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You can get this error for a variety of reasons (the associated error message gives a few possible reasons and things to check). In my case it appears that attempting to install SCVMM 2008 R2 on a server that has dashes (-) in the host name causes the installation to fail with this error. Renaming the host so that it no longer includes dashes in ...

Disclaimer: I don't claim to be an expert in Data Protection Manager 2007! However after recent experiences, I believe that the following items should be considered when evaluating DPM 2007 SP1 for protecting your Sharepoint/MOSS 2007 farm. Note: DPM 2007 SP1 is required to protect backend SQL Server clusters. Don't even consider DPM 2007 ...

Typically this error is database related however you can also get this error if the Secondary Logon service is not started. Your corporate security policy may disable this service. Temporarily enabling it will allow DPM install to proceed. It does not appear to be required to be running once installation has completed.

Windows Home Server automatically ignored folders called "temp" when configuring backups. Normally this isn't a problem. However IIS 7.0 does create a folder called temp (by default at c:\inetpub\temp). In this location are stored application pool configuration files that are generated on-the-fly by IIS when a web application pool is ...

After adding extra disks to the home "data centre" and then getting a new backup device (Dell RD1000), today I took a punt on upgrading the RAM. When I originally bought my Dell PE SC1430 it was rated at a maximum of 8GB RAM. The latest models offer a maximum of 16GB of RAM, and after finding nothing on the interwebs that might ...

It's all over the web, and now here too. Internet Explorer 8 available for download from Microsoft's website. Unfortunately no update for the rather buggy IE8 that shipped with Windows 7 betas.

Well, I'm writing a blog post on IIS application sandboxing, and this item crosses my inbox. It appears that all the time spent mucking about with Windows Home Server, and Windows Media Centre might now actually result in MCTS certification. So, I can justify the endless hours spent mucking with drivers and backups as a work-related endeavour! ...

Well Frank's posted the various gadgets he's accumulated, as IT Pro, I've been accumulating a few things in the last month (a new LTO2 tape drive, a 5GB Toshiba PCMCIA hard disk, a Dell 24" monitor, and other boring stuff). One thing I do like is my new Dell XPS M1330. There are plenty of reviews of the XPS M1330 out there on the ...

Good question. I saw this today in my RSS reader: http://blogs.msdn.com/wesdyer/archive/2007/12/05/volta-redefining-web-development.aspx Can someone who knows something about development tell this IT Pro what this is all about? I asked around today, and no one (yet) seems to be able to explain the significance of this technology. Thanks :-)

Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) shipped earlier today. It incorporates a myriad of enhancements, which arguably should have been in the RTM product. I'll be installing this at home as soon as I can! Be sure to check the system requirements first (an update to .NET Framework may be required for some installs). Update: I've ...