By Michael Morales, 03/24/2009
Collect valuable data to solve system problems using a tool created by Microsoft support engineers.
By Paul Thurrott, 03/24/2009
Windows 7 Beta is API complete, Microsoft says; we say you’ll be pleasantly surprised if you test it.
By Paul Thurrott, 03/20/2009
Microsoft added an extra IE 8.0 release to try to solve compatibility issues, plus it created some features that developers, IT pros, and end users will like.
By James Lim, 03/19/2009
Instead of using PsExec to run commands on remote machines, try RemoteProcess.ps1. This PowerShell script uses Windows Management Instrumentation's (WMI's) Win32_Process class to ...
By Ed Roth, 03/19/2009
Booting a Windows server from an iSCSI SAN can provide economical data protection, and you might not even need new hardware to do it. These steps show you how.
By Ryan Thomas, 03/19/2009
Leverage SharePoint's out-of-the-box workflows to streamline your company's business processes.
By Chris DeRusseau, 03/17/2009
Users were getting disconnected from a hosted application when their laptops went into standby mode. Manually configuring the power-management settings didn't work well, so this ...
By Jian Bo, 03/17/2009
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS 2007) and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS 3.0) let you manage documents using SharePoint document libraries. Here's a quick and ...
By David Lawrence, 03/17/2009
To send a file to a nondefault printer, you need to open the file so that you can select the desired printer. However, you can eliminate this step by adding a printer shortcut to ...
By Jim Turner, 03/17/2009
Running scripts reliably on a cluster can be challenging. Here's a solution that's not only effective but also easy to implement.
By Jim Turner, 03/17/2009
If User Account Control (UAC) is giving you a hard time when you're writing or running scripts on Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, try the Elevate Script HTA. With just a few ...
By Russell Smith, 03/17/2009
If you enable Software Restriction Policy (SRP) and set the default security level to Disallowed on Windows XP workstations, the built-in rules won't allow users to launch ...
By Eric B. Rux, 03/13/2009
Dell has put together a great enterprise-level backup solution, although it isn't the turn-key system it's purported to be.
By Jeff James, 03/11/2009
Many virtualization vendors are providing free versions of their products, ranging from virtualization-management tools to performance and optimization solutions, and you'll be ...
By Michael Dragone, 03/11/2009
Compare many systems across your organization, and choose between Pro and Lite versions of the software.
By Damir Dizdarevic, 03/05/2009
With the Stored User Names and Passwords feature, users don’t have to remember multiple passwords, which means they’ll be less likely to use weak passwords. This article ...
By B. K. Winstead, 02/26/2009
Hosted antispam solutions offer lower cost, fast response time, and the chance to reduce your bandwidth usage.
By Various Authors, 02/23/2009
Readers chime in with observations about Cisco network-management, cloud computing, and SBS 2008 and EBS 2008.
By Michael Otey, 02/09/2009
Windows Server 2008 R2 includes the latest version of Hyper-V and Windows PowerShell 2.0, Live Migration to move VMs between hosts, and other useful new management capabilities.
By Brien Posey, 01/22/2009
Hyper-V performs much better than Microsoft's previous virtualization products. Here's an overview of the considerations, processes, and requirements associated with using Hyper-V ...