Download backtrack from http://www.remote-exploit.org/backtrack_download.html. Current version at the time of writing is BT4 Pre-Final.This document is based on BT4 pre-final. Ergo, some of the instructions below may not work with other versions of BT.

FYI : An excellent guide Read more

Microsoft has announced that it will support Windows 7 installations from a USB key. This will allow people to install Windows 7 on systems that do not have a DVD drive (yes, Windows 7 will also run quite fast Read more

If you are still running Windows 7 Beta, then it’s time to check out the Release Candidate version.

Microsoft has reported on the Windows team blog that the Beta version will ‘stop working’ (in fact it will reboot every Read more

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I just want to share with you that, as reported on the Microsoft Readiness and training blog, Microsoft has released a new free, one-hour e-Learning clinic, providing an introduction to Exchange 2010.

If you have a Read more

It may sound a bit extraordinary, but I needed to have the ability to change attachment filenames while they were being processed by the transport service on Exchange. I can’t really tell you why I needed this functionality, but Read more

Today, I’m going to share some ‘notes from the field’ about fixing oab issues in Exchange 2007

In order to fully understand the oab generation and distribution process, I will assume that you are running the Mailbox server role Read more

The 2 most important resources I’m using to stay up-to-date with Exchange are the MS Exchange team blog and the Pro-Exchange website.

The Pro-Exchange website has been entirely revamped a little while ago, and after sitting back & observing Read more

One of the challenges that result from operating a messaging environment is making sure the company’s internal Distribution Lists stay up to date.  In most corporate environments, this is a task that is typically assigned to IT staff, however Read more

I have noticed some blog performance issues over the last couple of days, so I have decided to make some system changes on the web and database servers that are hosting this blog.

These changes are in place, but Read more

Ever wondered how you can set Compatibility Mode on executables under Vista / Windows 2008 server when the settings (or even the entire tab) has been disabled ? Or make the application “run as administrator” permanently, and you’ve found Read more