Okay so given that you have already installed the Internet Explorer Add-on, the windows media player still does not show up. A possible answer for this is maybe due to Windows Media Player 11 not being the default media player.
To set it to be the default media player, follow this steps from the Microsoft KB:
1. Open the Control Panel and navigate to Add/Remove Programs.
2. From the Add/Remove Programs, click Set Program Access and Defaults.
3. In the Choose a configuration box, double-click Custom.
4. In the Choose a default media player area, click Windows Media Player, and then click OK.
Hope this helps.
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Windows Media Player not showing on IE8 part 2
Posted by adminix Labels: Basic PC Troubleshooting, Windows
This happens when a website requires windows media player. It just shows an "x" whenever you try accessing the link.
There is two possible causes for this. Its either you haven't installed the Windows Media Player addon for IE8 or your default media player is not set to use WMP.
To install the Windows Media Player addon, navigate to the website that is having problem playing music or videos. A prompt should ask you if you want to run the addon.
Right click and click run add-on on all websites.
Click run when it prompts you the activex thingy.
That its. You should be able to see the windows media player.
Post will continue on part 2.
Virtuozzo 4.0 for Windows - Error 422 (Named Pipe connection failed, error #2 [The system cannot find the file specified)
Posted by adminix Labels: Virtuozzo, Windows
Microsoft's Update KB951748, released July, breaks the Virtuozzo 4.0 Service Container. When accessing the Parallels Management Console, you're getting the error "Error 422 (Named Pipe connection failed, error #2 [The system cannot find the file specified)"
Fix:
Reinstall the Service Container.
From the command prompt, type in
vzsveinstall -s 10.184.88.xx -w -f
Lesson learned. Be sure to check updates first on the Virtuozzo website to avoid hassles.
So you're looking for a way on how to set the time on your VE or container? But I suppose that you already know that VE's clock is synchronized with the time settings of the Hardware Node? If not, read this knowledgebase entry from Parallels.
On the hardware node, you have all the right to change the time zone settings or sync the clock with an NTP server (Network Time Protocol). From the command prompt, run:
net time /setsntp:pool.ntp.org
You can use whatever NTP server you like. For my example, I used the pool.ntp.org server.
You can use whatever NTP server you like. For my example, I used the pool.ntp.org server.
All changes made on the hardware node is automatically reflected on the Containers or VEs.
For the Virtuozzo for Linux servers, check out this post.
After days and hours of trying to make the PHP autoinstaller work on a windows 2003 VPS, I finally gave up. I've been playing around with these for a couple of days but to no avail, it doesn't work. It doesn't recognize php pages and just throws a 500 internal server error. I thought things would be easier if I use that program. Currently, I am using a Windows 2003 virtual private server (virtuozzo) with IIS 6 installed. I haven't got any single problem with the Mysql installer. Anyway, here's how I've managed to make php a part of my web server. :)
INSTALLING PHP 5.2.6 on IIS 6
1. Download the Windows binary zip file from the PHP's download site. I have downloaded the latest release which is PHP 5.2.6.
2. Create a folder named PHP on your drive C:. (C:\PHP)
3. Unzip and move all contents of the downloaded file ( of course we are talking about the PHP files) to the directory C:\PHP.
4. Rename php.ini-recommended to php.ini and then place a copy of it to the C:\Windows folder.
5. Open IIS Manager and then navigate to the website you want to use PHP with, right click and then choose Properties. You should be able to see the Home Directory tab, click Configuration.
6. Under the Application Configuration, Mappings tab, add .php extension to the application extensions. Click Add, and then browse to the PHP directory, in our case (C:\PHP) select php5isapi.dll. Type the ".php" under the Extension directive without the quotes. Set all other options to its default.
7. Also do not forget to set the "Scripts only" permission on the application settings. Just navigate the Home Directory tab to do this.
8. Go back to the IIS Manager, find the Web Service Extensions.
9. Click "Add new web service extensions..." type PHP for the extension name, choose add and then browse to the php5isapi.dll. (C:PHP\php5isapi.dll) Tick the "Set extension status to Allowed" and then click ok.
10. Finally, reboot the server.
To test if php pages are now being served by your server, create a sample php file. Include the following lines to the document:
INSTALLING PHP 5.2.6 on IIS 6
1. Download the Windows binary zip file from the PHP's download site. I have downloaded the latest release which is PHP 5.2.6.
2. Create a folder named PHP on your drive C:. (C:\PHP)
3. Unzip and move all contents of the downloaded file ( of course we are talking about the PHP files) to the directory C:\PHP.
4. Rename php.ini-recommended to php.ini and then place a copy of it to the C:\Windows folder.
5. Open IIS Manager and then navigate to the website you want to use PHP with, right click and then choose Properties. You should be able to see the Home Directory tab, click Configuration.
6. Under the Application Configuration, Mappings tab, add .php extension to the application extensions. Click Add, and then browse to the PHP directory, in our case (C:\PHP) select php5isapi.dll. Type the ".php" under the Extension directive without the quotes. Set all other options to its default.
7. Also do not forget to set the "Scripts only" permission on the application settings. Just navigate the Home Directory tab to do this.
8. Go back to the IIS Manager, find the Web Service Extensions.
9. Click "Add new web service extensions..." type PHP for the extension name, choose add and then browse to the php5isapi.dll. (C:PHP\php5isapi.dll) Tick the "Set extension status to Allowed" and then click ok.
10. Finally, reboot the server.
To test if php pages are now being served by your server, create a sample php file. Include the following lines to the document:
phpinfo();
?>
Name it info.php. This file also lets you see the existing configuration for your PHP installation. Do not also forget to set the following in your php.ini:
a. Loadable Extension (Modules) Path
extension_dir = "C:\PHP\ext"
b. Session Save Path
session.save_path = "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp"
If you will be using the program with mysql, simply uncomment the php_mysql.dll from the Dynamic Extensions portion of the INI file (php.ini).
Hmm so far so good. I guess that would be all. Hope this post helps. Do drop a shoutout if you think I missed out something.
^_^
If you haven't got the latest windows xp SP3, go grab a copy of it now. Always make sure you have the latest updates. Not will it only fix certain bugs in your system, but also a bunch of security holes.
Windows service pack 3 is available from the Microsoft's downloads site. According to the Microsoft guys, windows sp3 includes all previously released updates for the operating system, in addition to a small number of new updates. You can read the rest of the topic here.
Download Windows Service Pack 3 here.
Ok. So recently, I messed up with my windows 2003 server. I accidentally lost the Master Boot Record (MBR) so that led to the problem. My unit won't boot up. I got this problem after using the laptop in installing linux to a USB flash drive. Anyway, the fix is really simple.
First, you need the Windows 2003 server installation CD. Then a prompt will ask you if you want to install windows etc etc. Hit "R" on your keyboard and this will bring you to the Windows Recovery Console. You will need to select the Windows installation you wish to log onto. So I chose "1" because that's the only primary windows setup I had on the laptop. Immediately after selecting the installation, you will be prompted for the Administrator password. There's no way for you to enter the recovery console if you do not know the password.
Next and final steps.
Type in - fixmbr.
The fixmbr command creates a new boot record. It repairs the master boot record of the boot disk. Please take not that the fixmbr command is only available when you are using the Recovery Console.
Type exit, you should now be able to boot again with no problem. Hope that helps.
Additional Notes:
Here are some useful commands that are used in the Windows Recovery Console.
Attrib: Changes the attributes of a file or directory.
Batch: Executes the commands specified in the text file.
ChDir (Cd): Displays the name of the current directory or changes the current directory.
Chkdsk: Checks a disk and displays a status report.
Cls: Clears the screen.
Copy: Copies a single file to another location.
Delete(Del): Deletes one or more files.
Dir: Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
Disable: Disables a system service or a device driver.
Diskpart: Manages partitions on your hard drives.
Enable: Starts or enables a system service or a device driver.
Exit: Exits the Recovery Console and restarts your computer.
Expand: Extracts a file from a compressed file.
Fixboot: Writes a new partition boot sector onto the system partition.
Fixmbr: Repairs the master boot record of the partition boot sector.
Format: Formats a disk.
Help: Displays a list of the commands you can use in the Recovery Console.
Listsvc: Lists the services and drivers available on the computer.
Logon: Logs on to a Windows 2000 installation.
Map: Displays the drive letter mappings.
Mkdir (Md): Creates a directory.
More: Displays a text file.
Rename (Ren): Renames a single file.
Rmdir (Rd): Deletes a directory.
Set: Displays and sets environment variables.
Systemroot: Sets the current directory to the systemroot directory of the system you are currently logged on to.
Type: Displays a text file.
You can also check this in the Console by typing "help" without the quotes.
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