Could Sinofsky's departure be a glimmer of hope?
Now regardless why exactly Sinofsky left, you've got to admit that him leaving just after around two weeks after Windows 8's launch sends signals. Why haven't they kept him for some additional months, at least for show and to inspire confidence?
Maybe that sudden rid-off is a signal, sort of like "we're sorry, start menu coming in next SP" thing?
- Edited by VeryBoringNickname Tuesday, November 13, 2012 7:43 PM
- Moved by Ronnie VernonMVP Thursday, November 15, 2012 1:01 AM Off Topic (From:Windows 8 General)
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- Edited by ABCFED Tuesday, November 13, 2012 5:33 PM
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The return of the start menu, no pun intended, is just the start.
Was "aero" a gimmick? A useless hunk of eyecandy meant to deliver little but a method of being able to charge for an upgrade? Perhaps. But it is slick, it is smooth, and it does offer at least a glimer of functionality. In other words, once you get used to the fact that it was there, when it goes missing it "feels" like a step backward.
How about rounded edges (still part of aero in the grand scheme) of windows and dialog boxes? Well, perhaps nothing to get excited about, but again, it added some flair that once gone missing, makes one wonder what was truly to be gained by removing it.
The (insert immature long string of explatives and disparaging terms thrown about wildly here) "Start Screen"? Perfect for tablets, marginal utility for desktop/laptop, (live tiles are clunkier versions of the gadgets Sinofski helped throw under the bus). Key here is, if you like the start screen, you should be able to use it. If you think the start screen has no place whatsoever on your display, you should be able to turn it off.
The key here is, not only were questionable changes made, but core funtionality hidden or reduced in scope.
Search was supposed to be a viable subsitute for a menu? There are perhaps 100x a week (or more) where I need to check something, let's use device manager for instance. Count the clicks ---> Start, Control Panel, Device Manager. (3 clicks). That amounts to something like 1.5 seconds or so to accomplish.
In Win8 you are supposed to be able to do it "faster" by using the keyboard search. But I don't WANT to use the keyboard, I've been checking device manager with the mouse, almost without thinking, for over a decade. There are MANY times I want to check something, and the mouse is the quick native way of doing so. I hate the very concept of using the keyboard when there was no good reason to remove the funtionality in the first place. I wasn't planning on typing anything when I got there, there is no excuse for my hands having to touch the keyboard at all. None.
What Sinofski removed was choice. In his zeal to "reimagine Windows", he removed windows from it. There is absolutely no reason MS couldn't have made the installer function by way of device-centric installs, where a desktop comes up looking like Win7, but having the option to enable the start screen. There is no reason "metro" couldn't have been a shell for desktops users, and the main view for tablets. For Intel-based tablets, there is no reason Win8 couldn't have defaulted to the start screen, but allow the user to default to the desktop if they wanted to. That same installer could see is the machine was ARM based, the proper solution was the Start Screen and Metro as the default.
But the maddening switching back and forth between desktop and "start screen"? That was pure arrogance, and for that, I can honestly say I hope Sinofski's departure WASN'T of his own choosing, I sorely hope he was pushed out the door under threat of force.
I have several coworkers that have (or had) Windows phones, and they really liked the concept of Win8. That is of course until they tried to move to productivity vs media consumption. They love their phones, most of them actively complaining that there is no good reason Windows phone could not hve been made to capture more market share AND branch out to tablets, but once they tried to perform "desktop" (or laptop) traditional multi-window muli-tasking, not a single one of them could understand why the hell Sinofski purposefully "broke" windows as he most assuredly did.
Of course we don't know yet how/why Sinofski is gone, but if it is due to poor market share or the utter rejection in enterprize computing, I simply can't wait to see how all of the fanboi's back-peddle out of the quagmire they purposefully drove headlong into. And most of you know the ones I'm talking about.
DAS
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What Sinofski removed was choice. In his zeal to "reimagine Windows", he removed windows from it.
You said it perfectly!
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and Windows 8 is being shunned heavily by the enterprises.
Um, they must have smoked lots of weed to think otherwise. Has anyone at MS REALLY thought this thing gonna fly in the enterprise?
I always thought they were absolutely willing to experiment with W8 on the consumer and let W7 still be the darling of the business consumers. In other words, I thought they KNEW that it would flop in business but had the hope to capture consumers with it.
If they really thought W8 would be a hit in the biz.. good God!
And Win7Tester, amen brother!
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On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:39:45 +0000, VeryBoringNickname wrote:
Has anyone at MS REALLY thought this thing gonna fly in the enterprise?
I've already participated in some enterprise deployments. One of them was
30K seats deploying the CP of Windows 8 and virtual smart cards.
So yes, enterprises are starting to deploy and unlike a lot of others I
have actual real experience with these deployments.
Paul Adare
MVP - Forefront Identity Manager
http://www.identit.ca
I am the computer your mother warned you about.
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Was the enterprise where you deployed 30k seats of CP Win8, Microsoft?
Just curious.
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Bob Comer - Microsoft MVP Virtual Machine
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On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:53:04 +0000, Old Surehand wrote:
Was the enterprise where you deployed 30k seats of CP Win8, Microsoft?
No, it was not.
Paul Adare
MVP - Forefront Identity Manager
http://www.identit.ca
You can't make a program without broken egos.
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On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:53:04 +0000, Old Surehand wrote:
Was the enterprise where you deployed 30k seats of CP Win8, Microsoft?
No, it was not.
Paul Adare
MVP - Forefront Identity Manager
http://www.identit.ca
You can't make a program without broken egos.
Why/where would you deploy beta software for 30,000 production users? What kind of industry di you depoly these users in? Also, what were you migrating from...and what was the determined ROI of the project?
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I don't see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Dismount Steve, so that Julie can ride!
"Since 1993, Larson-Green has worked on and led some of the most successful products for Microsoft, including the user experiences for early versions of Internet Explorer, and helped drive the thinking behind the refresh of the user experience for Microsoft Office. For Windows 7 and Windows 8 she was responsible for program management, user interface design and research, as well as development of all international releases".
I believe that she is the real "Palpatine".
Steve swallowed the bait and got the limelight.
Now whole Microsoft is entangled in ribbons and tiles. It's a proverbial knot.
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On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:57:26 +0000, SAS71 wrote:
Why/where would you deploy beta software for 30,000 production users? What kind of industry di you depoly these users in? Also, what were you migrating from...and what was the determined ROI of the project?
Sorry but I'm not at liberty to disclose any details about the deployment
beyond the rather obvious fact that the customer had Microsoft support for
the deployment and they obviously found enough in Windows 8 to make it
compelling for them to deploy.
Paul Adare
MVP - Forefront Identity Manager
http://www.identit.ca
Unprecedented performance: Nothing ever ran this slow before.
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On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:45:04 +0000, Paul Adare wrote:
the CP of Windows 8 and virtual smart cards
Sorry that should have read RC, not CP.
Paul Adare
MVP - Forefront Identity Manager
http://www.identit.ca
In God we trust; all else we walk through.
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On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:57:26 +0000, SAS71 wrote:
Why/where would you deploy beta software for 30,000 production users? What kind of industry di you depoly these users in? Also, what were you migrating from...and what was the determined ROI of the project?
Sorry but I'm not at liberty to disclose any details about the deployment
beyond the rather obvious fact that the customer had Microsoft support for
the deployment and they obviously found enough in Windows 8 to make it
compelling for them to deploy.
Paul Adare
MVP - Forefront Identity Manager
http://www.identit.ca
Unprecedented performance: Nothing ever ran this slow before.
So Microsoft is so proud of the massive deployment...they won't let you talk about it? Is there a whitepaper on it? 30k seats would be one of the largest deployments of Windows 8 outside of Microsoft...and possibly the largest production deployment of a RC product this year...but you can't talk about it or point us to any references that it happened or lessons learned? Comeon. Unless it was a complete flop...Microsoft would be shouting that kind of deployment from the rooftops. How did the users handle things? What was the resultant ROI? Where are the deployment scripts? Where are the metrics?
- Edited by SAS71 Tuesday, November 13, 2012 9:07 PM
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On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:03:03 +0000, SAS71 wrote:
So Microsoft is so proud of the massive deployment...they won't let you talk about it?
Nothing to do with Microsoft, it is the customer. They may be presented as
a case study some time in the future but not right now.
Paul Adare
MVP - Forefront Identity Manager
http://www.identit.ca
Help! I'm trapped in a Chinese computer factory!
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On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:12:42 +0000, Paul Adare wrote:
Nothing to do with Microsoft, it is the customer. They may be presented as
a case study some time in the future but not right now.
http://mobile.blogs.wsj.com/cio/2012/10/24/bt-field-engineers-make-house-calls-with-windows-8/
The reporter didn't get the numbers or the timing quite right but it is
close.
Paul Adare
MVP - Forefront Identity Manager
http://www.identit.ca
Downtime: Coffee breaks, lunch, or Friday mentality in the office.
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On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:03:03 +0000, SAS71 wrote:
So Microsoft is so proud of the massive deployment...they won't let you talk about it?
In reading this post again it seems like you maybe under the impression
that I work for Microsoft. MVPs are volunteers and we do not work for
Microsoft (in fact, Microsoft employees, by definition cannot be MVPs).
Just wanted make sure that point is clear here.
Also, my role in the BT deployment was to provide assistance with deploying
and managing the virtual smart card portion of the deployment. I had
nothing to do with the actual mechanics of getting Windows 8 on the
devices.
Paul Adare
MVP - Forefront Identity Manager
http://www.identit.ca
Nice computers don't go down.
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On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:03:03 +0000, SAS71 wrote:
So Microsoft is so proud of the massive deployment...they won't let you talk about it?
In reading this post again it seems like you maybe under the impression
that I work for Microsoft. MVPs are volunteers and we do not work for
Microsoft (in fact, Microsoft employees, by definition cannot be MVPs).Just wanted make sure that point is clear here.
Also, my role in the BT deployment was to provide assistance with deploying
and managing the virtual smart card portion of the deployment. I had
nothing to do with the actual mechanics of getting Windows 8 on the
devices.
Paul Adare
MVP - Forefront Identity Manager
http://www.identit.ca
Nice computers don't go down.
No, I don't think you work for MS, but I do think you were part of a TAP program to deploy Windows 8....otherwise why deploy beta to end-users en mass...unless MS basically kicked you the licenses, hardware, and support for free? In that case, MS generally expects the effort to be presented as a full case study to promote the technology. In the case of Windows 8...with all the controversy...I would have expected MS to contractually obligate the customer to expose all the details of the engagement....so they could use that in sales presentations and other media to promote the implementation of Windows 8 and work out the kinks. Otherwise...why even have the TAP in the first place?
Unless you are saying that you just went ahead and decided as per this companies policy to deploy Windows 8 beta products as standard. That seems crazy...so I'm assuming it was a TAP participant you are referring to.
I will say I've never heard of any company deploying such a large number of beta OS to end-users without advertising as such. From my experience in a similar MS TAP program, being a member of the TAP program excludes privacy provisions and once the project is complete (ie Windows 8 has now hit RTM), all the details are free to discuss and public whitepapers are required (or the company takes a huge penalty). Obviously no government agency would ever consider deploying a beta OS...therefore the company you refer to must be public...and cannot claim governmental exclusions for secrecy. Public companies under TAP must divulge deployment details. In your case, whatever project you worked on seems to be an exception to the rule...as you can't tell us anything. I find that very unusual. That is not like MS at all....as there would be no benefit for MS to participate with that company. Why would MS want to help a company deploy 30k copies of Windows 8 to the end users, but not want anyone to know about it?
- Edited by SAS71 Wednesday, November 14, 2012 5:00 PM
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I've already participated in some enterprise deployments. One of them was
30K seats deploying the CP of Windows 8 and virtual smart cards.
Wow, it's hard to imagine anyone actually deploying a beta operating system across their enterprise. Even if Windows 8 was a geek's wet dream that's an incredible decision. Where do you find executives who would approve such a thing? Gotta admit, the price was right though. ;-)
Did they upgrade to the RP?
Edit: Never mind, I read your later posts, Paul.
-Noel
| Detailed how-to in my eBooks: | Configure The Windows 7 "To Work" Options |
- Edited by Noel Carboni Wednesday, November 14, 2012 4:00 PM Saw that the original post read "CP" instead of "RC"
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SMB2 optimization fails with files located on a Windows 2008 R2 fileserver
Hello,
we have the following problem: We have two locations one in Austria and one in Germany. Our fileserver is located in Austria. Between these two loacations we are using a Cisco WAN opitmizer infrastructure so that file access from Germany gets optimized to our server in Austria. All of our German clients are using Windows 7. Our fileserver is using Windows 2008R2. We have noticed that Windows 7 in combination with Windows 2008 R2 is very chatty. So we have massive problems in optimizing that traffic.
Furthermore we have contact Cisco for an official statement about this topic. The official statement was the following: "As you may know file create/open is a synchronous operation which means the client needs to wait for the server to return status. The WAAS (or any other device from any other vendor) cannot optimize or eliminate this and thus eliminate the delay."
Why are Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 so chatty and sending such a big amount of SMB2 create statements? Why does it need to recursivly read the whole folder structure as can be seen in the create requests? Is it not possible to change that behaviour?
Please advice!
Many Thanks to your answers!
- Changed type MedicalSMicrosoft contingent staff Friday, November 16, 2012 8:52 AM discussion
Office 2010 on a SharePoint 2007 Server
I have SharePoint 2007 with heavy customization (Web Parts, InfoPath Forms etc.) on WIndows Server 2003.
I am getting erros when opening an Excel file (.xlsx).
If I install Office 2010; would it cause any problems with the SharePoint?
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The error is:
The 'Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0' provider is not registered on the local machine.
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Design Concepts: Using FIM to enable or disable accounts in Active Directory
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Markus Vilcinskas, Knowledge Engineer, Microsoft Corporation
- Edited by Markus VilcinskasMicrosoft employee Thursday, April 15, 2010 1:30 PM
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Hello Markus,
I am trying to use this article to update the AD synchronization rule I created using the Technet documentation for Publishing users from 2 data sources.
The accounts are being created to the FIMObjects OU but are being provisioned disabled.
I am unsuccessful at updating the outbound flow definition because the option to select useraccesscontrol under flag:Integer is not available. Am I missing something?
Thanks ahead!
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Cheers,
Markus
Markus Vilcinskas, Knowledge Engineer, Microsoft Corporation
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Hi Markus,
First off, excellent article!
In order for the SR to "read" the existing value, don't you also have to create an Inbound flow for userAccountControl and contribute it to the metaverse? Since this is not there by default, it requires a schema extension for the person object in the MV.
I could not see userAccountControl in the "Source" tab of the Outbound SR until I had added it previously through an Inbound SR.
Brad Turner, ILM MVP - Ensynch, Inc - www.identitychaos.com
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Thanks, Brad.
The focus so far was just about how to set the values from a technical perspective - which means, how to set or clear the related bit.
However, you are right, I should add a section about the complete lifecycle to the article.
Will do this soon.
Cheers,
Markus
Markus Vilcinskas, Knowledge Engineer, Microsoft Corporation
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Hi Markus,
just a question about your bit mask value of '9223372036854775805'.
I think that since FIM's integers are 64 bit signed integers and that value is positive, it has the first bit set to 0. Shouldn't the signed 64 bit integer with all bits set but the second one be -3?
Cheers,Paolo
Paolo Tedesco - http://cern.ch/idm
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Is there any value in setting the minimum/maximum inclusive values for the new custom integer attribute - userAccountControl? Thanks.
Anu
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Yep, great article. It's a bit strange that the article doesnt show what I would think that most people could use. Get it? "A bit Strange" :)
Anyway, it just my humble opinion that this would more useful if we could just provide the actual steps in the FIM UI to manipulate the userAccountControl on an OSR to AD. I am easily confused and it just seems to me that showing how to flow this attribute into FIM would not be as useful to the general community as much as flowing the attribute in an AD OSR.
I think Jorge's http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/jorge/archive/2010/07/29/managing-the-useraccountcontrol-attribute-in-ad-by-fim.aspx comes close but if you are a newbie it really is very difficult to actually set the OSR up from that. In the TechNet documentation the examples only really show direct flows such as "userAccountControl => 514". This is fine if we don't care about the other bits.
Paul
Paul N Smith
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Windows Server 2012 VDI with Windows ThinPC Automatic RDP
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Bob Lin, MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access onhttp://www.howtonetworking.com
- Edited by chicagotech Wednesday, November 14, 2012 6:10 PM
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Forgot Password - WindowsLive Hotmail Account - Need it to engage MacMail on OSX10 Mountain Lion ...
I am assisting my neighbour to switch from WindowsLive Hotmail to MacMail as noted in the title.
Is there anyone who can direct me to how to contact the WindowsLive Team in order for them to assist me to retrieve the password [which they have given to me but it is not being accepted by Hotmail].
My neighbour was finding it far too difficult to work on the Hotmail Live screen. The MacMail screen is much easier for someone like her who is not computer savvy - in fact - has never been exposed to a computer until her grown children gave to her a MacBook as a Christmas present 3 years ago. She wants to learn and I am giving her lessons au gratis.
I would appreciate assistance and thank you in advance for taking the time to do so.
- Moved by Mike Kinsman Tuesday, November 6, 2012 2:15 PM off topic (From:TechNet Website Feedback)
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Unfortunately your post is off topic here, in the TechNet Website Feedback forum, because it is not feedback regarding the TechNet Website or Subscription.
For technical questions, one great source of info is http://answers.microsoft.com, which has sections for Windows Live and Hotmail, windows, office and other places.
If you're not sure where to post your question, you can try the "Where is the forum for…?" forum at: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-us/whatforum/
Please review the topic of the forum you're posting in before posting your question. Moving your post to the off topic forum.
Thanks, Mike
MSDN and TechNet Subscriptions Support
Read the Subscriptions Blog!
- Edited by Mike Kinsman Tuesday, November 6, 2012 2:16 PM
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Hello, Mike,
Thank you, for your information. It was appreciated hearing from you.
I tried the links you sent to me and upon trying to find where to place a posting on this subject, I still was not able to do so not that this is something you need to know about.
I did considerable searching, hours in fact, trying to find the right forum. I am not as familiar with MSN Live Hotmail as I am other forums such as Apple, Adobe and MSW Office.
While continuing to search for help, upon contacting my neighbour's ISP for several issues including this one, the technician offered advice as to what to do even though it was not part of their mandate to do so. I have resolved the issue by opening a new Hotmail account, went to MacMail and all actions fell into place.
My neighbour does not have the capacity to close their previous account and I cannot do it for them.
Apologies, for taking up your time to provide backgrounder on this matter but I felt it should be known how much effort was made on my part to resolve this problem and that I am sensitive about not contacting the correct forum as I do not wish to impose upon other resources.
Thank you!
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Hey Genviev,
Thanks very much for sharing this feedback about how much time you spent helping your friend. I understand that finding the right place to ask a question is sometimes a formidable task, as I also have to do that from time to time. I'm very glad that you were able to find help from your ISP, even if it wasn't their normal job. Your friend is lucky to have you!
I hope you don't mind me suggesting a few tips? One is that if you can post screenshots of the issue you're having, it can help your readers understand exactly what you're trying to explain in text. If you press alt-printscreen, open Microsoft Paint, and then click on Edit->Paste, you can save a screenshot of your screen to a file, and then post that picture on the forums. When your readers can see what you see, it helps us understand so much more about what is happening for you. The only thing to watch out for is to make sure not to include sensitive personal information in the screenshot. You can use the other tools in the paint program to cover up any sensitive information.
Now, for your issue, please click here: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windowslive/forum/liveid and then ask about closing your neighbor's account. They should be able to help you.
Thanks!
Mike
MSDN and TechNet Subscriptions Support
Read the Subscriptions Blog!
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Good Day, Mike,
Many thanks again, for taking time to reply. It is most appreciated. I do use screen shots frequently whenever I am troubleshooting an issue but this did not warrant the use of it.
The URL you sent to me was were I went seeking help, but because the neighbour has no recollection of past e-mails, etc, I could not utilize this approach.
Now that I have a new account for my neighbour and all is connected with MacMail, we are moving forward with this matter.
Unfortunately, Apple does not have a paint program, so I use Jing and paste the screen shot into MSWord and place arrows accordingly.
So much appreciate all your helpful hints considering I was 'off-topic' with your forum.
Best regards,
Genevieve-Jacqueline
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Bug: Windows 7 deletes folder instead of selected file!
There's a similar thread about this issue, started as a bug report on Windows Vista, and continued on with evidence on Windows 7.
The bug still exists.
One respondent to that thread stated:
"Yes, it's true that (Windows 7) in order to have the folder highlighted the same color as the sub-folder or file (in the right/main pane) you have to do some action on the parent folder last (i.e. shift-tab, click parent folder, or even! just expand the parent folder) ONLY the parent folder at that time should be highlighted."
This is not actually true. I have witnessed the target of SHIFT-DELETE not being the last item clicked.
Just this afternoon, I went to delete a child folder within C:\Temp\.
I clicked on the folder.
I hit SHIFT-DELETE.
I hit ENTER in the same split second that I noticed that the interface was asking me if I wanted to permanently delete C:\Temp.
Luckily, it was a temporary folder.
BUT the fact remains that Windows 7 occasionally selects for deletion the parent folder of the intended target when users elect to SHIFT-DELETE.
Compounding the matter further is the poor visual cues, as shown below...
<img src="http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/1541/deletey.jpg">
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Hi,
It is a known issue when using Windows 7 classic theme. Here is a similar post.
Please understand Microsoft Development team has recognized the issue and try to find a solution. Your patience is highly appreciated.
Best Regards,
Niki
Please remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.
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"Please understand Microsoft Development team has recognized the issue and try to find a solution. Your patience is highly appreciated."
Any ETA on the solution? This is not a trivial problem for many.
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Windows 8 Media Center
- Changed type Arthur Xie Thursday, November 15, 2012 5:38 AM
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Because the Enterprise edition is focused on Business work. Do you watch video at your office?
"A programmer is just a tool which converts caffeine into code"
- Edited by Andre.ZieglerEditor Wednesday, November 14, 2012 12:00 PM
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Lack of imagination. That's why I hate arbitrary software limitations.
Maybe the company does some kind of market research watching TV? Or perhaps a forward thinking company allows employees to use a work laptop for specific home use.
Just because some idiot decided that Media Center could have no possible business use is NOT a good reason. He is likely wrong.
Let the owners decide!
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Command line to reset theme back to Windows 7 default theme
I want to reset the themes of all my Windows 7 PCs via a logon script or batch file on a daily basis to the default Win7 aero one, since people have changed them to whatever they want. Does anyone know of a command line command that will do that?
- Changed type Kim Zhou Tuesday, November 20, 2012 2:05 AM
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Hi,
You may post this request into Script forum.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/ITCG/threads
Kim Zhou
TechNet Community Support
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I want to create a new gannt view for my project tasks this, but I want to group / filter by the "Assigned to"
I want to create a new gannt view for my project tasks this, but I want to group / filter by the "Assigned to" but I see it won't allow me to.
Any reasons why this is and / or is there a workaround
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Reason: SharePoint Gannt charts are weak and useless.
Workaround: Buy a 3rd party custom webpart. (Or maybe find a free one, but at least if you buy one you can expect decent support.)
Steve Clark, MCTS | Twin-Soft.com
Easy Bins Dumpster Rentals of Northern VA. (Specializing in driveway-sized roll-off dumpsters.)
Be sure to click one of them there forum buttons that artificially inflates my narcissitic ego... I mean gives me points.
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Steve Clark, MCTS | Twin-Soft.com
Easy Bins Dumpster Rentals of Northern VA. (Specializing in driveway-sized roll-off dumpsters.)
Be sure to click one of them there forum buttons that artificially inflates my narcissitic ego... I mean gives me points.
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sql install
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hi there,
i come across your post. do you mind post a link here or rewrite your question.
thanks
kumar
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Possible Server 2008 R2 Issue with 'Delete this Record when it becomes stale'
Ok
So the server is set to scavenge after 7 days
The Zone is set to scavenge 7/7
The record has a TTL of 1 day.
Now for the issue... When ticking the delete record when it becomes stale on a manually created record from DNSMGMT and also a record from dnscmd /recordadd I refresh the zone with F5 and magically the tick is no longer there!
Anyone seen this behavior before?
The Server is 2K8-R2
The domain and Forest are operating at 2K3 FL
Cheers,
- Edited by ShaunySean Wednesday, November 14, 2012 12:28 PM
- Changed type Aiden_Cao Monday, November 26, 2012 2:43 AM
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To add some further information...
I have created 2 records in this primary zone, the one I have noticed the tick being removed and also the one where I have not ticked the box, it appears that these changes are being recorded as when checking the zone.dns file I can see that in actual fact there is data for the timestamp as shown below... Maybe a W2K8 R2 feature :))) Anyone know of any patches for this?
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; Zone records
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ScavengeME 270000 A 1.1.1.1
testpointer A 1.1.1.2
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Session List
I tried to monitor who is trying to access my computer in my domain. I tried to use Sessions view of the Shared Folders snap-in but I found something strange about it. It reports me a new session from various workstations in my domain almost every 30 seconds which will be terminated some seconds after. Actually nobody tried to access my computer and I'm almost sure that all computers in my network are virus-free (they have updated anti-virus). In addition for each session it displays me two equal records with lowercase and uppercase usernames. The following picture demonstrates what is happening for me. Does anybody know what's the source of my problem?
- Changed type Nicholas Li Thursday, December 6, 2012 2:51 AM
- Edited by wxShayan Saturday, December 29, 2012 6:32 AM
SCSM Console permanently crashing
Hi,
we have a stringe issue here. Since approx. 2 Weeks on 5 of our servers (including 2 SCSM Management-Servers, 1 x Orchestrator, 2 x Remote Desktop Server) the SCSM console crashes during the start process of the console. I click on the icon and after about 30 Seconds the app crashes. It leaves an error with kernelbase.dll and errorcode 0xe053534f.
Based on my research this error code is a stack overflow. I've tried to do a deeper analysis with DebugDiag but was not successfull - just that an unknown error in kernelbase.dll happens.
Currently we only have one server left and all Client consoles are still working fine - haven't found any issue yet.
What I've done already for troubleshooting so far:
Checked the SCSM console version between the working and not working server --> same
Checked the Windows OS Service Pack version between the working and not working server -->same
Windows Updates: Are not similar between the servers - but the servers weren't updated since the error was there.
Uninstalled the SCSM console
Deleted the user profile
Checked the virus scan engine version between the working and not working server --> same
Rebooted the server(s)
On the Remote Desktop Server every user account is affected from that problem - so it's a console issue and not user related
More ideas what I should check?
Peter Forster | MVP Virtual Machine 2002-2011 | Austria |
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Hi !
Thats weird.
I know you deleted the Userprofile, just to be sure, did you delete the Userhive of the registry to make sure the console starts clean ?
I´m sure you know that but for everybody else.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\System Center\2010\Service Manager\Console
R.
Problem talk creates problems, solution talk creates solutions (Steve deShazer)
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Hi Roman,
this is nothing I did in specific - so I just deleted the "Console" Key and now the console is crashing without an error message :-)
Weired - DebugDiag still lists the same error code. Well - looks like I need to open a supportcase for further troubelshooting.
Peter Forster | MVP Virtual Machine 2002-2011 | Austria |
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Hi,
OK - this just happens when DebugDiag is started too. As soon as DebugDiag is disabled (the rule) than the same error as described above is visible. Damn! :-)
Peter Forster | MVP Virtual Machine 2002-2011 | Austria |
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Hi !
Did i understand you right that you are running the console via RDP on the Servers.
If this is the case, did you try running the console on a local machine. What happens then ?
Furthermore, is this a "clean" implementation or are any customizations in it (Class Extensions). Maybe remove all sealed MP´s ...
What i´m also thinkig of is that the console constantly consumes RAM while running, up to 1,5Gb in my environement. If you run it on a virtual environement, maybe disable dynamic memory ? Is it possible to have a hardware memory problem ?
Regards/RS
Problem talk creates problems, solution talk creates solutions (Steve deShazer)
- Edited by Roman Stadlmair Tuesday, November 13, 2012 9:28 AM
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yes - we are running the consoles with RDP on the servers. On any Windows Vista/Windows 7 machine the customer is using we do not see an issue - they are working fine.
The implementation was built with SCSM 2010 SP1 back in December 2010 and has many customizations (Class Extensions, Form customizations etc.) Currently the System is running with SCSM 2012 RU2. We cannot uninstall the sealed MPs from the system - thats not possible within that environment and again: Currently 5 servers are affected - still one server left where everything works fine and the client consoles (more than 30) are also working fine.
There is no dynamic memory enabled - one of the SCSM management servers (but not the workflow server) is a phyiscal machine and it is also affected from the problem.
Peter Forster | MVP Virtual Machine 2002-2011 | Austria |
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Hi Peter !
Ok, it is server-related, hmmm .... tricky Problem.
What doest the OpsMgr Eventlog tell you. Can you focus on the timeframe 2 weeks ago ?
Have there been any changes ?
Driverupdates of the virtualization software ?
I´m also running out of ideas, but it seems it is something AROUND the console...
Regards / Roman
Problem talk creates problems, solution talk creates solutions (Steve deShazer)
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How to Create Active Directory in this picture
Hello To Every One .
assume we have 1 comapny with 3 branch .
and we need to create a network for Company
How do you think about this network ?
We need to create Active directory ? why ?
If yes . how we configure it ?
We need 1 forest with 1 domian with 2 child domain ?
Note : in future we need to use Exchange 2010Note : 1 server in Tehran and Shiraz has capabilaity Virtualization
Please answer with reason
YaHyA.ZaHeDi
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As far as the network is concerned it is ok... although you may have some issues with the 128K Link (why do you need this?)
You do not need AD but I would advise it to be a good idea for user management and if you are going to implement Exchange then you will definitely need AD as this is the platform where it sits. 1 forest, 1 domain is the new standard. Everything else can be done with rights management.
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I Say Answer To Me With reason
Best Regards.
YaHyA.ZaHeDi
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As far as the network is concerned it is ok... although you may have some issues with the 128K Link (why do you need this?)
You do not need AD but I would advise it to be a good idea for user management and if you are going to implement Exchange then you will definitely need AD as this is the platform where it sits. 1 forest, 1 domain is the new standard. Everything else can be done with rights management.
The reasons are there...
Yes you need AD. Without it Exchange cannot be implemented.
1 forest 1 domain. Is the Microsoft recommendation to keep things simple unless you have a valid business case for anything else this is what I would implement.
If you need a design solution there is nowhere near enough information provided,,,
What are the functions of the branch locations?
Where are the applications?
What applications will be used?
Are files to be stored in each location or central?
Exchange itself has many design considerations where mailboxes will be kept, what lookups are required from GCs etc
AD has many design considerations as well, GPOs, Replication, Server placement, types of AD server, RODC, RWDC
Hope this helps.
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Clean install of windows 8
Good evening!
So i went to a store called webhallen, in sweden, and bougth myself a copy of the swedish windows 8 pro. I installed it right away when i got home. And when everything were up and running I noticed that windows 8 keep freezing for about 15 s very often. And this drives med insane. I payed 1200 SEK (about 180$) for this pice of shit that does nothing but driving me to insanity. Is this a common problem with windows 8?
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"A programmer is just a tool which converts caffeine into code"
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Unable to create criteria based set
Hi
Am able to create manual mebership set
But unable to create criteria based
Error while submitting :Error processing your request: The server was unwilling to perform the requested operation.
Reason: Unspecified.
Attributes:
Correlation Id: dea87d5e-b9b6-4e45-9bc9-0d22f528de70
Request Id:
Details: Request could not be dispatched.
Event
Log Name: Forefront Identity Manager
Source: Microsoft.ResourceManagement
Date: 11/8/2012 9:53:40 AM
Event ID: 3
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: FIM
Description:
Reraised Error 50000, Level 14, State 1, Procedure ReRaiseException, Line 37, Message: Reraised Error 50000, Level 14, State 1, Procedure ReRaiseException, Line 37, Message: Reraised Error 229, Level 14, State 5, Procedure sp_executesql, Line 1, Message: The EXECUTE permission was denied on the object 'sp_executesql', database 'mssqlsystemresource', schema 'sys'.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft.ResourceManagement" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">3</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2012-11-08T04:23:40.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>243</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Forefront Identity Manager</Channel>
<Computer>FIM</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>Reraised Error 50000, Level 14, State 1, Procedure ReRaiseException, Line 37, Message: Reraised Error 50000, Level 14, State 1, Procedure ReRaiseException, Line 37, Message: Reraised Error 229, Level 14, State 5, Procedure sp_executesql, Line 1, Message: The EXECUTE permission was denied on the object 'sp_executesql', database 'mssqlsystemresource', schema 'sys'.</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
- Changed type Markus VilcinskasMicrosoft employee Sunday, March 17, 2013 11:18 AM
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What is the criteria you are trying to set?
The error suggest you are trying to do something for which you do not have persmissions or which violates a database constrain or something like that.
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yes all are right , it was a permisison issue fimservice was not having master access on SQL Db
Can anyone please share the specific permissions required for FIM service accounts?
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Unable to change user profile syncronization service
It is set to my farm account when I create a new user profile service application. On trying to change it to another account the following error is displayed.
An object of the type Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWindowsServiceCredentialDeploymentJobDefinition named "windows-service-credentials-FIMSynchronizationService" already exists under the parent Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ProfileSynchronizationService named "FIMSynchronizationService". Rename your object or delete the existing object.
Troubleshoot issues with Microsoft SharePoint Foundation.
Correlation ID: e871b9d9-1a71-45df-9cb0-4b3fcd5508b4
Date and Time: 5/17/2010 3:55:17 PM
It has only started happening since I recreated the service application.
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It is set to my farm account when I create a new user profile service application. On trying to change it to another account the following error is displayed.
An object of the type Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWindowsServiceCredentialDeploymentJobDefinition named "windows-service-credentials-FIMSynchronizationService" already exists under the parent Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ProfileSynchronizationService named "FIMSynchronizationService". Rename your object or delete the existing object.
Troubleshoot issues with Microsoft SharePoint Foundation.
Correlation ID: e871b9d9-1a71-45df-9cb0-4b3fcd5508b4
Date and Time: 5/17/2010 3:55:17 PM
It has only started happening since I recreated the service application.
I have same problem and result
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I have the same exact problem and error. Everything was working fine setup under one account. That account was local admin and admin on DB server. Sharepoint health alerted to running the farm on a admin account so I changed the farm to run on a non admin account. Now the user profile sync service won't start or configure the Forefront identiy manager service/sync services.
I try to change the user profile service to use the same sp farm account and I get the above error.
I have setup the correct SPNs for kerberos and trusted the sharepoint server, database server and service accounts for delgation. I also gave those accounts the "replicating directory changes" at the domain root level in ADUC.
If I change the farm back to the original account that was working, I still can't start the services.
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Please see this link for a possible solution.
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You only need to do as it says; delete the failed job:
- Open Central Administration -> Monitoring -> Job Definitions.
- Browse to the last page
- Delete the job: Windows Service "FIMSynchronizationService" Credential Deployment
- Go back to Security -> Configure Service Accounts and reset your UPS service to your farm account.
(From this guy: http://www.mysharepointadventures.com/2011/12/unable-to-change-user-profile-service-account/)
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mail box status show in info
hello this problem solved mail box status show in info
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hello this problem solved mail box status show in info
What problem?
Martina Miskovic
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Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver: The Realtek Network Controller was not found
Hey everyone, just built my first computer, and long story short getting the following error:
Realtek Network Controller was not found. If Deep Sleep Mode is enabled please plus the cable.
I've tried multiple compatibility methods, still won't recognize and install - got the drivers from my motherboard's website, which says compatible with Windows 8 x64. Can't find my Ethernet adapter in my Device Manager at all either (have my wireless USB adapter and a MS Kernel Debug Network Adapter listed, no Unknown Devices.
Anyone run into these issues and find a fix? I read somewhere to clear my CMOS but I don't see that option in my BIOS.
I really want to get this fixed; having a ton of other issues but I want to get the hardware all down and set so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again
PC Specs:
Biostar A780L3B Motherboard
AMD Athlon II X4 640 Processor 3.0 GHz Quad Core Processor
Windows 8 x 64
2 x Corsair XMS3 4 GB DDR3 RAM
GeForce GTX550Ti Graphics Card
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But you have installed the driver from the motherboard vendor?
Have you checked in bios so the nic is not disabled?
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I installed the drivers from the disk, after removing the ones I got from here:
(won't let me copy and paste the url:) biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=536#dl
didn't do the Chipset one at all, Onboard Audio works fine, USB Controller installed I think (I wired something wrong, gotta fix that still), Serial ATA I'm skipping. I'm getting my errors from the original post with the On Board LAN Win 8 Drivers for version 8.003.0730.2012. My network adapter says enabled but I'll check again. Thanks
Shows as updated. I'm really lost, trying to lookup solutions; other people seem to get this but their Realtek is showing in Device Manager.
- Edited by JDizzles88 Saturday, November 10, 2012 7:04 PM Update 2:04
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Try to install the chipset drivers also, sometimes devices are on a "shared bus" so the bus will need a driver Before the nic device will get detected.
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I just installed the chipset drivers too and rebooted, doublechecked it was enabled in BIOS; still not appearing / getting the same error if I try to install
Its weird cause if I run it again it thinks it's installed (I can repair and remove). I'll reach out to Biostar but if you can think of anything else. Thanks again man
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Hi,
I also checked the Realtek website and found there was not Windows 8 driver for Realtek network adapter. Please try the one for Windows 7 with compatibility mode and see if it works:
As the network adapter could not be found in Device Manager, please also check it with Biostar.
Thanks.Nicholas Li
TechNet Community Support
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