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Exchange 2010 Prerequisites

Holy hotfixes… I just went to install SP1 on a new Exchange 2010 server that I recently deployed and was completely caught off guard by how many hotfixes I needed to install before SP1 would even attempt to install.  Just take a look at the prerequisites and you’ll understand what I mean: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb691354.aspx I find it […]

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Win 7 Update Woes…

If you have a computer (or many) computers that blue-screened after installing Windows 7 SP1 via WSUS, you might be able to fix the issue using this KB article.  I haven’t heard of many problems yet myself, but I consider myself lucky knowing that I don’t have many Win 7 OS’es deployed (less than 50 […]

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Avast 6 FAQs

Avast version 6 was released just a few days ago, and there are many people wondering what all the new features do. Have a look here to read about what’s new and what has changed in the new release: https://support.avast.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=750#idt_09

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Gotta love AMD!!!

I’m sure that you’ve heard about Intel’s latest ‘Sandy Bridge’ chipsets, their failures, and the fact that they have been pulled from online and store-front retailers.  Well, if you’re an AMD fan like myself, take a look at this for a good laugh! http://www.tomshardware.com/news/valentines-day-sandy-bridge-fusion-apu-cougar-point-chipset,12198.html

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EFS in a domain expires after three years

Here’s info on how to backup and remove your old domain certificate, generate and install a new one. Hopefully, no one in your domain uses EFS.  If so, it can be a total pain if your certs are expired. http://msmvps.com/blogs/alunj/archive/2007/03/24/efs-in-a-domain-expires-after-three-years.aspx Also, read here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929103

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