July 2007 - Posts

New KB Articles At Microsoft 29 Jul 2007 - Weekly Summary
Internet Explorer 6.0 938303 Internet Explorer stops responding when you use the AttachEvent method in an ASP.NET application to embed a Microsoft Office Web Components spreadsheet control in Internet...( read more ) Read More...
Posted: Jul 30 2007, 08:43 AM by Cliff Hobbs - FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group
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New KB Articles At Microsoft 19 Jul 2007 - Weekly Summary
Internet Explorer 6.0 936880 The blank Internet Explorer window does not close automatically in Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2 after you successfully download a Microsoft Office document...( read more ) Read More...
Posted: Jul 20 2007, 08:41 AM by Cliff Hobbs - FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group
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New KB Articles At Microsoft 12 Jul 2007 - Weekly Summary
Internet Explorer 6.0 930620 Description of the Jet 4.0 Database Engine post-Windows XP SP2 hotfix package: January 25, 2007 939204 A Web page loads in Internet Explorer 6 instead of in the WebBrowser...( read more ) Read More...
Posted: Jul 14 2007, 08:40 AM by Cliff Hobbs - FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group
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TODAY: Operating System Deployment with System Center Configuration Manager 2007
Join Microsoft Experts for an Online Chat! Q&A with the System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Operating System Deployment Feature Team. Tuesday, July 10, 2007 10:00 - 11:00 P.M. Pacific Time 1:00 - 2:00 P.M. Eastern Time 17:00 - 18:00 GMT Join...
Posted: Jul 10 2007, 11:33 AM by Cliff Hobbs, FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group
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TechNet Radio: Review of Server Management in Windows Server 2008
Listen in as Andrew Mason (Principle Programme Manager for Server Core), Jeffrey Snover (Architect for PowerShell), and Eduardo Melo (Programme Manager for Server Manager) discuss the role of Server Management in Windows Server 2008. Each will briefly...
Posted: Jul 10 2007, 04:33 AM by Cliff Hobbs, FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group
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Determine Hardware and Device Compatibilities for Your Windows Vista Migration Project
The Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Solution Accelerator is a network-wide assessment tool, designed to quickly assess hardware and device driver compatibility for Windows Vista upgrades. Windows Vista Hardware Assessment is part of a suite of solution...
Posted: Jul 09 2007, 04:33 AM by Cliff Hobbs, FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group
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Windows Server 2008 Beta Is Now Available for Download
The next generation of the Windows Server operating system gives you more control, greater flexibility and increased protection for your server infrastructure while reducing time and costs. And when you download or order the beta software, you're...
Posted: Jul 08 2007, 04:33 AM by Cliff Hobbs, FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group
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Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Is Now Available for Download
Virtual Server 2005 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is the server virtualisation technology engineered for the Windows Server operating system to increase hardware utilisation and enable IT staff to rapidly configure and deploy new servers. Register to download...
Posted: Jul 07 2007, 04:33 AM by Cliff Hobbs, FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group
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TODAY: Wally's Deploying ConfigMgr Clients Webcasts
Just a quick reminder about Wally's " TechNet Webcast: Deploying System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Clients (Level 300) " Event ID: 1032343641 Audience(s): IT Professional. Duration: 90 Minutes Start Date: Friday, July 06, 2007 1:00...
Posted: Jul 06 2007, 08:50 AM by Cliff Hobbs, FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group
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New KB Articles At Microsoft 5 Jul 2007 - Weekly Summary
Internet Explorer 6.0 915685 Internet Explorer 6 may stop responding when you try to open a Web page that contains text that is written in a right-to-left language 938311 An Enhanced Meta File (EMF) image...( read more ) Read More...
Posted: Jul 06 2007, 08:38 AM by Cliff Hobbs - FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group
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12 July 2007: PowerShell User Group Meeting
The next meeting of the PowerShell User Group will cover scripting Virtual Server with PowerShell and a discussion around PowerShell tools especially PowerGUI and PowerGadgets. Please register for the meeting on the website or email powershell-uk@hotmail...
Posted: Jul 06 2007, 04:33 AM by Cliff Hobbs, FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group
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New FAQShop Articles 5th July
System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) 2007 What basic functions does ConfigMgr provide? [05/07/07] Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS] We all need to start learning about ConfigMgr somewhere so let's start with the basics... Systems Management...
Posted: Jul 05 2007, 09:35 AM by Cliff Hobbs, FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group
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Free Sample Chapters: 'Introducing Windows Server 2008' + 'Microsoft Windows PowerShell'
Get a head start working with Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft Windows PowerShell: Microsoft Press has just made sample chapters of 'Introducing Windows Server 2008' and 'Microsoft Windows PowerShell' available online. You can download...
Posted: Jul 05 2007, 04:33 AM by Cliff Hobbs, FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group
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New FAQShop Articles 4th July
System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) 2007 How do I give Microsoft feedback on ConfigMgr 2007? [04/07/07] Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS] It's really very easy to give Microsoft feedback on ConfigMgr 2007... Systems Management Server...
Posted: Jul 04 2007, 05:40 AM by Cliff Hobbs, FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group
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Don't you just hate...
.. badly written Windows applications that are just simply not usable. Latest example Microsoft's File Transfer Manager (FTM). I want to download the latest ConfigMgr 2007 build from the Connect site using FTM which is great EXCEPT I want to tell...
Posted: Jul 04 2007, 05:30 AM by Cliff Hobbs, FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group
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New FAQShop Articles 3rd July 2007
Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 Is there a quick way to refresh a DP? [03/07/07] Contributed By: Craig Massey You can use this script to refresh all packages assigned to a distribution point... Why is the "Browse…" button greyed out on...
Posted: Jul 03 2007, 04:18 AM by Cliff Hobbs, FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group
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An interesting day at Microsoft...
So on Friday David Scambler and I from WMUG along with a number of "Community" Leaders met at Microsoft and spent the day discussing various topics such as what Microsoft is doing in the community space (some SERIOUSLY cool stuff is coming but...
Posted: Jul 02 2007, 06:25 AM by Cliff Hobbs, FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group
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TODAY: TechNet Webcast: Deploying System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (Level 200)
Just a quick reminder about Wally's Webcast later today on deploying ConfigMgr, full details below. Don't forget you can see a full list of all past and future ConfigMgr Webcasts on the Configuration Manager 2007 TechNet Webcasts Site Map page...
Posted: Jul 02 2007, 05:47 AM by Cliff Hobbs, FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group
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A few changes to the Configuration Manager Site Map...
I've made the following what I hope are improvements to the ConfigMgr Site Map *: Each topic area now has it's own page - putting everything on one page was starting to make navigating the page difficult Addition of RSS feeds for the blogs - Beside...
Posted: Jul 02 2007, 04:50 AM by Cliff Hobbs, FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group
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My new rodent friend...
As soon as I saw a picture of Microsoft's Wireless Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000 mouse I thought "oooo that's nice I've got to get one of those". Well on Friday I managed to get my hands on one of these babies. As you can see from...
Posted: Jul 02 2007, 03:24 AM by Cliff Hobbs, FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group