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The Official SBS Blog: SVCHOST May Spike the CPU

Girish.Rajan — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:44:34 GMT

[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Damian Leibaschoff, Justin Crosby and Chris Puckett ] You may notice an issue where the Windows Update (WUAUSERV) service will be spiking one of the logical CPUs on servers running Exchange 2007 with automatic anti-spam...(read more)

How to Add a Subject Alternative Name to a secure LDAP Certificate in SBS 2008.

Girish.Rajan — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:01:53 GMT

This method can only be used with self assigned certs (To request certificate from an Internal MS CA) and not with 3rd party certs. To get SAN for a 3rd party cert contact the vendor. (We can use the same .req file to request 3rd party SAN certificate)....(read more)

Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 8

Girish.Rajan — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:11:16 GMT

To help our customers become more secure and up-to-date, Microsoft will distribute Windows Internet Explorer 8 as a high-priority update through Automatic Updates for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and higher, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows...(read more)

MR3 for Symantec End Point Security 11.

Girish.Rajan — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:29:35 GMT

There have been a couple of KBs around knows issues with Symantec End Point Security 11 like: You may experience various problems when you work with files over the network on a Windows Server 2003-based or Windows 2000 Server-based computer http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;923360...(read more)

I don’t want the other Apples: How to Ignore unwanted updates.

Girish.Rajan — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:58:59 GMT

This is probably my first and hopefully the last rant however if you feel the same about Apple updates as I do then read ahead. I’ve always hated companies trying to push additional software along with their software, like Google toolbar with Adobe flash....(read more)

Using Hyper-V with Windows Small Business Server 2008.

Girish.Rajan — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:11:27 GMT

The SBS UA team is pleased to announce that the following document is now available in the Windows Small Business Server Technical Library. Title : Using Hyper-V with Windows Small Business Server 2008 URL : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd239207.aspx...(read more)

IE Beat 2, First Look.

Girish.Rajan — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:52:43 GMT

So here is my first look at IE 8 and I am impressed! The installation is simple and the customization is in two simple steps. Some features that are really cool… Accelerators are cool add-on's that help you do things..with just a couple of clicks. Take...(read more)

Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable Under the Hood: Windows Vista Performance...Need Answers?

Girish.Rajan — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:03:37 GMT

On Wednesday, September 24 th , Mark Russinovich will host a virtual roundtable for IT pros worldwide to explore top of mind performance issues, common misconfigurations, and tips on how to fix them. From boot times and applets to disk performance...(read more)

Finally our own tool to do more…

Girish.Rajan — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:17:11 GMT

I love this little utility from Sysinternals. Desktops v1.0 By Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell Published: August 21, 2008 Introduction Desktops allows you to organize your applications on up to four virtual desktops. Read email on one, browse the...(read more)

IM me from my blog!

Girish.Rajan — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:30:29 GMT

Now you can IM me from my blog. Drop in and ask me a question or just say hi! Talk to you soon!...(read more)

Windows XP end of sales date is 30th June 2008

Girish.Rajan — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:43:52 GMT

The day I never wanted to see is closing! End of sale does not mean end of support. Read more on; Curious George on TechNet and more...: Windows XP end of sales date is 30th June 2008 - so what does that actually mean?...(read more)

Have you registered for Springboard Live! Virtual Roundtable: Let’s Talk Windows Vista Security?

Girish.Rajan — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:10:16 GMT

Join Microsoft Technical Fellow Mark Russinovich and a panel of IT professionals and security MVP’s as they discuss Windows Vista deployment, security configurations, challenges and real-world solutions. Ask your questions live during the event...(read more)

Ubuntu 8.04 on SBS 2003 network.

Girish.Rajan — Fri, 30 May 2008 17:21:00 GMT

Disclaimer: This is not a Microsoft recommended step nor is it a whitepaper. This is simply my attempt to learn. Ubuntu needs no introduction nor does SBS. :) What do you need? > SBS 2003 SP2. > Ubuntu 8.04, Updated! Ensure Network Connectivity:...(read more)

SBS 2008 and EBS 2008 Pricing Announced

Girish.Rajan — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:39:17 GMT

Windows Essential Server Solutions pricing* is as follows: Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard Edition software, including five CALs, $1,089 (U.S.) ; additional CALs $77 each (U.S.) Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium Edition software,...(read more)

Updates: Autoruns v9.2, Process Monitor v1.33, AccessChk v4.1

Girish.Rajan — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:56:30 GMT

Sysinternals Site Discussion : Updates: Autoruns v9.2, Process Monitor v1.33, AccessChk v4.1...(read more)