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Backup and Recovery Best Practices for Windows Server 2003
Server Cluster is a Microsoft technology to provide high availability on Windows platform. Though...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/15/2006
The comprehensive technical articles and best practice of Windows Time
Microsoft has put together a comprehensive and technical article Windows Time and the W32TM service...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/15/2006
Avoid Two Scenarios When Deploying Live Communications Server 2005 Enterprise Edition
During the deployment of Live Communications Server 2005 Enterprise Edition, there are several...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/15/2006
Cannot add delegate after applying update 913807
Recently, some customers could not add additional delegates after applying Outlook Update 913807. If...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/15/2006
Tons of paper only with a date is printed due to theW32.Looked.AH virus
Some shared printers print tons of pages containing only a date unexpectedly. It may be caused by...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/15/2006
Windows XP-based computers that were installed by using a Volume License product key might be marked as non-genuine
Recently some Microsoft Windows XP-based computers might start to fail the Windows Genuine Advantage...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/15/2006
Regarding AdminSdHolder
Windows 2000 and 2003 both contain protected groups, called AdminSdHolder. AdminSdHolder is used to...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/15/2006
Messages delivery performance is slow after you configure delivery restriction based on distribution groups
What is the symptom?In Exchange 2000 or 2003, when you have a delivery restriction based on...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/15/2006
Windows XP SP1 and SP1a support ended on October 10, 2006
Support for Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Service Pack 1a (SP1a) ended on October...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/15/2006
MS06-049 Re-Released to Fix a Known Issue
MS06-049 has been revised and re-released for Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 to address a...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/15/2006
Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates General FAQ
Q: Why is Microsoft releasing an update to ITMU?A: This release is so that ITMU customers are able...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/15/2006
Why do we need a deny rule in order for an allow rule for custom protocol to work correctly?
Protocol definitions include lists of primary connections, secondary connections, and associated...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/15/2006
What’s new in GP in Windows Vista
Group Policy in Windows Vista and Windows Server "Longhorn" provides an infrastructure for...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/15/2006
Install WSUS SP1 with WMSDE
Prerequisite: Download the following components firstly: 1. WSUS SP1 (WSUS2-KB919004-x86.exe):...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 09/19/2006
Configuring a Highly Available Print Server Cluster
Summary: This guide provides step-by-step instructions for creating and configuring a highly...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 09/19/2006
Desktop lockdown in a domain or non-domain environment
Locking down desktops is becoming more and more prevalent in today’s corporate environment....
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 09/19/2006
DFS namespace permissions
This is a common topic in the DFS_FRS field. Customers often describe how some users are...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 09/19/2006
Easy ways to query hot fix information
SummaryMany of customers request information on querying hot fix information. They need a report on...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 09/19/2006
Anti Spam on Exchange
We received some requests on how to set anti-spam and also some incidents of issues caused by...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 09/19/2006
MOM Availability Reporting Management Pack
MOM: The Availability Reporting Management Pack has been...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 09/19/2006
Hot issue Errors related to Kerberos authentication
Kerberos is the default protocol for network authentication in Windows Server 2003. The Kerberos...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 09/19/2006
Virus crash svchost without MS06-040
Viruses may crash svchost.exe/services.exe on servers that do not have MS06-040 installed. Several...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 09/19/2006
CA eTrust Antivirus mistakenly remove LSASS.exe
Microsoft has received customer reports that the system cannot boot up due to LSASS.EXE being...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 09/19/2006
Outlook Crash after move mailbox to Exchange 2003 SP2
We have received a lot of cases recently of Outlook crashing following a mailbox move to Exchange...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 09/19/2006
MS updates may affect Exchange mail flow
What are the symptoms?You are unable to send e-mail in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server or in...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 09/19/2006
Microsoft Will Continue to Support IE6 after Release of IE7
Christopher Vaughan mentioned in IEBlog that Microsoft will not terminate the support of IE6 to...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 09/19/2006
Product Support Lifecycle
▪ Microsoft Support Lifecycle Homepage▪ Notify customers on the end of Windows XP SP1...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 09/06/2006
Optimize MOM 2005 Agent installation
To implement MOM functions, we must deploy MOM agents on all monitored servers efficiently. In MOM...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 09/06/2006
Forcefully demote a Windows Server 2003 domain controller
Under some circumstances, a domain controller cannot be gracefully demoted due to the required...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 09/06/2006
Error code 0x1391 while installing Terminal licenses
Recently, you may fail to install Terminal licenses using the “Automatic” or “Web...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 09/06/2006
How to implement SQL 2005 on SMS 2003 and MOM 2005
Both SMS and MOM require SQL server as a data store solution. As SQL 2005 is released for several...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 09/06/2006
Hot Security issues after installing Windows 2003 SP1
Windows 2003 Service Pack 1 makes some significant changes to security including start up account...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 09/06/2006
How to Accurately Read Microsoft Security Bulletins
Every second Tuesday of the month (US Time), also called Bulletin Release Day, Microsoft will...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 09/06/2006