• General IT,  IT,  Support

    Draytek Vigor File System Invalid accessing the web interface

    April 6, 2021 /

    I have recently come across an issue I’ve not seen before. A Draytek 2862 router was rebooting itself every couple of hours. When I tried to get the web interface I got an error:File System Invalid. The file system of the Web-based UI is inconsistent with router’s firmware. Please check the firmware version. After a bit of trial and error I have found a solution.

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  • General IT,  IT,  Support

    DistributedCom (DCOM) error event ID 10016

    November 25, 2019 /

    Several of the Windows 2016 servers I look after have been showing a DCOM error which appears as event ID 10016. The error reads “The application-specific permission settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM Server application with CLSID {3480A401-BDE9-4407-8C02-798A866AC051} and APPID {30AD8C8E-AE85-42FA-B9E8-7E99E3DFBFC5} to the user xxx SID (S-1-5-21-391 5011649-XXX-2122644135-1731) from address LocalHost (Using LRPC) running in the container Unavailable SID (Unavailable). This security permission can be modified using the Component Services administrative tool.”

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  • Exchange,  How To,  IT

    Outlook – Save sent items in shared mailbox – solution for Office 365 and Exchange.

    July 5, 2019 /

    I have spent some time on trying to get shared mailboxes to work correctly. We want a solution so when an email is sent from a shared mailbox, the sent email goes into the shared mailbox sent folder, rather than the user’s sent folder. For Office 365 there is a simple solution, but for Exchange* you might need a registry change which can be used for Office 2010, 2013 and 2016 .

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  • The Virtual machine cannot be moved to the destination computer
    Hyper-V,  IT,  Support

    Hyper-V move between similar hardware fails.

    July 1, 2019 /

    I needed to move a Hyper-V based virtual server from one server to another, to perform hardware maintenance on its host. When I tried to move the server, I got the following error: “The Virtual Machine cannot be moved to the destination computer. The hardware on the destination computer is not compatible with the hardware requirements of this virtual machine. “

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  • Free IT Courses
    General IT,  IT

    Free IT Courses

    December 28, 2018 /

    I’ve been looking into spending some of my spare time educating myself and have come across some free IT courses and learning resources. I thought I’d share my list of findings here. Some of the listings have paid for content on the site but there are free resources available as well.

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  • Alerts,  General IT,  IT

    Domain Name Front Running

    October 14, 2018 /

    Domain Name Front Running I have just been the victim of Domain Name Front Running. I did not even know it existed, or I had been a victim until it happened again and I was sure it wasn’t a coincidence…. I had a domain name “stolen” from me as I tried to purchase it. What is Domain Name Front Running Domain front running is when you search for a domain name to purchase but do not buy straight away, and a company registers the name and then tries to sell at auction or through a buy now for several thousands of pounds/dollars.

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  • How To,  IT

    How to install and run Malwarebytes

    June 11, 2018 /

    How to install and run Malwarebytes Need to run a though Anti Virus scan on your PC (or Mac) ? I would suggest the excellent Malwarebytes to compliment your Antivirus product. To download, install and run Malwarebytes just follow these simple instructions : First head over to the Malwarebytes home page and get the free download. You should see the following on the homepage :  

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  • Exchange,  IT,  Support

    Exchange 2013/2016 – There are more results available than are currently displayed – Solved

    April 25, 2018 /

    There are more results available than are currently displayed in Exchange 2013 or 2016 ECP The Problem When you try to view Organisational Units or public folders and you have more than 500, not all are visible and you get the message “There are more results available than are currently displayed”. This is because Microsoft has limited the results to 500 and you cannot get more results. The Solution On the Exchange server navigate to the Exchange install folder then \ClientAccess\ECP.

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