Configuring Cisco Router as a DHCP server

If you want to configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) on PC clients, you currently have multiple options to choose for your DHCP server. One of the more common ways to accomplish this is by using a Windows or Linux server. However, most home networks get DHCP from their DSL or cable router.

Many administrators forget or don't even realize that DHCP is also available on Cisco IOS routers and switches. Keep in mind that DHCP is only available on newer IOS-based switches.

Create Bootable USB Pen Drive for Windows 7

Installing Windows from a USB flash drive has several advantages : First of all, the overall speed of the installation process will increase significantly, carrying a USB stick is much more convenient than a DVD, and finally it becomes possible to install the OS even on those systems that do not have a DVD drive, such as a netbook.

 

In this post, I will show you how to load the Windows installation on to your USB flash drive and make it bootable just like the DVD.

IE9 Printing Problems - Text is garbled when trying to print

Problem with printing some content from Internt Explorer in Adobe 9 Pro. The text is garbled.

Running Windows 7.  Printing an HTML page (not an Adobe Reader view) to the Adobe PDF "printer" (Distiller in Adobe 9 Pro) from IE9 Beta (and now IE9 RC) garbles the text. IE8 and other browsers do not exhibit this behavior. IE9 prints without this behavior to XPS and other printers (PostScript not tested).  Selecting the garbled text in the PDF and then copying and pasting into Notepad produces the same content as seen in the browser, hence a font-substitution issue.

Beat Downadup/Conficker like a Pro

Since there are many websites talked for days about Conficker/Downadup. Today, I have something different especially for system admins.
I've been busy for the last three days, building defense lines around critical servers for one of my customers. The source of infection was due to one lazy user, who has no antivirus installed on his laptop. And it didn't take a long time to start spreading and attacking other systems in the network. We have responded fast, otherwise, we would spend the rest of the day, counting how many critical systems are down.

Windows XP SP3 Setup Error: Access is Denied, Installation did not Complete.

As we all know Microsoft has released the final version of Windows XP SP3 to public and its available via Automatic Updates, Windows Updates and Downloads Center.

Windows XP SP3 RTM Available on Windows Update, Automatic Update and Download Center

You can download the SP3 from the Microsoft website.

A few people are facing a problem while installing SP3. Whenever they try to install it, Windows shows following error message:

Service Pack 3 setup error. Access is denied.

Programming with MSMQ: and it's installation issues.

MSMQ has already been there for while. Actually it has been here at least 5-6 years (that is only the time I am familiar with it).
The Idea of it is pretty simple:

1. You have an application with some logic.
2. Part of this logic is to perform asynchronous calls to some other application logic.
3. You do not wish that it will affect your performance.
4. The order of handling those calls has to preserve - the FIFO method.

Disassemble a Gateway 610 Media PC (Elonex Exentia)

I was looking to 'fix' my Gateway 610 it stopped booting, or mearly started to freeze up 5 minutes or 40 minutes after boot, mid-video playback. I assumed a background task, or maybe a virus. Soon the reboots messed the boot drive, and sometimes it wouldn't recognise the drive. 

http://www.laptops-we-r.com/610%20MEDIA%20CENTER%20OPENING%20REPAIR.htm