Deploying Microsoft Windows Server Update Services
Comprehensive guidance on deploying Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), including a description of how WSUS functions, and descriptions of WSUS scalability and bandwidth management features, as well as step-by-step procedures for installation and configuration of the WSUS server.
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18.2.2006 First Impressions: Microsoft Windows Update Services 3.0 Beta 2
YESS, Microsoft finally got it right and moved away from web interface to MMC where it should have been since the beginning. I've been complaining about this a lot, when I was MVP.
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15.8.2006 Windows Server Update Services Choke on an Error
Microsoft's Windows Server Update Services infrastructure has managed to choke on an error and lock users out just ahead of the November release of security bulletins and adjacent updates.
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13.11.2007 WHS Add-ins
Below youll find a list of published Community Add-ins for Windows Home Server.
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20.7.2007 Windows Services for UNIX Version 3.5
Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 provides a full range of supported and fully integrated cross-platform network services for enterprise customers to use in integrating Windows into their existing UNIX-based environments.
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22.9.2006 Windows Live Services in BlackBerry
Microsoft Corp. and Research In Motion (RIM) today announced an agreement to provide Microsoft Windows Live services on BlackBerry smartphones
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12.5.2008 Microsoft Services: Windows Is the Hub
Microsoft's chief software architect surely isn't its chief orator. Ray Ozzie's sentence construction makes his speeches great generalizations bereft of real details.
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25.7.2008 Gates: MS 'Must Act' on Web Services
Microsoft is not about to take the Web 2.0 revolution sitting down, says Bill Gates. In an internal e-mail sent out October 30 and obtained by BetaNews on Wednesday, Gates writes that Microsoft must change to take advantage of the evolution of computing from a software-based to a Web-based model.
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Microsoft System Center gets the services treatment
Microsoft officials werent kidding when they said they were working on a services complement to just about every one of the companys software products. The latest to get a Software+Services (S+S) makeover: System Center.
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1.10.2007 Microsoft Launches Windows Live Services
This new generation of Windows Live services will be available in 36 languages and 59 countries across the world.
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6.11.2007 New Windows Live Wave 4 services spotted
The first few details about the next iteration of Microsoft's set of Windows Live software and services, known as Windows Live Wave 4, are beginning to emerge. Two new services, Windows Live Documents and Windows Live Devices, are currently undergoing testing within Microsoft.
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10.8.2009 New Windows Live Services on the Microsoft Drawing Board
Microsoft is slowly but surely showing more of its planned software-as-a-service add-ons for Windows, most of which will be ad-supported.
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6.1.2006 Microsoft in $500 million business services push
said on Thursday it plans to spend $500 million over the next year trying to persuade businesses to use its software rather than hire International Business Machines consultants.
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17.3.2006 A security issue in Microsoft Windows Deployment Services?
Netanel Ben-Shushan from Israel writes: We've been talked about Microsoft's new tool for remote installation named Windows Deployment Services (or WDS), and Alex told me today that there's an important security issue in WDS.
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19.2.2007 Google removes Beta label from Gmail and other services
Its one little word - but its presence can make all the difference in the world.
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7.7.2009 Microsoft plans to issue non-update update for Win 7
Microsoft will spit out dummy updates for Windows 7 beta testers next week that will probe the forthcoming operating systems updating abilities.
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20.2.2009 Microsoft CEO sees Web services as top R&D priority
Microsoft Corp. plans to double spending on research and development at its MSN Internet unit as the company focuses on software services, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday.
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5.5.2006 New Microsoft data center powers Web services push
SEATTLE--In a century-old farming town in central Washington state, Microsoft has built a farm for the Internet age.
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17.4.2007 Microsoft decouples SharePoint Services from Windows Server 2008
The Windows Server team has decided to decouple its Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) collaboration/document workflow subsystem from Windows Server 2008.
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30.10.2007 Linux Cannot Connect to Vista SP1 over Cryptographic Security Services
Computers running open source Linux operating systems have problems connecting to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 machines when cryptographic security services are involved.
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4.6.2008 Anti-Spam Sites Block Microsoft Hosted Exchange Services
Microsoft's Exchange hosted mail services, designed to help businesses combat spam, have themselves been blocked by several anti-spam blacklists around the Web, CRN has learned.
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31.12.2006 Windows Update versus Ubuntu Update
A few months ago, Steve Ballmer publicly noted that Windows Vista was a work in progress. That inspired a predictable outpouring of Vista-bashing.
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15.7.2008 Stop the Windows Vista Features and Services Harvesting User Data for Microsoft
There is a constant flow of communication between Windows Vista and Microsoft. A collection of features and services across Microsoft's latest desktop operating system exchange data with locations on the Internet, including those belonging to the Redmond company.
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19.8.2007 Windows Update Blocker Tool Kit - Block Automatic Windows Vista SP2 Update
After availability of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 for public download I am sure many users would have already installed Vista Service Pack 2 to see the performance improvements and its advisable to install Windows Vista sp2 as it has many noticeable changes and also includes all the fixes released after Vista sp1.
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27.5.2009 An Update For Windows Update
An infrastructure update has been planned for Windows Update client. The gradual roll-out of this update will begin in late July.
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6.7.2008 Origami update
OK, so the Origami website has been updated this week. It gives us little new information and says more will be released in 7 days time (9th March 2006). The mystery continues...right!
If you have time,
check it out here, but it's basically exactly the same as last week.
I really thought Microsoft would have given us more information this week, especially considering the heart of the story was revealed last week.
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2.3.2006 You Don't Want This Windows Update
Today, I got an e-mail warning of a new Windows virus and where to get the update to protect against it. Oh, those wicked phishers.
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19.2.2009 You Don't Want This Windows Update
Today, I got an e-mail warning of a new Windows virus and where to get the update to protect against it. Oh, those wicked phishers.
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21.2.2009 Update for Windows (KB913538)
Install this update to prevent Windows Management Instrumentation enumerations from being canceled before the client computer can finish using the enumerations. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.
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22.2.2006 Update for WLM version
Windows Live Messenger v8.0.0562 was released exclusively to selected Beta-testers earlier this month. Fortunately for WLM users (including invitees) a new build very similar to 0562 is now imminent.
It could've been released already, if it wasn't for weather-inflicted damage to many offices in Redmond last weekend. So, if you're currently using Windows Live Messenger 8.0.0365, expect an auto-update prompt in one of the next couple of days.
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25.2.2006Windows Home Server patch is out
Hewlett Packard now has its hands on the Windows Home Server (WHS) update for which it decided to delay its MediaSmart Home Server.
HardwareGeeks.com got
Microsoft to confirm that HP now has
the WHS patch. The Windows enthusiast site also is reporting that Microsoft is planning an announcement on Tuesday, September 25, about the
availability of the WHS update.
At the end of August, Microsoft officials acknowledged they were working on a post-RTM
(release-to-manufacturing) WHS update would make the platform more appealing to developers. Microsoft said at that time that it planned to make the
update available in a couple of weeks.
HP admitted in late August that it planned to delay its initial WHS shipments in order to
incorporate the Microsoft WHS update leading some to question exactly what was in the update and why it seemed to impact HP more than other WHS
vendors. HPs new official due date for its MediaSmart Server: Holiday season 2007. (Originally, HP was expected to be first out of the WHS gate,
shipping MediaSmart Server on September 15.)
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21.09.2007Microsoft Prepares Next Windows Home Server Update
Microsoft announced earlier this week it’s plans to release a new update (or rather a second update) to Windows Home Server (WHS), this update
is scheduled for delivery on Tuesday, November 27, 2007.
Microsoft first posted notice of this update on it’s WHS blog on November
20, 2007.
"The main benefit of the update is that it will improve the remote access experience for Windows Home Server users by
providing them with a “trusted SSL certificate” for their home servers. That means customers will be able to access their home server from
outside the home more seamlessly, without any security warnings." according to the blog post at the WHS blog.
The update will allow
you to obtain a trusted certificate for your WHS computer during Remote Access configuration for you personalized domain. After you apply this update,
you will no longer receive certificate warnings in the Web browser when you access your Web site by using an external URL, such as
https://your_name.homeserver.com.
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22.11.2007Verizon's VCast Disables MP3
Playback
Verizon has confirmed reports
that its new VCast Music
application disables the
ability to play MP3s on phones
used with the service. The
company said the change was
done to simplify the use of
VCast, and not to remove
features from the device...
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10.01.2006Windows Home Server & OneNote
As some of you might know Windows Home Server (WHS) is a new product released from Microsoft that allows you to have a server at home. WHS does a
variety of things like backup all of your computers and makes sure you have your files on all of your machines and integrates with many other apps.
It is really cool and of course some people out there are interested in storing their notebooks up on WHS and they have been asking to see if this is
possible.
This is possible and you can store your files on your machine so it would be on a remote share in your house.
Something like
\whsNotebookShare and then you can open that in OneNote on all of
your computers in your house and you will have a nice little shared notebook.
As of mid-December we have been getting a few
reports that there is a problem where WHS will corrupt OneNote files...
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13.12.2007Paul Thurrott: Serious Windows Home Server concerns
As is the case with my problems with the Xbox 360's Fall 2007 Dashboard Update, where I am having many issues that no one else seems to be having,
I'm sort of hoping that what I'm seeing on Windows Home Server (WHS) lately is just me. But I'm concerned enough about these issues to at
least just throw them out there and see what happens. Here's what's up. First, I've literally just completed my switch-over to WHS and
have taken down my previous Windows Server 2003-based server. I'm using HP's Media Smart Server and have added two 512 GB drives for a total
of 2 TB of storage. I really only need 1 TB but I do use WHS's data duplication functionality extensively, so what the heck. Plus it's backing
up several PCs regularly. The point of all this is that I'm really using this thing. It's not a best test or an experiment. My data is all on
this server.
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23.12.2007Windows Home Server team readies next 'UR1' release
The
first
version of Windows Home Server (WHS) is barely out the door, but Microsoft already is readying another set of fixes to launch in November, as well
as the next minor release, which it is calling UR1, for Update Release 1.
The WeGotServed site served up
a great Q&A last week with a
few of the top execs from the WHS team. In whats becoming a trademark of the Windows Server team, the WHS officials were forthcoming with helpful
guidance on what to expect from the team. Todd Headrick, WHS Product Planner, shared the following tidbits...
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09.10.2007He likes it: Linux guy gives Windows Home Server a (qualified) thumbs up
Mary Jo Foley: It seems every time I do a Windows Home Server (WHS) post, the comments end up evolving/devolving into a debate over whether Linux or
Windows is a better home-server platform. I decided to ask a Linux aficionado, Jason Perlow, to provide his take on WHS. Heres Perlows WHS
review...
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24.12.2007How to troubleshoot Windows Home Server problems
Things don't always go according to plan when using any networking hardware or software, and Windows Home Server (WHS) is no exception. If you run
into trouble installing or using WHS or the Windows Home Server Connector and Console, check out these tips (and be sure to
read my review of WHS).
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08.11.2007Avast Anti-Virus for Windows Home Server - Beta Now Available
The worlds first anti-virus product for Windows Home Server is now in beta and available to download!
avast! WHS Edition is a
product designed specifically for antivirus protection of the upcoming Microsoft Windows Home Server platform. Besides providing the protection of the
WHS machine, it also supports simple management of other avast! products on the home network. This is performed directly through the WHS console, by
means of a new configuration page.
Note: This is a very short beta; the product is scheduled to be released in the first half
of November 2007, i.e. by the time the first WHS-based systems ship.
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11.10.2007Windows Home Server on a virtual machine
jaybaz WebLog: Here at Microsoft, when we talk about Windows Home Server, one
of the things that comes up pretty often is a question about hosting WHS in a virtual machine under Virtual Server. Most often people want this
because they already have one always-on machine (a doman controller, a media center PC, etc.), and they don't want another.
In
discussing the problem, a few key bits of advice have come up, and I thought it would be a good idea to write them down here.
One
of the key problems appears when you consider using the WHS to back up the host. It can certainly be done, but when the host goes down, restoring it
is a catch 22.
Dedicate whole drives
Take whole drives & put only one file on each - the .VHD. Make it as
large as possible.
Use external drives
Make all of WHS's drives external. Consider putting them all in a
single enclosure for convenience. eSATA w/ port multipliers may be a good choice.
Have a 2nd physical machine ready
It should already have Virtual Server or Virtual PC installed. A laptop is fine. Make sure it has appropriate ports for the WHS drives.
Recovery strategy
When the regular host goes down:
- Unplug the WHS drives
- Carry them to the 2nd host, and plug in
- Boot the WHS virtual machine. (You may need to create a new VM with the existing
.VHD files.)
- Restore the primary host
- Unplug the WHS drives
- Carry them back to the primary host, and plug
in
- Boot the WHS virtual machine
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18.10.2007Microsoft addresses data corruption with WHS Power Pack beta
Microsoft has released a public beta of the first Windows Home Server update in order to show the world it has finally fixed an embarrassing data
corruption bug it discovered six months ago and has been trying to correct since...
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11.06.2008Windows Home Server CES 2008 Update
Windows Home Server has come a long way in a very short time. We caught up with Joel Sider at CES 2008 to check out some of the new OEM systems
available on the market as well as some cool home automation add-ins that allow you to remotely control electrical devices (for example your house
lights) via WHS.
WHS now boasts over 30 available add-ins enabling everything from DHCP to the automatic syncing of your photo
collection to flickr. For more info visit the
Windows Home Server web site.
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18.01.2008Trojan Trashes PlayStation
Portable
Sony, Symantec warn of
downloadable threat that
disables handheld game
devices...
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07.10.2005Users Fuming Over Vista Audio Driver Glitch
Several users running Windows Vista with SP1 installed who recently downloaded an audio driver for through Windows Update say the update disables
their machines' audio functionality.
The update for IDT (Formerly Sigmatel)'s high definition sound and is called "IDT High
Def Codec," according to
several
users on a Dell customer forum, who claim that installing the update results in a "Code 10" Error after rebooting, as well as the loss of audio.
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03.05.2008Windows Home Server Beta/CTP Preview
Paul Thurrott: Back in
January, I posted a
preview of
Microsoft's Windows Home
Server, a product that
should send shivers of delight
down the spine of any home
computing enthusiast. Windows
Home Server, or WHS, is the
product we've been waiting
for quite a long time, and
then some: In addition to the
expected digital media sharing
features, WHS also offers a
pervasive platform for
full-home PC backups, hot-add
expandable storage, and remote
access. And best of all, it
will be made available both as
a standalone software package
(which you can install on any
PC or server) and as a bundle
with specially-made home
server hardware.
WHS is expected in late
2006, but since my initial
preview, Microsoft has made a
number of improvements to this
product. First, the company
released Beta 2 (
see my
screenshot galleries), the
first beta version of WHS to
ship to users outside of
Microsoft. WHS Beta 2 offered
a decent look at the features
I'd described back in my
preview, so I didn't provide
an overview of that version.
But since then, most recently,
Microsoft has shipped another
beta release. Dubbed the April
2007 CTP (Community Technology
Preview), this WHS release
offers dramatic improvements
and a near-feature-complete
look at this evolving product.
The April CTP also comes on
the heels of news that
Microsoft has shipped a
software development kit (SDK)
that will allow enterprising
third party developers to ship
WHS software add-ons that will
extend this product in
exciting ways. Taken together,
we now have a much better idea
of how WHS is shaping up.
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19.04.2007Microsoft DNS Update Disables Internet for ZoneAlarm Users
Punters who use the ZoneAlarm security package might not want to install MS update
KB951748.
According to several news groups, the first thing you will notice after running the update is
that your internet connection dies as KB951748 made changes to the networking files that Zonealarm doesn't like. It then decides to block everything
just to be safe.
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09.07.2008Apple strikes again to halt iPhone jailbreaking
Apple's latest update to OSX, 10.5.6, includes an impressive list of performance and bug fixes but hidden amongst the latest and greatest is that
10.5.6 disables the Pwnage tool, making you unable to jailbreak or unlock your iPhone or iPod Touch with Mac OSX. The update prevents jailbreaking by
disabling the software at the OS level. Apple is stopping 10.5.6 Mac's from recognizing the device in DFU (device firmware update) mode by using
new code that affects the USB ports on Apple computers at the driver level and how they interact with the iPhone and iPod Touch.
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16.12.2008Update for Windows Internal Database (WYukon SP2)
Windows Internal database is a relational data store for Windows roles and features only, such as Windows SharePoint Services and Windows Server
Update Services.
This update upgrades Windows Internal Database used by Windows components such as Windows SharePoint Services
and Windows Server Update Services.
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09.01.2008Apple releases new update beta to developers
Apple has released a second beta version of the next Snow Leopard update (10.6.2) to its developers, according to AppleInsider. According to users of
this beta build, the new update has improved almost 150 "general focus areas" since the last update, 10.6.1, was released only weeks ago. These
include updates to core services like Time Machine, Spaces and Front Row as well as several applications including the new QuickTime Player, Photo
Booth and Address Book. AppleInsider also reports that the update particularly focuses on Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) support for mobile data
services and adds enhancements to MobileMe, iDisk, Exchange support and NTFS and WebDAV filesystem support.
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10.10.2009TV Manager for Windows Home Server Now Out of Beta
Sarah Perez: In July,
we told you about a new plugin for Windows Home
Server called TV Manager. This plugin lets you copy your recordings from a Vista Media Center PC or XP Media Center 2005 over to your Home Server for
storage and management. At the time we originally wrote about it, the plugin was still in beta. But now, the first version of the plugin
has been officially released: TV Manager 1.0. With TV
Manager, you can view your recordings stored on your WHS in Media Center as if they physically resided on your PC. Recordings can also be deleted from
either the WHS Console or Media Center.
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