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The official blog for Windows Server Essentials and Small Business Server support and product group communications.
Microsoft Announces Public Preview and Pricing for Windows Essential Server Solutions
Today Microsoft announced the following prices for the Windows Essential Server Solutions family:...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 05/13/2008
Installing a Self-Signed Certificate as a Trusted Root CA in Windows Vista
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Wayne McIntyre] In order for RPC over Http to work you must...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 05/08/2008
How to Use Microsoft Exchange Custom Weighting to Block More UCE
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Rod White] Lately, SBS customers have been reporting receiving...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 04/29/2008
Where is Outlook Mail Setup in Control Panel?
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Justin Crosby and Rod White] We recently received a call where...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 04/28/2008
Geeky question of the day. . . Why .local for the default Windows SBS 2008 domain name extension?
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Becky Ochs] We’re getting some great questions here at...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 04/20/2008
A few highlights from yesterday . . .
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Becky Ochs] So you couldn’t make it to the SMB Summit...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 04/19/2008
SBS 2008 Buzz at SMB Summit
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Aanal Bhatt] Hello from Dallas, TX - about 30 of us from...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 04/18/2008
Plenty of applause for SBS 2008 at SMB Summit today!
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Chris Almida] Great day for SBS 2008 at the SMB Summit! I had...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 04/18/2008
Fax May Send the Wrong Attachment
[Today's post comes to us courtesy off Chris Puckett] If you use the fax functionality in SBS 2003...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 04/07/2008
Vista Service Pack 1 Considerations
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Justin Crosby and Chris Puckett] If you are considering...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 04/02/2008
Watch an Interview with a Small Business Server 2008 Product Manager
Click the following link to watch an interview with Sean Daniel:...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 03/26/2008
Issue Using RWW to Access the Console Session
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of John Bay] We wanted to make everyone aware of a minor issue we...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 03/20/2008
Installation Options for SQL 2005 Workgroup Edition in SBS 2003 R2 Premium
As more and more people are installing SQL 2005 WE, we wanted to refresh and clarify a few points...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 03/18/2008
KB 948496 and KB 936594
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Chris Puckett] The differences between the 948496 update and...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 03/12/2008
Announcement: Windows Essential Business Server Blog Is Now Live!
The Windows Essential Business Server has a home:https://blogs.technet.com/EssentialBusinessServer/
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 03/10/2008
Reclaiming Disk Space Lost to IIS Logs on SBS 2003 and SBS 2008
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Justin Crosby and Wayne McIntyre] Today we are going to...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 02/28/2008
Microsoft Windows SBS Server 2008 and Essential Business Server 2008 Readiness Training @ SMB Summit
During the first two days of the SMB Summit this April, some of the contributors to this blog will...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 02/23/2008
Small Business Server 2003 Migration Update 943494 Released
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Justin Crosby] The software license terms for Windows SBS...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 02/22/2008
Small Business Server 2003 Best Practices Analyzer Updated
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of David Copeland] The SBS 2003 Best Practices Analyzer...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 02/20/2008
Introducing the Windows Essential Server Solutions Family of Products
Today Microsoft is announcing the Windows Essential Server Solutions family of products. The...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 02/20/2008
WSUS 3.0 SP 1 Released to Download Center
WSUS 3.0 SP1 is now located at the Microsoft Download Center. To download and to obtain installation...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 02/08/2008
SBS Clients Lose Access to Shares and/or Cannot Get DHCP Addresses
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Mike Lieser] Recently we have been seeing two different issues...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 01/30/2008
Error When Trying To Approve Silverlight 1.0 Within Update Services
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Chris Puckett] When you try to approve the Microsoft...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 01/24/2008
We Are Hiring!
Want a challenge? Work in an environment where you will be a multi-specialist leveraging your...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 01/17/2008
The CEICW Certificate Generator Will Be Out Of The Office On February 29, 2008
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of James Frederickson and Justin Crosby] Running the CEICW on SBS...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 01/15/2008
Exchange 2007 in an SBS 2003 Environment
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of James Frederickson] So you are considering implementing...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 01/10/2008
What to Check When Exchange Cannot Send Email to Certain Domains
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Shawn Sullivan] “Unable to send email to certain...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 01/03/2008
RWW Error on Vista and Windows 7 Clients
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Justin Crosby and Wayne McIntyre] You may get the following...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 12/21/2007
Client Computers Cannot Get DHCP Addresses From SBS 2003 With ISA 2004
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Justin Crosby] Today we are going to discuss a somewhat common...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 12/12/2007
SBS 2003 Server May Hand Out Incorrect Default Gateway to Clients at a Remote Site
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Rod White] We have noticed an issue that occurs with remote...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 12/05/2007
Network Behind a Network
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Wayne McIntyre] A scenario we come across from time to time is...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 11/29/2007
Reminder: SBS 2003 SP1 with ISA 2004 Media Offer Expires 12/30/2007
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of James Frederickson] Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 11/15/2007
WSUS 2.0 and 3.0 Errors On Small Business Server
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Justin Crosby, Damian Leibaschoff, David Copeland, Mark...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 11/12/2007
Windows Server "Centro" Is Now Officially Windows Essential Business Server
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Mark Stanfill] From...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 11/07/2007
How to Send E-mails with Exchange Using a Different “From” Address
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Damian Leibaschoff] DISCLAIMER: There are many different ways...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 11/06/2007
SBS BPA F.A.Q.
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Justin Crosby] Today's post will answer some of the common...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 11/01/2007
Migrating Windows Small Business Server 2003 to New Hardware Whitepaper Released
This document solution will help you: Install Windows SBS 2003 on a new computer Join the new...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 11/01/2007
Final DST Reminder
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Justin Crosby] Please make sure that you have applied the DST...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 10/25/2007
How to Use the Windows SBS 2003 BPA
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Justin Crosby] Today’s blog post is going to cover running the...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 10/22/2007
SBS BPA Known Issues/Common Questions
- You get a warning Windows Server Update Services 2.0 installed This server is running Windows...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 10/19/2007
Don't Miss Out - Small Business Server Webinars (UK)
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Karan Rustagi] Confirm your Small Business Server webinar...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 10/17/2007
SBS now has a Best Practices Analyzer!
The Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Best Practices Analyzer examines a server that is...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 10/15/2007
Sharepoint v3 Security Update KB 934525
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Chris Puckett] A security update for Windows Sharepoint...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 10/09/2007
Debunking Myths About Additional Domain Controllers In SBS Domains
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Jim Martin] Can you have additional domain controllers...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 10/04/2007
Small Business Server Tech Center Is Now LIVE
Please take a look at the Small Business Server Tech Center by clicking the link.
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 09/28/2007
Severity of SBS 2003 Update 936594 Raised
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Justin Crosby] The severity of Microsoft Windows Small...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 09/21/2007
New Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Update
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Damian Leibaschoff] An update is available to enable automatic...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 09/21/2007
Restoring the SBS GPOs from a Different Server
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Wayne McIntyre] As promised here is the 2nd part of our...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 09/17/2007
Daylight Savings Time Reminder
In observance of the various Daylight Saving Time (DST) changes Microsoft has been working closely...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 09/11/2007
Troubleshooting Remote Desktop and Printer Redirection
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Damian Leibaschoff and the ASKPERF Blog] This is a topic that...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 09/04/2007