Knowledge Base

  • Synology NAS: A data write error occurred while generating the usage report.

    This happens only when the NAS is connected to domain with multiple domains in the forest and after the upgrade to DSM version 7.1. The default Management Mode setting is “Trusted Domains” with all domains in the forest selected. To resolve the issue with… Read More

  • Veeam warning: “Unable to initialize indexing: mlocate was not found” on Ubuntu Server 22.04

    After playing with Veeam 11 for a bit, I decided to get my Linux Docker physical host on the backup schedule. The hardware is getting older (Some would call it vintage or just plain ancient as it’s a 2nd gen i7, but it gets… Read More

  • Windows 98 issues on a Dell Latitude D600

    Windows 98 Setup Freezes when “Setting up programs on the Start Menu” When installing Windows 98 SE on a Dell Latitude D600, the installation freezes at the point after it finishes “Setting up programs on the Start menu” but before it installs Help. Rebooting… Read More

  • Emotet malware botnet is back

    The Emotet malware botnet is back and running one again almost ten months after an international law enforcement operation took its command-and-control servers earlier this year in January. Read More

  • Chrome can now hide the padlock

    As of the latest beta today it seems that Google Chrome has the option to no longer display the padlock that shows if a website is is actually SSL encrypted. Even though I like the little indicator, with everything going on, less is more,… Read More

  • Update or Install missing drivers on Windows Server Core 2016/2019/2022 for free

    Install Drive Easy Free from:https://www.drivereasy.com/download-free-version/ Start DriverEasy from “C:\Program Files\Easeware\DriverEasy\DriverEasy.exe” Read More

  • LeMenu 3.1 (1988) – Installation on Dosbox

    As the name suggests, LeMenu is a menu making package that includes a directory manager. Menus and sub-menus can be created, you can run Batch-files from the menu directly as if these were normal programs and even a basic activity log is kept. The… Read More

  • Windows NT4 / 2000 Server and Workstation on a 2019 Hyper-V Cluster

    Sometimes it’s necessary to install an old Operating System, but you really cannot (or don’t want to) get the old hardware out, even if it would still work.I was in such a position that I had to install Windows 2000 Server. After locating the… Read More

  • Windows ME on Dosbox ECE, even on Raspberry Pi4b

    If you search the web you’ll find a lot statements that the installation of Windows Millennium or Windows ME on Dosbox is just not possible, that it will not work, that it will not even complete setup, no matter what.I wouldn’t be writing this… Read More

  • Synology Drive App for Windows 10 does not connect

    When trying to connect, the app displays a message: Connection fail. Check your network settings and try again. The solution to this is that next to port 5000 and 5001, the port 6690 also has to be opened to the Synology NAS. If this… Read More