Rest SPA 122 to factory settings - easy way

To reset the SPA122 to factory defaults follow these steps:

1. Plug in power adapter.
2. Plug in a phone to 'Phone 1′ port of the SPA122.
3. Dial ****
4. You should hear 'Configuration Option Menu'
5. Dial 73738# (RESET#)
6. Press 1 to confirm the reset.

How to fix “library-ms no longer working” error

How to fix “library-ms no longer working” error in Windows 7

This error happens if there was a corruption on registry due to improper shutdown of the computer.

 Right click on the corrupted icons inside the Libraries folder and delete it.

 Once the corrupted icons are deleted, right click on the Libraries and Restore default libraries. Once restored the icons will be good to use again.

Core Configurator 2.0 for Windows 2008 R2 Core Server

You can manage the Windows core server more easily by installing the Core Configurator.

You can download it from here to the server. Extract it to the server drive. To open it; use the command prompt power shell and enter the following
PS C:\Users\Administrator\CoreConfig> .\CoreConfig.ps1
Where the CoreConfig is the location of the extrated file downloaded from CoreConfigurator.

Installing Active Directory Domain Controller service on Windows Server Core 2008 R2

If you need to install AD DC on the core server where there is no GUI, you will have to create a unattend file and run the dcpromo.exe /unattend:unattend.txt

Create an unattend.txt file with the following 

[DCInstall]
ReplicaOrNewDomain = Domain
NewDomain=Forest
NewDomainDNSName = dctest.local
AutoConfigDNS=Yes
RebootOnSuccess = NoAndNoPromptEither

SafeModeAdminPassword = PasswordComplex

Note: please install a static ip address on the server before proceeding to the AD DC.

Installing Powershell on Windows Server 2008 core R2

To enable the powershell on Windows Server 2008 R2 core: