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October 2005 - Posts

Back in the Blogging Saddle....

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 1:40 PM by cavis
I am back and catching up. I just posted a BUNCH of link posts to a variety of new downloads that have been made available over the past 3 weeks. Sorry to flood your feeds with all fo that but there was just so much good stuff to make people aware Read More
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Age Of Empires III Trial Version

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 1:36 PM by cavis
Woo HoO!   I have been wating for this game for a Loooooong time!   i wore out many a mouse with the first two iterations of AoE. This looks to be way better than the previous two. Check it out!   Cheers! Read More
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New Downloads for Systems Management - Week Ending - 10/15

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 1:34 PM by cavis
SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Dell Update — SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Dell Updates is an add-on to SMS 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) that enables customers to use the SMS 2003 Software Update Management feature to update their Dell servers. Customers Read More
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New Downloads for Exchange Server - Week Ending - 10/15

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 1:32 PM by cavis
First, I am happy to annouce that Exchange Server 2003 SP2 *will* be support within a virtualized environment starting with the release of Virtual Server 2005 R2. See this link for more info. Configuring SMTP for both Authenticated and Anonymous Connections Read More
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New Downloads for Security - Week Ending - 10/25

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 1:26 PM by cavis
Patterns and Practices Security Engineering Explained — This download describes the patterns & practices Security Engineering approach that can be used to integrate security into your application development life cycle. The Security Engineering Read More
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New Downloads for Windows Server - Week Ending - 10/15

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 1:15 PM by cavis
User Profile Hive Cleabup Service — On Windows 2000 the service deals with application event log event 1000 from source Userenv where the message indicates that the profile is not unloading and the error is "Access is denied". On Windows XP and Read More
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New Downloads for Developers - Week Ending - 10/25

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 1:04 PM by cavis
New Video & Audio based information for developers is located at these links: http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdntv/archive.aspx http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=14 http://msdn.microsoft.com/theshow/ http://msdn.microsoft.com/dotnetrocks/ Read More
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New Downloads for ITPros (Misc) - Week Ending - 10/23

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 12:38 PM by cavis
Office Related — Microsoft Office for Mac 11.2.1 Update — This update fixes a synchronization issue in versions of Microsoft Entourage that have been updated with Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Service Pack 2 (11.2.0). The issue might cause Read More
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New Downloads for SBS - Week Ending - 10/15

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 12:05 PM by cavis
Migrating from SBS 2000 or Windows 2000 Server to Windows SBS 2003 Server — To upgrade to Microsoft® Windows® Small Business Server 2003 from Microsoft Small Business Server 2000 or Windows 2000 Server, you must perform a server migration. Read More
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New Downloads for Live Meeting and LCS - Week Ending - 10/15

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 12:03 PM by cavis
Live Meeting 2005 Add-in: Live Meeting Add-in Pack — The Live Meeting Add-In Pack consists of three distinct add-ins: the Live Meeting Add-in for Outlook, the Office Collaboration Add-in, and the Live Meeting add-in for Instant Messaging, each which Read More
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New Downloads for ITPros (Misc) - Week Ending - 10/15

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 12:01 PM by cavis
Project Server 2003 SP2 — Microsoft® Office Project Server 2003 Service Pack 2 contains significant security enhancements as well as stability and performance improvements. Some of the fixes included with SP2 have been previously released as Read More
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New Downloads for Windows - Week Ending - 10/15

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 12:00 PM by cavis
Scripting Week 3 Program — Get a sneak peek at Scripting Week 3, a series of five webcasts on system administration scripting to be held October 24-28, 2005 on TechNet. The program includes a detailed description of each webcast, biographies of Read More
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New Downloads for Security - Week Ending - 10/15

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 11:56 AM by cavis
Ocober 11th 2005 Enterprise Update Scan Tool (standalone version) — Microsoft has released a new tool designed to help enterprises detect updates provided with the Microsoft Security Bulletins released October 11, 2005. This tool is a command line Read More
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New Downloads for Systems Management - Week Ending - 10/15

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 11:53 AM by cavis
Scripting Week 3 Program — Get a sneak peek at Scripting Week 3, a series of five webcasts on system administration scripting to be held October 24-28, 2005 on TechNet. The program includes a detailed description of each webcast, biographies of Read More
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New Downloads for Exchange Server - Week Ending - 10/15

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 11:49 AM by cavis
Exchange Server Error -1018 — Detailed discussion of the conditions that result in error -1018. It also covers the detection mechanisms that Exchange uses to discover and recover from damage to its database files. Microsoft Excahnge Server Best Read More
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New Downloads for Media Services and XP Media Center- Week Ending 10/15

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 11:47 AM by cavis
Windows Media Connect 2.0 — Installing Windows® Media Connect enables you to deliver music, photos, and videos that reside on your Windows XP PC to devices that support the UPnP protocol. This includes digital audio receivers, connected DVD Read More
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New Downloads for Developers - Week Ending - 10/15

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 11:37 AM by cavis
New Video & Audio based information for developers is located at these links: http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdntv/archive.aspx http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=14  http://msdn.microsoft.com/theshow/  http://msdn.microsoft.com/dotnetrocks/ Read More
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New Downloads for ITPros (Misc) - Week Ending - 10/15

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 11:10 AM by cavis
Microsoft Office Business Scorecard Manager 2005 Sales White Paper — White Paper: "Use Scorecards and Dashboards to Measure, Monitor, and Drive Agile and Responsive Sales Performance" (Business_Scorecard_Manager_Sales_WP.doc) This white paper examines Read More
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New Downloads for Networking and Security - Week Ending - 10/08

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 10:59 AM by cavis
Deployment of IEEE 802.1x for Wired Networks Using Microsoft Windows — This article describes how to deploy IEEE 802.1X authentication for wired networks using authenticating switches, wired client computers running Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Read More
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New Downloads for SBS - Week Ending - 10/08

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 10:57 AM by cavis
Introduction to Windows Small Business Server for Enterprise IT Pros — f you are an Enterprise IT Pro who is installing or supporting Windows SBS 2003 for the first time or who just wants to know more about it, this paper is for you!This paper begins Read More
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New Downloads for SQL Server - Week Ending - 10/08

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 10:56 AM by cavis
SQl Server Migration Assistant for Oracle v2.0 Beta — SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) is a complete suite of tools that dramatically cuts the effort, cost, and risk of migrating from Oracle to SQL Server. SSMA automates almost every aspect Read More
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New Downloads for Systems Management - Week Ending - 10/08

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 10:55 AM by cavis
MOM 2005 Service Pack 1 Installation Guide — Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) offers the latest security enhancements and features. This Service Pack applies to Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 and Microsoft Operations Read More
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New Downloads for ITPros (Misc) - Week Ending - 10/08

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 10:51 AM by cavis
System Center Capacity Planner 2006 (Beta Refresh) — Microsoft System Center Capacity Planner 2006 (BETA Refresh) delivers state of the art easy-to-use modeling technology to bring unprecedented functionality and flexibility to the process of performance Read More
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New Downloads for Windows XP - Week Ending - 10/08

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 10:44 AM by cavis
Update for Windows XP – KB904412 — Install this update to address several possible issues associated with connecting a Serial Bus Protocol 2 (SBP-2) device, such as an IEEE 1394 device, to a Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer. Read More
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New Downloads for Live Meeting and LCS - Week Ending - 10/08

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 10:41 AM by cavis
Live Meeting 2005 Windows Based Meeting Standalone Installer — The Microsoft® Office Live Meeting Windows-based Meeting Console Standalone Installer allows organizations to manually install the Live Meeting console for computers that are running Read More
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New Downloads for Developers -- Week Ending -- 10/08

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 10:35 AM by cavis
New Video & Audio based information for developers is located at these links: http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdntv/archive.aspx   http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=14  http://msdn.microsoft.com/theshow/  http://msdn.microsoft.com/dotnetrocks/ Read More
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New Windows XP Security Guide...

posted Monday, October 24, 2005 6:01 PM by cavis
There is a new Windows XP Security Guide available for download here… Cheers! Read More
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Whew! What a couple of weeks!

posted Monday, October 24, 2005 10:27 AM by cavis
I have been traveling….I have had countless con-calls….I have been in meetings….and when I have not been doing work related stuff I have been trying NOT to think about work. Thus, the inactivity on my blog. I needed a little off Read More
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Where is Chris #2

posted Tuesday, October 18, 2005 5:24 AM by cavis
Whew!   I am still travelling for another week and then I get some much needed downtime where I will be back in the swing and more active with my blogging again. Look for a few changes at the site in about two weeks!   Cheers! Read More
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Where is Chris?

posted Thursday, October 06, 2005 5:05 PM by cavis
…I am everywhere….. I like to travel. Be it personal or work related I normally enjoy it. But I am burning out. I have done quite a bit of cross time zone travel the past month or two and it has worn me down. I am in Anchorage this week. Read More
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New Downloads for Systems Management - Week Ending - 9/30

posted Tuesday, October 04, 2005 7:51 PM by cavis
Windows Server Update Services Operations Guide — Comprehensive guidance on the major tasks involved in administering and troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), including synchronization and managing computers and Read More
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New Downloads for Developers - Week Ending - 9/30

posted Tuesday, October 04, 2005 7:49 PM by cavis
New Video & Audio based information for developers is located at these links: http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdntv/archive.aspx   http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=14  http://msdn.microsoft.com/theshow/  http://msdn.microsoft.com/dotnetrocks/ Read More
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New Downloads for Windows - Week Ending - 9/23

posted Tuesday, October 04, 2005 7:43 PM by cavis
Windows Sharepoint Services Admin Guide — This version of the Administrator's Guide includes updates for Windows SharePoint Services Service Pack 2 (SP2). The following topics are new: What's New in Windows SharePoint Services Service Pack Read More
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Alaska!

posted Tuesday, October 04, 2005 11:44 AM by cavis
Last week I was in Dallas, TX attending the SQL PASS seminar. I went to Karaoke one night, closed the bar down, and on the drive back to my hotel I noticed a flashing TIME/TEMP sign on a bank. 1:34am 84 degrees 1:34am 84 degrees Insane heat for 1:34am…. Read More
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Active Directory Remote Admin Webcast Next week

posted Tuesday, October 04, 2005 11:18 AM by cavis
I am delivering a webcast next Wednesday on AD Remote Admin. We will talk about remote deployments of AD, using WMI for remote admin, as well as a variety of tools from the resource kit and some that are shipped on the Windows 2003 media. Cheers! Read More
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