Trying to give something back to the Community...
In this demo Jeff Wettlaufer demonstrates how to use ConfigMgr SP2 to deploy Windows 7 WIRELESSLY using vPro. AND with Windows 7 and the new version of USMT you can do an in-place upgrade WITHOUT having to move the user data off the machine, re-image it and then squirting the user data back down to the machine again - WOW how cool is that?
PS - Check out the “Accountants” ;-)
<iframe src="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/silverlightApps/videoplayer2/standalone.aspx?contentId=MMSKeynoteDay2Clip1&src=/presspass/presskits/infrastructure/channel.xml&WT.cg_n=xInfra&WT.z_convert=embed" width="400" height="334" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>
.. various videos including the MMS keynotes all for free and without any jetlag:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/infrastructure/videoGallery.aspx
Security Advisories Updated or Released Today * Microsoft Security Advisory (960715) - Title: Update Rollup for ActiveX Kill Bits - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/960715.mspx - Revision Note: V1.1 (April 29, 2009): Added an entry to Frequently Asked Questions to communicate that users with Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation do not need to install this update.
Summary The following bulletins have undergone a minor revision increment. Please see the appropriate bulletin for more details. * MS09-013 - Critical
Bulletin Information: * MS09-013 - Critical - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-013.mspx - Reason for Revision: V1.1 (April 29, 2009): Added entry to the section, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Related to This Security Update, to communicate that the Known issues with this security update section in the associated Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 960803 has been updated. This is an informational change only. - Originally posted: April 14, 2009 - Updated: April 29, 2009 - Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical - Version: 1.1
Summary ======= The following bulletins have undergone a major revision increment. Please see the appropriate bulletin for more details. * MS09-012 - Important * MS08-076 - Important * MS08-069 - Critical
Bulletin Information: * MS09-012 - Important - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-012.mspx - Reason for Revision: V2.0 (April 29, 2009): Added an entry to the section, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Related to This Security Update to communicate the rerelease of the Norwegian-language update for Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (KB952004). Customers who require the Norwegian-language update need to download and install the rereleased update. No other updates or locales are affected by this rerelease. - Originally posted: April 14, 2009 - Updated: April 29, 2009 - Bulletin Severity Rating: Important - Version: 2.0
* MS08-076 - Important - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-076.mspx - Reason for Revision: V4.0 (April 29, 2009): Added Windows Media Services 2008 (KB952068) on 32-bit and x64-based editions of Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 as affected software. Also, added Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2 as non-affected software. This is a detection change only; there were no changes to the binaries. Customers who have already successfully installed KB952068 do not need to reinstall. - Originally posted: December 9, 2008 - Updated: April 29, 2009 - Bulletin Severity Rating: Important - Version: 4.0
* MS08-069 - Critical - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-069.mspx - Reason for Revision: V2.0 (April 29, 2009): Added Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB954430) on 32-bit and x64-based editions of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and on 32-bit, x64-based, and Itanium-based editions of Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 as affected software. Also added as non-affected software: Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 and Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 on 32-bit and x64-based editions of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and on 32-bit, x64-based, and Itanium-based editions of Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2. This is a detection change only; there were no changes to the binaries. Customers who have already successfully installed KB954430 do not need to reinstall. - Originally posted: November 11, 2008 - Updated: April 29, 2009 - Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical - Version: 2.0
“HP today announced HP Insight Control suite for Microsoft® System Center (HP ICE-SC), the industry’s first integrated management environment to lower infrastructure costs and improve uptime of HP server and Microsoft software environments.
By integrating the server management features of HP ProLiant and HP BladeSystem into Microsoft System Center consoles, administrators can gain increased visibility into, and greater control of, their technology environments. This enhanced visibility into the health of IT systems enables a faster response in the event of server failure, reducing the risk of downtime. By automating server deployments and updates, administrative productivity is also greatly improved...”
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2009/090428c.html
.NET Framework 2.0
970519 You receive a "The incoming tabular data stream (TDS) remote procedure call (RPC) protocol stream is incorrect" exception when using NVarchar parameters with Sqlclient
967853 FIX: IIS 6.0 may close a connection unexpectedly when a client application sends approximately 4,000 POST requests by using chunked transfer encoding on the same HTTP connection
969286 A script that was embedded by an authenticated MOM 2005 user in an alert object's alert history field is executed unexpectedly on the MOM 2005 SP1 Web console
969599 Outlook: Disabling Meeting Regeneration is not recommended as it may cause problems with your calendar
959678 FIX: When you run the SPSBackup.exe utility to back up a SQL Server 2000 database that is configured as a back-end database for a Windows SharePoint Services server, the backup operation fails
968872 How do I open the firewall port for SQL Server on Windows Server 2008?
967909 Cumulative update package 3 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3
961811 FIX: The CPU usage and the memory usage increase gradually and many session IDs are in the dormant status in SQL Server 2005
967908 Cumulative update package 13 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2
969021 FIX: A query that contains the IS NOT NULL clause returns an incorrect result in SQL Server 2005
967101 FIX: The performance of database mirroring decreases when you run a database maintenance job that generates a large number of transaction log activities in SQL Server 2005
968864 FIX: Error message when you run a query in SQL Server Compact 3.5: "The column name cannot be resolved to a table. Specify the table to which the column belongs"
968381 FIX: All records in the query log table are truncated when you synchronize a database in SQL Server 2005
967522 FIX: The SQL Server engine in SQL Server 2005 may consume large amounts of memory during the setup configuration phase
961106 FIX: Error message when you run a query in SQL Server 2005: "Internal Query Processor Error: The query processor could not produce a query plan"
961050 FIX: When you run a query that has a parallel execution plan in parallel under the READ COMMITTED isolation level on a database that is set the READ COMMITTED SNAPSHOT option in SQL Server 2005, the query that you may obtain may return uncommitted data
968449 FIX: A query that runs in parallel on a multiprocessor computer returns incorrect results in SQL Server 2005
968914 FIX: When you convert a TEXT column to a VARCHAR(MAX) column, an NTEXT column to a NVARCHAR(MAX) column, or an IMAGE column to a VARBINARY(MAX) column, the original NULL values in these columns may become empty strings in SQL Server 2005
967337 FIX: When you run a stored procedure that contains a query that uses the FOR XML EXPLICIT clause, you may obtain a schema that is badly formed in SQL Server 2005
969466 FIX: Error message when you run a query that uses the CASE function in SQL Server 2005: "Conversion failed when converting the value '' to data type "
967199 FIX: The Wmiprvse.exe host process stops responding when you run a SQL Server 2005-based application that sends a Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) query to the SQL Server WMI provider
961049 FIX: When you run a query that uses the NOLOCK table hint in SQL Server 2005 to retrieve BLOB data, the query runs very slowly
962903 FIX: The population process stops responding when you create an additional full-text catalog in SQL Server 2005
968233 FIX: A SQL Server 2005 database becomes offline unexpectedly when you run an application that uses service broker on this database
967206 FIX: You obtain incorrect values for a column when you use the OPENROWSET function to import data from a data file by using an XML format file in SQL Server 2005
969550 A Stop error occurs on an HP ProLiant server that has the firmware from an E200/E200i HP Smart Array SAS/SATA controller installed on any Windows Server platform
962965 A Windows Server 2003 SP2-based computer stops responding when you move lots of files from one directory to another
969880 Event ID 50 is logged when you try to restore a large sparse file on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
956114 You cannot use a UPN-formatted user name to log on to a Windows Server 2003-based FTP server that is running IIS 6.0 if the domain controller for authentication is running Windows Server 2008
968502 A system state backup operation fails on a Windows Server 2003-based computer if the computer belongs to a site that uses high latency WAN links
970453 Error message when filtering on more than 22 Event Sources in Event Viewer: "The Specified Query is Invalid"
967776 Stop errors in Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008: “Stop: 0x00000018†or “STOP: 0x000000C2â€
950666 You cannot set the file create attribute or the update time attribute for some files that you want to burn to a CD-R/RW disc by using Image Mastering API (IMAPI) version 1 in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
970511 Windows File Backup fails with error 0x81000008 on a Windows Vista-based computer
970378 Unexpected behavior occurs after monitor cable disconnected during DVD playback in Windows Media Player.
970415 The settings on the "Define power buttons and turn on password protection" dialog box may not match the Advanced power settings
970465 You may not be able to open the Volume Mixer window using a touch screen on a Windows Vista-based computer
Thinking you’re missing out by NOT being at MMS?
Well you CAN be there thanks to Microsoft’s new Virtual Attendee package that gives you:
How much? ONLY $350 which to me is a bargain.
To find out more goto the MMS 2009 Online Attendee Registration Site
And in case you’re wondering what sessions are being offered you can either view the list of sessions online or download a PDF.
Looks like some good stuff in this latest release:
Please download Network Monitor 3.3 from Microsoft.com. Visit the Network Monitor 3.3 Release Blog to get more information about this release.
To provide feedback, go to our scenario voting page, and let your opinion be heard.
What’s New in Network Monitor 3.3?
· Ability to capture on WWAN and Tunnel interfaces on Win7.
· Critical fixes to NM3.3 to operate correctly with Hyper-V.
· Right-click-add-to-alias. Right-click a frame in the Frame Summary window with an IPv4, IPv6, or MAC address to add that address as a new alias.
· Right-click-go-to-definition: Right-click a field in the Frame Details windows and select Go To Data Field Definition or Go To Data Type Definition to see where the field is defined in the NPL parsers.
· Auto-scroll. See the most recent traffic as it comes in. In a live capture, click the Autoscroll button on the main toolbar to have the Frame Summary window automatically scroll down to display the most recent frames as they come in. Click Auto-scroll again to freeze the view in its present location.
· Experts available online: Experts are stand-alone applications that analyze Network Monitor capture data. Various experts are available online at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=133950.
· Frame Comments: Attach comments to frames in a saved capture file. Select the Frame Comments tab in the lower-right window to add, view, edit, or delete comments.
· API Extensions: API methods have been added to enable access to conversation information, properties, field display strings, and comments.
· Ability to open ETL files and correlate information by Network Tracing scenario.
· Set of core parsers to improve parsing performance. These can be accessed by changing the Common and Windows set of parsers to stubs:
From the Tools menu, select Options
· Go to the Parsers Tab
· Select the folder you want to stub out (Common or Windows)
· Click on the Stubs button on toolbar
· See our Release Notes for a complete list of new features and known issues.
· Experts: Experts are stand-alone applications that analyze Network Monitor capture data. Network Monitor 3.3 provides a simple interface for registering experts with the product and invoking them on a saved capture file. We have made some initial experts available online. Do you have a network troubleshooting need that is not currently met by Network Monitor or our available experts? Why not suggest your own expert? Please use the feedback link on the left to submit a description of the analysis task you want to solve (you must first join our connection) and we will work with you to create an expert for the community to enjoy.
Summary ======= The following bulletins have undergone a minor revision increment. Please see the appropriate bulletin for more details. * MS09-016 - Important * MS09-014 - Critical * MS09-012 - Important * MS09-011 - Critical * MS09-009 - Critical
Bulletin Information: =============== * MS09-016 - Important - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-016.mspx - Reason for Revision: V1.1 (April 22, 2009): Corrected registry key verification entries in the deployment reference tables for ISA Server 2004 and ISA Server 2006. - Originally posted: April 14, 2009 - Updated: April 22, 2009 - Bulletin Severity Rating: Important - Version: 1.1
* MS09-014 - Critical - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-014.mspx - Reason for Revision: V1.2 (April 22, 2009): Corrected the FAQ, "Is it possible to enable the Internet Explorer defense-in-depth protection for the blended threat vulnerability on Microsoft Windows 2000" in the section, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Related to This Security Update. - Originally posted: April 14, 2009 - Updated: April 22, 2009 - Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical - Version: 1.2
* MS09-012 - Important - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-012.mspx - Reason for Revision: V1.2 (April 22, 2009): Added entry to the section, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Related to This Security Update, to communicate that the Known issues with this security update section referenced in the associated Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 959454 has been updated. This is an informational change only. - Originally posted: April 14, 2009 - Updated: April 22, 2009 - Bulletin Severity Rating: Important - Version: 1.2 * MS09-011 - Critical - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-011.mspx - Reason for Revision: V1.1 (April 22, 2009): Added Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 with DirectX 7.0 to the Non-Affected Software table. This is an informational change only. - Originally posted: April 14, 2009 - Updated: April 22, 2009 - Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical - Version: 1.1
* MS09-009 - Critical - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-009.mspx - Reason for Revision: V1.1 (April 22, 2009): Added Excel Viewer 2003 Service Pack 3 to the MBSA and SMS tables in the section, Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance. This is an informational change only. There were no changes to the security update binaries or detection logic. - Originally posted: April 14, 2009 - Updated: April 22, 2009 - Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical - Version: 1.1
Internet Information Services 6.0
970268 Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 responds with an HTTP 200 status to requests handled by ssinc.dll that are appended with an extra URI segment
970140 "HTTP Error 404 - File or Directory not found" error message when you request dll or exe files with IIS 6.0
969572 Agent push installation fails when Operations Manager 2007 tries to read the PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE environment variable, and the PATH variable is over 1,024 characters
970219 OpsMgr 2007: Backup programs may fail to backup the event log when the 64-bit agent is installed
969573 System Center Operations Manager 2007 considers an object that contains a wildcard string to be a member of the group when a group uses a wildcard inclusion formula that targets a principal name
970266 Printing to Postscript printers using A4 page size at 300DPI causes text to become bitmapped
960803 MS09-013: Vulnerabilities in Windows HTTP services could allow remote code execution
969289 All network share access through the SMB protocol (client-side redirector) may fail on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
960477 MS09-010: Vulnerability in WordPad and Office text converters could allow remote code execution
959454 MS09-012: Vulnerabilities in Windows could allow elevation of privilege
969219 RPC 0x800706ba and 0x800706bf errors occur when backup software tries to create VSS shadow copies on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 SP2
969299 A DNS zone transfer between two Windows Server 2003-based DNS servers generates incomplete zone data when the DNS transfer process stops unexpectedly
923561 MS09-010: Description of the update for Windows WordPad Converter: April 14, 2009
956572 MS09-012: Description of the security update for Windows Service Isolation: April 2009
959426 MS09-015: Blended threat vulnerability in SearchPath could allow elevation of privilege
969429 Windows 7 clients cannot locate the Active Directory Management Gateway service that is installed on Windows Server 2003-based domain controllers
961373 MS09-011: Vulnerability in Microsoft DirectShow could allow remote code execution
967176 A Windows Server 2003-based file server may return file identifiers (Fids) that have the 0xffff value under heavy stress
970084 A hotfix is available to update the Daylight Saving Time for the "(GMT +5:00) Islamabad, Karachi" time zone for the year 2009 for Windows Vista-based and Windows Server 2008-based computers
952004 MS09-012: Description of the security update for MSDTC Transaction Facility: April 2009
957910 A Windows Server 2003 SP2-based iSCSI boot server cannot generate dump files if the server uses a Storport virtual miniport as the LUN controller
968597 The Tcpipv6.sys driver stops responding to any TCP/IPv6 requests on a Windows Server 2003 SP2-based computer when the driver binds to many network adapters
962994 Windows Server 2003 SP2-based domain controllers return incorrect error code to Kerberos requests during the shutdown process
959976 Event ID 24 is logged when you install WMI SNMP Provider on a computer that is running an x64-based version of Windows Server 2003
958069 Stop error when you start a Windows Vista-based computer even though hotfix 946084 is installed on the computer: "0x0000C1F5"
969853 Stop error message when you try to put a Windows Vista-based computer or a Windows Server 2008-based computer into hibernation: "STOP: 0x000000A0 (0x00000009, 0xc000009a, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) INTERNAL_POWER_ERROR (a0)"
969417 How do I enable User Account Control in Windows Vista?
968873 The Recycle Bin icon does not refresh automatically in Windows Vista or in Windows XP
960490 You experience some issues when you use external storage media in Windows Media Player 11
970313 The Default Gateway may have been set to 0.0.0.0 on a Windows Vista-based or later OS running Apple’s Bonjour service
My good friend Warren Byle has devised and been running a Freshman’s Orientation which is one of the very first sessions at MMS to help newbies (and oldies alike), get an understanding of what to expect at MMS, how it works, things to look out for and a whole bunch of tips that prove invaluable.
One part of the session I think is great is volunteers from the various countries/ regions stand around the outside of the room and Warren introduces each person and their region so once the session is over people can go and stand with other people from their country/ region.
GREAT way to meet folks from your part of the world and network.
Now unfortunately I can’t make MMS this year so can’t help Warren out and I know he needs other country/ region volunteers so if you can help ping me a mail and I’ll pass your details on him.
Safe trip if you’re going to MMS (commiserations if you’re not we can mope around together next week) and don’t have too much fun ;-)
The Birds-of-a-Feather Topics have now been announced and there looks like there are some crackers. More details at:
http://www.mms-2009.com/public/boftopics.aspx
There’s also still time to register at www.mms-2009.com but get in quick.
Summary ======= The following bulletins have undergone a minor revision increment. Please see the appropriate bulletin for more details. * MS09-010 - Critical
Bulletin Information: ============== * MS09-010 - Critical - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-010.mspx - Reason for Revision: V1.1 (April 16, 2009): Added a warning message to the workarounds for disabling the converters, stating you must undo the workaround before installing this security update. This is an informational change only. - Originally posted: April 14, 2009 - Updated: April 16, 2009 - Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical - Version: 1.1
Summary The following bulletins have undergone a minor revision increment. Please see the appropriate bulletin for more details. * MS09-015 - Moderate * MS09-014 - Critical * MS09-012 - Important
Bulletin Information: * MS09-015 - Moderate - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-015.mspx - Reason for Revision: V1.1 (April 15, 2009): Added FAQs in the section, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Related to This Security Update as well as in the Vulnerability section for CVE-2008-2540 to explain the relationship between CVE-2008-2540 in this bulletin and in MS09-014. Also added Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 959426 as a reference for instructions in implementing SetSearchPathMode in Microsoft Windows 2000. - Originally posted: April 14, 2009 - Updated: April 15, 2009 - Bulletin Severity Rating: Moderate - Version: 1.1
* MS09-014 - Critical - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-014.mspx - Reason for Revision: V1.1 (April 15, 2009): Added FAQs in the section, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Related to This Security Update as well as in the Vulnerability section for CVE-2008-2540 to explain the relationship between CVE-2008-2540 in this bulletin and in MS09-015. - Originally posted: April 14, 2009 - Updated: April 15, 2009 - Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical - Version: 1.1
* MS09-012 - Important - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-012.mspx - Reason for Revision: V1.1 (April 15, 2009): Corrected the FAQ for the Windows Thread Pool ACL Weakness Vulnerability (CVE-2009-0080) to remove an erroneous "What does the update do" entry. This is an informational change only. - Originally posted: April 14, 2009 - Updated: April 15, 2009 - Bulletin Severity Rating: Important - Version: 1.1