Jacki Moody | Tech Tips

Error “Same architecture installation” Installing SQL Server Data Tools

by Jacki Moody | Jan 7, 2015 | SQL

I haven’t used SQL reporting services much in the last year and had a need for it today. I searched for SQL Business Intelligence Data Services (BIDS) to work with Visual Studio 2013 and found it has a new name, SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT), and it only works...

How to Set a SQL Database to Read-Only

by Jacki Moody | Jan 5, 2015 | SQL

You can set a Microsoft SQL database to read-only using either the GUI or a command line. Complete command-line steps are provided below, including steps you should take to prepare your database. Alternate GUI instructions are provided in the step to change the...

An Active Directory Domain Controller (AD DC) for the domain xxxx.xxx could not be contacted.

by Jacki Moody | Dec 17, 2014 | Active Directory, Windows

I decided to recycle a Hyper-V server that I already had genned up and running. I disjoined it from the domain, renamed the server, renamed the Hyper-V storage file to match, and renamed the Hyper-V itself to all match the new name. So far so good. Next step, rejoin...

ISO Error: Sorry There Was a Problem Mounting the File

by Jacki Moody | Nov 6, 2014 | Windows

Issue: You downloaded a file from Microsoft, such as the Windows 10 Preview. The ISO downloads successfully, but when you try to mount it using Windows 8 or 8.1, you get the error: Sorry, there was a problem mounting the file. Cause: Sometimes when you download a file...

Change Time Zone

by Jacki Moody | Aug 28, 2014 | Windows

Changing your time zone is easy on Windows. Here are the steps. Log in to the computer with an account that has Administrator access to the computer. (Note, this is not the same things as “Run as administrator.”) Right-click the time on your Windows task...