Windows 2008 continues

I will be evaluating Windows 2008 features and the security part of it for my work.Will post my finding here..I have read the Hyper V and it is like a microsoft answer to VMWARE Ex Server but the vmware offering is still way better..many are saying the hyperV is like a rushed/half baked product.Give Microsoft some time and i am very sure they will have some really good virtualization stuff.

In the mean time, back to work :( 

Windows Server 2008

time to download a trial from microsoft and test it out...will be busy downloading and playing with it to test out the new features..:)

I only know it comes with IIS7(support php) and some hyper V things..(need to find out more)..i wonder what else is new.hmmm

Anti Virus Software review 2008

I dont know if this is old news to you.

just to share with you if you having trouble choosing the anti virus software.
http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

Msn messanger worm

busy for the past few months with my personal stuff...
will be back posting with more finding soon...beware of the msn messenger worm spreading around now..it will send msn message to your friend in your name.and the link will ask for msn login credential of your friends..

Impress with AVG

Was never a fan of AVG until few days back...(Read my previous post).

The pop-up is gone for good with the Help of AVG Free Edition...Fantastic....!!!

Disappointed with Mcafee Security Center(AOL Edition)

Was utterly disappointed with the Mcafee Security Center(AOL Special Edition)...
My system was infected with adware..(stupid advertisment keep telling me my system is infected with virus,pls click here to solve it) and i tried cleanig it with Mcafee.Tried full scan on normal operation and safe mode..nothing found.Installed Adware 2007 also nothing found.

Decided to give AVG(free edition) a shot...BANG it found 5 virus on my system...and it manage to delete them off....i will monitor my system now to see if the pop up still comes up.

For the time,mcafee will be in my blacklist...I dont know if there is any difference between the Mcafee paid edition and the AOL edition.I have used both before and there look the same to me except the AOL wording.

I am glad AVG has save my day of reformatting.(HOPEFULLY)...

WinXP SP3

Windows XP Service Pack 3 has been delayed again and again.Finally it looks like a date is gonna be set(First Half 2008)..
Does it mean Windows Vista is still not living up to its standard that XP users still "love" their XP so much that they are reluctant to change to the eye candy filled Windows Vista.
We shall wait and see what other security hole and patches are being patch up this time with SP3...:)

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New MSN Messenger Trojan Spreading Quickly

An MSN Messenger Trojan is growing a botnet by hundreds of infected PCs per hour.

A Trojan is introducing malware into thousands of computer systems worldwide, and the number is growing by the hour. (read more)

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this can spell disaster as MSN is widely used IM throughout the world and its spreading will be very broad and quick .....:(

Microsoft Outlook 2003 error

error message in Outlook 2003
"An OLE registration error occurred" ...

this message is very irritating because the first time i tried was to reinstall the whole microsoft office 2003 as the error message says one of my setup is corrupted ,please run the setup again..

Tried to reinstalled and it doesnt work at all so i tried the workaround from microsoft site.Doesnt work as well...until i found this on GOOGLE..(messiah for me once again).
If you hit the following ,recommend you try the following method before reinstalling(save you a lot of time if it works).....

Try the following methods (method 2 works for me)
Method 1

Register the dll file by running this command "regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll" in dos prompt.

Try and see if the error message goes away.

Method 2

1. Send/Receive pull-dpown menu (same button which gives the error message)

2. Send/Receive Settings

3. Uncheck "Make This Folder Available Offline"

4. Check "Make This Folder Available Offline" again

This method works for me.....

SSL Vendor

Which vendor is actually recommended ?

1. Thawte
2. Verisign
3. Netrust
4. GeoTrust
5. Other(Pls specify)

Just to check which is the most favorite SSL vendor around?
For me my vote goes to Thawte:)

Repair Corrupted winsocks....

netsh interface ip reset resetlog.txt
This is used to repair corrupted TCP/IP...

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811259
a live saving guide for me...phew...:)

How to recreate an ASR DISK?

To create an ASR floppy disk from the last ASR backup:

1. Format a floppy disk.

2. Copy the asr.sif and asrpnp.sif files from the %SystemRoot%\Repair folder to the formatted floppy disk.

How to troubleshoot the "NTLDR Is Missing" error message

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318728

Personal Reference

Just for my personal Reference

-wmic qfe <-list the installed hotfix on a machine
-wuauclt.exe /detectnow <-connect a computer to WSUS
-gpupdate /force <-refresh a Group Policy

How to uninstall a hotfix or Service Pack via the Recovery Console ?

Sharing this link on the above mention topic:)

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/spuninst.htm

Interwoven Teamsite6.5

Teamsite is really a beast to configure....and it only work with IE6(not ie5) as windows 2000 server default comes with IE5.(i learnt it through the hard way)

IE 7 is out

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx
It is out but it looks to me like an unfinished product.IE6 is still the king of compatibility as of nowfor web surfing(firefox2.0 is coming up)

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