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Monthly Archives: June 2008

Sun JRE Install Script Update

11-Jun-08

I’ve updated my Sun Java Runtime Environment 1.6 Update X script, again. Updating this script seems to be a never ending task, usually because I find mistakes but this time around I’ve made a couple of changes including Windows x64 support. The script will now supports installing the 32-bit version of the JRE on x86 [...]

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Intel vPro and Network Access Protection

09-Jun-08

Here’s something I found interesting about Intel’s vPro management tool - Network Access Protection interaction is supported in hardware - even before the operating system has loaded. This isn’t mean to replace the agent in the OS, but it great stuff from a management perspective. Here’s the details:
Q9: How does Network Access Protection (NAP) work [...]

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Update On Running Adobe CS3 Applications In SoftGrid

09-Jun-08

I have previously detailed some efforts on sequencing some of the Adobe CS3 applications (Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign) and some challenges related to the FLEXnet licensing component that comes with each application. It’s only recently that we’ve been able to do some user acceptance testing and we’ve found that the applications have failed.
During initial testing [...]

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Setting Visio Viewer As Default

03-Jun-08

Got both Visio Viewer 2007 and Visio 2007 on the same machine but want to set Visio Viewer as the default for some users? Here’s what you’ll need to do.
With Visio 2007 and Visio Viewer on the same machine, Visio will the default application for .VSD files, so we need change the default application per [...]

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