If whilst doing a repair on SQL 2008 you get “Error 1316.A network error occurred while attempting to read from the file xxxxx”
then the below has the fix , basically Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP1 <Language> install is causing the issue.
Archive for April, 2010
Error 1316.A SQL 2008 Repair
Posted by chrisbeams on April 25, 2010
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The start mode for the Net. Tcp Port – how to set to automatic
Posted by chrisbeams on April 25, 2010
Next issue with the exchange 2010 install 
“The start mode for the Net. TCP Port Sharing service must be set to Automatic before Setup can continue”.
this one needs a bit of PowerShell to fix
Set-Service NetTcpPortSharing -StartupType Automatic
thanks to http://www.itsolutionskb.com/2009/11/the-start-mode-for-the-net-tcp-port-sharing-service-must-be-set-to-automatic-before-setup-can-continue-exchange-2010/ for the help
Posted in Exchange, Exchange 2010 | Tagged: Exchange, Exchange 2010 | 2 Comments »
Issues installing Exchange 2010 on Windows 2008R2
Posted by chrisbeams on April 25, 2010
If you get “Unable to read data from the Metabase. Ensure that Microsoft Internet Information Services is installed”
You need to install an additional item called IIS 6 Management Compatibility role services under Web Server (IIS).
Posted in Exchange 2010, IIS | Tagged: Exchange, Exchange 2010, IIS | Leave a Comment »
why migrate sysvol to dfsr
Posted by chrisbeams on April 22, 2010
http://blogs.technet.com/askds/archive/2010/04/22/the-case-for-migrating-sysvol-to-dfsr.aspx
Good article on why you would want to migrate Sysvol to dfsr from frs.
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Office Communications Server 2007 R2, OCS 2007 or LCS 2005 does not work correctly after you upgrade to Windows Server 2008 R2
Posted by chrisbeams on April 6, 2010
Office Communications Server 2007 R2, OCS 2007 or LCS 2005 does not work correctly after you upgrade to Windows Server 2008 R2:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3ben-us%3b982020
Looks like a rerun of the Forest Prep can help fix.
Posted in OCS, Windows 2008R2 | Tagged: Forest Prep, OCS | Leave a Comment »
AD Documentation Blog
Posted by chrisbeams on April 3, 2010
New blog ( to me ) to follow with some good links to AD Documentation.
http://blogs.technet.com/activedirectoryua/default.aspx
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AD KB Articles
Posted by chrisbeams on April 2, 2010
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