Technical tips and utilties that I found useful.
Here is something new. Comodo is now offering Antivirus software for free. Wait! This is not just another free antivirus program. It is ok to use for commercial purposes. I wonder how long it will be before other antivirus companies offer a free commercial license. A way to save your company money and stay protected … Read more
If you get an activation error after installing and trying to Activate windows 2008 server. You will need to call Microsoft. First type “slui 4” into a command prompt. This will bring up the Activation Call Center wizard and give the Installation ID Microsoft will need. They will give you a Confirmation ID and you … Read more
With today’s state of the economy companies are looking more and more to freeware, shareware and open source software to help cut cost. I know of a great imaging tool that works well and is completely free (for non commercial use). However the commercial product is competitively priced. You can get a 5 user license for $100. Pricing click here.
It is called DriveImage XML.
This tool is a nice alternative to Acronis and Norton Ghost. Here are some of it’s capabilities:
Use a tool called Image Burn. It is free and can be downloaded here: http://www.imgburn.com/ A walk through on how to Burn the Windows AIK .IMG File to a DVD: http://themudcrab.com/vistapeguide_waik_imgburn.php
I work with VMware Lab manager and there are many times when I just need to get a simple folder onto my Virtual Machine. I need to load this folder into the Media library. I cannot upload files or folders only ISO’s and floppy IMG files. There is a utility called Folder2iso that I use … Read more