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November 2005 - Posts

Are you going to run DPM with Windows Server 2003 R2?

Posted Tuesday, November 29, 2005 7:56 PM by Jeanie Decker
Windows Server 2003 R2 is looming on the horizon, and it's time to plan our documentation for running DPM with R2. We decided to compile all R2-related information into a single location, rather than redo the existing technical documentation . Our testers Read More...
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Need SP2 for XP or SP3 for Office? Order the CD

Posted Monday, November 28, 2005 1:24 PM by Jeanie Decker
I've avoided updating a few family computers, the ones that use dial-up. It just takes too long. And the longer I put it off, the more updates there are to download, and the easier it is to talk myself out of doing it at all. My conscience has been bothering Read More...
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DPM Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) updated

Posted Tuesday, November 22, 2005 10:19 AM by Jeanie Decker
The DPM FAQ has been updated. The changes in this refresh are as follows: Deleted "Can I protect a Windows-based NFS server?" question and answer because information is outdated. Added "Can I enable Shadow Copies of Shared Folders on file servers?" question Read More...
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Lost product key: prevention

Posted Monday, November 21, 2005 7:37 PM by Jeanie Decker
A surprising number of readers hit my post on John's lost product key problem . So when I came across an article in MCP Magazine on how to find out the product keys in use on a computer, I did a test drive on the tool for you. Don Jones, in "Finding the Read More...
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Informal usability testing

Posted Friday, November 18, 2005 6:13 PM by Jeanie Decker
This error message discussion took place back in 98 - I came across it yesterday when I was looking for something else in my Old Emails folder. (Yes, I'm an email packrat, but it's come in handy too often for me to break the habit.) Here's the question Read More...
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Certifications: getting hands-on experience

Posted Wednesday, November 16, 2005 9:02 PM by Jeanie Decker
As I mentioned in an earlier post , I'm working towards the MCSA certification. All of the exams I've taken so far have been on Windows XP -- easy to practice, it's what I run at home and at work. These last two exams are Windows Server 2003 though, with Read More...
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No more EULA?

Posted Tuesday, November 15, 2005 3:08 PM by Jeanie Decker
You'll be seeing new terminology from Microsoft: Microsoft Software License Terms , and license terms as the short version. It was determined (and I wish I could tell you how, and by whom, but I don't know exactly) that many customers don't know what Read More...
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Software installation the right way

Posted Monday, November 14, 2005 7:15 PM by Jeanie Decker
Zman gives some good tips for polite software installation . I sympathize with his gripes because I'm just as territorial toward my computer. And I would add to his list, "Don't add yourself to Startup without my permission." But they all do it. It's Read More...
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Lost product key

Posted Sunday, November 13, 2005 12:49 PM by Jeanie Decker
John writes in with this problem: "I had to reinstall my OS (xp) today. I have completed the install and I am putting Works suit 2002 with money standard. all of the components installed except word 2002 which comes bundled with it. I am being asked for Read More...
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How DPM's end user recovery feature works

Posted Thursday, November 10, 2005 1:41 PM by Jeanie Decker
Enabling users to recover previous versions of documents isn't new to DPM -- it's part of the Shadow Copies of Shared Folders functionality introduced with Windows Server 2003. What DPM does, with end-user recovery, is leverage that functionality while Read More...
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What the customer wants

Posted Tuesday, November 08, 2005 6:05 PM by Jeanie Decker
When I spend time in chatrooms online, I get frequent opportunities to answer computer questions. It's good practice, trying to explain something directly to a frustrated user. (And, of course, if it reduces a customer's annoyance with Windows or Office Read More...
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How fast is DPM?

Posted Monday, November 07, 2005 6:51 PM by Jeanie Decker
See for yourself in Veritest's Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager Backup/Restore Performance Analysis . Some key findings, quoted from the report: Data Protection Manager’s “Time-to-Protect” was 1.2x faster than Veritas Backup Exec and 1.5x Read More...
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A resource for error codes

Posted Thursday, November 03, 2005 8:34 PM by Jeanie Decker
I just came across another microsoft.com resource that I didn't know about before, thanks to Tony Soper's blog -- Events and Errors Message Center . On this page, you can search for specific error messages for different products, including SQL Server Read More...
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Online dictionary with a twist

Posted Wednesday, November 02, 2005 9:35 PM by Jeanie Decker
Sometimes, you're looking up a word in a dictionary to be sure you spell it correctly. Online dictionaries haven't been much help in that area for me. However, I recently came across the ObjectGraph Dictionary which is ideal to use when you're not positive Read More...
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3 down, 2 to go

Posted Tuesday, November 01, 2005 8:15 PM by Jeanie Decker
I passed exam 70-270 ! My weakest area was security, probably because that isn't something I play with in XP too often. Next are exams 70-290 and 70-291 to complete my MCSA requirements. Does a technical writer at Microsoft need a Microsoft technical Read More...
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