Windows 2008

In Microsoft SQL Server 2008 the Standard, Enterprise, Developer and Web editions can use whatever the Operating Systems maximum allowed memory is. Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition can use a maximum of 4 GB. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition can use a maximum of 32 GB for 32-bit (x86) machines and … Read more

“Although IPv6 addresses look nothing like IPv4 addresses, they do have their similarities. The biggest differences are that IPv4 addresses are 32 bits long, and IPv6 addresses are 128 bits long. Because of the excessive length of an IPv6 address, they are represented in an abbreviated form that will probably look completely foreign to anyone … Read more

“Although IPv6 addresses look nothing like IPv4 addresses, they do have their similarities. The biggest differences are that IPv4 addresses are 32 bits long, and IPv6 addresses are 128 bits long. Because of the excessive length of an IPv6 address, they are represented in an abbreviated form that will probably look completely foreign to anyone … Read more

“Microsoft has the Windows System Assessment Tool (Winsat) available for download that can assess a computer’s ability to run Windows Vista. This tool provides a wealth of information on you hardware’s horsepower, plus it’s scriptable. It’s designed to run under Windows Vista, but can be run under Windows Server 2008 as well. Here’s how to … Read more

“Normally when a Windows workstation or server is locked, you’ll see something similar to the following Windows Security message:This computer is in use and has been locked. Only DOMAINUSER (user name) or an administrator can unlock this computer. To not show the name of the user who has locked a computer, the following can be … Read more

“There is a very useful Windows command that Microsoft didn’t include in any version of windows but should have. This is the uptime command. There is a knowledge base article here. It was released back in the Windows NT days, but still works on all current versions of windows. I have found this to be … Read more

How to Configure Windows Server 2008 for Site Systems: “How to Configure Windows Server 2008 for Site SystemsUpdated: April 1, 2009Applies To: System Center Configuration Manager 2007When Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 site systems will be installed on Windows Server 2008 computers, additional configuration changes might be required to ensure successful installation and operation.The procedures in … Read more