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SMS Question: Quick updates of infrequently connected PCs

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I received the following email from a webcast attendee of a “Security Patch Management Tools (Part 3) - SMS with the SUS Feature Pack” webcast.   (Yes.. I know the webcast description says my teammate Keith Combs is the presenter, but I took this one over for him at the last minute. )“I watched your web … Continue reading SMS Question: Quick updates of infrequently connected PCs

Blogcast on VSMT

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Relating to our current live TechNet Briefings event content – particularly the “Supporting and Migrating LOB Applications” part, I’ve run across another really good resource for those of you interested in the topic of using Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 and the Virtual Server Migration Toolkit (VSMT).John Howard has recorded a “Blogcast” in several parts, that … Continue reading Blogcast on VSMT

Exchange Migration Question – “Can I leave my users as NT Domain accounts?” (Part 2)

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Part 2 = Let’s see if we can remove the old Exchange 5.5 Server now!(If you haven’t read it already, Part 1 is posted here.)So… after the mailbox move, I used the PFMigrate tool to move system folders and public folders.  Since my demo environment didn’t have any public folders, this was an easy process.  … Continue reading Exchange Migration Question – “Can I leave my users as NT Domain accounts?” (Part 2)

Exchange Migration Question – “Can I leave my users as NT Domain accounts?” (Part 1)

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During our TechNet Briefing in Chicago last week, a gentleman asked me a very interesting question, which he also sent as a followup email:“As I stated what I would like to do is take an existing nt 4.0 domain (which can not be upgraded because of legacy apps, citrix XP). Create a two way trust between … Continue reading Exchange Migration Question – “Can I leave my users as NT Domain accounts?” (Part 1)

Resource Page for Windows Server 2003 Administration Series Webcast (Part 1 of 12)

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Resource Page for TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2003 Administration Series (Part 1 of 12): Administration Tools Overview (Level 100)  Here are some resources relating to the webcast topic presented.  I hope you find them useful.  -Kevin   Windows Server 2003 Virtual Labshttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/traincert/virtuallab/windowsserver2003.mspx Windows Server 2003 Evaluation Kit  (Get the trial OS, install it as virtual machines, and try out … Continue reading Resource Page for Windows Server 2003 Administration Series Webcast (Part 1 of 12)

Application Compatibility Tools

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A question came up in my Chicago TechNet Briefing about the Windows Application Compatibility Toolkit – specifically:“Kevin… What OS’s support the running of the Application Compatibility Analyzer?”The Analyzer’s Collector tool (collector.exe) will run on Windows 95 and up.The Analyzer’s Analyzer tool (analyzer.exe) will run on: • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Windows 2000 Server • Microsoft … Continue reading Application Compatibility Tools

The Question of What’s New in the Exchange ADC Version SP1

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(Footnote: I’m using the Blog here to answer questions that were posed to me in TechNet Briefing Events or Webcasts, for which I didn’t have an immediate answer.  I like to treat that as an opportunity for “Win-Win”, so I learn something new, and the attendees will benefit if they look here and find the … Continue reading The Question of What’s New in the Exchange ADC Version SP1