Why my scheduled task completes with return code 2

I recently had a task job scheduled in one of Windows server 2008 but kept getting a return code 2 every time it runs. Task Scheduler successfully completed task "\RoomView" , instance "{fcc8337a-11b2-4e69-b101-a58bb8d18ead}" , action "C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe" with return code 2. Obviously, even though it says Task Scheduler successfully completed task, the task didn’t complete what it supposed to do. The […]

The remote computer disconnected the session because of an error in the licensing protocol

One remote user from work called me the other day saying her remote desktop client stopped working because of “there are no terminal server client access licenses available for this computer”. Well, that’s easy, I walked her through and successfully deleted the MSLicensing registry key on her Windows Vista computer, and happily told her you can try it again now. […]

UpdateProgress control disappeared before the Page gets updated on ASP.net Web App

I have a small web application written in ASP.net 2.0 (works on 3.5 as well) with Ajax enabled. What it does is to search information on a online database and downloads as PDF.  I use <asp:UpdatePanel></asp:UpdatePanel> to wrap up the web form content, and use <asp:UpdateProgress> to show a modal popup type of progress icon during the actual download. It […]