June 2008 - Posts

[News] Hyper-V to be RTM 17.00 BST today
I’ve just received word that Hyper-V is going RTM 17.00 BST today which delivers on Microsoft’s promise of launching the Hyper-V between 0 and 180 days of the RTM of Windows Server 2008. The beta has been...( read more ) Read More...
[Community] What Content do YOU yes YOU want?
Tap tap, is this thing on? Conundrum time and I need your feedback to make things better for all of us. I appreciate in an ideal world that those us writing in the Windows Management space would each come...( read more ) Read More...
[Events] SQL UG, London, Monday 30th June - Michael Rys, PM, SQL Server Engine Team
** Places are limited to 35 so register fast. ** Please visit http://sqlserverfaq.com?eid=126 to register We are very fortunate that Michael Rys has decided to come and speak at a UG event whilst he is...( read more ) Read More...
[Misc.] I’ve missed my external monitor, tea, and System Center mug…
I’ve been away from home for a bit and it’s only when you are without something that you realise how much you miss it and how much easier it makes your life. I remember dual monitor support when it first...( read more ) Read More...
[MS KBs] New KB Articles At Microsoft 24 June 2008 - Weekly Summary
Internet Explorer 6.0 953031 Error message when you use Internet Explorer 6 on a Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2-based computer to browse a Web page: "Microsoft Internet Explorer has encountered...( read more ) Read More...
[WMUG] Next Event – Tuesday 15th July, London, All Welcome
It’s meeting time again (seems like the last one was only yesterday). This time our meeting will take place on Tuesday 15th July at Microsoft’s office in Cardinal Place, London (near Victoria station)...( read more ) Read More...
[News] Windows HPC Server Debuts in Top 25 of World’s Top 500 Largest Supercomputers
Here’s the latest news from Microsoft at the International Supercomputing Conference in Dresden Germany. Microsoft is using the event to announce the release candidate version of Windows HPC Server 2008...( read more ) Read More...
[MS KBs] New KB Articles At Microsoft 17 June 2008 - Weekly Summary
Internet Explorer 6.0 950759 MS08-031: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer SQL Server 2000 953122 A tape device is not detected by SQL Server Management Studio in SQL Server 2005 or by SQL...( read more ) Read More...
[SMS 2003] New FAQShop Article 12th June 2008
Where can I find out Microsoft's Support Lifecycle for SMS 2003? [12/06/08] Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP ConfigMgr/ SMS] Information relating for the Support Lifecycle of any Microsoft Service...( read more ) Read More...
[SMS 2003] Microsoft Support Lifecycle for SMS 2003
Following on from my last post about support for SMS 2003 SP2 being retired as of 8th July Wally Mead very kindly sent me this link which summarises the information JUST for SMS 2003 (clever chap our Wally...( read more ) Read More...
[SMS 2003] Support For SMS 2003 Service Pack 2 Officially Ends 8th July 2008
Just a heads up to any of you still running SMS 2003 SP2 – Microsoft support for this officially ends 8th July 2008 Of course you should contact your Microsoft Representative in the first instance to see...( read more ) Read More...
[Beta] Network Monitor Beta 3.2 Now Available
Just seen on the Network Monitor blog that the beta of NetMon 3.2 is now available. It’s available on Connect under the “Network Monitor 3” program (not the easiest to find), but here’s a direct link:...( read more ) Read More...
[MS KBs] New KB Articles At Microsoft 10 June 2008 - Weekly Summary
SQL Server 2000 953503 The DBCC CHECKDB statement does not raise errors in SQL Server when the DBCC CHECKDB statement detect a consistency error in the database SQL Server 2005 951935 Query performance...( read more ) Read More...
[ConfigMgr] KB listing Hotfixes included with ConfigMgr SP1 incomplete…
Seems that  the “ List of fixes that are included in System Center Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 ” KB article is incomplete as there are in fact 21 hotfixes included NOT the 15 currently listed...( read more ) Read More...
[ConfigMgr] New FAQShop Article 3rd June 2008
List of fixes that are included in System Center Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 [03/06/08] Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP ConfigMgr/ SMS] This article contains a list of Microsoft Knowledge Base...( read more ) Read More...
[MS KBs] New KB Articles At Microsoft 3 June 2008 - Weekly Summary
Internet Explorer 6.0 953796 Internet Explorer experiences a script error if Avaya Webdialer is installed 953818 Microsoft Security Advisory: Blended threat from combined attack using Apple’s Safari...( read more ) Read More...
[ConfigMgr] New FAQShop Article 2nd June 2008
I appreciate you can get inundated with content and sorting the wheat from the chaff can sometimes be "challenging" shall we say. So to try to make your life easier, as well as using Tags to...( read more ) Read More...