Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows 8

"Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 8 Release Preview includes Server Manager, Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-ins, consoles, Windows PowerShell cmdlets and providers, and command-line tools for managing roles and features that run on Windows Server 2012. In limited cases, the tools can be used to manage roles and features that are running on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2008. Some of the tools work for managing roles and features on Windows Server 2003"

Thursday, June 21, 2012

ADUC: Add the Remote Install Tab in Win7/Vista and the option to add the GUID by creating Computer

After installing RSAT...
Copy the following files from a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 if you using a 64bit system:
imadmui.dll
imadmui.dll.mui

Save the following as RemoteTab.bat

@echo off

echo This program will add the option to type in the GUID by adding Computer accounts with ADUC and add also the Remote Install tab hf TIM
echo.

xcopy imadmui.dll "%systemroot%\system32\" /e /y > nul:
xcopy imadmui.dll.mui "%systemroot%\system32\EN-US\" /e /y > nul:
regsvr32 "%systemroot%\system32\imadmui.dll" /s

exit


Put the three files in the some folder and doubleclick the "RemoteTab.bat".
If you get a Access Denied message turn off the UAC and reboot the system and try again.

Friday, June 15, 2012

Free ebooks from Microsoft Press

Free ebook: Introducing Windows Server 2012 (based on Beta)
http://go.microsoft.com/FWLink/?Linkid=251464

Free ebook: Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2012
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2012/03/15/free-ebook-introducing-microsoft-sql-server-2012.aspx

Free ebook: Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2010/04/14/free-ebook-introducing-microsoft-sql-server-2008-r2.aspx

Free ebook: Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2009/10/20/free-ebook-introducing-windows-server-2008-r2.aspx

Free ebook: Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions (Second Edition)
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2010/02/16/free-ebook-understanding-microsoft-virtualization-r2-solutions.aspx

Free eBook: Microsoft Office 365: Connect and Collaborate Virtually Anywhere, Anytime
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2011/08/17/free-ebook-microsoft-office-365-connect-and-collaborate-virtually-anywhere-anytime.aspx

Free ebook: First Look Microsoft Office 2010
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2010/01/20/free-ebook-first-look-microsoft-office-2010.aspx

Free ebook: Security and Privacy for Microsoft Office Users
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2012/02/29/free-ebook-security-and-privacy-for-microsoft-office-users.aspx

Free ebook: Deploying Windows 7, Essential Guidance
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2009/10/16/free-e-book-deploying-windows-7-essential-guidance.aspx

Free ebook: Moving to Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2010/09/13/free-ebook-moving-to-microsoft-visual-studio-2010.aspx

Free ebook: Programming Windows Phone 7, by Charles Petzold
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2010/10/28/free-ebook-programming-windows-phone-7-by-charles-petzold.aspx






Tuesday, June 5, 2012

WDS: Error Code 0xc1420127 by try to adding drivers the boot image

If you trying to add a driver to your boot image and you recieve the following error:

Error Occurred while trying to execute this command.
Error Code: 0xc1420127


The following steps have to solve the issue:
-Clear temp directories
-Open registry and go to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WIMMount\Mounted Images" and delete keys below
-If the error appears as before, restart the WDS service