Partway into testing of Windows Vista Release Candidate 1, Microsoft has released an interim build of the system to be tested on the side by a subset of beta testers.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 09/26/2006
Save the script writing for when it's needed -- PowerShell allows stringing together of cmdlets to perform useful work.
Included with Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 is a new tool for aiding help desk personnel in recovering from installations of the new system that have gone south.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 09/20/2006
Troubleshooting Registry write errors during software installation -- a tale of rejection and acceptance.
Microsoft is shipping Beta 2 of its new System Center Essentials 2007 systems management product.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 09/19/2006
Create a customizable ADO search box.
- By Zubair Alexander
- 09/18/2006
Bad things will just happen if you decide to move the Program Files folder through some brute force method. Don't do it, and here's why.
Here’s how Ethereal can be used to capture the contents of a batch start-up script.
Why scripting makes for a poor software deployment tool.
As expected, Microsoft released three patches today to fix one critical Office vulnerability as well as two Windows flaws.
On the fence regarding whether vulnerability researchers should be compensated for their findings. Plus, "friendly hacking" between Netscape and Digg users; 74,000 .eu domain names frozen.
As expected, Microsoft has widened the availability of Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 (RC1) to users who participated in the Vista Beta 2 testing program last spring.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 09/07/2006
The all-too-familiar errors of Windows Update's ways calls for a quick fix.
Microsoft and Cisco demonstrated this week a single client agent providing interoperability between the software giant's coming Network Access Protection (NAP) and the networking behemoth's Network Admission Control (NAC) protocols.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 09/06/2006
Handful of small tips for working with Virtual Server 2005
- By Zubair Alexander
- 09/05/2006
Hard to believe, but even scripting has its weaknesses -- particularly if you need a list of all your computer's installed software.
Microsoft will discontinue all public support of Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) on Oct. 10.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 08/30/2006
Troubleshooting FTP -- where to look.
An industry group of wireless networking companies said Tuesday it will start certifying next-generation routers and network cards in 2007, a year before official standards are expected.
- By The Associated Press
- 08/29/2006
The real scoop on how Microsoft is handling accounts burned by Software Assurance, and what you can do about it.
- By Scott Braden
- 08/24/2006