http://www.it-etc.com Information Technology Tips & Tricks Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:17:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you are looking for a utility to uninstall, start, stop, terminate or even rename a service remotely, the Xnet utility is the best utility to do so. you can see what it does and how it does it by the instructions below. also you can download this free utility that ... http://www.it-etc.com/2009/04/23/xnet-utility-excellent-tool-to-remove-rename-uninstall-services-remotely-as-well/ Do you receive a lot of spam in you mailbox, have you tried a lot of different software and webservices to get rid of the massive spam email messages and failed, well you do not have to spend top dollars any more to get your inbox back to under control, here ... http://www.it-etc.com/2009/02/20/control-your-email-spam-and-avoid-getting-viruses-via-e-mail-by-using-a-premium-service-for-very-affordable-price/ This error was happening when I first tried using ASP.NET on the XP Machines we have in the office.  I tried adjusting the permission using MetaAcl Tool, but that did not do it for me.  After further research on "Failed to access IIS metabase" error it appeared that when .Net is installed ... http://www.it-etc.com/2009/01/02/failed-to-access-iis-metabase/ Some people have reported they ran into an issue when trying to upgrade to VMware 2.0 and the error was during the install stating: Error the system administrator has set policies to prevent this installation  when installing. The best fix or work around is this, it worked for me:  Click Start -> ... http://www.it-etc.com/2008/10/06/error-the-system-administrator-has-set-policies-to-prevent-this-installation-when-installing-or-upgrading-to-vmware-20-on-windows-2003/ CAUSE Microsoft Management Console (MMC) could not create the snap-in This issue occurs because the Administration Tools Pack is not installed by a user who has administrative user rights. New security enhancements in Windows Vista require elevated user rights when a .dll file is registered. Therefore, Windows Vista security enhancements require that ... http://www.it-etc.com/2008/10/03/install-windows-server-2003-management-tools-on-a-windows-vista-based-computer-error-mmc-could-not-create-the-snap-in/ 301 Redirect 301 redirect is the most efficient and Search Engine Friendly method for webpage redirection. It's not that hard to implement and it should preserve your search engine rankings for that particular page. If you have to change file names or move pages around, it's the safest option. The code ... http://www.it-etc.com/2008/06/05/how-to-redirect-traffic-to-another-domain-aka-301-redirect/ It's about time for an IP address upgrade, don't you think?! Well, before I go any further, if you're not sure, an IP address is a unique address that is assigned to a network device by the network. Every computer that connects to a network or the Internet is assigned ... http://www.it-etc.com/2008/01/14/ip-address-upgrade-from-ipv4-to-ipv6/ I just downloaded the latest iTumes version, but when I tried to install it, I got the following error:  The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2738. After research I found the following link:   http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304405 The solution was to ... http://www.it-etc.com/2008/01/07/error-code-2738-when-installing-itunes-quicktime-on-windows-vista/ Have you ever wondered why when you are trying to bid on an otem on ebay and you are the highest bidder then all of a sudden you right before the auction ends, someone comes in and snatches it from you whether it is in the middle of the day ... http://www.it-etc.com/2008/01/03/free-ebay-sniping-website-service/ We have noticed a few web server admins to be getting an error message Getting error "Error in my_thread_global_end(): 1 threads didn't exit" when running php on IIS windows servers in CGI. the issue is caused by libmysql.dll found in php directory. The file size for the libmysql.dll was 1.94 ... http://www.it-etc.com/2007/10/25/php-error-524-getting-error-error-in-my_thread_global_end-1-threads-didnt-exit/ Many people have encoutnered issues with the TOE on the Dell PowerEdge servers (especially the 2900) where it caused weird issues with networking components, most noticeable on VMware boxes and ISA servers. A few days ago I had the same issue with our PowerEdge 2900 after I upgraded to the latest ... http://www.it-etc.com/2007/10/10/vmware-host-and-guest-cannot-communicate-over-network-shares-on-dell-poweredge-and-broadcom-toe/ Microsoft Share Point 2007 is getting hotter and hotter every day. Knowing Share Point 2007 is goldmine due to the services and features it offers. Yet with the high demand on it, many IT Guys lack the knowledge and understanding of its capabilities and expandabilities.  We did our homework and ... http://www.it-etc.com/2007/10/03/video-tutorials-for-share-point-2007/ Ever had a doubt what utilities do what. Windows XP has so many built in features and utilities that most sysadmins do not bother to utilize as they try to find a way of getting by with the same old commands (like ipconfig and stuff) they do not realize that ... http://www.it-etc.com/2007/08/26/command-check-computer-specs-and-uptime-in-windows-xp/ If you have a device running Good Messaging (formerly known as GoodLink) and it stops syncing, the first thing to do is make sure you have a data connection by attempting to go out to an internet site (such as www.google.com) from your device. If that doesn't work, then contact ... http://www.it-etc.com/2007/08/25/goodlink-stops-syncing-contacts-on-treo-palm-or-other-pda-devices/ Computer market is becoming more and more competitive which keeps the prices down for all consumer business. However, the market is much more competitve in the second hand computers and wholesalers. Many of these wholesalers are dealing in the gray market. We found a great directory where these computer wholesalers ... http://www.it-etc.com/2007/08/20/computer-wholesaler-network/