From the monthly archives:
Sun are preparing a new Java Runtime Environment for release later this year and there’s a couple of changes to this version that have some bearing on deployment. I can’t imagine there is an enterprise out there that doesn’t have to deal with Java applications. The biggest change is that from this new version onwards, [...]
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Microsoft have made available the Group Policy Preferences Client Side Extensions for download and deployment. You’ll need Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1 with the Remote Server Administration Tools (not yet available) to manage these. You do not need to upgrade to a Windows Server 2008 domain to use Group Policy Extensions which is [...]
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Here’s a nice SoftGrid tip from one of the guys in the team here. If you want to take a look at the SoftGrid client drive, there a several methods. The most common would be to add a PRE LAUNCH script to the OSD file that would launch a Command Prompt window inside the SoftGrid bubble. [...]
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Here’s a great document from the Microsoft writing team on planning and deploying Group Policy for Windows Server 2008. Many of the details in this document do apply to Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server as well. This document is the place to start for anyone dealing with Group Policy, no matter what your [...]
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The Short NAP is a quick list of links covering Microsoft Network Access Protection and Server/Domain Isolation topics and related information. Network Access Protection is a great new feature of Windows Server 2008 that will help you understand the health of your client machines (Windows Vista and Windows XP Service Pack 3) and increase the [...]
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Like most IT Pros deploying and managing Windows Server, I’ve avoided the wizard interfaces, like Manage Your Server, in previous versions of Windows. However with Windows Server 2008, Microsoft have actually succeeded in creating a tool that I think people will find indispensable. Server Manager is an MMC-based front-end for anything you will need to [...]
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Adobe have recently released an update for Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8, updating them to version 8.1.2, to address a serious vulnerability that is leading to infections of Trojan.Zonebac via malicious banner advertisements. The Sunbelt Software blog has some more detail on the exploit here: If you have Adobe Acrobat 7 or 8, make sure it’s [...]
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A workaround has been posted in the forums. Run the following command to exclude Internet Explorer from the multiple montior hooks that Presentation Server provides: [quickcode:noclick]REG ADD “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Citrix\CtxHook\AppInit_Dlls\Multiple Monitor Hook” /v Exclude /d “iexplore.exe” /t REG_SZ /f[/quickcode] Avert thy eyes, lest you be turned to stone! Well, not quite, but your users might be stoning [...]
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