Same in Windows 2000 and 2003, Active Directory is also be able to setup in Windows Server 2008.

In Windows Server 2008, there are more features in AD, eg: RODC +++ which we will covers more in this blog.

In this session, we would like to share on setting up your first Active Directory for Windows Server 2008.

Before setting up AD, please ensure:

1) You already configured a static IP for your NIC
2) Given a meaningful name to the computer, knowing your domain name to assign
3) An available DNS server (Can be the same server as the AD)
4) ADDS role installed in that particular server to shorten the time for the installation.

Once those mentioned things done, what you need to do is just click Start-> Run -> DCPROMO

Attached the video for you guys to enjoy.

There are many people who face a lot of problems is uninstalling Windows Vista, so I decided to post a Guide on How to Uninstall Windows Vista...

This work when both the OS : Windows XP and Vista are installed.

Start Windows XP, and Install VistaBootPro. Once you launch Vista Boot Pro Go to Manage OS Entries and then select the Microsoft Windows Vista entry. Click on the Delete button and confirm that you want to delete Windows Vista from the BCD Registry.
Now close VistaBootPro.Now Go to RUN(Windows key + R) and type in compmgmt.msc
From the left side menu select Disk Management. You will be able to see all your partitions.Select the one which have Windows Vista Installed , right click and Format.
It will ask for new Volume name and File system (NTFS Preferred).You will receive a warning. Click on OK and proceed.When you have finished with this Windows Vista will no Longer exits..

You will also find these Guides useful:
Delete...

This post gives you some links to online available White Papers and Guides from the Microsoft download site - I hope you can use some of it to analyze and protect your own network(s)!

New Security White Paper of April 2008:

"The Microsoft US National Security Team is composed of strategic security advisors who work with Microsoft customers, partners, MS internal constituencies and the information security industry to promote the adoption of security processes and technologies. The NST also focuses on driving vertical security solutions for a wide range of industries. To this end, the NST has produced a number of white papers that address the specific security needs of particular industries, such as the professional services and financial services industries."

You will find these papers:

- Electronic Signature Assurance and the Digital Chain-of-Evidence
- Enabling Secure Collaboration for Professional Services Firms
- Establishing the Foundation of Authenticity for Electronically Stored Information
- Information Protection Strategies For Financial Services
- Optimizing Branch Office Security and Productivity in the Financial Services Sector
- Secure Software Development for the

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Over the past few days Bryant from AeroXP.org, a popular Windows enthusiasts community, has been writing a series of posts titled “The Five Pillars of Windows 7“. In these posts, predictably five in total, he reveals and discusses a lot of interesting tidbits about the next version of Windows. The information presented is highly interesting and encouraging for any Windows enthusiast, but one could easily become tangled in the web of optimism.

To shed some light on the matter, the information Bryant sources actually comes from the “Windows Feedback Button” that is in the current builds of Windows 7. This tool allows users to leave their thoughts on the Windows 7 experience categorized by a list of “pillars” and “scenarios” as predefined by Microsoft. With each scenario is a brief description of what it is about. For example,

If you actually compare what’s described in the screenshots above with what appears on AeroXP.org, you’d notice a difference, they are not the same descriptions. Because Microsoft’s descriptions are somewhat short and vague, what Bryant has done is added in his own interpretation, knowledge and speculations about what these scenarios mean. Arguably that’s what all bloggers

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One of the new features in Windows 2008 is Server Core - the "thin" layer of Windows operating system which bring benefits of:

1) Less resource hungry
2) More secure
3) Easier to manage (Patch management+++)

Yes, it is in a command shell, but still be able to do major and cools stuff, eg:

1) Domain Controller
2) DNS
3) Hyper-V
4) File Services
5) DHCP and more.

Its definately a great deals for branch office deployment.

However, after setting up Server Core, its only a command shell. How are we going to setup a DC?

In this post, we will like to share:

First of all, we will need to configure the IP Address and put in DNS configuration:

netsh int ip show config will show you the existing configuration.

To configure static IP address on an interface:
netsh int ip set address static

eg: netsh int ip set address "Local Area Connection" static 10.10.100.10 255.255.255.0 10.10.100.254 1

To configure DNS server: (let say pointing DNS to HQ DNS server)
set dnsserver "Local Area Connection" static 10.10.10.10 primary

After configure TCP/IP configuration, its the time...

Guys,

Something to share with you - 8th April will be the launch of Windows 2008 in Malaysia.

We will participate, together with Exchange Team in Malaysia. We will run few demos on Windows 2008 Hyper-V, Exchange 2007 on Win2K8 ++.

See you there. More info? Please visit http://www.heroes.com.my/

Attached the launch Video for your first view- Heros in Malaysia...