Sunday, August 21, 2011

Comtrend Power adapters - adding another adapter

I had an issue where I had two Comtrend power adapters working as a pair, but need to add another for an Xbox.


Here is the solution I followed:
  1. Plug one of the new pair of adaptors into a socket close to the Access Point adaptor (This is the first of the original pair of Comtrend adapters the one with the Access Point in green) - ideally next to each other on a power strip.
  2. Hold the "config" button of the Access Point for about 5 seconds until the AP led starts to flash, then release the button. 
  3. Next hold the "config" button on the new adaptor for about 5 seconds until the AP led starts to flash (you have about 30 seconds to do this from the time you released the config button on the Access Point adaptor - hence having them close together). 
  4. Release that button and in a couple more seconds the AP led on the new adaptor should flash quickly three times and go out. The Status led on the new adaptor should then show red and then turn green after a few seconds. 
Assuming this all goes to plan, they're configured!


Comtrends guides to my models:
http://www.comtrend.com/links/22$snd.htm

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Using Hyper-V with a Wireless Network Adapter

Wireless network adapters will not natively work with Hyper-V, but I found the following solution on the internet, from "Virtual PC Guy's Blog" and it works very well for me:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2008/01/09/using-hyper-v-with-a-wireless-network-adapter.aspx

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Enable Aero desktop on Server 2008 r2

To install Desktop Experience in Windows Server 2008 R2

  1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, click Turn Windows Features on or off.‌ Administrator permission required If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
  2. In the Features Summary section, click Add Features.
  3. Select the Desktop Experience check box. If you are prompted to install additional features, click Add Required Features, and then click Next.
  4. Click Install. You might be prompted to restart your computer.

To enable the Themes service in Windows Server 2008 R2

  1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Services. Administrator permission required If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
  2. Double-click Themes.
  3. In the Startup type list, select Automatic, and then click Apply.
  4. Under Service status, click Start, and then click OK.

To select an Aero theme

  1. Right-click an open area of the desktop, and then click Personalize.
  2. Click Themes.
  3. Under Aero Themes, click an Aero theme.

gfxUI.exe is stopped working

Issue when running Windows Server 2008 r2 (x64) on Intel Motherboard, with both .net 4 as well as 3.5 installed.

Description:
Stopped working
Problem Signature:
Problem Even Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: GfxUI.exe
....

The following worked for me it seems that the Intel driver requires .net 3.5 to be enabled on the server.

In Server Manager > Features > Add Features

In the list of features to install on this server, select .NET Framework 3.5.1 Features

I would then recommend a reboot once it has installed.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Method to fix my continually rebooting Joggler

This post is an amalgamation of a number of posts by various people.
Including:
Code by xoom450 http://www.joggler.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2554
Ubuntu by http://joggler.exotica.org.uk/ubuntu/
Joggler mod by http://www.gforums.de/juggler/download.html

Please be careful, I do not take any responsibility for you totally bricking your Joggler.