Nick MacKechnie
Stuck somewhere between family life and IT...
Xbox 360 Road Trip in New Zealand
Over March we will be traveling NZ in a custom built bus loaded with Xbox 360 consoles running all...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 01/17/2006
Microsoft Virtual Labs Update for December 2005
MSDN Virtual Labs ASP.NET ASP.NET is a programming framework built on the common language runtime...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 12/07/2005
Xbox 360 Adverts
Here's a couple of cool Xbox 360 Adverts......
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 11/14/2005
Tweak MCE PowerToy
Tweak MCE gives you access to systems settings and options not normally exposed in the Windows XP...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 11/07/2005
Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Considerations
If you are looking at deploying Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2, I would recommend you consider...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 11/06/2005
Foldershare.com - Acquisition
https://www.prnewswire.com/news/index_mail.shtml?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-03-2005/0004207840&...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 11/06/2005
Exchange 2003 SP2 Management Pack update is now available!
Microsoft Exchange Server Management Pack for MOM 2005...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 11/03/2005
Windows Live Safety Center Beta Launches
Windows Live Safety Center is a new, free service designed to help ensure the health of your PC....
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 11/03/2005
Two new Exchange Analyzer tools plus ExBPA 2.5 and PFDAVAdmin released
I’m happy to announce the availability of two new Analyzer tools for Exchange. Building on the...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 11/02/2005
msh: Microsoft Command Shell (Codename: Monad) Beta 2 Refresh
In combination with last week's release of Version 2.0 of the .NET Framework, I'm excited to report...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 11/02/2005
Windows Live
Check this cool site out! Microsoft Windows Live! Your own personal web portal - control the...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 11/02/2005
Support policy for Exchange Server 2003 & Virtualisation
With the release of SP2 for Exchange 2003 we have published the support policy for Exchange Server...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 11/02/2005
Microsoft Operations Framework Training Video and Video Case study available on the web
Below are two links to videos that demonstrate the value of MOF and will enable you to understand...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 06/27/2005
SQL 2005 Webcasts and Virtual Labs
SQL Server 2005 is Microsoft's next-generation data management and analysis software that will...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 05/03/2005
Reliability of Active Sync on SP3
I must say that I've had a bit of a mixed experience with using activesync on my new (4 month old)...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 03/09/2005
Update for my Smartfone 3 - Yay!
There's been the odd 'wierd' thing happen with my Smartfone 3, there is now an update for the OS,...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 02/15/2005
Prepping for Windows Server 2003 SP1....
Windows Server 2003 SP1 RTM is currently scheduled for the end of March 2005. To help you prepare...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 01/18/2005
Live Communications Server 2005 with Windows Messenger 5.1
We had query from a customer on how to disable video and voice on Windows Messenger via SIP to Live...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 12/13/2004
Smartphone error when connecting to USB cable
Do you get this error when syncing your smartphone from a USB cable? "Unable to connect using your...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 11/29/2004
New version of lookout
Lookout is lightning-fast search for your email, files, and desktop works with Microsoft Outlook®....
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 11/01/2004
Security Bulletins/Vulnerabilities Since 2001
This version has been updated to encompass all of the security fixes through to MS04-038 since...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 10/27/2004
Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Resource Kit & Virtual PC 2004 SP1 Released
The Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Resource Kit consists of tools that can be categorized into...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 10/13/2004
Server Stress Tools
SQL I/O Stress Tool Here is the link where you can download the SQLIOStress utility. The download...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 10/05/2004
Microsoft Introduces Data Protection Server
Industry Partners Demonstrate Broad Support for Microsoft Data Protection Server To Provide...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 09/22/2004
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 Migration Toolkit Beta
Overview You can use the beta version of VSMT to create images of physical computers and deploy them...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 09/14/2004
Controlling block storage devices on USB buses
What does controlling block storage devices on USB buses do? This feature provides the ability to...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 09/12/2004
Group Policy Settings Reference for Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2
This spreadsheet lists the full set of Group Policy settings described in Administrative Template...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 09/09/2004
Exchange 2003 & Outlook 2003 - Why they're good together!
When Outlook 2003 is used as an e-mail client on Microsoft Exchange® Server 2003-based systems, the...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 09/08/2004
Exchange Updates
Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange 2000 Server Front-End and Back-End Topology (update) Microsoft®...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 09/03/2004
MOM 2005 Links
MOM 2005 120 Day Evaluation (54 MB) https://www.microsoft.com/Mom/downloads/eval/default.mspx MOM...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 09/01/2004
Windows XP Service Pack 2 Support Tools
The Windows Support Tools for Microsoft Windows XP are intended for use by Microsoft support...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 09/01/2004
Command line scripts for AD
Creating an Active Directory...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 09/01/2004
Exchange Server 2003 Administration & Client Access Guides
Exchange Server 2003 Administration Guide Last reviewed August 2004. This guide will help you make...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 08/30/2004
Windows Server 2003 x64/ Windows XP Professional x64
We’ve just announced the beta customer preview program for Windows Server 2003 x64 and Windows XP...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 08/29/2004
Microsoft Announces 2006 Target Date for Broad Availability Of Windows "Longhorn" Client Operating System
Windows WinFX Developer Technologies Will Be Made Available For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 08/27/2004
5 MOM 2005 Solution Accelerators
Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 Solution Accelerators deliver additional benefits for...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 08/25/2004
Application Compatibility Testing and Mitigation Guide for Windows XP Service Pack 2
Windows® XP SP2 introduces new security technologies to better enable Windows XP computers to...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 08/25/2004
Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Releases to Manufacturing
Yesterday, we RTM’d MOM 2005. See below for more information, including code availability dates....
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 08/25/2004
How to speed up HTTP requests on Internet Explorer
To comply with current Internet standards, Internet Explorer limits the number of simultaneous...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 08/25/2004
Office 2003 SP1 Group Policy and Explain Text update available
See below for some excellent information we’ve just released on Office 2003 group policy settings....
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 08/24/2004
Upcoming MOM 2005 webcasts
With the imminent release to manufacturing of MOM 2005, a series of webcasts on the topic is planned...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 08/24/2004
If the Windows XP Service Pack 2 Setup program is not completed successfully
This article discusses how to use the Automatic Recovery feature to recover your computer to its...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 08/23/2004
Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Domain Rename Tools
New Version posted to the web last week. The Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Domain Rename...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 08/22/2004
Group Policy Settings Reference for .adm files included with Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2
If you work with Desktop Group Policies at all (including IE settings), you would be interested in...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 08/20/2004
Summary of KB Articles for XP SP2 and Mega Document
This article contains general windows XP SP 2 product information, Top Support Issues, How To...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 08/19/2004
Getting Exchange ActiveSync to work on a single box with Forms Based Authentication and SSL enabled.
These are the revised steps that were originally outlined in: 817379 Cannot Access Exchange Server...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 05/10/2004
Post Sasser – Harmony? Waiting or Ready for the next time?
I guess we can all reflect on the impact that Sasser bought to us commercially as well as personally...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 05/10/2004
RPC/HTTP Client Configuration
I have often been asked the question on how to configure RPC over HTTP on the client. Here’s how to...
Author: Nick MacKechnie Date: 05/10/2004