Archive for August, 2008

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• Recovering backups made with NTBACKUP to Window Server 2008
  QUESTION: I have a backup that I created in Windows Server 2003 using Ntbackup.exe. How can I restore that backup to a Windows Server 2008 computer when Ntbackup.exe is no longer supported in Windows Server 2008? ANSWER: The Ntbackup.exe tool in previous versions of Windows has been replaced with the new Windows Server Backup tool [...]
• CHANGING THE BROWSER TITLE FOR A TOP-LEVEL SHAREPOINT SITE
  QUESTION: How do I change the title that’s displayed in the browser for a top-level SharePoint site so it doesn’t say "Home"? ANSWER: A lot of people like to change the too-generic "Home" that’s the default browser title for the top-level SharePoint site in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007. It’s easy to see why. [...]
• Beta in May: Windows 7, Configuring Exam
  Microsoft Learning to put Exam 70-680 through the proverbial wringer from May 5-18. As Windows 7 gets nearer and nearer to a rumored release date this year, the Microsoft Learning Group will be close behind with an exam for the OS. Before that happens, the exam still must be put to the usual beta test cycle. [...]
• New Microsoft MCPD exams
  In case you missed it, last month Microsoft released four MCPD upgrade exams for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 .NET Framework. And as the names imply, all are aimed at developers already certified as MCPD Developers in the earlier .NET Framework: Transition Your MCPD Windows Developer Skills to MCPD Windows Developer 3.5 (70-566) Transition Your MCPD Web [...]
• Running XP? You can’t upgrade to Windows 7
  Microsoft has confirmed it isn’t providing an upgrade path for Windows XP to Windows 7. The not unexpected confirmation came in a new post on the Engineering Windows 7 blog outlining the latest developments with the new OS as it moves swiftly towards release. In the post - signed ‘Windows 7 Team’ - the subject [...]