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install windows 7 from usb
Jul 27th
Requirements
1. USB Drive that’s at least 4 GB in size.
2. Windows 7 ISO download at that’s 32 or 64 bit (it doesn’t matter which although I highly recommend you installed the 64 bit version). You can purchase such right from the Microsoft Store.
3. The Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool (this tool allow you to create allows you to create a copy of your Windows 7 ISO file on a USB flash drive or a DVD).
Getting it Done
This is the easiest way to get windows 7 installed on a USB drive. Specially if you are not a techie.
Fire up the tool under Start > Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool > Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool.
1. Select the ISO image you’ve downloaded for Windows 7 or windows server 2008 32 or 64 bit.
2. Choose Media Type (in this case we’ll use ‘USB Device’).
3. Select the USB Device from the dropdown menu and click Begin Copying.
4. Once it is finished you may close the tool.
5. Go to my computer and verify the usb drive icon has the windows installer logo.
6. You are done! Now just start the installer from within windows or boot off your USB drive.
Wildcard SSL
Jun 19th
Exactly what is a Wildcard SSL certificate?
A Wildcard SSL Certificate secures your site URL and an unlimited number of its subdomains. The Wildcard SSL Certificate works much the same way like a regular SSL certificate, undergoes exactly the same validation processes..
The main differenceis always that the Wildcard SSL Certificate also includes every one of the subdomains within your domainyou’d like to secure. For instance, www. caneja.com, blog. caneja.com, and register. caneja.com can all be secured together with a single Wildcard SSL Certificate.
When generating a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) for any Wildcard certificate, add an asterisk (*) to the left of the Common Name where you would like to specify the wildcard.
Examples:
*.caneja.com SSL’s www.caneja.com, secure.caneja.com, and so on.
www*.caneja.com secures www1.caneja.com, www2.caneja..com, etc.
*.mail.caneja.com secures secure.mail.caneja.com.com, www.mail.caneja.com.com, etc.
TIP: *.caneja.comis not going to work with mail.www.caneja.com when viewing it on Internet Explorer as Microsoft expects the asterisk in the leading position. FireFox 3, however, will read mail.www. as the entire replacement for the asterisk.
NOTE: Some operating systems expect a dedicated and static IP for each one of the subdomainswhich are utilizing the single wildcard certificate.
Implement SSL Certificate in IIS
Jun 17th
I. Generate CSR
II. Purchase SSL Certificate
III. Install SSL Certificate.
I. Generate CSR
1. Select the server node in the tree view and double-click the Server Certificates feature in the list view:
2. Click Create Certificate Request… in the Actions pane.
3. Enter all of the information required by the Certificate and click Next.
4. Leave the default setting and click Next
5. Specify a File Name and click Finnish.
II. Purchase SSL Certificate
1. Purchase an IIS (Internet Information Services) Certificate from a Certificate Authority.
III. Install Certificate.
1. Once the IIS Certificate has been obtained click Complete Certificate Request….
2. Specify the the location of the certificate file and type in the Friendly Name of the site.
3. After the certificate has been successfully installed to the server, you will need to assign that certificate to the appropriate website using IIS Manager.
4. Under “Sites”,select the site to be secured with SSL.
5. From the “Actions” menu (on the right), click on “Bindings”.
6. In the “Site Bindings” window, click “Add”. This will open the “Add Site Binding” window.
7. Under “Type” choose https. The IP address should be the IP UNIQUE to that site, and the port should be 443. The “SSL Certificate” field should specify the certificate that was installed previously.
8. You now have an IIS SSL server certificate installed on
Windows Server 2008 Inside Out
Dec 24th
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Where to change the aspbufferinglimit in IIS7
Dec 23rd
1. Open IIS Manager.
2. Go to the site you wish to change the ASP buffering limit and click on the ASP icon under the IIS section.
3. Expand the Limit Properties menu and you’ll find the Response Buffering Limit value.
Execution of the ASP page caused the Response Buffer to exceed its configured limit.
Dec 2nd
This post shows you how to fix the Execution Error of the ASP pages on IIS6.
Response object error ‘ASP 0251 : 80004005′
Response Buffer Limit Exceeded
WARNING: Performing an IISRESET will cause IIS to go down and this means your site will not be available during this time.
1. Enable Direct Metabase Edit from the server properties in the IIS MMC window.
2. Perform an IISRESET from the command prompt.
3. Open up METABASE.XML under C:\windows\system32\inetsrv\ and up the AspBufferingLimit (line number 967) parameter until the error goes away.
Internet Information Services
Nov 26th
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Professional IIS 7
Nov 26th
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How to enable Remote Desktop "remotely"
Oct 16th
There are many times when you go down to the datacenter to drop off a server and you forget to enable the “REMOTE DESKTOP” option.
Here is a handy little tool that will save you either a trip back to the datacenter or a remote hands ticket if you don’t have KVM access to a server.
Find out more about this life saving tool here:
Installing FrontPage Server Extensions on IIS7
Oct 16th
You read the title right. The good old FP Extensions are not dead yet. If you are like me then you probably have a love and hate relationship with this long time friend. This post will show you how to install FrontPage server extensions on IIS7.
I also recommend purchasing the following books if you wish to master IIS7.
Although not technically supported by Microsoft anymore they will play a key role in IIS7 as many legacy users will want to utilize them as the preferred publishing method.
Here is how you can install FrontPage Server Extension in IIS7.
- You will need to download the component here: http://www.iis.net/downloads/default.aspx?tabid=34&g=6&i=1577
- The FPSE must be installed by an administrator.
- The FPSE support 32 and 64-bit environments.
- The Setup Wizard will prompt you for the Indexing Service (assuming you already have ASP, CGI and Basic Authentication installed).Note: it is not recommended you install the Indexing Service in servers running a large number of domains since this can hinder overall performance.
- Once the installer has finished you will be notified with the default FPSE installation method as well as recommended IIS authentication settings (remember that basic authentication is not secure unless used with SSL).
- It’s important to know this process will take your web service down for the time it takes to install (this should not be longer than a few minutes and does not require a reboot).
- Once the installing is complete you will see the Microsoft Sharepoint Administration Site in IIS Manager (Look Familiar?).
- The FrontPage Server Administrator site is accessible by going to http://hostname:7993/