Disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration (IE ESC) in Windows Server 2012

This article explains how to disable the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration (IE ESC) in Windows Server 2012. One of the downsides of dealing with a new version of Windows Server is figuring out where things have moved in the new release. In Windows Server 2008 R2, disabling IE ESC was fairly straightforward in the Server Manager. Disabling it in the latest Microsoft Server OS is still performed in the Server Manager. However, the redesign of the Server Manager…

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How to Setup Firefox to use Windows Authentication

  If you have an ASP.NET application that is behind an IIS Web Server and it configured to use Windows authentication or what they called trusted login. Typically you can download a plugin for Firefox and it will help you perform windows authentication automatically. What if you are not allowed install any plugin or don’t want to use any plugin. When you try to connect to a ASP.NET application via Windows authentication it will display they following error message:…

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How to extract files from a .msi file using the Windows command line

Every once in a while I need to extract the content of a .msi file in order to customize a deployment for a particular network environment. Sometimes initializing the .msi installer will temporarily extract the files into C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Temp, but those files are removed once the installer exits. To extract files from a .msi file at the command line, type: msiexec /a PathToMSIFile /qb TARGETDIR=DirectoryToExtractTo For example, to extract files from f:\zenworks\zfdagent.msi into c:\zfd701 you would type:…

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Error "There is no script engine for file extension" when running .js files

Symptom When you attempt to run a .js (JScript Script File) file, one of the following errors may occur: Can’t find script engine “JScript” for script “filename.js“. There is no script engine for file extension “.js”. Resolution This happens if the .js file class data is missing or incorrect. Follow these steps to resolve the problem: Instructions for Windows Vista or Windows 7 (tested and it works in Win7) Open an Elevated Command Prompt window. To do so, click…

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