Update for Windows Server x64 Edition (KB911021)
Install this update to fix errors that may occur when running a 32-bit program that has the /LARGEADDRESSAWARE switch enabled on a computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows.
Update for Windows Server x64 Edition (KB911021)
Update for Windows Server x64 Edition (KB911021)
Microsoft has published a guide about how to install and configure Small Business Accounting 2006 on Windows Small Business Server 2003
Microsoft published a guide on Windows Server 2003 Group Policy Infrastructure
Microsoft has published Virtual Private Networking with Windows Server 2003: Deploying Site-to-Site VPNs
Microsoft has published Virtual Private Networking with Windows Server 2003: Deploying Remote Access VPNs
Microsoft has released a new update for Windows Server 2003
Microsoft has released a new update for Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems
Microsoft has released a new update for Windows Server x86 Edition
Microsoft has released version 3.0 of their Remote Access Quarantine Tool for Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004
Microsoft has released a hotfix for Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 with SP1
Explains the two types of quorums available in Windows Server 2003 clusters standard and majority node set (MNS) clusters.
Server Clusters: Quorum Options - Windows Server 2003
Server Clusters: Quorum Options - Windows Server 2003
Describes storage topologies, storage features in Windows Server 2003 and clustering, hardware-based storage features, storage tools and services, backup and restore, and storage management.
Server Clusters: Storage Best Practices for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003
Server Clusters: Storage Best Practices for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Corp. Wednesday did some housekeeping by releasing two planned software updates, including a second release of the Windows Server 2003 OS.
Microsoft releases Windows Server 2003 R2
Microsoft releases Windows Server 2003 R2
Using the technologies available in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Release 2 (R2) in a branch office solution can provide substantial benefits for organizations of all sizes, especially large ones and enterprises. This solution provides detailed guidance to help medium to large organizations design branch office infrastructures into their environment.
BOIS for R2
BOIS for R2
Channel 9 posted a video about Windows Server 2003 R2 and beyond
The Security Configuration Wizard documentation set contains deployment, extensibility options and troubleshooting tips to assist you in running SCW.
Security Configuration Wizard (SCW) is an attack surface reduction tool for members of the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family with Service Pack 1 (SP1). SCW determines the minimum functionality required for a server's role or roles, and disables functionality that is not required.Security Configuration Wizard Documentation
SCW guides you through the process of creating, editing, applying, or rolling back a security policy based on the selected roles of the server. The security policies that are created with SCW are XML files that, when applied, configure services, network security, specific registry values, audit policy, and if applicable, Internet Information Services (IIS).
The Security Configuration Wizard documentation set contains deployment, extensibility options and troubleshooting tips to assist you in running the wizard.
NullDetector is a SQL Server SSIS Sample Component
NullDetector is an SSIS dataflow component that sits astride a data flow, and, depending on whether the value of a user-indicated column is null or not, routes rows to one or the other of its outputs.NullDetector
CalendarTransform is a SQL Server SSIS Sample Component
CalendarTransform is an SSIS dataflow transform component that generates standard calendar attributes.CalendarTransform
CodePageConvert is an SSIS dataflow component that translates from and to any code page or unicode character representations.
SQL Server SSIS Sample Component: CodePageConvert
SQL Server SSIS Sample Component: CodePageConvert
SeeBuffer is a SQL Server SSIS Sample Component
SeeBuffer is an SSIS dataflow component that sits in a data flow and is provided a look at each buffer that is presented to it.SeeBuffer
UnDouble takes a text column, and, removes bracketing quotes if present, plus replaces double quotes inside the text with sinqle quotes.
SQL Server SSIS Sample Component: UnDouble
SQL Server SSIS Sample Component: UnDouble
RTrimPlus is a SQL Server SSIS Sample Component
RTrimPlus takes a string or unicode column, and removes trailing spaces, whether ASCII, or Japanese.RTrimPlus
ConfigureUnDouble is a SQL Server SSIS Sample Component
ConfigureUnDouble takes a text column, and, removes bracketing quotes if present, plus places double quotes inside the text with sinqle quotes.ConfigureUnDouble
UnpackDecimal is a SQL Server SSIS Sample Component
UnpackDecimal takes an input column formatted in packed decimal (comp-3), and generates the corresponding Decimal value.UnpackDecimal
FWEngMon.exe is a tool you can use to analyze and troubleshoot firewall connectivity issues by monitoring the ISA Server kernel-mode driver (fweng.sys).
Use this tool to analyze and troubleshoot firewall connectivity issues by monitoring the ISA Server kernel-mode driver (fweng.sys). A set of command line options provide a way of looking at low-level driver activity, at a specific point in time. View connection and creation elements, open and close firewall access for a specified IP address range, print information about specific connection elements, and filter lists. Export output to an XML file.Firewall Kernel Mode Tool for ISA Server 2004 (FWEngMon.exe)
FwEngMon.exe provides a way of looking at some of the elements of the kernel-mode driver, to help you understand what’s going on at the low-level drivers, at a specific time. The first part of the document describes how to use the tool. In the section Useful Information, you can read more about kernel-mode driver elements.
Frequently asked questions on a wide variety of subjects related to server clusters.
Server Clusters: Frequently Asked Questions for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003
Server Clusters: Frequently Asked Questions for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003
Describes storage area network components, cluster management, deploying server clusters in a SAN environment, and cluster service features in Windows Server 2003.
Server Clusters : Storage Area Networks - For Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003
Server Clusters : Storage Area Networks - For Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003
Describes how to configure remote access policy in Internet Authentication Service (IAS) for use with virtual local area networks (VLANs).
Deploying Windows Server 2003 Internet Authentication Service (IAS) with Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)
Deploying Windows Server 2003 Internet Authentication Service (IAS) with Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)
Utilities and SDK for Subsystem for UNIX-Based Applications is an add-on to the Subsystem for UNIX-Based Applications (referred to as SUA, hence forth) component that shipped with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2.
This consists of the following components:
- Base Utilities
- SVR-5 Utilities
- Base SDK
- GNU SDK
- GNU Utilities
- UNIX Perl
- Visual Studio Debugger Add-in
In addition to the features provided in Windows Services For UNIX 3.5, this release enables 64-bit application development for SUA. This release also enables development and porting of custom UNIX applications using the Windows OCI (Oracle Call Interface) and Windows ODBC libraries (collectively referred to as ‘Mixed Mode’ in the rest of the document).
Utilities and Software Development Kit (SDK) for Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications
This consists of the following components:
- Base Utilities
- SVR-5 Utilities
- Base SDK
- GNU SDK
- GNU Utilities
- UNIX Perl
- Visual Studio Debugger Add-in
In addition to the features provided in Windows Services For UNIX 3.5, this release enables 64-bit application development for SUA. This release also enables development and porting of custom UNIX applications using the Windows OCI (Oracle Call Interface) and Windows ODBC libraries (collectively referred to as ‘Mixed Mode’ in the rest of the document).
Utilities and Software Development Kit (SDK) for Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications
This set of Windows Server System Reference Architecture (WSSRA) documents can help large organizations and enterprises create environments for development and testing that emulate their own production environments.
WSSRA-VE
WSSRA-VE
The Threats and Countermeasures Guide contains detailed information about relevant security settings that can be configured on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP.
Threats and Countermeasures
Threats and Countermeasures
Automatically enroll users and computers for certificates. Using the autoenrollment feature, organizations can manage the certificate lifecycle for users, which includes certificate renewal, superseding of certificates, and multiple signature requirements.
Certificate Autoenrollment in Windows Server 2003
Certificate Autoenrollment in Windows Server 2003
How to configure and operate a Windows certificate authority, with operational scenarios, custom configuration information, sample commands, and best practices.
Windows Server 2003 PKI Operations Guide
Windows Server 2003 PKI Operations Guide
This white paper contains results, analyses, and sizing guidelines for Terminal Server when it is running on an x64-based version of Windows Server 2003.
Terminal Services Scaling and Performance on x64-Based Versions of Windows Server 2003
Terminal Services Scaling and Performance on x64-Based Versions of Windows Server 2003
Server cluster requirements and best practices for the network infrastructure for server clusters running Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003.
Network Configuration Best Practices for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003
Network Configuration Best Practices for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003
This document is the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Certificate Server Evaluated Configuration Guide that was used in the completion of the Windows Server 2003 Certificate Server Common Criteria Evaluation.
WS03 Cert Server CC Config Guide
WS03 Cert Server CC Config Guide
Microsoft's Windows Server 2003 R2 operating system, released to manufacturing this week, won plaudits from beta testers who used it and were impressed by its ability to replace competing products.
Beta users generally happy with Windows Storage Server R2
Beta users generally happy with Windows Storage Server R2
This document is the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Certificate Server Evaluated Configuration Users Guide that was used in the completion of the Windows Server 2003 Certificate Server Common Criteria Evaluation.
WS03 Cert Server CC User Guide
WS03 Cert Server CC User Guide
The Windows Server 2003 R2 Administration Tools Pack provides server management tools that allow administrators to remotely manage computers running the Windows Server 2003 R2 family of operating systems. These packages contain management consoles for Print Management, File Server Resource Manager, Distributed File System, and Identity Management for Unix. Additionally, the Print Management tool enables remote administration of computers running the Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 family of operating systems. These management consoles are supplemental to the tools included in the Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 Administration Tools Pack.
Windows Server 2003 R2 Administration Tools Pack (x64)
Windows Server 2003 R2 Administration Tools Pack (x64)
The Windows Server 2003 R2 Administration Tools Pack provides server management tools that allow administrators to remotely manage computers running the Windows Server 2003 R2 family of operating systems. These packages contain management consoles for Print Management, File Server Resource Manager, Distributed File System, and Identity Management for Unix. Additionally, the Print Management tool enables remote administration of computers running the Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 family of operating systems. These management consoles are supplemental to the tools included in the Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 Administration Tools Pack.
Windows Server 2003 R2 Administration Tools Pack (x86)
Windows Server 2003 R2 Administration Tools Pack (x86)
Microsoft's Web Platform for developing and deploying Web applications is being bolstered by the imminent shipment of Windows Server 2003 R2 a company official said on Tuesday.
Microsoft touts Web apps boost through new OS
Microsoft touts Web apps boost through new OS
This guide helps you configure and use the Fax service on a Microsoft Window Small Business Server 2003 (Windows SBS) network. It provides you with step-by-step instructions for configuring the server, configuring the client computers, and sending faxes.
Step-by-Step Guide for Configuring and Using Fax on Windows SBS 2003
Step-by-Step Guide for Configuring and Using Fax on Windows SBS 2003
Microsoft says its upcoming R2 revamp adds tools to manage remote offices and secure desktop systems.
Windows Server update ready to ship
Windows Server update ready to ship
For the first time, Microsoft Windows was the leading OS in new servers in the third quarter, as the overall worldwide server market grew a robust 8.1 percent, market research company IDC said Tuesday.
Windows leads as server market booms
Windows leads as server market booms
This document describes the process for configuring multiple users for Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006 running on a Windows Small Business Server 2003 network.
Configuring Small Business Accounting 2006 on Windows SBS 2003
Configuring Small Business Accounting 2006 on Windows SBS 2003
This document describes the process for configuring multiple users for Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006 running on a Windows Small Business Server 2003 network.
Configuring SBA 2006 on Windows SBS 2003
Configuring SBA 2006 on Windows SBS 2003
Windows Server 2003 R2 Release Candidate 1 has been released
Install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Release Candidate 2 (RC2) to help secure your server and to better defend against hackers. Windows Server 2003 SP1 RC2 enhances security infrastructure by providing new security tools such as Security Configuration Wizard, which helps secure your server for role-based operations, improves defense-in-depth with Data Execution Protection, and provides a safe and secure first-boot scenario with Post-setup Security Update Wizard. Windows Server 2003 SP1 RC2 assists IT professionals in securing their server infrastructure and provides enhanced manageability and control for Windows Server 2003 users.
Note: Beta versions of software are intended only for installation in a test environment. We advise against installing and evaluating beta software on any production computers.
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Microsoft has released the first release candidate of Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003 for AMD64/EM64T
Microsoft is soliciting more testers for another, broader beta in the first half of 2005. October 2005 is the final R2 release target, testers say.
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