Finding solutions for Microsoft problems v2 – The TechNet Wiki
DaleGoogle, by itself, only gets you so far when you’re hunting down a Microsoft problem. Sometimes you need to do some advance searching to find your answer. Here are some…
How to select a good anti-virus product
Well, if you didn’t receive emails with viruii attached, or surf to “dubious” websites, you wouldn’t get infected. For the rest of us, we would be looking at either Microsoft…
WMI and WMIC example text for common queries
This is straight from the Microsoft Technet July 2005 CD set. I’ve not seen it elsewhere, and since I’ve found it so useful, I’m going to repost it here. WMIC…
“How do I extract Microsoft CAB files?”
asked our newest SOE Developer. The best tool I’ve found for this is CABPACK v1.4, which was last updated in 1999. The age of the program might give you some…
“The Diary of a Microsoft Marketing Man”
Must remember not to have a mouthful of coffee while reading one of Phil Factor’s blog posts: The Diary of a Microsoft Marketing Man I woke up, in a…
The top 10 books borrowed by Microsoft UK staff
Originally saw this over at the Microsoft UK Schools Blog. The Top 5 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Have read this myself. Worked with a bloke who thought…
So you think you’re funny.
Those bunch of funsters over at Microsoft Education have found a way to measure humour as a job competency. It makes me want to barf. Level 1: Basic Level 2:…
Dilbert talking about Microsoft licensing & pricing?
I saw Ed Bott’s “Microsoft’s Grinch kills Windows 7 Family Pack”, and then saw today's Dilbert: It kinda fits. Ed talks about Microsoft removing the Windows 7 Family Pack offering. …
Microsoft commits to releasing Outlook PST format
This is big news, particularly if you’ve ever tried to convert an OST file to a PST file. … In order to facilitate interoperability and enable customers and vendors to…
VBscript to uninstall a Microsoft security patch
This is a small script I wrote many years ago to uninstall security patches. I customise it when I need it. In this example, I’ve customised it for MS09-032, but…