Bill likes much of what he finds in the latest Windows Server 2003 upgrade.
- By Bill Boswell
- 07/01/2005
With Windows 2003 SP1, you get a single, authoritative source of lockdown settings you can deploy with a single stroke that are fully supported by Microsoft.
- By Bill Boswell
- 06/01/2005
Don't let either the real or perceived limitations in Microsoft's default Group Policies prevent you from taking full advantage of this technology.
- By Bill Boswell
- 05/01/2005
Find out how to use Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) for system notifications without having to write scripts.
- By Bill Boswell
- 04/01/2005
Bill looks at the pros (lots) and cons (few) of Microsoft's Automated Deployment Services tool.
- By Bill Boswell
- 03/01/2005
You might want to take a few precautionary steps prior to initiating ADPREP.
- By Bill Boswell
- 02/01/2005
Follow these steps and have your users logging on at their Linux/Unix desktops with their Windows accounts.
- By Bill Boswell
- 01/01/2005
Using the Windows GUI is fine—if you want to go slow. Learn to use the command line and move into the administration fast lane.
- By Bill Boswell
- 10/01/2004
Propagating the changes made to a Group Policy Object out to all the affected domain clients involves a complex array of interconnecting pieces.
- By Bill Boswell
- 09/01/2004
In spite of its shortcomings, you can't beat the price of Microsoft's Intelligent Message Filter.
- By Bill Boswell
- 08/01/2004
Before you tread the path to Exchange migration, here's a look at where that well-worn path leads.
- By Bill Boswell
- 07/01/2004
Microsoft’s next Service Pack for Windows XP is almost totally about improved security. And it shows.
- By Bill Boswell
- 06/01/2004