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I was trying to install Microsoft Exchange 2007 on a new 2008 server. During the install plan I got to this step: If you click on that link it leads you to a download page. Everywhere you look you see downloads for 2003, and XP. Nothing about Windows Server 2008. I decided to try one […]
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I have been using the Release Candidate of Windows 7 since it came out. Every day I try to poke around and find out what is new. I found an interesting tool for finding programs and settings that eat away at your laptop battery life. It is available as a new command line option of […]
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Since 2000 every version of Windows uses object reuse protection. When you create a file, the space on the hard drive for that file will be zeroed out. Another way of looking at this is when a file is created, Windows will make it impossible to see what was there before. But what about right […]
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I have quite a few scripts that are run by task scheduler on my server. One of the ways I track the results is by writing to a text file in a common share. After a while this can become a little ridiculous to follow. Recently I discovered that it is possible to create your […]
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The first release candidate of Windows 7 has been dated to release on May 5th. One of the big revelations by Microsoft in recent days is the availability of a Windows XP mode. This is unlike previous versions of windows that simply had a compatibility check box. This will be a fully functional Virtual machine […]
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Microsoft released IE 8 for public consumption a few days ago. Microsoft’s Dean Hachamovitch, who leads the IE 8 development team, made the announcement during his keynote address at the company’s MIX09 conference going on in Las Vegas. While I still use Firefox daily, I can see that Microsoft has made every attempt to make […]
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Back in 2006 we created an IE 7 blocking tool. It set a special registry key that would tell Automatic Update to totally skip IE 7 when it was released. Now the same can be accomplished with Internet Explorer 8. Yes, I do realize that it is still in beta, and has not even been […]
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Quick note – Windows 2008 R2 (The server edition of Windows 7) is available for download Microsoft has opened the beta program to anyone with a web browser. To download the ISO file, simply visit this website: Download Windows 2008 R2
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This tip is only for Vista….so I apologize in advance to those of you still using XP. In Vista you can easily clear your browsing history by going into the options of Internet Explorer. I have helped a few organizations that use this information after a spyware incident to determine where the problem came from. […]
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I think Microsoft may be playing a joke on all of us with this one. I just got an email that looks like this: Show your PC pride Are you one of the millions of people around the world who have proudly declared “I’m a PC”? With the new I’m a PC Store at Zazzle.com, […]
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