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Mobile 2.0: Microsoft's Windows Mobile Mobius event in Amsterdam details an impressive update to Windows Mobile

sneak preview of windows mobile update

Microsoft adds Family Timer to Xbox 360

Microsoft has added a parental control feature to the Xbox 360 allowing parents to limit the amount of time their kids can use the console.

Outlook Signature error during spell check Text marked with

I have a user who has a large legal confidentiality signature and recently
they claim they can no longer put text in-between the large legal disclaimer
and their signature part of the signature file. So if that makes sense when
they type they noticed it no longer does the spell check as they go and if
they hit F7 they get the Text marked with

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Windows Server 2008 aka Longhorn Beta3 download

In case you haven't heard, "Windows Longhorn" will oficially launch as Windows Server 2008. This link will take you to the download of Beta3. You'll be able to play with new features in Active Directory and other technologies that are mostly feature locked at this stage and won't see much change until the product releases.

MS Exchange with Vista error

We have MS Exchange 2003. We have recently rolled out MS Vista. Now when accessing email through Web Access, everything works fine except when forwarding and replying to emails. When doing this, it does not give you you message text or text box to type in. all you get is a little white box with a red X like when Internet Explorer cannot view ...

Any feedback from Vista users??

I am planning to buy a new computer as my home desktop. Shall I go for Vista or Win XP?

Any of the forummers here got a feel of Vista? What is your feedback... Anything to take care if I am going for Vista?

Calendar delegation

I have a question about an request. We have 2 domains and have imported users from the new domain into our legacy domain as contacts under GAL.

Now I have the situation where a user on the new domain is requesting delegation rights for a user's calendar on our legacy domain. When I try to grant that user delegation

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Windows XP Service Pack 3 will be available later this year

Microsof had announce in it's press release about available of support for interoperability between it's Network Address Protection (NAP) and Juniper Network's Unified Access Control (UAC) in Windows XP Service Pack 3 will be available end of this year.

Why no news about beta programme for service pack 3 yet?

SharePoint and Popfly integration -- yes, really!

Since Microsoft Popfly was announced about a week ago, the buzz about it has continued to grow. In fact, Popfly got a huge boost from being part of the ...

Technet Managazine - June 2007

It's security month again. Learn how User Account Control in Windows Vista protects the machines you manage by limiting the administrator privileges users normally run with. BitLocker Drive Encryption, another Vista feature, adds security as well by providing full volume encryption and the validation of startup components.

Also this month,

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Introducing Windows Server 2008 - Chapter 7: Active Directory Enhancements

A special preview of the new book Introducing Windows Server 2008 from Microsoft Press - exclusively on WindowsNetworking.com!

To DC or not to DC

The question essentially was: "...A customer has a few main sites with quite a number of users and then another several sites with 3-5 users on average. Is it possible to get away with no DC onsite given logon traffic, Group Policy etc...They won't be using Outlook from these sites, it's mainly for workstation management/security. All applications ...

Sharepoint Security Respirces

Handy to have these documents in one place especially if you're taking a closer look at SharePoint with a view to deploying it soon.

Mainframe-like hot swap comes to WinServer 08

The dynamic hardware partitioning functionality available in Windows Server 2008, currently available as a public beta, provides the ability to actively add memory, processor and I/O devices while the system is running for enhanced scalability. At the same time, the functionality also improves reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) by ...

Common Mistakes When Upgrading Exchange 2000/2003 To a Exchange 2007

The process of upgrading Exchange 2000/2003 to Exchange 2007 might present some problems and issues
that may be avoided using these basic steps.

Windows Server 2008

It's official. Bill Gate had announce as WinHEC that Longhorn's official name is Windows Server 2008.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/default.mspx

Microsoft SharedView Beta

This can be use as replacement for netmeeting which had being remove from Windows Vista.

Longhorn Server to be christened Windows Server 2008

Interesting bit of news, read more..........

Installing Exchange 2007 into a SBS 2003 Forrest

First time I saw this title I thought I was reading wrong, but, here you go! Makes for great reading!
Nic

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for May 2007

It's patching time again.

fix Vista Battery problem

Having problem with your Vista's laptop battery when Aero glass is turn on? You can use this programme to turn off Aero when it's on battery, so your battery should run longer.

Preview of Longhorn Certification Plan

If you are existing MCP, you can login using your passport account to the above preview link which only accessbile by MCP.

More information on the new structure of certification was provided in a March Live Meeting on Windows Server certifications.

• View the March Live Meeting recording: Your Next Step in Windows Server Certification

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Network Monitor 3.1 Beta Has Released!

What's New in Network Monitor 3.1?
· Wireless (802.11) capturing and monitor mode on Vista - With supported hardware, (Native WIFI), you can now trace wireless management packets. You can scan all channels or a subset of the ones your wireless NIC supports. You can also focus in on one specific channel. We now show the wireless metadata for
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EFS Assistant RC1 is available now

The EFS Assistant is a tool that helps organizations centrally manage EFS in order to protect the data on their client PCs. The EFS Assistant is a small tool that installs on a Windows Vista or Windows XP SP2 machine and enforces the company's EFS encryption policy. The policy is configured using Group Policy.

Free e-Learning training for Forefront Security Client

Just click on respective link and activate the free content:

6078: Deploying Microsoft® Forefront™ Client Security
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/elearning/course/6078.mspx
6079: Managing and Troubleshooting Operations in Microsoft® Forefront™ Client Security
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/elearning/course/6079.mspx
6080:

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Singapore Windows Vista Sidebar Gadget

Made in Singapore.

System Center Essential is RTM

Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 is a proactive and unified management solution that enables IT professionals in midsize organizations to more efficiently secure, update, monitor and troubleshoot their IT environments.
Essentials 2007 provides:
• Proactive monitoring, troubleshooting and asset tracking to keep your IT environment secure

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SMS 2003 SP3 released

Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 with Service Pack 3 (SP3) brings full Vista support to your organization beyond just OS Deployment, which is already available through the OS Deployment Feature Pack. Now, full lifecycle support of Microsoft’s latest platform including software distribution, update services as well as inventory are ...

Windows Update Services 3.0 Release

WSUS 3.0 delivers new features that enable administrators to more easily manage and deploy updates across the organization. This package installs both the WSUS 3.0 Server and WSUS 3.0 Administration Console components. You must install the server components on a computer running Windows Server 2003 SP1 and later. You may install the Administration ...

Vista Centralized Desktop and Virtual Server

This white paper introduces Windows Vista™ Enterprise Centralized Desktop, a way of licensing Windows Vista for deployment in a centralized, virtualized setting. It then examines how Windows Vista Enterprise Centralized Desktop may be deployed using Microsoft® Virtual Server 2005 R2 along with other Microsoft software and technologies. It ...