Installing Windows 11 on VirtualBox

Installing Windows 11 on VirtualBox

by | Oct 10, 2024 | guide

Continuing with the previous article, this time I will try the Windows 11 app. Previously, the PC specifications I used were MB Gigabyte H61, Core i7 2600Ghz Processor, 2x 8GB VGEN RAM, 2 HDDs 4TB + 3TB and VGA HIS R7 240 iCooler 2GB GDDR5. Hopefully in the future we can upgrade our PC to be more robust, hehehe.

Here’s how :

  1. Click New and fill in according to your needs then Next.

Note: don’t forget to check the Skip Unattended Installation checklist to avoid filling in the fields during the installation process.

 

 

  1. On Hardware, I set the Base Memory to 8GB and then Next.

  1. For Virtual Disk, I set it to 80GB and then Next.

  1. Berikut hasil Summary, klik Finish.

  1. VirtualBox is ready to use but before I click Start, there is an item that I will change first, click Settings – Expert – Network, uncheck Cable Connected – OK (to prevent the creation of an online login account).

  1. Click Start and the process will run, click Next.

 

 

  1. Click Install Now and select the desired version of Windows and then Next.

 

 

  1. Check the I accept …. and click Next.

  1. Select Custom.

  1. For partitions there is only 1, so immediately click Next and wait for it to finish.

 

 

  1. Here’s what it looks like after a restart, select the appropriate country and then Yes.

  1. Select keyboard input and Yes and if you are not using an additional keyboard, select Skip.

  1. Select I don’t have internet because indeed the condition of the LAN cable is not installed as informed in step 5 above.

  1. Fill in the name then Next and the password then Next

  1. In my privacy I set it to No then Next and wait for it to finish.

 

 

  1. Go back to step 5 and check the Cable Connected – OK, then the network icon has changed.

  1. Here are the specifications and info from Device Manager.

The installation process is honestly a bit long, about 15-20 minutes because at the time of the experiment I was using HDD Regenerator to repair the HDD, hehehe. If there is a fortune, I will use NVME entirely  so that the process can be faster.

Thanks.

 

VirtualBox Installation

VirtualBox Installation

by | Oct 9, 2024 | guide

VirtualBox, is not a new application for me. Since becoming a computer technician, I’ve been using it to try out job-supporting apps. The PC I use is still there today, using an Asus P5P43TD MB, VGA ATI Radeon 2GB (I forgot the type), 4x4GB GB of VGEN RAM and 2x 2TB Seagate HDD.

And until now, October 2024 I used it again. If I check on an old PC, the application I used at that time was VirtualBox-4.3.6-91406-Win which I downloaded on December 20, 2013 and is currently the version VirtualBox-7.1.2-164945-Win.

For the application, you can download here with a size of about 105MB, and the installation process is quite easy, just click Next 3x – Yes 2x – Next – Install – Finish as shown in the following image (maybe a little difference if there will be an update in the latest version):

 

 

Here is the initial appearance, there are 2 modes, Basic and Expert.

But before I will change the default configuration by clicking Preferences or (Ctrl+G) on the keyboard, in the General Default Machine Folder section, I will change the location of the storage place, because the default is C drive, it will be quite troublesome if later I have to  reinstall Windows, of course it will move the VM , so in this case I immediately moved it to D drive​.

Before

After

Ok, maybe that’s all the article, for the experiment I will make in another article, thank you and have a nice day.

 

How to fix error 0x800406C in Ms. Outlook 2007

How to fix error 0x800406C in Ms. Outlook 2007

by | Sep 26, 2024 | guide

If you get 0x800406C error in Ms. Outlook 2007 as shown in the above picture, hope this article is the solution.

The error is due to  the fact that (.pst) capacity of Ms. Outlook 2007 is full, which can only hold 20 GB per .pst.

There are 2 solutions, namely :

  1. Delete emails that are no longer needed, such as the info in the image above.
  2. Or by creating a new .pst to accommodate sending and receiving emails. I prefer this step because it is easier than deleting emails. Just follow these steps :

 

  1. Click on Tools – Account Settings – Email, in this step I just want to see if there is only 1 or more email accounts and if they are stored in the same .pst. In the following image there are 2 email addresses, and if I click on the email, then both will point to the same location, which is D:\Users\Email\Outlook.pst as in the error above.

  1. Select the Data Files tab, then click the inbox name (in this practice it is Email) and then click Open Folder.

  1. Then a new window will open where the .pst location is stored and as I informed above, the size of the Outlook.pst is almost 20 GB (19,929,297 KB).

  1. Right-click the Outlook.pst file and select Rename (or press F2 on the keyboard), in this example I gave the name according to the email period which will be easier if one day I see the email again.

  1. Close Ms. Outlook and reopen it, you should get  the following error, which is due to the old .pst not found (because it has been changed from Outlook.pst to Email 20120102-20211026.pst).

  1. Ms. Outlook will automatically create a new .pst for the email to use, in which case I still stay in the same location and give Outlook a name for the new .pst.

  1. Then for the name of the Inbox I named Email, then click OK and here are the results.

  1. Ms. Outlook will immediately do the Send Receive process again and it should be normal as shown in the following image.

  1. Step 8 should be done, but what if I want to keep seeing the previous emails, because in .pst that I have created, only  the most recent emails will appear (including the delivery). If you want to see previous emails, click Tools – Account Settings – Data Files – Add, select the first one and then click OK.

  1. Navigate to the old .pst then click OK and OK again then Close.

 

 

  1. The result will be as follows, where in the Folder List display there is Email.pst (for the latest) and Email 20120102-20211026.pst (for the previous email).

Good luck and have a nice day, thank you.

 

Taking Advantage of ADSL Wireless Modem 2 – TP-Link TD-W8101G

Taking Advantage of ADSL Wireless Modem 2 – TP-Link TD-W8101G

by | Sep 19, 2024 | guide

T: Do you have an extender router that is not used? The router at home is broken.

S: Wireless router or what do you mean?

T : bla bla bla bla bla …

It turned out that he needed  an additional router to connect to the internet from the main router  because he router was currently using was broken. After I checked in the warehouse, I found the TP-Link TD-W8101G router modem.

For this guide, it’s similar to the one I’ve made before here, so it’s just a different router and this time I’ve made it a bit detailed enough to make it easier.

Here is  the default  information of  the router:

IP: 192.168.1.1

Username : admin

Password : admin

SSID : TP-Link_XXXXX (XXXXX is usually the MAC Address of the TP-Link, in this case what I have is TP-LINK_E72C6C), so it can be adjusted from the sticker attached to the bottom of the modem.

For the final topology as follows but when doing this guide I am using a PC, so just connect the LAN cable  to the PC and modem (like in the red box), do not connect to a network that is already running as it will cause looping.

Here is the guide :

  1. Because this router has not been used for a long time, I will immediately reset it by pressing  the reset button between the power port and the LAN port for 5-10 seconds.

  1. If the reset is successful, then when you type IP 192.168.1.1 on the browser it will be the following image, type admin in the Username and Password  column and then click Sign in.

and I check the IP on the PC will get the following.

  1. Once opened, it will be directed to the Status tab.

  1. Click the Interface Setup – Wireless tab. You can change the SSID according to the name you want, but in this example I will only provide a password, here is the information and then click SAVE :

Authentication Type = WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

Encryption = TKIP/AES

Pre-Shared Key = wireless password

  1. I will replace the default IP with  an empty IP, in case I change from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.2.5 and turn off the DHCP (Disable) feature because DHCP is already provided from the router before, then click SAVE.

Note: The IP that will be given must be the same as the IP block that is already running, otherwise you will not be able to connect to the internet.

  1. Click OK if the following confirmation appears.

  1. If I refresh (press F5 on the keyboard) the page will likely look like this (I’m using the Firefox browser, the error will be different if you’re using a different browser).

  1. Unplug  the LAN  cable from  the PC and connect it to the previous router, as well as for the TP-Link TD-W8101G router modem (as in the topology). If true, then when we type IP 192.168.2.5 on the browser the following image will appear.

and I check the IP on the PC will get the following.

  1. If you are logged in, then the IP has changed.

  1. The following are the results of the test using a laptop and cellphone.

 

 

To be honest, the results are not very satisfactory because they are very far from the available bandwidth, which is 50 Mbps, here are the test results from cellphones using the same frequency, namely 2.4 Ghz, the results are better for downloading.

Finally, hopefully this article can help take advantage of unused routers, hehehe, thank you and have a nice day.

 

Ruijie Reyee RG-EW1200G Pro Configuration

Ruijie Reyee RG-EW1200G Pro Configuration

by | Aug 14, 2022 | guide

I found out about this AP from the training and FB group that I had participated in before and now thank God I was finally given the opportunity to try the Ruijie Reyee RG-EW1200G Pro device. I didn’t have much time to try it, about 1 hour, so I’m sorry if I haven’t been able to give maximum results.

Topology :

Internet <-> AP Ruijie <-> Laptop

Here’s the information I can provide :

  1. Here’s a little photo of the AP and because I got an AP device that had been consolidated before, I will reset the AP, how to press the Reset button for about 10 seconds more like the text on the back until the blue light flashes (krrew06.jpeg).

Where is the blue light? under the words Ruijie | Reyeee. Honestly, I also just woke up when I connected the adapter, why didn’t there be a light indicator like a router in general. I also knew that when I reset the router in a slightly sideways position, I saw the blue light.

 

 

For the daytime, it is not very visible, but unfortunately I did not have time to try it at night.

2. Okay, let’s continue, before I tried a speedtest from a laptop first to make sure my internet speed and here are the results.

3. I will equate the IP block of the AP with the laptop, I installed the IP 192.168.110.2, where 192.168.110.1 is the default IP of the AP. Here’s what it looks like and click Configure.

4. A wizard appears to connect the AP to the internet, in the first case is DHCP, because the router will be set to a static IP, then the error can be ignored. Here’s what it looks like for PPPoE, Static IP and Repeater settings. Once I have filled in the IP in Static IP, click Next.

 

 

5. By default, the SSID name has been given for 2 frequencies and in this case I will not change it, just fill in the Management Password and change the Country/Region/Time Zone, click Override.

 

 

6. The SSID configuration that has been created appears, click Finish as many as 4x.

 

 

7. The AP has successfully connected to the internet, until a popup appears to upgrade the firmware to the latest version, in this case I click Upgrade Later.

8. The following is the display from the Home page, which contains AP status information, the number of connected clients as well as the status of the LAN port and AP version.

9. Clients page to see devices connected via cable and wireless and there is a feature to block but sorry I haven’t had time to try it.

10. The Internet page is more or less like step 4, to connect the AP to the internet.

11. The Wi-Fi page is also like step 5.

12. The More page turns out to see more features like Basics WAN as shown in the following image :

 

 

  • WAN : connects the AP to the internet.
  • LAN : change the AP IP, configure the DHCP IP and view the connected devices.
  • IPTV/VLAN, IPv6 Address and Repeater Mode sorry I haven’t tried it yet.

13. The Wireless page is as follows :

 

 

  • Wi-Fi : change the SSID name, frequency, password, activate Guest, for Smart Wi-Fi and Healthy Mode I haven’t tried it yet. I tried to activate the Guest Wi-Fi menu, which is usually so that connected devices cannot access the AP login page, but several times I tried, it turned out that my cellphone could still access the login page.
  • I have also not tried the Blacklist/Whitelist and Radio Frequency features.

14. Security page – ARP List to give a static IP to the device’s MAC so that it is not used by other devices, but I haven’t tried it either.

15. I haven’t had time to try the features on the Advanced page.

 

 

16. For Diagnostics, it’s the same, just try the features on the Network Tools menu.

 

 

17. On the System page, only in the Online Upgrade feature that I tried, where after the upgrade process is complete, the router will return to the Home page and if we go back to the System – Upgrade page, it says that the router firmware is the latest version.

 

 

18. To change the AP language, click on the active language and select the desired language, it turns out that Indonesia is available, although I didn’t try it either.

19. There is also a QR code to download the Ruijie application to remote this AP device online, I haven’t tried it either.

20. Here are the results of the speedtest from my laptop via cable and my cellphone via wireless using different frequencies.

 

 

Conclusion :

The main feature of this AP is Reyee Mesh but therefore only 1 router is available and the time is short, so sorry I can’t give much results yet. Hopefully next time I can try again. Thanks.

 

Solution The parameter is incorrect

Solution The parameter is incorrect

by | Jul 12, 2022 | guide

My colleague’s hard disk (HDD) the day before was normal and the next morning when it was connected to the laptop, experienced the above error. Alhamdulillah, after I helped fix it, I was finally able to access the data again by doing the following in Windows 11:

  1. Here is the status of the HDD when connected to the laptop, only the E drive appears but the data status is not visible.

  1. When I click on the Local Disk E, the following error appears :

E:\ is not accessible

The parameter is incorrect

  1. Click Start or the Search icon, type cmd and select Run as administrator.

  1. Type chkdsk E: /f /x /r and then Enter, for drive E it is tailored to your HDD drive.

  1. The repair process ran for about 2 hours on my laptop.

 

 

  1. Here are the results of the fix, I can access the HDD again (ignore drive F) and there are bad sectors that may be the cause of the error.

The causes of the above obstacles include power failure, bad sectors, being infected with viruses or a damaged Windows system. I recommend always backing up your data to avoid unwanted things like the problems my colleagues are experiencing. Thanks.