MOSS 2007 Rename the Web Application Name

I want to share how to rename the web application name in command line administration of MOSS 2007 using STSADM Command.

Syntax:
stsadm -o renameweb -url -newname

Example:
Stsadm -o renameweb -url http://localhost/oldname -newname newname

The above command will rename the web application from oldname to the newname.

Commerce Server 2007 Integration with MOSS 2007

MOSS has many inbuilt features. The scope of this POC is to integrate Commerce Server 2007 with MOSS 2007 to provide Portal Integrated e-Commerce Application

Configuring MOSS 2007 to Use the Commerce Server Membership Provider As The Basis For User Authentication

The primary tasks are to make the Central Administration and Portal sites hand-shake with Commerce Server. This needs to be done by modifying the appropriate Web.config files for these sites. By adding the Commerce Server and httpModules sections, the SharePoint Central Administration site and the Portal site will be able to create the necessary CommerceContext object. The CommerceContext object enables the Commerce Server Membership Provider to be initialized correctly, and also enables Web parts and pages in the portal to use the CommerceContext object to access Commerce Server resources such as the Product Catalog.
The UpmMembership Provider extends the Membership framework offered by ASP.Net to accommodate the use of the ASP.Net Login Controls and authenticate against Commerce Server Profiles.

Update the Web.config for MOSS Central Administration and in Portal site with below sections to avail Commerce Server data and services in MOSS

• Commerce Server Section Group
• Commerce Server Group
• Http Modules
• Assemblies
• Membership Provider
• Profile Section
  

o Determine which Web.config file is used for the SharePoint Central Administration site and which is used for the Portal site. Use the Home Directory tab in IIS Manager to determine the appropriate path of the Web.config file for each site.

o Use the Web.config file that was previously created for the Commerce Server C SharpSite as the source for the text to copy in the following instructions:


Please follow the below steps to modify the web.config file of SharePoint administration site.

Step 1: Adding Commerce Server Section Group
Copy the Commerce [sectionGroup] in [configSections] and paste it after the [System.Workflow.ComponentModel.WorkflowCompiler] section group.
[sectionGroup name="CommerceServer"]
[section name="application" type="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Configuration.CommerceApplicationSectionHandler, Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[section name="authentication" type="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Configuration.CommerceAuthenticationSectionHandler, Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[section name="pipelines" type="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Configuration.CommercePipelineSectionHandler, Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[section name="caches" type="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Configuration.CommerceCacheSectionHandler, Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[section name="messageManager" type="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Configuration.CommerceMessageManagerSectionHandler, Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[section name="catalog" type="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Configuration.CommerceCatalogSectionHandler, Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[section name="orders" type="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Configuration.CommerceOrdersSectionHandler, Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[section name="profiles" type="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Configuration.CommerceProfilesSectionHandler, Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[section name="contentSelection" type="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Configuration.CommerceContentSelectionSectionHandler, Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[section name="commerceEvent" type="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Configuration.EventLoggerConfigurationHandler, Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[section name="expressions" type="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Configuration.CommerceExpressionSectionHandler, Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[/sectionGroup]
Step 2: Adding Commerce Server Group
§ Copy the [CommerceServer] section and paste it after the [SharePoint] section, just before the [system.web] section.

[CommerceServer]
[application siteName="CDevSite" debugLevel="Production"/]
[pipelines][/pipelines]
[expressions schema="Auto"/]
[caches]
[cache name="Advertising" type="Advertising" refreshInterval="900" retryInterval="30"/]
[cache name="Discounts" type="Discounts" refreshInterval="0" retryInterval="30"/]
[cache name="ShippingManagerCache" type="Shipping" loaderProgId="Commerce.ShippingMethodCache" refreshInterval="0" retryInterval="30"/]
[cache name="PaymentMethodCache" type="Payment"/]
[cache name="OrdersConfigurationCache" type="OrdersConfiguration"/]
[/caches]
[messageManager]
[cultures default="en-US" baseName="CommerceMessageManager" assembly="CommerceMessageManager"]
[culture id="en-US"/]
[culture id="fr-fr"/]
[culture id="ja-JP"/]
[culture id="de-DE"/]
[/cultures]
[resources]
[resource id="pur_badsku"/]
[resource id="pur_badplacedprice"/]
[resource id="pur_discount_changed"/]
[resource id="pur_discount_removed"/]
[resource id="pur_noitems"/]
[resource id="pur_badshipping"/]
[resource id="pur_badhandling"/]
[resource id="pur_badtax"/]
[resource id="pur_badcc"/]
[resource id="pur_badpayment"/]
[resource id="pur_badverify"/]
[resource id="pur_out_of_stock"/]
[resource id="unknown_shipping_method"/]
[/resources]
[/messageManager]
[orders honorStatus="true" newOrderStatus="NewOrder" sqlCommandTimeoutSeconds="60" sqlLongRunningCommandTimeoutSeconds="28800"]
[addressMap]
[profileDefinition name="Address"/]
[property from="GeneralInfo.address_id" to="OrderAddressId"/]
[property from="GeneralInfo.first_name" to="FirstName"/]
[property from="GeneralInfo.last_name" to="LastName"/]
[property from="GeneralInfo.address_line1" to="Line1"/]
[property from="GeneralInfo.address_line2" to="Line2"/]
[property from="GeneralInfo.city" to="City"/]
[property from="GeneralInfo.region_code" to="RegionCode"/]
[property from="GeneralInfo.postal_code" to="PostalCode"/]
[property from="GeneralInfo.country_name" to="CountryName"/]
[property from="GeneralInfo.region_name" to="State"/]
[property from="GeneralInfo.tel_number" to="DaytimePhoneNumber"/]
[/addressMap]
[Types]
[Type Key="Basket" UserTypeName="Basket" AssemblyType="GAC" NameSpace="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Orders" Assembly="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[Type Key="PurchaseOrder" UserTypeName="PurchaseOrder" AssemblyType="GAC" NameSpace="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Orders" Assembly="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[Type Key="OrderTemplate" UserTypeName="OrderTemplate" AssemblyType="GAC" NameSpace="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Orders" Assembly="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[Type Key="OrderForm" UserTypeName="OrderForm" AssemblyType="GAC" NameSpace="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Orders" Assembly="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[Type Key="LineItem" UserTypeName="LineItem" AssemblyType="GAC" NameSpace="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Orders" Assembly="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[Type Key="Shipment" UserTypeName="Shipment" AssemblyType="GAC" NameSpace="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Orders" Assembly="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[Type Key="Payment" UserTypeName="Payment" AssemblyType="GAC" NameSpace="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Orders" Assembly="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[Type Key="CreditCardPayment" UserTypeName="CreditCardPayment" AssemblyType="GAC" NameSpace="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Orders" Assembly="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[Type Key="GiftCertificatePayment" UserTypeName="GiftCertificatePayment" AssemblyType="GAC" NameSpace="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Orders" Assembly="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[Type Key="PurchaseOrderPayment" UserTypeName="PurchaseOrderPayment" AssemblyType="GAC" NameSpace="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Orders" Assembly="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[Type Key="CashCardPayment" UserTypeName="CashCardPayment" AssemblyType="GAC" NameSpace="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Orders" Assembly="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[Type Key="OrderAddress" UserTypeName="OrderAddress" AssemblyType="GAC" NameSpace="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Orders" Assembly="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[Type Key="DiscountApplicationRecord" UserTypeName="DiscountApplicationRecord" AssemblyType="GAC" NameSpace="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Orders" Assembly="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[Type Key="ShippingDiscountRecord" UserTypeName="ShippingDiscountRecord" AssemblyType="GAC" NameSpace="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Orders" Assembly="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[Type Key="PromoCodeRecord" UserTypeName="PromoCodeRecord" AssemblyType="GAC" NameSpace="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Orders" Assembly="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[/Types]
[Limits OrderFormsPerOrderGroup="5" PromoCodeRecordsPerOrderForm="10" PromoCodesPerOrderForm="10" LineItemsPerOrderForm="40" OrderTemplatesPerUser="10" PaymentsPerOrderForm="10" ShipmentsPerOrderForm="40" BasketsPerUser="15" OrderAddressesPerOrderGroup="10"/]
[MappingFiles PipelineMappingFilename="OrderPipelineMappings.xml" StorageMappingFilename="OrderObjectMappings.xml"/]
[SerializationBindings]
[SerializationBinding OldType="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Orders.LineItem , Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime ,Version=6.0.1.0,Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35" NewType="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Orders.LineItem, Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime,Version=6.0.1.0,Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[/SerializationBindings]
[/orders]
[commerceEvent]
[add className="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.AddItemToBasketEvent" id="AddItemToBasket"/]
[add className="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.RemoveItemFromBasketEvent" id="RemoveItemFromBasket"/]
[add className="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.SubmitOrderEvent" id="SubmitOrder" loggingEnabled="true"/]
[/commerceEvent]
[/CommerceServer]
Step 3: Adding "CommerceApplication" in "httpModules" Section
§ Copy the Commerce HTTP Modules to the end of the [httpModules] section.
[add name="CommerceApplication" type="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.CommerceApplicationModule, Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[add name="CommerceAuthentication" type="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.CommerceAuthenticationModule, Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[add name="CommerceOrder" type="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Orders.CommerceOrderModule, Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[add name="CommerceCatalog" type="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Catalog.CommerceCatalogModule, Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[add name="CommerceProfile" type="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Profiles.CommerceProfileModule, Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[add name="CommerceExpressionEvaluator" type="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Targeting.CommerceExpressionModule, Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[add name="CommerceCache" type="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Caching.CommerceCacheModule, Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]
[add name="CommerceContentSelection" type="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Targeting.CommerceContentSelectionModule, Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/][add name="CommerceDataWarehouseAuthenticationModule" type="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.CommerceDataWarehouseAuthenticationModule, Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/]Remove or comment out the Commerce Server Authentication Module. This module is not required because ASP.NET Forms Authentication will be used for all authentications.
Step 4: Adding "Commerce Server" AssembliesCopy the commerce server assembly information from CSharpSite web.config and paste it in the [assemblies] tag in the Central Administration site’s web.config as below:
[assemblies]
[add assembly="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35" /]
[add assembly="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Catalog, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" /][/assemblies]

Step 5: Configure Central Administration to recognize Commerce Server Membership
Copy the below code snippet to [system.web] section of the Web.config file for the Central Administration. Note: Paste it before the closing [/system.web].
[membership defaultProvider="UpmMembershipProvider"]
[providers]
[clear /]
[add applicationName="CSharpSite "
enablePasswordRetrieval="false"
enablePasswordReset="true"
requiresQuestionAndAnswer="true"
requiresUniqueEmail="true"
enableCreateDate="true"
enableEmailAddress="true"
enableLastLoginDate="true"
profileDefinition="UserObject"
passwordFormat="Hashed"
name="UpmMembershipProvider"
type="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Profiles.UpmMembershipProvider"/]
[/providers]
[/membership]

Step 6: Configuring the Commerce Server Profiles section

This section contains settings which configure the functionality of profiles and catalog sets. The [userProfile] node resides in the [CommerceServer][profiles] node in the web.config.
Uncomment the profiles section in [commerceserver] node.

[userProfile
profileDefinition="UserObject"
userIdProperty="GeneralInfo.email_address"
organizationIdProperty="AccountInfo.org_id"
catalogSetIdProperty="AccountInfo.user_catalog_set"
userIdSource = "ASP.NET"
userIdKey = "GeneralInfo.email_address"
userIdTarget = "GeneralInfo.user_id"
/]
[organizationProfile
profileDefintion="Organization"
organizationIdProperty="GeneralInfo.org_id"
catalogSetIdProperty="GeneralInfo.org_catalog_set"
/]


Step 7: Adding Users in the Central AdministrationLocate Central Administration, Application Management, Authentication Providers, Default zone entry. Make sure that you have the PortalSite Web Application selected in the drop-down list.

o Click Forms.

o Change the Membership Provider Name to UpmMembershipProvider. This should match the name that is in the membership section of the Web.config file.Locate Central Administration, Application Management, and Policy for Web Application. Make sure that you have selected the Portal Web Application.

o Click Add Users.

o Select Default zone, and then click Next.

o Type the e-mail address of the user that you added previously by using the Commerce Server Customer and Orders Manager, and then click Check User.

o If the user name is successfully recognized, it will be underlined. Select Full control, and then select Finish.

o If the user name is not recognized, run a SQL Server trace on the Commerce Server Profiles database to make sure that the queries are running against the database. Additionally, make sure that the entry for the provider is in the Web.config file for Central Administration, and look for errors in the event log.

Step 8: Copy the following XML files from the CSharpSite (IIS Virtual Directory) to the root folder of the Central Administration site:

o OrderObjectMappings.xml
o OrderPipelineMappings.xml

Run Central Administration to make sure that these changes were made correctly. If errors occur, check the Web.config file for syntax issues.Even if the page displays correctly, check the event log. Some permissions errors may be hidden.

Configure the MOSS portal to use the Commerce Server Membership provider:
Step 1: Follow the above 6 steps to configure Portal site for Commerce Server.

Step 2: Comment out the existing [authentication], [identity], and [authorization] sections. This will disable the default Windows authentication and authorization.

Step 3: Copy the below configuration settings contents to the Web.config file for the Portal site. Paste this after the previous sections that you just commented out. This sets up the site for Forms Authentication and denies anonymous access.

[authentication mode="Forms"]
[forms loginUrl="/_layouts/login.aspx" name=".ASPXFORMSAUTH" /]
[/authentication]
[authorization]
[deny users="?" /][/authorization] View the Portal site in a Web browser. You should be redirected to the logon page. Log on and use the user credentials that you added by using the Customer and Orders Manager.

Step 4: Copy the following XML files from the CSharpSite (IIS Virtual Directory) to the root folder of the Portal site:

o OrderObjectMappings.xml
o OrderPipelineMappings.xml

Step 5: Restart the IIS

Step 6: Run the Portal site and look for errors.

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Content Approval Workflow in MOSS 2007

In MOSS 2007 Approval workflow is available in out of the box itself. Just we need to configure only few steps then we are ready with the approval process.


If the approval workflow is configured the document will be visible only to the contributor and to the approver.


Steps to Configure Content approval workflow


Open the Document Library
Click Settings -> Document Library Settings


In Document Library Settings under Permissions and Management Click Workflow Settings

Document Library Settings -> [Permission and Management] Workflow Managements

In MOSS 2007 it has some prebuilt workflow templates for the following workflows

• Approval
• Collect Feedback
• Collect Signatures
• Disposition Approval
• Three State
  

Now Select the Approval Workflow and give the unique name for the workflow instance.
Select the Existing Task List Name or create new Task List for this approval workflow.
Select the Existing History or create new workflow history to maintain this workflow history.
Under Start options you can specify how this workflow can be started.

· Allow this workflow to be manually started by an authenticated user with Edit Items Permissions
· Start this workflow when an item is created
· Start this workflow when an item is changed

If you choose “start this workflow when an item is created” it will automatically starts workflow when new item is added to the document library.

If you choose “start this workflow when an item is changed” it will automatically restarts the workflow when the items in the document library is modified.

Under workflow task
If you choose Assign Task to “All Participant Simultaneously” It will create the task for all participants at the same time. The workflow will be completed only after the approval of all approvers.

If you choose Assign Task to “One Participant at a time” It will follow the sequence of activity first the workflow task will be created to the first user and once its approved then only it will move on to the next approver.

If it’s required you can set the due date for the workflow.
The workflow status also can be notified other than the participants of the workflow by giving the name on notify others column.

We are creating the workflow for Content Approval. So don’t forget the check the option “Update the approval status (use this workflow to control content approval)”

Now you successfully created approval workflow.

You have to enable the content approval in the document library then only it will restrict other users to access it.

When you enable content approval the document will be visible only to contributor/author and approver, it will not be visible to other users in document library.

Open Settings -> Document Library Settings
Under General Settings -> Versioning Settings
Require Content Approval for Submitted Items? Choose Yes
And Click OK to Save the Settings.



Now Open the Document Library and upload the Document



Now the document is uploaded the Document Library



If you login using some other user credential (not an approver/contributor). The document will be displayed in the document library.

If you feel this post helps you to create workflow for content approval. Please leave your valuable comments.

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Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server with Service Pack 1
Help protect your Exchange server from viruses and other malware.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2ceb14d4-404b-4d8f-8a21-ebfc71b2e82b&DisplayLang=en

Forefront Security for Exchange Server 10.1 Management Pack for MOM 2005
The Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Management Pack monitors Exchange Servers for virus and worm activity.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1b4e7d52-c550-4dd7-a11f-2c4029b93451&DisplayLang=en

The risks of obtaining and using pirated software
This is a 12 pages White paper that covers the risks of obtaining and using pirated software
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=442cc4d2-21a1-4e1c-83f9-27dbe0fae9ce&DisplayLang=en

Get Genuine Windows Agreement for SME - Resellers
This is a 2 pages document containing information on the Get GenuineWindows Agreement (WWGA) for Small and Medium Organizations.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a074a955-c802-4598-a372-571a3bb4a073&DisplayLang=en

Get Genuine Solutions FAQ - Customers
This is a 2 page document containing frequently asked questions (FAQ) on the Get Genuine program.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=817533f4-7ae3-4d4f-b837-fb1c380f4788&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft Forefront and System Center Demonstration Toolkit
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c6d3339d-c07f-4a68-a188-1485baaf7964&DisplayLang=en

Server and Domain Isolation (SDI) for Security Datasheet
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1394144e-4d80-4bbe-8ca5-ccbd2e6c328c&DisplayLang=en

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for Security Solutions Datasheet
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4832cf1f-7dfa-4ca3-b92a-7fd121b22703&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft Services Baseline Security Compliance (MSBC) Datasheet
This offering helps assess and improve organization’s baseline security compliance program.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9d0ddd15-1976-45a2-9ddf-419c87e30dfb&DisplayLang=en

Identity Lifecycle Management (ILM) Datasheet
This offering uses Microsoft Identity Integration Server (MIIS) 2003 and best practices to simplify digital identity management and maintain data integrity.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=712704a6-82a9-4bd1-96c6-83b2c9522dfd&DisplayLang=en

Forefront Security for Exchange Server 10.1 MP for OpsMgr 2007
The Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Management Pack monitors Exchange Servers for virus and worm activity.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ec2a6c3a-6d75-44df-87d7-9dbb3dbfce37&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server with SP1 Documentation
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5cd4e36e-2dab-44d6-990e-3b8184b1cb1b&DisplayLang=en

Deployment for Microsoft Forefront Client Security Datasheet
Deployment for Microsoft Forefront Client Security easily deploys an advanced, centralized solution to help protect your enterprise.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f3dce10f-b007-4188-a836-5e2cd7d94496&DisplayLang=en

Security Health Check Datasheet
The Security Health Check evaluates your current processes and the configurations of selected host computers against published Microsoft security guidance.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9767cd2b-c089-403f-acb0-cb4a80218bfa&DisplayLang=en

Public Key Infrastructure Server Health Check Datasheet
The PKI Health Check consists of analyzing the PKI configuration against published Microsoft PKI best practices by using a checklist of elements that are essential to help you properly configure and secure
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3d6c5196-a45d-4f7e-9416-6ee857985294&DisplayLang=en

Forefront Security and Networking
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=67847df6-9750-4bb5-bce5-1c8308af8954&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft Security Assessment Tool 3.5 (International)
The Microsoft Security Assessment Tool (MSAT) is a risk-assessment application designed to provide information and recommendations about best practices for security within an information technology (IT) infrastructure.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6d79df9c-c6d1-4e8f-8000-0be72b430212&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft Antigen SP1 Documentation
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7d00160e-4d15-4459-98a3-89f393ac008e&DisplayLang=en

Extended Security Update Inventory Tool
The Extended Security Update Inventory Tool is used to detect security bulletins not covered by MBSA including MS04-028, February 2005 bulletins, and future security bulletins that are exceptions to MBSA.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2c93da1d-48a0-4e5c-991f-87e08954f61b&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft® Windows® Malicious Software Removal Tool (KB890830) x64
This tool checks your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps to remove the infection if it is found. Microsoft will release an updated version of this tool on the second Tuesday of each month.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=585d2bde-367f-495e-94e7-6349f4effc74&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft® Windows® Malicious Software Removal Tool (KB890830)
This tool checks your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps to remove the infection if it is found. Microsoft will release an updated version of this tool on the second Tuesday of each month.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ad724ae0-e72d-4f54-9ab3-75b8eb148356&DisplayLang=en

December 2007 Security Releases ISO Image
This DVD5 ISO image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on December 11th, 2007.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=450fffce-9b87-411c-8147-c17f33590f96&DisplayLang=en

Update for Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter [December 2007] (KB905866)
Install this update for Windows Mail to revise the definition files used to detect e-mail messages that should be considered junk e-mail or that may contain phishing content.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=aa029fde-f341-44fc-8b85-0c6f3d3c2d69&DisplayLang=en

Update for Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter for x64-based Systems [December 2007] (KB905866)
Install this update for Windows Mail to revise the definition files used to detect e-mail messages that should be considered junk e-mail or that may contain phishing content.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=749e10cd-f40c-4f94-8e38-d4221ded7652&DisplayLang=en

IE Automatic Component Activation Preview for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (KB945007)
This update disables the “Click to activate” behavior of the Internet Explorer ActiveX update that is contained in update KB942615.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=48ba80a0-697f-480a-a188-95c576d8a8bb&DisplayLang=en

IE Automatic Component Activation Preview for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB945007)
This update disables the “Click to activate” behavior of the Internet Explorer ActiveX update that is contained in update KB942615.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2bedf591-79a8-40f9-a0bb-064ac1ef4d3f&DisplayLang=en

IE Automatic Component Activation Preview for Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista (KB945007)
This update disables the “Click to activate” behavior of the Internet Explorer ActiveX update that is contained in update KB942615.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ab35581a-3ecb-46a1-93f2-f6313e34468a&DisplayLang=en

IE Automatic Component Activation Preview for Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista x64 Edition (KB945007)
This update disables the “Click to activate” behavior of the Internet Explorer ActiveX update that is contained in update KB942615.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f86a4312-9bb5-4114-836a-c2c56caa75d1&DisplayLang=en

IE Automatic Component Activation Preview for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 (KB945007)
This update disables the “Click to activate” behavior of the Internet Explorer ActiveX update that is contained in update KB942615.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f5e3fcac-c16d-4c94-b74d-3fda50b16f67&DisplayLang=en

IE Automatic Component Activation Preview for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 64-bit Itanium Edition (KB945007)
This update disables the “Click to activate” behavior of the Internet Explorer ActiveX update that is contained in update KB942615.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=00159de3-79aa-49d5-9228-d2b3af47a592&DisplayLang=en

IE Automatic Component Activation Preview for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB945007)
This update disables the “Click to activate” behavior of the Internet Explorer ActiveX update that is contained in update KB942615.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d09a880e-8ca0-45bb-ac49-9000b4cf1b22&DisplayLang=en

IE Automatic Component Activation Preview for Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB945007) - English
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=acc5efe4-0dbc-4c38-a695-aee1e263ddc2&DisplayLang=en

IE Automatic Component Activation Preview for Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 64-bit Itanium Edition (KB945007)
This update disables the “Click to activate” behavior of the Internet Explorer ActiveX update that is contained in update KB942615.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=48b8f5bb-f479-467d-8324-36c4292c32d8&DisplayLang=en

IE Automatic Component Activation Preview for Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (KB945007)
This update disables the “Click to activate” behavior of the Internet Explorer ActiveX update that is contained in update KB942615.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3f8ba2aa-ed73-4764-a56d-9515a9c500de&DisplayLang=en

Update for Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 (KB945007)
This update disables the “Click to activate” behavior of the Internet Explorer ActiveX update that is contained in update KB942615.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b4ac1e4c-407f-4f86-a5f6-b5a88449e80d&DisplayLang=en

IE Automatic Component Activation Preview for Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB945007)
This update disables the “Click to activate” behavior of the Internet Explorer ActiveX update that is contained in update KB942615.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0d4a241a-22da-45f1-bd19-36e19d70e4e4&DisplayLang=en

Update for Outlook Junk Email Filter 2007 (KB943597)
This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail. This update was released in December 2007.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=13b89a50-1d13-402e-8243-627e68c5e7f2&DisplayLang=en

Update for Outlook Junk Email Filter 2003 (KB943591)
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. This update was released in December 2007.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a216dd08-4cc0-4adc-b741-a9a0cbc2d0c4&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft Security Assessment Tool 3.5 (International)
The Microsoft Security Assessment Tool (MSAT) is a risk-assessment application designed to provide information and recommendations about best practices for security within an information technology (IT) infrastructure.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6d79df9c-c6d1-4e8f-8000-0be72b430212&DisplayLang=en

Deployment for Microsoft Forefront Client Security Datasheet
Deployment for Microsoft Forefront Client Security easily deploys an advanced, centralized solution to help protect your enterprise.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f3dce10f-b007-4188-a836-5e2cd7d94496&DisplayLang=en

TechNet Security Series Seminar (13th Dec 2007) - Session 2: System Center Configuration Manager – Software Update Management
Presentation Materials for TechNet Security Series Seminar (13th Dec 2007)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ae4c74d6-d558-4e0b-8c34-689abe49b318&DisplayLang=en

TechNet Security Series Seminar (13th Dec 2007)
Presentation Materials for TechNet Security Series Seminar (13th Dec 2007)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=18b07f6d-5ded-4562-9eba-ca8b8c12a512&DisplayLang=en

TechNet Security Series Seminar (13th Dec 2007) - Session 3: Think your network is safe using the default protocols? Think again.
Presentation Materials for TechNet Security Series Seminar (13th Dec 2007)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=dbc62833-08f5-469a-89e4-fac6ca0b6907&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server with SP1 Documentation
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5cd4e36e-2dab-44d6-990e-3b8184b1cb1b&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint with SP1 Documentation
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=125efb1e-7ff8-4cc8-934a-28fc7c7e59f0&DisplayLang=en

Events/WebCasts

Microsoft Security Webcast Series: Upcoming and On-Demand

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: 2008 Defense in Depth Security Series (Part 1 of 8): Why Does Security Matter? (Level 200)
Monday, January 07, 2008 11:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M. Pacific Time

TechNet Webcast: 2008 Defense in Depth Security Series (Part 2 of 8): All Bark and No Bite (Level 200)
Tuesday, January 08, 2008 11:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M. Pacific Time

TechNet Webcast: 2008 Defense in Depth Security Series (Part 3 of 8): Gates, Guards, and Guns (Level 200)
Wednesday, January 09, 2008 9:30 A.M.-10:30 A.M. Pacific Time

TechNet Webcast: Information About Microsoft January Security Bulletins (Level 200)
Wednesday, January 09, 2008 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. Pacific Time

TechNet Webcast: 2008 Defense in Depth Security Series (Part 4 of 8): Living on the Edge (Level 200)
Thursday, January 10, 2008 11:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M. Pacific Time

TechNet Webcast: 2008 Defense in Depth Security Series (Part 5 of 8): Keeping Your House in Order (Level 200)
Monday, January 14, 2008 11:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M. Pacific Time

TechNet Webcast: 2008 Defense in Depth Security Series (Part 6 of 8): Save the Box, Save the Network (Level 200)
Thursday, January 15, 2008 11:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M. Pacific Time

TechNet Webcast: 2008 Defense in Depth Security Series (Part 7 of 8): If You Build It (Securely), They Won't Come (Level 200)
Wednesday, January 16, 2008 11:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M. Pacific Time

TechNet Webcast: 2008 Defense in Depth Security Series (Part 8 of 8): If a Terabyte Falls in the Middle of the (Active Directory) Forest (Level 200)
Thursday, January 17, 2008 11:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M. Pacific Time

On-Demand Security Webcasts
http://www.microsoft.com/events/security/ondemand.mspx

A.O.B

General Security issues/questions http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938759
Open with newsreader news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.security

Virus issues/questions http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938760
Open with newsreader news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.security.virus

ISA Server http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938761
Open with newsreader news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.isa

Windows 2000: Security http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938762
Open with newsreader news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win2000.security

Windows XP: Security Administration http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938763
Open with newsreader news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin

SQL Server: Security http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938764
Open with newsreader news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.sqlserver.security

Windows Server: Security http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938765
Open with newsreader news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.server.security

Other Security Newsgroups http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7938766


Windows Platform

News

Windows Server 2008 RC1
Windows Server 2008, which is scheduled to release to manufacturing (RTM) by the Feb 27 launch event, has reached the RC1 milestone and is available for customers to download. With RC1, Microsoft is enhancing Group Policy with Group Policy Preferences, formerly known as PolicyMaker Standard Edition and Policy Share Manager. As the code approaches final signoff, RC1 is one of the last opportunities for customers and partners to evaluate it and provide feedback. So far, more than 1.8 million customers have obtained Windows Server 2008 evaluation code.
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/dec07/12-05WS08RC1PR.mspx

Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V beta ships early to customers and partners.
Customers and partners today can download Windows Server 2008 RC1 Enterprise with the beta version of Hyper-V to evaluate the new technology, test applications and plan future consolidation, business continuity and high-availability projects.
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/dec07/12-13EarlyBetaPR.mspxNew Beta: Introducing Microsoft Assessment and Planning for Windows Server 2008
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) solution accelerator is the next release of Windows Vista Hardware Assessment. It offers agent-less inventory and assessment and actionable recommendations for Windows Server 2008, Windows Server Virtualization, Terminal Services, SoftGrid, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Windows Vista, and the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Join the Beta and take a test drive today.
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7949035

Microsoft Unveils Windows HPC Server 2008
Windows HPC Server 2008, the successor to Windows Computer Cluster Server 2003, is based on the Windows Server 2008 operating system and is designed to increase productivity, scalability, and manageability. For more on the increased performance, see Microsoft Rainier Cluster with Windows HPC Server 2008 Delivers 11.75 TFlops and Tops Previous Linpack Benchmark Using the Same Hardware.
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7949036

Documents

Windows Vista SP1 Guides for IT Professionals
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e71f0083-1013-4f9c-a3f9-c56e7120a5e9&DisplayLang=en

Release Notes for Windows Vista SP1
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b5b681f5-f366-4ad2-ba10-6a7d209de7bd&DisplayLang=en

Windows Server 2008 Developer Story
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=056bb5f7-65ff-4c42-bdae-65754d96b021&DisplayLang=en

Downloads

Windows 2008 Release Candidate Evaluation Software
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/audsel.mspx

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC Public availability Program
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9de6260e-4275-482d-9524-de850c4dd91c&DisplayLang=en

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC - 5 Language Standalone Package
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2fa54665-7716-47d9-b9b7-5cfdf71198cb&DisplayLang=en

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC for x64 Based Editions - 5 Language Standalone package
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=88128a77-6107-46df-89d8-b93c248496e3&DisplayLang=en

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC1 for x64 Based Editions - All language Standalone packages
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c21c3978-3b7d-4d64-873b-3c9d26982d7a&DisplayLang=en

Update for Windows Vista (KB943899)
This is a reliability update. This update resolves some performance and reliability issues in Windows Vista
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a23e4401-74b7-4987-96ab-86735f718a8e&DisplayLang=en Free Download of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007
Download and test drive Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 to maximize IT resources.
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7949072

Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 1 is now available for download
Windows XP SP3 will be a rollup that includes all previously released updates for Windows XP, including security updates, out-of-band releases and hotfixes. It contains a small number of new updates, but should not significantly change the Windows XP experience.
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7991617

Microsoft Security Assessment Tool (MSAT) Version 3.5
This tool is designed to help organisations discover areas of security risk in their IT infrastructure. Detailed assessment reports, guidance and best practice is provided to help companies prioritise and mitigate identified security risks.
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7991614

Service Pack 1 released for 2007 Microsoft Office system
The 2007 Microsoft Office system Service Pack 1 was released on 11 December 2007 and addresses the issues of most concern to customers across the whole Office system. SP1 fixes the leading causes of crashes in each Office application and deploys key fixes and enhancements to make the 2007 Office system even more stable, reliable and easy to use. There is a white paper that fully details the improvements and benefits in Service Pack 1 here and you can download it for yourself from here.
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7991615

Events/WebCasts

MSDN: Windows Server 2008 for developers
Windows Server 2008 will be launched in Q1 2008. Come and learn what’s new in this release for developers
Date: 17/01/2008 13:30 - 16:15 GMT
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032358000&culture=en-GB
Date: 23/01/2008 18:30 - 21:20 GMT
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032357994&culture=en-GB
Date: 24/01/2008 09:30 - 12:15 GMT
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032357996&culture=en-GB

TechNet Webcast: Practical Active Directory Delegation (Level 300)
Friday, January 11, 2008 9:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7964887

Windows HPC Server 2008 - New and Advanced Features
Tuesday, January 15, 2008 8:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7964888

Windows HPC Server 2008 - New and Advanced Features
Tuesday, January 15, 2008 5:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7964889

IT Manager Webcast: Introduction to the Windows Server 2008 Server Core Installation Option (Level 200)
Wednesday, January 16, 2008 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7964890

TechNet Webcast: Windows Compare (Part 1 of 6): Reliability in Windows and Linux(Level 200)
Wednesday, January 23, 2008 11:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7964891

TechNet Webcast: Windows Compare (Part 2 of 6): Supporting Linux Users in a Windows Environment (Level 200)
Friday, January 25, 2008 11:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7964892

TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT is Improving Network Performance with Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista (Level 300)
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 9:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7964893

TechNet Webcast: Windows Compare (Part 3 of 6): IIS 7.0 vs. Apache (Level 200)
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 11:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7964894

On-Demand Microsoft IT Webcasts for IT Managers
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7281008

On-Demand Microsoft IT Webcasts for IT Pros
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7281009Live Webcasts:Full list can be found at: http://www.microsoft.com/events/default.mspxInteractive Webcast CalendarThe 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.aspxMonthly Archived Webcasts:http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/library/default.mspx
New KB's

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943509
Description of the Jet 4.0 Database Engine hotfix package for Windows XP SP2, for Windows Server 2003 SP1, for Windows Server 2003 SP2, and for Windows Vista: October 23, 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944960
Error message when you try to install a WSD printer on a Windows Vista-based computer after the first installation attempt fails: "Operation could not be completed (error 0x00000643)"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945713
Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerability in Web Proxy Auto Discovery (WPAD) could allow information disclosure
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944917
Windows Vista uses the profile path that is defined on the Terminal Services Profile tab instead of on the Profile tab when a user logs on to a Windows Vista-based client computer by using a Remote Desktop session
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944799
The "wake on ring" feature still wakes a Windows Vista-based computer when you set an HD audio controller not to wake the computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945360
A USB 2.0 device that is attached to a USB 2.0 hub may stop working correctly in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945538
Error message when you try to print an .xps document in Windows Vista or in Windows XP: "An error occurred in the application you were using"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945184
The Rasdial API may free the same memory two times and the dial-up application stops responding on a multiprocessor computer that is running Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945681
System restore points and shadow copies of files are missing after you install Windows Vista Service Pack 1
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945435
You experience a long delay when you try to access to a WebDAV share for the first time on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945125
The preview function does not work correctly in Windows Movie Maker on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944995
Error message when you migrate user data to a new Windows Vista computer: “An error occurred in the Handwriting recognition personalization tool”
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944997
Recognizer training is not triggered in the Windows Vista handwriting recognition personalization tool after you enter 50 sentences
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943253
You notice timing jitter and clock drift when you perform an editing operation or a playback operation on a MIDI audio device in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943242
MIDI notes are played in the wrong order when you perform a capture operation on a MIDI audio device in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944240
An application that sends an IOCTL_SFFDISK_DEVICE_COMMAND request to a Secure Digital (SD) card receives an error message on a 64-bit version of Windows Vista: "ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943974
The "chkdsk /r" command and the "chkdsk /f" command take a long time to run on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=936332
How to obtain information about hotfixes and security updates that are included in Windows Vista Service Pack 1
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944515
An application returns incorrect values for the conversion mode and for the sentence mode of an Input Method Editor (IME) on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942392
On a Windows Vista-based computer, you cannot access certain directories on a Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) server
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943504
FIX: Internet Explorer in Windows CE .NET 4.2 deletes cached content if program memory is low
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943505
FIX: Internet Explorer in Windows CE 5.0 may delete cached content if program memory is low
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944046
FIX: The memory load increases, and the operating system runs out of memory after you execute an application that uses an EDB database on a Windows Embedded CE 6.0-based device
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945852
Buttons are missing after you upgrade from MSN Toolbar to Windows Live Toolbar
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942423
FIX: You cannot play Windows Media content that is encoded by using the VC1 codec in Windows XP, in Windows Server 2003, or in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943663
How to manually update the time zone definition in Windows SharePoint Services for the Venezuela time zone change
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945463
Windows Server 2003 does not issue security event 523 even though the WarningLevel registry entry is configured
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945410
A Windows Server 2003-based computer may stop responding when many connections are created and then disconnected if IPsec is configured
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942909
On a Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer, a POSIX application that calls the Sleep function does not work correctly if the system clock is changed during the sleep interval
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943443
FIX: An access violation may occur when you use the 64-bit version of the DV Video Encoder filter in a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003 or of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944904
Error message on a Windows XP-based computer when you work with a network share: "STOP: 0x000000C2 BAD_POOL_CALLER"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945454
USB devices may not work after your computer resumes from standby in Windows XP on Lenovo portable computers
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944781
When you use a drag-and-drop operation to move or to copy an Outlook e-mail message on a Windows XP SP2-based computer, the operation fails without any notification
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943991
After you update a storage driver, you may be prompted to reactivate Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945145
On a Windows Vista-based computer, you may be prompted for your passport credentials every time that you try to access documents on a WebDAV site from a new workspace
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942763
December 2007 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operating systems
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938716
You may be unable to save a file in a Microsoft Office program on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943719
IP networking over the IEEE 1394 bus is not supported in Windows Vista and in all later versions of Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944996
A word still has an "Add" option after you add the word to the dictionary by using the Windows Vista Tablet PC Input Panel
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944998
When you change the theme on a Windows Vista Tablet PC, the "Handwriting recognition personalization" tool becomes distorted
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945149
Graphics performance can be improved in certain multiple-GPU scenarios on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945011
System icons may not appear in the notification area on a Windows Vista-based computer until you restart the computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945122
User profiles are unexpectedly deleted after you configure the "Delete user profiles older than a specified number of days on system restart" Group Policy setting on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943243
FIX: Kerberos authentication may fail on a Windows CE 5.0-based device
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945741
You may receive a "Cannot connect to the Windows Live ID service" error message when you sign-in to Windows Live Family Safety
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945359
Metadata that is assigned to a photo in Windows Live Photo Gallery is not visible in the Windows Explorer Properties dialog box in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945396
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 services that were previously removed are restored after you restore the system state on a Windows Server 2008-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945330
An application that uses the CDOSYS library or the System.Web.Mail namespace in a non-English version of Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 may receive a corrupted error message
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940569
On a computer that has Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8 installed, an application receives an incorrect value for the identity column from a SQL Server 2005 database
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944971
A Cluster node may lose an MNS quorum, and the Cluster service may stop on a Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943809
Event 1164 is logged when a disk or a mount point is mounted in a Windows Server 2003 cluster that uses a Majority Node Set (MNS) quorum
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943875
Authorization Manager in Windows Server 2003 cannot add roles from other domains in the forest after security update 926122 or Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 is installed
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944195
Error message when you use a mobile device to access an ASP.NET Web site that is hosted in IIS 6.0: "HTTP 400 - Bad Request"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938863
Name resolution may fail on a Windows Server 2003 DNS server if conditional forwarding is configured and if records have different TTL values
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944762
Event ID 14079 is logged every 49.7 days on a Windows Server 2003-based computer that is running ISA Server 2004
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942004
A Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition-based computer does not automatically restart as expected after the .crash command is executed to generate a dump file
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942840
You may experience slow Web browser performance when you iew a Web page that uses JScript in Internet Explorer on a Windows Server 2003-based computer or on a Windows XP-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945222
On a Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer, you cannot access the correct DFS share after information about the link target is updated
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=939850
After you use a smart card to unlock a Windows XP-based computer, you are prompted for authentication when you access resources that require NTLM authentication
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944939
The first logon to a Windows XP-based computer through terminal services is not denied even though the user is not a member of the Remote Desktop Users group
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=931618
The two sides of an audio call may not hear one another on a Windows XP-based computer that has Communicator installed
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944507
Error code when you try to update end-user-defined character (EUDC) TrueType fonts on a Windows XP Service Pack 2 -based computer: "1224:ERROR_USER_MAPPED_FILE"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945551
Video series information is lost when you update your Zune 30GB device to the v2 software

Internet

News

Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server

Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server TechCenter
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/isa/default.mspx

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

ForeFront Edge Security Forums at http://forums.microsoft.com/ForeFront/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=384&SiteID=41
Discuss ISA Server at the new Microsoft Forefront™ Edge Security forums, available at TechCenter

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

Publishing Exchange 2007 may fail after installing the update "Update for Publishing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 for ISA Server 2006"
http://blogs.technet.com/isablog/archive/2007/12/12/publishing-exchange-2007-may-fail-after-installing-the-update-update-for-publishing-microsoft-exchange-server-2007-for-isa-server-2006.aspx

Microsoft Internet information Server

List of registry keys affecting IIS7 behavior
Few months ago, I fired procmon and collected all the registry keys IIS7 processes read. I then gathered the information about these registry keys from different people in the team and also collected available information on the internet. I have been sitting on this information for quite a while hoping...
by ksingla on 12-30-2007, 4:16 PM
http://blogs.iis.net/ksingla/archive/2007/12/30/list-of-registry-keys-affecting-iis7-behavior.aspx

WebDAV Module for Windows Server 2008 GoLive Beta is released
Earlier today the IIS product team released the GoLive beta version of the new WebDAV extension module for IIS 7. This version is currently available for Windows Server 2008 only, but it will be supported on Windows Vista when Service Pack 1 for Vista is released. Listed below are the links for the download...
by Robert McMurray's Blog [MSFT] on 12-22-2007, 7:55 PM
http://blogs.iis.net/robert_mcmurray/archive/2007/12/22/webdav-module-for-windows-server-2008-golive-beta-is-released.aspx

MSDN Mag: Enhance Your Apps with the ASP.NET Integrated Pipeline!
At last, my MSDN article about using the ASP.NET Integrated Pipeline is out in MSDN Magazine. This article is all about using existing ASP.NET features and building new ASP.NET modules to improve existing applications. What's more, I do this without touching a single line of the application itself, which...
by mvolo on 12-20-2007, 3:53 PM
http://blogs.iis.net/mvolo/archive/2007/12/20/msdn-mag-enhance-your-apps-with-the-asp-net-integrated-pipeline.aspx

Ins & Outs of hostable web core
I started writing an application which uses hostable web core (HWC) functionality of IIS7 and before making it available for download I thought it will be useful to write about HWC in detail. Hostable web core enables processes other than w3wp.exe to load IIS core and do almost everything that a worker...
by ksingla on 12-20-2007, 3:05 AM
http://blogs.iis.net/ksingla/archive/2007/12/20/ins-amp-outs-of-hostable-web-core.aspx

Go Live (and save money) with Bit Rate Throttling!
I am happy to announce that the latest version of Bit Rate Throttling, an Internet Information Services 7.0 (IIS7) Media Pack feature, is now available for download! This updated version adds additional controls to help an administrator ensure a reliable and consistent end-user experience, particularly...
by chriskno on 12-19-2007, 12:18 PM
http://blogs.iis.net/chriskno/archive/2007/12/19/go-live-and-save-money-on-video-downloads-with-bit-rate-throttling.aspx

Breaking Changes for ASP.NET 2.0 applications running in Integrated mode on IIS 7.0
ASP.NET 2.0 applications on IIS 7.0 are hosted using the ASP.NET Integrated mode by default. This new mode enables a myriad of exciting scenarios including using super-valuable ASP.NET features like Forms Authentication for your entire Web site, and developing new ASP.NET modules to do things like URL...
by mvolo on 12-08-2007, 9:12 PM
http://blogs.iis.net/mvolo/archive/2007/12/08/Breaking-Changes-ASP.NET-2.0-Integrated-mode-IIS-7.0.aspx

Windows Server 2008 RC1 available for download!
Windows Server 2008 RC1 is available for download! We are feature and quality complete with this release. In this build, we address feedback that we have gotten from customers in beta and our RC0 release. There is nothing quite like deploying IIS7 in a diverse set of production environments worldwide...
by mailant on 12-07-2007, 2:38 AM
http://blogs.iis.net/mailant/archive/2007/12/07/windows-server-2008-rc1-available-for-download.aspx

FastCGI Extension for IIS6 – GoLive to RTM release upgrade
As it has been already mentioned in download instructions for FastCGI Extension RTM for IIS 6, we do not support in-place upgrade of FastCGI Extension from pre-RTM builds to RTM build. If you have been running pre-RTM build (such as GoLive release or Intermediate release), you will need to uninstall...
by mailant on 12-07-2007, 1:40 AM
http://blogs.iis.net/mailant/archive/2007/12/07/fastcgi-extension-for-iis6-golive-to-rtm-release-upgrade.aspx

Windows Media Services 2008 RC1 for Windows Server 2008 RC1 is now live
I am happy to announce that Windows Media Services (WMS) 2008 RC1 is now live. This version of WMS will install only on Windows Server 2008 RC1 version. In addition to Cache Proxy Plug-in and Sever Core installation option, Windows Media Services RC1 is supported on English, French, German, Japanese...
by vsood on 12-06-2007, 12:09 PM
http://blogs.iis.net/vsood/archive/2007/12/06/windows-media-services-2008-rc1-for-windows-server-2008-rc1-is-now-live.aspx

Get The Latest Information at: http://www.iis.net

BizTalk Server

New Case Studies

Pfister - Automated Order Management Process Helps Swiss Furniture Business Drive Expansion
http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000001141

Electricidad de Caracas – Utility Company Fosters Efficiency and Manageability with Holistic IT Approach
http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000001115

EMI Music - Global Music Company Leads Industry Transformation with Scalable Infrastructure
http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000001095

Würth Handelsgesellschaft - Austrian Fastening Products Firm Accelerates Order Processing by Almost 24 Hours
http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000001088

Sharepoint Technologies

HP and F5 Whitepaper on Configuring BIG-IP LTM with Web Accelerator for SharePoint Deployments
HP with F5 recently finished a whitepaper on WAN Acceleration for Intranets and Internet sites. The results are very promising if you are looking to provide consolidation or looking to offload performance from your web front ends.
This paper "Deploying F5 Networks BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager with WebAccelerator for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007" will be of particular interest to customers planning on centralized data center deployments and want to understand the effect of F5 BIG-IP LTM and WebAccelerator impacts on performance.
http://h71019.www7.hp.com/ERC/downloads/4AA1-6598ENW.pdf

Performance recommendations for storage planning and monitoring
This new whitepaper paper provides key recommendations and best practices to help administrators of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 plan and monitor their SQL Server storage requirements to support optimal performance and operation of their server farms.
This paper has a ton of new information for recommendations on optimizing your hardware and storage.
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=105623&clcid=0x409

Announcing New System Center Operations Manager 2007 Packs for WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007
The Solution Accelerator’s team is excited to announce the release of the SharePoint Monitoring Toolkit. This toolkit consists of a set of System Center Operations Manager 2007 management packs designed to help IT pros monitor their WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 and 2007 SP1 environments. These newly released packs were engineered to take advantage of SCOM 2007’s features, including new and improved reporting, additional actions, new views, and integrate IIS and SQL health rollup for a better understanding of the system-level dependencies of the SharePoint environments.
This Solution Accelerator can be downloaded from the Microsoft Download Center and will soon be available through the System Center Management Pack Catalog.

Announcing the Release of WSS 3.0 SP1 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP1
I'm excited to announce the release of SP1 for WSS 3.0 and Office SharePoint Server 2007. Before you install the service pack there are some very important things to understand. In this post I'll try to provide you with the resources you need to be successful in updating to the latest service pack. Please do NOT simply drop to the bottom and find the links and download and install directly on your production environments. It is essential that you understand the appropriate guidance and test out the patch in a separate test environment. For this purpose we have put together a special SP1 page on TechNet to guide you through the process. The more you know the better prepared you'll be for updating your environment.
The special TechNet page can be found here : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sharepointserver/bb735839.aspx
More information on specific downloads can be found in the SharePoint download section

Forms Based Authentication in Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 - authoritative technical articles published
Steve Peschka, SharePoint Ranger and notable guest blogger here who has posted several widely read and referenced entries about authentication, is the primary author of 3 just published authoritative technical articles on forms based authentication in MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0:
Forms Authentication in MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0 (Part 1 of 3): http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb975136.aspx
Forms Authentication in MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0 (Part 2 of 3): http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb975135.aspx
Forms Authentication in MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0 (Part 3 of 3): http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb977430.aspx

MS Filter Pack released !
After months of blood, sweat and toil, the MS Filter Pack is finally available !!! The package can be downloaded from:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=60C92A37-719C-4077-B5C6-CAC34F4227CC&displaylang=en

Downloads

Sharepoint Technologies

NetWeaver and Sharepoint Interop
Describes all currently available interoperability options between SAP NetWeaver and Microsoft SharePoint
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b35b5f08-1b69-4508-9669-2c96615f1802&DisplayLang=en

SharePoint Worksheets
Presentation pdf downloads
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5fa4bcbe-4fb0-454f-b634-3ee1c0452b27&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint with SP1 Documentation
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=125efb1e-7ff8-4cc8-934a-28fc7c7e59f0&DisplayLang=en

Optimization Service for SharePoint with DCM
Optimization Service keeps your Microsoft Office SharePoint Server collaboration infrastructure running at peak efficiency and availability.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=21aa25bf-864b-4223-acf7-256a9aa1be53&DisplayLang=en

SharePoint Monitoring Toolkit
This Solution Accelerator provides a set of System Center Ops Manager 2007 Management Packs for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (including SP1). The Toolkit also includes user documentation for each of the Management Packs.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e4600fd9-f53d-4ded-88bf-6bb1932794f9&DisplayLang=en

Project 2007 SDK: Software Development Kit
The Microsoft Office Project 2007 SDK contains documentation, code samples, how-to articles, and programming references to help customize and integrate the Project 2007 clients and Project Server 2007 with other applicat