Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I delete a computer account from Active Directory, but provide a Yes/No prompt to the user before the account is actually deleted? -- NM Hey, NM. Let’s start by showing you how to delete a computer account from Active Directory....

Ok, so that title sort of says it all. You’ll find that installing a roll-up hotfix onto an Exchange 2000 or 2003 server may not update the display in the Exchange System Manager to reflect the new version. So what’s really going on? For example,...

We’ve all been waiting a long time for SQL Server 20005 and not everyone has been able to get the betas to get an early look. Well now anyone can get their hands on the beta 2 of SQL Server 2005 Express edition. The Express edition, what’s that? We never...

I hope you enjoyed the first two blogcast demonstrations of VSMT I blogged about yesterday. Today, I'm publishing part two which contains the next two blogcasts in the series. The third VSMT blogcast walks through validating the XML file describing the...

The Migration Wizard matches target NT accounts based on matching the SID of the source mailbox with the SID History (e.g. account migrated with ADMT), SID (e.g. accounts domain was upgraded) or msExchMasterAccountSID (e.g. resource forest scenario) on...

The Resource Tool Kit 2.0 for Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 (MIIS) is now available for download . The primary focus of the new release has been to improve the portfolio of tools that helps the manageability of the MIIS system. A description...

Summary from KB Article : When you open the Virtual Server Administration Website in Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, you receive the following error message: Could not connect to Virtual Server. Access was denied. You can specify an alternate virtual server...

Back in the year 2000 Scott Culp published a paper outlining the 10 Immutable Laws of Security . I've restated them here to be concise but strongly encourage you to read the original article as it develops each law to discuss each in turn. If you're new...

It's pure coincidence that many of my posts today discuss Bruce Schneier's content. I came across an interesting webcast from Bruce Schneier while reading Julien Couvreur's Blog . The webcast is rather old (year 2000) though the vast majority of the content...

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Bruce Schneier gave a interesting podcast promoting his new book Beyond Fear . Lots of common sense and yet highly relavent information and some great quotes including the following: "More people are killed per year by pigs than by Sharks" - based on...

The ITConversations website contains some very interesting broadcasts from eminent security speakers. The top level site includes a vast range of topics. The site includes the tag line of "Listener-supported audio programs, interviews and important events"...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I read only the last record written to an event log? In other words, what is the WMI equivalent to the SQL statement Select Top 1 ? -- KM Hey, KM. Well, as it turns out WMI doesn’t have an equivalent to the Select Top command;...

Blogcast, podcast, mini-webcast.... What's in a name - well quite a lot judging by some of the reactions I've had. Leaving the name issue to one side, I've recorded a series of eight clips which walk through the process of migrating an NT4 server into...

Heaven knows where I found this link now, but at Lake Superior State University, the word Blog is on the 2005 list of banished words. I especially liked one of the reasons - "Maybe it’s something that would be stuck in my toilet". We're all in trouble...

Well it's been a great break - free from work, but plenty of time to play. Talking of playing, I took ownership of my first Media Center 2005 PC (they really should have chosen a better spelling for the UK market though), and to be honest, it's the first...

Hitchhiker’s Guide to SQL Server Reporting Services is an excellent book in the Hitchhiker’s series of excellent books. The book is co written by Peter Blackburn (UK MVP) and William Vaughn (massive reputation). I think it is excellent for three reasons;...

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Burn off those holiday calories by getting those brain cells humming ;) Sunday, January 23, 2005 8:30 AM http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032264808&Culture=en-US Join us for a Special Edition of Code Camp presented exclusively...

Partners can take attend this two day hands-on workshop for a reduced rate of $175. http://www.msreadiness.com/lotusnotes.asp OVERVIEW: This two-day instructor-led workshop integrates lectures with product demonstrations and hands-on labs. The course...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I’ve got a script that returns information about all the processes running on a computer, except I can’t seem to figure out how to get the name of the user account that these processes are running under. Can you help? -- DL Hey, DL....

Download this resource we've recently made available! It outlines options available, based on best practices, for the design and considerations of a migration effort from Windows NT 4.0 domains to Windows Server 2003 Active Directory service - http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=51047540-D6FE-4CA2-9975-E831ACB66239&displaylang=e...

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Buried away on the Microsoft website is a really good webcast which delves into the technical details of how Kerberos works - to access the free session simply follow the URL listed below: http://www.microsoft.com/seminar/shared/asp/view.asp?url=/Seminar/en/20030424vcon44/manifest.xm...

Using and Managing the Windows XP SP2 Windows Firewall Join Microsoft experts from the Windows Firewall product group to discuss the Windows Firewall in Windows XP SP2. The Windows Firewall product group can answer questions about anything from configuration...