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SQL Server 2005 The full-text search service cannot start

emma — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:35:40 +0000

After you install SQL Server 2005 RTM on windows server 2008, the full-text search service cannot start. This is because the full-text search service depends on the NTLMSSP (NTLM Security Support Provider) service but the NTLMSSP service does not exist on Windows Server 2008.

To resolve this problem, simple install SQL Server 2005 SP3

SQL Server 2005 SP3 can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=ae7387c3-348c-4faa-8ae5-949fdfbe59c4

Run IIS in 32-bit mode on a 64 bit machine

emma — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:10:32 +0000

To configure ASP.NET to run in 32 bit mode on a 64 bit server.

On IIS6, open a command prompt and type following command and press ENTER.

cscript //nologo %SYSTEMDRIVE%\InetPub\AdminScripts\adsutil.vbs set w3svc/AppPools/Enable32bitAppOnWin64 1

On IIS7/7.5, open a command prompt and type following command and press ENTER.

apppool /apppool.name:MyAppPool32bit /enable32BitAppOnWin64:true

You can set the same in IIS 7 Manager UI by opening the ‘Advanced Settings’ for the app pool and change Change the Enable 32-bit Applications to True

Install Windows Live Messenger on 64bit Windows XP and Server 2003

emma — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:54:14 +0000

Windows Live Messenger cannot be installed on Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. It seems that these OS are blocked in Windows Live Messenger setup.

Eventually I found this blog Install Windows Live Messenger 2009 from .msi files. The instruction on this page works well on windows server 2003. It also works on other unsupported OS such as x64 windows XP and windows server 2008

Enabling Virtualization in Your BIOS

emma — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:28:15 +0000

For Dell Systems

Restart your machine, and press F2 at boot (or whichever key is necessary) to enter BIOS setup
Under Performance > set Virtualization to ON
Under Performance > set VT for Direct I/O Access to ON
Save & Exit BIOS
Restart computer

For HP Systems

Restart your machine, and press F2 at boot (or whichever key is necessary) to enter BIOS setup
Under OS Security > set Intel Virtualization Technology (VTx) to ON
Under OS Security > set IO Virtualization to ON
Save & Exit BIOS
Restart computer

Activating Server Core

emma — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:15:49 +0000

Slmgr.vbs is the tool that designed to be used to activate Server Core.

Windows Software Licensing Management Tool
Usage: slmgr.vbs [MachineName User Password]
MachineName: if machine name is not provided, slmgr.vbs runs on local machine (do not require User/Password)
Note, this management tool is only for Windows
Global Options:
-did                                 , Display product GUIDs and descriptions
-ilc                   , Install license
-ipk                    , Install product key
-upk                   , Uninstall specified product key
-ato [Product GUID]                  , Activate specified product
, (activate all products if parameter not provided)
-atp , Activate specified product with user-provided confirmation ID
-dli [Product GUID]                  , Display license information for specified product
, (all licenses are displayed if parameter not provided)
Volume Licensing: Key Management Service (KMS) Options:
-dbi                                 , Display KMS and client license information
-skms              , Set name of KMS Computer to be used
-ckms                                , Clear name of KMS computer used
-sai             , Set how often client connects to KMS computer (in minutes) before computer is activated
-sri                , Set how often client connects to KMS computer (in minutes) after computer is activated
-bmc                                 , Immediately attempt to connect client to KMS computer
-ekms                   , Enable Key Management Service on this machine