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Huh, that would be weird (but not surprising anymore). Microsoft's own creation, not supported on its own websites? I think I'll try that and see what happens next time I boot up the RP. Would that be Metro IE10, or Desktop IE10, that's lacking Silverlight support? I think the only one that really makes use of Silverlight is Connect, probably others. But there are even some MS sites that do not work properly with IE9!

You can, but why would you? You use server to "serve" out services. For example: - Active Directory - Exchange - DHCP - DNS - Web Server (IIS) etc

I'm not sure if the domain joining problem was due to the fact that it is really Datacenter version has anything to do with it.

Rename the malwarebytes.exe in its Program Files folder and try to run it. Name it something funny or creative. I'd post what mine is named but I might break a forum rule.

It may be helpful for others. I had forgotten that I have the CHMs from ADKFest, but they aren't RTM yet so they aren't the best.

You can set a GPO to run a program or script at logoff, but I guess it doesn't matter if you can't delete it from a running OS.

Have you looked in Event Viewer to see if there are any relevant logs?

I'd make sure that all computers going into locations such as that use the Public Network option rather than Home Network. If Home Network is enabled, Windows 7 will look for other computers that are set for Home Network as well.

I read something that may not make people happy regarding Flash in IE10. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/01/windows_8_rc_review/ Emphasis mine. 1. Having a master control list for Flash supported websites kills it for me. I won't even bother with this. I can think of many places I end up going that uses Flash that I doubt would ever show up on that list. I'll stick with Mozilla or Chrome. 2. Typically I only use IE for MS websites, but if IE10 isn't going to support Silverlight, this could even be a problem. I'd imagine that you can't even go to Connect with IE10 then. I haven't tried it but I don't think I will try it either.

Sure you could do all of those things in a Server OS, but I certainly wouldn't!

I haven't used any source control programs since using Visual SourceSafe in 2005, so I'm antiquated in that department by now. TFS is designed for very large companies, and may be more than you need (and more than your wallet needs), so I also found some other platforms that are more-or-less just source control and either very cheap or free. Apache Subversion (SVN) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Subversion Git http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git_%28software%29 Mercurial http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercurial I am not in the position to recommend one or the other, as I haven't used any of them (not even TFS).

Server 2012 RC, while it does have Metro, it seems a lot easier to use than any of the Win8 versions I've used. It might be because by default the Server Manager opens instead of Metro. And if you close Server Manager, you see the Desktop. You can still get to Metro via the same methods, if you move into the lower left hand corner you can click it there.

I've been working on this again, not by choice but because it cropped up again while working on something else. I've been doing some comparison work between Server 2008 R2 and Server 2012 RC. Fortunately, it appears that Server 2012 is going to support detection of a UEFI or ARM PXE boot request: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/zh/winserversetup/thread/11558a29-f934-4f08-a67a-c8dec1302b76 In my last post, I posted the boot type response list, but not the actual response. According to the Deployment-Services-Diagnostics logs in Event Viewer on 2008, the DQ67OW I was using was reporting an arch of 6. I've moved on from that board and using one with UEFI 2.3.1: Intel DX79TO. Here is a comparison of behaviours vs both WDS types. If PXE boot DX79TO to 2008 WDS, arch reported is 0 (x86), which prompts the download of WDSNBP.COM. It then will boot one of the Boot Images (3 x64 WinPE to pick from) and I can select a WinPE x64. However, on 2012 WDS, it also reports an arch of 0 (x86) but WDS creates an error that says there are no x86 boot images and that the client will not be able to boot. Yet, it will then load x86\boot\WDSNBP.COM, and then the x64 WinPE. edit: Server 2012 reports multiple arch values, one is x86, but also reports x86-x64 arch, which allows the download of the 64bit PE. It still shows an error because of the first arch not having a matching boot image. Server 2008 R2 has the ability to detect one of 3 different boot types (regardless of the list it appears): - x86PC - x64PC - ia64 And can provide a bootloader for whichever one. Server 2012 RC has the same choices, but adds the additional set: - ARM - UEFI x86 - UEFI x64 Which is interesting. If you look on Server 2012's boot folder, there is EFI boot rom for x86, but there are the 2 standard ones (bootmgfw.efi and wdsmgfw.efi) in the x64 folder. This matches up with official support that Microsoft does not support (and will not support) 32bit versions of Windows 7 or Windows 8 on UEFI 2.3.1 architecture. So back to the arch, the new boards with UEFI 2.3.1 report arch of 0, which may just be a reporting error. However, forcing WDS to use one of the two EFI boot ROMs as its default response leads the computer to lock up during the TFTP download. In addition, the "no x86 boot rom" error gets generated in Event Viewer. Example of how to change the boot rom: wdsutil /set-server /bootprogram:boot\x64\wdsmgfw.efi /architecture:x64 As the last post in the link I provided earlier shows, while MS is getting on track for supporting this type of deployment, the hardware manufacturers are still not up to it yet. Even though Intel said they'd have UEFI LAN boot available in the "next product line" which is already here... the 77 series.

I just installed Server 2012 RC (Datacenter) on a notebook. It seems pretty simple, although getting places is kinda annoying. Things I noticed so far: - I was not able to change the computer name and join to a domain at the same time. - I was not able to join to a domain (2008 R2 with 2008 functional level) unless I set a static IP. Every time I tried prior to that, I got a "can't find the domain" error, even though it prompted me for the domain credentials already. - After adding to the domain, and adding the WDS role, I was able to add it to the main WDS (2008 R2). I presume since it was being managed by another server, changing some options caused an error. - I added a boot image, and it was discoverable in the "F11" hack the primary WDS employs. So far so good. Here is a neat picture: Has anyone else played around with this yet?

Yeah, some viruses will write anti-execution code into the Registry to stop programs from running. Usually renaming them after installing works, and this is the reason why Gmer downloads as a random string of characters.exe.

Well, Team Foundation Server replaced Visual SourceSafe for source control. You can see some of the features here: http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/team-foundation-server/overview It isn't a free product, but you may have access to it depending on if you have a TechNet or MSDN subscription.

You can with International Servicing Command-Line Options.

It can be done using Group Policy, using Logoff Scripts. It might be in Local Security Policy, you'll have to check it out as I don't have an XP PC to look at.

The commercial is/was on Youtube. I use a Youtube download which gives me an FLV. I can't remember what program I used to grab that section of frames. The grainyness is caused by converting it to multiple formats, as well as resizing the image from its regular size to the smaller one. As far as the cat image goes, I did not create that particular animation. I had taken an existing animated GIF and added the hangar image to each frame.

You may not have good results doing an offline scan on a drive, because a lot of virii will only make themselves known to scanners when they are actively running. I'd run some apps (malwarebytes or whatever) on the live system or maybe in Safe Mode.

For the ADK part, does this get the CHMs too?

So you are not using any code management software like Team Foundation Server?

See that guy in the top right corner? He's pointing at you and saying "HA HA!"

What account is specified for the service on the Log On tab?