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  sbostedor 8:37 pm on September 22, 2009 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: 2GB, 3GB, Exchange (2), Memory, RAM   

  Exchange Virtual Server weirdness 

  Our Exchange 2003 server is running in a virtualized VMWare machine running Windows 2003 R2 Standard Server.

  I gave the server initially 2GB of the hosts 8GB available RAM.  The server has operated like this for about half a year at average speed.  I decided to up the RAM to 3GB to give the Exchange stores a little more breathing room because people are starting to store more stuff in their mailboxes.

  I shut down the VM, made the config change, then started the machine back up.  The thing was crawling like a 486 running Vista!  Adding ram actually slowed the server down to a crawl.  It took 15 minutes to boot when it normally takes about 3.

  I added the /3gb switch to the boot.ini and it made no difference at all.  The server was super slow until I backed it down to just under 2GB of ram.

  Has anyone else ran into this?

   

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  sbostedor 7:50 pm on September 22, 2009 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: microsoft (3), networking, sharepoint   

  Installing Sharepoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 

  

  I’ve been struggling with installing the stupid SharePoint 3.0 Service Pack 2 for weeks, now.  It’s a good thing that our SharePoint server is virtualized because when it fails from an update, there’s no reverting back.  The only option is to restore to the most recent snapshot on the VMWare Server.

  The error that I get after the upgrade is:

  Server error: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkID=96177

  This is driving me nutty.  Suggestions?

   
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  sbostedor 6:50 pm on June 1, 2007 Permalink | Reply  

  Windows Genuine Spyware 

  I just noticed something. I am setting up a new laptop and applying Windows Updates for the first time on it.

  The first run through, it said that it needed to install the Windows Installer 3.1. This was the only thing in the list to install. The reason that it’s the only thing in the list is because all of the other updates require the latest installer to run.

  I watched as it installed the Windows Installer 3.1 and after it finished, it quickly slipped in that it was installing Windows Genuine Advantage without my acknowledgment or request. This is the typical tactic of someone with something to hide.

  I’m posting this blog as a warning to anyone else that may not know that they are installing this spyware from Microsoft.

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    Melissa 2:03 am on June 2, 2007 Permalink

    I don’t know of “geek” really describes your condition!

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  sbostedor 1:24 pm on January 30, 2007 Permalink | Reply  

  Microsoft Update fixes Microsoft spyware? 

  If you’ve used windows for any period of time, you’ve seen the message box pictured above. You’ve always had the option to press the “Don’t Send” button to prevent any of your computers information to be sent to Microsoft.

  I have always had a hunch that data was getting sent back and forth without my knowledge and the new update KB930857 from Microsoft may have been a glimpse into the reality.

  I came into work this morning and saw that Vista was telling me that new updates are available for my computer. I normally just click and let it go but this morning I was in a more curious mood so I actually opened the updates to see what was inside.

  The first update in the list is the subject of this article and it stunned me. Microsoft needs an update to Windows to prevent it from spying on me? The article said that it is a mistake in the DW 2.0 component of Windows that makes it misunderstand if you want that information to be sent to them or not. I know how this stuff works and I can tell you that is blatant smoke and mirrors.

  They also said that no personally identifiable information is being sent. That’s also a load of crap in my opinion. You’d be surprised how the smallest amount of arbitrary data can identify you on the Internet when combined with other non-personal data gathered from other parts of the same software.

  For example, if your name is Steve and I pulled the letter S as part of your name. That doesn’t identify you but how about if I pulled each of the letters in the right order over time? Each transfer can be defended as non-personal information but once put together, I have your name. This is a left field example of something that I believe that Microsoft and many other companies take part in every time that you operate using their products.

  I’m not a Microsoft basher and I really love Vista (for home use). But I don’t store sensitive data on my Vista machine. That is best left for my Kububtu box.

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    Jamie A MacDonald 4:49 pm on January 30, 2007 Permalink

    I Dugg yer story. Literally

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  sbostedor 4:35 pm on January 29, 2007 Permalink | Reply  

  NTBackup Missing from Vista 

  

  Vista has a new backup feature and has abandoned the older NTBackup tool that was in Windows XP and 2000. This can be a problem if you used the built in backup tool for XP to keep your data safe during the upgrade to Vista.

  Microsoft has acknowledged this issue and has released a stand alone version of NTBackup for download here. You need to follow the directions when installing it because there are some issues that it addresses.