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The 4th reason why Windows 2003 gets a Windows Update 0x80072F8F error.

Dale May 4, 2010 0 Comments

Just finished installing Windows 2003 Server with SP1.  And I got the 0x80072F8F error when I tried to “Windows Update” it. Microsoft’s suggestions? Date/time is wrong on the server. Some…

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How CheckPoint SmartDefense broke Windows 2008 R2 DNS

Dale April 27, 2010 4 Comments

Microsoft changed some part of DNS in Windows 2008 R2, as one of our customers found out when they upgraded their (Windows 2008 based) DNS servers to R2. Upgraded Windows…

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Internet Explorer Security Tab Restrictions

Dale April 16, 2010 1 Comments

One of our web developers contacted me, and asked how they could look at the settings for the Trusted Zone in Internet Explorer.  The Custom Level and Default Level buttons…

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TrueCrypt – not as secure as I thought.

Dale April 9, 2010 0 Comments

On Wednesday, I wrote about TrueCrypt, and the requirement to create a Rescue Disk if you were going to use System Encryption.  I  looked into that, as I was setting…

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Eraser – at one time I actually liked it.

Dale April 8, 2010 0 Comments

But not now. Eraser is a program which allows you to securely delete files off hard drives and USB memory sticks. The sole reason for my dislike of Eraser is…

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Bypassing the TrueCrypt Rescue Disk check requirement.

Dale April 7, 2010 0 Comments

Update: TrueCrypt 7 and later will allow you to bypass this check. TrueCrypt, the freeware open source disk encryption product, allows you to encrypt your whole hard drive.  TrueCrypt calls…

Security Windows

Default security permissions on Windows Registry keys.

Dale March 5, 2010 0 Comments

At work, I’m working on a registry key permission error.  Something which worked on Windows 2000, now doesn’t work on Windows XP.  It’s security related, hope to solve it today.…

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What? WindowsUpdate doesn’t work with a non-activated Windows XP?

Dale February 24, 2010 0 Comments

And I only just realised it now. * Now I’m not going to complain about Microsoft.  If you have a valid license key, you should activate it.  But I don’t…

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Windows Update website – Error 0x800C0002

Dale February 1, 2010 4 Comments

Had this error while trying to update a Windows 2000 SP4 test box.  As it’s a test box, it has the bare minimum installed. Microsoft’s solution? clean the Internet Explorer…

PDA Security

To patch or not

Dale November 23, 2009 0 Comments

I don't know  the answer, and here's an explanation why.  There are two schools o thought about whether your system should have the latest patches or not. "The patch everything…

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