Accounting called to say they couldn't access expense reports
database.  Gave them Standard Sys Admin Answer #112, "Well, it
works for me."  Let them rant and rave while I unplugged my
coffeemaker from the UPS and plugged their server back in.
Suggested they try it again.  One more happy customer...

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If you are setting up your import, export, and archive folders as network shares the following services must have use a log on that has permissions to the respective shares.

1. ProSystem fx Scan Folder Monitor
2. ProSystem fx Scan Classification
3. ProSystem fx Scan PDF Export

Related: Changing the log on properties of a service
Reference: http://support.cch.com/answerdoc.aspx?id=sw12587

With any computer backup is positively a must! I this article I will show you how to easily setup a free backup solution that comes with Windows 7. Windows 7 can create an Image backup, a clone of you entire hard drive, that lets you restore your entire computer and a file based backup, which allows you to restore individual files, at the same time. It is always best to store any backup on a drive other than your system drive (“C:\”) in case of a drive failure. The best option for backup location is either an external USB drive or a network folder. Other than that the instructions are pretty straight forward.

1. From the start menu type “Backup”
2. Select “Backup and Restore”
   
3. Select “Setup Backup”
   
4. Select which drive you would like to save your backup on. Again it is recommended that you use an external drive or network folder. Click Next
    
5. Now we need to tell Windows what to backup although you can have Windows choose for you I’d prefer specify what to backup myself. Select the “Let me choose” option.
    
6. Make sure you Select all the folders you would like to backup. Also check the box below “Include a system image of drives: (C:)” then click Next.
    
7. Click “Change Schedule”
    
8. Review the schedule settings and set the backup time to a period when computer usage will be minimal. Click Okay
    
9. Review your backup settings one last time then Click “Save Settings and run backup”
   

We still have a couple more steps like creating the restore disc and learning how to restore but we have covered the most important part. The PC and your data are now being backed up on a regular basis.

General guide lines on a backup devices…
I would recommend that for most home or small office PCs backup to an external hard drive that is primarily dedicated to backup. Your device should be roughly 2x the size of your System Partition (“C:\”). To create system image your external device must be NTFS format to do so simply connect the device to your PC, open a command window, and type the following “Convert x: /fs:ntfs.” Replace “X” with the drive letter of your external drive.

For what it is worth
Windows has included some great options for backups in Windows 7. However, I encourage you to look at StorageCraft’s Shadow Protect and Arcronis’ True Image. Both products provide image compression and

Ever had to take you computer into the shop because it is not running like it should? Ever delete something you shouldn’t have and wish you could get it back? Did you know Windows comes with a tool to do this for free? Windows System protection allows you to create a “Snapshot” of your computers files and settings on a regular interval. However, most people just do not take the time to set it up properly for it to be effective. So, here are the steps to help you save sometime, money, and a lot of headaches.

1. From the start menu –> Right click Computer
2. Select Properties
   
3. From the left hand side select System protection to open the Protection Settings.
   
4. Ensure that the Local Disk “(C:) is currently selected under “Available Drives” then Select Configure
    
5. For the Restore setting we have a couple of options. Restore system settings and previous versions will give you the ability to create versions on both your system settings and files. I recommend that you use this setting.
   
6. I generally recommend that you use a minimum of 6% of your disk for System Restore. The more disk space you allocate the more restore points of versions you will be able to keep. I would not use more than 10% but the balance is completely up to you.
   

Now if your system tanks or you lose something your ready!

Modifying the log on properties for a service is common when the service requires network resources (i.e.. a shared folder). In which case the service must run under and account that has access rights to the network resource.

1. From the Start Menu –> Run, then type “compmgmt.msc”
2. Expand Services and Applications and Click on Services
   
3. Right click the Service you want to modify and select properties
   
4. Select Log On tab.
5. Select the “This Account” option then change the user information and password
   
6. Click “Apply” then Click “OK”
7. You will need to restart the service before the changes take effect.

After working on of my clients we started noticing that for some mysterious reason our SQL logs were getting massive. As well Microsoft SQL 2005 has been reporting “login failed” errors for sometime. After examining the SQL log file viewer I discovered an error, actually two, reoccurring in succession every minute in the SQL server log!

After examining this descriptive error I started wondering how the can “NT Authority\System” be denied access! Naturally, I started checking all the permissions for the service account and even trying other accounts. I had no luck everything looked correct.

However, I noticed that in the log for the SQL Agent it too is logging errors in the same fashion. After examining the SQL Agent Jobs I found a ASPState_Job_DeleteExpiredSessions job which is used to track sessions from ASP.NET applications (see .Net Session State for more information on sessions states). If your reading this for help you will want to thoroughly investigate your web.config and have a good understanding of the ASP application before proceeding!  In my instance the job must have been create by another SQL instance or on accident. My ASP application uses “InProc” session state management so I don’t even need it. I simply disabled the job and poof the errors are no more!

Other ASP applications may require that you use the aspnet_regsql.exe to remove it properly. I hope this helps you find your way!