Author Archives | Carl Webster
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Connection timed out (0x4c126035) Connecting to vDisk on Citrix Provisioning Services Server
In Citrix Provisioning Services 5.6 SP1, when setting a new device to boot from vDisk using XenServer 5.6 SP2, the following error was received (Figure 1): Could not boot from filename “ardpb32.bin
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Learning to Install Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0
August 12, 2011
Portable Document Format (PDF) files are a popular way to transfer documents between computer users. A PDF file retains formatting for the file being transferred. There are over 600 free viewers a
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Adding an SSD Storage Device to Citrix XenServer
June 18, 2011
[Update 26Mar2019. See Updated section below.] Note: This still works for XenServer 8.2 In the process of creating Virtual Machines (VMs) for labs for a customer, I needed to have 10VMs running at the
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Weird Errors and the Mysterious Root Cause
February 13, 2011
Over the past few months I have come across several seemingly unrelated issues that all had one root cause. There was not any typical correlation between the servers. Citrix software was everythin
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Error Deleting User From Citrix License Server 11.6.1 build 10007
November 16, 2010
A colleague recently had an issue with the Citrix License Server version 11.6.1 build 1007 where a license user account could not be deleted. Restarting the Citrix license services and restarting th
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Learning to Install Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.1
September 20, 2010
UPDATED April 18, 2009, for Acrobat Read 9.1 Portable Document Format (PDF) files are a popular way to transfer documents between computer users. A PDF file retains formatting for the file being tra
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How To Hide Additional Drive Letters On A Server
June 16, 2009
When Creating a Server Management Group Policy on Windows Server 2003, there are two options that can be set to either Hide or Prevent users from working with the server’s drives: Hide these specif
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Will a Citrix License Server in a Workgroup Supply Licenses to XenApp Servers in Multiple Directory Services?
December 22, 2008
Will a stand-alone Citrix License Server running in a Workgroup service the licensing requests for XenApp Servers running in multiple farms in multiple directory service systems? Someone asked me this question and my first thought was yes it would. But would it?
NOTE: Most people believe that XenApp can only be installed on a network that uses either Active Directory or eDirectory. That is not true. XenApp can be installed on a stand-alone workgroup computer, as well as UNIX versions for Solaris, AIX and HP-UX.
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What is “Citrix”?
November 17, 2008
The first question usually asked by the Accidental Citrix Admin is “what is citrix?”. There are two ways the term “citrix” is used: as a specific product or as the name of a company which provides that product. Usually when “citrix” is mentioned, the term is referring to software used to allow multiple user access to one or more applications hosted on another computer (normally a server).
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LCD Cleaning
July 21, 2003
This article was last updated on July 21, 2003 One of the most common questions I am asked, now that LCDs are in wide use, is how to clean one. Every manufacturer has their recommended method. Wha
August 15, 2011
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