Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Windows cannot connect to the printer" - Operation Failed with error 0x00000002

First time try to restart the Printer spool service - and that might fix it.
If that fix it but next reboot  you printer does not work create a file restart_print_spool.bat and copy it in  %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
and write in it :
sc stop "Spooler"
sc start "Spooler"

When you try to add a shared network printer you receive :
Windows cannot connect to the printer" - Operation Failed with error 0x00000002

Open : Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Devices and Printers - press Add Printer


Select Create a new port - Type of port - Local Port - and type \\network_location\shared_printer_name
Next select printer manufacturer and printer model - provide driver and next until finish.

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

HP servers raid config ORCA raid 1 level

In hp servers raid utility ORCA (Option ROM Configuration for Arrays) - press F8 to enter configuration - to createa a RAID 1 mirroring you have to select RAID 1+0

 HP Array Configuration Utility User Guide : pg 64
http://www.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c00709035.pdf 

In a RAID 1+0 configuration, data is duplicated to a second drive
They don't make no differentiation between RAID 1 and RAID 1+0 - it depends on how many HDDs you select.

Friday, September 11, 2015

Star Wars Episode IV on telnet

Open telnet or just use putty as telnet is not part of windows from vista.
towel.blinkenlights.nl

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Enable ssh on a cisco router

Login to the router via com or aux port.

Router>enable
Router#config t
Router(config)#hostname myRouter
myRouter(config)#username s86d password cisco

myRouter(config)#crypto  key generate rsa-general-keys modulus 1024
myRouter(config)#ip ssh version 2

myRouter(config)#line vty 0 4
 myRouter(config-line)#transport input ssh
 myRouter(config-line)#login local
myRouter(config-line)#exit
 myRouter(config)#copy running-config startup-config

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Install windows 8, 8.1 and related windows server 2012, 2012 R2 without a product key

You have to edit/create the file disk:/sources/ei.cfg
 
[Channel]
Retail
[VL]
0
 
[Channel] can be set to OEM / Retail
[VL] means Volume Licensing for volume media for companies that use same key
[EditionID] to Core / Professional etc or leave black and it will ask during setup

To activate windows after install use the wizard or cmd : slui 3

To add the file to the windows iso file you can use PowerIso - note you need regiestered version. 

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

How to delete a service manually

You can see all services in the snap-in control Services : services.msc

To delete a service copy the service name from the snap-in control then type :

sc delete "service name"

Monday, September 7, 2015

Access network share or map network location from cmd

To get faster access to a network share or to access a network share that requires username and password type at cmd :

net use \\computername\ipc$ password /user:username

To map a network location type :

net use n: \\computername\sharename password /user:username

To delete a maping :

net use n: /delete