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How to check folder size on windows

There are many small utilities are coming to check folder size.

I like small portable tools Folder size explorer.

Download link:- https://www.mindgems.com/products/Folder-Size/Folder-Size-Download.htm

How to check software installation and uninstall by event viewer

In the application log Event IDs 11707 and 11724 will let you know installation removal of software’s .

Event ID 11707 tells you when a install completes successfully, and also the user who executed the install package.

1- Go to Event Viewer

2- Click on Windows Logs > Application

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Windows 2012 Server Network Disconnection issue

I have installed Windows 2012 Server on VMWare ESX Server .Server was not being used it was idle

I getting issue as Network was being disconnected .Network was going to sleep mode .

To disable the Network sleep mode .

1- Go to device manager

device manager

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How to install Windows 7 or Windows 8 from USB

If you want to install Windows 7 or Windows 8 from USB . you can install the windows 7 or 8 from bootable USB . if you know How to create bootable USB for windows Installation . Microsoft has given a good tool to create bootable USB form Windows 7 or Windows 8 ISO iamge.

Download the tool Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool from Microsoft website and create the USB bootable Fash Drive . Continue reading How to install Windows 7 or Windows 8 from USB

Remote Desktop Services not working

I was having an issue with windows 2008 server I enabled the Remote desktop but i was not able to connect the remote desktop firewall was off network connection was ok . even though i was not able to connect to remote desktop. i checked the telnet localhost 3389

it was not working .I found the below solution it works for me . Continue reading Remote Desktop Services not working

Unable to find users in lync server

I was trying to enable users in Microsoft Lync server.I was unable to find some active directory users in Microsoft Lync server.My configuration was proper.I was able to find users but not all users.
At the end i find there was office communicator server was installed before and i twas removed. but the users for office communicator was still enabled in active directory and pointing to the old office communicator server. I find solution on http://ingazat.wordpress.com/
After removing OCS user information form AD I was able to find users in Lync Server.

1- On Active Directory open ADSIEdit
2- Point to where your users reside
3- Right click on your user and select properties and clear the following attributes :
msRTCSIP-PrimaryHomeServer
msRTCSIP-PrimaryUserAddress
msRTCSIP-User Enabled to “Not Set”

Troubleshooting Microsoft Network Load Balancing Clusters

This section lists some common issues that you might encounter when using Network Load Balancing (NLB) clusters
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732592.aspx

Network Load Balancing (NLB) Survival Guide
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/7329.network-load-balancing-nlb-survival-guide.aspx

Operating System Version

The GetVersionEx function retrieves the major and minor version numbers and other information about the currently running version of the operating system. The VerifyVersionInfo function enables you to determine whether the current system satisfies a specified set of operating system version conditions. For more information, see the following topics:

The following table summarizes the most recent operating system version numbers.

Operating system	Version number
Windows 8	6.2
Windows Server 2012	6.2
Windows 7	6.1
Windows Server 2008 R2	6.1
Windows Server 2008	6.0
Windows Vista	6.0
Windows Server 2003 R2	5.2
Windows Server 2003	5.2
Windows XP 64-Bit Edition	5.2
Windows XP	5.1
Windows 2000	5.0

Identifying the current operating system is usually not the best way to determine whether a particular operating system feature is present. This is because the operating system may have had new features added in a redistributable DLL. Rather than using GetVersionEx to determine the operating system platform or version number, test for the presence of the feature itself.

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How to add static ARP entry in windows 2008 or Windows 7

netsh -c interface ipv4 add neighbors “Network Card Name” “IP Address” “MAC Address” store=persistent
For Example :-

Your Network Card Name is :- Local Area Connection
IP Address is :- 192.168.10.10
MAC Address is :- 00-1d-71-83-6c-00

netsh -c interface ipv4 add neighbors “Local Area Connection” “192.168.10.10” “00-1d-71-83-6c-00” store=persistent

It will make parmanent ARP entry.

Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) support on ESXi/ESX

To determine which releases of ESXi/ESX support MSCS, consult the table below. The information is based on the release notes for each release as well as the published product documentation. For related information, see the VMware Compatibility Guide.

ESX Release	MSCS Supported?	Documentation
3.0	Yes	Setup for Microsoft Cluster Service (PDF)
3.0.1	Yes	Setup for Microsoft Cluster Service (PDF)
3.0.2	Yes	Setup for Microsoft Cluster Service (PDF)
3.0.2 Update 1	Yes	VMware Infrastructure 3 Release Notes Setup for Microsoft Cluster Service (PDF)
3.5	No	VMware Infrastructure 3 Release Notes
3.5 Update 1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Yes	VMware Infrastructure 3 Release Notes Setup for Microsoft Cluster Service (PDF) Update 1 Release for ESX Server 3.5, ESX Server 3i version 3.5, VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 2 and later for ESX Server 3.5, ESX Server 3i version 3.5, VirtualCenter 2.5
vSphere 4.0	Yes	What’s New in VMware vSphere 4.0 Setup for Failover Clustering and Microsoft Cluster Service (PDF)
vSphere 4.0 Update 1, 2	Yes	Setup for Failover Clustering and Microsoft Cluster Service (PDF)
vSphere 4.1	Yes	Setup for Failover Clustering and Microsoft Cluster Service (PDF)
vSphere 5.0	Yes	Setup for Failover Clustering and Microsoft Cluster Service (PDF)
vSphere 5.1	Yes	Setup for Failover Clustering and Microsoft Cluster Service (PDF)

Notes:

Windows 2008 is only supported from vSphere 4.0 due to the persistent SCSI-3 reservation support requirement.
For a list of supported guest operating systems for vSphere 4.x/5.x, see Microsoft Clustering on VMware vSphere: Guidelines for Supported Configurations (1037959).
The information in these documents is only as current as the document’s Last Modified Date. Check frequently for additions and updates to the release notes.
For information regarding supported 64- and 32-bit Windows guests, refer to the documentation in the table above.
Sharing RDMs between between two virtual machines without a clustering solution is not supported. For more information, see Microsoft Clustering on VMware vSphere: Guidelines for Supported Configurations (1037959).
There are separate release notes for each release of ESX Server 3. Consult the VMware Infrastructure 3 documentation page specific to the version you are using:
- ESX 3.0.2 and VirtualCenter 2.0.2 / ESX 3.0.1 and VirtualCenter 2.0.1
- VMware ESX 3.5 and VirtualCenter 2.5 / VMware ESX 3.5 Update 1 and VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 1
When a cluster solution is qualified, it receives a Designed for Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2008 logo and is listed in the Windows Server Catalog under Cluster Solutions.

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Important Note :- Cluster VMs will not PowerON on same time . you will get error vmdk file is locked and unable to open etc . You must configure SCSI Bus sharing options as (Virtual) sharing disks between VMs on same Host (Physical) for sahring disks between VMs on diffrent hosts. very Important use another SCSI controller for the shared disk dont use same as fixed disk.

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