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In order to improve availability of the Forefront Client Security SP1 Agent on Target Workstations and Servers it is important to reduce the number of Users and Groups who can manage these Services. This concept termed 'least privilege' is part of the broader goal of improving Service Availability...
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The Windows Deployment Services team has offered a Step by Step Guide to deploying WDS in March 2008. The author, Trina Gorman and editor, Katie Cumming offer good insight into a simple WDS deployment. I point out this Guide at this late date as I have observed a number of Clients who currently use Windows...
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There are a number of update documents and tools for Group Policy suited for Windows 2008 and Windows Vista. Here is a compiled listing for configuring Group Policy settings for these (and prior versions) of the Windows Operating System. Templates Administrative Templates for Windows Server 2008 (admx...
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In May 2008 Microsoft made available the download for Virtual PC 2007 SP1. I still have several workstations in the ITPS Lab that use Virtual PC 2007 so I will make the move to update these machines to the latest Virtual PC 2007 codebase. The 'buzz' with Windows 2008 and Hyper-V have been so...
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The 'netstat' command has been around for many years and on multiple Operating Systems. We will briefly review 3 netstat parameters useful on both Windows 2008 and Windows Vista. If you have ever been asked the question by a colleague, 'How do I tell if RDP is listening on Port TCP 3389 for...
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An updated .ISO Image for the Automated Installation Kit for Windows Vista SP1 and Windows 2008 is now available from the Microsoft Download Web Site. The Automated Installation Kit for Windows Vista SP1 and Windows 2008 (or simply AIK for short) provides the Reference Materials and Tools to automate...
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I field numerous questions from Clients regarding Security Audit Event values when configuring Security Settings and SC Operations Manager 2007 Monitors and Rules. Finally, a single Worksheet has been generated by Microsoft which begins to document Security Audit Events instead of referencing 3 or 5...
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The document titled 'IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Security with Microsoft Windows' has been updated as of January 2008. If you are attempting to understand how the Windows Platform offers Windows Services utilizing IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Security incorporating mainstream Wireless Network Devices...
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Ok - I admit to totally missing this one in August 2007 (which is rare as I am usually working on something that requires scouring the Microsoft Download Web Site)! It's the Group Policy Diagnostic Best Practice Analyzer and it is supported on a number of Workstation and Server OS Versions from Microsoft...
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Several months back I encountered an Error 0x8007045D when attempting a Full Backup in Windows Vista to a Portable USB 2.0 Hard Disk. I did a bit of research and discovered that others were having similar problems. Based on the fact that a Backup/Restore Capability is so critical to day to day operations...