16/01/2007 by Paul.

This script helps capture network information for those documenting their networks.

I have run it on a couple of networks and the detail is useful however it reports into a long text document, which would be time consuming to import into our sharepoint.

If I can I may look to modify the script to output the required details to a CSV file.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2007/01/15/do-you-inventory-your-network.aspx

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13/01/2007 by Paul.

Here is a look at a fantastic add on to the RWW.

If your PC supports wake on lan you can take advantage of this to allow you to help save the enviroment and your electricity bill by allowing your work PC to enter standby and still been able to login from home

http://msmvps.com/blogs/thenakedmvp/archive/2006/06/30/103330.aspx

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12/01/2007 by Paul.

There is an unofficial fault which can cause WSUS to use 100% CPU usage and have a memory leak.

This blog has posted the patches which you would otherwise have to call MS to request -

http://msmvps.com/blogs/thenakedmvp/archive/2007/01/11/so-shoot-me-the-downloads-for-the-wsus-patch-for-the-100-cpu-use-and-memory-leak.aspx

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12/01/2007 by Paul.

A part of the messaging feature pack that implemented push email also gave a handy security feature where you can remote wipe a device that has been lost or in the wrong hands.

The Official SBS Blog has a great article on doing this -

http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2007/01/11/remote-wiping-a-device-with-no-user-input.aspx

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10/01/2007 by Paul.

The official SBS Blog has written a guide to using the Nokia “Mail for Exchange” software on a Small Business Server 2003 Network.

Its worth a read for the certificate discussion alone.

 http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2006/12/07/using-a-nokia-device-to-sync-with-small-business-server-2003.aspx

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10/01/2007 by Paul.

Here is a full alphabetical list of the white papers for SBS 2003.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/techinfo/productdoc/alpha.mspx

There are some useful documents here, and its well worth a scan to see whats available

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08/01/2007 by Paul.

The following article explains how to run an application as a service on your Windows server.
Applications, usually files with an .exe extension, can only be run when your server is logged in. This can sometimes be inconvenient as it requires you to keep your server logged in all the time. However, Windows provides the functionality to configure an application to run as a service, so that you do not need to keep your server logged in all the time.
NOTE: The following steps involve modifying the registry on your server. If done improperly your server could stop responding and you may lose all of your data. If you do not feel comfortable performing this please don’t.
To configure your application as a service, please follow these steps:
1. Log into your server
2. Download Microsoft’s Resource Kit (rktools.exe) here. This Resource Kit contains instsrv.exe and srvany.exe.
3. Run the rktools.exe file from the location you selected in step 2. Follow the installation instructions.
4. Click Start and select Run.
5. Type cmd and click OK.
6. Within the prompt type instsrv MyService srvany.exe where MyService is the name for the service. The name for the service can be whatever you want, but should be descriptive.
7. Press Enter.
8. When the command completes, click Start and select Run.
9. Type regedit and click OK to open the Registry.
10. Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, expand SYSTEM, expand CurrentControlSet, expand Services.

11. Find the name of the service you created in the list and select it so that it is highlighted.
12. From the Edit menu, select New and select Key.

13. Name the key Parameters.
14. Select the Parameters key so that it is highlighted.
15. From the Edit menu, select New, select String Value.

16. Name the string value Application.
17. Select the Applications string so that it is highlighted.
18. From the Edit menu, select Modify.

19. Enter the full path to the application executable, including the drive letter and the application extension.

20. Close the Registry.
21. Click Start, Programs, Administrative Tools and select Services.
22. Find the service you created and click Start.

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