There have been many times that I’ve been handed a SQL instance that doesn’t allow me to do much with it even though the IT Admin for the machine have indicated they’ve done the install and your AD account is part of the Local Admin group. By default, in SQL 2008 local admin’s are not part of the sysadmin...
With IIS7, we have a little bit more isolation with AppPool Identities For example, if you’re using the the DefaultAppPool, if you need to assign permissions to NTFS, SQL, etc., what you’d use instead is as follows: IIS APPPOOL\DefaultAppPool Where “DefaultAppPool” ends up being the name of your AppPool...
UPDATE: This article talks about another setting that may also be needed - but I haven't had to set it http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/896861 This KB article ( KB926642 ) explains 2 methods for handling the scenarios that we as developers require for using a local machine for development...
I have an old Toshiba that has no optical drive. To install Win7, I needed a bootable USB stick. Here are the basic steps 0. Download Win7 http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/ 1. Get a USB stick – need a 4 gig one here – the ISO is about 2.5 GIG 2. Format the USB as NTFS (use quick...
Ryan Dunn points out on his blog how to install ADAM on Vista. Basically, the installer chokes. His approach is to install on a different machine (not Vista), then copy the files over, registry change, run the admininsall.exe, then import the LDIF schema's you want. One thing you can also do is use 7...
PC Magazine has a quick article on Windows Home Server - something I've been testing out at home for a bit. I personally like it. The WiFi limitation is more based upon reliability of a link than anything else. WiFi still is not reliable (just do a search on 3945ABG & Vista - which is all Intel's...
I've recently been testing out Windows Home Server Beta. The concept is simple and Home Server is much more than just a NAS device. It adds a bunch of capabilities for keeping various devices (up to 10) on your home network backed up, along with a place to safely keep your network based data on a server...