CTX: How to Minimize Graphics Use with Terminal Server

How to Minimize Graphics Use with Terminal Server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/226931

CTX: Citrix Installation and Tuning Tips

Citrix MetaFrame for Windows Servers - Installation and Tuning Tips
http://www.thin-world.com/docs/MFTips1.pdf
http://www.dabcc.com/downloadfile.aspx?id=195

CTX: How to Optimize Wireless Access to Citrix

Choosing and Configuring Devices for Wireless WAN use in a Citrix Environment
Recommended Best Practices
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX101879

VMWARE: How to setup ESX 3.0 to automatically start Virtual Machines

How to setup VMware ESX 3.0 to automatically start Virtual Machines when the ESX host server reboots:

Highlight the host server.
Go to Configuration.
Go to Virtual Machine Startup/Shutdown.
Click in Properties.
Check Allow virtual machines to start and stop automatically with the system.

CTX: Clear Persistent Orphaned Printers in Roaming Profiles

How to Clear Persistent Orphaned Printers in Roaming Profiles in Citrix Servers

To remove orphan printer from roamming profiles you must edit usrlogon.cmd on the Citrix servers and add these entries.

echo Yreg DELETE HKCU\Printers\DevModes2 /va /f
echo Yreg DELETE HKCU\Printers\DevModePerUser /va /f
echo Yreg DELETE HKCU\Printers\ /va /f
echo Yreg DELETE HKCU\Printers\connections
echo Yreg DELETE HKCU\Printers\citrix
echo Yreg DELETE "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Devices" /va /f
echo Yreg DELETE "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\printerports" /va /f
echo Yreg DELETE HKCU\Software\Citrix\PrinterProperties
echo Yreg DELETE HKCU\Printers\settings

MS: How to Install a Windows 2000 or Windows XP Printer Driver in Windows NT 4.0

How to Install a Windows 2000 Printer Driver or a Windows XP Printer Driver in Windows NT 4.O for Point and Print Functionality (This note will apply to Windows Server 2003 Printer Driver too)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/263090/en-us

MS: How to list Microsoft Hotfixes installed

Just run wmic qfe from command prompt.

CTX: How To Use DSCHECK

How To Use DSCHECK

Usage: dscheck [Options]
• [ /Clean /Full]
• [ Servers Apps Printers Groups MSLicense Folders Licenses InstallationJobs]
• [/Silent]

To Check the Data Store

From the command prompt, type dscheck.

To Repair the Data Store

From the command line change to the temp directory where the dscheck.exe utility resides. Run the following switch commands:

• dscheck /full Servers [Options]
o – Verify/Clean or Delete the server. May be left blank. Defaults to all servers.
o /Clean – Modify the data store to correct the errors.
o /DeleteAll – Delete the server entries from the data store.
o /DeleteMF – Delete the MetaFrame Server entry from the data store.
o /DeleteComSrv – Delete the Common Server entry from the data store. If specified without a server name, will attempt to remove all the duplicate Common Server entries.
Note: In general, use /Delete*** with caution.

• dscheck /full Apps [Options]
o – Verify/Clean or Delete the application. May be left blank. Defaults to all applications.
o /Clean – Modify the data store to correct the errors.
o /ServerCheck – Verify that all applications are hosted by valid servers.
o /DeleteMF – Delete the MetaFrame Application entry from the data store.
o /DeleteComApp – Delete the Common Application entry from the data store.

• dscheck /full Printers [Options]
o /purge_replications – Removes all printer replications from the data store.
o /purge_client_printers – Removes all Client Auto-Create printers pending deletion from the data store.
o /purge_drivers – Removes all drivers which are not associated with any servers or session printer policies from the data store.

• dscheck /full Groups [Options]
o /Clean – Removes the group object. GroupName is the relative DN from the Context.
o /Clean – Removes the group from the parent group. Use the output of DSCHECK.exe GROUPS /verify" for both ParentGroupName and GroupName.

• dscheck /full MSLicense [Options]
o /purge_licenses – Removes all Microsoft Licenses from the data store.
o /list – Lists all Microsoft Licenses in the data store.
• dscheck /full Folders /clean – Collapse orphaned folders in the data store.
• dscheck /full Licenses /clean – Removes all corrupt licenses from the data store.

• dscheck /full /silent – Suppresses all warnings and prompts.
CAUTION: If this is run with the /clean switch the database will be modified if inconsistencies are found. It is recommended that the data store database is backed up prior to running dscheck with the /clean switch.

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX107800

CTX: Auto Client Reconnect Event 9007

You found this error in your Citrix server:

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: MetaFrame
Event Category: None
Event ID: 9007
User: N/A
Computer: SERVER
Description: Auto Client Reconnect occurred for user: DOMAIN\user

To fix the problem add these registry keys:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Citrix]
"IcaEnableKeepAlive"=dword:00000001
"IcaKeepAliveInterval"=dword:0000003c

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters]
"TcpMaxDataRetransmissions"=dword:0000000a
"KeepAliveTime"=dword:0000ea60
"KeepAliveInterval"=dword:000003e8

MS: Enable/Disable "Use HTTP 1.1 through proxy connections" settings in Internet Explorer

Change (or create) these registry keys or create ADM Template to apply using a GPO.

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\EnableHttp1_1= "0x00000001"

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyHttp1.1= "0x00000001"

1 is Enable and 0 is Disable.

MS: How to Install Office 2000 on Windows 2000 Terminal Server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/224313

VMWARE: How To Change Date And Time To ESX Server

1) Set the system clock to the local date and time: date MMDDhhmmYYYY

Example: Dec 4, 2006 10:35 is DATE 120410352006

2) Update the hardware clock with current time of the system clock: /sbin/hwclock --systohc

CERTIFICATION: Microsoft Test 70-431 passed!

Today I passed with 1000 points (my first test with 1000 points score!) the Microsoft Test 70-431: TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - Implementation and Maintenance and I got the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): SQL Server 2005 certification.

The MCTS Self–Paced Training Kit (Exam 70–431): Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and lab practice, is enough to pass this test.

Exam Statistics:

10 Citrix Exams
04 Citrix Certifications
21 Microsoft Exams
10 Microsoft Certifications

More Info: http://www.musumeci.com.ar/Web_English/certificaciones_eng.htm

MS: Limit messages size in Exchange Server 2003

How to Set Size Limits for Messages
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Set-Size-Limits-Messages.html

How to set size limits for messages in Exchange Server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322679

An e-mail message that is larger than the sending message size limit or the receiving message size limit is not delivered
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/298572

Security Setting Changes and Updates That Are Introduced in Exchange Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824111

Exchange 2000 Server and Exchange Server 2003 Message Restrictions
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/exchange/2003/insider/Message_Restrictions.mspx

HOW TO: Use System Policies to Configure Mailbox Storage Limits in Exchange Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822938

CTX: Troubloshooting Profiles in Citrix

Troubleshooting Userenv Event ID 1000 and Profile Issues in a Citrix Environment
http://support.citrix.com/kb/entry.jspa?entryID=5747

Troubleshooting Slow Citrix and Terminal Server Logons
http://www.brianmadden.com/content/content.asp?ID=564

Windows logon and logoff issues
http://www.thomaskoetzing.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=124&Itemid=199

MS: How to re-create the Show Desktop icon on the Quick Launch toolbar

How to re-create the Show Desktop icon on the Quick Launch toolbar
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190355

MS: How to assign service account access to all mailboxes in Exchange

How to assign service account access to all mailboxes in Exchange Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/821897

How to assign service account access to all mailboxes in Exchange Server 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/821897

MS: Windows Vista is RTM

Today November 8th, 2006 Microsoft announced the completion of the Windows Vista operating system and confirmed its release to manufacturing (RTM).
Windows Vista will be broadly available as a stand-alone product or pre-installed on new PCs on January 30, 2007 and available to Volume License customers later in the month of November 2006.
More info at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista
As beta tester from the early code (Alpha Stage) of Windows Vista (Codename Longhorn), I'm waiting to install the RTM version.

CTX: Citrix release a beta of the Project Tarpon

Citrix Project Tarpon - Beta Release - Release Date: 10/20/2006
Tarpon is a breakthrough in application streaming technology that enables IT organizations to rapidly deliver desktop applications and updates, while allowing IT organizations to centrally manage a single instance of a desktop application and deliver it to users as they need it. Project Tarpon eliminates application compatibility issues and dramatically reduces the cost and complexity of delivering applications. Applications are delivered as an on-demand service that detects problems, heals itself, and updates automatically.
You can found more info (including download information) in the Project Tarpon User Forum at http://support.citrix.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=114

CTX: Citrix release a beta of the Presentation Server v4.5

Presentation Server 4.5 - Technology Preview - Release Date: 10/24/2006
Some of the key features available in this upcoming release are:

• Health Monitoring & Recovery – Monitors the health of many Presentation Server components and reports any failures instantly. If a component fails, it can be configured to trigger an action to the server.
• Configuration logging – Logs any changes made to the farm to a database and provides reporting capabilities.
• Non-administrator client installation – Allows end users without administrative rights to install a client.
• SpeedScreen Progressive Display – Provides an aggressive compression algorithm for graphic-intensive applications, through a connection policy, to improve the performance and responsiveness of these applications.
• Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) support – Extends the value of Microsoft’s Active Directory and Identity Federation technology by allowing Presentation Server-hosted applications to participate in federation trusts. Without Citrix, ADFS can only be used with Web Applications.
• Application streaming – Provides applications to be packaged and delivered to Presentation Server without having to install them in every server.

This release is available is x86 and x64 versions through MyCitrix.