An answer to a question that came up on the internal Microsoft discussion group for Virtual Server 2005 amused me. The question was what could you do if you lost the BIOS password for a virtual machine. In a physical machine, you can often move a jumper...

Die Kollegen von MSDN haben jetzt ihre ersten SQL Server Webcasts online: http://blogs.msdn.com/dparys/archive/2005/01/26/360626.aspx Gruß, Steffen...

Nächste Woche findet in München die SQL Konferenz statt. Dieses Jahr ist ja sowieso das Jahr der Münchener Konferenzen: SQL Konferenz, SQL Pass European Conference im Mai (ich hoffentlich mit dem Thema SQL Security) und im Herbst wie immer die SQL Server...

I have to admit, I'd never given a second thought to the origin of the use of "contoso". Contoso is one of a handful of domain names used in many Microsoft demonstrations. One question asked me this morning was where the name came from, with a suggestion...

Following my Technet session on the New Features of Windows Server 2003 Active Directory, scenario based, here's the scripts which I promised to post up. Hope they are useful. Even if you didn't attend the session, they give you a good example of how...

I was just reading a not-so-old post on Adam Barr's blog about his favorite spots on the MS campus and then a follow-up to it , and I thought I'd write about my favorite spot. The other day, we were coming back from a meeting in building 31 on our way...

I have just presented to a group of very senior IT managers in very large UK Enterprises about the Microsoft Dynamic Systems Initiative . DSI is all about system operation and administration and is based on a model driven approach using a metamodel called...

If you're interested in clustering under Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, then this forthcoming webcast on Thursday 10th February 2005 at 19:30-21:00 UK Time (11:30AM - 1:00PM PST) by an expert in Virtual Server, Robert Larson, is a must. Abstract: Looking...

Please follow the link below to the MS KB article containing the above SP. Note the 'fast' parameter to improve performance by reducing the amount of extra diagnostic info returned. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;271509 Hope you...

There is a forthcoming Webcast on Wednesday 9th Feb 16:00-17:30 UK Time (8AM-9:30AM PST) on the New Features of Windows Server 2003 Active Directory. For those of you who attended my TechNet session last night on the same subject, this should be a good...

I was asked a question about how to write to the Windows Event Log in a script following my TechNet session yesterday evening. Using the Windows Scripting Host wscript.shell object, the LogEvent method provides one way of achieving this. There are lots...

I recently found this blog. I love to script. I'm just not that good at it. But I appreciate a good script when I see it. And boy oh boy are these sweet. Glen has some really nice scripts here . Ever want to know how much whitespace is on your database...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I scan the event logs of my servers and return only information about unsuccessful logons? -- LC Hey, LC. We’ll assume that you have enabled security auditing on your servers. If you haven’t, that’s step one. What you’ll want...

According to the Better Business Bureau's "2005 Identity Fraud Survey Report" the most common source of identity theft is a lost wallet or check book. Only 11.6% of identity fraud came from access to online records. Here's an interesting observation:...

Interesting -- a way to "ask" phonecams not to take your picture. Problem is, it's probably omnidirectional and so will impact everyone trying to take a picture of anything in the vicinity. I don't agree that this is paparazzi-proofing anyone -- how long...

(Footnote: I’m using the Blog here to answer questions that were posed to me in TechNet Briefing Events or Webcasts, for which I didn’t have an immediate answer. I like to treat that as an opportunity for “Win-Win”, so I learn something new, and the attendees...

En uno de los correos que recibo encontré un artículo (en inglés) que considero interesante compartir. Si no estás muy familiarizado con las capacidades generales de ISA, en que capas opera, como se compara con otro tipo de firewalls, encontrarás interesante...

Este mes en particular, fue un periodo bastante dinámico con respecto al entrenamiento offline (webcasts) provisto por Microsoft. Y como muestra te invito a que revises los Webcasts (en inglés) presentados sobre ISA Server, en ellos podrás conocer un...

For several weeks (ok probably months) my son has been complaining that his machine being slow and I have been planning on rebuilding it. I typically do this once or twice a year because he downloads and installs so much sludge that it’s nice to give...

Did you know that installations published to enterprise employees using Systems Management Server (SMS) can be successfully installed by a non-Admin user using the "Add New Programs" view of the Add/Remove Programs (ARP) control panel applet?...

Hello, This is the first posting from the Internet team of the UK based Dedicated Supportability Services team! We have setup this blog to share our “supportability” experiences with internet technologies with the greater community who are using or thinking...

Mainly UI fixes in this PasteOff update, so your settings should be preserved if upgrading....

Tamer Shaaban posed a brief overview of how to use the Biztalk 2004 SAP Adaptor in his blog here . Also, some internal research around how to use adaptor for distributed transactions revealed: Setting the SAPSend.ConnectionType = “OPENREUSE” for the first...

Don't miss this! Rescheduled due to blizzard! Hope to see you there. Mini Code Camp Special Edition – VB.NET Registration Open Date: Sunday February 20 Time: 8:30AM -5:00PM Location: Microsoft New England District Office 201 Jones Road, 6th floor Waltham...

So you survived our New England BLIZZZAAAAAAAAAAAAARD! 3-4 feet of snow! Whenever cabin fever strikes, launch one of our webcasts and settle in for some brain thawing. Interoperability Month January 17-February 11 Whether you’re architecting composite...