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22 July 2005
Longhorn renamed - it will be Windows Vista
Yes, you heard right. I found out a little while ago and there's been a few rumours flying over the Internet this morning. However, now it's 2PM in the UK, and 6AM Seattle time, the announcement is now live on the Microsoft presspass site here . Read More...
03 June 2005
KB 900076 - Windows Server 2003 SP1 as guest under Virtual Server
I blogged a week or so ago about issues when running Windows Server 2003 SP1 under Virtual Server 2005 . Two days after that, there was a knowledgebase article published (now why didn't that appear in my RSS feed off the support web site ?). The KB article Read More...
23 March 2005
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Release Candidate is now available
Someone made a more appropriate choice of name (thankfully!) given some of the alternatives which have been on the table over the past few months. The next version of SUS (Software Update Services) will be officially called Windows Server Update Services Read More...
11 February 2005
Blogcast: Access Based Directory Enumeration (A Windows Server 2003 SP1 New Feature)
Find out about one of those really cool new features of Windows Server 2003 SP1, Access Based Directory Enumeration in this latest blogcast recording. In a nutshell, ABDE causes the server to examine access rights to sub-directories on a share, only showing Read More...
09 January 2005
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) - Find out more from Peter Meister
Learn more about Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) from Peter Meister, the Lead Product Manager for Windows Server 2003. Peter is a man who definitely knows what he's talking about, so don't miss the chance to miss out on this opportunity. On Thursday Read More...
10 December 2004
Updated document - changes to functionality in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1
There is a revised version of a document just posted on microsoft.com describing the changes in functionality in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1. It reflects Microsoft's early thinking about Service Pack 1 and its implications for developers. Note Read More...
08 December 2004
Virtual Server under Windows Server 2003 SP1 RC1 Early Experiences
I went the whole hog this morning and installed Windows Server 2003 SP1 RC1 on my main laptop, not under Virtual Server or Virtual PC as I blogged about yesterday. Now I don't recommend this to anyone as a rule, but there's a fair chance when working Read More...
07 December 2004
Slipstreamed Windows Server 2003 SP1 RC1 Screen Shots
I've posted a few screen shots of Windows Server 2003 SP1 Release Candidate 1 to give you a flavour.... To do this, I first built a slip-stream ISO of Windows Server 2003 Enterprise and installed it under Virtual PC. There's lots of information out on Read More...
07 December 2004
Windows Server 2003 SP1 RC1 (Release Candidate 1) is now available for download.
Apart from a plethora of security enhancements, there are some pretty compelling reasons to take an early look at SP1. Apart from the built in firewall which is akin to the XP SP2 firewall, but better, the two features I particularly like are the Post-Setup Read More...
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