Just saw that a good friend and former co-worker FINALLY has a blog up. Jason’s blog is geared toward PowerShell and it already has some nice posts as well as some videos on PowerShell. I’m so far behind on the PowerShell curve but i’m sure Jason’s blog will help get me up to speed.
With Server 2008 R2’s release coming soon all AD admins should take to the time to learn PowerShell since it is going to include ways to manage AD. So make sure you hit www.jasonhelmick.com for all your PowerShell loving…what’s with the name Jason? :)
Also i’m going to need Jason to explain to me why his videos on Microsoft PowerShell are in .MOV format???? What is up with that????
I was working an issue where I couldn’t import Group Policy’s settings to a new policy from one environment to another using GPMC. The error message I got was the following:
GPO: Test GPO V1.0...Failed
The overall error was: The system cannot find the file specified.
Additional details follow.
[Error] The task cannot be completed. There was an error with extension [Registry]. The file [\\domain_name\sysvol\domain_name\Policies\{AAAAAAA-BBBB-CCCC-DDDD-EEEEEEEEEEEE}\Adm\admfiles.ini] cannot be accessed.
The following error occurred:
The system cannot find the file specified.
I got the policy from in a zipped format and all seemed well when I unzipped it. The first thing I did was try to copy the admfiles.ini from another policy into the new policy I was trying to import the settings to. That didn’t work. I then took a closer look into the policy that was unzipped. I noticed after digging further into the guts of this policy that it was in fact missing not only this file but also GptTmpl.inf and install.ins. The culprit was Outlook blocking certain types of files due to a security configuration.
To resolve this I had to password protect the zip file to ensure those three files came through. Once I tried to import the settings with all the files there…it worked! Imagine that.
Just heard word from Microsoft that they have released the official SKUs for Windows 7. Nothing mind blowing here and it looks an awful lot like Windows Vista SKUs. The first two 7 Starter and 7 Home Basic will not be offered in the US. I've also heard that the upgrade from one edition to the next is going to be only a few minutes and not a total reinstall. Now that would be a welcome relief!
| Windows 7 Starter |
Windows 7 Home Basic |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
Windows 7 Professional |
Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate |
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Key Feature list
· Broad app and device compatibility with up to 3 concurrent applications
· Safe, reliable, and supported
· Ability to join a Home Group
· Improved taskbar and JumpLists
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· All Starter features
· Unlimited applications
· Live Thumbnail Previews & enhanced visual experience
· Advanced networking support (ad-hoc wireless networks and internet connection sharing)
· Mobility Center
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· All Home Basic features
· Unlimited applications
· Aero Glass & advanced windows navigation
· Easy networking & sharing across all your PCs & devices
· Improved media format support, enhancements to Windows Media Center and media streaming, including Play To
· Multi-touch and improved handwriting recognition
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· All Professional features
· Unlimited applications
· Ability to join a managed network with Domain Join
· Protect data with advanced network backup and Encrypting File System
· Print to the right printer at home or work with Location Aware Printing
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· All Professional features
· Unlimited applications
· BitLocker data protection on internal and external drives
· DirectAccess provides seamless connectivity to your corporate network. (requires Windows Server 2008 R2)
· Decrease time branch office workers wait to open file across the network with BranchCache. (requires Windows Server 2008 R2)
· Prevent unauthorized software from running with AppLocker
Note: Ultimate includes all Enterprise and all Home Premium features, including multi-language packs.
- Windows 7 Enterprise is available only through Microsoft Volume Licensing
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