I found a few interesting downloads, free from Micorsoft.
User Profile Hive Cleanup Service:The User Profile Hive Cleanup service helps to ensure user sessions are completely terminated when a user logs off. System processes and applications occasionally maintain connections to registry keys in the user profile after a user logs off. In those cases the user session is prevented from completely ending. This can result in problems when using Roaming User Profiles in a server environment or when using locked profiles as implemented through the Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP.http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1B286E6D-8912-4E18-B570-42470E2F3582&displaylang=en
Port Reporter:Port Reporter logs TCP and UDP port activity on a local Windows system. Port Reporter is a small application that runs as a service on Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=69BA779B-BAE9-4243-B9D6-63E62B4BCD2E&displayLang=en
Calculator plus: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=32B0D059-B53A-4DC9-8265-DA47F157C091&displaylang=en&Hash=RD948Y5
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
AV for Vista
Q: I installed Vista on a home machine but I can’t find an AV program that I can install on it. Do you have any recommendations.
A: The EZ Antivirus product from Computer Associates will run on Vista. You can download a free day trial version from http://store.digitalriver.com/servlet/ControllerServlet?Action=DisplayPage&Locale=en_US&id=ProductDetailsPage&SiteID=caconsum&productID=35295600&Env=BASE
A: The EZ Antivirus product from Computer Associates will run on Vista. You can download a free day trial version from http://store.digitalriver.com/servlet/ControllerServlet?Action=DisplayPage&Locale=en_US&id=ProductDetailsPage&SiteID=caconsum&productID=35295600&Env=BASE
Monday, April 10, 2006
BizTalk 2006 RTM
Microsoft recently released BizTalk 2006. The new version features more that 20 new adapters. The Enterprise and Standard Editions of BizTalk Server 2006 include adapters for popular applications such as SAP, Siebel, Peoplesoft, Oracle Database, and JD Edwards at no extra charge. In addition, the following features are also included:
To download a trial version of BizTalk 2006, go to http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk/evaluation/trial/default.mspx
- Simplifeied installation
- Server Health Monitoring
- Enhanced BAM (Business Activity Monitor)
- Flat File Wizard
To download a trial version of BizTalk 2006, go to http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk/evaluation/trial/default.mspx
Wednesday, April 5, 2006
Microsoft Offers Virtual Server for Free
In a strategic move in the virtualization market, Microsoft is now offering Virtual Server 2005 R2 Enterprise Edition free of charge to the public. This product is similar to its client counterpart Virtual PC, but is intended for server products. To learn more about the differences between the 2 products, go to http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/4/d/14d17804-1659-435d-bc11-657a6da308c0/VSvsVPC.doc
To download Virtual Server, go to http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/software/default.mspx.
To download Virtual Server, go to http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/software/default.mspx.
Monday, April 3, 2006
Brulant Game Night
BRING YOUR "A" GAME....BRULANT GAME NIGHT!
You're invited to test your gaming skills against your fellow technology gurus. Our first event was such a success, please join us again for networking, food, drinks, and the chance to win bragging rights as the master of:
* Texas Hold 'Em
* Halo 2
* Chess
* Foozball
* Madden
* and more!
Throughout the night, we'll be giving away great prizes. Feel free to suggest any other games we might consider, and bring a friend, the more the merrier!
When? Wednesday, April 5th, 5:30 p.m.-?
Where? Brulant's NEW Headquarters3700 Park East Drive, Suite 300Beachwood, OH 44122
To Register: Visit http://www.brulant.com/events/event.asp?id=508, and click on the "register" button for each person that plans on attending!
You're invited to test your gaming skills against your fellow technology gurus. Our first event was such a success, please join us again for networking, food, drinks, and the chance to win bragging rights as the master of:
* Texas Hold 'Em
* Halo 2
* Chess
* Foozball
* Madden
* and more!
Throughout the night, we'll be giving away great prizes. Feel free to suggest any other games we might consider, and bring a friend, the more the merrier!
When? Wednesday, April 5th, 5:30 p.m.-?
Where? Brulant's NEW Headquarters3700 Park East Drive, Suite 300Beachwood, OH 44122
To Register: Visit http://www.brulant.com/events/event.asp?id=508, and click on the "register" button for each person that plans on attending!
Saturday, April 1, 2006
Microsoft Anti-Cross Site Scripting Library
Microsoft has recently released an Anti-Cross Site Scripting Library to help prevent cross site scripting attacks. To download the Anti-Cross Site Scripting Library, go to http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9A2B9C92-7AD9-496C-9A89-AF08DE2E5982&displaylang=en
A Cross Site Scripting attack (XSS) occurs when a hacker inserts a link in an e-mail or web forum that appears to be legitimate (i.e. cnn.com, google.com). However, the link actually a malicious script code embedded in the URL. When the unsuspecting user clicks the link, the script is executed on the host web site. The script code maybe used to transfer cookies from the victim's PC to the hacker's machine. The cookies may contain user ID's, passwords, or possibly credit card information, all which can be used for illegal purposes. To read more about this security attack, visit http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/author/dhtml/httponly_cookies.asp
A Cross Site Scripting attack (XSS) occurs when a hacker inserts a link in an e-mail or web forum that appears to be legitimate (i.e. cnn.com, google.com). However, the link actually a malicious script code embedded in the URL. When the unsuspecting user clicks the link, the script is executed on the host web site. The script code maybe used to transfer cookies from the victim's PC to the hacker's machine. The cookies may contain user ID's, passwords, or possibly credit card information, all which can be used for illegal purposes. To read more about this security attack, visit http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/author/dhtml/httponly_cookies.asp
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Error while trying to run project: unable to start debugging on the web server
Q: When I tried to debug my ASP.Net project (VS 2003), I received the error "Error while trying to run project: unable to start debugging on the web server." How do I correct this?
A: Depending on the remainder of the error message, there are different methods of resolving this error. For more detailed information on fixing this issue, go to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306172.
A: Depending on the remainder of the error message, there are different methods of resolving this error. For more detailed information on fixing this issue, go to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306172.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
What is the difference between classes and modules?
Q: What is the difference between classes and modules?
A: Visual Studio.Net stores code in either classes or modules. Classes are used for items that define their own storage and have persistent data. In addition classes must be instantiated before they're used, unless the keywords "Static" (C#) or "Shared" (VB.Net) are used.
Modules, on the other hand, can be viewed as simple code libraries where the methods can be called directly.
A: Visual Studio.Net stores code in either classes or modules. Classes are used for items that define their own storage and have persistent data. In addition classes must be instantiated before they're used, unless the keywords "Static" (C#) or "Shared" (VB.Net) are used.
Modules, on the other hand, can be viewed as simple code libraries where the methods can be called directly.
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Site Context Search Box in SPS
Microsoft has recently made available sample code for creating a site search box in SPS (SharePoint Portal Server). Use the search box sample to customize the Windows SharePoint Services site-level Search box to return Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server Search (SharePointPSSearch) results. This download contains sample Microsoft Visual C# code for creating the custom search box and a deployment package (CAB file) for installing the sample. You can modify this sample code to fit your needs. To download the sample code, visit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=DE65EB72-3BB3-4D32-98C2-F2C94458C957&displaylang=en
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Bug Found in McAfee's Update Program
The McAfee update (DAT 4715) released on Friday was designed to protect computers against the W95/CTX virus. But because of a programming error, the update also incorrectly identified renamed and quarantined hundreds of legitimate executables including popular ones such as excel.exe, lsetup.exe, uninstall.exe, shutdown.exe and reg.exe.
For companies that had configured their McAfee antivirus program to automatically delete bad files, the error resulted in the loss of hundreds, and in some cases even thousands, of files on systems in which the update had been installed, said Johannes Ullrich, chief technology officer at the SANS Internet Storm Center (ISC) in Bethesda, Md.
The full article can be found at http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,109525,00.html?source=NLT_AM&nid=109525
For companies that had configured their McAfee antivirus program to automatically delete bad files, the error resulted in the loss of hundreds, and in some cases even thousands, of files on systems in which the update had been installed, said Johannes Ullrich, chief technology officer at the SANS Internet Storm Center (ISC) in Bethesda, Md.
The full article can be found at http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,109525,00.html?source=NLT_AM&nid=109525
Sunday, March 12, 2006
MDAC Component Checker
As a follow-up to yesterday's post, I found a Microsoft utility used to check the MDAC components and provide detailed information on all the related files. The utility can be downloaded from Microsoft.com at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8f0a8df6-4a21-4b43-bf53-14332ef092c9&displaylang=en&Hash=S9VTW5B
Saturday, March 11, 2006
MDAC Version
Q: How do I find out what version of MDAC I have on my machine?
A: MDAC is short for Microsoft Data Access Components. The MDAC version information is stored in the registry in KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DataAccess\Version. To download the latest version of MDAC (currently 2.8), go to http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?DisplayLang=en&FamilyID=6c050fe3-c795-4b7d-b037-185d0506396c.
A: MDAC is short for Microsoft Data Access Components. The MDAC version information is stored in the registry in KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DataAccess\Version. To download the latest version of MDAC (currently 2.8), go to http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?DisplayLang=en&FamilyID=6c050fe3-c795-4b7d-b037-185d0506396c.
Friday, March 10, 2006
Detecting Network Sniffers
I came across a cool utility on the MSDN web site. PromqryUI (short for Promiscuous Query User Interface) is a GUI tool that detects network interfaces running in promiscuous mode (i.e. network sniffers). To download this free utility, go to http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1a10d27a-4aa5-4e96-9645-aa121053e083&DisplayLang=en
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