Yep. I blame myself.If Windows Vista heads to OEMs on July 25th, 2006, then I’m responsible. I, like many Microsoft employees, am running new Windows Vista builds whenever I get the chance. And I’m submitting bugs as I find them. Heck… most of the time I’m submitting bugs I don’t even KNOW I’m submitting bugs. … Continue reading Windows Vista to RTM in July?
I just learned from Chris Avis’ blog that there is a new Windows XP Security Guide out. This is Chris: And this the overview text from the Security Guide:OverviewThe Windows XP Security Guide has been updated to provide specific recommendations about how to harden computers that run Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) in … Continue reading New Windows XP Security Guide
Canadian IT Pro Advisor and Blogger Rick Claus has written a write-up (?!) on some resources available for helping with the Novell-Netware-to-Microsoft-Active-Directory migration process. You’ll find his article here.
Yes indeed, SP2 for Exchange Server 2003 went live yesterday (Oct 19, 2005). Here’s where you can get it, as well as find additional information.
The schedule of Microsoft Webcasts for November is ready to go. I’ve posted the entire schedule, complete with breakdowns by topic or product/technology, as well as full descriptions, as an article HERE. See you there!
Doesn’t this guy look happy? He’s found WSUS!I had a couple of really good WSUS questions in email recently, and I wanted to share them with you here.Dan P. writes:“I am interested in chaining WSUS servers and have tried in a lab environment, but wasn't sure if correctly. Can you answer me this? Will the … Continue reading WSUS Configuration Questions
I was browsing the TechNet web site for solutions to a couple of great WSUS questions I received in e-mail, when a search result caught my eye:“End to End Update Management – How Windows Vista Reduces the Pain of Update Management”Here’s the paper’s “executive summary”:“This white paper describes how the Microsoft Windows operating system Windows … Continue reading “Windows Vista Reduces the PAIN of Update Management”? I’m not gonna wait for Windows Vista!
Yep… today is the 2nd Tuesday of the month, which means that when they are available, new updates and security patches go live. And today there are a couple moderate, several important, and even a few CRITICAL updates now available to download, test, and install. More information here.There is also an updated Malicous Software Removal … Continue reading It’s Tuesday! It’s PATCHday!
Steve made some big announcements the other day about future product lines and services all around security – how Microsoft is going to take some of the security technologies recently purchased and developed (okay.. purchased) and roll them out in the coming months. Good stuff!Here’s the Press Pass article all about it.
As promised to the attendees of my Exchange Server 2003 SP2 talk I gave at the HP Exchange Academy yesterday, here is the slide deck:File Attachment: 20051005 Exchange SP2 Talk (cleaned).ppt (3842 KB)
Absolutely Full of I.T. 