Server 2012R2 FileZilla Server stops working – only reboot fixes problem

If you’re running Server 2012R2 with FileZilla server doing FTP server dutie and you find yourself with an end-user who reports that FTP stops working every few days and then you go on to check and cannot get out via web browser, you probably have an orphaned iSCSI connector. That is what was causing this […]

Intel Rapid Storage Technology (Intel RST): The inbox storage driver iastora.sys doesn’t work on these systems and causes stability problems on Windows. Check with your software/driver provider for an updated version that runs on this version of Windows

If you get this error message while trying to upgrade to Windows 10 1903, and you update your storage driver, but this message is still appearing, you have to go into C:\Windows\system32\drivers (WARNING, WHAT I AM ABOUT TO TELL YOU CAN HOSE AND DAMAGE YOUR SYSTEM. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A GOOD BACKUP THAT […]

On1 Raw 2019.5 error 1005

If you’re trying to open a file from browse mode in On1 RAW 2019.5 and you receive the icon indicating no photo available, you might need to convert the color space profile of that photo to something other than what it currently is. Try changing it to sRGB and seeing if it opens up properly. […]

Samsung Cloning software Cloning Failed error -00001 [ffffff]

If you run into this error, it’s likely because your hard drive is encrypted with Bitlocker. Especially if it’s a Dell computer. I had to enable Bitlocker and then decrypt the drive. I was then able to clone the drive using the Samsung cloning software.

Office 365 shared mailbox prompting Search Protocol Host password prompt

I have a client who has two shared mailboxes in Outlook and they started to receive a password prompt asking for the password of the shared mailbox account. Typically the shared mailbox accounts do not have password. I know that it is possible to assign a password and then grant webmail access but in this […]

Realtek NIC constantly disconnecting and reconnecting on Windows 10

If you encounter a workstation that has a Realtek NIC that constantly connects to the network and reconnects, I suggest you turn the following settings off or on in device manager: Auto Disable Gigabit > Relink Battery or ACGreen Ethernet > DisableEnergy Efficient Ethernet > Disable Thanks to: https://www.sevenforums.com/hardware-devices/304958-realtek-pcie-gbe-family-controller-keeps-disconnecting-my-fix.html for the fix. PS, this is […]

Adobe InDesign 2019 crashing after opening

I had a client who was experiencing Adobe InDesign 2019 crashing a few seconds after opening it. . It did not matter what file they were working with. I created a brand new file and within a few seconds of trying to draw with the Pen tool, InDesign would close out and crash. This was […]

Weird WAN speed issues with my workstation

I’m having some of the strangest issues with my workstations.  Here are the specs: ASUS Rampage V ExtremeIntel Core i7 5820K @ 3.30GHzCorsair Dominator Platinum 64 GBSamsung EVO NVMe 500GB solid state driveSeasonic 1000W PSU I recently upgraded to gigabit Internet with Spectrum Business.  I initially was seeing horrible speeds, anywhere from 100 Mbps to […]