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July 2008 - Posts

Terminal Servers and the “Man in the Middle”

We often get questions on configuring Terminal Server Authentication.  The questions have less to do with configuring a simple logon scenario than they do with preventing attacks, in particular “Man in the Middle” attacks – especially when the Terminal Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 29, 2008 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 0 Comments

Two Minute Drill: Network Monitor 3.1 OneClick

Hello AskPerf readers!  My name is Austin and I am a Technical Lead on the Performance team.  In several of our posts, we’ve discussed troubleshooting server performance issues, especially on file servers.  Most of you have probably already Read More...
Posted Friday, July 25, 2008 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 1 Comments

DST – August 2008 Cumulative Package for Windows

The new cumulative DST Packages for Windows have been released to the Microsoft Download Center for supported versions of Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.  This update, which is published as Microsoft KB Article Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 22, 2008 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 1 Comments
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Symbols and You

In our last post, we discussed what symbols were and why they were important in debugging. Today, we’re going to take a look at how to set up your symbols for debugging. Setting up the symbols can be a daunting exercise. This is especially true if you Read More...
Posted Friday, July 18, 2008 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 4 Comments

What are Symbols For?

We’ve mentioned Symbols in several different posts related to debugging and troubleshooting – but we’ve never actually discussed what symbols are and what they are used for.  Today, we’ll rectify that oversight and provide a quick overview of symbol Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 15, 2008 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 0 Comments

WMI Troubleshooting: The Repository on Vista / Server 2008

Last year we did a quick series on WMI troubleshooting.  Something that we didn’t cover is a quick method to verify the consistency of the repository.  Many of you have probably done a rebuild of the repository on Windows Server 2003 or an earlier Read More...
Posted Friday, July 11, 2008 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 4 Comments

Two Minute Drill: UMDH.EXE

Hello there! My name is Mike and I am an Escalation Engineer with the Platforms team. I’ve been reading the AskPerf blog for a while and wanted to share some information about a very useful troubleshooting tool. A quick word of warning though – to really Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 08, 2008 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 8 Comments

Changes to SBS Support Model

On August 1, 2008 the Small Business Server support business will move to a call-back model for all Professional SBS support incidents in the United States.  More information regarding the change can be found over at the SBS Team’s Blog . - CC Hamee Read More...
Posted Friday, July 04, 2008 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 0 Comments
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Terminal Services and ClearType

Over the last couple of weeks, we have had some customers asking about support for ClearType in a Terminal Services session.  Now, if you’re not sure what exactly ClearType is, the ClearType information page on the Microsoft site has information Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 01, 2008 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 2 Comments
 
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