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I received the following error while installing QuickBooks 2011 on Windows XP.
Error 1920: Service Intuit QuickBooks FCS (QBFCService) failed to start.
The service that was failing to start was actually “QBIDPService” (aka QBVSS). I tried to start the service manually via Windows Services (services.msc) but received a timeout error. I spent a while trying [...]
This article describes how to successfully migrate a physical host running Windows 2000 to a Xen 3.0.3 DomU. The Xen Dom0 is running Linux CentOS 5.2 on Intel Xeon CPUs with VT extensions. Other online discussions and examples led me to believe this would NOT work unless I was using Xen 3.0.4 or later. The [...]
BackupPC assumes your mobile hosts will occassionally visit your network and allows backup of those hosts while they are on your local network. But what if you need to backup mobile Windows hosts that NEVER connect to your BackupPC LAN? We will use OpenVPN to build a VPN connection between the client and the BackupPC [...]
This article describes how I successfully configured the Sipura SPA-3000 (fw 2.0.13) for use as a single line inbound/outbound trunk within Asterisk at Home (asterisk 1.2.1). Unlike the other examples I found, this configuration is fairly simple and does NOT require configuration of special extensions, etc. This configuration should be fairly secure, but any suggestions [...]
This article demonstrates a working configuration of OneOrZero helpdesk that was setup to authenticate to Novell NDS via LDAP. I wrote a simple patch for OneOrZero that is designed to accept multiple Base DN records and search through each record for the requested username (uid).
Configuring OneOrZero to Authenticate to Novell NDS via LDAP
First, [...]
We are often asked to assist with printer configuration in Terminal Server environments. This article provides a brief list of the native printer drivers we have successfully used with numerous “unsupported” printers. This driver compatibility list is helpful since Microsoft and others recommend you avoid using third-party printer drivers on your Terminal Server. You should [...]
We are often hired to assist customers with application compatibility issues on Windows Terminal Server. We use a variety of methods to determine why an application is not working (properly) on a Terminal Server. Today, I was tasked with configuration of the Solomon IV client on Windows Terminal Server 2003. The application was returning numerous [...]
I have always felt that RDP printer mapping within Windows Terminal Services has been much more difficult than it should be. Especially since articles I have read from Microsoft and other sources in the past do not recommend using ANY third party printer drivers on your terminal server. These articles claim that third party printer [...]
If you use Sprint PCS and you have a Samsung SPH-A680 handset, you can likely use your phone to dialin to the Internet from anywhere you receive a reasonable (2-4 bars) Sprint PCS signal. Depending on your account, your usage may be unmetered (ie: vision plan) or may consume minutes as if the connection were [...]
This article describes how I successfully installed CentOS4 on a Dell PowerEdge with a PERC2/SC (or PERC2/DC) hardware SCSI RAID controller. The Kernel bundled with CentOS4 uses a newer megaraid_mbox module that no longer includes support for these older Dell PERC-2 (ie: LSI Megaraid 467) controllers. First, you begin by building a “megaraid.ko” module for [...]
