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Free Anti-Virus For Windows Server

Most virus protection softwares are for windows client side operating systems and do not support the server side operating systems like windows 2000, 2003 and 2008 servers but I would like to share a very good anti-virus software that can help you save your server from most recent virus attacks and its completely free (standard edition) but if you like to go for the professional addition you can purchase it and get the firewall protection free.

Rising Anti-virus

Protects your computers against all types of viruses, Trojans, Worms, Rootkits and other malicious programs. Ease of use, Active Defense technology, Patented Unknown Virus Scan&Clean technology and Patented Smartupdate technology make RISING Antivirus ‘ install-and-forget ‘ product that lets you focus on what you really want to do.

How to Use Activity Monitor in Microsoft SQL Server 2008

The Activity Monitor gives us a view of current connections on an instance. The monitor can be used to determine whether we have any processes blocking other processes. To open the Activity Monitor in Management Studio, right click on the Server in the Object Explorer, then select Activity Monitor. 1. Session ID: The unique number assigned to …

ASP.Net Version Registration Requirement During Installation

ASP.Net Version Registration Requirement During Installation Installation of Microsoft SQL Server on a Windows Server operating system is quite simple. You just need to start the installation process and follow the wizard. Some times it can create problems due to different architectures installed for different services. Same is the problem given in the heading of …

Failed To Access IIS metabase.

Above error can occur if you have installed Microsoft Dot Net Framework before installation of IIS server on your local machine like windows XP. There are couple of work around available on the internet to solve this problem but they are just work around not the permanent solution. One of them is to add ASPNET user in your local administrators group and restart the IIS server. As soon as you will restart your IIS server they Microsoft Dot Net enabled applications will start working under IIS server but this will put your system under a big security risk.

Error with full description is given as under:

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironmentException: Failed to access IIS metabase.

The process account used to run ASP.NET must have read access to the IIS metabase (e.g. IIS://servername/W3SVC). For information on modifying metabase permissions, please see http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=267904.

res://ieframe.dll Error In Internet Explorer 8

Today one of my user complained that he is not able to browse a website with https required on internet explorer 8 and getting the above error. After a short troubleshooting of the error I just found that its just a problem with the internet explorer’s settings not with anything else “I mean crash of any dll”. You just need to switch everything to default to browse https required websites on internet explorer 8. To resolve this issue follow the instructions given as under:

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Update Error 0x80070005

If you are getting the above given error on you Microsoft Windows Server 2003 while updating from the Microsoft’s official websites then you must check the you windows validation but just downloading the WGA tool. Install Windows genuine advantage tool on your windows 2003 server and check if your windows 2003 server is legitimate and …

Windows Cannot Access The Specified Device, Path or File

You can see this error on your desktop if you are using windows 2003 server and trying to install any file copied from some other server or desktop machine. There is nothing to worry about or waste your time to search from Google. You just have to right click the file and unblock it for installation on windows server. I would like to share the picture of this error so that everybody can make himself clear about it and then I will share the solution of this installation error.

If you are the administrator of the server and still you are getting the above error, you just need to unblock this installer file to install it on your server.

Manage Outlook Auto E-mail Address Completion

Outlook auto e-mail address completion is a very good feature to send an e-mail just in seconds but sometimes it can create lots of problem, like you can’t change the address and other properties of the saved e-mail address and it will not allow you to insert an address from the address book if you …

How To Uninstall Windows Internet Explorer 9 Beta

Microsoft has released windows internet explorer 9 beta few weeks back and its pretty successful and handy for most of the user and almost 99% people liked it very much but if you feel uncomfortable with windows internet explorer 9 you can uninstall it and revert back the settings to internet explorer 8. I know …

Safari 5 Has Been Launched

“The world’s fastest browser” The Apple said this about Safari browser and I think they are right about the speed and I am pretty much sure that everybody will agree with me that its the most reliable web browser in the world too. There is a long and rich feature list available in this browser …