Windows Server 2003

How to Create an IIS Web Package

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:25:00 +0000

John Savill

How to create IIS web packages.

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit on Windows 2003 and Windows XP

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:48:00 +0000

John Savill

What you need to know about running the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit against Windows 2003 and Windows XP environments.

5 Reasons Why Object Storage Will Take Over the Cloud in 2012

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:44:26 +0000

In 2011, object storage started to gain major traction in the market especially since it has been validated by companies like Amazon, Google, and Facebook, which use this type of architecture to power their very large infrastructures.

Networking and Hardware Blog

Q: Can I use Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2003 R2 instances in a single DFS Replication set?

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0000

John Savill

If you mix Windows OSs in a single DFSR set, you'll need a hot fix.

Q: I have to install Windows Server 2003 and want to use Terminal Services, but only two users can log on simultaneously. How do I enable more than two?

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0000

John Savill

Enabling the Terminal Server component is as easy as 1-2-3-4.

Q: What is System Center Advisor?

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0000

John Savill

A cloud-based alerting and monitoring solution.

A Future of Simplicity

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:01:13 +0000

Paul Thurrott

Developers, finally, have gotten the word that users cherish simplicity above all else. And while we will chug forward into this simpler future in fits and starts, and with much gnashing of teeth from the digerati elite, make no mistake. This future is as inescapable as gravity.

It's Time for a Trustworthy Internet Initiative

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:05:24 +0000

Paul Thurrott

In 2002, faced with rampant bugs in Windows XP and a general security malaise across its various product lines, Microsoft did something that was previously unthinkable: It simply stopped developing new software and went back and reassessed its then-current and in-progress products from a security standpoint.

Q: I imported my wildcard SSL certificate into my IIS installation. When I try to use it, I get an error saying that the logon session doesn't exist. What do I do?

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:24:53 +0000

John Savill

A: I recently imported my wildcard certificate for savilltech.com and tried to link it to a site by editing the binding of the site in IIS manager. When I did, I got the error "A specified logon session does not exist. It may already have been terminated," as shown here:

What I'd Like to See at TechEd 2011

Tue, 10 May 2011 15:11:25 +0000

Paul Thurrott

Next week, Microsoft will host its annual TechEd event, this time in Atlanta. I'm thinking ahead to what I'd like to see Microsoft announce at the show.