Quick Fix: Fixing Citrix XTE Server After Installing Citrix Secure Gateway

In configuring a new XenApp 6 server on Windows 2008 R2, I found that users could no longer authenticate to the server, even with the Secure Gateway disabled.  I also discovered that I was unable to start the Citrix XTE Server service, which manages passwords for XenApp. When I tried to manually start the service, [...]





Quick Fix: When Citrix Secure Gateway 3.2 Does not Start Automatically

While configuring a new server with Citrix XenApp 6 on Windows Server 2008 R2, I came across an annoying issue. The Citrix Secure Gateway service refused to start automatically when the server was rebooted. Attempting to manually start the service would result in the following error: Windows could not start the Citrix Secure Gateway on [...]

Fix (most) Annoying Keyboard Problems in Windows

I have been having issues with my keyboard for as long as I can remember. The Shift, Control, Windows, and Alt keys were not functioning properly at all and were becoming quite the annoyance. It seemed as if while held down, the keys were randomly toggling themselves on and off while I pressed other keys. [...]

Configure Anonymous Samba Sharing in Ubuntu

I was setting up some Ubuntu virtual machines for folding when I decided that I wanted to monitor them all via a single interface in Windows using FahMon. I also wanted to be able to alter the folder where the folding client resides in case I ever have to do a little maintenance. The easiest [...]

Enabling 64-bit Capabilities on HP Workstations

I recently tried installing Ubuntu x64 in VMware on my 32-bit Windows machine. I have done this in the past for other 64-bit operating systems, however not on this particular workstation, which is an HP xw4600. The process is typically very straightforward since VMWare has a “Easy Install” process for known operating systems. This time [...]

Follow Up: A New Method to Enable Intel ICH RAID after Installing Windows (Plus Updates to the Original)

Bypass this article and fix your Intel RAID Drivers immediately using RAIDFix I have three pieces of information to share with those of you looking to enable RAID on your Windows PC after having installed Windows without RAID enabled in your BIOS settings. Now that you have rebooted past a handful of blue screens and [...]

Follow up: Securing Windows Remote Desktop with CopSSH

Awhile back, I posted a guide detailing how you can configure CopSSH on your home computer and use it to securely route your Windows Remote Desktop traffic in order to add an extra layer of security to the whole process. Typically, once Putty was configured and used to create the SSH tunnel to the remote [...]

Fix Terminal Services Remote Web Access/Remote Web Workspace “Invalid Server Name” Issues

A friend of mine was recently having issues using Microsoft’s Terminal Services Remote Web Access.  It seems that when he tried to remotely administer any workstations he had upgraded to Windows XP SP3 or servers he had upgraded to SBS 2003 SP1, he would receive an error stating that an “Invalid Server Name” had been [...]

Fix Your Linux Terminal Line Wrap Issues

I had a strange problem with Putty when connecting to a Linux server that I work on occasionally. At random times, the line I was typing would wrap around on the same line in crazy fashion, overwriting what I had already typed. Aside from being generally annoying, it caused plenty of headaches when trying to [...]

Follow-Up: How to Enable Intel ICH RAID After Installing Windows Vista

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