Powershell v2 graphical help system

PowerShell v2 provides graphical help system that includes the cmdlets, the about files and and the User and Getting Started Guide.

The default locations on the Start Menu for PowerShell are Accessories – Windows PowerShell. In these locations the help files are not visible. If you open up ISE then you can access the help file.

Pinning PowerShell to the start menu on Windows 7 provdes access to the help through the recent files menu – help file is located at %systemroot%\Help\mui409\WindowsPowerShellHelp.chm

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Microsoft Exchange Server and Forefront Protection 2010 downloads

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Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server provides fast and effective protection against malware and spam by including multiple scanning engines from industry-leading security partners.

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Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 (TMG) allows employees to safely and productively use the Internet for business without worrying about malware and other threats.  It provides multiple layers of continuously updated protections – including URL filtering, antimalware inspection, intrusion prevention, application- and network-layer firewall, and HTTP/HTTPS inspection – that are integrated into a unified, easy to manage gateway, reducing the cost and complexity of Web security.

Microsoft 2010 Beta downloads

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Microsoft Office 2010 Beta 2 Known Issues/ReadMe

Applies to: Access 14, Excel 2010, Excel Starter 2010, InfoPath 2010, Office Shared 14, OneNote 2010, Outlook 2010, PowerPoint 2010, Project 2010, Publisher 2010, Visio (std) 14, Visio (ult) 2010, Word 2010, Microsoft Office Access

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Windows Server 2008 R2: A Primer

At a glance:

• Windows Server Editions
• The $5 Tour
• Windows PowerShell 2.0 and WinRM 2.0
• Core Parking
• Road Map for Active Directory Changes
• Branch Caching

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Visio 2010 beta available for public download

The Visio 2010 beta is now available for public download http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/ee390821.aspx . Registration required. Download of the Enterprise CAL edition of the Sharepoint Server 2010 Beta is also required.

Product Activation

A product key (a ‘MAK key’) is displayed during the registration process – make a note of it.

After installation go to the File button on top left, this opens up the new ‘Backstage’ view. Choose ‘Help then ‘Change Product Key’ to enter the new key.

At the bottom of the page where the ‘MAK key’ is displayed – choose Download Now button.

The usual ‘beta’ notes apply:

• This is test software, it’s quite stable but don’t expect totally smooth sailing. Things might go wrong so don’t trust anything critical to the Office or Visio 2010 beta.
• Microsoft recommends that uninstall of earlier versions of Office before installing Office or Visio 2010 beta.

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Office 2010 now available for public download

Office 2010 beta versions are now available to the public at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/ee390818.aspx. Registration required.

A product key (a ‘MAK key’) is displayed during the registration process – make a note of it.

After installation go to the File button on top left, this opens up the new ‘Backstage’ view. Choose ‘Help then ‘Change Product Key’ to enter the new key.

At the bottom of the page where the ‘MAK key’ is displayed – choose the 32-bit or 64-bit version for your preferred language (English, Simplified Chinese, German, Spanish, French, Japanese or Russian). If you’re not sure, choose the 32-bit version that will run on 64-but machines.

The official system requirements are the same as Office 2007. Office 2010 beta will run on Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP1) and Windows 7 plus Windows Server 2003 (R2) and 2008 (SP2).

The usual ‘beta’ notes apply:

• This is test software, it’s quite stable but don’t expect totally smooth sailing. Things might go wrong so don’t trust anything critical to the Office 2010 beta.
• Microsoft recommends the uninstall of earlier versions of Office before installing Office 2010 beta.

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Windows Vista considerations for Notes install, upgrade, and uninstall

When you install and use IBM^® Lotus^® Notes^® on a Microsoft^® Windows Vista^™ platform with UAC ON, all users run with standard user privileges, including users in the Administrators group. If a process needs to perform an administrative task, as is the case with a Notes install, the access must switch to administrator. When this happens the user is either prompted to continue (if they are already logged in an administrator) or is asked to enter administrator credentials (if they are logged in as a standard user). The program, in this case the Notes installation program, runs based on the user having administrative rights.

When installing or uninstalling Notes with UAC ON, you must be working as an administrative user.

Installing Notes with UAC ON

When installing or upgrading Notes on a Windows Vista client, the UAC setting should be enabled (UAC ON) in the following situations:

• Notes single or multi-user install on Windows Vista on which no Notes installation exists currently
• Notes upgrade from an existing Notes install on Windows XP

Listed below are two options for enabling the UAC setting on the Windows Vista client.

Note On Windows Vista, you cannot upgrade a Notes installation on Windows Vista that was installed with UAC turned OFF to a installation that has UAC turned ON. You must first uninstall Notes, set UAC ON, then run the Notes installation program.

Setting UAC On — Option 1

You can enable the UAC ON security setting using the following procedure.

1. Click Start – Run and type MSCONFIG in the Run field to start the Microsoft^® Configuration Utility.

   The Run menu may not visible by default. The Run command is in Programs Accessories. You can also find it by placing your cursor on the task bar, right-click, and choose Properties – Start Menu – Classic Start menu.

   Alternatively you can click on the Windows Vista Start icon in the bottom left corner of your screen then type MSCONFIG in the search box to locate and start the utility.

2. If prompted for your administrator user name and password, or if so logged in, if prompted to continue respond as needed to continue.
3. Click the Tools tab.
4. Scroll down and click Enable UAC.

   Note The Tools tab is a new addition to MSCONFIG in Windows Vista. The Enable UAC and Disable UAC options modify the Registry so that UAC will be either enabled or disabled upon your next client startup. Note that MSCONFIG requires that you have UAC authorization to run it and that Registry changes cannot be made without elevated privileges.

5. Click the OK or Launch button.
6. A command window will appear. When the command is finished running, close the window.
7. Close MSCONFIG and restart the computer to enable new the UAC setting.

Setting UAC On — Option 2

You can enable the UAC ON security setting using the following procedure.

1. Click Start – Control panel to open the Windows Vista Control Panel.
2. Click User Accounts.
3. Click Turn User Account Control on or off.
4. Check the box next to Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer.
5. Click OK and restart the computer to enable the UAC setting.

Upgrading from Notes with UAC ON

You cannot upgrade a Notes installation that was installed with UAC turned OFF to a Notes installation that has UAC turned ON. You must first uninstall your Notes installation, set UAC ON, then run the current Notes installer.

Upgrading from single user to multi-user

The Notes installation program does not support automatic Notes upgrade from single user to multi-user within the same release or from one release to another, although it is possible.

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Considerations for installing and deploying Notes on Windows

The following information is useful when installing or upgrading to Notes on a Windows client.

• When installing Notes you must be logged in as an administrative user or as a non-administrative user with elevated privileges. To install as a non-administrative user, an administrator should first run the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) and set install privileges to "Always Install Elevated" as below. Once these settings have been made, non-administrative users can then install, open, and use Notes.

  From the Policy Group Editor [gpedit.msc] policy setting:

  1. Click Computer Configuration – Administrative Templates – Windows Components – Windows Installer > Always Install Elevated.
  2. Click User Configuration – Administrative Templates – Windows Components – Windows Installer – Always Install Elevated.
• Notes installation on Windows^® supports Windows XP and Windows Vista. For Windows Vista, the User Account Control (UAC) setting should be ON.
• You can install Notes on Windows in a single user or multi-user environment.
• If you plan to use Notes shared login, do not select "Client Single Logon Feature" during installation.
• When installing Notes using the Windows Allclient kit, feature panel installation options are available for installing or upgrading the Domino Designer and Domino Administrator clients.
• For recommended memory, see the "Software requirements" section of the release notes or tech notes.
• A summary panel displays the disk space footprint for what is being installed. Install also needs additional temporary disk space. The temporary disk space required is almost as large as the footprint. If you do not have enough space for the footprint and temporary space, the installer will stop you from continuing.
• Shut down all applications before installing Notes.
• If you have installed a Notes Beta version, uninstall it before installing this Notes version.
• On Windows Vista, you cannot upgrade a Notes installation that was installed with UAC turned OFF to a Notes installation that has UAC turned ON. You must first uninstall, set UAC ON, then run the current Notes installer.
• Shared network installation is not supported for Notes standard configuration.
• Installation and use of Notes on a USB drive is not supported for Notes standard configuration.
• Notes roaming user does not support switching a user ID, as noted in the user interface response and the Lotus Notes Support Site.
• At initial release, Notes is available in US English only. Additional language kits are made available for Notes shortly after initial release. See the language kit topics in this guide.
• The installation path cannot contain special characters such as # or $.
• Only one instance of Notes should be installed on a client workstation at any given time.
• If installation does not complete successfully, uninstall Notes and reinstall. If uninstall is not successful, see "Cleaning a previous or partial Notes installation from your client."
• The Notes installer does not support upgrade from single user to multi-user, however it is possible to perform such an upgrade using a manual technique. For information about upgrading from a single user to a multi-user Notes installation, see the "Upgrading from a single user to a multi-user Notes installation" topic in this guide.
• Only one instance of Notes should be installed on a client workstation at any given time.
• Once you click "Install" on the Notes installation panel, allow the installation to complete. Ending the Notes installation process prematurely can leave files in an unstable state, and may also leave empty folders and miscellaneous files on your system. If you experience problems installing Notes after exiting a Notes installation prior to its completion, see "Cleaning a previous or partial Notes installation from the client".

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Never too old or late to learn IT

Inspiring story of an 88 year old retiree, who has gone back to school at Purdue University Calumet to learn about computers.  “A highlight for Spikes was using Packet Tracer, a simulation tool that enables (Cisco) Networking Academy students to perform a variety of tasks as if they were working with a real network.”

At age 88, Spikes says he definitely doesn’t want to go back to work, but “there’s so much out there in this world to learn, and I enjoy learning.”

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