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Popup in IE after installing Hotfix XA650W2K8R2X64025 and HDXFlash200WX64001 for XenApp 6.5

Arjan — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:54:39 +0000

I noticed in some environments that after installing XA650W2K8R2X64025 and HDXFlash200WX64001 for XenApp 6.5 (wich fixes a lot of flash redirection issues in XA65) the users are getting an popup in Internet Explorer about the VDAredirector.exe opening outside IE protected mode :

(Screenshot is from a user with the Dutch language pack enabled)

English message :

This program will open outside of Protected mode. Internet Explorer’s Protected mode helps protect your computer. If you do not trust this website, do not open this program.

Name: Citrix FTA, URL VDA Redirector
Publisher: Citrix Systems, INC

Resolution :

After selecting “Do not show me the warning for this program again” and clicking on “Allow” i searched the registry and found the following key :

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{BFFC40A2-FFE2-4E6F-B179-3641561D4FCD}]
“AppName”=”VDARedirector.exe”
“AppPath”=”C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Citrix\\system32″
“Policy”=dword:00000003

Import this registry key into RES Workspace Manager (loginscript or other environment manager software you are using) apply it to your users and they will not be bothered with this warning message!

Source : http://bramwolfs.com/tag/vda-redirector/

Allowing Citrix Receiver 3.1 to use HTTP as well as HTTPS

Arjan — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:13:53 +0000

Problem:

Solution:

There does not seem to be a way to allow HTTP in the GUI or the ADM but it can be done in the registry.

Open Regedit
Navigate to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Citrix\AuthManager on a 32-bit machine or HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Citrix\AuthManager on a 64-bit machine
Under AuthManager create a new String Value (Reg_SZ) with the name ConnectionSecurityMode and the Data Any

Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\Dazzle on a 32-bit machine or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Citrix\Dazzle on a 64-bit machine
Under Dazzle modify the data of AllowAddStore to be A

Exit Citrix Receiver and restart it.

Network Adapter Priority Windows Server 2008 R2

Arjan — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:37:17 +0000

What you do is go to Network and Sharing Center and click on the change adapter settings link. From there, if you have the Desktop Experience installed, you might not have the menu bar running across the top. You need to hit the Alt button on your keyboard in order to get the menu bar to show up. From the Advanced menu option, click Advanced Settings.

What will load is a funky little window with your adapters in the top part, and the bindings associated with the adapters on the bottom. For our purposes, you can ignore the bottom part of the window. We are only concerned with the top part.
In the top part you see all of your network adapters. You will also notice two arrows on the right of the selection window. What you are seeing is the adapter connection priority. The highest priority is on the top, running to the lowest priority on the bottom.
All that you need to do to set an adapter with a higher priority is to highlight the adapter, and click the up arrow. That’s it. Simple solution to a difficult problem.

Use Windows 7’s Previous Versions to Go Back in Time and Save Your Files

Arjan — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:43:58 +0000

Previous Versions is an incredibly useful feature built into Windows 7, which allows the OS to record and view earlier versions of files without a flux capacitor. Here’s a detailed guide to using this excellent feature.

This feature goes beyond the functionality of the Recycle Bin as it allows you to:

Recover files you may have permanently deleted.
View or restore a version of a file which you have saved over.
Allow you to compare current and/or previous versions of a file side by side.

With a little bit of dedicated hard drive space, an automation script and scheduled task, you can leverage this feature to guard against inadvertent file deletions and overwrites which traditional backups may not adequately cover.

Close All Open Windows with a Single Click

Arjan — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:59:37 +0000

This program lets you close all running applications with just a single click. It doesn’t use system resources because it only flashes a ‘close’ signal to all open applications on the desktop and then ceases. Just create a shortcut to the tool in the Start Menu, Quick Launch, Windows 7 Taskbar or elsewhere.

You can always add a hotkey to this shortcut. It is really very handy if you are running ~20 applications and want them all to quit instantly. It works just as if you were pressing the close button for each application.

How To Install

Close All Windows is a very simple utility that doesn’t require installation. No settings are stored in the Windows Registry or file system. Just follow the steps below to set it up on your computer.

Download the ZIP archive and extract it somewhere on your hard drive.
Open the extracted folder, right-click CloseAll.exe and choose Send To -> Desktop (create shortcut) from the context menu.
Switch to the Desktop and rename the created shortcut to “Close All” or whatever you want.
Now you can drag this shortcut to the Quick Launch Bar or to the Windows 7 Taskbar for quick access.

Advanced Options

If you want to prevent certain applications from being to be closed by Close All, you can add a simple exclusion list to the CloseAll.exe command line.

Right-click the shortcut and choose Properties from the context menu:
Go to the Shortcut tab, Target and add -x=”app-to-exclude.exe”:

You can separate multiple values with “|” (pipe), example:

-x=”explorer.exe|firefox.exe|msnmsgr.exe”

Click OK to save the shortcut properties. Remember, you’d better test it before using it!

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TreeSize

Arjan — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:30:02 +0000

TreeSize Professional is a powerful and flexible hard disk space manager for Windows 7/Vista/XP or Windows Server 2008/2003 (32 or 64 Bit).

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NetApp commands

Arjan — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:23:28 +0000

A few handy NetApp commands:

Check deduplication: df -s
Restart CIFS: cifs restart
Check shares: cifs shares
Domain connection: cifs domaininfo

System Configuration
General information	sysconfig sysconfig -v sysconfig -a (detailed)
Configuration errors	sysconfig -c
Display disk devices	sysconfig -d sysconfig -A
Display Raid group information	sysconfig -V
Display aggregates and plexes	sysconfig -r
Display tape devices	sysconfig -t
Display tape libraries	sysconfig -m
Environment Information
General information	environment status
Disk enclosures (shelves)	environment shelf [adapter] environment shelf_power_status
Chassis	environment chassis all environment chassis list-sensors environment chassis Fans environment chassis CPU_Fans environment chassis Power environment chassis Temperature environment chassis [PS1\|PS2]
Fibre Channel Information
Fibre Channel stats	fcstat link_stats fcstat fcal_stats fcstat device_map
SAS Adapter and Expander Information
Shelf information	sasstat shelf
Expander information	sasstat expander sasstat expander_map sasstat expander_phy_state
Disk information	sasstat dev_stats
Adapter information	sasstat adapter_state
Statistical Information
All stats	stats show
System	stats show system
Processor	stats show processor
Disk	stats show disk
Volume	stats show volume
LUN	stats show lun
Aggregate	stats show aggregate
FC	stats show fcp
iSCSI	stats show iscsi
CIFS	stats show cifs
Network	stats show ifnet

Cleaning up the WINSXS folder in Windows 7 SP1

Arjan — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:53:34 +0000

Earlier I wrote about the WINSXS directory in Windows Vista and Windows 2008.

In Windows 7 the cleanup tool is changed. Just like it changed with Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista en Windows 2008.

The new command is:
DISM /online /Cleanup-Image /SpSuperseded

Remember: This command requires elevated command prompt and you cannot uninstall the Service Pack after it completes!

ShareWatch

Arjan — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:58:49 +0000

ShareWatch allows you to see who is connected to a computer and what files they are accessing. Have you ever wondered why your hard drive or modem is active, but you aren’t doing anything to cause it to be active? It is possible a remote user is accessing your computer. Have you ever had a file locked but you don’t know why? ShareWatch can tell you if a network user is using the file and allows you to disconnect them so that you can edit/delete the file. Have you ever wanted to shutdown a computer, but don’t want to drop people using the computer. ShareWatch will show you all resources in use by remote users.

http://stevemiller.net/sharewatch/

Nagios

Arjan — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:55:26 +0000

Nagios
Nagios Is The Industry Standard In IT Infrastructure Monitoring
http://www.nagios.org/