Just recently one of our customers requested the Skype (Business version) Application to be packaged for software distribution, so I wondered what the status is these days with regard to locking down Skype with Group Policy. Well the results are sobering. Despite the fact that Skype is part of Microsoft since a while, there has [...]
Archive of posts tagged Deployment
Keep track of Global and Regional Windows 7 deployment status
During this week there have been various reports about Windows 7 passing Windows XP in the U.S. The numbers used come from StatCounter a web analytics service. While Windows 7 has passed Windows XP in the U.S, we’re not yet there globally. Worldwide Windows 7 Deployment Status Source: Global Stats If you’re interested finding out [...]
Managing Wireless Configuration with NETSH
Today when I was using the netsh command to configure some firewall settings, I noticed that it also has options for WLAN. (Yes you never stop learning). When opening a command prompt and executing NETSH Wlan Help you get the following options. add – Adds a configuration entry to a table. connect – Connects to [...]
ReadTip: Microsoft Office 2010 – Under the Hood Investments for Hardware and Performance
This whitepaper highlights the broad range of hardware supported by Microsoft® Office 2010 and describes the significant improvements in performance available in Office 2010. Results from internal testing by Microsoft are included to demonstrate the measurable performance gains users can experience when performing common tasks using different Office 2010 applications. These results indicate that in [...]
There’s no reason to wait for Windows 7 Service Pack 1
This week Microsoft released the Release Candidate (RC) of Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1. Some companies follow the rule of not deploying a new Windows operating system before the release of the first Service Pack, however for Windows 7 there is simply no need for postponing deployments because SP1 doesn’t add [...]
Extracting CAB files from Microsoft Update Standalone Package (MSU)
When manually downloading a Microsoft Security Update or hotfix for Windows 7 (Vista) you typically get a file with an MSU file extension. A file with an MSU extension is a Microsoft Update Standalone package. Microsoft Update Standalone Packages are installed through the Windows Update Standalone Installer WUSA.EXE which is located in the C:\Windows\system32 folder. [...]
ReadTip: For IT professionals: Deployment guide for Microsoft Office 2010
Microsoft recently published a deployment guide for Microsoft Office 2010. The content in this book is a copy of selected content from the Office 2010 Resource Kit Technical library. Download the guide from here
ReadTip: How Microsoft IT deployed Office 2010
If you are planning deploying Office 2010 throughout an enterprise read this.
ReadTip: Deployment guide for Microsoft Office 2010
This book covers information about the fundamentals of Deploying Microsoft Office 2010. Get it here
Migrating to Internet Explorer 8
Companies that are in the process of planning a Windows 7 migration, will be required to pay some attention to Internet Explorer 8 and web site compatibility. Chris Johnson aka “The App Compat Guy” put together two video’s about how to migrate from Internet Explorer 6 to 8. The videos talk about the potential challenges [...]
