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Windows ActiveX Installer Service

Managing ActiveX Components within an enterprise sometimes can be a pain. Users with standard user privileges by default can’t install ActiveX compone...

ReadTip: Optimizing Group Policy Performance

This is an excellent article written by Darren Mar-Elia author of [gpoguy.com](http://www.gpoguy.com/) and founder of [sdmsoftware](http://www.sdmsoft...

ReadTip: What's New in Folder Redirection and User Profiles

Windows 7 introduces some improvements for Folder Redirection and User Profiles. If you are planning to use these technologies make sure to read the [...

Windows 7 Service Triggers

When taking a closer look at the Services in Windows 7 you will notice that many of them are configured to start manually but will be started when nee...

Windows XP Mode no longer requires Hardware Virtualization Technology

Microsoft has released an updated version to run XP Mode on clients that do not have Hardware Virtualization Technology. Read the details [here](http:...

SQL Server 2008 Express Setup Challenge

I’ve spend about 2 hours tonight getting SQL Server 2008 Express installed on a Windows Server 2008 system…….. Launched the installation package, it s...