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Fine Grain Password Policies (FGPP)
Hi, Having played with FGPP's recently at Teched, I figured that it would be good to publish the attributes that are required to create one and their value types. The attributes required for creating a fine grain password policy. msDS-PasswordSettingsPrecendence Read More...
2008 interesting links
If you are feeling a little limited in information about Windows 2008, check out the following featured components: · AD DS: Restartable Active Directory Domain Services Windows 2008 introduced new capabilities to start or stop directory services running Read More...
Virtualising servers
Hi All, I have started collecting a list of whitepapers based upon virtualisation of domain controllers and services, I just figured that you may find these of use! KB897615 Support policy for Microsoft software running in non-Microsoft hardware virtualization Read More...
RDP to Windows 2008
Hi all, I have installed a Windows 2008 server into my Windows 2003 domain, I then enabled RDP on my Windows 2008 server verified that I could connect from my Vista client on the network. While working from home, I quickly found out that I could not RDP Read More...
Windows Server 2008 Core Quick Reference
This month I have been setting up my first Windows 2008 core server to go into a production environment. It has been a very interesting experience as I was expecting a straight forward process but ran into a few challenges. What with some vendor specific Read More...
Poster Central
Hi all, Ever wanted a change in decor in your house? rather than boring old patterned wallpaper, what about getting some great posters with core components of specific technologies to put in their place... amaze your friends, impress your spouse.. check Read More...
The big thick book of Windows 2008
Microsoft have created a "Book of Longhorn" that covers all the c hanges in functionality from Windows Server 2003 with SP1 to Windows Server 2008. I really recommend having a look at this one... http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=173E6E9B-4D3E-4FD4-A2CF-73684FA46B60&displaylang=e Read More...
Where is the MCSE for Windows 2008?
Well, this is an interesting subject, as many of you know there is not an MCSE for the Windows 2008 family and it has been replaced with a new exciting qualification. So, L et’s have a look at some of the new details, We have four new(ish) qualifications Read More...
Key Firewall ports for Windows server 2008
Some just might say that security has gone mad these days, gone are the times when we only used firewalls to protect our internal network infrastructure from external attack. Certainly I now see many of our customers deploying internal firewalls to protect Read More...
Windows 2008 upgrade paths
With the Windows 2008 finally being released to manufacture this past month, we will now be expecting a whole bunch of questions surrounding the Windows 2008 migration process. This part of the newsletter is looking at what you need to know to answer Read More...
Some Useful Links for you all!
News Details Link GPMC Scripts The Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) provides a comprehensive set of COM interfaces that you can use to script many of the operations supported by the console. Included in this download is a set of sample scripts that Read More...
Snapshot Backups? what is that all about?
Here is a step-by-step guide for anyone that wants to get started with Active Directory Snapshot Backups In Windows 2008! Active Directory Administrators can now mount a snapshot from any given time, browse the snapshot and then perform restore individual Read More...
ServerManagerCMD.exe - How can you start quickly?
If you want to use the servermanagerCMD.exe, it just could not be easier. There are only three main switches that you need to know to get started. How do I know what features/Roles I have installed or available? For this, you can use the command ServerManagerCMD.exe Read More...
MVP Academy - here I come!
Be prepared all you MVP's of the world! I have been made an MVP trainer for a Windows 2008 course over the month of November. I will be running nightly training sessions and hopefully help as many MVP's as possible.. See you there! Read More...
Welcome to the Windows 2008 Page
This page will contain everything you want to know about Windows 2008 and then some. Read More...
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