Active Directory, Cluster and other fun stuff...
Replication error 8464 after schema upgrade
Problem Environment Contoso has a very large branch-office deployment of Active Directory. Each...
Date: 10/28/2009
Quick Tip: Move Window position via keyboard
Hi Everybody! Ever have an application's window that you need to move but can't---either because you...
Date: 06/23/2009
Quick Tip: Back up your NTFS security permissions
Here is a simple command that you can run right now in order to save you from some down-time the...
Date: 02/26/2009
Microsoft Certified Master registration...
Hi Everybody! Have you heard about the new certification from Microsoft? In the grand scheme of...
Date: 09/02/2008
Sysinternals developer answers your toughest Vista questions...
Hi Everybody! This should be a pretty good presentation on Windows Vista internals. Mark Russinovich...
Date: 08/29/2008
Quick TIP: The replication operation was preempted
This tip can help clear some confusion when you encounter the following error while forcing...
Date: 08/21/2008
RODC compatibility pack available now...
Hi Everybody! I just wanted to write a quick note to let you all know that the RODC compatibility...
Date: 05/29/2008
Windows Server 2K8 Reviewers Guide
Hi Everybody! This one comes at the request of several customers. Many of you out there are trying...
Date: 03/24/2008
Quick TIP: Quickly verify AD replication status
It can be a little tedious to verify replication status in a large Active Directory environment via...
Date: 11/29/2007
Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 and Home Server RC
Hi Everybody! This is just an update to let you all know about two software releases: We just...
Date: 06/13/2007
Quick TIP: Force FRS replication
For this tip you will need a somewhat newer version of ntfrsutl.exe You can grab a version out of...
Date: 04/27/2007
Quick Tips
I've added a new tag called "Quick Tips." These are going to be smaller posts where I offer some...
Date: 04/27/2007
AD User and Group Restore Webcast
Some time ago I did a webcast presentation on Active Directory User and Group Restore. I've included...
Date: 04/05/2007
Performance team blog
I see a lot of customers unnecessarily using the boot.ini /3GB switch. Explaining when and when not...
Date: 03/28/2007
Active Directory Forest Recovery...
The helpdesk phone had been ringing incessantly all day. Many people throughout the AD forest were...
Date: 01/18/2007
Active Directory Puzzle from Technet Mag...
Check out this cool poster size image now available for download from our website. Link courtesy of...
Date: 01/04/2007
Happy New Year!
Hi Everybody! I just wanted to drop a quick note wishing you all a happy new year, and to let you...
Date: 01/03/2007
Missing or corrupt Systemced - part 2
****EDIT Hey Guys, I goofed on this post: This post discusses a utility used during the course of a...
Date: 12/21/2006
Cluster service failure update...
Just a quick note to say that they did update KB 269229 with my comment about requiring the SERVICE...
Date: 12/21/2006
Missing or corrupt Systemced... What's that?
Technorati tags: Cluster, Setup, Boot, Windows 2000 Part 1 of 2 The on-call pager went off at two in...
Date: 12/16/2006
Cluster service failure after AD lockdown...
Users were unable to connect to their shares. John discovered that the Cluster service wasn't...
Date: 12/14/2006
Active Directory User and Group Restore...
Problem: John was awakened from a dead sleep by the Benny Hill theme ring tone he had just...
Date: 12/07/2006
Hi Everybody!
Welcome to my blog. I am a Support Escalation Engineer on the Platforms After-Hours Support team. I...
Date: 12/07/2006