FAST Search Configuration: Error InstallULSCommonCore - An error occurred while executing binary msiexec. Return code is not 0.

I had to uninstall FAST Search 2010 on a server, then install FAST SP2 on the same machine, while ruinning the configuration wizard I got an error:

I did click on the link and found the following error message:

Error InstallULSCommonCore - An error occurred while executing binary msiexec. Return code is not 0.

I tried to install the ulscommoncore.msi file manually by going to the following location: D:\FASTSearch\installer\files (I did install FAST on D drive) and when I ran the install, I got the following message:

The good thing I had another machine that had the same version of FAST (I had TM FAST installed) that I managed o copy to the server, then ran the following command to uninstall ulscommoncore.msi

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc759262(v=ws.10).aspx#BKMK_Uninstall

I ran the following command:

msiexec /x

I ran the FAST Configuration wizard and it did complete without errors. 

Cloud storage?

I was on a mission to see what is the best cloud storage for my personal use. Thus, I have tried the following solutions:

Dropbox
Box
SkyDrive
Gdrive

I am not going to delve into details, but I have found that Box is the best one from the list. It has a powerful interface and you can do a lot with it, plus it gives you the option to view offline files on my iPad (SkyDrive does not have this functionality). There are a lot of vendors out there that offer free cloud storage, but Box is the one that I use most.

IE 9 keeps on crashing

I had an issue with my IE 9 browser. Eveytime I try to download plug-ins or even open pdf documents it keeps on  crashing.

I was able to resolve the issue by doing the following:

1. Open event viewer > application log and get the error event. In cmy case the event log was Event 1000:

Faulting application name: iexplore.exe, version: 9.0.8112.16421, time stamp: 0x4d76255d

Faulting module name: bhoclass.dll, version: 1.0.0.1, time stamp: 0x4f79fd40

Exception code: 0xc0000005

Fault offset: 0x000055e6

Faulting process id: 0x3dc

Faulting application start time: 0x01cd3c79c9855c17

Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

Faulting module path: C:\ProgramData\Codecv\bhoclass.dll

Report Id: 076e16d1-a86d-11e1-9764-0024e83aa075

2. Focused on the  Faulting module path: C:\ProgramData\Codecv\bhoclass.dll and made sure bhoclass.dll is not a melicious code (which was not).

3. Went to add/remove program and found Codecv installed. Removed Codecv and that fixed the issue.

I would also recommend to get a good malware applicaiton to scan the machine.