Jane Lewis's Weblog
Platforms, Active Directory,Administration, Management,Women in Technology, Random Thoughts
WTech minus the Snow !
Hi in February I talked about a great Event which was happening at the Savoy in London....
Author: Janelewis Date: 06/12/2009
DNS Devolution update 97188
I have been tracking this for a while and I think it is important enough to bring this to your...
Author: Janelewis Date: 06/11/2009
RODC Branch Office Guide Ready for download
I have been working with 2008 Forests and customers moving towards this environment quite alot...
Author: Janelewis Date: 06/05/2009
“Badda Bing!”
https://www.bing.com Ok I am looking for suggestions all clean please :). With the launch of Bing...
Author: Janelewis Date: 06/04/2009
Run Run as fast as you can !
Hi I would like to let you know about a charity event I am running in to raise Money for SANDS. This...
Author: Janelewis Date: 06/03/2009
MCT Virtual Conference - See you Virtually There !
On the theme of going Virtual and saving all those expensive Travel Costs. Then MCT...
Author: Janelewis Date: 06/03/2009
TechNet Conference Virtual Event 19th June 2009
Hi , I think this is definitely worth a mention. I know that many of your are experiencing...
Author: Janelewis Date: 06/02/2009
New Planning for Active Directory Forest Recovery Guide for Active Directory 2008 Now available for Download !
Hi Everyone, Hot of the press is the new Active Directory Disaster Recovery Guide which has been...
Author: Janelewis Date: 05/22/2009
Microsoft Security Advisory 971492 this may help
Hi Everyone, If you have received this Security Alert 971492 and you wish to verify whether your IIS...
Author: Janelewis Date: 05/20/2009
Some more Windows 7 Learning Resources
Hello, Microsoft Learning has made available some great Windows 7 Learning resources. See below for...
Author: Janelewis Date: 05/13/2009
Schema - What is the Best Practise for Updating ?
This has been a question that has come up with several of my customers recently. Therefore I thought...
Author: Janelewis Date: 05/12/2009
ISTG what happens when it Fails ?
I had an interesting investigation the other day with a customer of mine with reference to the role...
Author: Janelewis Date: 05/07/2009
Upcoming Event @ ADUG (Active Directory User Group )
Hi myself and a colleague Richard Diver will be talking at the upcoming ADUG as run Mark...
Author: Janelewis Date: 05/06/2009
Windows 7 Release Candidate Resources
Hi, With the release of Windows 7 Release Candidate the back end of last week. Please find below a...
Author: Janelewis Date: 05/05/2009
Revisiting and important question
A little while ago I posted about what is considered best practice with regards to the Default...
Author: Janelewis Date: 05/01/2009
Page File How big is Yours ?
The Question around ideal sizing of a Page File has been a topic of conversation that Customers have...
Author: Janelewis Date: 04/30/2009
Advanced Group Policy Management Planning Guide
Hi, You may not have had a chance to spot this on your travels but the Advanced Group Policy...
Author: Janelewis Date: 03/15/2009
Friday Snowy Roundup Windows 7
Well it is a well know fact that us British are not great when it comes to managing when it snows....
Author: Janelewis Date: 02/06/2009
Making it clear with DFSR for WINDOWS 2008
I was recently onsite with a customer talking around their prospective DFSR deployment. There was...
Author: Janelewis Date: 02/03/2009
W-tech - See you there !
Well I have managed to already break my New Years resolution and have not been blogging enough. Well...
Author: Janelewis Date: 02/01/2009
Active Directory 2008 Operations Guide
The Active Directory 2008 Operations guide is now available for download from this location....
Author: Janelewis Date: 01/14/2009
Its been a while but I am back now
Apologies for my long abstinence from blogging.. However I had a close family bereavement which...
Author: Janelewis Date: 09/05/2008
Dual Booting your Laptop with Bitlocker
Hi, Sorry for the delay since my last post. I have been Mad busy but things are getting onto a bit...
Author: Janelewis Date: 07/22/2008
This made me chuckle !
It is amazing how new gadgets when they are really useful really catch on. Since I have been totally...
Author: Janelewis Date: 06/26/2008
I am Mad for Madagascar and I need your help !
Well I have finally gone bonkers and anyone who knows me personally knows what a determined...
Author: Janelewis Date: 06/26/2008
Virtualization of Domain Controllers part Deux
Hi a few weeks ago I blogged about recommended best practises of Virtualizing your Domain...
Author: Janelewis Date: 06/20/2008
We do the double
Well I was lucky enough to be at both Teched in Orlando last week and also at Teched I.T. Forum Last...
Author: Janelewis Date: 06/19/2008
Teched Orlando Wish me Luck
Well here I am with my colleague Mark Empson busily preparing for our Session "Power of Windows...
Author: Janelewis Date: 06/09/2008
RODC Windows 2008 Compatibility Pack released
If you are going to be utilising RODC in mixed environment (XP and 2003 ), then you need to download...
Author: Janelewis Date: 05/28/2008
Great Couple of days in the Emerald Isle
Apologies for not posting for a couple of weeks but I have been head down doing lots and lots of...
Author: Janelewis Date: 05/26/2008
New switch for Repadmin specifically for RODC
Hi, I have been doing allot of Research around Rodc Servers in recent weeks. I have in my studies...
Author: Janelewis Date: 05/08/2008
For those XP (ers) out there sp3 download site is now available
Hello, I have had a few people expressing difficulty in finding the download site for Windows XP...
Author: Janelewis Date: 04/25/2008
RSAT Tools for Vista SP1 now available in All Languages
Sorry for the break in blogging. However I have been away on my holidays to a lovely part of the...
Author: Janelewis Date: 04/23/2008
2008 what has been removed
I was asked by a Customer recently does 2008 support for "Services for Macintosh" so I did...
Author: Janelewis Date: 04/10/2008
Often Overlooked but VERY important
I have seen quite alot of Windows 2003 Active Directories recently where all the Domain Controllers...
Author: Janelewis Date: 04/09/2008
Great "Grab it while you can offer"
Being a school Governor I am always interested in great offers for Software now Staff at colleges...
Author: Janelewis Date: 04/08/2008
Windows 2008 RODC Tick List for Deployment
Well I am sat in the departure lounge of Aberdeen Scotland Airport after a really interesting and...
Author: Janelewis Date: 04/04/2008
Recommendations for Running a Domain Controller Virtualized Environment using Virtual Server
I have been visiting a few customer sites where they are virtualizing their Domain Controllers. This...
Author: Janelewis Date: 04/02/2008
Another Tool to add to your Group Policy Vista Troubleshooting Kit
Well I have been talking quite a bit around Group Policies recently. Well that is because I have...
Author: Janelewis Date: 03/27/2008
RSAT Tools now fully released and available for download
Hi there. After a refreshing Easter Break being blown around the Gower Peninsula in Wales. Which is...
Author: Janelewis Date: 03/25/2008
Windows 2008 Launch Birmingham ICC U.K. - WOW !
Well it went with a Bang not a Whimper and I can proudly say I was part of it. The Windows 2008...
Author: Janelewis Date: 03/20/2008
Taking Snapshots of your AD DS in Windows 2008
Apologies if you saw the earlier half completed post. F12 in Windows Live Writer I now know...
Author: Janelewis Date: 03/18/2008
Do you want a free pass to It Forum or Teched 2009 ?
I thought that would get your attention. Anyway if you are a leader in in the arena or Unified...
Author: Janelewis Date: 03/14/2008
Group Policy Best Practise Analyzer - Not Sung from the Mountaintops
I have been recently writing a Group Policy Course and have looked at in some detail the Group...
Author: Janelewis Date: 03/14/2008
I see this time and time again
Hi. I get out to a lot and I mean a lot of customer sites. I also see many Active Directories. Some...
Author: Janelewis Date: 03/11/2008
Getting Excited and Palpitations all at once !
I am prepping hard for the Windows 2008 Launch Event in Birmingham which I will be taking a small...
Author: Janelewis Date: 03/09/2008
I was part of something Special
I know I have not blogged for a while. However I am going to start rectifying this starting from...
Author: Janelewis Date: 03/07/2008
A Great Evening and much food for thought ?
I had a great evening the other night representing Microsoft at BCS IT Computer Awards Dinner 2007...
Author: Janelewis Date: 12/09/2007
Some Useful Links to Share around ADGMP
I thought I would share a few of the useful public links I have come across in my further research...
Author: Janelewis Date: 12/05/2007
Internet Safety and your Child plus other musings
One of the most interesting and thought Provoking sessions I attended @ Teched was by Laura...
Author: Janelewis Date: 11/23/2007