Microsoft Duet COE Blog

Duet 1.5 and IIS Sites using Host Headers

Overview Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) allows websites that are hosted for a site name rather than the machine name or IP address of the system. For example, the Duet server may need to be known as http://duet versus the NetBIOS name of

Duet 1.5 SP2 Hotfix 2 Available

A new client hotfix is available for installation. Duet 1.5 SP2 HF2 will be published as Microsoft KB article 973706. This patch addresses some potential cases of which can result in Outlook becoming unresponsive. It is highly recommended if you have been experiencing these issues. The patch requires SP2 HF1 as pre-requisite level.

Duet Log Viewer Tool

If you have been working with Duet you have probably seen the Duet support resources request the client log files to analyze the client activity. You too can look at these log files with the help of the Duet Log viewer utility. The Duet client logs activity to local log files, with the use of the Duet client log viewer tool you can leverage these logs to gain insight to potential issues. The tool is available for download from the Microsoft Duet Community site. This utility provides a convenient method for reviewing the Duet log files on the client system. The following sections will point out some of the basic features of the tool which you can use to investigate issues. This tool is only intended for use by skilled administrators who have the need to gain insight into actions and/or issues or just want to find out if everything is working fine on the Duet client computer. This post details where to obtain the utility and basic functions of the utility.

Duet 1.5 Updates - New hotfix

Our team has been busy the last few weeks getting the latest patch for Duet ready for implementation. I have several minor updates to share in this general update. Duet 1.5 SP2 HF1 Now Available This is the latest patch for Duet and offers an expanded set of support and corrects some important issues in Duet. This patch became available last Friday June 19th. This post provides insight to installing the patch and initial feedback from my first installation of the patch.

New Duet 1.5 Request Handler Configuration Option

Depending on your Duet Scenarios, you may experience issues with the size of your Duet Request Handler's mailbox size, such as exceeding the limits setup by your Exchange Administrator. The Request Handler account is responsible for sending the messages

New Duet Demo Available

Updated content is now available on the http://microsoft.com/duet website.

Duet 1.5 and Office 2007 SP2

Office 2007 SP2 was recently released and offers serveral improvements for the Office system. This support pack release is an important release for Office, however when looking at the support pack with the view of Duet we must ensure the changes are all compatible with Duet. At this time Duet 1.5 is targeted to support Office 2007 SP2 beginning with Duet 1.5 SP2 patch 1. At this date the latest Duet relase, 1.5 SP2 is not certfied for use with Office 2007 SP2. Please keep this requirement in mind as your organization begins planning the deployment of Office 2007 SP2 to clients running Duet.

Duet 1.5 SP2 - what do I install on the client computer?

Duet 1.5 SP2 has been released. This post provides a summary of the available client installations, install sequence requirements, and reference to find each components.

Duet 1.5 Client Install Requirements

As the duet ramp up program moves forward i have had a few requests to clarify what constitutes the duet 1 5 client install this post outlines the required installs to perform a complete client installation

Automating Duet Client Deployment

A common challenge for Duet implementation teams is developing a process to deploy the required client components to the end users in a production landscape. Duet has various prerequisites which must be met prior to the installation of the Duet client component. I have found it useful to think of the deployment process in 3 phases: I) Validation, II) Pre-Req Component Install, III) Duet Install.