“A referral was returned from the server”
DaleAs I finish up version 1 of InstallRunner, I went to set the UAC setting for “Require Administrator Privileges”. I did that, and got this error: Doing some research*, the…
Semi-regular web-link clearance – May 2010 (2)
Make Outlook assign you random To-Do items Sometimes, you have time to check something off your to-do list, but no one task is particularly pressing. Lifehacker Reader Ricardo shows us…
Today’s password is ‘4rfvgy7uj’
Never heard about the concept of password “snakes” until I visited a customer 2 years ago. Password snakes, simply put, are passwords which follow a path on the keyboard, as…
Changing your password in a Terminal Services session.
So you’re using a Terminal Services Client (MSTSC) to connect to a remote server, and you want to change your password. The secret is to use CTRL-ALT-END. Which will bring…
Useful programming how-tos I’ve stumbled across.
Event handling in VB.Net Getting the item under mouse cursor in a Listview control Add ListView column and insert ListView rows The Java2s site doesn’t look like much, but it’s…
No desktop error
Windows 7 gets really annoyed when you a) redirect the Desktop folder b) then stop the Windows 7 client from accessing that Desktop folder. Windows Explorer will complain every time…
Cleaning a keyboard in the dishwasher.
Keyboards get very dirty. Everything seems to drop into them, such as hair, skin flakes, and food. When I learnt how to clean keyboards, cigarette ash was common enough as…
Adding computers directly to SMS collections
I don’t do this often enough to remember it, so here’s a quick guide for me (and anyone else out there still using SMS 2003). Start the Administrator Console, and…
Programs which lie about successfully installing.
When you install a program, particularly via an install script (VBscript, PowerShell etc.), it’s always good practice to check the Exit Code the program returns. Just in case the program…
“The BackgroundWorker is currently busy and cannot run multiple tasks concurrently”
*sigh* One step forward, five steps back. As in the words of one forum poster: BackgroundWorker is pretty much "Threading for Dummies" in that it's an excellent tool to teach…