Monthly Archives: November 2005

Support Site Woes

Posted on November 10, 2005 by Aaron Parker

Over the past week, I’ve been creating an internal Exchange best practice/check list document so that we can standardise on how we configure Exchange servers for our clients. This document includes a number of items including information on configuring AV scanners … Continue reading →

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SQL Server 2005

Posted on November 8, 2005 by Aaron Parker

I’ve downloaded and had a look at the SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, which is the replacement for MSDE 2000. I’m no SQL expert or a developer by any stretch of the imagination, but for an IT Pro, SQL Server … Continue reading →

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Event Search

Posted on November 4, 2005 by Aaron Parker

Has Microsoft realised the power of EventID.Net? They’ve added an ‘Events and Errors Message Center’ page @ TechNet. “To perform an advanced search, enter one or more of the following parameters: Event Id, event source, message text, file name. These … Continue reading →

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PDC ’05 Presentations

Posted on November 1, 2005 by Aaron Parker

If you’re a developer (if you are, you’re probably not reading this blog) or know a developer, check out or get the developer to check out the presentations from PDC ’05. (Some of them are even interesting for IT Pro’s … Continue reading →

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Troubleshooting Applications

Posted on November 1, 2005 by Aaron Parker

I spend alot of time troubleshooting applications on Windows XP and Windows Terminal Server. The challenge, especially in Terminal Server environments is to get applications running and still keep the environment secure. This means spending time with the Sysinternals tools … Continue reading →

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