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Wednesday, July 02, 2008 1:15 AM

Network Utilization between Vista and Windows Server 2008

I love the next-generation TCP/IP Stack and SMB 2.0 . It makes for quite zippy transfers :) More on the new networking features of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb726965.aspx
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Sunday, June 22, 2008 10:59 PM

Sometimes the error message means what it says

I'm in the process of setting up a new Hyper-V server, and for some reason I was unable to connect via Terminal Services to the server... I had properly enabled the "Allow connections from computer running any version of Remote Desktop (less secure) option".
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Sunday, June 01, 2008 3:41 AM

TCP/IP Fundamentals for Microsoft Windows

Download the eBook here . There is nothing particularly fundamental about this book, unless you are a CCNP or otherwise live and breathe packets. Surprisingly (to me) however, the book remains quite readable. Written by Joseph Davies (aka The Cable Guy
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Thursday, May 15, 2008 6:07 PM

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer update released. Now with 64-bits!

I see over on Matt's blog that MBSA 2.1 has been released, with the following new features: Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 compatibility New revised user interface 64-bit support Improved Windows Embedded support Compatibility with Microsoft Update,
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Thursday, May 15, 2008 6:48 AM

Group Policy Documentation Survival Guide

The latest version of the links below can be found here , or download a PDF version here . Don't ask me where they got that US-Army-looking-font in the PDF... it probably wouldn't have been my first choice ;) Group Policy Documentation Essentials These
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008 6:13 AM

I did it! (also known as the June TechNet Magazine)

One of the best parts of working at Microsoft is the amazing discussions and debates that take place on our internal Discussion Lists. A few months ago, the greatest security minds at Microsoft were undergoing a hot and heavy debate on Security by Obscurity
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Friday, March 14, 2008 4:12 PM

Network Shell (Netsh) Technical Reference released

Aaaaah... to come full circle.  Microsoft's OSs started at the command line, went GUI, and you can now do more from then command-line than ever before.  Between PowerShell , the Windows Command Reference , and now the Netsh Technical Reference
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008 6:25 PM

Inside Windows Server 2008 Kernel Changes

Great Stuff from SysInternals (and Mark Russinovich): Inside Windows Server 2008 Kernal Changes : Mark goes deep inside the Server 2008 kernel to describe enhancements to memory management and I/O processing, as well as how Server 2008 implements new
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Wednesday, February 06, 2008 3:57 AM

The Microsoft Download Center fairy has been busy!!!

Some highlights... Windows Media Services 2008 for Windows Server 2008 This software is an optional supplement to Windows Server 2008. In Windows Server 2008, the Streaming Media Services role (which includes the latest version of Windows Media Services)
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 2:21 PM

Books, books, and more books

With the upcoming Windows Server 2008 release, there are a TON of cool books coming out from MSPress. You can always check out the list here ( http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/hop/ ), but the books that will be lining my bookshelf upon release are: MCITP
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Wednesday, January 09, 2008 5:22 AM

Why is my hard drive spinning?

Ever see your hard drive LED chugging away, while there was no apparent activity on your screen?  Apple solves the problem by choosing to not providing a HD LED.  What you don't know can't bug you! My wife, however, asked me to track down the
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007 11:44 PM

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator (and free Vista/Office)

If you have not played with the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator, you really need to. It was awesome as the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment tool, and it is even better now that it adds support for Windows Server 2008, Virtualization,
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Monday, October 29, 2007 6:00 AM

Unleash The Power of WVHA

I spent some time in the lab today playing with Windows Vista hardware Assessment Tool (WVHA) 2.0. WVHA is an awesome utility from the Solution Accelerator team that allow you to scan a network (of both AD-joined and workgroup computers) and report on
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Saturday, September 29, 2007 12:18 AM

Where did I leave my key?

If you are a standard user, the following post will not help you, but if you are a power user with multiple Windows Vista Keys sitting around from MSDN, TechNet, Betas, Roadshows, Retail... You may run into the problem (when flattening and rebuilding
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Saturday, July 21, 2007 5:50 PM

Taking Screenshots in Boot Camp

In my next post, I'll cover my Boot Camp experience on my MacBook Pro. But in order to do so, I wanted to take some screenshots. Unfortunately, the MacBook Pro does not have a Print Screen button on the keyboard, which makes it difficult to take a screenshot.
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