Category Archives: Windows

Resolving Event ID 1053 on Windows Server 2012 R2 with DHCP and Multiple NICs

The Problem The DHCP server on my Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials domain controller shutdown (Event ID 1054) when I added an additional NIC and plugged it in. The root cause as reported in the event log was an EventID 1053 stating: “The DHCP/BINL service has encountered another server on this network with IP Address, […]

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Windows 8 Kernel Debugging with KDNET and the Realtek RTL8168

Kernel debugging using the network transport protocol and issues with the Realtek RTL8168 and RTL8111F NICs.

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Ghost in the Machine – Debugging an Ornery Windows Bluescreen Problem – Part 2

Debugging an ornery windows bluescreen problem on a remote machine with a slow connection using Crash Dumps, Windows Event Logs, and the Sysinternals Suite.

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Ghost in the Machine – Debugging an Ornery Windows Bluescreen Problem – Part 1

Debugging an ornery windows bluescreen problem on a remote machine with a slow connection using Crash Dumps, Windows Event Logs, and the Sysinternals Suite.

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BSOD When Installing Windows 7 Checked Build with VMWware Workstation 7

Windows 7 Blue Screens while Installing a Checked Build in VMWare Workstation. The workaround is to add the following line to the vmx file: piix4pm.smooth_acpi_timer = “TRUE”

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Customizing your WinDbg Workspace and Color Scheme

The different types of WinDbg workspaces and how to customize them and save your settings.

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Using Mercurial over HTTPS with TeamCity

Resolving Mercurial SSL certificate errors in TeamCity when using HTTPS and self-signed certificates.

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HTTP File Download Reassembly in WireShark with Chunked Transfer Encoding

How the Chunked Transfer Encoding feature of the HTTP/1.1 protocol can affect file reconstruction from packet captures.

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How to Get the Exit Code of a Windows Command Line Application

How to get the exit code of the last application that was run via a Windows command-line.

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Keeping Applications Up-to-Date on Windows Systems

Keeping Applications Up-to-Date on Windows Systems using Secunia’s Personal Software Inspector.

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