2008 R2 Server - Error 0x800f0818 during SP1 Install

When I launch the SP1 update, installation fails with error 0x800f0818.

Here  are the step used to solve this issue:

1. I have downloaded following Microsoft Tool:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947821

The tool runs and checks that everything is clean for an upgrade to SP1. 


2. If it doesn't fix anything, it just checks and leaves logs here:

%SYSTEMROOT%\Logs\CBS\CheckSUR.log

3. If you see a number of fixed files at the top of the log: try to install Service Pack 1 again.
 

4. If you see anything under "Unavailable repair files": keep reading.

In second case if you get warning about corrupted file:

Package_for_KB2506014_RTM~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.0.mum and Package_for_KB2506014_RTM~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.0.cat.

5. From Microsoft download patch. Open a browser window and navigate to 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/(number here)

and use an extraction utility like 7-Zip to extract the CAB files from the MSU installer and then again to extract the contents of the CAB files.

6. Copy the .mum and .cat files to "%windir%\Temp\CheckSUR\servicing\Packages" and run tool again



2012 Server - Evaluation Download Link 180 Days

 

Download Link:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/evalcenter/dn205286.aspx 

Backup - Duplicati free software to make differential/full backup and Outlook .pst

Duplicati is a free backup client that securely stores encrypted, incremental, compressed backups on cloud storage services and remote file servers. It works with Amazon S3, Windows Live SkyDrive, Google Drive (Google Docs), Rackspace Cloud Files or WebDAV, SSH, FTP (and many more).  

Duplicati has built-in AES-256 encryption and backups can be signed using GNU Privacy Guard. A built-in scheduler makes sure that backups are always up-to-date. Last but not least, Duplicati provides various options and tweaks like filters, deletion rules, transfer and bandwidth options to run backups for specific purposes.

Duplicati is licensed under LGPL and available for Windows and Linux (.NET 2.0+ or Mono required). The Duplicati project was inspired by duplicity. Duplicati and duplicity are similar but not compatible. Duplicati is available in English, Spanish, French, German, Danish, Portugese, Italian, and Chinese.

Duplicati Features

  • Duplicati Screenshots

    Duplicati uses AES-256 encryption (or GNU Privacy Guard) to secure all data before it is uploaded.
  • Duplicati uploads a full backup initially and stores smaller, incremental updates afterwards to save bandwidth and storage space.
  • A scheduler keeps backups up-to-date automatically.
  • Encrypted backup files are transferred to targets like FTP, Cloudfiles, WebDAV, SSH (SFTP), Amazon S3 and others.
  • Duplicati allows backups of folders, document types like e.g. documents or images, or custom filter rules. 
  • Duplicati is available as application with an easy-to-use user interface and as command line tool.
  • Duplicati can make proper backups of opened or locked files using the Volume Snapshot Service (VSS) under Windows or the Logical Volume Manager (LVM) under Linux. This allows Duplicati to back up the Microsoft Outlook PST file while Outlook is running.

Why use Duplicati?

Keep your data safe, store it far away, update your backup regularly! This is a simple rule but many backup solutions do not achieve that today. But Duplicati does!

Keep your data safe! Bad guys on the Internet seem to look for interesting data everywhere. But people do not want to see any of their private data revealed anywhere. Duplicati provides strong encryption to make sure that your data looks like garbage to others. With a well chosen password your backup files will be more safe on a public webserver than your unencrypted files at home.

Store your backup far away! The best backup is useless when it is destroyed together with it's original data. Just assume that a fire destroys your office - would your backup survive? Duplicati stores backups on various remote file servers and it supports incremental backups so that only changed parts need to be transfered. This makes it easy to use a destination far away from the original data.

Backup regularly! The worst case is that your backup is outdated simply because someone forgot to make a backup at the right time. Duplicati has a built-in scheduler, so that it's easy to have a regular, up-to-date backup. Furthermore, Duplicati uses file compression and is able to store incremental backups to save storage space and bandwidth.

Server - BitLocker: Planning and Policies

BitLocker crittografa i dischi rigidi del computer per fornire una maggiore protezione contro il furto dei dati o l'esposizione su computer e unità rimovibili che vengono persi o rubati, e la cancellazione dei dati più sicuri quando i computer protetti da BitLocker vengono smantellati. Scopri come pianificare una corretta distribuzione di BitLocker determinando le policies appropriate e requisiti di configurazione per l'organizzazione poi imparare come distribuire BitLocker utilizzando il Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) e Windows PowerShell.

Ecco l'articolo relativo che danno il workflow per implementare e distribuire Bitlocker:


http://technet.microsoft.com/library/jj592683.aspx?ocid=wc-nl-secnews 

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BitLocker encrypts the hard drives on your computer to provide enhanced protection against data theft or exposure on computers and removable drives that are lost or stolen, and more secure data deletion when BitLocker-protected computers are decommissioned. Find out how to plan for a successful deployment of BitLocker by determining the appropriate policies and configuration requirements for your organization then learn how to deploy BitLocker using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) and Windows PowerShell

Here is relative article that give you follow up for implement and Deploy Bitlocker:

http://technet.microsoft.com/library/jj592683.aspx?ocid=wc-nl-secnews 

[update 2016.12.31]

You should be aware that TrueCrypt development was no longer maintained/updated  since 2014.

http://www.alessandromazzanti.com/2013/08/usb-create-usb-encrypted-with-truecrypt.html

Hacker - Truecrypt alternatives

Several security bugs have been not resolved.

You fan review this article about some alternatives that I summarize them in this article too.

https://www.comparitech.com/blog/information-security/truecrypt-is-discoutinued-try-these-free-alternatives/,.


Here they are Truecrypt alternatives (from my side I use, normally, 2. and 7. options):

  1. VeraCrypt You can find a full list of improvements and corrections that VeraCrypt made on TrueCrypt here. It is open source and free.
  2. Bitlocker no encrypted containers ability and not open source.
  3. DiskCryptor supports encryption of external devices including hard drives, USB drives, CDs, and DVDs
  4. CipherShed
  5. FileVault 2 Apple’s answer to Bitlocker, no encrypted containers ability and not open source.
  6. LUKS
  7. SafeHouse Explorer – 3.01 Portable

OneDrive - Porta un amico in OneDrive di Microsoft per te 0,5 Gb. Gratis sfruttando il link seguente

SkyDrive

 

OneDrive è un repository gratuito di Microsoft dove poter uploadare vari Gb. di dati del proprio pc, smartphone, tablet gratuitamente e volendo utilizzare anche Office sui dati salvati.

Se vi registrate sfruttando il seguente link per ogni amico che accede a OneDrive come nuovo utente, sia tu che l'amico riceverete 0,5 GB di spazio di archiviazione aggiuntivo gratuito (massimo 5 GB).

 

https://onedrive.live.com?invref=892f73900f16bd3d&invsrc=90 

 

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SkyDrive

 

OneDrive is a free Microsoft  repository where you can upload several GB. of data on your PC, smartphone, tablet for free and also wanting to use Office on the saved data.
 
If you register using the link below for each friend you as a new user logs on to OneDrive, both you and the friend will receive 0.5 GB free space for additional storage (up to 5GB).

 

https://onedrive.live.com?invref=892f73900f16bd3d&invsrc=90 


Software - Free Utility to find duplicate file - Programma gratuito per trovare i file duplicati



trovare file duplicati


Fequal  è un software gratuito ed utilizzabile senza alcun tipo di problema su tutti i sistemi operativi Windows (sia a 32-bit sia a 64-bit) che permette di trovare i file identici presenti sul proprio OS.

Ciò che rende Fequal un software diverso da tutti gli altri software analoghi è la possibilità di individuare rapidamente i file doppi e di scegliere poi se rimuoverli o se sostituirli con scorciatoie o link simbolici.

Download:

http://tp.lc.ehu.es/jma/win32/fequal.html 

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Fequal is a free software and can be used without any problems on all Windows operating systems (both 32-bit and 64-bit) that allows you to find identical files present on your OS.


What makes Fequal software unlike any other similar software is the ability to quickly locate duplicate files and then choose whether to remove them or replace them with shortcuts or symbolic links.

 

Download:

http://tp.lc.ehu.es/jma/win32/fequal.html



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