So I recently set up a Small Business Server 2008 for a customer. In getting it prepped prior to installing the machine onsite, I set up some of the basic functions (as much as I could without it actually being there). One of the things I screwed up on was the company name that shows up when you hit the base Remote Web Workplace page:

Luckily, there is a very simple way to correct this. I wasn’t able to find any answers online, so maybe this is common knowledge for SBS admins. First, locate the following file:

C:\Program Files\Windows Small Business Server\Data\RWWConfig.xml

Give your domain admin user full rights to this file, accepting any UAC prompts along the way. Next, open the file in notepad, and you’ll have a file that looks similar to the following:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RWWConfig>
  <fileName>RWWPluginSBS, Version=6.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35</fileName>
  <className>Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.IWorker.RWW.RWWPluginSBS</className>
  <signinOrgName>WrongName, Inc.</signinOrgName>
  <signinBackgroundImage>images/background.jpg</signinBackgroundImage>
  <signinUserBackgroundImage></signinUserBackgroundImage>
  <orgLogo></orgLogo>
  <wssgLogo>images/RwwOemLogo.png</wssgLogo>
  <readEmailIcon>images/E-mail.png</readEmailIcon>
  <connectToComputerIcon>images/RemoteDesktop.png</connectToComputerIcon>
  <internalWebSiteIcon>images/CompanyWeb.png</internalWebSiteIcon>
  <changePasswordIcon>images/changepassword.png</changePasswordIcon>
  <helpDocumentationIcon>images/Help32.png</helpDocumentationIcon>
  <adminConsoleIcon>images/AdminConsole.png</adminConsoleIcon>
  <helpDeskIcon>images/helpdesk.png</helpDeskIcon>
  <techNetIcon>images/technet.png</techNetIcon>
  <showOWALink>true</showOWALink>
  <showTSLink>true</showTSLink>
  <showSharepointLink>true</showSharepointLink>
  <showChangePasswordLink>true</showChangePasswordLink>
  <showHelpDocumentationLink>true</showHelpDocumentationLink>
  <showAdminConsoleLink>true</showAdminConsoleLink>
  <showHelpDeskLink>true</showHelpDeskLink>
  <showWebGadget>true</showWebGadget>
  <showCustomOrgLinks>true</showCustomOrgLinks>
  <showCustomAdminLinks>true</showCustomAdminLinks>
</RWWConfig>

If you don’t already see it, find the following line to edit the organization name:

<signinOrgName>WrongName, Inc.</signinOrgName>

Simply change this name to whatever the correct name is, or anything you want to be displayed there:

<signinOrgName>RightName, Inc.</signinOrgName>

Refresh your RWW page, and there you have it:

There are a ton of other options in that particular XML file, so poke around.

My vacation was interrupted for 3 consecutive days by an emergency call for a customer. Needless to say, it was hardly a vacation.

Been extremely busy with work in general, hoping for a break in the chaos (no pun intended, John). Finally signed up for a Facebook account, at the extreme pressure from my sister.

That’s all for now.

I habitually started to check my work email, just before catching myself and closing everything.

That… is terrible.

I officially started vacation. Turned on my “out of office auto-reply” on my work email, turned off my work cell phone, unplugged power on my VOIP phone here at home that I use for work, and told my boss “over and out”, then signed out of my company MSN Messenger account.

July 5th seems to far away, but I know it’s just around the corner. At least now I have the time to blog about things that I have been procrastinating for a while, like my 10TB project, the carputer project, and potentially buying a new car (but probably no time soon).

Well, I’ll keep posting, so keep coming back to read updates.

I moved back into a house that I used to live in years ago. In anticipation of the move, I decided to redesign my desk and work area, and name it Computer Command Center; CCC or C3 for short. Here’s a quickly put-together panorama of everything:

From left to right: Xbox 360 controllers, fan (temporary), Xbox360 + games/headset, VOIP desk phone for work, 24″ Dell monitor, Saitek keyboard, IBM T43 laptop, front-left speaker and headphones, Logitech G9 mouse, 8 port Netgear gigabit switch, Saitek Cyborg keyboard, 30″ Dell monitor, another Logitech G9 mouse, misc office/computer stuff, PS2 controller, desktop computer, and a whopping 10TB external RAID enclosure. Also, directly behind where I sit is my drum set, for banging away the frustrations that I encounter, daily, when working.

The desk is a combination of pieces from Ikea. The setup wasn’t supported by their “customization”, so I had to do a bit of grunt work to get everything to fit properly in the space provided. It’s a huge desk, tons of space for me to work and play, and it’s exactly what I wanted.

I’m aware there are some graphical errors in the panorama stitching, and I’m too lazy to retake the pictures and restitch in CS4.