MSMQ from the plumber's mate
MSMQ is part of your business' IT plumbing which makes you the plumber and I'm your mate.
Dependent clients still good past their sell-by dates
Sharing an interesting support case that I resolved today. Dependent clients are not a common MSMQ...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 10/16/2009
How often does MSMQ crawl your forest?
MSMQ comes in two parts: The moving of messages from one place to another The mapping of where...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 10/12/2009
Today's favourite command line (#4 in a series)
I'm currently struggling with some massive text files that contain error logging from MSMQ....
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 10/07/2009
Use Windows security sparingly for MSMQ messages
Looking for help on an (unrelated) MSMQ issue, I found this footnote to one of the posts on Peter...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 10/02/2009
"Insufficient Resources" update for troubleshooting MSMQ on Windows 2000 machines
Back in September 2006, I posted some copious instructions for troubleshooting "Insufficient...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 09/29/2009
MSMQ pulled from Windows Server 2008 Web Edition
Thanks to StuCampbell on Twitter, I've discovered that MSMQ doesn't ship with Windows 2008 Web...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 09/24/2009
MSMQ Prize Competition Winner
A month ago I launched the MSMQ Prize Competition and can now announce the winner: Olof Szymczak "I...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 09/17/2009
Today's favourite command line (#3 in a series)
Sometimes you are slaving away trying to work out why you're getting Access Denied and then you...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 09/17/2009
How to help outgoing queues scale in MSMQ
This blog is written for those systems where a central MSMQ server sends messages to a large number...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 09/07/2009
What happens when you enabled Postive AND Negative Source Journaling in MSMQ?
For an overview of Source Journaling for those new to developing reliable messaging applications,...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 09/02/2009
10 connection limit for MSMQ clients
Now I have a new super PC to play with, I can try out testing that wasn't practical on my old test...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 08/26/2009
What aspects of MSMQ performance would you like to know more about?
One thing that customers are short of is up-to-date information on MSMQ performance so they can plan...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 08/25/2009
When is a Hotmail account, not a Hotmail account?
I've been given a new machine at work (Dell Optiplex 960) to replace the old one (Dell Precision...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 08/24/2009
Upgrading BizTalk 2006 to BizTalk 2009 - what editions are supported?
In the "Upgrading to BizTalk Server 2009 from BizTalk Server 2006" document there is a really useful...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 08/21/2009
MSMQ Book Competition Terms and Conditions.
ELIGIBILITY: This competition is open to any person who is 18 years of age or older at the time of...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 08/17/2009
MSMQ Prize Competition
I have here a brand new, untouched copy of "Pro MSMQ: Microsoft Message Queue Programming" from...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 08/13/2009
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-040 - Vulnerability in Message Queuing Could Allow Elevation of Privilege
A new patch came out yesterday for MSMQ: MS09-040 Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-040 - Important...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 08/12/2009
How to send MSMQ messages over 4MB in size - #2: Using file chunking in memory
I know the following KnowledgeBase article is over 10 years old but the principles still apply....
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 08/12/2009
Is BizTalk supported on Windows Server 2008 << R2 >>
Support is only provided for platforms that have been tested successfully with the product. This...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 08/11/2009
Why is ICMP lumped with File and Print Sharing?
I have some testing to do so I bring a pair of my trusty virtual machines on line. I've messed about...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 08/07/2009
Default MSMQ queue permissions have changed in MSMQ 4.0
For Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, newly created queues may not have the permissions you're...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 08/03/2009
How do monitor the efficiency of MSMQ using Multicast / PGM
A customer asked me an interesting question - how to work out how many times an MSMQ Multicast...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 08/03/2009
Virtual PC service pack hides your network card from virtual machines
After applying service pack 1 for Virtual PC 2007, I loaded up my virtual machines and found I...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 07/30/2009
Virtual PC fun installing SQL Server 2008 on Windows Server 2008
Not as seemless as I'd hoped. Setup would load, do some work with a few information pop-ups and then...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 07/30/2009
Virtual PC and the mismatched folders.
I'm seeing some weirdness with Shared Folders in Virtual PC. I've made some directories on the host...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 07/30/2009
Virtual PC doesn't seem to like huge shared folders
I'm trying to install SQL Server 2008 and setup claimed that: "Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 07/28/2009
Out of Memory (0x8007000e) installing service pack 2 for Windows Server 2008
Initially applying the service pack on my VirtualPC machines complained about lack of disk space and...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 07/24/2009
"Windows cannot locate the Disk Cleanup program."
Always problems... I'm trying to free up space in my Virtual PC machines so I can apply service pack...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 07/23/2009
MSMQ and Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)
The United States Government has a couple of standards that provide a benchmark for implementing...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 07/14/2009
"Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file..."
Having compressed my virtual disks, I've moved on to upgrading the guest operating systems on my...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 07/14/2009
How to squash your VHDs
One of my machines is set up with a small virtual BizTalk environment - a domain controller, an SQL...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 07/14/2009
Virtualisation Support Wizard now available
Microsoft's Virtualisation Support Policy Team has been working for months on development and...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 07/02/2009
Host Integration Server and Biztalk licensing explained
The newsgroups can be an excellent source of information, especially when someone replying to a...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 06/30/2009
Changing the size of the MSMQLOG.BIN logging file in MSMQ
As you may know, MSMQ has internal error logging enabled by default and outputs to a file called...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 06/24/2009
MSMQ Management Pack: Subscript Out of Range
A post today on [ Teknoglot ] reports that the MSMQ Management Pack may return "Subscript Out of...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 06/24/2009
MSMQ 3.0 Management Pack updated
Browsing the Internet, I found the [ Teknoglot ] blog which mentions that the MSMQ 3.0 Management...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 06/24/2009
Error 0x42c when you try to install MSMQ
When you try to install MSMQ, you may encounter this sort of error message: Error Code: 0x42C Error...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 06/16/2009
Watching MSMQ from the TweetDeck
I know the Twitter.com web page isn't too bad but I've now downloaded TweetDeck so I don't need to...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 06/16/2009
What's this I'm hearing about Windows Azure Queues?
It used to be so simple years ago. If you were a Microsoft 'shop' then you used MSMQ and, if not,...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 06/12/2009
"Can I write a script to create a queue in MSMQ and set the permissions on it?"
The first part is easy enough but the second is tricky. For example, here's how to create a public...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 06/12/2009
MSMQ and the Active Directory Recycle Bin in Windows Server 2008 R2
Interesting post on the Motley Queüe blog from April about the new Active Directory Recycle Bin...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 06/12/2009
Service Pack 2 released for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
Yes, I know it's a bit late but I didn't realise it had been Released To Web until Windows Update...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 06/11/2009
MSMQ won't install on Windows 2008 with a Fatal Error (0x80070643)
One of my colleagues in support has ventured under the MSMQ spotlight with a post about a...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 06/04/2009
Join the Tweeting MSMQ community
You too can try to generate useful answers to questions about MSMQ in 140 characters!
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 06/04/2009
GeekProject - MSMQ Studio
Just noticed this 3rd party project: MSMQ Studio The author, Kjell-Åke Andersson, describes it as...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 06/04/2009
"I restarted MSMQ and all my messages have vanished!"
This is one of those horrible surprises - the system has been working fine for months; someone needs...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 06/03/2009
Try out MSDN Low-bandwidth view
As announced on the Microsoft Help 3.0 Team Blog, MSDN has a interface for those who require...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 05/29/2009
How to tell if a remote MSMQ queue is transactional?
[[Corrected December 17th, 2009, with input from Jolie Boushey]] This isn't going to be easy. There...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 05/29/2009
Trying to make MSMQ licensing seem less complicated
Normally licensing questions are very few and far between which is why I don't think I've posted...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 05/27/2009
Having problems with MSMQ not sending or listening for Multicast messages?
We've just found a problem with Multicasting on POSReady 2009 which I thought I would share....
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 05/27/2009