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Have you ever had one of those jobs where you just weren’t sure what Schema update had been applied in an environment? The following command will let you know which of the Windows Server Schema updates have been applied. dsquery.exe * "CN=Schema...
I just read over at Jane Lewis's blog that if you plan on deploying Server 2008 Read Only Domain Controllers (RODC) and have down-level clients (XP and 2003 clients) then you will want to check out the RODC Compatibility Pack. I know a lot of people...
I've just written a small article on the common steps that I perform when doing health checks on domain controllers. Head on over to AdminPrep to check it out. I would love for you to come back here and let me know what else you do when you do health...
Had the pleasure of clustering SSIS the other day and it was not as simple as a thought it should have been. Not that it was difficult it was just being tricky. To cluster a service like this you have to select the Generic Service resource type for the...
I just found another gem that I'm sure everyone will love. While surfing over at IIS.net I saw that they had 5 virtual labs on IIS, three on IIS 7 and two on IIS 6. These are the real deals where you connect to an actual Virtual Machine and have free...
I wanted to keep everyone up-to-date on the latest developments of the missing AdminPak for Windows Vista. To catch up on the subject you can look here and then here . I have some good news and some OK news. First the good news: I have been informed by...
Updated News Here Here is a brief update to a problem a lot of us have encountered, installing the AdminPak on Windows Vista to support your server environment. Take a look here for my previous post on this that has the only supported work around from...
If you need a little help learning how to backup and restore Group Policy take a look at this video I have showing how to do it. Backing up and Restoring Group Policies
I just noticed that the Microsoft Cluster Configuration Validation Wizard was released yesterday. Don't bother about the long name, everyone just calls it ClusPrep. This is a great little tool that will evaluate potential nodes that are to be clustered...
If you migrating to Windows Vista or playing with Longhorn you may be interested in this newly released utility. The Windows NT Backup - Restore Utility allows you to restore files that were backed up in Windows XP or Server 2003 to Windows Vista and...
At last year’s Tech-Ed TechNet Magazine gave away a really cool Active Directory Jigsaw puzzle. I just saw that it is now available online to download. I think it is a great resource for everyone who interacts with Active Directory to look at. Check out...
I’ve been looking for a good tool that allows me to manage a large amount of servers via Remote Desktop for…well for as long as I can remember. I’ve become tired of the Remote Desktops MMC because of its lack of features. Yesterday I found a truly unbelievable...
On the subject of managing your servers, Microsoft recently released the Remote Desktop software to go along with the one that is built into Windows Vista. If you have Windows Vista you don’t need this but if you are using XP SP2 or Server 2003 you may...
Updated here I've been playing more and more with Windows Vista and for the most part like what I see. However one thing is killing me!!!! There is no AdminPak for Windows Vista. How the heck am I or you supposed to manage your AD environment without...
I’m always looking for ways to make my job easier. Knowing shortcuts to the commonly used admin tools that you use is one of the best ways. Take a look below for your favorites and remember them… Not only will it save you a ton of time but...
Another day another task… Today I needed to stop and disable the Print Spooler and Telephony services on about 40 servers. Sure if I got paid by the hour I could just log on to each individual server and do it manually but I don’t get paid...
You've got to love a site with the name like that. This is a great site to show others what network documentation should and sometimes shouldn't look like. I used to use this site all the time while I was teaching over at Interface .
Being a huge Group Policy guy I have always searched for a policy that would allow me to turn on or off Remote Desktop on clients and servers. Well there is no Group Policy that currently does that. I do however have VB script that can be used to enable...
I just saw off another MVPs blog that Microsoft is making Virtual PC 2004 free! This is not a demo but instead the full product . Microsoft has said for some time that this component will come with Vista and it looks like this confirms that as well. Take...
I know most of you have done this time and time again but I always forget the steps on how to extend a partition on Windows Server 2003. Now I can always just take a look here to remind me what I need to do. At a command prompt, type diskpart Type list...