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Windows Server 2008 R2 Features Poster

Dec

2009

Previously I had posted the 2003 AD and 2008 Features jigsaw posters, Mike Kline informed me that there is now a 2008 R2 Features poster. You can download the 44x24in poster from here Share/Bookmark

Windows 7 Wallpapers

Oct

2009

An off topic post here as I err to sharing uniquely designed Windows 7 wallpapers. View Full Album Share/Bookmark

PowerShell : How do I find old Trusts ?

Oct

2009

As usual Joe shared a great insight that trusts well-doing can in one way be verified by checking the trust accounts for their last password resets. When trusts are created the accounts for them are by default created under ‘Users’ container, and are named as TrustedDomain$ and just like computer accounts, trusts reset their password ...

PowerShell : Set-ADAccountPassword cmdlet in Windows Server 2008 R2

Oct

2009

Here is quick snippet of password set/reset ‘Set-ADaccountPassword’ cmdlet in 08 R2 via ADWS (native AD cmdlets) and a test screencast from me. I highly recommend to use the built in cmdlet help to learn the syntax and available parameters. Whether you are using the cmdlet as an one-off task or trying to incorporate it ...

Another look at Active Directory Administrative Center (ADAC)

Sep

2009

Previously I had briefly written about ADAC and today we take a look at some of the things you can accomplish by this new interface of Active Directory. We start out by launching the ADAC, by running DSAC.exe from the run window ADAC offers two views, the list view and the tree view There are ...

PowerShell : Add-Computer cmdlet works in Windows 7 RTM but Rename-Computer is gone

Sep

2009

I had earlier posted about the Add-Computer cmdlet bug in Windows 7 RC builds which didn’t allow the computer to be added to the domain via PowerShell. With Windows 7 RTM, it is fixed and turns out to be pretty handy should you need to script the domain joins for your new builds. The command ...

Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Exchange Server 2010 Launch Event

Sep

2009

I was reached out by Keith Powell from Microsoft about the Windows Server 2008 R2 Launch Event dubbed as “the efficiency launch event” on Sep 29th, 2009 at Hyatt Regency Downtown Chicago. It is going to be a virtual event live from San Francisco, with Steve Ballmer as the keynote speaker. Similar events are going ...

Active Directory Management Gateway Service is RTW

Sep

2009

ADMGS aka AD Web Services aka Powershell Native AD cmdlets which is originally a Windows Server 2008 R2 feature is out of beta and can be downloaded from here for DCs running down level OSs. The Active Directory Management Gateway Service enables administrators to use the Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell and the Active ...

WindowsITPro publishes my note 4

Sep

2009

My first technical blurb was published in the renowned WindowsITPro magazine today. It will also be in November’s print version. http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/102795/dnscmd-versions-discrepancy.html Share/Bookmark

Group Nesting Reference Chart 2

Sep

2009

The Active Directory Groups Nesting restrictions is an often-discussed topic among my peers especially in a multi-domain forest and often a question raised in forums and mailing lists. Although there have been some great blogs written that dive deep into the technical restrictions, I personally needed a simple reference chart that I could refer to ...

Is there an Active Directory Visual Illustration/Diagram ? 1

Sep

2009

A question was raised on ActiveDir, and I learned about an old TechNet Jigsaw on AD’s interworking. Along with that, there was a new Windows Server 2008 AD Feature Components which ...

PowerShell : How do I look up AdminCount for AdminSDHolder and SDPROP ? 4

Aug

2009

What is the AdminSDHolder and SDPROP ? Ever wonder what controls the native permissions on the security principal such as Domain Admins and Administrators in Active Directory ? What if an owner changes the permission these entities have ? The permissions do come back. They must. John Policelli had a great article on the subject ...

How many DFL and FFL are there now ? 4

Aug

2009

As named “domain modes” in Windows 2000 time, Domain Functional Level and Forest Functional Level (introduced in Windows Server 2003) list has grown with the inception of two new Windows Server 2008 functional levels. While Domain Functional Level limits the OS of the DCs, a raise to the Forest Functional Level (in a multi-domain environment) ...

Free e-book on Virtualization Solutions from Microsoft

Aug

2009

You can get a free e-book in PDF format authored by Mitch Tulloch from Microsoft. This book covers Hyper-V, App-V, VDI and SCVMM 2008. Click below to register and download your copy. Also, in this month’s issue of Technet magazine, there is an ...

Exchange 2010 goes Release Candidate today !

Aug

2009

You can get an evaluation copy here. Scott Schnoll had a great post on how to install the beta, with all the gotchas and a long list of pre-reqs. http://blogs.technet.com/scottschnoll/archive/2009/04/15/how-to-install-exchange-server-2010.aspx As Exchange 2010 will only run on Windows Server 2008 (64bit only), there were some known issues with the beta version with ...