How to avoid error 7026 (i8042prt) when running headless on Windows and an older mobo
Posted by TomasF | Tags: Tips & Tricks , Software , PC & Gadget Stuff , System
So my firewall is a an old Compaq d500 desktop running Windows 2003 and ISA 2006 Server. It's running headless (without monitor, keyboard or mouse connected) in a corner, being managed over RDP. But since the hardware isn't new, the concept of usb keyboards is kind of alien to the bios, but I finally managed to get it to boot without nagging for a ps/2 keyboard. However, seems Windows also feels it should've been given a keyboard connection, because forever it's been throwing a service error at logon:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7026
Date: 01.08.2009
Time: 10:16:19
User: N/A
Computer: ******
Description:
The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load:
i8042prt
I finally got tired of this so I decided to search out a solution to this. And woohoo, I found 2:
- Boot to recovery console (from the CD or if you've installed it on the HDD), at the prompt type: disable i8042prt
- Start regedit and go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\i8042prt and change value of "Start" to 4. This will disable the boot start of this service.
Hope this is of some use for someone else.
Picture of a European Robin
Posted by TomasF | Tags: Pictures
While I was lounging outside the cottage during easter holidays with my Nikon D70 mounted with the "Bigma" (Sigma 50-500mm), this small guy landed pretty close to me and started jumping around a few meters away. Presumably he was both annoyed at me placing myself on top of the wall he had started building a nest in, as well as attracted to the seasons first insects which were circling my cup of tea, waiting for it to get cool enough.
He seemed happy enough to pose, though. Have to say I'm pretty happy with the shot.
Finally got my new server up
Posted by TomasF
Built it over a month ago, but haven't gotten around to actually put it in place so it could stay powered on until now.
Hopefully I'll get around to finalizing the installation and moving services off my old server to this one shortly.
Printing to printable CDs/DVDs with the Canon IP5300 from Nero Coverdesigner
Posted by TomasF | Tags: Tips & Tricks , Software
A good while ago I was looking for some details on how to set up a paper stock for the CD-Tray in the Canon Pixma IP5300 from Nero Coverdesigner. At the time I didn't find anything, so I tried & failed my way to a setup myself. But I keep forgetting where I put the notes etc, so I figured "why not blog it?", so here we go.
Where did the /console switch for the RDP client in Vista SP1 go?
Posted by TomasF | Tags: Software , Work Stuff
What a great way to waste a lot of time when you're in a hurry. After having installed Vista on my newly rebuilt PC after christmas, I was setting up my rdp shortcuts to my Windows 2003 Server in the quick launch bar as usual, and I ran into a problem. It turns out I couldn't connect to the console session of the server, even if the shortcut used to launch the rdp file included the /console switch
mstc myrdpfile.rdp /console
After a bit of digging, and some help from Gerryn on IRCNet, it turns out that the reason was that /console had been removed from the RDP client, and this change was not in Vista, but in Vista SP1 (I had installed SP1 RC refresh immediately after installing Vista due to Vistas completely unacceptable performance without it).
Armed with this extra bit of knowledge I found a post by Nick MacKechnie describing the change and explaining that this had been replaced by the /admin switch which is better suited for the new features of Windows 2008.
Unfortunately the description in the switch listing for mstsc.exe could be clearer:
