15 August 2008
WMIC - Command Line WMI and SMS
Most of my posts seem to come about because someone asks me how to do something, so yet again some one asked me if I knew a way to 'control' SMS / SCCM from the command line. This got me thinking. Most of the scripts I write or use manipulate WMI in some way, either on the site server or on the... Read More...
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13 August 2008
SQL Server 2008 Beta Exams Published
If you are a follower of SQL server you may be intrested to know that there are now some Beta exams for SQL Server 2008 The first is Beta Exam 71-452: Designing a Business Intelligence Infrastructure Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008. This exam counts as credit towards the Microsoft Certified IT Professional... Read More...
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22 July 2008
SMS Site Assignment
Q. The other day I was asked about why (in a single forest, multiple domain environment with separate SMS hierarchies in each domain) does a SMS client get assigned to an SMS site in the wrong domain. A. If you have multiple domains in your forest, and multiple independent SMS hierarchies, although the... Read More...
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26 June 2008
Ensuring Customers Websites Are Ready For Internet Explorer 8
Consistent with Microsofts efforts to promote further interoperability across the Web, Microsoft will be releasing Internet Explorer 8 to render content in its most standards-compliant way by default. Giving top priority to Web standards interoperability allows them to help web developers and designers... Read More...
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11 June 2008
Microsoft launches the Server Virtualization Validation Program
Over the last two years virtualization.info has been constant in repeating that support is the most challenging issue in any virtualization project. Some companies are working hard to make their support policy more virtualization-friendly, while others are not even near the minimal level of commitment... Read More...
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10 June 2008
Free Windows Server 2008 E-learning training
Looking for online Windows Server 2008 training? There is a free Windows Server 2008 E-learning collection available. You can download it from here https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/offerDetail.aspx?offerPriceId=216481 Collection 5934: Introducing Windows Server® 2008 In this online collection... Read More...
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05 June 2008
Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Now Available!
SP1 for PerformancePoint Server 2007 is now released and available for download. PerformancePoint Server 2007 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) includes enhancements such as improved query performance, increased compatibility with Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008, additional data sources, and more filtering... Read More...
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03 June 2008
It appears that XP service pack 3 installs an older vulnerable version of the flash player - Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-069
Vulnerabilities in Macromedia Flash Player from Adobe Could Allow Remote Code Execution (923789) Published: November 14, 2006 | Updated: May 13, 2008 Version: 2.0 Summary Who Should Read this Document: Customers who use Microsoft Windows Impact of Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution Maximum Severity... Read More...
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03 June 2008
IT Dojo: Five services you can turn off in Windows Server 2003
Disabling unnecessary Windows Server 2003 services can strengthen your server security. Unfortunately, there are over 100 services to consider. In this IT Dojo video, Bill Detwiler shows you how to disable Windows Server 2003 services and discusses five services that you may want to turn off. Read whole... Read More...
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03 June 2008
What's new in Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2008
In Windows 2008, Active Directory has been renamed to Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). AD DS refers to what used to be just called Active Directory in the past with the same tools, architectural design, and structure that was introduced in Windows 200 and Windows 2003. Below is a listing of... Read More...
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23 May 2008
An Incredible League Table - The Credit Crunch In Context
We've all seen those league tables of asset writedowns and credit losses taken by firms since the beginning of last year. The numbers are quite incredible. But we thought it would be interesting to work out just how much in writedowns and credit losses firms have written off per wholesale banking... Read More...
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30 April 2008
The WMUG man at MMS
Keynote this morning was good, nice demo on task sequencer and custom tasks for deploying servers with specific roles, AD, DNS etc... You can use custom tasks to configure raid, and even enable / disable BIOS settings, it is obvious that Microsoft has been working closely with the hardware vendors on... Read More...
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15 April 2008
Microsoft Management Summit 2008 - SOLD OUT !
You snooze you loose ! MMS this year, will be the biggest yet with over 4,000 registered attendees! A waiting list has been created to accommodate attendees who wish to take places vacated by any late cancellations. To submit your name to the MMS 2008 waiting list, please email your full name, company... Read More...
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19 March 2008
System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Software Development Kit (SDK) v4.0
Microsoft has released the ConfigMgr SDK. You can get the download the Microsoft Download Center It includes DCM Digest Authoring guide, DCM digest schema, a SUM gadget that gives you current status messages on patches you have deployed, samples on creating admin console extensions, OSD custom task sequences... Read More...
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18 March 2008
Microsoft Premier support - Windows 2003 POST-SP2 Hotfix recommendation KB948496
Posting from Microsoft... There is a * new * High-priority/Non-Security update for Windows Server 2003 Post-SP2 which was released yesterday, and you should consider installing this update on any Windows Server 2003- SP2 Server. This hotfix disables the new Scalable Networking Pack, SNP, features that... Read More...
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