Technical RollUp

System Center Operations Manager 2012 provides deep application diagnostics and infrastructure monitoring that can help you ensure the predictable performance and availability of vital applications and offers a comprehensive view of your datacenter, private, and public clouds.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=27974

Microsoft Management Summit 2012: Registration Now Open
Full conference registration for MMS 2012 provides a universe of knowledge and opportunity including access to keynote sessions, a rich offering of breakout sessions and hands-on labs, entry to the opening Expo Reception and Attendees Party, the Exhibition Hall, Communications Network area, and wireless lounge areas. Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments are included during the show dates.

http://www.mms-2012.com/

Premier

OpsVault — Operate and Optimize IT

http://www.opsvault.com

Microsoft Premier Support UK - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspremuk/

General

Steve Rachui's Manageability blog - ConfigMgr/OpsMgr - Site Home - MSDN Blogs

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/steverac/

System Center WebLog by Russ Slaten - Site Home - MSDN Blogs

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/rslaten/

The Manageability Guys - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/manageabilityguys/

Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/server-cloud/

Insufficient data from Andrew Fryer - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/andrew/

Configuration Manager & SMS

The Configuration Manager Support Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/configurationmgr/

The Deployment Guys - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/deploymentguys

System Center Configuration Manager Solutions - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mwiles/

Carlos Santiago's Manageability Blog - Configuration Manager - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/carlossantiago/

Michael Niehaus' Windows and Office deployment ramblings - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mniehaus/

Paul Thomsen at myITforum.com

http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/pthomsen/default.aspx

Jeff Gilbert's Web blog at myITforum.com

http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/jgilbert/default.aspx

Operations Manager & MOM

The System Center Operations Manager Support Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/operationsmgr/

Kevin Holman's System Center Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/kevinholman/

http://blogs.technet.com/b/jonathanalmquist/

http://blogs.technet.com/b/jonathanalmquist/

JIMMY HARPER'S OPERATIONS MANAGER BLOG - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/jimmyharper/

Emre's OpsMgr Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/emreguclu/

MPAuthor - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mpauthor/

Other

System Center Virtual Machine Manager - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/scvmm/

The Microsoft Application Virtualization Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/appv/

The Out Of Band Management Support Team blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/oob/

Tweets

Operations Manager & MOM

@OpsMgr

Tweets from the Ops manager team

@MPReleases

Notification of new Management Pack Releases as they happen.

@MS_SystemCenter

We are the System Center Support team. We support App-V, ConfigMgr, DPM, MED-V, Opalis, OpsMgr, Server App-V, Service Manager, SCE, SCVMM, WSUS and more.

@system_center

The folks at Microsoft who work on the System Center family of products and solutions.

Events/Webcasts

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 On-Demand Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42364#42364

Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) On-Demand Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42363

Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 On-Demand Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42365

Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 On-Demand Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42555

Microsoft System Center Overview On-Demand Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42366

If you have questions or feedback, contact us.

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032454027&culture=en-US

New KB's

Configuration Manager & SMS

Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003: SMS Primary Site processes discovery and inventory data very slowly

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816051/en-US

Operations Manager & MOM

Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2: The System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Config Service consumes 100% CPU for an extended amount of time

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2655633/en-US

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News

Premier

OpsVault — Operate and Optimize IT

http://www.opsvault.com

Microsoft Premier Support UK - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspremuk/

Antigen & Forefront

Forefront Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/forefront

Forefront Server Security Support Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/fssnerds

Exchange

Exchange Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/

MCS UK Unified Communications Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/msukucc

Hosted Messaging Collaboration

Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

NextHop - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/

Lync Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/lync/

Outlook

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/outlook/default.aspx

Other

NextHop - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/

The Master Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/themasterblog

Events/Webcasts

Unleash Your Productivity - Delivering a Great First Impression with Exchange 2010

January 27, 2012 2:00PM Eastern / 11:00AM Pacific

Are you interested in Microsoft productivity solutions and would like to hear more about the technology directly from Microsoft? Join us for 60 minutes to hear Microsoft technology experts deliver information on the latest Microsoft technologies, solution demos and product tips and tricks!

Microsoft Office System Webcast: Outlook 2010: Use Contacts as More Than Just an Address Book (Level 200)

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 9:00 AM Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

See how contacts in Microsoft Outlook 2010 can be more than just an email address book. Use your Contacts folder to store email addresses, street addresses, multiple phone numbers, pictures, logos, and any other information that relates to a contact. Create and share distribution lists, and learn how Outlook 2010 also supports vCards (virtual business cards). Additionally, see how tasks can simplify your life by helping you create and manage easy to-do lists in Outlook 2010. This webcast covers the following topics: •Creating and managing contacts and distribution lists

•Working with contacts as electronic business cards

•Sharing contacts and distribution lists

•Setting your default address book

•Creating tasks from email messages

•Keeping track of your to-do lists with tasks

•Advanced calendar options

New KB's

Antigen & Forefront

Microsoft Forefront Online Protection for Exchange: How Exchange Hosted Archive handles blind carbon copy (Bcc) recipients

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2653006/en-US

Exchange

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition: Exchange ActiveSync and Outlook Mobile Access errors occur when SSL or forms-based authentication is required for Exchange Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/817379/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition: How to troubleshoot public folder replication problems in Exchange 2000 Server and in Exchange Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842273/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise Edition: A meeting reminder is set unexpectedly when you send an email message to an Exchange Server user

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945854/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Coexistence: How to extend the Active Directory schema for the Hierarchical Address Book (HAB) on an Exchange Server 2010 server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973788/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Enterprise: The Seniority Index feature in the Hierarchical Address Book does not work as expected in Exchange Server 2010

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2448288/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Enterprise: The Exchange Server is not a member of Exchange Trusted Subsystem

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2655050/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Enterprise: Some e-mail messages become stuck in an Exchange Server environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979175/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Standard: Exchange Server 2010 databases grow very large when the Calendar Snapshot feature is enabled

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2661071/en-US

Outlook

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003: Description of the Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter update: December 13, 2011

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597035/en-US

Microsoft Office Outlook 2007: Description of the Outlook 2007 hotfix package (Outlook-x-none.msp, Outlook-en-us.msp): December 13, 2011

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2596985/en-US

Microsoft Office Outlook 2007: The sort order may be incorrect for e-mail messages that you sort by size in Outlook 2007

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919200/en-US

Microsoft Outlook 2010: No prompt for credentials when you start Outlook 2010 as an initial application in RDP or as a published application in Citrix Zen

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2596960/en-US

Microsoft Outlook 2010: Description of the Outlook 2010 hotfix package (x86 Outlookintl-de-de.msp, x64 Outlookintl-de-de.msp): December 13, 2011

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597001/en-US

Microsoft Outlook 2010: Description of the Outlook 2010 hotfix package (x86 Outlookintl-xx-xx.msp, x64 Outlookintl-xx-xx.msp): December 13, 2011

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597012/en-US

Microsoft Outlook 2010: "Could not connect to server" error message in the Outlook Social Connector

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597026/en-US

Microsoft Outlook 2010: Smart cards are not supported in Outlook 2010 when you access your mailbox by using Outlook Anywhere (RPC/HTTP)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597028/en-US

Microsoft Outlook 2010: "The operation failed" error message when you try to book a resource mailbox from a shared calendar by using Outlook 2010

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597037/en-US

Microsoft Outlook 2010: Description of the Outlook 2010 hotfix package (x86 Outlook-x-none.msp, x64 Outlook-x-none.msp, Outlookintl-xx-xx.msp): December 13, 2011

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597061/en-US

Microsoft Outlook 2010: You receive unexpected results when you search lots of subfolders in Outlook 2010

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2654234/en-US

Microsoft Outlook 2010: Certain appointments that are scheduled to occur on Saturdays disappear from the Calendar view in Outlook 2010

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2655312/en-US

Microsoft Outlook 2010: An email message is stuck in the Microsoft Outlook 2010 Outbox.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2663435/en-US

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News

Get your SQL Server Database ready for SQL Azure !!

http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2012/01/06/get-your-sql-server-database-ready-for-sql-azure.aspx

Last chance to add to the #SQLSERVERFAMILY

http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2011/12/31/last-chance-to-add-to-the-sqlfamily.aspx

Cloud service providers are going “Live” with SQL Server 2012

http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2011/12/16/cloud-service-providers-are-going-live-with-sql-server-2012-rc0.aspx

Hadoop CTP Availability

http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2011/12/14/availability-of-community-technology-preview-ctp-of-hadoop-based-service-on-windows-azure.aspx

World Record with TPC-E & Fujitsu

http://www.tpc.org/tpce/results/tpce_perf_results.asp

Other

http://blogs.technet.com/trm/default.aspx

Events

SQL PASS Summit 2011

http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/2011/Registration.aspx

Documents

SQL Server 2012 Product Guide V2

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=2258142

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News

Microsoft Office 365 Cloud-Based Productivity Service Now Helps Customers Comply with HIPAA Privacy and Security Standards

With reimbursements falling and medical loss ratio minimums rising, hospitals, physicians, and health plans are under unprecedented pressure to drive down operating costs while still improving the quality and safety of patient care. Explore how Microsoft is helping remove that barrier by embedding privacy and security capabilities in Office 365 so that Office 365 is now a cloud-based platform that complies with leading information privacy and security standards for customers operating in the United States and European Union.

Patterns & Practices: Cloud Security Approach in a Nutshell
See how Microsoft is building on experience to secure its own cloud developments and utilizing an approach that simplifies and improves security by chunking up security in a way that helps leverage proven practices, while sharing information around emerging practices.

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for Dec, 2011

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms11-dec

Security Bulletin Overview for Dec 2011

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) Blog Post http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9683067

Windows Media Video (WMV) http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9683068

Windows Media Audio (WMA) http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9683069

iPod Video (MP4) http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9683070

MP3 Audio http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9683071

High Quality WMV (2.5 Mbps) http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9683072

Zune Video (WMV) http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9683073

Microsoft Product Lifecycle Information

Find information about your particular products on the Microsoft Product Lifecycle Web site http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9669804

See a List of Supported Service Packs http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9669805

Microsoft provides free software updates for security and nonsecurity issues for all supported service packs.

Follow the Microsoft Security Response team on Twitter http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9739346 @MSFTSecResponse for the latest information on the threat landscape.

Forefront TMG and ISA Server

Forefront Security TechCenter

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/forefront/default.aspx

Please note that if you have feedback on documentation or wish to request new documents - email isadocs@microsoft.com

Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 homepage

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/forefront/ee807302.aspx

Forefront TMG (ISA Server) Product Team Blog

The ISA Server Product Team Blog (http://blogs.technet.com/isablog/) is updated on a regular basis. Latest entries include:

Forefront TMG SP2 at Security Talk Show

http://blogs.technet.com/b/isablog/archive/2011/11/22/forefront-tmg-sp2-at-security-talk-show.aspx

L2TP VPN issues when utilizing TMG as your RRAS server and NLB is configured on your external Interfaces

http://blogs.technet.com/b/isablog/archive/2011/12/15/l2tp-vpn-issues-when-utilizing-tmg-as-your-rras-server-and-nlb-is-configured-on-your-external-interfaces.aspx

You cannot install a Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 service pack on branch office servers

http://blogs.technet.com/b/isablog/archive/2011/12/21/you-cannot-install-a-forefront-threat-management-gateway-2010-service-pack-on-branch-office-servers.aspx

Switching to text file logging fails with Event ID 11003

http://blogs.technet.com/b/isablog/archive/2011/12/28/switching-to-text-file-logging-fails-with-event-id-11003.aspx

X-flash-version header can prevent ISA/TMG from compressing contents

http://blogs.technet.com/b/isablog/archive/2011/12/30/x-flash-version-header-can-prevent-isa-tmg-from-compressing-contents.aspx

Walk-through for RSA SecurID Authentication for TMG 2010 Part 1: RSA Authentication Manager 7.1 Server Configuration

http://blogs.technet.com/b/isablog/archive/2012/01/04/walk-through-for-rsa-securid-authentication-for-tmg-2010-part-1-rsa-authentication-manager-7-1-server-configuration.aspx

Walk-through for RSA SecurID Authentication for TMG 2010 Part 2: TMG Array Members Preparation

http://blogs.technet.com/b/isablog/archive/2012/01/05/walk-through-for-rsa-securid-authentication-for-tmg-2010-part-2-tmg-array-members-preparation.aspx

Walk-through for RSA SecurID Authentication for TMG 2010 Part 3: Configure TMG Authentication and Delegation

http://blogs.technet.com/b/isablog/archive/2012/01/06/walk-through-for-rsa-securid-authentication-for-tmg-2010-part-3-configure-tmg-authentication-and-delegation.aspx

Forefront Unified Access Gateway & Intelligent Application Gateway 2007

Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 Technical Resources

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/forefront/edgesecurity/ee907407.aspx

For comments, feedback, and requests, contact the Forefront UAG User Assistance team at uagdocs@microsoft.com.

Forefront Unified Access Gateway Product Team Blog

The UAG Product Team Blog (http://blogs.technet.com/edgeaccessblog) is updated on a regular basis. Latest entries include:

The UAG DirectAccess Web Monitor shows “Network Security” as Not Healthy

http://blogs.technet.com/b/edgeaccessblog/archive/2011/12/15/the-uag-directaccess-web-monitor-shows-network-security-as-not-healthy.aspx

DirectAccess Connectivity Assistant polling interval

http://blogs.technet.com/b/edgeaccessblog/archive/2011/12/20/directaccess-connectivity-assistant-polling-interval.aspx

Forefront Edge on the Wiki

The home of community-generated content about Microsoft technologies — that anyone can edit! Read the latest wiki articles about TMG and UAG.

TMG - http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/tags/tmg/default.aspx

Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) 2010 Troubleshooting Survival Guide

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/2702.aspx

UAG - http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/tags/UAG/default.aspx

New KB’s

Forefront TMG 2010

You cannot install a Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 service pack on branch office servers

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2648207

Documents

Cloud Computing: Cloud Security Concerns
While maintaining appropriate data security continues to be a prevailing concern, a cloud computing infrastructure can actually increase your overall security. Learn how then explore specific concerns around virtual cloud security in the follow-up article.

Cloud Security Overview
Moving to a cloud-based platform requires a change in mindset for IT security professionals. Explore key security considerations for the cloud, the differences between the public and private cloud, and why the ideal solution is often an in-house private cloud solution that exists entirely behind the firewall and hybrid clouds, but which combines private cloud systems with Internet-based (public or private cloud) services.

Cloud Security: Safely Sharing IT Solutions
Find out how you can share IT solutions between the fixed cost of local resources and the variable cost of cloud resources without losing control of access to enterprise assets.

Identity and Access Management in the Cloud
Identity and access management (IAM) refers to the processes, technologies, and policies for managing digital identities and controlling how identities can be used to access resources. Explore why identity management in a cloud system requires a complex collection of technologies to manage authentication, authorization and access control across distributed environments.

Security Considerations for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Gain a better understanding of common concerns and scenarios around security for and public cloud and private cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solutions. From network security to storage and data, this article provides a number of insights that can help you implement a better, more secure IaaS.

Managing the Cloud with Windows Intune
Learn how the cloud-based PC management solution Windows Intune can help you keep your organization's PCs secure, updated and manageable, no matter where they are located. This article provides detail on each workspace in Windows Intune and the benefits it provides as well as background information on the technical architecture. Want more technical information on Windows Intune?

Visit the Windows Intune Resource Zone on TechNet for access to a free 30-day trial and guidance on how to pilot, deploy, and leverage Windows Intune in your organization.
Watch short video demonstrations and tutorials on the endpoint protection, policy, and update management features in Windows Intune.

Understanding Security Account Management in Windows Azure
Find out why, although cloud computing relieves some of the security burden, you still have an active role in managing access, securing communications, and ensuring data protection.

Crypto Services and Data Security in Windows Azure
Get an introduction to some of the basic concepts of cryptography and related security considerations with Windows Azure including key storage and persistence, immutability, and message queues.

Events/WebCasts

Security Webcast Calendar http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=37910

Find security webcasts listed in an easy-to-use calendar format.

Upcoming Security Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/security/upcoming.mspx

December OOB Webcast (see link below) MS11-100

http://events.microsoft.com/Pages/Home.aspx#m=Security Talk Series|;r=0;s=Series;yourrole=001100;eventtype=111000;level=11100;timelength=2;v=list;pi=7230,8664;mi=678906,678907,678908;si=18;ai=IT Professionals

On-Demand Security Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/security/ondemand.mspx

Visit TechNet Spotlight: www.microsoft.com/technetspotlight

Video on Demand, Video Downloads, PowerPoint Presentations, Audio and more

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News

Building Windows 8

Blog detailing the developments of Windows 8

Virtualizing storage for scale, resiliency, and efficiency

In this post, we are going to dive into a feature in the Windows 8 Developer Preview. Storage Spaces are going to dramatically improve how you manage large volumes of storage at home (and work).

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/01/05/virtualizing-storage-for-scale-resiliency-and-efficiency.aspx

Refresh and reset your PC

The power of personalization is something we all love about PCs, but sometimes there is good reason to want to roll back to an earlier state.

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/01/04/refresh-and-reset-your-pc.aspx

Microsoft Events Beta:

The Microsoft Events contains technical Webcasts, Podcasts, Virtual Labs for a range of professionals using Microsoft products, tools and technologies. Choose a topic and refine your search with our Filter Tools.

http://events.microsoft.com/Pages/Home.aspx#m=;r=0;s=;yourrole=2;eventtype=2;level=2;timelength=2;v=list;pi=;mi=;si=;ai=

Windows Virtualization Team Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization

The World Simplified is a Virtual World

http://blogs.technet.com/virtualworld

The App-V Product Team Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/appv

The Official MDOP Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/mdop

Ask the Directory Services Team

http://blogs.technet.com/askds

Ask the Performance Team

http://blogs.technet.com/askperf

Microsoft Enterprise Networking Team

http://blogs.technet.com/networking

Ask the Core Team

http://blogs.technet.com/askcore

Ntdebugging Blog

http://blogs.msdn.com/ntdebugging

The Hot Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/hot

TRM

http://blogs.technet.com/trm/default.aspx

Downloads

Kinect for Windows SDK v1.0 Beta 2

The Kinect for Windows SDK includes APIs, sample code, and drivers. Developers can create rich experiences by using Kinect sensor technology on computers running Windows 7 or Windows 8 Developer Preview.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27876

Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit

Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit December 2011 Release

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=23507

Windows Azure Training Kit - December Refresh

Windows Azure Training Kit includes a comprehensive set of technical content to help you learn how to use Windows Azure.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=8396

Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview Training Kit

Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview Training Kit December 2011 Release

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27738

TCP/IP Registry Values for Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 allow you to modify TCP/IP behavior with registry values.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=9152

Microsoft System Center Configuration Pack for Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Web Server (IIS) Role

This System Center Configuration Pack provides best practice configuration monitoring management for Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Web Server (IIS) Role

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28542

Microsoft System Center Configuration Pack for Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 DHCP Server Role

This System Center Configuration Pack provides best practice configuration monitoring management for computers running the DHCP server role in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28544

Microsoft System Center Configuration Pack for Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Remote Desktop Services Server Role

This System Center Configuration Pack provides best practice configuration monitoring management for computers running Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Remote Desktop Services Server Role

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28547

December 2011 Security Release ISO Image

This DVD5 ISO image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on December 13, 2011.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28485

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit

The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit makes it easy to assess your current IT infrastructure for a variety of technology migration projects. This Solution Accelerator provides a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool to simplify the migration planning process.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=7826

Events/Webcasts

Microsoft Events Beta:

http://events.microsoft.com/Pages/Home.aspx#m=;r=0;s=;yourrole=2;eventtype=2;level=2;timelength=2;v=list;pi=;mi=;si=;ai=

Live Webcasts:

Full list can be found at: http://www.microsoft.com/events/default.mspx

Interactive Webcast Calendar

The interactive calendar will help you quickly find live webcasts that fit your schedule as well as on-demand webcasts to view at your convenience. You can choose your time zone and filter this list by audience, webcast series, product or topic, and presenter.

http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/calendar/monthview.aspx

Monthly Archived Webcasts:

http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/library/default.mspx

Desktop Virtualization Hour

Take a technical deep dive with resources, tools, and expert guidance for your Windows client infrastructure. What is the best migration path to Windows 7? What’s the best desktop management strategy for your company? Which virtualization solutions can save you time and money? Join us in this virtual event and learn how Microsoft can help you discover choices, preserve & extend your existing investments. Learn how Microsoft’s virtualization vision and technologies can help you.

http://www.desktopvirtualizationhour.com/

New KB's

Switching from an HDMI TV device while playing a game may result in audio output lost on Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2650424

The installation fails when you try to install a Web Services on Devices-based device on a Windows 7-based computer by using IPv6 link-local addresses and SSL

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2636399

Fonts appear blurry in Internet Explorer 9

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2638466

"The specified protocol is unknown" error message, or protocol settings are missing, in Windows Media Player

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2422258

NIC name can not be retrived using ifAlias if NIC name contains multi-byte characters

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2639402

Windows may not detect a hot plugged PCI Express card

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2648077

Windows Experience Index shows "Not Detected" for Gaming Graphics subscore

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2650153

New items added to DefView may no be sorted

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2651990

You receive a script error and are unable to print from Internet Explorer 9

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2652062

A disk may not come online if only non-optimized paths are available on Windows Server 2008 and Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2653382

You receive a message when you try to open an Excel 2007 document on a Windows Vista-based computer from a remote shared folder, even if no other user is using the document: "File in use"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942146

Paging File()\% Usage counter always shows 0 in perfmon

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2652003

Stop Code 0x000000F4 May Occur When Running VMware ESX 4.1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2653132

MS11-093: Vulnerability in OLE could allow remote code execution: December 13, 2011

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2624667

MS11-095: Description of the security update for Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM): December 13, 2011

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2626416

Installing Remote Desktop Web Connection in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/284931

Explanation of error codes generated by Device Manager in Windows XP Professional

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310123

MS11-092: Description of the security update for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005: December 13, 2011 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2619340

Explorer displays wrong "Size on disk" for junction file

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2655621

Error message when you configure the display settings to try to use three or more displays on a laptop that is running Windows 7: "Unable to save display settings"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973782

An update is available that enables the Chkdsk.exe utility to repair a corruption error on the system volume in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2641222

SignTool does not sign an AppX application package that is larger than 4 GB in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2641618

Windows 7 stops responding when it tries to enter hibernation (S4) if the BIOS does not support RTC alarms

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2641634

A DFS link that points to a WebDav resource stops working in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2627007

A handle leak occurs every time that the IGroupPolicyObject interface is created and released in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2627484

The CMAK profile icon only appears the first time that you connect to an intranet in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2640472

RSA key length is increased to 2048 bits for AD RMS in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2627273

DA client cannot reconnect to the UAG DA server when a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based client computer is connected to the Internet

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633127

Issues when you try to display a large TIFF file that contains multiple pages by using Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2635500

Multicast packets are dropped in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2639824

ArithmeticOverflow exception when you run a.NET Framework 4.0-based WPF application in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2635038

An access violation occurs when Logman.exe starts in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2008, in Windows 7, or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2635217

The same WHEA error is logged again even though no uncorrectable error has occurred on a WHEA-enabled computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2635732

You cannot open an image in a compressed (.zip) file that is protected by using a password in Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2635972

Windows Explorer crashes randomly in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2638018

The SUA "chgrp" command changes the owner group of an NFS file to "root" unexpectedly in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2640130

Print Spooler service saves the NetBIOS name of the print server in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2618574

Windows tries to create HTTP printer connections instead of Point and Print printer connections when scripting unsafe ActiveX controls is enabled in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2636963

MS11-098: Vulnerability in Windows Kernel could allow elevation of privilege: December 13, 2011

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633171

MS11-097: Vulnerability in Windows Client/Server Runtime Subsystem could allow elevation of privilege: December 13, 2011

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2620712

MS11-092: Vulnerability in Windows Media could allow remote code execution: December 13, 2011

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2648048

MS11-095: Vulnerability in Active Directory could allow remote code execution: December 13, 2011

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2640045

MS11-092: Description of the security update for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7: December 13, 2011

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2619339

MS11-095: Description of the security update for Active Directory: December 13, 2011

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2621146

USB hub stops working in Windows 7 if you click the mouse while the computer is entering sleep

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2621491

A webpage that you open in a new window or tab opens with a previous zoom level in Internet Explorer 8

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633346

Error: Service pack not supported when attempting to install Internet Explorer 9

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2651597

MS11-090: Cumulative Security Update for ActiveX Kill Bits: December 13, 2011

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2618451

Internet Explorer 9 may crash when you revisit a webpage and use AutoComplete

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2635490

Authentication may be unsuccessful when you use Internet Explorer 9 to visit a secure website that requires client-side certificates

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2631938

RSS feeds may not be displayed when you disable the page zooming feature in Internet Explorer 8 or in Internet Explorer 9

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2632022

Surrogate pair characters are not handled as expected in an input box in Internet Explorer 9

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633335

A Group Policy setting to prevent the tabs from closing does not work in Internet Explorer 9

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633863

The "Pop-up allow list" option in Group Policy for Internet Explorer 9 does not work as expected

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2635543

An ActiveX control in Internet Explorer can no longer access the data that was provided by a DATA attribute after you install the update in security advisory 2562937

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2637344

A webpage or an ActiveX control that is hosted on a webpage may stop receiving the focus intermittently in Internet Explorer 9

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633864

FIX: The pointer icon image becomes stuck when a webpage uses the jQuery UI Library to implement the drag-and-drop feature in Internet Explorer 9

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633097

You cannot save a downloaded file to an offline redirected location in Windows Internet Explorer 9

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2634434

An update is available to enable the Albany AMT and Thorndale AMT fonts to be displayed correctly in Internet Explorer 9

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2591500

A Visual Basic 6 application cannot receive events from a frame in a different domain

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2629739

Troubleshoot problems viewing or saving history in Internet Explorer 9

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2652752

You randomly receive various Stop errors when you change the network adapter teaming configuration in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633799

"ERROR_OBJECT_ALREADY_EXISTS(5010)" error message occurs and clustered generic services cannot start if a Windows Server 2008-based cluster is reformed

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2626689

DNS name resolution fails when using a long CNAME or DNAME chain record in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2634157

A Windows Server 2008-based OCSP responder logs incorrect "thisUpdate" time stamp in the OCSP response

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2635621

Proquota.exe uses incorrect profile quota Group Policy settings in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2636585

The startup process stops responding on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer that has many processors and Fibre Channel adapters installed

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2646761

"0x000000C2" Stop error occurs on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 when you insert a removable media or a removable storage device into the computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2641739

The msDS-HasInstantiatedNCs and msDS-hasMasterNCs attributes do not replicate if an authoritative restore is performed in Windows Server 2008 R2 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2641962

The command prompt crashes in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 when Nfsfile.exe tries to set the GID of a folder http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2626968

RSA key length is increased to 2048 bits for AD RMS in Windows Server 2008 R2 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2627272

Some windows of a Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) RemoteApp application might not be displayed correctly in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2614136

"STOP: 0x0000007E" error occurs when you write some data onto a CD or DVD in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2614451

IPMI driver incorrectly returns time-out errors during KCS communication in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2632472

An update to improve the restore operation performance of Printbrm.exe in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2636591

The DBCS characters of a certificate name are not displayed correctly if KB 2518295 is installed in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2637070

Antivirus software that is not cluster-aware may cause problems with Cluster Services

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/250355

An update is available to enable simple delegation in AD RMS on Windows Server 2008 R2-based computers

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2605692

Computer randomly stops responding after you use the VSS software provider in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2627052

"STOP: 0x0000003B" error occurs during the shutdown process in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2624668

The top-level window of a RemoteApp application becomes unresponsive in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2604066

Performance Monitor data collector set does not collect all required performance counter data in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2639320

"fvevol!FveFilterDeviceControl+1d0" Stop error when you create a VSS snapshot backup in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2632149

The memory usage of an application or a service keeps increasing when it loads and unloads the Netshell.dll module frequently in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2639845

The first-returned IP address is incorrect when you use the getaddrinfo function on a multi-homed computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2621067

You cannot generate an RSoP report by using the "gpresult /h" command in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2638957

"0x80092013, CRYPT_E_REVOCATION_OFFLINEA" error message when you try to verify a certificate that has multiple chains in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2639180

Increased latency occurs on an HTTP connection to a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 if the connection is through a load balancer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2634328

Audio stops playing when multiple USB audio devices are connected to a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2634854

Data corruption occurs when a user updates a shared file on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2635024

The remote address field is zeroed out in a completion context when a WFP callout driver calls the FwpsPendOperation0() API in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2635039

You cannot save a .ppt file as an .xps file in PowerPoint 2010 on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2635216

Video corruption may occur in Windows 7 Media Center for some DVB-T content when switching to or from full screen mode

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2658092

An SUA-based application may stop responding in Windows 7 SP1 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2639164

Windows Anytime Upgrade Fails with error "anytime upgrade failed. Go online to resolve the issue"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2658652

Installing Internet Explorer 9 does not apply icons or per-user customisations

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2642824

Japanese IME toolbar may not function as expected with applications running as Administrator on Windows Vista and Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2654239

Problems when you update Microsoft Security Essentials through a proxy

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2599808

You do not have the option of downloading Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 when you use Windows Update to check for updates

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2661515

01/10/12--04:30: January–Technical Rollup Mail–SharePoint + Internet (chan 2091311)

News

SharePoint Technologies

5 Tips on Effectively Planning for SharePoint 2010 Migration

Mixed feelings about SharePoint abound in organizations today. Some say it's great and others don't want anything to do with it. That’s sooo 2007. Rest assured, with proper planning of your SharePoint 2010 migration, you’re well on your way to revolutionizing your organization.

http://www.cmswire.com/cms/enterprise-20/5-tips-on-effectively-planning-for-sharepoint-2010-migration-007305.php

What’s New in SharePoint Online: November 2011 Update

Our first update to SharePoint Online (SPO) since the launch of Office 365 (O365) became generally available on June 28, 2011 is now complete worldwide. We thought it would be a good time to share information about the new features and fixes available as part of this service update. On a broad level, this update enables greater reach to both people and external data, while at the same time increasing the number of supported devices and Web browsers.

http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blog/pages/blogpost.aspx?pID=1002

Premier

OpsVault — Operate and Optimize IT

http://www.opsvault.com/

Microsoft Premier Support UK - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspremuk/

Documents

SharePoint Technologies

Windows PowerShell Script: Download SharePoint 2010 Prerequisites

The "Download SharePoint 2010 Prerequisites Windows PowerShell script" downloads and stores all of the files for the prerequisites of SharePoint Server 2010 in a specified location. This is useful when installing SharePoint Server 2010 in an offline environment or as part of an automated setup and is a Windows PowerShell alternative to using the PrerequisiteInstaller.exe tool, as described in Install prerequisites from a network share.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/tothesharepoint/archive/2011/12/19/windows-powershell-script-download-sharepoint-2010-pre-requisites.aspx

Viewing reports and scorecards on Apple iPad devices

Cumulative Update 2011-12 (CU 2011-12) for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 enables organizations to view certain kinds of reports and scorecards on Apple iPad devices that use the iOS 5 Safari browser. This article describes what business intelligence content users can view on iPad, how to configure reports and scorecards to be displayed correctly, and how to navigate business intelligence content on iPad.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh697482.aspx

Downloads

SharePoint Technologies

None this month.

Microsoft Internet Information Server

IIS DownloadCENTER

This is your single source for finding Microsoft Internet Information Services tools, samples, extensions, filters and modules created by Microsoft and the IIS community.

http://www.iis.net/downloads

Events / Webcasts

SharePoint Technologies

None this month

New KB's

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 hotfix package (Sts-x-none.msp): December 13, 2011

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2596983

Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 cumulative update server hotfix package (WSS server-package): December 13, 2011

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2596987

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

Error message when you click "Create Site" on the tab that is located in the upper-right corner of the Site Directory page of a site collection: "Page cannot be displayed"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925728

Description of the SharePoint Server 2007 hotfix package (Coreserver-x-none.msp): December 13, 2011

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2596982

SharePoint 2010: IIS application pool settings can cause site not to load

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2652877

SharePoint Designer 2007

None this month

SharePoint Server Foundation 2010

The proc_GetContentTypeIdFromUrl stored procedure takes a long time to retrieve the content type identifier of a document in SharePoint Foundation 2010

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597043

SharePoint 2010: Synchronous itemAdded event receiver results in null reference exception

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2647429

Description of the SharePoint Foundation 2010 cumulative update package (SharePoint Foundation server-package): December 13, 2011

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597058

Description of the SharePoint Foundation 2010 hotfix package (Sts-x-none.msp): December 13, 2011

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2596998

SharePoint Server 2010

A content type in a document library is set incorrectly to NULL after you set a library based retention in SharePoint Server 2010

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2596970

Description of the SharePoint Server 2010 cumulative update package (SharePoint server-package): December 13, 2011

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597014

Description of the SharePoint Server 2010 hotfix package (Svrproof-en-us.msp): December 13, 2011

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597081

Description of the SharePoint Server 2010 hotfix package (Dlc-x-none.msp, Osrv-x-none.msp, Wosrv-x-none.msp): December 13, 2011

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597059

SharePoint 2010: Organization Browser web part does not render for Windows Claims users

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2643420

Description of the SharePoint Server 2007 Cumulative Update Server Hotfix Package (MOSS server-package): December 16, 2011

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2596986

SharePoint Designer 2010

None this month

02/01/12--01:30: February–Technical Rollup Mail–Platforms (chan 2091311)

News

Building Windows 8 - The next generation file system for Windows: ReFS

Read all about the new file system for Windows – ‘Resilient File System’

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/01/16/building-the-next-generation-file-system-for-windows-refs.aspx

Building Windows 8 - Acting on file management feedback

Read updates on some of the key issues and changes you can expect to see

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/01/30/acting-on-file-management-feedback.aspx

Case Study: Zaha Hadid Architects Help Ensure Business Continuity with Virtual Infrastructure Refresh

http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Windows-Server-2008-R2-Datacenter/Zaha-Hadid-Architects/Zaha-Hadid-Architects-Helps-Ensure-Business-Continuity-with-Virtual-Infrastructure-Refresh/4000011238

Case Study: Isle of Man Government Cuts Operating Costs by 15% with Virtualisation

http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Windows-Server-2008-R2/Isle-of-Man-Government/Isle-of-Man-Government-Cuts-Operating-Costs-by-15-Per-Cent-with-Virtualisation/4000011823

Register now for TechEd Europe 2012 (26 – 29 June, Amsterdam)

https://register.europe.msteched.com/Main.aspx

Windows 8 News

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/preview

Windows 8 Blog | Building Windows 8

http://blogs.msdn.com/b8

Windows Virtualization Team Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization

The World Simplified is a Virtual World

http://blogs.technet.com/virtualworld

The App-V Product Team Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/appv

The Official MDOP Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/mdop

Ask the Directory Services Team

http://blogs.technet.com/askds

Ask the Performance Team

http://blogs.technet.com/askperf

Microsoft Enterprise Networking Team

http://blogs.technet.com/networking

Ask the Core Team

http://blogs.technet.com/askcore

Ntdebugging Blog

http://blogs.msdn.com/ntdebugging

The Hot Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/hot

TRM

http://blogs.technet.com/trm/default.aspx

Documents

Infrastructure Planning and Design

The Infrastructure Planning and Design guides are the next version of Windows Server System Reference Architecture. The guides in this series help clarify and streamline design processes for Microsoft infrastructure technologies, with each guide addressing a unique infrastructure technology or scenario

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=732

Network Access Protection (NAP) Design and Deployment Guides

Introduction and concepts for designing a Network Access Protection (NAP) deployment

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28702

Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) for System Center 2012 Release Candidate Documentation

This download provides technical documentation for the release candidate of VMM for System Center 2012

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=6346

Downloads

Perfview

Perfview is a performance-analysis tool that helps isolate CPU and memory related performance issues

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28567

Description of Software update Services and Windows Server Update Services changes in content for 2012

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894199/zh-

Events

Microsoft Events Beta

The Microsoft Events contains technical Webcasts, Podcasts, Virtual Labs for a range of professionals using Microsoft products, tools and technologies.

http://events.microsoft.com/Pages/Home.aspx#m=;r=0;s=;yourrole=2;eventtype=2;level=2;timelength=2;v=list;pi=;mi=;si=;ai=

Live Webcasts:

Full list can be found at: http://www.microsoft.com/events/default.mspx

Interactive Webcast Calendar

http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/calendar/monthview.aspx

Monthly Archived Webcasts:

http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/library/default.mspx

UK TechNet Events:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/bb945096.aspx

Microsoft Events:

https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/default.aspx?culture=en-US

New KB's

Windows Client

Windows 7 Application Compatibility Remediation Program: Deleting of Windows Installer Cache (C:\Windows\Installer\) Files

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2667628/en-US

Windows 7 Beta: Stop error message after you resume from sleep or hibernate with a USB streaming device: "Stop error code 0x000000FE (BUGCODE_USB_DRIVER)"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974303/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: Information about the Microsoft Automated Troubleshooting Services and Support Diagnostic Platform

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598970/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: The computer stops responding when you use a WDDM driver in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2617202/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: WinSAT test fails in Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2619497/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: "ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION" error message in Windows XP or in Windows Server 2003 when you try to open a file on an SMB share on a server that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2625434/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: 32-bit NetBIOS applications cannot receive connection close notifications in a 64-bit version of Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633667/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: The files in a <filename>_files folder that is associated with an .htm file are not replaced by using Windows Explorer in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2637230/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: RPC threads may stop responding in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2637692/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: "0x00000050" Stop error when you disconnect a HID during the system startup process in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2637924/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: An update is available for the ASLR feature in Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2639308/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: Broken shortcuts are deleted from the desktop in Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2642357/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: "Index was out of range" error message when a Group Policy report is generated in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2642947/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: The XpsDocument class in WPF version 4 creates an incorrect PNG image in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2645609/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 stops responding if you try to log on a computer that has multiple monitors

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2645611/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: SMB2 directory cache is not updated correctly if a file is deleted in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2646563/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: Windows Fax and Scan cannot send a fax if Internet Explorer 9 is installed in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2647169/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: "File Not Found" when you try to open a file in an application in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2647401/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: Paged pool leaks when you map a network drive and then disconnect it frequently in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2647452/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: An application that uses the filter driver cannot intercept any incoming or outgoing packets by using a Bluetooth device that supports the tethering feature in Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2647878/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: You cannot change an expired user account password in a Remote Desktop session from a client computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2648397/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: Winsock-based operations fail in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 if the executable file is located on an NFS share

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2649107/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: You are prompted for credentials again when you try to access a network share on a device that is running Samba from a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2649861/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: The Retry option in Windows Installer does not work in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2649868/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: Burning is no longer available after plugging a USB storage device

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2651178/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: Error: "Bluetooth peripheral device driver not found" when you try to connect a bluetooth device

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2654568/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: A BITS client resets the TCP connection every time that it finishes downloading a range of the file in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2654875/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: Minimum Service Packs for Microsoft V C++ Redistributable Packages

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2661358/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: The Specified Account does not exist when you try to enable BitLocker

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2665635/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: Using CTRL+SHIFT+F3 during OOBE does not reboot Windows 7 into audit mode

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2665695/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: How to print to a Windows printer from a MAC

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2665700/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: A line appears on the right-hand edge of the screen after disconnecting an external monitor in Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2666628/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: Error - Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file - when installing, updating or starting a program or file

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2669244/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: UEFI base Machines Prompt for BitLocker Recovery Key

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2670514/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: Stop error message when you try to put the computer into hibernation (S4) in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2: "Stop error code 0x0000000A (IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL)"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978571/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: Stop error message when you resume a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 from sleep or from hibernation: "Stop error code 0x000000D1 (DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL)"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978982/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: Stop error message when there is a request to allocate a large amount of contiguous physical memory in Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7: "Stop error code 0x000000A (IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL)"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979903/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: Stop error in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 if a heavy load situation exists or if connectivity issues exist: "Stop error code 0x000000B8 (ATTEMPTED_SWITCH_FROM_DPC)"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/980663/en-US

Windows 7 Enterprise: Stop error code 0x0000003B (SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION) on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 when you use some IEEE 1394 devices

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/980932/en-US

Windows 7 Professional: WEI rating fails during D3D assessment on a Windows 7-based computer that has more than 8 logical processors

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2663540/en-US

Windows 7 Service Pack 1: MS12-006: Description of the security update for Webio, Winhttp, and schannel in Windows: January 10, 2012

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2585542/en-US

Windows 7 Service Pack 1: MS12-004: Description of the security update for DirectShow: January 10, 2012

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2631813/en-US

Windows 7 Service Pack 1: MS12-004: Vulnerabilities in Windows Media could allow remote code execution: January 10, 2012

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2636391/en-US

Windows 7 Service Pack 1: MS12-001: Vulnerability in Windows Kernel could allow security Feature bypass: January 10, 2012

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2644615/en-US

Windows 7 Service Pack 1: An update that selectively disables the Core Parking feature in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 is available

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2646060/en-US

Windows 7 Starter: A hotfix is available that adds the FileFsSectorSizeInformation information class to Windows 7 and to Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2618914/en-US

Windows 7 Starter: "STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND" error message when you open a newly-created file in a shared folder in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2628582/en-US

Windows Server

Windows Server 2008 Datacenter: Print jobs initiated in a Windows Server 2008 and Windows XP point and print environment may have missing characters

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2642020/en-US

Windows Server 2008 Datacenter: Stop error on a Windows Server 2003-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer that has Server for NFS enabled when an NFS client copies data to the NFS server: "Stop error code 0x000000C2 (BAD_POOL_CALLER)"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958165/en-US

Windows Server 2008 Datacenter: Stop error message on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008: "Stop error code “0x0000000A (IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL)" or "Stop error code 0x0000007E (SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED)”

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973482/en-US

Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V: Stop error message when you try to install Windows Server 2008 on a computer that is connected to an iSCSI target LUN by using an iSCSI bootable network adapter: "Stop error code 0x00000019"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949531/en-US

Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V: Stop error message on a terminal server that is running a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2008 when a user remotely controls another terminal server session: "Stop error code 0x0000007E (SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED)"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979557/en-US

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise: "0x000000C2" Stop error occurs when you use IPsec on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista in a network that uses IPsec NAT-T security

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2639793/en-US

Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter: "0x00000001" Stop error in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2619041/en-US

Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter: "The system cannot find the file specified" error message on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based file server if the remote index server has a catalog that has a credential-enabled UNC path

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2645610/en-US

Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter: Remote Desktop Services sessions are not kept alive as expected in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2647409/en-US

Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter: You cannot update the Group Policy settings on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based RD Session Host server if IP Virtualization is applied

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2647582/en-US

Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter: You cannot change an expired user account password in a remote desktop session that connects to a Windows Server 2008 R2-based RD Session Host server in a VDI environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2648402/en-US

Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter: External users cannot connect to RDS that are published on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based RD Gateway server through Forefront UAG

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2649422/en-US

Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter: Installation can fail with Window Installer Coordinator Error

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2655192/en-US

Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter: You do not have the option of downloading Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 when you use Windows Update to check for updates

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2661515/en-US

Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise: A Windows Server 2008 R2-based DHCP server cannot lease IP addresses if the server cannot reach any RWDCs in an Active Directory domain environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2632816/en-US

Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise: You cannot use WMI to manage CSV resources in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2648385/en-US

Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation: Applications or services that start multiple Remote Desktop Services sessions crash in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2617687/en-US

Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation: Rdpshell.exe process leaks memory in Windows Server 2008 R2 when you move a published RemoteApp application's window on the client side

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2636613/en-US

Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1: "Server Failure" error message and DNS name resolution of external websites fails on a DNS server that is running Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2648326/en-US

Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1: You cannot install RDS CALs automatically by using Windows PowerShell in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2648662/en-US

Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard: You cannot clear the "Use Issuer for alternate security identity" check box in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2647644/en-US

Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2: DNS server stops responding to DNS queries from client computers in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2655960/en-US

02/01/12--01:30: February–Technical Rollup Mail–SQL (chan 2091311)

News

SQL Server Migration Assistant 5.2 Now Available

http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2012/01/30/microsoft-sql-server-migration-assistant-5-2-is-now-available.aspx

Virtual Launch of SQL 2012 March 7^th 2012

http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2012/01/26/join-us-march-7-2012-for-the-virtual-launch-of-sql-server-2012.aspx

CO-OP Saves millions by switching from Oracle to SQL Server

http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2012/01/26/the-co-operative-group-saves-millions-by-switching-from-oracle-to-sql-server.aspx

Other

http://blogs.technet.com/trm/default.aspx

Events

Strata Conference

http://strataconf.com/strata2012

Full Event List

http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/community/events.aspx

Documents

SQL Server 2012 Product Guide V2

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=2258142

New KB Articles

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 PowerPivot for Microsoft Excel 2010

Description of Service Pack 1 update to SQL Server 2008 R2 - PowerPivot for Microsoft Excel 2010

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2639688

02/01/12--01:30: February–Technical Rollup Mail–Unified Communications (chan 2091311)

News

Premier

OpsVault — Operate and Optimize IT

http://www.opsvault.com/

Microsoft Premier Support UK - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspremuk/

Antigen & Forefront

http://blogs.technet.com/forefront

http://blogs.technet.com/fssnerds

Exchange

http://msexchangeteam.com/default.aspx

http://blogs.technet.com/msukucc

http://blogs.technet.com/b/msonline/

http://blogs.technet.com/b/msonline/

Hosted Messaging Collaboration

Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

NextHop - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/

http://communicatorteam.com

Outlook

http://blogs.msdn.com/outlook/default.aspx

Other

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/ocs/ee465814.aspx

http://blogs.technet.com/themasterblog

Documents

Antigen & Forefront

Exchange

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Install Guide Templates

You can use these templates as a starting point for formally documenting your organization's server build procedures for servers that will have Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 server roles installed on them.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=17206

Migrating Exchange from HMC 4.5 to Exchange Server 2010 SP2

This file contains a white paper and PowerShell scripts to provide the recommended and supported migration path from HMC 4.5 to Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP2. The steps in this guide may also be helpful when migrating from non-HMC environments that have configured some form of multi-tenancy.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28714

Hosted Messaging Collaboration

Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

Microsoft Office 365 Service Descriptions and Service Level Agreements for Dedicated Subscription Plans

Microsoft Office 365 for enterprises provides powerful cloud-based solutions for e-mail, collaboration, instant messaging and web conferencing. The Office 365 dedicated plans deliver these services from a highly reliable network of Microsoft data centers on servers systems dedicated to individual customer—enabling customers to use the latest productivity applications while reducing IT overhead.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=18128

Unified Communications Phones and Peripherals Datasheets

These datasheets list the phones and peripheral devices that are qualified to display the "Optimized for Microsoft Lync" logo.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=16857

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Multitenant Pack for Partner Hosting Deployment Guide

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Multitenant Pack for Partner Hosting Deployment GuideThe Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Multitenant Pack for Partner Hosting is an extension of Microsoft Lync Server 2010 software that is designed to allow service providers and system integrators to customize a Lync Server 2010 deployment and offer it as a service to their customers. This guide describes how to deploy and configure a basic architecture.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28587

Live Meeting-To-Lync Transition Resources

Resources included in this download package are designed to support your organization’s Live Meeting Service to Lync (Server or Online) transition planning. This download will be updated with additional resources as available.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26494

Outlook

Microsoft Office for Mac 2011: Training Tutorials and Videos

The Office for Mac 2011 training downloads include Portable Document Format (.pdf) and PowerPoint (.pptx) versions of all Office 2011 tutorials and videos. To access the same training online, visit www.microsoft.com/mac/how-to.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=19790

Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook Standards Documentation

The Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook standards documentation describes how Exchange and Outlook support industry messaging standards and Requests for Comments (RFCs) documents about iCalendar, Internet Message Access Protocol – Version 4 (IMAP4), and Post Office Protocol – Version 3 (POP3).

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=13800

Other

Downloads

Antigen & Forefront

Exchange

Update Rollup 6 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 (KB2608656)

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28751

Microsoft Online Services Migration Tools (64 bit)

Use this tool to support migration of Microsoft Exchange to Microsoft Online Services.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=7013

Microsoft Online Services Migration Tools (32 bit)

Use this tool to support migration of Microsoft Exchange to Microsoft Online Services.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5015

Microsoft Exchange PST Capture

Microsoft Exchange PST Capture is used to discover and import .pst files into Exchange Server or Exchange Online

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28767

Hosted Messaging Collaboration

Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

Lync 2010 Hotfix KB 2670498 (64 bit)

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=14490

Lync 2010 Hotfix KB 2670498 (32 bit)

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=25055

VHD Test Drive - Lync Server 2010 VHD (Dev)

This download comes as a pre-configured set of VHD's. This download enables you to fully evaluate the Microsoft Lync 2010 and Microsoft Exchange 2010 developer platform including the Microsoft Lync 2010 SDK, the Exchange Web Services Managed API 1.1 as well as the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 SDK and the Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API 3.0.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28350

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Hotfix KB 968802

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=19178

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat Hotfix KB 2647090

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=12180

Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 Hotfix KB 2647093

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=21547

Outlook

Microsoft Outlook Social Connector Provider for Facebook

Connect your Facebook account to the Outlook Social Connector and stay up to the minute with the people in your network by accessing everything from e-mail threads to status updates in one single, centralized view.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5039

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 for Microsoft Office Outlook (Outlook Client)

Install Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Outlook, also known as the CRM 2011 Outlook client. Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Outlook enables access to your Microsoft Dynamics CRM data through Outlook.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27821

Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter (KB2597098)

This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28602

Other

Events/Webcasts

Exchange 2010 Microsoft Certified Masters (MCM) Training & Certification Overview

15 February 2012 09:00 Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Communication drives business. Whether onsite or in the cloud, Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 is a critical infrastructure to ensure availability and security of an organization’s email, calendar, and contacts. Microsoft Certified Masters (MCMs) who are certified on Exchange Server 2010 are specialists in the design, migration, implementation, and optimization of the mail experience across multiple devices—which in turn helps lower messaging costs and helps ensure availability and security.

All Microsoft Certified Masters on Exchange Server 2010 become an immediate part of an exclusive community of experts that includes fellow graduates and members of the Exchange Server product group as well as valuable resources to which they can contribute and from which they can draw the collective knowledge of that community at any time.

At this event, MCM Program Management will provide a detailed overview for potential candidates and their sponsors.

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032504857&culture=en-GB

New KB's

Antigen & Forefront

Microsoft Forefront Online Protection for Exchange: How to troubleshoot Higher Risk Delivery Pool email delivery issues in Forefront Online Protection for Exchange

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2655834/en-US

Exchange

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition: Event 1005 or 1013 is logged when you try to start an HTTP resource in an Exchange Server 2003 cluster

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2667815/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2: The Information Store service does not start as expected in Exchange Server 2003 SP2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2667794/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition: How to troubleshoot public folder replication problems in Exchange 2000 Server and in Exchange Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842273/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition: Stop error code 0x000000D1 when Windows Server 2003 is under a heavy network load

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842840/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise Edition: A SCOM 2007 SP1 server does not send out alerts when certain issues occur in an Exchange Server 2007 organization

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633801/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise Edition: A meeting reminder is set unexpectedly when you send an email message to an Exchange Server user

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945854/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3: The week numbers displayed in OWA do not match the week numbers displayed in Outlook for English users and French users in an Exchange Server 2007 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2289607/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3: "0x80041606" error message when you perform a prefix search by using Outlook in online mode in an Exchange Server 2007 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2498852/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3: An arrow icon does not appear after you change the email message subject by using OWA in an Exchange Server 2007 SP3 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2499841/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3: A "System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException" exception occurs when you click the "Scheduling Assistant" tab in Exchange Server 2007 OWA

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2523695/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3: Users in a source forest cannot view the free/busy information of mailboxes in a target forest when the cross-forest Availability service is configured between two Exchange Server 2007 forests

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2545080/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3: Applications or services that depend on the Remote Registry service may stop working in an Exchange Server 2007 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2571391/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3: The Microsoft Exchange Information Store service may crash after you run the Test-ExchangeSearch cmdlet in an Exchange Server 2007 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2572010/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3: A journaling report remains in the submission queue when an email message is delivered successfully in an Exchange Server 2007 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2591655/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3: The PidLidClipEnd property of a recurring meeting request has an incorrect value in an Exchange Server 2007 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598980/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3: An Outlook Anywhere client loses connection when a GC server restarts in an Exchange Server 2007 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2616427/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3: Journal reports are expired or lost when the Microsoft Exchange Transport service is restarted in an Exchange Server 2007 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2617784/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3: Certain changes to address lists may not be updated in an Exchange Server 2007 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2626217/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3: The Exchange IMAP4 service may stop responding on an Exchange Server 2007 Client Access server when users access mailboxes that are hosted on Exchange Server 2003 servers

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2629790/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3: The update tracking information option does not work in an Exchange Server 2007 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2641312/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3: The reseed process is unsuccessful on the SCR passive node when the circular logging feature is enabled in an Exchange Server 2007 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2653334/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3: An Exchange Server 2007 Client Access server responds slowly or stops responding when users try to synchronize Exchange ActiveSync devices with their mailboxes

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2656040/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3: The "PidLidClipEnd" property of a no ending recurring meeting request is set to an incorrect value in an Exchange Server 2007 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2658613/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3: The Microsoft Exchange Information Store service may stop responding on an Exchange Server 2007 server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914533/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3: The scroll bar does not work in OWA when there are more than 22 all-day event calendar items in an Exchange Server 2007 user’s calendar

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976977/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Coexistence: How to extend the Active Directory schema for the Hierarchical Address Book (HAB) on an Exchange Server 2010 server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973788/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Enterprise: The Seniority Index feature in the Hierarchical Address Book does not work as expected in Exchange Server 2010

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2448288/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Standard: Exchange Server 2010 databases grow very large when the Calendar Snapshot feature is enabled

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2661071/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Standard: Error message when you try to install Exchange Server 2010 SP2: "AuthorizationManager check failed"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2668686/en-US

Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat client: Description of the update for the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat client: January, 2012

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2647089/en-US

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat client: The "Send an Instant Message" menu does not start Office Communicator on a terminal server in an Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Group Chat client

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2653953/en-US

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat server: Description of the cumulative update for Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat server: January, 2012

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2647090/en-US

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat server: The Channel service stops when a user signs in to a Group Chat client in Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2647095/en-US

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Standard Edition: Description of the cumulative update for Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Unified Communications Managed API 2.0 Core Redist 64-bit: January, 2012

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2647091/en-US

Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2: Description of the cumulative update package for Communicator 2007 R2: January 2012

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2647093/en-US

Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2: The file name and icon do not display when you send files in Office Communicator 2007 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2653950/en-US

Outlook

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003: Description of the Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter update: January 10, 2012

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597098/en-US

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003: Search Folders created in Outlook do not appear in Outlook Web Access

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/831400/en-US

Microsoft Outlook 2010: Outlook 2010: How to troubleshoot crashes in Outlook

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2632425/en-US

Microsoft Outlook 2010: An email message is stuck in the Microsoft Outlook 2010 Outbox.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2663435/en-US

Microsoft Outlook 2010: "Unsupported folder class" error when Outlook starts

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2668932/en-US

02/01/12--01:30: February–Technical Rollup Mail–Manageability (chan 2091311)

News

Premier

OpsVault — Operate and Optimize IT

http://www.opsvault.com

Microsoft Premier Support UK - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspremuk/

General

Steve Rachui's Manageability blog - ConfigMgr/OpsMgr - Site Home - MSDN Blogs

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/steverac/

System Center WebLog by Russ Slaten - Site Home - MSDN Blogs

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/rslaten/

The Manageability Guys - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/manageabilityguys/

Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/server-cloud/

Insufficient data from Andrew Fryer - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/andrew/

Configuration Manager & SMS

The Configuration Manager Support Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/configurationmgr/

The Deployment Guys - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/deploymentguys

System Center Configuration Manager Solutions - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mwiles/

Carlos Santiago's Manageability Blog - Configuration Manager - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/carlossantiago/

Michael Niehaus' Windows and Office deployment ramblings - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mniehaus/

Paul Thomsen at myITforum.com

http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/pthomsen/default.aspx

Jeff Gilbert's Web blog at myITforum.com

http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/jgilbert/default.aspx

Operations Manager & MOM

The System Center Operations Manager Support Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/operationsmgr/

Kevin Holman's System Center Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/kevinholman/

http://blogs.technet.com/b/jonathanalmquist/

http://blogs.technet.com/b/jonathanalmquist/

JIMMY HARPER'S OPERATIONS MANAGER BLOG - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/jimmyharper/

Emre's OpsMgr Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/emreguclu/

MPAuthor - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mpauthor/

Other

System Center Virtual Machine Manager - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/scvmm/

The Microsoft Application Virtualization Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/appv/

The Out Of Band Management Support Team blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/oob/

Tweets

Operations Manager & MOM

@OpsMgr

Tweets from the Ops manager team

@MPReleases

Notification of new Management Pack Releases as they happen.

@MS_SystemCenter

We are the System Center Support team. We support App-V, ConfigMgr, DPM, MED-V, Opalis, OpsMgr, Server App-V, Service Manager, SCE, SCVMM, WSUS and more.

@system_center

The folks at Microsoft who work on the System Center family of products and solutions.

Events/Webcasts

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 On-Demand Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42364#42364

Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) On-Demand Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42363

Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 On-Demand Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42365

Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 On-Demand Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42555

Microsoft System Center Overview On-Demand Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42366

If you have questions or feedback, contact us.

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032454027&culture=en-US

New KB's

Configuration Manager & SMS

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2: Some Asset Intelligence data is not synchronized correctly in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2630370/en-US

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2: Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 does not report SQL Server 2008 R2 in the "License 01D" report after you install SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2659258/en-US

Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003: SMS Primary Site processes discovery and inventory data very slowly

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816051/en-US

Operations Manager & MOM

Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2: How to detect and troubleshoot frequent configuration changes in Operations Manager 2007

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2603913/en-US

Other

Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2012: System Center 2012 Operations Manager incorrectly reports that a restricted System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager action completed successfully

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2665983/en-US

02/01/12--01:30: February–Technical Rollup Mail–SharePoint & Internet (chan 2091311)

News

SharePoint Technologies

None this month.

Premier

OpsVault — Operate and Optimize IT

http://www.opsvault.com/

Microsoft Premier Support UK - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspremuk/

Documents

SharePoint Technologies

None this month.

Downloads

SharePoint Technologies

None this month.

Microsoft Internet Information Server

IIS DownloadCENTER

This is your single source for finding Microsoft Internet Information Services tools, samples, extensions, filters and modules created by Microsoft and the IIS community.

http://www.iis.net/downloads

Events / Webcasts

SharePoint Technologies

None this month

New KB's

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

SharePoint does not distinguish between Single-Byte and Double-Byte user account names in Japanese

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2656984

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

Using PageParserPath directive can cause performance problems

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2659203

SharePoint Designer 2007

SharePoint: Performance problems Using Data Form Web Parts on Publishing pages

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2656655

SharePoint Server Foundation 2010

SharePoint 2010: Multiple upload fails with 404 File not found error using Office 2007

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2659024

SharePoint 2010: Users cannot login to SharePoint site due to mismatch in the Custom Membership Provider value

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2653811

SharePoint Server 2010

SharePoint 2010: "Check names" results in "Item cannot be more than 256 characters"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2654222

SharePoint Designer 2010

None this month

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The TRM blog can be found here http://blogs.technet.com/trm/

Security

News

At 10-Year Milestone, Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Initiative More Important than Ever
Today, with more than two billion people on the Internet, computing has become part of the fabric of our everyday lives. As the landscape continues to change, the 10-year milestone of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative provides an opportunity to reflect on the past and prepare for the future. Learn about the history of the initiative and read how Microsoft has reaffirmed its commitment to Trustworthy Computing for the next decade.

The Threat Landscape in India: More Active Than First Thought
The threat landscape in India has turned out to be more active than initially suspected. India has had a relatively low malware infection rate for some time, which seemed subdued for a region that has such a large high tech industry. But with the new data we recently released in Volume 11 of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, the plot thickens.

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for January, 2012

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-jan

Security Bulletin Overview for January 2012

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) Blog Post http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9683067

Windows Media Video (WMV) http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9683068

Windows Media Audio (WMA) http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9683069

iPod Video (MP4) http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9683070

MP3 Audio http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9683071

High Quality WMV (2.5 Mbps) http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9683072

Zune Video (WMV) http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9683073

Microsoft Product Lifecycle Information

Find information about your particular products on the Microsoft Product Lifecycle Web site http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9669804

See a List of Supported Service Packs http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9669805

Microsoft provides free software updates for security and nonsecurity issues for all supported service packs.

Follow the Microsoft Security Response team on Twitter http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9739346 @MSFTSecResponse for the latest information on the threat landscape.

Forefront TMG and ISA Server

Forefront Security TechCenter

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/forefront/default.aspx

Please note that if you have feedback on documentation or wish to request new documents - email isadocs@microsoft.com

Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 homepage

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/forefront/ee807302.aspx

Forefront TMG (ISA Server) Product Team Blog

The ISA Server Product Team Blog (http://blogs.technet.com/isablog/) is updated on a regular basis. Latest entries include:

TMG SP2 Rollup 1 available

http://blogs.technet.com/b/isablog/archive/2012/01/12/tmg-sp2-rollup-1-available.aspx

Forefront Unified Access Gateway & Intelligent Application Gateway 2007

Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 Technical Resources

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/forefront/edgesecurity/ee907407.aspx

For comments, feedback, and requests, contact the Forefront UAG User Assistance team at uagdocs@microsoft.com.

Forefront Unified Access Gateway Product Team Blog

The UAG Product Team Blog (http://blogs.technet.com/edgeaccessblog) is updated on a regular basis. Latest entries include:

The UAG DirectAccess Web Monitor shows “Network Security” as Not Healthy

http://blogs.technet.com/b/edgeaccessblog/archive/2011/12/15/the-uag-directaccess-web-monitor-shows-network-security-as-not-healthy.aspx

DirectAccess Connectivity Assistant polling interval

http://blogs.technet.com/b/edgeaccessblog/archive/2011/12/20/directaccess-connectivity-assistant-polling-interval.aspx

Forefront Edge on the Wiki

The home of community-generated content about Microsoft technologies — that anyone can edit! Read the latest wiki articles about TMG and UAG.

TMG - http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/tags/tmg/default.aspx

UAG - http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/tags/UAG/default.aspx

Downloads

Rollup 1 for Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) 2010 Service Pack 2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2649961

Rollup 1 for Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) 2010 Service Pack 1 Update 1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2647899

New KB’s

Forefront TMG 2010

Rollup 1 for Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) 2010 Service Pack 2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2649961

FIX: A client may be unsuccessful in accessing a Java SSO application published to the web in a Threat Management Gateway 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2654016

FIX: You receive an "Error: Subreport could not be shown" error message in the User Activity or Site Activity report in a Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2653703

FIX: UDP packets may become backlogged when you increase the "Maximum concurrent UDP sessions per IP address" setting in a Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2654585

FIX: Threat Management Gateway 2010 administrators may be unable to generate reports

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2624178

FIX: Both sides of a TCP connection are closed when the client or remote application half-closes the TCP connection in a Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2636183

FIX: Summary information for the Top Overridden URLs table and for the Top Rule Override Users table display incorrect information in a Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2653669

Forefront TMG 2010 enables L2TP site-to-site connections in RRAS

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2617060

FIX: Japanese characters in the subject line of an Alert email message are not readable in the Japanese version of Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2655951

FIX: "The Web Listener is not configured to use SSL" warning message may occur when you configure a Web Listener to use a valid SSL certificate in a Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2654068

FIX: You receive a "Bad Request" error message when you try to access Outlook Web App in a Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 environment when you use RSA SecurID authentication delegation

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2654193

FIX: String comparison may become case-sensitive when you publish a website by using Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2654074

FIX: The Forefront Threat Management Gateway Firewall service (Wspsrv.exe) may crash frequently for a published website secured by SSL after you install Service Pack 2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2658903

Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 services do not start as expected when the FTMG 2010 servers are in a workgroup array

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2659700

Windows activation fails if you are using a KMS server, and Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 or Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 is installed

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2666994

Forefront UAG 2010

Rollup 1 for Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) 2010 Service Pack 1 Update 1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2647899

FIX: Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 incorrectly notifies users that their password expires 2 days later than the actual expiration date

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2653898

FIX: You receive a notification that hotfix 977342 is missing when you run the Direct Access Configuration Wizard on a Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 server that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2655667

FIX: The system may stop responding when you start a tunneled Java application on a 64-bit client after you apply Service Pack 1 Rollup 1 for Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2655669

FIX: The window title of a webpage is incorrect when you publish a SharePoint site by using UAG 2010

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2655670

FIX: "You do not have permission to view this folder or page" error when you try to access a web application published by UAG 2010 SP1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2652712

FIX: Cookie names pass through host address translation when the cookie domain attribute is the same domain as the portal public host name

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2654055

FIX: "HTTP 503" errors may occur when you publish AD FS 2.0 servers by using Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2655027

FIX: Error message occurs when you try to change your password in a Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 environment: "The URL contains an invalid path"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2655012

FIX: "The value of 'Attribute Type' must be bigger than 0 and must not exceed 255" error message when you try to configure a RADIUS repository through Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2654990

FIX: You cannot start a UAG SP1 Update 1 array configuration that contains an HTTP to HTTPS redirection trunk

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2655671

FIX: Intermittent crashes may occur for the w3wp.exe process on a server that is running in a Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 array

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2655008

FIX: DefaultAppPool may crash when you try to install Forefront UAG Service Pack 1 Update 1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2655007

FIX: Form-based SSO logon fails after you install Forefront Unified Access Gateway Service Pack 1 Update 1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2655088

Documents

Patch Management on Business-Critical Servers
By Dan Griffin, Microsoft MVP - Enterprise Security and Tom Jones, Software Architect, JW Secure
Software system security has come to depend on customer information technology (IT) organizations closely monitoring patches for vulnerabilities, and on the ability of those organizations to test and deploy the patches before they can be exploited. Discover best practices that can help you better manage and deploy patches, avoid downtime, and extend operating time without reboots.

Microsoft Security Update Guide, Second Edition
Designed to help IT professionals manage organizational risk and develop a repeatable, effective deployment mechanism for security updates, the Microsoft Security Update Guide offers a convenient glossary of terms, an overview of the Microsoft Security Bulletin process, and a stage-by-stage review of Microsoft Security Updates This second edition includes additional content describing how Microsoft tests security updates before they are released, revised advice and guidance on testing updates in your own environment, and an expanded and updated resources section.

Getting Started with Microsoft Security Compliance Manager (SCM)
Security Compliance Manager is a free tool from the Microsoft that enables you to quickly configure and manage your desktops, traditional datacenters, and private cloud using Group Policy and System Center Configuration Manager. Download SCM and learn how to use it today with helpful resources like our technical overview, answers to frequently asked questions, and baseline download help.

Virtual Machine Servicing Tool (VMST) 3.0
Familiarize yourself with this free downloadable tool that can help you reduce IT costs by making it easier to update offline virtual machines, templates, and virtual hard disks with the latest operating system and application patches--without introducing vulnerabilities into your IT infrastructure.

Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Troubleshooting Survival Guide
While troubleshooting a technology such as WSUS, you need to identify where the issue is located (client or server) in order to correctly collect and analyze the data you need to properly troubleshoot an issue. This TechNet Wiki article offers a troubleshooting framework for WSUS and a place for you to share your own troubleshooting scenarios and techniques for WSUS with the community.

Secure Credential Storage
What's the most secure way to store a secret? Read this Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) blog post for the answer.

Events/Webcasts

Security Webcast Calendar

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=37910

Find security webcasts listed in an easy-to-use calendar format.

Upcoming Security Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/security/upcoming.mspx

On-Demand Security Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/security/ondemand.mspx

Visit TechNet Spotlight: www.microsoft.com/technetspotlight

Video on Demand, Video Downloads, PowerPoint Presentations, Audio and more

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News

SharePoint Technologies

Revised Resource Centre: Upgrade and Migration for SharePoint Server 2010

You can upgrade your servers or server farm from a previous version of the SharePoint to a new version or you can migrate content into a new SharePoint environment. This page helps you plan and prepare for upgrade as well as perform the upgrade process.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/ee517214.aspx

SharePoint Online: Service Update

The second update to SharePoint Online (SPO) since the launch of Office 365 (O365) is beginning to roll out worldwide. Here you’ll find information about the new features that will be available as part of this service update.

http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blog/Pages/BlogPost.aspx?pID=1004

PDF Files in SharePoint Online

We are pleased to announce that we worked with Adobe to improve access to PDF files. You can now open PDF files directly in Adobe Reader – and the PDF file will remain connected to SharePoint Online. You can also edit and save your changes to SharePoint Online from the desktop.

http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blog/Pages/BlogPost.aspx?pID=1005

Vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2663841) - Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-011

This security update resolves three privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft SharePoint Foundation. These vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege or information disclosure if a user clicked a specially crafted URL. This security update is rated Important for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2010 and Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-011

Premier

OpsVault — Operate and Optimize IT

http://www.opsvault.com/

Microsoft Premier Support UK - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspremuk/

Documents

SharePoint Technologies

Connecting SharePoint 2010 to Line-of-Business Systems to Deliver Business-Critical Solutions

Isolated information and processes can limit business performance and consume IT resources. This white paper discusses how enterprise architects can use SharePoint Server 2010 to connect users to business data that currently resides in disparate systems, allowing solutions that streamline processes and result in better, faster decisions.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28812

Downloads

SharePoint Technologies

February 2012 CU for SharePoint 2007 has been released

The latest update for SharePoint 2007 is now available to download.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/stefan_gossner/archive/2012/02/29/february-2012-cu-for-sharepoint-2007-has-been-released.aspx

Microsoft Internet Information Server

IIS DownloadCENTER

This is your single source for finding Microsoft Internet Information Services tools, samples, extensions, filters and modules created by Microsoft and the IIS community.

http://www.iis.net/downloads

Events / Webcasts

SharePoint Technologies

SharePoint Sideshow on Channel 9

This webcast series has been around a while but it’s always good to call out interesting training opportunities.

http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/SharePointSideshow

New KB's

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

None this month

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

SharePoint 2007: 'Save site as Template' option fails with an 'Out of memory' exception

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2672009

SharePoint Designer 2007

None this month

SharePoint Server Foundation 2010

SharePoint 2010: All servers in the farm should be in the same time zone

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2655727

Feature definition files for features installed within a SharePoint Farm cannot be found

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2671721

SharePoint Server 2010

SharePoint 2010: Content deployment fails with SPInvalidPropertyException

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2671324

MS12-011: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint could allow elevation of privilege: February 14, 2012

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2663841

MS12-011: Description of the security update for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2010 and SharePoint Foundation 2010: February 14, 2012

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553413

MS12-011: Description of the security update for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2010: February 14, 2012

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597124

SharePoint Designer 2010

None this month

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News

Do we have the tools we need to navigate the New World of Data?

http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2012/02/28/do-we-have-the-tools-we-need-to-navigate-the-new-world-of-data.aspx

Big Data for Everyone: Using Microsoft’s Familiar BI Tools with Hadoop

http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2012/02/24/big-data-for-everyone-using-microsoft-s-familiar-bi-tools-with-hadoop.aspx

Big Data, Hadoop and StreamInsight™

http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2012/02/22/big-data-hadoop-and-streaminsight.aspx

Guest Post from EMC: Microsoft SQL Server 2012 & EMC VMAXe; A Perfect Match

http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2012/02/22/guest-post-from-emc-microsoft-sql-2012-amp-emc-vmaxe-a-perfect-match.aspx

Other

http://blogs.technet.com/trm/default.aspx

Events

Strata Conference

http://strataconf.com/strata2012

Full Event List

http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/community/events.aspx

Documents

SQL Server 2012 Potential Game Changer

http://download.microsoft.com/download/D/A/E/DAE18CF3-F15E-4670-A81D-EF277440F9EC/IDC_White_Paper_Microsoft_SQL_Server_2012_Potential_Game_Changer_January2012.pdf

SQL Server 2012 Data Sheet

http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/6/C/36C733CA-394B-4C44-A83C-945600644B0A/SQL_Server_2012_Overview_Feb2012.pdf

New KB Articles

SQL Server 2000

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition

PSSDIAG data collection utility

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830232

SQL Server 2005

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition

Error message when you connect to an instance of SQL Server: "Cannot open user default database"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307864

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News

Download Windows Server "8" Beta

The next release of Windows Server, Windows Server "8", offers businesses and hosting providers a scalable, dynamic, and multitenant-aware, cloud-optimized infrastructure. It securely connects across premises and allows IT Professionals to respond to business needs faster and more efficiently. Windows Server:

· Takes you beyond virtualization

· Delivers the power of many servers with the simplicity of one

· Opens the door to every app on any cloud

· Enables the modern workstyle

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh670538

Windows 8 Consumer Preview

It's Windows reimagined and reinvented from a solid core of Windows 7 speed and reliability. It's an all-new touch interface. It's a new Windows for new devices. And it's your chance to be one of the first to try it out.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/iso?ocid=W_OFF_W8P_TechCenter_ISO_EN-US

Microsoft Visual Studio 11 Express Beta for Windows 8

Microsoft Visual Studio 11 Express Beta for Windows 8 provides the core tools that are required to build compelling, innovative Windows Metro style apps.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28974

Windows Server “8” Beta Understand and Troubleshoot Guides

The Windows Server “8” Beta Understand and Troubleshoot Guides (UTG) help IT administrators and architects develop awareness of key technical concepts, functionality, and troubleshooting techniques. This understanding enables a successful early adoption experience during the product evaluation phase.

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/7532.understand-and-troubleshoot-windows-server.aspx

Windows Virtualization Team Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization

The World Simplified is a Virtual World

http://blogs.technet.com/virtualworld

The App-V Product Team Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/appv

The Official MDOP Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/mdop

Ask the Directory Services Team

http://blogs.technet.com/askds

Ask the Performance Team

http://blogs.technet.com/askperf

Microsoft Enterprise Networking Team

http://blogs.technet.com/networking

Ask the Core Team

http://blogs.technet.com/askcore

Ntdebugging Blog

http://blogs.msdn.com/ntdebugging

The Hot Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/hot

TRM

http://blogs.technet.com/trm/default.aspx

Downloads

Windows Server “8” Beta Understand and Troubleshoot Guides

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/7532.understand-and-troubleshoot-windows-server.aspx

Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate ADDS Simplified Administration in Windows Server "8" Beta

This Microsoft Test Lab Guide (TLG) introduces Active Directory Domain Services Simplified Administration and provides step-by-step demonstration of new AD DS Administration features in Windows Server "8" Beta

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29025

Understand and Troubleshoot Virtualized Domain Controller (VDC) in Windows Server "8" Beta

The Understand and Troubleshoot Windows Server "8" Beta Guides support you in developing awareness of key technical concepts, architecture, functionality, and troubleshooting...

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29001

Understand and Troubleshoot AD DS Simplified Administration in Windows Server "8" Beta

This Understand and Troubleshoot Guide (UTG) enables you to learn technical concepts, functionality, and troubleshooting methods for AD DS Simplified Administration in Windows Server “8” Beta.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29019

Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 8 Consumer Preview enables IT administrators to manage roles and features that are installed on computers that are running Windows Server "8" Beta from a remote computer that is running Windows 8 Consumer Preview.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28972

Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows® 8 Consumer Preview

The Windows® Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK) is a collection of tools and documentation that you can use to customize, assess, and deploy Windows operating systems to new computers. You can install the...

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28997

Test Lab Guide: Base Test Lab Guide for Windows Server "8" Beta

This Microsoft Test Lab Guide (TLG) provides you with step-by-step instructions to create the Windows Base Configuration test lab, using computers running Windows 8 Consumer Preview or Windows Server “8” Beta.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29010

Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate DirectAccess Single Server Setup with Mixed IPv4 and IPv6 in Windows Server "8" Beta

This paper contains an introduction to Unified Remote Access and step-by-step instructions for extending the Windows Server "8" Beta Base Configuration test lab to demonstrate DirectAccess deployment in a single server deployment with a mixed environment of IPv4 and IPv6,

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29031

Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server "8" Beta

This paper contains an introduction to Windows Server "8" Beta Remote Desktop Services Desktop Virtualization and step-by-step instructions for extending the Windows Server "8" Beta Test Lab Guide Base Configuration to demonstrate Remote...

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29011

Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate Windows Server "8" Beta Print and Document Services

Introduction to Windows Server "8" Beta Printing

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29021

Test Lab Guide: Demonstrating DHCP Failover in Windows Server "8" Beta

This paper contains an introduction to Windows Server "8" Beta DHCP Failover, and step-by-step instructions for extending the Windows Server "8" Beta Base Configuration test lab to demonstrate DHCP Failover setup.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29017

Windows Server App Certification Kit (SCK) beta

The Windows Server Application Certification Program has released this beta toolkit to validate your software's compatibility with Windows Server "8" beta.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28960

Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate IP Address Management (IPAM) in Windows Server "8" Beta

This paper contains an introduction to Windows Server "8" Beta IP Address Management (IPAM), and step-by-step instructions for extending the Windows Server "8" Beta Base Configuration test lab to demonstrate IPAM setup.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29020

Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate High Availability Printing in Windows Server "8" Beta

This paper contains an introduction to Windows Server "8" Beta Printing and step-by-step instructions for extending the Test Lab Guide Base Configuration to demonstrate High Availability Printing.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29026

Understand and Troubleshoot Printing in Windows Server "8" Beta

This Understand and Troubleshoot Guide (UTG) enables you to learn technical concepts, functionality, and troubleshooting methods for Printing in Windows Server “8” Beta.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29003

Understand and Troubleshoot Remote Access in Windows Server "8" Beta

This Understand and Troubleshoot Guide (UTG) enables you to learn technical concepts, functionality, and troubleshooting methods for Remote Access in Windows Server "8" Beta.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29004

Understand and Troubleshoot DHCP Failover in Windows Server "8" Beta

This Understand and Troubleshoot Guide (UTG) enables you to learn technical concepts, functionality, and troubleshooting methods for DHCP Failover in Windows Server “8” Beta.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29008

Understand and Troubleshoot BitLocker in Windows Server "8" Beta

This Understand and Troubleshoot Guide (UTG) enables you to learn technical concepts, functionality, and troubleshooting methods for BitLocker in Windows Server “8” Beta.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29032

Understand and Troubleshoot Printing in Windows Server "8" Beta

This Understand and Troubleshoot Guide (UTG) enables you to learn technical concepts, functionality, and troubleshooting methods for Printing in Windows Server “8” Beta.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29003

Understand and Troubleshoot Storage Spaces in Windows Server "8" Beta

This Understanding and Troubleshooting Guide (UTG) enables you to learn technical concepts, functionality, and troubleshooting methods for Storage Spaces in Windows Server “8” Beta.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29002

Understand and Troubleshoot Activation Technologies in Windows Server "8" Beta

This Understand and Troubleshoot Guide (UTG) enables you to learn technical concepts, functionality, and troubleshooting methods for Activation Technologies in Windows Server “8” Beta

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29014

Understand and Troubleshoot DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) in Windows Server "8" Beta

This Understand and Troubleshoot Guide (UTG) enables you to learn technical concepts, functionality, and troubleshooting methods for DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) in Windows Server “8” Beta.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29018

Understand and Troubleshoot Scale-out File Servers in Windows Server "8" Beta

This Understanding and Troubleshooting Guide (UTG) enables you to learn technical concepts, functionality, and troubleshooting methods for Scale-Out File Servers in Windows Server “8” Beta.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29009

Understand and Troubleshoot IP Address Management (IPAM) in Windows Server "8" Beta

This Understand and Troubleshoot Guide (UTG) enables you to learn technical concepts, functionality, and troubleshooting methods for IP Address Management (IPAM) in Windows Server “8” Beta.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29012

Understand and Troubleshoot Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server "8" Beta

This Understand and Troubleshoot Guide (UTG) enables you to learn technical concepts, functionality, and troubleshooting methods for Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server “8” Beta.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29006

Understand and Troubleshoot Dynamic Access Control in Windows Server "8" Beta

This Understand and Troubleshoot Guide (UTG) enables you to learn technical concepts, functionality, and troubleshooting methods for Dynamic Access Control in Windows Server “8” Beta.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29023

Understand and Troubleshoot Remote Desktop Services Desktop Virtualization in Windows Server "8" Beta

This Understand and Troubleshoot Guide (UTG) enables you to learn technical concepts, functionality, and troubleshooting methods for Remote Desktop Services Desktop Virtualization in Windows Server “8” Beta.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29022

Requirements for Windows Server App Certification Program

The Windows Server Application Certification Program has released the finalized requirements to validate your software's compatibility with Windows Server "8" beta.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28961

Understand and Troubleshoot High Availability Printing in Windows Server "8" Beta

This Understand and Troubleshoot Guide (UTG) enables you to learn technical concepts, functionality, and troubleshooting methods for High Availability Printing in Windows Server “8” Beta.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29013

Understand and Troubleshoot Hyper-V Replica in Windows Server "8" Beta

This Understanding and Troubleshooting Guide (UTG) enables you to learn technical concepts, functionality, and troubleshooting methods for Hyper-V Replica in Windows Server “8” Beta.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29016

Understand and Troubleshoot Cluster-Aware Updating_(CAU) in Windows Server "8" Beta

This Understanding and Troubleshooting Guide (UTG) enables you to learn technical concepts, functionality, and troubleshooting methods for Cluster-Aware Updating in Windows Server “8” Beta.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29015

Understand and Troubleshoot Microsoft Online Backup Service in Windows Server "8" Beta

This Understand and Troubleshoot Guide (UTG) enables you to learn technical concepts, functionality, and troubleshooting methods for Microsoft Online Backup Service in Windows Server “8” Beta.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29005

Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 Planning Guide

Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 Planning Guide provides assistance in preparing to purchase and deploy the solution into your environment and considerations that need to be made.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=18482

Microsoft Visual Studio 11 Express Beta for Windows 8

Microsoft Visual Studio 11 Express Beta for Windows 8 provides the core tools that are required to build compelling, innovative Windows Metro style apps.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28974

Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 Deployment Guide

Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 Deployment Guide provides assistance in deploying the solution into your environment and considerations that need to be made

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=8290

Events/Webcasts

Microsoft Events:

Full list can be found at: http://www.microsoft.com/events/default.mspx

Interactive Webcast Calendar

http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/calendar/monthview.aspx

Monthly Archived Webcasts:

http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/library/default.mspx

TechNet Webcast: Windows Intune and Modernizing Your Desktop Strategy

Event ID: 1032507564

Language(s): English.

Date and Time: March 19^th 10:00am

Product(s): Windows Intune.

Audience(s): IT Decision Maker and IT Generalist.

Are you still running on Windows XP? Are you looking for guidance about how to embrace the cloud, getting the most out of virtualization, and better understanding the consumerization of IT (CoIT)? Are you spending more time on managing your management environment than you would like to? Join our webcast to hear us discuss the capabilities that address the most scenarios for creating or tweaking your desktop strategy to truly create a flexible work style for your organization

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventId=1032507564

New KB's

A delay of 2 minutes may occur when starting Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2674705

Known issues and limitations when using virtualized Office 2010 applications on App-V 4.6 and App-V 4.5 SP2 clients

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2481474

The computer stops responding when you use a WDDM driver in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2617202

A robocopy command updates DACLs incorrectly in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2639043

Error code: 0x8007042c "Windows firewall cannot change some of your settings" when you try to turn on your Windows Firewall

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2530126

WinSAT test fails in Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2619497

MS11-098: Vulnerability in Windows Kernel could allow elevation of privilege: December 13, 2011

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633171

How do I remove Internet Explorer 8 from Windows as a troubleshooting step?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700

Webpages may appear garbled or distorted and the colors may be displayed incorrectly in Internet Explorer 9

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2396576

How to reinstall or repair Internet Explorer in Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318378

How to Delete the Contents of the Temporary Internet Files Folder

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260897

Windows Server 2008 R2 evaluation version

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2021579

The badPwdCount attribute is not reset to 0 on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based or Windows Server 2008-based PDC when the reset request is sent from an RODC

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2641192

A compliant NAP client is denied full network access by an NAP health policy server that is running Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2411053

"error -1101" when you use the Ntdsutil.exe utility to check an AD DS database's integrity in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2644042

Available Updates for Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2601888

Recommended hotfixes and updates for Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Failover Clusters

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2545685

Troubleshooting Active Directory operations that fail with error 1753: There are no more endpoints available from the endpoint mapper.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2089874

Troubleshooting Active Directory operations that fail with error 1722: The RPC server is unavailable

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2102154

Troubleshooting Active Directory operations that fail with error 8452: "The naming context is in the process of being removed or is not replicated from the specified server."

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2023704

Windows Management Framework (Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929

How to modify the TCP/IP maximum retransmission timeout

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/170359

You cannot change the time and date if the time zone is set to Samoa (UTC+13:00) and KB 2657025 is installed in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2660075

How to troubleshoot problems when you install Service Pack 1 for Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2527001

How to change the language on videos with dual audio in Windows Media Player

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2426851

Error 0x800CCC33 when you synchronize Hotmail with Outlook

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2509979

Basics about videos and video codecs in Windows Media Player

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2395168

Playing YouTube videos in Windows Media Player or Internet Explorer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2395326

How to display full-screen games in Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2419327

Problems about saved passwords in Internet Explorer 8

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2500386

How to convert a basic disk to a dynamic disk in Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2486464

You cannot log on to a domain that uses a disjoint namespace in Windows 7 SP1 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2659158

WinRM does not transfer impersonation tokens correctly in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2659071

Selected subfolder is highlighted unexpectedly when you select the parent folder in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2653385

Audio file sounds distorted after you convert the sample rate in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2653312

Slow performance when you burn a CD-RW disc by using the ISO9660-Joliet format in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2652553

Auto-enrollment process for computer certificates fails on a client computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633205

You cannot select fields in Access 2010 after you open a .zip file in an OLE Objects field on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2636056

Event 1073 is logged after you cancel the logoff process in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2627489

"An unexpected network error occurred" error message when you try to browse a DFS folder in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2649905

Windows Media Player 12 does not play some AVI files that were created by a third-party and that include an AVI super index chunk correctly in Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2653030

Computer crashes when Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 cancels a pending task and a popup message is received in CSRSS

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2661672

Explorer.exe process crashes when you close the Display Settings dialog box in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2661641

"Do not turn off system power after a Windows system shutdown has occurred" Group Policy setting does not work in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2660114

Error 0x80070057 when you format a hard disk drive to install Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2476568

Network adapter responds to ARP or NS requests for incorrect IP addresses in Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2655087

MS12-013: Vulnerability in C Run-Time Library could allow remote code execution: February 14, 2012

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2654428

MS12-009: Vulnerabilities in Ancillary Function driver could allow elevation of privilege: February 14, 2012

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2645640

MS12-008: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode drivers could allow remote code execution: February 14, 2012

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2660465

An ADO-based application that is compiled in Windows 7 SP1 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 does not run in earlier versions of Windows

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2640696

Update for 2011 calendar history in Windows operating systems

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2657025

The removal of an update takes longer than expected in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2663352

Computer crashes when you use Driver Verifier to monitor Storport.sys if you disable the HBA in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2654363

You have to wait more than two minutes before you can access mapped drives when you wake a Windows 7-based computer from sleep

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2663418

SCW stops configuring services if it encounters an "Access denied" error in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2664446

"0x000000C4" Stop error when you enable Driver Verifier in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2661796

Error: “Explorer.exe - Unable To Locate Component This application has failed to start because iertutil.dll was not found"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2676742

Error message when you use Internet Explorer 9 to browse a webpage that uses the dialogArguments property for the showModalDialog method: "Permission denied"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2658489

MS12-010: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer: February 14, 2012

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2647516

How to use Compatibility View in Internet Explorer 9

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2536204

Most important Internet Explorer 9 keyboard shortcuts

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2525576

Internet Explorer 9 - Show the menu bar and disable the Skype toolbar

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2552163

How to change the user interface of Internet Explorer 9 to your desired language

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2528543

Resync LUNs can leave LUNs in an Offline state.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2668865

"Access is denied" error message when you try to copy files from a UNIX-based NFS client to a Windows Server 2008-based NFS server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2655870

"0x0000001E" Stop error on a computer that is running an x64-based version of Windows Vista SP2 or an x64-based version of Windows Server 2008 SP2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2655104

A TIFF file that is created by using the fax printer is not sent correctly in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2663607

Group Policy Preferences stops responding when you try to configure printers that use third-party drivers in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2656908

"The system cannot find the file specified" error message when you print a document on a Windows Server 2008-based terminal server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2656827

"System cryptography: Use FIPS compliant algorithms for encryption, hashing, and signing" security setting effects in Windows XP and in later versions of Windows

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811833

"Input Capture Window" shows on local desktop when you start Windows Remote Assistance as a RemoteApp

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2674002

"0x00000027" Stop error when you access a shared network resource that is hosted on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2624677

Bandwidth throttling reverts to the default settings after a Group Policy is updated in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2659493

The whole backup operation fails if one out of several virtual machines on a Hyper-V server cannot be backed up in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2661530

"The system cannot find the file specified" error message when you print a document on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based terminal server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2646168

You cannot view or manage outgoing faxes in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2644491

CSV LUNs fail if you use a VSS hardware provider to back up virtual machines on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based cluster

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2637197

IP packets are not routed through a Windows Server 2008 R2–based LAN router in a VLAN environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2661010

Intermittent High CPU and Increased Disk I/O with SPOOLSV.EXE When Mapping TS User Session Printers on Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2666508

Long logon time when you establish an RD session to a Windows Server 2008 R2-based RD Session Host server if Printer Redirection is enabled

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2655998

Memory dump file is generated very slowly on a Hyper-V virtual machine that uses Dynamic Memory when the Maximum RAM setting is over 4 GB in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2587660

MPIO does not remove a disk that is on a failed path in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2661794

"Please wait for Local Session Manager" message remains for several minutes when you disconnect from a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 during the logon process

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2661001

MS12-012: Vulnerability in Color Control Panel could allow remote code execution: February 14, 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2643719

NDES does not submit certificate requests after the enterprise CA is restarted in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633200

Ldifde.exe crashes if the data of a directory object contains "%20" in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2656946

Printer redirection is not applied to client computers that connect to a Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1-based Terminal Services server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2662585

You cannot enable the BitLocker Drive Encryption feature on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2652246

An update is available that enables you to receive messages by using a mismatched DNS CNAME alias in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2665875

Notifications do not appear in the notification area and the View Available Networks feature does not work in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2664055

Return codes that are used by the Robocopy utility in Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954404

How to use Windows Easy Transfer to migrate files and settings from one Windows-based computer to another Windows Vista-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928634

Computer stops responding when you run an application that uses the Windows Filtering Platform API in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2664888

Variable %userdomain% roaming profile path is not resolved correctly in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2664408

Slow network file transfer if KB 2251177 is installed on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2665803

System power state is changed after you run the "sysprep /generalize" command more than two times in Windows Vista SP2 or in Windows Server 2008 SP2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2655388

"Stop error code 0x00000074 (BAD_SYSTEM_CONFIG_INFO)" error message when you start your computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326679

A "Stop error code 0x0000007B (INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE)" error occurs after using Riprep with an ALI chipset

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325041

"Stop error code 0x000000EA (THREAD_STUCK_IN_DEVICE_DRIVER)" error message when you run video-intensive programs

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314215

"Stop error code 0x0000001E" error message during Windows Setup

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314451

0x0000009F Stop error in Windows 7 during sleep operation

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2677930

How to diagnose Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 performance issues

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2669922

How to troubleshoot installing Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2671783

How to diagnose Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 printing problems

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2671787

Some USB devices are not available via RemoteFX USB redirection

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2653326

RDS Clustered Broker Service may meet database error on a Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2678755

TPM Event Error 13 may be logged on Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2679102

How to troubleshoot USB device problems that may occur after a PC that is running Windows 7 or Windows Vista resume from sleep or from hibernation

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953367

03/05/12--13:37: March–Technical Rollup Mail–Security (chan 2091311)

News

Security Compliance Manager 2.5 Beta Now Available for Download
Quickly configure and manage desktops and your private cloud using Group Policy and System Center Configuration Manager. SCM 2.5 offers long-awaited new product baselines for Exchange Server as well as updated baselines for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1), Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), Microsoft Office 2010 SP1, and Internet Explorer 8.

Phishing Financial Institutions and Social Networks
Learn how Microsoft tracks phishing sites and phishing impressions, who phishers are targeting, the global distribution of phishing sites, and how to defend against phishing attacks.

Financial Services Industry Publishes Software Assurance Framework
As noted in Tim's introduction to this month's newsletter, BITS, the technology policy division of The Financial Services Roundtable, has announced the release of its Software Assurance Framework. The framework documents the importance of secure development and provides guidelines that financial services organizations can use to implement these practices more fully. The framework is rooted in education, integration of security in design using standards and threat modeling, best practices for coding, focused and comprehensive testing and followed with important implementation and response practices.

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for Feb, 2012

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-feb

Security Bulletin Overview for Feb 2012

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) Blog Post http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9683067

Windows Media Video (WMV) http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9683068

Windows Media Audio (WMA) http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9683069

iPod Video (MP4) http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9683070

MP3 Audio http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9683071

High Quality WMV (2.5 Mbps) http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9683072

Zune Video (WMV) http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9683073

Microsoft Product Lifecycle Information

Find information about your particular products on the Microsoft Product Lifecycle Web site http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9669804

See a List of Supported Service Packs http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9669805

Microsoft provides free software updates for security and nonsecurity issues for all supported service packs.

Follow the Microsoft Security Response team on Twitter http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9739346 @MSFTSecResponse for the latest information on the threat landscape.

Forefront TMG and ISA Server

Forefront Security TechCenter

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/forefront/default.aspx

Please note that if you have feedback on documentation or wish to request new documents - email isadocs@microsoft.com

Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 homepage

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/forefront/ee807302.aspx

Forefront TMG (ISA Server) Product Team Blog

The ISA Server Product Team Blog (http://blogs.technet.com/isablog/) is updated on a regular basis. Latest entries include:

Blank User Activity Report if domain or username contains accented characters

http://blogs.technet.com/b/isablog/archive/2012/01/30/blank-user-activity-report-if-domain-or-username-contains-accented-characters.aspx

Rock around the Remote Access Service

http://blogs.technet.com/b/isablog/archive/2012/02/06/rock-around-the-remote-access-service.aspx

Forefront Unified Access Gateway & Intelligent Application Gateway 2007

Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 Technical Resources

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/forefront/edgesecurity/ee907407.aspx

For comments, feedback, and requests, contact the Forefront UAG User Assistance team at uagdocs@microsoft.com.

Forefront Unified Access Gateway Product Team Blog

The UAG Product Team Blog (http://blogs.technet.com/edgeaccessblog) is updated on a regular basis. Latest entries include:

The UAG DirectAccess Web Monitor shows “Network Security” as Not Healthy

http://blogs.technet.com/b/edgeaccessblog/archive/2011/12/15/the-uag-directaccess-web-monitor-shows-network-security-as-not-healthy.aspx

DirectAccess Connectivity Assistant polling interval

http://blogs.technet.com/b/edgeaccessblog/archive/2011/12/20/directaccess-connectivity-assistant-polling-interval.aspx

Forefront Edge on the Wiki

The home of community-generated content about Microsoft technologies — that anyone can edit! Read the latest wiki articles about TMG and UAG.

TMG - http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/tags/tmg/default.aspx. The latest entry includes:

Test Lab Guides

Test lab guides (TLGs) allow you to get valuable hands-on experience with new products and technologies using a pre-defined and tested methodology that results in a working configuration.

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/1262.test-lab-guides.aspx

UAG - http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/tags/UAG/default.aspx

Downloads

Rollup 1 for Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) 2010 Service Pack 2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2649961

Rollup 1 for Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) 2010 Service Pack 1 Update 1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2647899

Documents

Security Tip of the Month: Threat Modeling and Agile Development Practices
By Dan Griffin, Microsoft MVP - Enterprise Security and Tom Jones, Software Architect, JW Secure
Just because an application needs to be developed rapidly, doesn't mean that you can't develop that application with privacy and security in mind. This article examines how to effectively perform threat modeling for projects that demand rapid development processes.

Simplified Implementation of the Microsoft SDL
Get started with the SDL by downloading this guide, which illustrates the core concepts of the Microsoft SDL and discusses the individual security activities that should be performed in order to follow the SDL process.

Web App Security with the Microsoft Simplified SDL
Get a brief overview of common threat considerations for Web application development and deployment then find out how you can leverage the Microsoft Simplified SDL to help mitigate those threats while achieving the speed and efficiency of cloud computing.

SDL Quick Security References
Better understand and learn how to address common attacks that may be affecting your software, websites, and users.

How to Conduct a Code Review
A properly conducted code review can do more for the security of your application than nearly any other step. Get step-by-step guidance to help you identify the type of bugs that are important for your code and generate a list of bugs found in the code that should be prioritized for eradication.

Securing Your Application Platform
What's the most secure way to store a secret? Read this Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) blog post for the answer.

"How Do I" Security Videos for Developers
Find videos that explore a variety of security questions for developers, including encryption, handling attacks, security best practices, and a lot more. New videos are added regularly, so check back often.

Configuration and Utilization of AppLocker
Learn how to specify exactly what is allowed to run on desktops with the AppLocker feature in Windows 7. AppLocker provides the flexibility to allow users to run the applications, installation programs, and scripts they need to be productive. Learn how you can realize the security, operational, and compliance benefits of application standardization by using AppLocker with this short video tutorial.

AppLocker: Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to common questions about deploying and managing AppLocker. For more details, see the AppLocker Policies Design Guide, AppLocker Policies Deployment Guide, and AppLocker Operations Guide.

Events/Webcasts

Security Webcast Calendar http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=37910

Find security webcasts listed in an easy-to-use calendar format.

Upcoming Security Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/security/upcoming.mspx

Register for the following Webcasts on the link above

TechNet Webcast: Information about Microsoft Security Bulletins for March (Level 200)

On-Demand Security Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/security/ondemand.mspx

Visit TechNet Spotlight: www.microsoft.com/technetspotlight

Video on Demand, Video Downloads, PowerPoint Presentations, Audio and more

03/05/12--13:39: March–Technical Rollup Mail–Unified Communications (chan 2091311)

News

Premier

OpsVault — Operate and Optimize IT

http://www.opsvault.com

Microsoft Premier Support UK - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspremuk/

Antigen & Forefront

Forefront Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/forefront

Forefront Server Security Support Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/fssnerds

Exchange

Exchange Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/

MCS UK Unified Communications Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/msukucc

Lync

Lync Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/lync/

Hosted Messaging Collaboration

Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

NextHop - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/

Outlook

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/outlook/default.aspx

Other

NextHop - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/

The Master Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/themasterblog

New KB's

Antigen & Forefront

Microsoft Forefront Online Protection for Exchange: You cannot change the primary SMTP address for a user in Exchange Hosted Archive

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2649288/en-US

Microsoft Forefront Online Protection for Exchange: Messages take a long time to be displayed on the Review tab of Archive Viewer in Exchange Hosted Archive

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2664389/en-US

Microsoft Forefront Online Protection for Exchange: "550 5.1.8 Access Denied, bad sender" nondelivery report (NDR) error code in Forefront Online Protection for Exchange

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2666743/en-US

Exchange

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise Edition: Public folder replication stops working in Exchange Server 2007

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2653072/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3: You cannot set the "Country/region" attribute of a user mailbox to "Curaçao," "Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba," or "Sint Maarten (Dutch part)" by using the Exchange Management Console on an Exchange Server 2007 server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2667912/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Enterprise: Exchange Server 2010 OAB download fails when redirection is configured incorrectly in IIS 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2290340/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Enterprise: Exchange 2010 ActiveSync users cannot synchronize an EAS device for the first time

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2579075/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Enterprise: "Junk e-mail validation error" error message when you manage the junk email rule for a user’s mailbox in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2591572/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Enterprise: The Exchange RPC Client Access service crashes when you send an email message in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2599663/en-US

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Enterprise: Event ID 4999 when the Exchange Mailbox Assistants service crashes in Exchange 2010

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2619237/en-US

Lync

Microsoft Lync 2010: The "Lync New Online Meeting" button in Outlook does not work in a Lync Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2665270/en-US

Microsoft Lync 2010: Lync Server 2010 certificate requirements for user access

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2667698/en-US

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Enterprise Edition: Description of the update for Lync Server 2010, Mobility Service: February 2012

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2665325/en-US

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Standard Edition: Calls do not always connect if you have a DNS balancer and multi-homed network deployed in a Lync Server 2010 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2658817/en-US

Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

Microsoft Office Communicator 2007: Description of the update package for Office Communicator 2007: February 2012

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2666140/en-US

Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2: Office Communicator 2007 requests authentication information when you use a smart card to unlock a computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2665724/en-US

Outlook

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003: Description of the Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter update: February 14, 2012

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597968/en-US

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003: Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: September 17, 2004

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/867824/en-US

Microsoft Office Outlook 2007: An Outlook 2007 meeting organizer is changed to an attendee in an Exchange Server cross-forest environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2220899/en-US

Microsoft Outlook 2010: Outlook 2010 not responding, hangs, or freezes

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2652320/en-US

Microsoft Outlook 2010: Information about the Calendar Checking Tool for Outlook (CalCheck)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2678030/en-US

03/05/12--13:40: March–Technical Rollup Mail–Manageability (chan 2091311)

News

System Center 2012 RC Released & New Licensing Information

http://blogs.technet.com/b/momteam/archive/2012/01/17/system-center-2012-rc-released-amp-new-licensing-information.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/system-center/default.aspx

New Product Family and Product Category for System Center in WSUS Server

We will add a new product family to your WSUS server today – System Center. The System Center product family will contain updates for versions 2012 and higher of System Center products, which include System Center 2012, a product that combines components such as:

· Operations Manager

· Configuration Manager

· Data Protection Manager

· Service Manager

· Virtual Machine Manager

· Endpoint Protection

· Orchestrator

· App Controller

http://blogs.technet.com/b/momteam/archive/2012/02/14/new-product-family-and-product-category-for-system-center-in-wsus-server.aspx

System Center Universe

Tweets

Operations Manager & MOM

@OpsMgr

Tweets from the Ops manager team

@MPReleases

Notification of new Management Pack Releases as they happen.

@MS_SystemCenter

We are the System Center Support team. We support App-V, ConfigMgr, DPM, MED-V, Opalis, OpsMgr, Server App-V, Service Manager, SCE, SCVMM, WSUS and more.

@system_center

The folks at Microsoft who work on the System Center family of products and solutions.

Downloads

Monitoring Pack for SQL Azure – CTP

The SQL Azure Monitoring Management Pack enables you to monitor the availability and performance of applications that are running on SQL Azure.
Feature Summary:
After configuration, the SQL Azure Monitoring Management Pack offers the following functionalities:
- Wizard to discover SQL Azure servers and databases
- Provides connectivity status of SQL azure server.
- Collects and monitor health of SQL azure databases
- Collects and monitors performance information.
- Highly optimized PowerShell based infrastructure to efficiently monitors SQL Azure.
- Ability to define Custom thresholds for each monitor to configure the warning and critical alerts.
- Run-as profile to securely connect to SQL azure
- Detailed knowledge to guide the IT operator with troubleshooting the problem
- Custom tasks to redirect the user to the SQL azure online portal

http://systemcenter.pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-US/applications/monitoring-pack-for-sql-azure-ctp-12884935376

System Center Monitoring Pack for SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel data Warehouse Appliances

This Monitoring Pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) Appliance provides capabilities to discover, monitor, and manage your SQL Server PDW appliances. The management pack simplifies the monitoring process for PDW.

http://systemcenter.pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-US/applications/system-center-monitoring-pack-for-microsoft-sql-server-2008-r2-parallel-data-warehouse-appliance-12884926406

System Center Orchestrator 2012 Release Candidate Integration Packs

The System Center Orchestrator 2012 Release Candidate Integration Packs provides the capability to interface and control other existing System Center products through custom activities which are used to create runbooks.
- System Center products supported:
- System Center 2007 Operations Manager
- System Center 2010 Service Manager
- System Center 2008 Virtual Machine Manager
- System Center 2010 Data Protection Manager
- System Center 2007 Configuration Manager

http://systemcenter.pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-US/applications/system-center-orchestrator-2012-release-candidate-integration-packs-12884928230

Events/Webcasts

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 On-Demand Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42364#42364

Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) On-Demand Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42363

Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 On-Demand Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42365

Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 On-Demand Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42555

Microsoft System Center Overview On-Demand Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42366

If you have questions or feedback, contact us.

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032454027&culture=en-US

New KB's

Configuration Manager & SMS

Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 5: "Stop error code 0x0000001E" occurs during startup Of Systems Management Server clients after upgrade

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/329764/en-US

Operations Manager & MOM

Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007: Removing orphaned Operations Management agents using PowerShell

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2626752/en-US

Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007: System Center Operations Manager 2007 is unable to monitor SQL Server replication status

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2673200/en-US

Other

Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2010: A hotfix that enables interoperability with Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 RC is available for System Center Data Protection Manager 2010

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2615782/en-US

04/02/12--15:13: April - Technical Rollup Mail - Manageability (chan 2091311)

News

System Center 2012 now available on MSDN

Premier

OpsVault — Operate and Optimize IT

http://www.opsvault.com

Microsoft Premier Support UK - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspremuk/

General

Steve Rachui's Manageability blog - ConfigMgr/OpsMgr - Site Home - MSDN Blogs

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/steverac/

System Center WebLog by Russ Slaten - Site Home - MSDN Blogs

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/rslaten/

The Manageability Guys - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/manageabilityguys/

Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/server-cloud/

Andrew Fryer - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/andrew/

Configuration Manager & SMS

The Configuration Manager Support Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/configurationmgr/

http://blogs.technet.com/b/deploymentguys

http://blogs.technet.com/b/deploymentguys

System Center Configuration Manager Solutions - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mwiles/

Carlos Santiago's Manageability Blog - Configuration Manager - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/carlossantiago/

Michael Niehaus' Windows and Office deployment ramblings - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mniehaus/

Paul Thomsen at myITforum.com

http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/pthomsen/default.aspx

Jeff Gilbert's Web blog at myITforum.com

http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/jgilbert/default.aspx

Operations Manager & MOM

The System Center Operations Manager Support Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/operationsmgr/

Kevin Holman's System Center Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/kevinholman/

http://blogs.technet.com/b/jonathanalmquist/

http://blogs.technet.com/b/jonathanalmquist/

Jimmy Harper's Operations Manager Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/jimmyharper/

Emre's OpsMgr Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/emreguclu/

MPAuthor - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mpauthor/

Other

System Center: Virtual Machine Manager Engineering Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/scvmm/

The Microsoft Application Virtualization Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/appv/

The Out Of Band Management Support Team blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/oob/

Tweets

Operations Manager & MOM

@OpsMgr

Tweets from the Ops manager team

@MPReleases

Notification of new Management Pack Releases as they happen.

@MS_SystemCenter

We are the System Center Support team. We support App-V, ConfigMgr, DPM, MED-V, Opalis, OpsMgr, Server App-V, Service Manager, SCE, SCVMM, WSUS and more.

@system_center

The folks at Microsoft who work on the System Center family of products and solutions.

Downloads

Monitoring Pack for Active Directory

Monitoring Pack for Active Directory provides both proactive and reactive monitoring of your Active Directory deployment. It monitors events that various Active Directory components and subsystems place in the Application, System, and Service event logs. It also monitors the overall health of the Active Directory system and provides alerts for critical performance issues.

http://systemcenter.pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-US/applications/monitoring-pack-for-active-directory-12884902060

Events/Webcasts

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 On-Demand Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42364#42364

Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) On-Demand Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42363

Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 On-Demand Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42365

Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 On-Demand Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42555

Microsoft System Center Overview On-Demand Webcasts

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42366

If you have questions or feedback, contact us.

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032454027&culture=en-US

New KB's

Configuration Manager & SMS

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007: Software Metering rules do not apply when targeted to secondary sites in System Center Configuration Manager

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2688305/en-US

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2: Configuration Manager 2007 hotfix 2509007 does not install correctly when installed at the same time as 977203 or 977384

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2673515/en-US

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2: OSD tasks stop responding in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2678547/en-US

Operations Manager & MOM

Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007: How to change the credentials for the SDK Service and for the Config Service in Microsoft System Center Operations Manager

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936220/en-US

Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007: When you try to install a System Center Operations Manager agent on a workgroup computer without using a gateway server, Operations Manager cannot see the workgroup computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947691/en-US

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