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Wither Still No Native ADUC for Windows Vista SP1
Friday, February 29, 2008 3:54 PM
So with the release of Windows Server 2008 I was really looking forward to some post or announcement from Microsoft with regards to the availability of native Active Directory management tools that can be installed on Windows Vista SP1 without any mods, kludges or scripts. You know, they just work out of the box. Like the good ‘ol days when you copied adminpak...
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Windows Server 2008 as a Workstation Part III
Friday, February 29, 2008 12:46 PM
Mary Jo Foley has an article on bringing back creating Windows Workstation 2008 (Part I) and proposing the idea that in the past there was a “server” version of NT4 and Windows 2000 and a “workstation” version that was the same product with limits on concurrent usage when running IIS, etc. She says that since Windows Server 2008 is the...
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Hallelujah! Shell RunAs for Windows Vista
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 11:33 AM
One of the missing things from Windows Vista that most perplexed me (or frustrated the monkey cr*p out of me) was the lack of the RunAs shell extension. Following proper administrative best practices, I don't log in to my laptop with domain administrative privileges, I have a separate account for that. Running something like ADUC was never easy, and UAC in Vista...
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RDP to /Console After Vista SP1
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 10:02 AM
Having trouble making that connection to the console session via RDP? If you have applied SP1 to your Windows Vista installation the switch has changed! Instead of "mstsc /console" it is now "mstsc /admin." Go figure. Personally, I would just add a "console" checkbox as one of the options in the expanded connect configuration on...
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Spread the "Love"
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 9:43 AM
Phishing attacks are nothing new and you can usually spot them in your email with half of your brain tied behind your back. You've seen them - bad grammar, syntax and spelling. The obvious links to knock-off URLs. The pleas from Nigerian-Kings-in-hiding. Today in my GMail I received a note from Hallmark that I was the recipient of a e-card. Now, Valentines Day...
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Windows Vista SP1 Released to Beta Testers
Tuesday, September 25, 2007 2:21 PM
Nick has the details on the Windows Vista SP1 Beta release. I am downloading it now and will provide details as NDA permits. Share this post:
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Microsoft Announces Windows Vista SP1 Beta
Wednesday, August 29, 2007 4:09 PM
Read all about it. Beta coming soon. Projected release Q1 08. update: Microsoft TechNet Vista SP1 Resources page. Technorati Tags: Windows Vista , Windows Vista SP1 , Service Pack 1 Beta Share this post:
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Dude I Feel Your Pain ...
Friday, August 24, 2007 11:35 AM
Jeff, I feel ya . And this was after the installation of the performance and reliability patches that were recently released. Truly mileage may vary ... Share this post:
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Harry Potter Sidebar Gadget for Vista
Monday, July 09, 2007 4:18 PM
J.K Rowling's website has released a sidebar gadget for Windows Vista that delivers bits of news and counts down to the release of the seventh and final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows . Share this post:
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Windows Vista Reliability Tools
Tuesday, June 05, 2007 8:32 AM
I am sitting in a Microsoft TechNet event presented by IT Pro Evangelist Matt "All my mates are at TechEd " Hester. Matt is covering the Windows Vista Startup Recovery Tool. This tool is accessed by booting off of a Windows Vista installation DVD. Any version will work as all the versions contain the same bits. The install key determines which version gets installed...
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Windows Vista Pre-Built VHD Available
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 4:32 PM
Download the Windows Vista pre-configured virtual hard drive and get a head start on testing applications on Windows Vista. Share this post:
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Dell Confirms Tablet PC's
Monday, May 21, 2007 2:42 PM
Dell has announced on it's Direct 2 Dell website that it will be releasing a Latitude Tablet PC in the second half of 2007. It will be using "leadership technology" and be optimized for the education, healthcare and corporate Tablet PC markets. It does look nice and thin and I cannot wait to start getting reports on this puppy once reviewable units start hitting...
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User Switches From Mac OS X to Windows Vista
Monday, May 07, 2007 2:21 PM
Here is an interesting story : someone switched from Mac OS X to Windows Vista and reports a faster, more pleasurable experience. Quote: "I didn’t expect it to be like this, I didn’t want Vista to be this good - I was expecting to boot back into OS X and living happily ever after, but damn, this is one fast, slick and nice operating system. If you are a Mac user...
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Adding Exchange Tabs to ADUC in Vista
Friday, April 06, 2007 12:42 PM
There has been a hack and an official KB on how to run ADUC under Vista. And while not perfect, it is functional. No one I know can understand Microsoft's logic for not having this solved prior to shipping Vista. If you also want to enable the Exchange extensions in ADUC there is one more step. After you do the things mentioned here , copy these three DLL's from...
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Unique Windows Vista Wallpapers
Monday, February 26, 2007 10:39 AM
Hamad Darwish, a photographer, was comissioned by the Windows Vista team to take a series of photographs of which some would be used as wallpapers in the new OS. Long Zheng introduced him via some blog posts. In the interview Hamad mentioned releasing the entire set of photographs to the public. The shots are simply amazing. Here is the link to his site and the...
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Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 RC Released
Wednesday, January 03, 2007 12:04 PM
You can download it from: https://connect.microsoft.com/Downloads/Downloads.aspx?SiteID=288 Important changes from the previous version: PXE Boot Keyboard and performance issues on laptops fixed Virtual Networking on wireless adapters enabled Fixed to include installing Vista off of physical DVDs Technorati tags: Virtual PC 2007 , virtualization Share this post...
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MS KB Article: Install AdminPak.msi on Windows Vista
Friday, December 29, 2006 4:35 PM
There is now an official Microsoft KB article that details the steps for installing the Windows Server 2003 Admin Pak (adminpak.msi) on Windows Vista. del.icio.us tags: Windows Vista , Adminpak.msi , ADUC , Windows Server 2003 , 930056 Share this post:
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Zune on Vista Part Duex
Thursday, December 21, 2006 4:06 PM
Even though the support wizards at Zune told me it wasn't compatible , I had a hunch it had more to do with me trying to install the previous version of ZuneSetup (the one that wasn't Windows Vista compatible) than the version of Vista I was using. Sure enough, in the comments and through my own confirmation I found this to be false. I re-imaged my laptop with...
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Outlook Gadgets for the Vista Sidebar
Tuesday, December 05, 2006 12:46 PM
I was hoping this would come sooner than later! Microsoft has started to release gadgets for the Windows Vista sidebar! I am happy about this for three reasons: They work well They interoperate well and They look good! Outlook was also a logical choice for some of the first gadgets. PIM information naturally lends itself to a "dashboard" interface for easy reference...
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Download Remote Desktop Connection 6.0
Tuesday, November 28, 2006 4:25 PM
Remote Desktop Connection (Terminal Services Client 6.0) for Windows XP (KB925876) Remote Desktop Connection (Terminal Services Client 6.0) provides a way to use any new Terminal Services features introduced in Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows Server Code Name “Longhorn” from a computer running Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Microsoft...
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Vista RTM Has Been Released to MSDN
Thursday, November 16, 2006 11:00 PM
Vista RTM is now available on MSDN downloads in x86 and x64. It should be on TechNet as well! File en_windows_vista_x86_dvd_X12-34293.iso ISO-9660 DVD Image File Size 2555 MB SHA-1 Hash b71e04564ca22e4d9928e59298eff87cf62b382b Description This single download includes the following Windows Vista editions: Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Business N Windows...
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Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Virtual PC Image
Thursday, November 09, 2006 9:11 AM
Another virtual hard disk (.vhd) image from Microsoft which contains the following: A VPC hard disk image containing a pre-activated Windows XP SP2, IE6 and the IE7 Readiness Toolkit. Personally I love this new approach and hope Microsoft keeps on going! I had to do some research and testing on ADAM (Active Directory Application Mode) yesterday and the canned...
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Windows Vista Released to Manufacturing
Wednesday, November 08, 2006 2:57 PM
From Paul Donnelly, part of the Microsoft Vista Product Team to Windows Vista beta testers: I'm excited to announce that we have completed final testing and this morning declared build 6000.16386 as Microsoft Windows Vista. The feedback and collective voice of this community has helped shaped this version of Windows like no other. We would like to extend our...
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Fix: Virtual PC Does Not Recognize Wireless NIC With a Vista OS Host
Thursday, October 12, 2006 9:49 AM
Brian , who runs the excellent Blogcast Repository , recently shared with me how he could not use a host computer's wireless NIC with a guest OS when running Virtual PC when Windows Vista is the host OS. I even tried it on my laptop and sure enough, no luck. It just doesn't appear as an option under settings > network. After doing some digging in the readme...
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Windows Live One Care Now Vista Compatible
Monday, October 09, 2006 5:02 PM
Everyone out there that has been using and beta testing both Windows Live One Care and Windows Vista rejoice! One Care is now Vista (build 5500 or later, RC1 recommended) compatible. Version 1.5 has all the goods and the details can be found here . Technorati tags: Windows Live , One Care , Vista , Windows Live One Care Share this post:
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