Category: Microsoft Download

January 2009Why do attachment sizes increase when sending and receiving e-mail messages? How can you ensure databases on a passive node in a CCR cluster are defragmented during online maintenance? Can you use an external trust between forests? We answ…

January 2009Discover how to use the Excel.Application automation model for a more powerful way to process data from your servers and take advantage of the analysis and charting tools built into Excel.

January 2009Drivers fail, files get corrupted, disks crash–there are numerous uncontrollable reasons why Windows might fail. But all is not lost. Wes Miller explores the kinds of things that can go wrong in a Windows system, and explains how you can t…

January 2009Security principals underlie so much of Windows security that it is essential for any administrator to have at least a basic understanding of how the various types of Security principals work and how they are used. Here’s what you need to k…

January 2009Find out how you can use Microsoft System Center and virtualization software to consolidate servers and reduce your IT costs.

January 2009Get a quick overview of some simple IT upgrades that can provide both environmental and cost cutting benefits.

January 2009Although many CIOs want to avoid the public eye, a lively discussion at a recent conference revealed that perhaps the opposite is actually true—the IT department should take the time to extol its virtues and reveal its accomplishments to …

January 2009Raymond Chen explains why it is often the developers who have their acts together who end up checking in the final bug fixes to products.

January 2009Raymond Chen explains why it is often the developers who have their acts together who end up checking in the final bug fixes to products.

January 2009Raymond Chen explains why it is often the developers who have their acts together who end up checking in the final bug fixes to products.

January 2009Raymond Chen explains why it is often the developers who have their acts together who end up checking in the final bug fixes to products.

January 2009Without too much effort, you can deploy a terminal server to host the applications you need in your environment. But there are some important decisions you’ll need to make to ensure your implementation meets user expectations. Greg Shield…

January 2009Take a close look at SharePoint Security Accounts to see how a weak configuration can give an attacker full control over all site collections and sites.

January 2009The new Group Policy Preferences feature found in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista provides more than 3,000 settings, greatly expanding what administrators can do with Group Policy. Here’s a guide to using Group Policy Preferences to…

January 2009This column describes the Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools, which allow administrators to remotely manage roles and features in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2003 from a computer running Windows Vista SP1.

January 2009The upcoming release of Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager “2” offers many new features and enhancements. Explore the new portal experience and find out how you can cut costs with self-service tools, increase security compliance with …