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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... Read More...
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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... Read More...
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Windows Server 2008 RC0 Available for Download
Tuesday, September 25, 2007 12:14 PM
Microsoft has posted build "RC0" of Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition. Share this post: Read More...
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Get 40% Off of MCSE 2008 Upgrade Exam
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 5:03 PM
Mosey on over to Trika's blog for the link to get 40% off of your MCSE Windows 2008 upgrade exam. You must hold your MCSE Windows 2003 by June 30, 2007 to qualify. Go. Now. Run. Share this post: Read More...
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Friday, May 11, 2007 9:41 AM
Mary Jo Foley caught a good one over at the presspass website for WinHEC 2007 . Originally, listed in the link bar is a link for "Windows Server 2008 reviewer guide" which linked to the Longhorn Server Beta 3 guide. She even took a screen shot of the link bar in case Microsoft changed it after realizing the blunder. The name has not been officially announced... Read More...
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Exchange 2007 SP1 Requirements
Wednesday, April 11, 2007 3:34 PM
You Had Me at EHLO just posted some information on Exchange 2007 SP1. This one stood out - it will be a bit before Windows Server 2003 SP2 is implemented. Of course, it will be a bit before Exchange 2007 is implemented! Regarding the operating system, SP1 for Exchange 2007 will require Windows Server 2003 SP2. This will be a hard dependency for installation,... Read More...
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Windows 2003 SP2 Released
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 9:31 AM
Download it here . The list of included fixes is here . Technorati tags: Windows Server 2003 SP2 , SP2 Share this post: Read More...
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Windows Home Server Beta 2
Thursday, February 15, 2007 6:15 PM
Sign up for the Windows Home Server Beta 2 here . Ideal candidates will have two or more home PCs and a test box on which to install the beta. Technorati tags: Windows Home Server Share this post: Read More...
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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: Read More...
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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... Read More...
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Windows Server 2003 SP2 RC Available
Wednesday, November 22, 2006 11:27 AM
Microsoft has finally released the RC (release candidate - read still beta and not for production ) of service pack two for Windows Server 2003. From the website: Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) delivers on Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative and illustrates Microsoft's commitment to continually create software products with enhanced security... Read More...
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Windows SysInternals is Live
Thursday, November 09, 2006 9:30 AM
Check it out here . Share this post: Read More...
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Microsoft Offers Pre-Compiled Virtual Hard Drives
Monday, November 06, 2006 11:44 AM
Microsoft Download has now posted a number of virtual hard drive (.VHD) images pre-installed with Windows Server products like Exchange 2007 , SQL 2005 , ISA Server 2006 and Windows Server 2003 R2 . This is a brilliant move IMO as it removes one of the biggest barriers to testing software in a virtual environment: the time it takes to install and set up the environment... Read More...
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Robocopy GUI
Friday, October 27, 2006 6:20 PM
I stumbled across this excellent utility enhancement in the latest issue of Microsoft's TechNet Magazine in an article by Joshua Hoffman . Robocopy, as I am sure many of you know, is a great utility for copying large amounts of data from one location to another. It is highly customizable and is especially adept at mirroring data from one place to another, including... Read More...
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Back From Hong Kong
Thursday, October 26, 2006 3:01 PM
I have finally returned from Hong Kong after another not-so-fun fifteen hour flight. At least I had a window seat this time but as bad as I thought Delta was at times, I was being spoiled in comparison to what you get on a United flight. A couple of tiny bags of snacks a tiny little cup of a drink - not even a whole can of soda or mini-bottle of water! They open... Read More...
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IE 7 RC1 Released
Thursday, August 24, 2006 2:35 PM
From the IEBlog : This morning we released our first public release candidate, IE7 RC1, for Windows XP. You can download it at http://www.microsoft.com/ie . The RC1 build includes improvements in performance, stability, security, and application compatibility. You may not notice many visible changes from the Beta 3 release ; all we did was listen to your feedback... Read More...
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