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Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 (isn't that a mouthful?) is now available for free download in both 32bit (x86) and 64bit (x64) versions. New features include: PXE boot support for guest OSes A command line tool for mounting VHDs as virtual drives on other...
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Mitch talks about the problems encountered when SysAdmins struggle to provision the infrastructure necessary to support developers - and I entirely see his point-of-view. In my opinion, it is rare for an organisation that has SysAdmins that are already...
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Previously I talked about running lots of virtual machines on a laptop (I can run about six on my Portege M400). I have some tips on overcoming some of the hurdles I have run into. I've sort of mentioned disk i/o in the previous post, so I won't...
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Andrew Coates already has a review of his Microsoft Wireless Presenter Mouse 8000 , so I'll add to his comments in my review. I've been using it for about a week now, and have formed the following impressions: The Good It seems to work well with...
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Early Bird registration for Tech.Ed Australia closes 27th May (two weeks away). Tech.Ed Australia will be on the Gold Coast again this year (like 2005) from 7th-10th August. At this stage I'm not sure I can make it - hopefully I can get a speaking...
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In Windows XP (and earlier) it was relatively quick and easy to access the "Network Connections" folder from the Start menu. In Windows Vista I've seen users click on Start Orb -> Network -> Network and Sharing Center -> Manage...
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I was asked recently by a colleague if a website defined in IIS could have multiple SSL certificates installed, so that the website would answer requests for https://www.abc.com as well as https://www.def.com without generating an error in the user's...
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Unfortunately if you have a new Vista PC, and you try to use the web enrollment pages (certsrv) hosted on a Windows Server 2000 Certificate Authority (CA) or a Windows Server 2003 CA, you won't be able to enrol for a certificate (indeed if you're...
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Absolutely (as long as it's x64, not ia64). This topic came up at work, and there seemed to be a fair bit of confusion over what's possible and what's not. Using VMWare Server (or a Workstation version that supports 64bit guests) you can run...
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One of the big IIS secrets that we've all been keeping under wraps is the new FTP Server that will be available for Longhorn Server. The two features that most interest me are: FTPS (FTP over SSL/TLS) support. Finally a secure publishing solution....
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Longhorn Server Beta 3 is now officially out. If you are in the LHS beta program, you can download the build from Connect , or otherwise you can get an evaluation edition and documentation from the Microsoft website...
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EDIT: I've jumped the gun. The build available on MSDN is the April CTP. Beta 3 is still scheduled for towards the end of this month. EDIT2: I've removed the image to save a bit on bandwidth. Had Longhorn Server Beta 3 been released?...
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It appears that there is a bug in Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 - session_OnEnd events no longer fire in Classic ASP applications. A hotfix and KB to come soon. EDIT: Hotfix is now available here ( KB934903 )...
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If you have a Vodafone 3G card you may have been a bit frustrated that v7 of the VMC software doesn't work under Vista. It's particularly annoying since " 3 " seems to use the same Novatel Merlin U630 card and their Mobilink software...
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In a previous FAQ we covered enabling Metabase Auditing which allows tracking of metabase changes. If you'd like to get alerts on these changes in MOM (Microsoft Operations Manager 2005, instructions are in this new FAQ . Just in time before the end...
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Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 has been released (RTM). Get it here for 32bit and 64bit (x86-64) . SP2 for Itanium (ia64) will be released shortly....
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Whilst IT, and solving problems with IT (both business and technical) is undoubtably one of my passions, climate change has been another for quite some time. In my day-to-day life I run into quite a few people with strong opinions one way or the other...
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An interesting proposition from Microsoft - start an IM conversation with Windows Live Messenger v8.1, and if you opt-in, Microsoft will donate to a cause of your choice (from the range available )...
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Virtual PC 2007 is out now (for 32bit and 64bit) - get it from here and be the first in your neighbourhood to be running VPC07 :-) Some of the major new features include hardware virtualisation support (e.g. for Intel VT) that will dramatically improve...
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The Longhorn Server February CTP has been released on Connect . I imagine it will be available on MSDN downloads soon...
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EDIT: I made a mistaken in the path below. The key name should be HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows CE Services only. Underneath that key (in the right-hand pane in Regedit) there should be a String called SerialPort. You need to change the value of that...
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I noticed on Frank's blog today that Adam Cogan has some suggestions for improving Microsoft software. In particular Adam has a page on improving IIS . With all due respect to Adam, I think we have a PEBKAC issue here, not a GUI issue. Adam complains...
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Amongst all the hoopla around the Window Vista and Office 2007 launches, there are a few more downloads out there worth checking out. The new IIS Download Center has been launched by the IIS Product Group. Here you can download add-ons and extensions...
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The first of these two is a serious issue IMHO (so, much more than a mere annoyance). I hope Microsoft looks hard at fixing this one for us Tablet users! When UAC is enabled on a Vista machine, you switched to the Secure Desktop to authorise privileged...
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Delegation is a feature of Kerberos authentication that allows a server to obtain a Kerberos ticket on behalf of an end user without ever having access to the end user's password. This functionality allows Kerberos to solve typical "double-hop"...
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