September, 2007

Server Message Block (SMB) traffic is an application-level network protocol typically used for file and print sharing. Microsoft implements SMB in Windows operating systems through the Workstation and Server services; the client and server components...

Following on from our post on troubleshooting a basic application crash , it's time to start troubleshooting what to do when your entire server hangs. Most of us have run into situations where the server is so unresponsive that we cannot access Task Manager...

A few weeks ago we posted our initial walkthrough on Windows Server 2008 Server Core - getting the OS installed and joining the server to a domain. Today we're going to continue getting our Server Core implementation and turn the machine into a functional...

If you have been around since the days of Windows NT, then you are probably all too familiar with Kernel-mode Print Drivers and the devastating effect that problems with those drivers can have on system stability. In the majority of environments, these...

In previous posts, we've discussed the Basics of Memory Management , Pool Resources and of course the /3GB Switch . Today we're going to take a look at the Virtual Address Space Layouts on a 32-bit system. We'll cover the 64-bit system specifics in a...

A couple of weeks ago we took a look at WinINet . Today, our focus shifts to WinHTTP. The WinHTTP API is designed to provide client side HTTP services to server applications. If you recall from our post, WinINet was designed as an HTTP API client platform...

Although the majority of IE cookie issues are handled by our Developer Support team, every now and then a question about cookies will reach us on the Performance team. Often, the question will revolve around the number of cookies stored per domain. Prior...