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ADMT 3.2 Now Available!
Windows Server 2008 R2 was released on October 22nd 2009. With a slew of new Active Directory features, the newest incarnation of Windows Server was appealing to many customers. But not to some customers. One thing that stood in their way was the inability Read More...
Transitioning your Active Directory to Windows Server 2008 R2
You might be running Windows Server 2003 (R2) and Windows Server 2008 Domain Controllers at the moment and you're looking to replace these servers with Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controllers to utilize the new features of Windows Server 2008 R2. You Read More...
Considerations when upgrading your Active Directory to Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2
While upgrading your Active Directory Domain Controllers, Domain Functional Level(s) and Forest Functional Level to Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 offer additional functionality compared to previous versions , also a couple of caveats Read More...
7 Things to look for in Windows 7 PC Hardware
With Windows Vista amounting to a 31% market share in enterprise environments, many big companies will be making to switch from Windows XP to Windows 7 directly. In the eight years between their respective launches, a lot has changed in the world. Not Read More...
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 is here!
One of the reasons I held back on deploying Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 centrally is the lack of supported deployment solutions from Microsoft. I outlined my deployment checklist here . One of my major objections, however, just got solved; Microsoft Read More...
SYSVOL FRS to DFS-R Migration Guide available
Microsoft has published a document titled “SYSVOL Replication Migration Guide: FRS to DFS Replication” to the Download server today. The 52-page 416KB weighing document outlines how to get from using File Replication Service (FRS) replication to Distributed Read More...
Windows 7 Migration Checklist
Since Windows 7 is now available and downloadable for Microsoft Partners (and everyone else with a MSDN or TechNet subscription), one of my first jobs at work is to make plans to replace our Windows Vista Enterprise boxes with Windows 7 Enterprise. I’m Read More...
Planning on upgrading to Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2?
You might be one of those persons, fervently running Windows 7 on their day-to-day laptop (like me) and you might be one of those persons building Windows Server 2008 R2 rigs for test and demo purposes. (like me) You might also be one of the lucky persons Read More...
Upgrading your Active Directory to Windows Server 2008
Last time we discussed how to transition your Active Directory to Windows Server 2008 , which was something a lot of you were interested in. This time I'm talking in-place upgrading Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 R2 Domain Controllers to Read More...
Route 64
Sixty-four is the square of 8, the cube of 4, and the sixth power of 2. It is the smallest number with exactly seven divisors . It is also the only flavor we're going to see Windows Server in, starting with the next major version after Windows Server Read More...
Community Solutions at the KnowledgeBase
I really like the Community Solutions articles in the Microsoft KnowledgeBase , written by Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVP's) . They are insightful, at times slightly ironic and sarcastic and sometimes they make me laugh and almost wet my pants. Read More...
PrintMig
PrintMig 3.1 is the short name for the tool that is better known as Microsofts 'Windows Server 2003 Print Migrator 3.1'. You can use this tool to backup and restore print server settings and printer settings in migration scenarios. This allows you to Read More...
WDS without Active Directory
Windows Deployment Services (WDS) is part of the recently released Service Pack 2. In the last months one question remained unanswered: "Is it possible to use Windows Deployment Services (WDS) in a non-Active Directory environment?" Today I answer it Read More...
Using Service Pack 1 as a marker
Microsoft today sent an e-mail today to Technology Adaptation Partner (TAP) testers announcing to release ServicePack 1 for Windows Vista in the second half of 2007 (H2 2007) to collide with the launch of Microsoft Windows Server codename "Longhorn". Read More...
Business Desktop Deployment 2007 available
This morning I received a much anticipated e-mail stating the Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007 is now available. What is BDD 2007? As many of you might have read in my post about Deploying Windows Vista Centrally this tool Read More...
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