July 26th, 2008 by Aseem Kishore | File in: How-To
Setting up video or audio streaming on Windows Server 2003 using Windows Media Services is very easy. with windows media services you can cache and record streams, enforce authentication, impose various connection limits, restrict access, use multiple protocols, generate usage statistics, and apply forward error correction. It can also handle a high number of concurrent [...]
July 23rd, 2008 by Aseem Kishore | File in: Networking
Installing and configuring DHCP Server on Windows Server 2003 is relatively an easy task, and the benefits of having such DHCP server on your network are enormous. As you might know, DHCP is not required for the operation of a computer, you can enter IP addresses statically, but if you are in charge of the [...]
July 21st, 2008 by Aseem Kishore | File in: How-To
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post on how to setup Active Directory in Windows Server 2003 using the cdpromo command ( check the link below). in this post I’ll write on how to configure Windows server 2003 as a domain controller using the Configure Your Server Wizard. Windows 2003 Active Directory Setup:dcpromo [...]
July 19th, 2008 by Aseem Kishore | File in: Windows XP Tips
Are you getting this error every time you want to boot your computer: A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer. Unmountable Boot Volume To fix this boot error, you need to have your Windows installation CD. Insert the CD on the CD-ROM and start your [...]
July 18th, 2008 by Aseem Kishore | File in: Virtualization
Fixing the screen resolution in Ubuntu when running in Microsoft Virtual PC is quite a task, but I did a small research and I found some ways around it. Here is the fix, with a little help from my friends of course. Once you logon to Ubuntu GUI, go to Application, Accessories, Text Editor: And [...]
July 17th, 2008 by Aseem Kishore | File in: How-To
For a mysterious reason T-mobile never tell their blackberry customers that they can use the blackberry device as a modem to access the Internet from a laptop or PC. But as you are about to read the blackberry can be actually configured to be a modem to connect to the Internet using the laptop. This [...]
July 15th, 2008 by Aseem Kishore | File in: Virtualization
If you have installed Ubuntu in Microsoft Virtual PC probably you have noticed that the audio in Ubuntu is not working. We need to modify a line of code to make it work. Read about our previous posts from the links below. Error when booting Ubuntu in Virtual PC the first time Installing Ubuntu 8.04 [...]
July 13th, 2008 by Aseem Kishore | File in: Virtualization
Ubuntu is one of the most famous Linux distributions. Dell is even shipping Ubuntu operating system pre-installed on their desktop computers and notebooks in Europe for people that prefer so. Ubuntu is free, secure and easy to use, you only need to get your hands on it to discover its potential. In this post I [...]
July 12th, 2008 by Aseem Kishore | File in: Networking
DNS query forwarding is so important on a network. DNS services resolve computer names like nelson.helpdeskgeek.com into an IP address like 38.56.78.23 and vice versa. This allows computers to communicate with each other. Windows 2003′s DNS server primary job is to serve your network, local computers use Windows 2003 DNS service to find each other, [...]
July 11th, 2008 by Aseem Kishore | File in: Reviews, Tools Review
SpeedUpMyPC is a commercial product developed by Uniblue company, and is aimed at improving computer performance. As I wrote recently in a previous post, I am not a big fan of software marketing to skyrocket computer performance, because most of computer performance problems are the result of bad computer habits, and lack of maintenance. Also, [...]