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21 February 2007
Windows Desktop Search - Index network shares for faster searching
Can't wait to get home tonight..... just saw a pointer to this download on microsoft.com which is an addin for Windows Desktop Search, supported on Windows Vista which provides indexing capability for network shares. Given I've got hundreds of GB of data Read More...
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22 February 2006
SMS 2003 R2 Public Beta
Just thought it was worth mentioning this - another "R2" joins the fold, hot on the heals of Virtual Server 2005 R2 and Windows Server 2003 R2. This time it's SMS which gets a refresh. SMS isn't really a product I can hold my hand up and say I know well, Read More...
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20 February 2006
Shadow Copy Client Download
I was on the train a few days ago and ended up chatting to some guy (apologies, I'm terrible with names) about stuff which inevitably deviated into technology - of course we got to the bit when I mentioned I worked for Microsoft. His relatively small Read More...
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13 February 2006
Clear Read-Only Attributes in bulk
There's often those situations where you need to clear read-only attributes from a directory tree in bulk. In the past, having been a command line junkie and developer, I've used the attrib command with the /S parameter to include sub-directories as I've Read More...
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08 December 2005
Where can I get hold of Windows Server 2003 R2
I've had several emails today following last nights TechNet event - an Introduction to Windows Server 2003 R2. The most popular question by far is how can people get hold of it? The answer is on microsoft.com, where you can either register to receive Read More...
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04 November 2005
Download details for robocopy.exe (Robust File Copy)
I've been asked this so many times, hence oo save me keep looking up the link each time, I've book-marked it here - it's part of the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools which are freely downloable (around 12MB). There's loads of useful utilities in Read More...
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19 September 2005
Scripting with Monad
Monad is definitely a hot topic to watch in the future. I've just discovered that Jeffrey Snovers two webcasts about Monad are available for on-demand viewing. If you want to find out more about the future of command line scripting, these are a good place Read More...
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14 September 2005
ADFS in Windows Server 2003 R2
ADFS is "Active Directory Federation Services". ADFS is just one part of the R2 release coming at the end of this year. If you want to find out more, one place is IT Forum in Barcelona, November 15th to 17th, with a pre-conference day on 14th November. Read More...
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03 August 2005
MOM SP1 is available for download
So hot off the heals of getting MOM 2005 installed with SQL 2004 SP4 , I find out that SP1 for MOM is now available. Now they tell me... quoting from the SP1 homepage (link at bottom) " Broader OS and database support, including <snip> and SQL 2000 Read More...
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28 July 2005
Data Protection Manager usage at Microsoft
More interesting stuff I just came across - a case study which details how Data Protection Manager has been deployed internally at Microsoft to perform backups for over 130 remote sites or "Branch Offices". I just love that term being applied to the UK Read More...
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27 July 2005
TCP/IP Implementation in Windows Server 2003 and XP
Here's a really interesting document I stumbled across yesterday, especially having written part of a TCP/IP implementation in years gone by. It was originally published a couple of years ago, but an updated version was released earlier this month which Read More...
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21 July 2005
Malicious Software Removal Tool
As much as a bookmark blog as anything else so I know where to find it. You may have seen the malicious software removal tool come down through WindowsUpdate/MicrosoftUpdate. What I didn't know was that a version with the latest updates is released on Read More...
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11 July 2005
MBSA 2.0 (Microsoft Baseline Security Analyser) Released
After blogging about the beta of MBSA v2.0 a couple of months ago, I have to thank Steve for giving me the heads up on this as the official release notification must have slipped me by. My excuse is that I've been more than a little busy at TechEd last Read More...
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07 July 2005
Windows Server 2003 SP1 through Automatic Updates
Just a heads up on this one. If you are running Windows Server 2003 RTM currently and have your machines set for automatic updates, on 26th July, they will start receiving SP1 through automatic update (AU). If you haven't finished testing SP1 in your Read More...
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01 July 2005
What does each Windows Service do?
Another frequently asked question by many customers. A good answer can be found in the "Threats and Countermeasures: Security Settings in Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP" document which can be downloaded here . A little out of date (being based on Read More...
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