Microsoft 365 Keeps On Changing
Microsoft have announced the release of Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2007 SP1. You can download the update here. The update file has “v2” in it due to the accidental release of an earlier build of this rollup back in September. This rollup will install over v1 if you happened to install that one. […]
Recently I posted about one cause of Outlook Web Access errors that users may experience after their mailbox is migrated from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007. Users are presented with a browser error containing the message: Exception type: Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Storage.StoragePermanentException Exception message: There was a problem accessing Active Directory. In addition to that common cause I […]
In this article I will demonstrate how to migrate an existing WSUS 3.0 SP1 server from a local SQL Express instance to a remote SQL Server 2005 Database Services instance. Firstly be aware of these limitations when deploying WSUS with a remote SQL Server instance. You cannot use a server configured as a domain controller […]
From the Forefront Server Security blog: Engine and definition updates for the Computer Associates (CA) InoculateIT engine will end on September 29th, 2008. On January 16th, 2007, the Computer Associates (CA) InoculateIT engine was combined with the Computer Associates VET engine. Since the engines were merged, Microsoft has continued to provide engine updates for the […]
In this article I will outline how to migrate WSUS 3.0 to a new server using a local SQL Express instance and without downloading all of the updates again. 1. Install WSUS on new server with local express database. 2. During configuration wizard choose "Synchronize from another WSUS server…", enter the name of the existing […]
A screenshot of the MS Paint application running on Windows 7 has appeared on the web, and it backs up the rumours that every application in Windows 7 will be getting an Office 2007 style ribbon interface.
I get this for the dozen songs I’ve tried so far, and that includes songs I’ve bought from the iTunes Store. Great.
Over at CraneFactory.com I’ve written a quick guide to setting up a Spellr.us scan of your website to detect and report spelling mistakes. This is a great service, free to use if you’re just a small blog or website, and is made by Australian software company Melon Media. If you’re anything like me and you […]
Ed Bott of ZDNet takes a deeper look at reports of iTunes 8 causing crashes on Windows computers. Once again, Apple is using its automatic update process to deliver massive amounts of new software to users, including a device driver that has a long and checkered history of causing the Blue Screen Of Death […]
You have to ask: is there malware on my system? You can be 100 per cent certain there is no malware that you can detect, but less than 100 per cent certain that there is no malware at all. Now, ladies and gentlemen, isn’t this true of every computer we already have? There is […]
Here is a tip for Microsoft, if you’re going to pop up and remind me to activate my Windows Server 2008 installation, give me the option right here to enter my product key so that when I hit “Activate Windows online now” it doesn’t fail.
