meaning to write for a while and I just got motivated writing it after reading Erik Darling‘s article Moving Databases with ALTER DATABASE. I wrote my rough draft in...
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How to: Move SQL Databases (System)
This is the second article about moving system databases and I just got motivated writing it after reading Erik Darling‘s article Moving Databases with ALTER DATABASE. I wrote my rough draft in an...
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FIX: SQL Server Management Studio and 4k Monitors
With the latest releases of Intel processors and especially starting with the 4th generation (“Haswell” processors) to the latest 6th generation (“Skylake” processors) that are shipping with graphic...
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SQL Saturday #511 (Redmond)
One of the things I really look forward to recently is SQL Saturday as it is a day where I can both learn and talk with others about my passion with Microsoft SQL Server. The latest SQL Saturday #511...
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SQL Saturday #493 (Silicon Valley)
I have been really lucky the past two weeks as I was able to attend two separate SQL Saturday events back to back. For me, it is a day where I can both learn and talk with others about my passion with...
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HOW TO: Setup DHCP user defined option tags to configure Wyse ThinOS Clients
Problem Today, I want to discuss how you can design Wyse ThinOS clients to get the information on basic things like the location of a FTP server, path to configuration files and other settings...
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Understanding the configuration file order for Wyse Thin Clients
Problem In an earlier article, I went over how you can configure your system to use a FTP server with DHCP option tags to automatically configure the device. Today, I am going to go over these...
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HOW TO: Use ROBOCOPY to Move SQL Files
As you know I recently blogged an article about attending SQL Saturday #493 in Mountain View, CA (Silicon Valley) and this is where I met Tim Ford (Blog | Twitter) for the first time. During his...
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HOW TO: Determine SQL Server Evaluation Period
Today, I want to talk about how you can determine if you using an evaluation copy of SQL server and also how to determine when that period is over, before you get the pop warning listed below: If you...
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How to Fix: 0x800F0906 and 0x800F081F Error Messages while installing .NET...
Windows 8/8.1 is one of the newer Microsoft Operating systems and it comes built-in with the .NET 4.5 framework. However, there are many 3rd party software programs which still require .NET Framework...
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Cannot connect to WMI provider. You do not have permission or the server is...
Recently, I had an issue where I installed SQL server with the default users to start the services. Later when I tried to change the service accounts to my active directory accounts, I got the...
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Moving the System Databases in SQL Server 2008R2
One of the more common tasks you will encounter in moving a system or user database from one physical location to another location. For example, Microsoft recommends that we place our backups, data...
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Upgrading from SQL Server Evaluation Edition
This article will provide you with a step-by-step set of instructions on how to upgrade a SQL Server 2012 or 2014 evaluation edition to an Enterprise edition. Similar steps can be used to upgrade to...
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Last month, in my effort to show support to Tim Ford (Blog | Twitter) efforts #iwanttoshare so, I wrote this article about HOW TO: Use ROBOCOPY to Move SQL Files. (Background: asked for fellow bloggers...
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HOW TO Create Windows PE Bootable USB in 2016
In an earlier article, I discussed how to create a Windows PE disk using the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows® 8 and Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows® 8.1...
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SQL Server Compatibility Levels
Have you ever wondered what versions of SQL Server related to the compatibility levels? This article will show you the levels and also how to change existing databases to different SQL releases. This...
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Keyboard Shortcut to Move Applications Between Monitors
Today, I am going to cover a topic that some of you may have had to deal with during your career or daily tasks. Missing applications that seemed to drift off the screen or are no longer visbile. I...
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HOW TO: Install RSAT on Windows 10 Build 1809
If you administrator systems with a Microsoft operating system, then you are very familiar with Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows operating systems. For those of you who are new to...
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HOW TO: Backup Active Directory Part One
In this article, I will show you how to back up your active directory database, but first you will need to install the Windows Backup feature for Server 2016, which is covered by this blog. The Active...
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