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Shavlik posts that it's updated it's XML file

Shavlik Technologies has released updated XML files for Shavlik HFNetChkPro.XML data version = 1.1.2.105  Last modified on 5/31/2004  This update includes the following changes: - Added detection for Exchange Server 2003 SP1 (we are still testing the Read More
posted Monday, May 31, 2004 10:32 PM by bradley | 11 Comments
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Okay this has nothing to do with SBS.....

Today we had Ice Cream [old family recipe], which means this is the start of Summertime in California.....and I just looked at Weather.com and yup, we're definitely going to get hot next week. 6 eggs [I now use eggbeaters since this is a non cooked ice Read More
posted Monday, May 31, 2004 8:11 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Terminal Server in Application mode - why can't SBS 2003 do it?

In the newsgroups today, a person updated his SBS 2000 and was prompted that the TS in application mode would be removed during the upgrade.  He went through the upgrade and then posted back in the newsgroups asking how to turn on Application mode again....... Read More
posted Monday, May 31, 2004 10:50 AM by bradley | 89 Comments
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SBS 2k3 knowledge base articles

842438 - ISA Server 2000 performance may be reduced if the Exchange Server 2003 server is processing unusually heavy traffic: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;842438 837366 - The Active Directory Migration Tool displays a "RPC Read More
posted Saturday, May 29, 2004 12:24 AM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Stuff hitting the Download site of interest today ...

Let's not forget Exchange 2000 Download details: Update Rollup for Exchange 2000 (KB836488): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=43f5cdf6-d1e6-4476-b5f2-e17371236c3c&displaylang=en Download details: Windows SharePoint Services Read More
posted Friday, May 28, 2004 12:23 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Random musings 'eh?

Random musings is the title of Charles Anthe [SBS Release Manager] latest blog entry and talks about upcoming changes to SBS2k3.  Remember when you have a newsreader inside of Outlook like Newsgator or IntraVnews, that blog entry gets pushed to your inbox Read More
posted Friday, May 28, 2004 12:22 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Exchange 2003 SP1 install info - just a heads up

1.  You need to install the GZIP patch from 831464 first 831464 - FIX: IIS 6.0 compression corruption causes access violations: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q831464 2.  Can't install because of an issue with Search If you Read More
posted Friday, May 28, 2004 12:11 PM by bradley | 2 Comments
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So I just moved around the furniture a bit...

And added a new post category of “Needed Patches/Tweaks” to capture all the items needed to finish up an install “after“ the box is loaded with SBS2k3. I'm stealing this disclaimer from Les [Les is More]Be aware that this list Read More
posted Thursday, May 27, 2004 6:53 PM by bradley | 4 Comments
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Patch to get BCM working with SBS2k3

Download details: Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2003 Update: Windows Small Business Server 2003: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=EAB86AF5-1F5E-4EF3-9691-90F9B870B9B6&displaylang=en Read More
posted Thursday, May 27, 2004 6:47 PM by bradley | 4 Comments
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Just signed up for Tavis' blog on TazNetworks!

Fellow SBSer Tavis Patterson has a SBS/SMB blog located at http://www.taznetworks.com/rss/webblog.html with the RSS feed for it http://www.taznetworks.com/rss/tazrss.xml If you haven't found the power of RSS feeds and newsreaders, this is the time to Read More
posted Wednesday, May 26, 2004 10:57 PM by bradley | 0 Comments

ISA tools....

Until the ISAserver.org tools site is back up [Jim is at TechEd and he's redecorating or something  ;-)  I found another site with ISA tools -- http://www.toolzz.com/ISAToolzz.htm Read More
posted Wednesday, May 26, 2004 10:42 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Don't want to type in domain\user after Exchange 2003 sp1?

UPDATE - THIS WORKAROUND ISN'T GOING TO WORK 100% - SO JUST HAVE YOUR CLIENTS TYPE IN DOMAIN\USER - THE SBS TEAM IS WORKING ON A PERMANENT FIX 820378 - Outlook Web Access session unexpectedly quits when forms-based authentication is used:  http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=820378 Read More
posted Wednesday, May 26, 2004 6:38 PM by bradley | 9 Comments
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Exposing the SCL to better understand your "SPAM" ranking

http://blogs.msdn.com/exchange/archive/2004/05/26/142607.aspx   Well the EHLO blog comes through once again with a cool post about how the SCL [spam ranking] can be exposed to help a user better understand the filtering process.  This is interesting... Read More
posted Wednesday, May 26, 2004 6:13 PM by bradley | 3 Comments
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Don't forget to read the ...um... release notes....

 Trevor in the Public newsgroups posts the following about the recommending tweaking to Exchange 2003 after the application of SP1 -- Do you have over 1 GB of RAM? Did you notice this in the release notes... Event 9665: Update to recommended memory Read More
posted Wednesday, May 26, 2004 12:20 PM by bradley | 1 Comments
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..so you've downloaded the Exchange Message Filter tool....

...and you are probably looking for an archive manager tool right?  The EHLO blog comes through, once again with a downloadable from the Gotdotnet web site an IMF Archive manager.. http://blogs.msdn.com/exchange/archive/2004/05/26/142366.aspx    Read More
posted Wednesday, May 26, 2004 12:14 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Oh they heard me! Bad Mail is YCST*!

Download details: Exchange 2003: Badmail Deletion and Archiving: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=782aaf0f-6239-40ad-adda-97863d852ff7&DisplayLang=en Oh I've died and gone to heaven .... look at all this Exchange stuff! http://hellomate.typepad.com/exchange/2004/05/lots_of_goodies.html Read More
posted Tuesday, May 25, 2004 8:44 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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I like listening to geek stuff.... how about you?

Oooh... more streaming audio of interest..this one is techy related... http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/tnradio/default.mspx This one is more general and salesy http://www.itconversations.com/ And lots of XP sp2 webcasts coming this way... Read More
posted Tuesday, May 25, 2004 8:19 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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No SA needed for those Spam filters ........

Catching up on TechEdBloggers feed and spot this.... Paul Robichaux writes "Very cool news: the Exchange Intelligent Message Filter is out, and it's available at no cost to all Exchange 2003 customers. Microsoft had previously said they would only offer Read More
posted Tuesday, May 25, 2004 3:10 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Exchange 2003 SP1 - released

http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/downloads/2003/sp1.asp And YES you should install this on SBS 2003 boxes! Read More
posted Tuesday, May 25, 2004 2:01 PM by bradley | 1 Comments
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SBS 2k3 Best Practices Chat - May 26th

 Small Business Server 2003 - Best Practices Join Microsoft experts from the Small Business Server Product Support Services team on May 26th to discuss tips, techniques and best practices to help you setup and maintain Small Business Server 2003. May Read More
posted Monday, May 24, 2004 11:55 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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You know what I want?

A toolbar on the browser [like Google's] that allows me to automatically search the support.microsoft.com site.  But wait, I already have a specialized addition to my IE to allow me to quickly jump to a KB article ...a little tool called mskb.zip   Read More
posted Monday, May 24, 2004 7:09 PM by bradley | 6 Comments
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We got "spiffed up"

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/community/default.mspx Hey just noticed that the community page got a “spiffing up“ and there is now “top SBS downloads section“, a “most active Windows Small Business Server Discussions” section.  Cool! Read More
posted Monday, May 24, 2004 6:54 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Interested in installing CRM on your SBS 2003?

Don't forget to review the CRM guide -- Installing Microsoft CRM on Windows Server 2003http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/sbs/2003/Default.aspAnd especially don't forget to install Message Queuing Service, Read More
posted Friday, May 21, 2004 11:20 PM by bradley | 2 Comments
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After applying the "Critical Update for SQL Server 2000 Desktop" you get a funky icon in the system tray...

829358 - Overview of the Critical Update for SQL Server 2000 DesktopEngine (Windows) on Windows Server 2003 (KB829358):http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;829358After applying that patch, you'll get a funky icon in the system Read More
posted Friday, May 21, 2004 10:29 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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If you are using the POP Connector in SBS 2003 - Get this patch

835734 Many unexpected outbound e-mail messages appear in the SMTP queue inhttp://support.microsoft.com/?id=835734  [that link not quite live as of 12:45 on Friday... should be shortly though....] Download details: Update for Windows Small Business Server Read More
posted Friday, May 21, 2004 12:45 PM by bradley | 17 Comments
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"Cold Server" - SBS Fallover allowed with Software Assurance

 So I'm reading the RSS feed of Mary Jo Foley and spot this one..... read between the lines guys...that's our SBS Fallover server.  If you want a backup server that is an exact copy, you now have the right to load it up with your SBS2k3 Software Read More
posted Thursday, May 20, 2004 12:28 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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ISA Server 2000 SP2

 Download details: ISA Server 2000 SP2: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=c8d3d98b-1cd4-406a-a04a-2aa2547d09a3&displaylang=en Now do I install this Friday night...or wait until right before Memorial Day weekend...hmmm.... Read More
posted Thursday, May 20, 2004 12:24 PM by bradley | 2 Comments
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Hey today is Live Chat day with Handy Andy and Harry!

http://chat.mcpmag.com/chats/default.asp#chat SBS Live! Small Business Server gurus Andy Goodman and Harry Brelsford tackle your SBS troubleshooting questions.hosted by Andy Goodman, Harry Brelsford Just remembered that today is live chat day with Handy Read More
posted Wednesday, May 19, 2004 2:07 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Anne Stanton of the Norwich Group talks about the "little things"

http://thenorwichgroup.blogs.com/fieldnotes/#a0001397448 and her post reminds me of the number of times that I have to clean up my Sister's customized Disney desktop when I'm doing my beta testing and beta builds.  Mess with her desktop icons and she's Read More
posted Tuesday, May 18, 2004 8:01 PM by bradley | 1 Comments
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Is your Windows Time Service not running? Maybe it's because of the way you set up your SBS...

“After you select "Broadband" in CEICW, if you select either PPPOE or "A local Router device", then it will disable the Windows Time service. In order for it to work you needs to select "Direct Broadband connection".When you run CEICW, you need to select Read More
posted Tuesday, May 18, 2004 6:50 PM by bradley | 1 Comments
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Are we ready for BizTalk on SBS2k3?

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6ec7fb1a-0611-4a5e-8e6c-218a14b9a8ee Tool for Small Business Server customers to verify they have all necessary software and patches to enable installation of BizTalk Server 2004. [Don't forget Read More
posted Sunday, May 16, 2004 7:44 AM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Patching and Passwords - stuff that even us SBSers have to worry about

This month's Technet brings an excellent article on why we need to patch even in SBS land: Microsoft TechNet - Help: I Got Hacked. Now What Do I Do?: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/secnews/articles/gothacked.mspx Cleaning up after something Read More
posted Friday, May 14, 2004 11:53 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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OT: [sort of] A KB on that annoying ~ on the desktop

830921 - A file named ~ appears on the desktop or in another location on the hard disk: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;830921 If you've seen that little ~ file on your desktop... this KB will fix it.... Note to self... don't Read More
posted Friday, May 14, 2004 12:31 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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So I was doing a quick search for Exchange Sinks to answer a post in the newsgroup....

And I remembered that Vamsoft has these scripts on their site. Read receipt request removal Category script (language: JScript) Created by Vamsoft Ltd. Download readreceiptremoval.zip Description An OnArrival event sink script which can be Read More
posted Thursday, May 13, 2004 6:58 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Tavis reports on a preview of SBS [next version]

Tavis Patterson on the SmallBizIT listserve reports that in a webcast today that features of the next version of Small Business Server 2003 [i.e. Cougar] were discussed....  http://www.taznetworks.com/rss/webblog.html  Wow.  I had not heard of those features Read More
posted Thursday, May 13, 2004 5:55 PM by bradley | 2 Comments
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Tweaking Exchange Cached Mode to be a bit more "up to date"

GAL Problems and OAB Automatic Updates in Outlook 2003: http://www.petri.co.il/gal_problems_and_oab_automatic_updates_in_outlook_2003.htm So here at the office the other day I was updating and “hiding“ some mailboxes of employees who had left in the Read More
posted Thursday, May 13, 2004 5:45 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Some of the abbreviations that we use in the Newsgroups....

We tend to use abbreviations in the newsgroup and forget that not everyone knows what we are talking about... so here's a quick glossary..... IMO - In my opinion IMHO - In my humble opinion IM not so HO - In my not so humble opinion AFAIK - As far Read More
posted Wednesday, May 12, 2004 8:07 PM by bradley | 2 Comments
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May Security Bulletins - [note that 04-015 not needed on SBS 2000]

May 11, 2004Today Microsoft released the following Security Bulletins. Note: www.microsoft.com/technet/security and www.microsoft.com/security are authoritative in all matters concerning Microsoft Security Bulletins! ANY e-mail, web board or newsgroup Read More
posted Wednesday, May 12, 2004 2:49 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Looking for a potential backup platform in those Iomega REV drives?

While Iomega won't go on record as supporting them, SBS MVPer Eliot has tested them and they will work..... More information on the REV drives can be found here.  Eliot writes.....The Backup Wizard won't write to REV drives b/c IOmega set them to look Read More
posted Wednesday, May 12, 2004 9:26 AM by bradley | 9 Comments
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Thanks Les! - Tips and tricks for cleaning up your Exchange Server

I'm stealing another post from Les Connor...... tips and tricks for cleaning up your Exchange server... In article 324958, check out the section entitled: "Clean Up the Exchange Server's SMTP Queues" for the steps you can use to clean up the queue(s). Read More
posted Tuesday, May 11, 2004 6:13 PM by bradley | 8 Comments
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Small Business Server KBs

839492 - The Windows Small Business Server 2003 installation process takes longer than you expect after the Registering Components section reports that 13 minutes remain: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=839492 840257 - You cannot install programs Read More
posted Monday, May 10, 2004 4:58 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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There are three things I've done on my SBS2k"fill in the number" servers

This first one is to help with an issue of file transfers 1. Disable digital signing http://www.smallbizserver.net/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=98 This second one is to ensure thatr file locking doesn't occur on databases. 2. Disable oplocking http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q296264 Read More
posted Monday, May 10, 2004 10:00 AM by bradley | 8 Comments
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Security information for Small Businesses

Security Focus - Small and Medium Business Security http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/gtm/securityguidance/hub.mspx The Security Guidance Center for Small Businesses is Live Reduce your risk from viruses, hackers and similar threats with our 12-point, Read More
posted Sunday, May 09, 2004 8:12 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Haven't read it.... but...

http://www.windowsitlibrary.com/ebooks/SBInfrastructure/index.cfm Free E-book on SBS2k3 which talks about using MySQL [free database].  But before I read it I wonder if they talk about how you need SQL in order to have indexing on Sharepoint.  Have they Read More
posted Sunday, May 09, 2004 7:52 PM by bradley | 1 Comments
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The Ehlo blog says our Exchange is 99% the same as "normal" Exchange.....

http://blogs.msdn.com/exchange/archive/2004/05/05/126627.aspx I say we're 110% of normal Exchange since we have the pop connector and other monitoring tools  ;-)   Read More
posted Sunday, May 09, 2004 7:49 PM by bradley | 2 Comments
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HOw to install Trend Antivirus on SBS 2003

Stealing a post from Les Connor Here's the procedure for Trend CSM for SMB. 1. Decide whether you want to use the Adminstrator account for CSM, or another account. If you don't want to use the Administrator account, create an account. (I use the Administrator Read More
posted Friday, May 07, 2004 9:53 AM by bradley | 2 Comments
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Small Business Server KB's

837368 - The default POP3 and IMAP4 virtual servers are stopped and you cannot connect to the POP3 and the IMAP4 services in Windows Small Business Server 2003: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=837368 841188 - "The local policy of this system does Read More
posted Thursday, May 06, 2004 4:58 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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It's hard sometimes being a person who likes Microsoft products.....

I just got back from the AICPA [the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants] Technology Conference [don't laugh - us beancounters are geeks too] and on the last day, the keynoter who's the Industry guru said that Microsoft was up to it's old Read More
posted Thursday, May 06, 2004 4:00 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Small Business Server 2003 SP1 announced at WinHEC

http://www.winnetmag.com/windowspaulthurrott/Article/ArticleID/42548/windowspaulthurrott_42548.html http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1584392,00.asp Windows Small Business Server 2003 SP1 was appararently announced at the WinHEC conference as my Read More
posted Tuesday, May 04, 2004 10:41 AM by bradley | 0 Comments
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So why are vendors not responding....

So I'm here at the AICPA Tech 2004 Conference and mingling with folk tonight and in discussions we talk about how it's our applications that are making us insecure and not Microsoft. When people around the room all agree that it's dumb for CCH's Epace Read More
posted Sunday, May 02, 2004 7:54 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Heads up ... check out your port 443!!!

Here I am at the AICPA Tech conf in Las Vegas at the Venetian hotel. News this week... I'm passing along an email from the MS listserve.... If you have port 443 open on your SBS 2k system ... watch out as we're seeing exploits. How do I know if port Read More
posted Sunday, May 02, 2004 7:47 PM by bradley | 4 Comments
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