Richard's Weblog : Windows Vista

Protecting Removable Drives with Bitlocker

richmac — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:36:46 GMT

In a recent post , I explained how easy it was to use Bitlocker to secure your drives in a dual-boot scenario with Windows Vista and Server 2008. Following this I had some discussions with colleagues about how to securely backup copies of the files...(read more)

Vista, Server 2008 and the Case of the Bitlocker Dual Boot

richmac — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:10:29 GMT

This week, I received my shiny new work laptop, which I'd been anticipating for some time. Normally, I'm not much of a hardware geek and don't get overly excited with new kit, but I was really looking forward to this as it is 64-bit and finally...(read more)

Forcing Theme Settings in Windows Vista

richmac — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:48:00 GMT

Recently I was working with a customer to find a way to automate forcing a specific Aero theme in Windows Vista. The idea was to have the Vista clients "colour-coded" according to their use; so whenever a user logs on the window border colour would indicate...(read more)

Service Security in Windows Vista

richmac — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:30:00 GMT

After a long break from blogging due to holidays and a heavy workload, I've finally got round to writing something new. To follow on from my last post on File and Registry Virtualisation , I thought I'd take a look at another Vista security-related topic:...(read more)

Windows Vista File and Registry Virtualisation

richmac — Fri, 18 May 2007 15:50:00 GMT

Windows Vista is designed to be more secure than previous versions of Windows. Part of the improvements are related to User Account Control (UAC), which encourages the good practice of not logging on with an Administrator account (and even if you do,...(read more)

(Re-)Start Me Up ...

richmac — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:30:00 GMT

As I mentioned in a recent post , I'm currently working on a Windows Vista workshop. As part of that, I've created a simple application that demonstrates the basic interaction of the Windows Installer with Vista's new Restart Manager (RM). I thought I'd...(read more)

Windows Vista Resource Kit Released

richmac — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 02:58:00 GMT

If you're a long-time Windows Admin, then you'll know how invaluable the Windows Resource Kit has been for the various Windows versions over the years. Now the Windows Vista version has been released and with 1,500 pages of in-depth technical information...(read more)

Vista Link Extravaganza

richmac — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:34:00 GMT

Following on from my last post on vitualisation, I've compiled a similar "one-stop-shop" list for an up-coming session I'm delivering on Windows Vista, except this time you get to see the information before the workshop attendees (unless, of course, you...(read more)