Archive for the ‘Windows Server Stuff’ Category

Are You Ready for Windows Server 2008?

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Are You Ready for Windows Server 2008?

A White Paper presented by Global Knowledge

When you take your first look at Windows Server 2008, you’ll find that many of the traditional tools that graced Server 2003 are still present. Where things change is in the Server Manager console, which is really the “nerve center” of Server 2008. Parts of this console are simply convenient pointers to other administrative tools.

However, the “Roles” and “Features” nodes may be unfamiliar. This white paper introduces the Server Manager console and will help you find your way around it, so that you can get up to speed with Server 2008 more quickly!

Grab a copy of the Are You Ready for Windows Server 2008 whitepaper.

Having NewFolder.exe Problems?

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Have you ever experienced that an .exe file is being created with the same name as the folder itself in all drives but you  cannot delete them?

How about getting a message “Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator” when you try to run task manager?

Does your USB flash disk seem to be having the same problem and your system is running so terribly slow?

Then your system is most probably are infected with the Newfolder.exe virus.

What is Newfolder.exe?

The real name of this virus is Iddono. This threat copies its file(s) to your hard disk. Its typical file name is Iddono. Then it creates new startup key with name Iddono and value newfolder.exe. You can also find it in your processes list with name newfolder.exe or Iddono. This virus is very difficult to eliminate manually.

So how do you solve Newfolder..exe problem now?

There are actually two ways. There is the quick and easy way and there is the manual way where you dig in deep in to your system and fix files one by one.

The quick solution would be to download Iddono virus remover tool. Security Stronghold’s True Sword solve Newfolder error. True Sword will find and eliminate this problem and more than 280,000 other dangerous threats including trojans, spyware, adware, riskware, problemware, keyloggers, dialers and other kinds of malicious programs in several seconds.

Fast, easy, and handy, True Sword protects your computer against malicious programs that do harm to your computer and break your privacy. True Sword scans your hard disks and registry and destroys any manifestation of such malicious programs. Standard anti-virus software can do nothing against privacy breakers and malicious programs like that. Get rid of trojans, spyware, adware, trackware, dialers and keyloggers in one click now.

If you want to do it manually then check out the guide here.

Easy Wiki with Wetpaint

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Search engines are online researchers’ best friend. Next to that would probably be wikis. A wiki is a type of website that anyone can easily edit and help grow through collaboration. Over the years wikis seemed to have replaced encyclopedias.

The most famous of the wikis would probably be wikipedia. There are a lot of others available out there but what seemed to have caught my attention is the free wiki service by wetpaint.com.

Wetpaint powers free wiki websites that are available to anyone and easy to use. In fact, that’s one of the many things that sets Wetpaint apart from other wikis on the web. Creating a Wetpaint wiki is as simple as 1-2-3, so anyone can start a free wiki website they can then share with their family, friends, and the friends they haven’t even met…yet

Wetpaint features everything you would ever want to start and grow a collaborative website. They give you abilities to easily integrate photos and videos, customize your own page templates, include attachments, dynamic page organization, privaye messaging, get notifications via rss and email and even monitor site stats via google analytics and sitemeter. And it doesn’t end there as wetpaint is continually adding features all the time, so there’s always something new for you to try.

So what are you waiting for? Start a wetpaint wiki now.

FREE 30-Day Online Training at VTC

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

VTC and FileMaker invite you to avail of their promotional offer to get FREE 30 days unlimited access to all IT trainings available in the VTC library.

A regular VTC subscription will set you back around US$30 a month, or US$250 for a year. But you can get avail of a whole month of free access simply by entering the promo code “fmfr33trial” (case sensitive without the quotes).

http://www.vtc.com/promos/filemaker/signup.php

Enjoy! ;-)

PHISSUG Chat #1: Forget SQL, Meet ORM

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

The Philippine SQL Server Users Group (PHISSUG) will be holding their first chat for this year:

Forget SQL, Meet ORM

Date:   June 7 2007, 08:00GMT
Target Audience: SQL Developers

Abstract: If you have been writing SQL via stored procedures all your life, this new approach could cost you your decades old investment. Are you ready to throw away your SPs and embrace ORM?

The chat will be based on threaded discussion format on the PHISSUG forum.

Join the chat at:

http://phissug.org/cs/forums/thread/1275.aspx

Free Guide to Changes in Longhorn & Group Policy Architecture

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007

Microsoft’s Longhorn technology has been around for quite some time now and many network planners are taking a closer look at some of the architectural changes that Microsoft has made to the Group Policy structure.

Grab a copy of Global Knowledge’s Changes in Longhorn and Group Policy Architecture Whitepaper to find out nine of the key structural changes that might soon change the way you do things with group policies.

Amazing Deal on MSDN and Technet Archive CD and DVD

Saturday, June 2nd, 2007

You shouldn’t miss out on this amazing deal if you are a developer for the Microsoft platform or an administrator/engineer managing Microsoft-based systems.

Price indicated covers for the shipping charges only and it already covers for international shipping! This definitely is the next best thing to getting it for FREE ;-)

MSDN Magazine 2006 Archive on DVD

2000-2006 content archive — including all articles plus source code — all on one DVD for the price shipping & handling to any destination, worldwide!
PRICE: $9.95

TechNet Magazine 2006 Archive on CD

All 2005-2006 content, starting with the Premiere Issue, all on one CD, all for the price of shipping & handling alone!
PRICE: $9.95

Launch 2005 DVD: Best of Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005

Extensive multi-media collection including exclusive webcasts, updated articles and source code, links to the most useful online information, plus never-before-published John Robbins’ Team System article. Price includes worldwide delivery.
PRICE: $19.95

You have to hurry though as this offer expires July 31, 2007.

Gear up with SQL Server 2005 and Get a 15% Discount

Friday, June 1st, 2007

 

Purchase your Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise and Standard Open License by June 15, 2007 and to avail of a 15% discount and a PhP 25,000 Migration Package voucher from DBWizards.

 

For more information, please call the Microsoft Hotline at 632.672.7230 or e-mail: .

Free Windows and Linux Integration Training at TechX World Online

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

Free Windows and Linux Integration Training at TechX World Online

May 31, 2007

TechX World Online is a full day of four free IT training courses brought to you in an online format.

Sign up today for the TechX World Online event featuring four training sessions designed to give you the knowledge to make Windows and Linux work effectively together.

Learn the latest tips about Windows-Linux integration without having to travel away from your office. Get unbiased, reliable information about cross-platform IT solutions you can use today-whether you’re on the Windows side of the house or the UNIX/Linux side or somewhere in between trying to make it all work together.

Get hands-on management solutions from famed Linux and Windows expert Darren Mar-Elia for:

  • How to monitor UNIX and Windows from a single console
  • Tips to use Group Policy across platforms
  • How to apply industry standards for heterogeneous management

Get the inside scoop on new directory services integration products and tools from independent expert Brian Komar.Everyone’s talking about virtualization, but they teach you to take it to the next level to solve your most common IT problems. Register today for two virtualization sessions featuring Michael Otey’s advice for creating the optimal virtual environment with little-known tips around the latest virtualization technologies. Michael will also compare VMware and Windows Server “Longhorn” virtualization technologies so you can make educated decisions for your infrastructure.

Learn from industry experts how to work more effectively in a mixed-platform IT environment.

TechX Virtual World Sessions

Session 1

Systems Management
Speaker: Darren Mar-Elia

Policy-Based Configuration Management
Windows comes with Group Policy, a robust, scaleable technology for managing configurations across servers and desktops. But, how about non-Windows systems? Now you can manage these Unix, Linux and even Mac systems’ configuration using Group Policy. We’ll look at this trend at the trend towards cross-platform configuration management including the use of Group Policy and other technologies for creating a unified view of configuration across your enterprise. And we’ll look at how CMDB trends are changing the notion of configuration management.

Session 2

Directory Services and Security Integration
Speaker: Brian Komar

Managing Multiple Directories
This session provides the basic understanding of today’s virtualization technologies. It begins by introducing the different types of virtualization including hardware virtualization, virtual machine virtualization and application virtualization. Then it provides a high level look at the major products in each of these areas. The session concludes by looking at future directions of virtualization with hardware virtualization and the role of the Windows Longhorn Server Hypervisor.

Session 3

Virtualization
Speaker: Michael Otey

Introduction to Virtualization
This session provides the basic understanding of today’s virtualization technologies. It begins by introducing the different types of virtualization including hardware virtualization, virtual machine virtualization and application virtualization. Then it provides a high level look at the major products in each of these areas. The session concludes by looking at future directions of virtualization with hardware virtualization and the role of the Windows Longhorn Server Hypervisor.

Session 4

Virtualization
Speaker: Michael Otey

Virtualization Strategies
The session covers the business benefits and uses of virtualization technology. It presents some of the major IT challenges today such as server sprawl, deployment, and testing and shows how virtualization can be used to address these problems. It also covers the business scenarios for using application virtualization and concludes by discussing the planning issues for future virtualization directions.

Register now!

Microsoft Releases Windows 2003 Server Service Pack 2

Thursday, March 15th, 2007

Microsoft Releases Windows 2003 Server Service Pack 2

  • Windows Server 2003 with SP2 
  • Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP2 
  • Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions with SP2
  • Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Editions with SP2
  • Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems with SP2 
  • Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with SP2 


On Windows Update now, or see below (links are not all working yet, Bink.nu is too quick)

SP2 (32-bit x86)

SP2 for x64 Editions

SP2 for Itanium-based Systems

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 32-bit Support Tools

System Preparation tool for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Deployment

System Preparation tool for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Deployment (x64)

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 MUI Pack (32-bit x86) Update

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 MUI Pack Update for x64 Editions

SP2 ISO-9660 CD Image (32-bit x86)

SP2 ISO-9660 CD Image Itanium-based Systems

SP2 ISO-9660 CD Image x64 Editions

KB Analyzer Tool for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Deployment

KB Analyzer Tool for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Deployment (Itanium)

KB Analyzer Tool for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Deployment (x64) + XP64

Hotfix Scan Tool for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Deployment

Hotfix Scan Tool for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Deployment (Itanium)

Hotfix scanning tool for Windows Server 2003 SP2 Deployment (x64)

System Preparation tool for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Deployment

System Preparation tool for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Deployment (x64)

SMS Template Files for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Deployment

General SP2 info KB914961 (still old page)

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsserver/sp2.mspx (still old page)

Toolkit to Temporarily Block Delivery of Windows Server 2003 R2 Service Pack 2

Why is Defragmentation So Important?

Tuesday, March 13th, 2007

Grab a copy of Diskeeper’s whitepaper on Reducing Downtime and Reactive Maintenance: The ROI of Defragmenting the Windows Enterprise.

This white paper covers the performance and potential reliability implications of file fragmentation as well as its associated costs and investigates defragmentation as a solution to unnecessary or premature hardware upgrades.

Microsoft Philippines TechFest 2006

Monday, November 27th, 2006

Microsoft Philippines’ TechFest 2006 is devoted to the two flagship products about to be launched early next year. Take another look at key features of the upcoming Windows Vista and the 2007 Office System and have a glimpse of the new Exchange Server 2007, Office Sharepoint Portal Server 2007, Office Groove 2007, and a sneak peek at the upcoming Windows Server codename “Longhorn”.

The event will also tackle infrastructure security and explore the world of Windows Mobile and how it efficiently collaborates with Exchange Server, 2007 Office, and Windows Vista.

WHEN: December 5, 2006
TIME: 8:30am - 5:00pm
VENUE: Rizal Ballroom, The Makati Shangri-La

To register, please log into our Events Registration System, MS EVENTS at:
http://msevents.ph/Event.aspx?EventID=8C8D780823E1B6E
If you do not have an MS EVENTS account, you can easily create one on the site itself.

More details about the event:

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Free Brainbench Certification Exams for September 2006

Friday, September 15th, 2006

Brainbench offers some pretty interesting certifications this September for free.

FREE for September

  • Cisco Router Fundamentals
  • Computer Forensics (U.S.)
  • Computer Fundamentals (Win XP)
  • Computer Technical Support
  • English Vocabulary
  • Medical Transcription (U.S.)
  • Math Fundamentals
  • MS Office 2003 Fundamentals
  • MS Windows Server 2003 Administration
  • Network Security
  • Project Management (2005)
  • RDBMS Concepts

Pre-Release (Beta)

Pre-release (beta) exams are certification exams that are currently under development and getting testing feedback from beta test takers. You will be getting credit if you pass the exam just like taking the regular non-beta exam.

  • Internet Research Techniques and Resources (U.S.)
  • Data Warehousing Concepts (Refresh) Beta
  • MS SharePoint Portal Server 2003
  • Visual Basic 2005 Beta

Check out the complete list of Free Brainbench Certification Exams for September 2006

Disable File Sharing Through Group Policies

Monday, March 20th, 2006

I was driving along Ayala Ave one Friday afternoon when I got a call from a friend whom I haven’t been in touch with for quite some time. He was asked if it would be possible to disable file sharing via GPO (Group Policy Objects). FYI, there is no specific option in group policy related to removing file sharing. But still,  I answered yes right of the bat since I asked myself that same question a few years back when I had a project that needed to disable the file sharing feature on some users only.

I remembered that the solution had to mess with some registry entries so I wasn’t able to immediately give him a quick how-to guide on how to go about it. I asked him to send me an email so that I’ll be reminded about it. Well you know weekends… you tend to do some other non-work related stuff so I totally forgot about his request.

Then came Monday when I checked my mail. Saw his email so I dug up my notes from previous projects on how I implemented the workaround.

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