Well in case you're wondering I've been having a nightmare of late. For some weird and wacky reason I got delivered a patch a couple of weeks ago ironically via SMS. It was something to do with the MSI Installer (I think), and I was prompted that…(read more)
Only download your patches directly from Microsoft…
Those clever (and whatever other names you want to call them), hackers have come up with another new way of downloading Trojans to your machines. Simple, just send out an email that contains Microsoft Patches BUT with a Trojan embedded. So you think you're…(read more)
Windows Server 2008 News
Thought I'd pass this on: " In an effort to keep you up-to-date on news related to the Windows platform, I wanted to let you know that Microsoft has reached another milestone with the Release…(read more)
Changes are afoot…
Well things are changing on the WMUG web site. We've just completed the upgrade to Community Server 2007 which gives us a great number of benefits which you'll soon see. By the way we're VERY close to announcing our first meeting, just a few…(read more)
New KB Articles At Microsoft 23 Sep 2007 – Weekly Summary
SQL Server 2005 938912 FIX: In a maintenance plan, the databases that you selected are no longer selected when you edit a Back Up Database task in SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 938697 FIX: Error message…(read more)
New KB Articles At Microsoft 16 Sep 2007 – Weekly Summary
Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 933616 When many alerts occur at the same time, Notification Workflow Solution Accelerator version 2.1 does not send notifications in MOM 2005 digg_url=’http://myitforum.com…(read more)
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September 2007
1 Critical and 3 Important patches this month: Critical Security Bulletins MS07-051 – Vulnerability in Microsoft Agent Could Allow Remote Code Execution (938827) – Affected Software: – Microsoft Windows…(read more)
New KB Articles At Microsoft 9 Sep 2007 – Weekly Summary
SQL Server 2000 941825 You cannot upgrade the named instance of SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine Service Pack 3a that is installed together with Application Center 2000 Service Pack 2 to SQL Server 2000…(read more)
SMS 2003: Rebuilt Hierarchy not showing in the SMS Admin Console
If you've rebuilt your SMS Hierarchy using the Site Repair Wizard but it isn't reflected in the SMS Admin Console it could be because you didn't specify the Site Addressing information… [Go to article] digg_url=’http://myitforum.com/cs2…(read more)
Blow your own trumpet…
… as no-one will do it for you as the saying goes. Well here goes. Out of the blue a few weeks ago I got an email from Steve Lamb who is the UK Microsoft Evangelist responsible for Management. Steve wanted to come to see me to record a podcast talking…(read more)