It might be a good idea to run this before updating
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947821
System resources, such as file data, registry data, and even in-memory data, can develop inconsistencies during the lifetime of the operating system. These inconsistencies may be caused by various...
Found this KB article
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;948343
It points out that Windows Update checks for some preconditions before offering Vista SP1 for installation. It seems as though any of these conditions will cause the update to fail:
Enough of these threads, here's the official links:
x86 Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Five Language Standalone (KB936330)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b0c7136d-5ebb-413b-89c9-cb3d06d12674&DisplayLang=en
x64 Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Five Language Standalone...
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=924732
The Change Analysis Diagnostic tool for Windows XP is available
The Change Analysis Diagnostic tool scans the computer and displays recent changes to the following areas:
Software programs: The software programs that are listed in the Add or...
Just discovered that you can download ready to go virtual servers from Microsoft:
Windows Server 2003 R2
Exchange Server 2007 w/Live Communication Server
SQL Server 2005
ISA Server 2006
Details here: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/try/vhd/default.mspx
Microsoft has a SQL2005 SP1 showing up in WSUS this morning. Be careful with this one, it shows as 6.7 GB!!!
Make sure you have enough disk space - or, better yet, wait for the fixed version as I find it hard to believe that a SP can be almost 7 gb
Looking for a reasonably priced wired (no wireless needed) multi-NAT router.
I have a 12/2 FIOS line with 5 public IP's, and I want to map particular public IP's to internal servers. SPI firewall would be nice.
I'm interested in a packaged commercial solution, not a computer running...
An unofficial patch for the WMF exploit has been released. It allows you to keep shimgvw.dll registered so that thumbnails, etc still work.
Here's the SANS posting about the patch: http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=992
Here's the link to the patch...