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Error 1310 writing to config.msi

Piers Chipperfield Microsoft, Software, Technology, Windows May 9, 2013

‘Error 1310 writing to config.msi’. I’ve seen this quite a few times now and thought I ought to share it for anyone struggling to fix the problem. When uninstalling (possibly also installing or repairing although I haven’t come across those instances) a program on Windows, ...Read More

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Someone is currently logged into the APC Management Web Server

Piers Chipperfield Technology May 9, 2013

If you get a page saying ‘Someone is currently logged into the APC Management Web Server. Please try again later.’ when trying to connect to a managed APC PDU via the web interface there are a couple of likely causes. Someone is connected via ...Read More

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Error code: MapiExceptionBusy: Unable to unmount database

Piers Chipperfield Exchange, Microsoft, Software, Technology May 9, 2013

Unable to unmount Exchange 2007 mailbox store database – Error code: MapiExceptionBusy: Unable to unmount database Today I had an Exchange 2007 server with some problems. Some users were ok, others weren’t. There were various errors in the eventlog about activesync so I did an ...Read More

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Alcohol Free wine and beer

Piers Chipperfield Drink, Food and drink, Lager, Something different, Wine January 25, 2013

Alcohol free wine and beer. Is it worth drinking? While I was doing the Dryathlon I thought I’d give alcohol free a try. I got some alcohol free red wine from Sainsbury’s, and some alcohol free Beck’s Blue beer. Alcohol free red wine The ...Read More

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Beware the MOT expiry

Piers Chipperfield Motoring January 20, 2013

I was pulled over by the police the other day. Not for speeding, or doing anything daft, but because my MOT had expired in November. Unfortunately I hadn’t noted in my diary the expiry date when I bought the car, and it hadn’t been ...Read More

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New year’s resolutions

abigail Uncategorized January 2, 2013

So it is now the 2nd of January and everyone has recovered from Christmas and New Year, most people are back to work today. The kids don’t go back till Tuesday so I have a few more days of entertaining them to do. So, ...Read More

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Giving up drink for January

Piers Chipperfield Drink December 31, 2012

On my way back from London on a Friday night I heard about the Cancer Research Dryathlon on the radio and for some bizarre reason thought “thats a good idea, I’ll do that.” Now it’s New Year’s Eve and my last evening of drinking ...Read More

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My Homebrew ‘Triple’ is ready

Piers Chipperfield Ale, Drink, Food and drink September 11, 2012

I’m not entirely sure this turned out right as it’s much darker than the gold colour it’s supposed to be, but it’s very nice with a fruity flavour and is probably getting on for the rated 8%. Perhaps I shouldn’t have poured a whole ...Read More

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How to keep your house cool without air conditioning

Piers Chipperfield Practical Tips, Technology September 9, 2012

We’ve had a few hot days over the last couple of months and through trial and error, and the application of a little science, I’ve found a simple way to keep the house cool during the day. Air conditioning units aren’t particularly expensive now, ...Read More

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Beware the Instant Adsense plugin – it steals your Adsense revenue!

Piers Chipperfield Internet, Technology, Wordpress September 6, 2012

This was brought to my attention today while looking for a fix to the problem of the Instant Adsense plugin only displaying text adverts. Instant Adsense is a handy plugin which automatically inserts Ads into your posts and pages randomly but it hides a ...Read More

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