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The yuck that is "PC Recycle Day" at Microsoft
Hey all, Ned here again. Still no ETA on Win8 word, and we've already discussed everything else on...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 03/09/2012
Unresponsive Servers due to DST and an unsupported registry key
Hi, David here to tell you about a thorny little problem that a few of our customers have run into...
Author: Jonathan Stephens, MSFT Date: 03/09/2012
Windows Server “8” Beta announcements, availability (updated)
Hi all, Ned here. For those who spent the day in a coma, Windows Server “8” Beta and Windows 8 CP...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 02/29/2012
Congrats Sean and Mark, the Newest Masters!
Hey all, Ned here again. You probably know our pals Sean Ivey and Mark Renoden from their AskDS blog...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 02/25/2012
Friday Mail Sack: VROOM VROOM Edition
Hi folks, Jonathan here again. Ned’s a little busy right now trying to get items off the top shelf...
Author: Jonathan Stephens, MSFT Date: 02/17/2012
Purging Old NT Security Protocols
Hi folks, Ned here again (with some friends). Everyone knows that Kerberos is Microsoft’s preeminent...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 02/02/2012
Friday Mail Sack: Carl Sandburg Edition
Hi folks, Jonathan again. Ned is taking some time off visiting his old stomping grounds – the land...
Author: Jonathan Stephens, MSFT Date: 01/28/2012
If you use Symantec Products, Read Me
Ned here again, with a public service announcement similar to the previous one we did for RSA as it...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 01/26/2012
Friday Mail Sack: It’s a Dog’s Life Edition
Hi folks, Ned here again with some possibly interesting, occasionally entertaining, and always...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 01/20/2012
How to become a PFE (worth reading if you are job hunting)
Hi all, Ned here. Greg Jaworski has posted an informative read for those looking to join the ranks...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 01/16/2012
Understanding the AD FS 2.0 Proxy
Hi guys, Joji Oshima here again. I have had several cases involving the AD FS 2.0 Proxy and there is...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 01/05/2012
Winter Break
Hiya folks, Ned here. It's that time of year again, where the AskDS team goes on hiatus to play Call...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 12/16/2011
Slow-Link with Windows 7 and DFS Namespaces
Hey there, Gary here, and it has been a while since there has been a blog post relating to Offline...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 12/14/2011
Effective Troubleshooting
Hi everyone. It’s Mark Renoden here again and today I’ll talk about effective...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 12/08/2011
Friday Mail Sack: Dang, This Year Went Fast Edition
Hi folks, Ned here again with your questions and comments. This week we talk: AD Garbage Collection...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 12/02/2011
More than you ever wanted to know about Remote Desktop Licensing
Hey everyone, David here. Here in support, there are certain types of calls that we love to get...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 12/01/2011
Removing DFSR Filters
Hi folks, Ned here again. DFSR administrators usually know about its built-in filtering mechanism....
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 11/14/2011
DFS Override Referral Ordering, Messing with the Natural Order
Hi everyone. This is your friendly (debatable) PFE, Mark Renoden again. Today I’m talking about DFS...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 10/27/2011
Oh man, I seriously overslept
Hi folks, Ned here again. We haven’t posted anything in weeks here, and I apologize for that; a...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 10/27/2011
AD FS 2.0 Claims Rule Language Primer
Hi guys, Joji Oshima here again. On the Directory Services team, we get questions regarding the...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 10/07/2011
Advanced XML filtering in the Windows Event Viewer
Hi guys, Joji Oshima here again. Today I want to talk about using Custom Views in the Windows Event...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 09/26/2011
The PDCe with too much to do
Hi. Mark again. As part of my role in Premier Field Engineering, I’m sometimes called upon to...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 09/23/2011
What the heck does /genmigxml do?
Hello guys and gals, Kim Nichols here with my first AskDS post. While deciding on a title, I did a...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 09/22/2011
Windows 8 for the IT Pro: The New Plumbing
Hi folks, Ned coming to you from the secret underground redoubt, where the cable is out, the wife is...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 09/17/2011
Active Directory Site Topology, Not Just for DCs
Mark here again. Following a recent experience in the field (yes, Premier Field Engineers leave the...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 09/16/2011
Managing RID Pool Depletion
Hiya folks, Ned here again. When interviewing a potential support engineer at Microsoft, we usually...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 09/12/2011
Friday Mail Sack: Robert Wagner Edition
Hello folks, Ned here again. This week, we discuss: Computer and user name uniqueness DFSR file size...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 09/09/2011
The Security Log Haystack – Event Forwarding and You
Hi. This is your guest writer Mark Renoden. I’m a Senior Premier Field Engineer based in...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/29/2011
Cluster and Stale Computer Accounts
Hi, Mike here again. Today, I want to write about a common administrative task that can lead to...
Author: MikeStephensMSFT Date: 08/23/2011
Improved Group Policy Preference Targeting by Computer Group Membership
Hello AskDS readers, it's Mike again talking about Group Policy Preference targeting items. I posted...
Author: MikeStephensMSFT Date: 08/18/2011
Understanding what the USMT 4.0 CONFIG manifests migrate (Part 20: Vista Section K)
This part covers the following config.xml components for Windows Vista:...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/15/2011
Understanding what the USMT 4.0 CONFIG manifests migrate (Part 19: Vista Section J)
This part covers the following config.xml components for Windows Vista:...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/15/2011
Understanding what the USMT 4.0 CONFIG manifests migrate (Part 18: Vista Section I)
This part covers the following config.xml components for Windows Vista:...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/15/2011
Understanding what the USMT 4.0 CONFIG manifests migrate (Part 17: Vista Section H)
This part covers the following config.xml components for Windows Vista:...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/15/2011
Understanding what the USMT 4.0 CONFIG manifests migrate (Part 16: Vista Section G)
This part covers the following config.xml components for Windows Vista:...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/15/2011
Understanding what the USMT 4.0 CONFIG manifests migrate (Part 14: Vista Section E)
This part covers the following config.xml components for Windows Vista:...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/15/2011
Understanding what the USMT 4.0 CONFIG manifests migrate (Part 13: Vista Section D)
This part covers the following config.xml components for Windows Vista:...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/15/2011
Understanding what the USMT 4.0 CONFIG manifests migrate (Part 12: Vista Section C)
This part covers the following config.xml components for Windows Vista:...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/15/2011