…The news for the naysayers. . . is very bad indeed. IE9 absolutely flattened FF4 on my own DFScale battery, with a speed score of 6.590 versus 3.539. Maybe IE9 isn’t the best performer in every test, but it’s not because Microsoft is too focused on test numbers… …If you consider […]
Microsoft notified it’s corporate partners last week that the system integrator portal used to downgrade Windows 7 Pro / Ultimate to Windows XP Pro will be taken down after Friday, October 22nd. This means that Source Code will no longer be able to provide downgrade keys as a courtesy to […]
This practical joke is always a winner and we have twist on it to make your friends nuts. Just run either of the below on your friends machine and see if they lose their mind. OPTION 1: TYPICAL BSoD SCREEN SAVER You can downloaded the Blue Screen Of Death BSoD Screen Saver from me or […]
by Ian Matthews – September 13, 2010 REQUIREMENTS: This will only work if your domain is running at Server 2008 R1 (with any service pack). If you have R2 of 2008, then you already have this policy templates and so this is a waste of your time. If you have […]
By Ian Matthews – September 13, 2010 BRIEF HISTORY: Under XP there was limited security on print driver installation by restricted users. Under Vista there were serious limitations put on Restricted Users which you could resolve easily via Group Policy. Under Windows 7, the same restriction applied but the security was […]
by Ian Matthews – September 7, 2010 Like previous versions of Exchange, the Service Pack is the full version. In other words, there really isn’t an upgrade version to download. You download the Exchange 2010 WITH SP1 and if you already have Exchange 2010, it will automatically detect the existing […]
Prepared by Ian Matthews Written April 21, 2010, Last Updated March 27, 2018NOTE: This is MY cookbook for ForeFront 2010 installs and you should use with caution. As usual my instructions are provided without warrenty or guarentee of any sort. Since NT4 I have had troubles setting a Windows Domain to […]
As with all my documents, there is no warranty on these instructions. They are based on my training and experiences but are provided without me accepting liability for damage… be careful! These instructions assume that you know how to create a simple virtual machine using Hyper-V. Everyone in I.T. is […]
Prepared by Ian Matthews February 11, 2008, Updated March 9, 2010 The short answer, USE IDE ON HYPER-V. Read on for details and why many people are confused about this. Today I had to convert a server with a 500GB data drive from a physical to a virtual machine. This […]
By Ian Matthews January 22, 2009 NOTE: The author will not accept responsibility for damages as a result of following the suggestions below. They are provided “as is” and you need to verify these facts with your Microsoft licence in your country Since the new licencing model release in January […]
By Ian Matthews December 11, 2008 Last Updated April 22, 2009 NOTE: The author will not accept responsibility for damages as a result of following the suggestions below. They are provided “as is” and intended only as a rough guide. You should always back up your servers System State prior […]
By Ian Matthews November 25, 2008 Last Updated *** DRAFT *** This article will brief the key area’s of Windows Deployment Services (WDS) under Windows Server 2008. Note that the majority of these instructions will function equally as well under Server 2003 R1 or R2 but are not specifically intended for […]
Even users with RESTRICTED USER rights on their Windows 2000 or XP machines can create shares on their PC. This is obviously a very bad idea for the vast majority of companies. Microsoft has Knowledge Base article 300153 which explains how to remove the SECURITY tab (which can be accomplished […]
Last Update Nov 17 2003 Well, if you have accidentally locked yourself out of a Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 Server Group Policy, don’t worry, you can easily undo it! I have been using Windows 200x in production environments since 1998 and up until November 2003 never made the obvious […]
UPDATE: SEPT 20, 2019 – We have a refreshed version of this article available: How To Control What is Starting Up Automatically In Windows We have a related article: Control What Programs Are Starting Up Automatically Using New Free Program From Microsoft Prepared by Ian Matthews June 6, 2010, updated […]
Prepared by Ian Matthews June 23, 2010 – Last Updated May 10, 2011 MARCH 2014 SEE: http://www.urtech.ca/2014/03/solved-how-to-add-drivers-in-wds-windows-deployment-services/ This is the followup to how to add drivers to a Windows PE 2.0 (Vista) .WIM file. Today I needed to add a network driver to a Windows 7 PE 3.0 Boot Image […]