| Whenever i had to delete an orphaned Windows Service, i started RegEdit.exe and navigated to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services. Then i searched for the Service and removed the whole registry key including all subkeys. Then i rebooted the system. Yes, i know, don’t tell me that this a horrible way, that’s why i want to share this post with you.. |  |
| Okay, thank you Microsoft, thank you for the good idea of a central KMS what-ever-kill-me-service to activate Windows 7 and Office 2010 in an Enterprise. Well, things could be easy, but obviously not a KMS Server done by Microsoft .. However, this is my collected information (Installation, configuration, error handling, testing, etc) about Microsoft Key Management Service (KMS).. and the tale isn’t over, believe me! Getting started with Microsoft Windows KMS server.. |
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Have you ever wondered exactly how Windows is assigning physical memory, how much file data is cached in RAM, or how much RAM is used by the kernel and device drivers? RAMMap makes answering those questions easy. RAMMap is an advanced physical memory usage analysis utility for Windows Vista and higher. |
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| Okay, today i installed Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010. At the end of the Setup, i had a warning regarding the configuration of the IIS Web Server Part. In the result i tried to reset the IIS using iisreset.exe. What i got is an error message stating: The system cannot find the file specified. (2147942402, 80070002) |
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It seems it’s not clear for everyone. When you download a compiled HTML Help file from the internet, the file get’s tagged as insecure. Now when you open the file, the content get’s block unless you remove the lock..
Screenshot (this is not an error of this page 
To unlock the the file, just right-click it in explorer and chose properties. Under Genereal you’ll find an unlock button
that’s it. Now you can open the and read the file as usual..
| Ok, this one’s about managing your Windows Firewall with Advanced Security (WFAS).
Today, most companies disable the Windows Firewall. Why? i think this has several reasons. One reason probably is that they think the LAN is safe and there is no need for a Firewall – negligent! Other reasons might be: laziness, missing understanding / know how, too less time.. Ok, in this post i want to write down some of my own experiences when managing the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security (WFAS) but also i want to show you, that there are easy ways to manage the WFAS using the Netsh command line tool. |
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| As seen on CrunchGear, Michael Vincent has made an awesome website for those who want to kick it oldschool. Whether you’re old enough to remember using it, or too young to know what it is, Windows 3.1 was, undeniably, the turning point for Microsoft’s Windows OS. While it didn’t offer much in terms of new functionality over its predecessor, Windows 3.0, Windows 3.1 was the first widely used version of Microsoft’s world dominating OS. |  |
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Using the Control Panel, you can change settings for Windows. These settings control almost everything on display and functionality of Windows and they allow you to set up Windows to suit your requirements. The Panel, in my opinion, should be used only if there is a need, as a user and an awareness of the effects of the settings. Otherwise, I always recommend asking an experienced PC users for advice and help (something like what I do so even if my car as something wrong with the electrics). |
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| Stephan Chapman from Microsoft Kitchen published some thoughts & pictures from roadmaps about the further development of the Microsoft Windows Operating Systems. It seems, that Windows 8 could be RTM in 2012. It seems that the next major OS from Microsoft will also include Hyper-V as a part of the Operating System Kernel. |
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The Platform Update for Windows Server 2008 and the Platform Update for Windows Vista are collections of runtime libraries that make it easy for developers to target a wider customer base.
Notes about the Platform Update for Windows Vista
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