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New Directory Services KB Articles/Blogs 8/23-8/29
KB 972878 The "Guaranteed service type" Group Policy setting returns to the default value after you...
Author: Craig Landis Date: 09/02/2009
New Directory Services KB Articles/Blogs 8/16-8/22
KB 974716 How to set up kernel debugging information in Vista/Win2008 at boot time 973624 After you...
Author: Craig Landis Date: 08/28/2009
The AD Recycle Bin: Understanding, Implementing, Best Practices, and Troubleshooting
Ned here again. Starting in Windows Server 2008 R2, Active Directory now implements a true recycle...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/27/2009
Happy Birthday Windows 95
Fourteen years ago today, Windows 95 introduced the world to the Start button and the Taskbar. Most...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/24/2009
DFS Namespace performance Improvements in Windows Server 2008 and R2
The DFSN team has posted new scalability and performance information on their component at their...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/24/2009
Designing DFSN Namespaces (by the guy that owns them)
Our DFS PM pal Jose Barreto has a new article out that you will should find interesting. We really...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/21/2009
Implementing an OCSP Responder: Part VI Configuring Custom OCSP URIs via Group Policy
Chris here again. If you have read the previous five part of the series you are at this point very...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/21/2009
Implementing an OCSP Responder: Part V High Availability
Chris Here Again. In the four previous parts of this series we covered the basics of OCSP, as well...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/20/2009
BitLocker and Active Directory
Paul Fragale coming to you again from the digital world we live in. Today, I want to share with you...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/18/2009
Extended Validation support for websites using internal certificates
Hey all Rob here again. One feature that that is new with Windows Server 2008R2 / Windows 7 is the...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/14/2009
RSAT Released for Windows 7
Remoter Server Administrations Tools are RTM, come and get 'em....
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/12/2009
New Directory Services KB Articles/Blogs 8/2-8/8
KB 973573 Services that are running under the Network Service account cannot access the ?? namespace...
Author: Craig Landis Date: 08/11/2009
DFSR: From UID to File Path in One Easy Step
Hi, Ned here again. If you have spent any time in the DFSR debug logs, you’ll probably found that...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/11/2009
Mapping One Smartcard Certificate to Multiple Accounts.
Good morning world, Paul Fragale here to bring you the latest trend in smart card logon requests....
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/10/2009
CRM and Kerberos
Ned here again. Are you using MS Dynamics CRM? Be sure to check this excellent blog post from our...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/07/2009
AskDS is 63,072,000,000 milliseconds old today
Two years ago the AskDS blog was created. A few days later we had our first post. A huge thanks to...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/06/2009
New Directory Services KB Articles/Blogs 7/27-8/1
KB Articles 971913 You cannot install a Windows Installer package under the Local System context on...
Author: Craig Landis Date: 08/05/2009
Tracking a Remote File Deletion Back to the Source
Ned here again. A long time ago, I blogged about how to track down file deletions in FRS and DFSR....
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/04/2009
New Directory Services KB Articles/Blogs 7/12-7/26
KB Articles 971229 The private key description field always displays "CryptoAPI Private Key," and...
Author: Craig Landis Date: 07/30/2009
Active Directory Recycle Bin in Windows Server 2008 R2
Ned here again. Now that the moratorium has ended, I can start talking about new features in Windows...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 07/24/2009
Done
Ned here. Windows 7 client, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Standalone...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 07/22/2009
How to Migrate the AzMan Store
David Everett here again. I’ve had a couple customers contact me wanting to migrate an...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 07/22/2009
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit is RTM
Ned here. You probably already knew this, but better late than never. The Microsoft Assessment and...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 07/17/2009
Configuring DFSR to a Static Port - The rest of the story
Ned-san here again. Customers frequently call us about configuring their servers to listen over...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 07/16/2009
New Directory Services KB Articles/Blogs 7/5-7/11
KB Articles 950836 You encounter poor performance when you use the SMB 2.0 protocol to perform...
Author: Craig Landis Date: 07/13/2009
Important DFSR SYSVOL migration KB's you should be reading
Ned here (back from vacation, so don't worry - I'm getting to comments and emails as quickly as I...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 07/13/2009
New Directory Services KB Articles/Blogs 6/28-7/4
970186 Memory corruption occurs when you try to log off from a computer that is running Windows...
Author: Craig Landis Date: 07/07/2009
Getting Over Replmon
Ned here again. The AD Replication Monitor utility (Replmon.exe) was introduced with the Windows...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 07/01/2009
New Directory Services KB Articles/Blogs 6/21-6/27
KB Articles 972852 Promoting a Windows Server 2008 RODC with a pre-created computer account fails...
Author: Craig Landis Date: 06/30/2009
Implementing an OCSP responder: Part IV - Configuring OCSP for use with Standalone CAs
Chris here again. In part I of this series we covered the basics of how OCSP works. We also covered...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 06/30/2009
Deploying DFSR Clustering in Windows Server 2008 R2
Ned here again. The DFSR development team has posted a new series for anyone wanting top learn more...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 06/29/2009
Implementing an OCSP responder: Part III - Configuring OCSP for use with Enterprise CAs
Chris here again. As promised I will be covering configuring an OCSP Responder to support Enterprise...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 06/29/2009
Debunking the Vista Remote Differential Compression Myth
Ned here again. Have you ever visited Snopes.com? It’s a terrific urban legend reference where...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 06/26/2009
Implementing an OCSP responder: Part II - Preparing Certificate Authorities
Chris here again. In Part I we covered some of the basics and background information on the reason...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 06/25/2009
RSAT and ADUC for Vista - Update to add tabs for Terminal Services Profile, Environment, Sessions, and Remote Control
Ned here. After much strife, here is the hotfix to get RSAT AD Users and Computers to include tabs...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 06/24/2009
New Directory Services KB Articles/Blog Posts 6/14-6/20
KB Articles 971421 You cannot access a network share by using a client-side redirector that uses the...
Author: Craig Landis Date: 06/24/2009
Implementing an OCSP responder: Part I - Introducing OCSP
The series: Designing and Implementing a PKI: Part I Design and Planning Designing and Implementing...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 06/24/2009
Recovering from Unsupported One-Way Replication in DFSR Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Server 2008.
Warren here again. The purpose of this blog post is to outline the proper steps to move from an...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 06/23/2009
Internet Explorer behaviors with Kerberos Authentication
Hey Rob here again, I thought that I would share with you some of the things that we see where...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 06/22/2009
Friday Silliness
Ned here. I don't feel like being particularly technical today, so check out a good chuckle:...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 06/19/2009
Migrating from PolicyMaker to Group Policy Preferences with GPPMIG
Mike here. PolicyMaker customers rejoice—Microsoft has a way for you to migrate from...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 06/18/2009
Potential for Kerberos Issues When Using a Cisco VPN/ASA with Win2003 or later DC’s
Hey everyone, Rob Greene here back after a long hiatus from blogging. I had an interesting case come...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 06/18/2009
The Strange Case of Unenforced Password Complexity
Hello everyone, David Everett and Scott Goad here to discuss a recent issue that we thought you...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 06/17/2009
DFSRMIG and the Connection Gremlin
Ned here again. I recently came across a peculiar SYSVOL migration behavior with DFSR, and I thought...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 06/15/2009
Ghosts in the DFS Management Machine
Ned here again. Today’s post is a quick technique I use to show how to slap the DFS Management...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 06/12/2009
Using LDIFDE to Perform Post-Migration Clean-up Tasks
Hi, Rusty here to discuss a recent problem that we resolved using the export and import features of...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 06/11/2009
New KB articles related to Directory Services for the week of 5/31-6/6.
New KB articles related to Directory Services for the week of 5/31-6/6. 968355 Audit event 567 is...
Author: Craig Landis Date: 06/08/2009