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Windows Home Server as a Small Business Server

Philip Churchill — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:21:06 GMT

Philip Churchill writes, "...some of the most important features that apply to small business owners. This is a great read for any small/micro business owner..." more

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:21:06 GMT

First Bit of Information Coming Out On XNA Game Studio 4.0

Aaron Stebner — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:05:10 GMT

Aaron Stebner writes, "...about the upcoming XNA Game Studio 4.0 release and support it will provide for developing games for Windows Phone 7 Series, Xbox 360 and Windows...check out some of the links..." more

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:05:10 GMT

Project Server 2010 Timesheet and Statusing Resources

Christophe Fiessinger — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:02:35 GMT

Christophe Fiessinger writes, "...available resources we have released...Feedbacks I have received worldwide while presenting this subject at Project 2010 Ignite has been extremely positive; enhancements such as single-entry mode, richer user interface (Excel like), delegation and last but not least extensible! As usual we are still in Beta so..." more

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:02:35 GMT

Windows 7 Explorer Corrupted Some of My MP3 Files

Alun Jones — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:43:11 GMT

Alun Jones writes, "...occasionally Windows 7 Explorer will corrupt files when you copy and/or move them using drag/drop. [So far, I’ve only seen this twice, and each time, I was moving MP3 files...just in case anyone’s thinking my system itself is corrupt...I have completely wiped and reinstalled the system from scratch...so the first (major) destruction of data was on a Windows 7 installation that was upgraded from..." more

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:43:11 GMT

Microsoft Resumes XP Patch Distribution - Rootkit Remover Coming Soon

Mary Jo Foley — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:46:57 GMT

Mary Jo Foley writes, "On March 2, Microsoft began redistributing that patch, and reiterated plans to release in a few weeks a rootkit detector aimed at removing the Alureon rootkit from users systems. From a note I received from a Microsoft spokesperson:..." more

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:46:57 GMT

Script Testing for Components That Install Under TARGETDIR

Heath Stewart — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:32:20 GMT

Heath Stewart writes, "...With Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 installed you can use diskpart.exe to create, format, and attach a virtual disk. Diskpart.exe can also be run in scripting mode so it can easily be automated...A script for diskpart.exe may look like the following...Before recycling the machine, be sure to detach the virtual disk which can also be scripted through diskpart.exe containing the following example commands..." more

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:32:20 GMT

Using Win 32 API to Control Taskbar Button Overlay Icons and Progress Bars

Bob Familiar — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:34:26 GMT

Bob Familiar writes, "...how to use the Win 32 API to control the taskbar's Overlay Icons and Progress bar. Both taskbar features exists to compensate for the deprecated Notification Area..." more

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:34:26 GMT

How to Publish Your Outlook Calendars on WHS

Philip Churchill — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:07:07 GMT

Philip Churchill writes, "...for Outlook users which shows you how to publish your Outlook calendars using the WebDAV capability of the Windows Home Server...takes you step by step through the process is available..." more

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:07:07 GMT

Getting Past the Errors to set up FTP Configuration for Server 2008

Asaf Shelly — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:21:46 GMT

Asaf Shelly writes, "I have just upgraded my server from Server 2003 to Server 2008. With all other porting problems I found out that you cannot just take the FTP configuration on the disk and use it as is...The resolution to this is to move all directories of isolated users to..." more

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:21:46 GMT

Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 on a Lenovo ThinkPad W510

Keith Combs — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:12:42 GMT

Keith Combs writes, "...The order you install drivers and software does matter in a couple of cases. I always manage to figure that out by trial and error... For that reason, I take notes as I go along and here are some recommended steps and pitfalls to avoid..." more

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:12:42 GMT

Tips on Using Git with Windows

David Mohundro — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:05:42 GMT

David Mohundro writes, "you have two options for running git in Windows – msysgit or cygwin. I’ve used both, but I currently prefer using msysgit, mainly because when I’m on Windows, I want to use Powershell...After the install, you can verify things are set up correctly by pulling up powershell and typing get-command git. If everything was installed correctly, you should see something like this:..." more

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:05:42 GMT

How to Install PowerShell within the WHS Console

Philip Churchill — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:18:45 GMT

Philip Churchill writes, "...takes you through installing PowerShell on Windows Home Server and launching the PowerShell command prompt from within the Advanced Admin Console UI..." more

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:18:45 GMT

Mounting Reports of Windows 7 Battery Problems

Mary Jo Foley — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:11:37 GMT

Mary Jo Foley writes, "...there’s a growing thread of complaints about the battery issues. In some cases, users said Windows 7 appears to be draining their batteries too quickly, especially in the case of netbooks. Other users said Windows 7 was providing them with warnings..." more

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:11:37 GMT

Installing Win7 x64 on a Dell Precision 690 - What You Want to Know

Philip Colmer — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:45:22 GMT

Philip Colmer writes, "...recently took the step of installing Windows 7 64-bit onto my 3-year old Precision 690 workstation and, as I hit some snags, thought I would share them and the workarounds in case they affect anyone else...Prior to starting this whole process, I ran Microsoft’s compatibility checker and looked on Dell’s web site for Windows 7 drivers for" more

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:45:22 GMT

How I got Attacked by Windows Update

Bertrand Le Roy — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:45:32 GMT

Bertrand Le Roy writes, "...The way I feel about this is exactly as if I had fallen victim to a malicious program doing a clickthrough attack on me. Clickthrough attacks are attacks where a program moves a button in front of the one you really wanted to click. In the most innocuous cases it’s to force you to click..." more

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:45:32 GMT

10 Network Troubleshooting Tools in Windows 7

Joshua Hoffman — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:58:44 GMT

Joshua Hoffman writes, "...12 of the most useful networking-related command-line tools you'll find in Windows 7, plus 1 free tool you should download..." more

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:58:44 GMT

Trick to Using Windows Search to Index Your Source Code

Jim Lamb — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:38:25 GMT

Jim Lamb writes, "Unfortunately, for a lot of common source file types, Windows Search defaults to indexing the file properties only which means that you won’t find your classes and methods in your source files unless you follow these steps:" more

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:38:25 GMT

Hotfix for Install TLS error with Office Communicator Server 2007 R2

Aaron Tiensivu — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:38:36 GMT

Aaron Tiensivu writes, "...Transport Layer Security (TLS) negotiation fails when Microsoft Office Communicator Server 2007 R2 is installed on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2. This problem causes some functions not to work in Office Communicator Server 2007 R2...." more

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:38:36 GMT

Windows 2000 Server RIP on July 13, 2010

Ward Ralston — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:03:58 GMT

Ward Ralston writes, "...closer we get to July 13, 2010. That’s the end-of-support date for the Windows 2000 Server platform. Folks still running Windows 2000 after this date will be doing so without security hotfixes, patches or service packs...Your first stop should be..." more

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:03:58 GMT

Easy Process to Restore EX490-495 MediaSmart Servers

Philip Churchill — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:13:38 GMT

Philip Churchill writes, "...If you have one of the new EX490/495 MediaSmart Servers and have tried to do a system restore with it, you would have found out how difficult this can be...a simple server recovery process which uses an external bootable USB thumb drive. And all you need is..." more

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:13:38 GMT