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Windows 7 RSAT RTM tools released
I've just discovered that the Windows 7 RTM RSAT tools have been released after a bit of searching...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 09/14/2009
WSUS and Clients Not Yet Reported
I remember a couple of years ago when I was touring Australia and presenting on WSUS I heard about...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 08/21/2009
Zune DRM misbehaving
So Ive been furiously reinstalling all my machines to Windows 7 RTM (one of the perks of being in a...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 07/23/2009
Qantas charges big for Exit Row seating
I’m a Qantas Platinum flyer. I have been for nearly 4 years now I think and a Gold flier for several...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 07/21/2009
TechEd AU: Its getting ready to rock…
When I ran the TechEd content for Australia and NZ, I never realized exactly what went into running...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 07/21/2009
MDOP "Demomates" released
This in my email awhile ago…these provide a great way of understanding what MDOP offers in terms of...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 06/30/2009
PolicyMaker Preferences migration tool released
I’m sure those of you affected are saying “finally!”. Ill link to Mike Stephen’s post at the AskDS...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 06/19/2009
TechEd USA Group Policy Interview
While I was at TechEd USA, a good friend of mine, Andrew Coates, interviewed me to talk about...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 06/10/2009
Installing applications in Quiet Mode
Heres another good one. A customer had a problem. He was trying to install an application using...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/27/2009
Diagnostics and Recovery Toolkit: Recovering Files with Unicode
We had an interesting issue reported with DaRT. If user deletes a file that has Unicode characters...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/27/2009
MSPress Australia: 50% off all Books
Got this in my mail today… 50% off all Books from the MS Press Online Bookstore! MS Press Online...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/26/2009
Windows 7 RC RSAT Tools Released
If youre using the older RSAT tools for Windows 7 Beta, dont use them on the RC. Use the new ones!...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/08/2009
Office 2007 SP2 Group Policy Administrative Templates Released
Go Office team! They just released the new Administrative Templates for Office 2007 SP2. From the...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 04/29/2009
Whats new in Windows 7 Group Policy
Awhile ago Andrew Dugdell from the Brisbane Infrastructure Group (BIG) and I discussed the idea...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 04/23/2009
Why does AGPM not support my language properly?
We had an interesting issue that we identified. If a customer has a deployment of AGPM 3.0 and the...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 04/22/2009
The Nigerian money scams just got a lot more hilarious
This in my junk mail today. Apparently the FBI is approving the Nigerians now handing out cash too....
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 04/20/2009
Mummy, whats that smell in the plane?
Laughed today. Qantas usually makes me cry but today I got a laugh... Read this article on NineMSN...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 04/15/2009
Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset: Windows 7 plans
We've had a few customers ask us about our plans for Windows 7 support in DaRT. For you clever...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 04/10/2009
Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset and BitLocker: Discussions on Encryption
A customer recently commented to us: "Why would I use BitLocker when tools like DaRT and COFEE can...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 04/07/2009
Security Compliance Management Toolkit released
The Security Compliance Management Toolkit series marks the next generation of the Microsoft...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 03/12/2009
Using GP Preferences to block any device
First of all, as I sit here typing this email its snowing…which is still a complete novelty to me...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 03/09/2009
Group Policy Administrators Pocket Consultant now available
Get it here!...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 02/13/2009
SQL Down Under Podcast #43
Yeah Greg is back and podcasting!! :) “…I’ve just posted up show 43 with Jessica Moss discussing...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 02/06/2009
AGPM Planning and Operations Guides posted to the web
I'm happy to announce that the AGPM Planning Guide is now live on our public site here. Between the...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 02/04/2009
WSUS 3.0 SP2 releases to beta!
Nice job team. WSUS 3.0 SP2 has released to Beta. You can get it by registering on Microsoft Connect...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/26/2009
TechNet Magazine: Derek Melber on Group Policy Preferences
Every now and then, as Program Manager’s for the Group Policy team, they let us out of out building...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/12/2009
Hyper-V on a Mac again!
I received this in my email last week. With all the work stuff on at present (heard of a new little...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/10/2009
Review: Qantas A380 "Double decker"
Last week I got the privilege to fly on Qantas's new A380 aircraft from Sydney to LA. I was really...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/10/2009
Questions on ADMX in Windows XP and Windows 2003 environments
We had a question a couple of days ago about the usage of ADMX template formats in Windows XP/Server...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 12/17/2008
Australian Personal Computer (APC) magazine launches new podcast
Its called Coalface Tech and is run by top industry journalists James Bannan and Mark Wilson. Both...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 12/15/2008
New Blackberry Storm…umm…I dont get it?
Please tell me its not just me. I see these ad’s on TV for the Blackberry Storm and I'm wondering...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 12/12/2008
Want an awesome home office setup?
Take a look at some of these! :) https://www.a2boffice.co.uk/blog/home-office-set-ups/ Love the...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 12/11/2008
Reaffirmed: You really do have a part to play in Internet security
Like most people I have an opinion. I hold pretty strong opinions about certain topics, one of which...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 12/10/2008
Reducing confusion: Group Policy isnt dependant on schema versions or server version
We hear consistent questions on forums and emails around the recurring question: "If I want to take...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 11/19/2008
Locking down AGPM fit for least privilege
A few customers have been emailing us. Essentially they want to be able to "lock down" AGPM as a...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 11/18/2008
Stupid Airport security
No doubt there are going to be people reading this with stories of their own. My story was prompted...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 11/17/2008
The game changes today
In the past three months I have been here in the US Ive been discovering lots of things. Some good...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 11/04/2008
WSUS Client Not Yet Reported
Ive actually blogged a little about this one before but I wanted to raise it again. Its funny the...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 10/30/2008
Petrol is cheap again....except in Australia
On the weekend I was talking with my brother. I was saying to him, "Isnt it awesome that petrol is...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 10/29/2008
AGPM 3.0 not keeping the Deny ACEs from GPMC
Today I wrote on the Group Policy team blog about AGPM 3.0 and how its not preserving all the Deny...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 10/27/2008
Shredding Hard Disks? Huh?
I remember a long time ago when I actually did do "real work", I did a statewide tour helping a...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 10/24/2008
Diagnostic and Recovery Tools V6: Why no XP support?
We got an email today that asked: "...I just downloaded the new version of MDOP and wanted to...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 10/09/2008