Tag: Troubleshooting
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Kentico CMS Installation issues troubleshooting – SQL Server Connection problems
You may encounter problems when entering the database connection details in the first step of database setup:
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Could not load file or assembly TraceWrapper, Version=1.0.523.0
There are two versions of the TraceWrapper.dll in SCVMM install CD. One is x86 version and the other is x64 version. When you build your application on top of SCVMM library Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager, it’s very important to pick up the correct version TraceWrapper.dll. In general, you should copy the 32 bit dll if you are using…
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Manual Uninstall Windows Desktop Search
Here is how to uninstall Windows Desktop Search (WDS) as it is not visible in add-remove programs Manual uninstall Windows Desktop Search 3 Click on the Start Menu, then Run. Type cmd in the box and click OK. This will bring up the command line. Type the following and press enter %windir%$NtUninstallKB917013$spuninstspuninst.exe /q /promptrestart A…
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Access denied when creating a folder just deleted
I have a batch script which remove a folder and re-create it. The command that remove a folder is rd /s/q and the command create folder is mkdir. Recently I see something weird happening, everytime when the folder is deleted and re-created, there is error message Access is denied displayed. However, if I rerun the…
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Windows could not connect to the System Event Notification Service
If you see Windows could not connect to the System Event Notification Service error on VISTA, Windows server 2008, or Windows 7, you can try follow these steps to get it resolved. Click Start, click All Programs, and then click Accessories. Right-click on the Command Prompt and then select Run as Administrator. Once the Command…
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File is Missing or Invalid Error Message
I frequently hit this on my Win7/Vista machines when I run executables that were built from VB6, the following error message appears: Component ‘filename’ or one o its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid. The problem is caused by a component or a dependency file used in this executable is not…
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Uncompress MSI File
Sometimes I need to unzip MSI file to view its content without actual installing it. I used to use a 3rd party tool named 7zip to extract MSI. Today I discover there is much easier way to do this with windows build in tool msiexec.exe The use msiexec to uncompress MSI file, you need to…
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Register comdlg32.ocx on x64 Win7
Today while using an old tool on my x64 Windows 7, I encountered the following error message: Here is how to resolve comdlg32.ocx missing error.
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Find Computer Owner
At times people want to find out who owns a certain machine. My Network places -> Search Active Directory -> Find: Computers, Enter Computer name: “FOOBAR”, Click “Find Now”, Select Result, Right Click “Manage” -> Local Users and Groups -> Groups -> Administrators -> (Find who is an admin on the box). Another method is…