March 2007 - Posts

IE7 - Tabbed Browsing
30 March 07 06:46 AM

Tabbed browsing is a new feature in Internet Explorer 7. One question we are frequently asked by administrators is - "How do I control the tab behavior for my users to present a consistent experience?" We are also asked the same thing by developers who Read More...

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Filed under: internet explorer, GPO, troubleshooting

Windows Vista - SuperFetch & ReadyBoost
29 March 07 02:27 PM

Today we are going to discuss two new Vista performance enhancements, SuperFetch & ReadyBoost. We will also be discussing Vista RAM usage since these all work together. First, SuperFetch is an enhancement of the Prefetcher that you have probably seen Read More...

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Filed under: memory management, performance, two minute drill, vista

Memory Management - Demystifying /3GB
23 March 07 06:10 AM

As promised - here's the long awaited post on the infamous /3GB switch. At least once a week we have this discussion with a Systems Administrator somewhere who has this set in the boot.ini file on all of the servers but doesn't know why. Maybe someone Read More...

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Filed under: memory management, performance, troubleshooting

DST and your Terminal Servers
20 March 07 04:18 PM

Here’s a scenario that we’ve seen recently that some customers neglect when it comes to the DST update: Terminal Server clients connecting to a Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server. A very common Terminal Services deployment involves Microsoft Office 2003 Read More...

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Filed under: DST, terminal server, troubleshooting

IE7 - Introducing the Phishing Filter
16 March 07 09:37 AM

Before looking at the new Phishing Filter for IE7 and what it does, it is important to understand what Phishing is, and some common Phishing techniques. Phishing is a criminal activity. Using social engineering techniques, phishers attempt to fraudulently Read More...

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Filed under: internet explorer, security, two minute drill

Memory Management - Understanding Pool Resources
07 March 07 06:44 AM

Following up on our Memory Management 101 post, we're moving on to a discussion of Pool Resources and Pool Resource Depletion. First of all - what are Pool Resources? When a machine boots up, the Memory Manager creates two dynamically sized memory pools Read More...

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Filed under: memory management, performance, leak, troubleshooting

DST 2007 is almost here - are you ready?
01 March 07 03:52 PM

With the upcoming Daylight Saving Time change and the associated patch that will configure Windows to make the change on the morning of March 11th, we have had quite a few calls regarding the DST patches and how to test Windows to ensure the patch is Read More...

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Filed under: DST, troubleshooting