vCenter Server 4.1 Installation

1. Install Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)
2. Create a vCenter SQL database and a vCenter database user; set the db owner to vCenter database user; grant DBO right on the MSDB database.
3. Install Microsoft SQL Server Native Client 2005 or 2008.
4. Create a SQL DSN (make sure select SQL Server Native Client driver.
5. Install vCenter Server 4.1

Delete File In Use - FileASSASSIN

http://www.malwarebytes.org/fileassassin.php

Windows Context Menu Shell Extension - Open++ (Copy Path)

http://dengdun.webs.com/en/openxx.htm

Use Open++ for x64 for Windows 7 x64.

08/07/2010 update: Open++ appends the “Enter” key when Copy Path. This makes not useful when pasting the Command Prompt. Use FileMenu Tools instead http://eddielublog.blogspot.com/2010/08/windows-context-menu-shell-extension.html

Windows 7 “Windows cannot connect to printer” Hotfix

Try this hotfix http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982728

Data Recovery Tools – TestDisk and PhotoRec

http://www.cgsecurity.org/

Delete Right Click Menu Items in Internet Explorer

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt

Account Management Event ID 642 Anonymous Logon

There are more one one DCs (DC1 and DC2, DC1 is the PDC Emulator) in a domain.  An administrator changes an AD user account attribute, e.g. changing password/unlocking account, on DC2.

On DC2, two security events (628 (for password reset) and 642) are logged with the administrator user id.  On DC1 (the PDC emulator), only one event (642) is logged with NT Authority\Anonymous Logon.

I agree the event ID 642 on DC1 is created by the replication of the changes to the DC holding the PDC Emulator role.  Sometimes, I also see this happened on a non PDC Emulator DC.

Research:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/winserverDS/thread/bf847f47-5637-453a-8752-9b985f8118f7

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/winserverDS/thread/65703372-53a6-434a-a9fb-0ad03ab9132c