November 2008 - Posts

27 November 2008
IMPORTANT ACTION: MS08-067 - Worm Exploit Detected!
You will recall that on Thursday 23rd October Microsoft released the out-of-band update MS08-067. A worm " Worm:Win32/Conficker.A " has now been detected across the world. Most of the reports come from users in the United States but Microsoft has also received reports from other countries/regions... Read More...
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12 November 2008
The System Center User Group directory
myITforum has started to compile a centralised list of User Groups around the world that host meetings centred around Microsoft System Center technologies. Of course WMUG is in the list as the only UK based user group. Read more about the User Group Directory Read More...
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10 November 2008
Error 29506 when installing SQL Server 2005 Management Studio Express on Vista
I was trying to install SQL Server 2005 Management Studio Express on my home Vista 64 system at the weekend, and came across the following Error. This is due to the new Vista feature called User Account Control or UAC. there are 2 different ways of fixing it. Fix 1. 1. Under ‘Accessories’... Read More...
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07 November 2008
www.mms-2009.com is live ! - yippee
The Microsoft Management Summit is the only systems management conference to attend, if you are only able to attend one conference in 2009, make it this one. As usual I will be doing my up most to attend - hope to see you there ! Link to MMS 2009 Take part in the MMS 2009 Content Survey, you can help... Read More...
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07 November 2008
Yes! It's the Darth Vader breakfast toaster
I thought I would blog this before Cliff does.... We’ve no idea what Darth Vader eats* for breakfast, but even those strong with the Sith need a good start to the day if they’re to defeat the Jedi and overthrow the Republic. So, thankfully, a Star Wars toaster’s been invented. Read... Read More...
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05 November 2008
The end of an era - Windows 3.x - I thought it had died years ago...
An application has expectedly quit. Windows 3.x has come to the closing moments of its long life. On 1 November Microsoft stopped issuing licences for the software that made its debut in May 1990 in the US. The various versions of Windows 3.x (including 3.11) released in the early 1990s, were the first... Read More...
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