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Ok, so this isn’t a new topic. It’s been around for quite a while but I have never encountered it, so now that I have- it’s time for a post about it. I have installed a new PC (Windows Vista 64bit) and connected it to my home network using a wireless...
<Rant> This one is kind of a gotcha that has caught me by surprise. If you use BitLocker with a TPM that is PIN protected you can’t log into Safe Mode unless you go into recovery mode. Personally I found this very surprising to say the least. I...
Service Pack 2 beta(for TAP clients) has been announced for both Windows Vista and Windows 2008: http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver/archive/2008/10/24/windows-server-2008-service-pack-2-beta.aspx http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive...
You might remember that Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) has a local cache that prevents broadcasting for a system whose MAC address has been resolved. Older versions of Windows used to have a timeout of 2 minutes for ARP entries (up to 10 minutes),...
Two researchers claim to have found a way to circumvent both Data Execution Protection (DEP) and Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR). These techniques are meant to protect the way information is stored in RAM, ASLR is relatively new and it randomizes...
Haven’t managed to go through a book from cover to back in a long time. Well, the draught has been broken. I picked up “Administering Windows Vista Security The big surprises” (known henceforth as ‘the book’) and just finished reading it cover to back...
It seems that this whole Mojave project is moving very fast. A website popped up saying that the results will be posted next Tuesday (27th of July). As I mentioned in my post yesterday, the expressions are going to be priceless(at least I hope): http...
About an year ago, I wrote a relatively long and detailed post about UAC. One thing I failed to mention is what happens once an application that you have started requires acknowledgment yet the request is ignored. UAC has a timeout of two minutes. If...
In the last few weeks it seems that Microsoft is on the warpath. Microsoft feels that it has a bad image and it would like to change that. One of the major contributors to this image is Windows Vista. Windows Vista is perceived as a problematic OS (to...
To me, the sidebar was an odd feature of Vista. It reminded of the old Office toolbar(which I never used), yet as time passes it is starting to grow on me mainly to the useful gadgets people build for it. One such useful gadget is the Control System gadget...
Continuing the BitLocker related posts, I wanted to reveal a tip I intend to discuss in the third part of my BitLocker post series: accessing BitLocker encrypted volumes by using WinPE. If something went terribly wrong with your Windows installation you...
It has been a while since I wrote the first part, much longer then I planned but as the saying goes: Man plans,God smiles... In the first part of the series I have described what is Bitlocker and how it works, now it's time to get your hands dirty...
The fact that NT Backup is nowhere to be found on Vista and Windows 2008 disappointed me. Given, NT Backup wasn't the tool of choice for backing up systems but I always had the comfort of knowing that it's there in the background and that if I...
Microsoft® Remote Server Administration Tools enables IT administrators to remotely manage roles and features in Windows Server® 2008 from a computer running Windows Vista® with Service Pack 1 (SP1). Download
Yes I know,a bit late and no I don't want to get a haircut(you know who you are). So after these cryptic messages do I have something new to tell you about this release? Not really,except that finally all those holding out until SP1 can finally install...
It was bound to happen. I even thought of doing it but obviously someone managed to beat me to it. For the full review (by X-bit labs)of how it preformed take a look at: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mobile/display/apple-macbook-air.html
I will start with a disclaimer. I know, not a good way to start a post... I intend to write a series of posts about Bitlocker, starting with the theory and turning that theory into practical implementation. I am writing these posts based on my own personal...
This came as no surprise to me, yet when you see something theoretical being applied it always manages to give you a jolt...especially if you consider the timing. During the last week I was (and still am) planning a series of posts about Bitlocker. In...
Based on a post from the TechNet Plus team SP1 for vista is available for subscribers. In addition to that it is also available to MSDN subscribers:
After thinking about it, I came to the conclusion that this deserves a post of it's own. The installation process of SP1 for Vista backs up all the files that it replaces to allow you to uninstall it. If you are in dire need of free disk space you...
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