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Tuesday, March 29, 2005 6:18 AM

Windows Server Update Services released to Web

So SUS has changed to US, and it's now available to download.  Here's some of the key features: Microsoft is also announcing the official name - Windows Server Update Services, or Update Services for short, of the next version of Software Update
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Monday, March 21, 2005 4:41 PM

Restoring SBS 2003

Alex mailed me with a problem he had backing up SBS 2003.  Whenever he did a trial restore he got NTOSKRNL.EXE errors.  He was concerned that when he had to do things for real, then the restore would go badly wrong.  NTOSKRNL.exe errors
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Monday, March 14, 2005 3:08 PM

Troubleshooting LCS connections with SIP Parser

Mike contacted me to ask if there was anything he could use to troubleshoot connections in LCS.  The Netmon SIP parser from the LCS 2005 Resource kit allows you to capture SIP traffic in the network to verify how the call flow is working.  It
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Thursday, March 10, 2005 6:04 PM

Tape Backup trauma

I loved this blog entry, with the link to the John Cleese sketch - and felt very sheepish as I once lost $100,000 of data due to a faulty tape.  Very close to my heart.  Thanks Dave.  P.S. I did press the third button....  
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Monday, March 07, 2005 6:59 PM

Exchange: number of mailboxes per information store

I blogged about how to find out mailbox use using MOM and the management pack the other week but if you don't have MOM in your environment this doesn't help you much.  So I did some digging and found out that you can return information about the
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Friday, March 04, 2005 10:43 AM

Deploy SharePoint for access from the Internet

You can set up a team site so that your colleagues can access from the Internet via a browser.  I have my own site which allows me to share files with people.  I find it useful when I need to get a large powerpoint presentation to
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Tuesday, March 01, 2005 5:20 PM

Promiscuous Network cards

This caught my eye from my NT4 days and made me giggle.  Promiscuous network cards would accept packets from any address, not packets just destined for them.  They now could indicate that there is a network sniffer around on your network. 
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Tuesday, February 22, 2005 5:09 PM

Checklist for upgrading to SMS 2003 SP1

Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Upgrade Checklist This document outlines the steps you should take to upgrade from Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 to Microsoft SMS 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1).  For a complete
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Monday, February 21, 2005 6:03 PM

Video conversations on your Pocket PC

I was having a look at some of the fantastic stuff to come out of Microsoft research today and I came across this prototype that they've released called Microsoft Portrait.  So now you can have a video conversation with a buddy from your buddy list
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Thursday, February 17, 2005 4:58 PM

Exchange Error 0X8004010F - The Operation failed. An Object could not be found

Funny isn't it?  Exchange errors are like buses. Nothing for ages and ages and then 2 come along at the same time.  I was doing a Q&A for an customer in Education yesterday.  They have lots of schools in their care, and were upgrading from
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Thursday, February 17, 2005 2:26 PM

Windows mobile white papers

I found this collection of White Papers and Strategy papers about Windows mobile in the Enterprise, and thought that they were worth sharing.  Mobile E-mail access for the Enterprise Windows Mobile based Devices and Security Pocket PC Systems
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Tuesday, February 15, 2005 1:31 PM

MOM 2005 Management Pack for ISA Server - now available

The ISA Server Management Pack monitors ISA Server events and alerts. With detailed alert information you can quickly identify and troubleshoot ISA Server issues, minimizing time-to-resolution when problems occur. Collect and analyze performance trends
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Tuesday, February 15, 2005 1:23 PM

MOM and SMS documentation - does it meet your needs?

The documentation teams doe MOM 2005 and SMS 2003 want to know what you think about the documentation for the management products.  Take this 15 minute survey - and tell them how well the documentation meets your requirements.   
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Friday, February 11, 2005 10:27 AM

Migrating to Exchange 2003?

If you're thinking about migrating or upgrading to Exchange 2003, why don't you have a go at these 90 minute hands on guided lab sessions?  There are 7 Exchange Modules: Controlling Junk e-mail with Exchange 2003 and the Intelligent Message
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Friday, February 04, 2005 2:23 PM

Exchange 2003 Intelligent Message Filter (IMF) updates

There is an update to the IMF with improved filters available.  Download it here.  I'd been searching for it on the web, and found it from the TechNet "whats new" page... Great link!  
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