Data Protection and Recovery Published: August 18, 2004 On This Page Introduction Key benefits of using SUS to deploy Windows XP SP2 Situation overview Factors to consider when using SUS to deploy Windows XP SP2 Overall recommendations Summary Introduction Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) contains major security improvements designed to provide better protection against hackers, viruses, and worms. As a best-practice approach to implementing a managed rollout of Windows XP SP2, customers are encouraged to use a corporate update management solution such as Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 or Software Update Services (SUS). The following section details considerations for deploying Windows XP SP2 using SUS. Key benefits of using SUS to deploy Windows XP SP2 Allow administrators to control the deployment Windows XP SP2 (as well as other updates) across their Windows systems. More information on SUS is available at www.microsoft.com/sus Situation overview Overall recommendations Where: Pros: Cons: Resources:
Black Viper’s Windows XP Super Tweaks Black Viper’s Top tweaks for a faster PC The following is what I do directly after a clean install of Windows XP. This does not mean that everything I do will work for you. Keeping that in mind and ensure you are fully aware of the risks of tweaking your system before doing so. Point to note: Ensure that you are logged in as an “Administrator” or have Administrator rights before performing any of these steps. Even though I do these steps directly after a clean install, all of them can be done at any time. Before posting your question in the comments below, see if your question has been addressed in the FAQ! Number One: System Restore and Indexing Services This is valid for Windows XP Home and Pro. If you are experiencing “random” slowdowns and “high” CPU usage for no reason, these two services are the most likely cause of the problem. For an easy method of creating multiple Service Configurations, please check out my Windows XP Services Profile Guide. With the default Category Control Panel:
Group Policy XPerience In-Depth Group Policy XPerience You can do more with Group Policy in Windows XP than in Windows 2000 Professional. Here’s a guide to the changes. ARE YOU REAPING the benefits of Group Policy yet? Or, will your perfect Win2K Group Policy utopia all fall apart when you introduce your first Windows XP Professional client machine? If you’re happily deploying Group Policy to Win2K clients, then you’ll be well poised to also deploy it to your XP clients. New! When you upgrade your desktop to XP, you’ll find the tools inside the Adminpak.msi won’t work. Just What You Need—200 More Group Policy Settings Since XP has more features than Win2K Pro, it stands to reason there’s more “stuff” that can be controlled using Group Policy. The good news is that if you apply a policy meant for XP on a Win2K Pro machine, the policy is simply ignored. Recall that Win2K Group Policies are initially applied at startup (for Computer policies) and at logon (for User policies).
Important and Useful Windows Applications You Didn’t Know You Already Had: Microsoft Management Consoles I have the impression that Microsoft doesn’t really trust the average PC user. Windows tucks away a lot of system tools in obscure places. These tools aren’t listed in the All Programs menu and you have to hunt them down in Control Panel or already know about them before you can find them. Among these are a group of system applications called "Microsoft Management Consoles" (MMC). Depending on your system, there are around two to three dozen of these utilities. MMC consoles have the extension .msc and can be run by entering the console file name in a command prompt or the Run line. In this tip, I will point out the MMC that I consider the most useful for general use. You can see from the figure that some commonly used utilities and functions are listed. There you have it—an easy way to access some handy system tools. Get your own favorite tip published! This tips section is maintained by Vic Laurie. Click here for more items like this.
WindowsXPForums Cultura - Office 365: el fin de las licencias, Artículo Impresa A Microsoft le ha ido bien con su nueva estrategia de ofrecer Office como un servicio en la nube y venderlo por suscripción en lugar del tradicional licenciamiento. La segunda pieza más importante en el imperio Microsoft es el paquete Office, que se dice representa una tercera parte de los ingresos de la compañía, y a tres meses del lanzamiento oficial de la nueva versión, los resultados no podían ser mejores, con un incremento del beneficio neto de la empresa del 19 por ciento. Office 365 es la jugada más importante de Microsoft para hacerse un lugar en el nuevo reino informático de la nube, en donde los datos se almacenan en algún servidor de internet y no necesariamente en el disco duro del computador de escritorio. Para quien desea mantener el modelo tradicional de comprar una licencia de software, Microsoft vende como siempre el paquete en DVD de su última versión, Office 2013. La gente se hace dos preguntas frente al modelo: ¿Qué pasa si un usuario deja de pagar la suscripción?
Optimise XP Home and Pro 1. Go into My Computer and go into your hard drive. 2. Right-click anywhere that a file is not and select the 'New' submenu and click 'Text Document' 3. Name it "deleteprefetch" 4. Note: It will prompt for you to delete the files so if you schedule for it to be done, make sure you'll be on the comp at the time of it's execution. In the Run box, type "Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks". When using the start menu the you will notice a delay between different tiers of the menu hierarchy. 1. Modify application timeout The operating system has a set amount of time that a program must be frozen for before it is timed out. 1. Disable Indexing Services Indexing services is a small program that hogs HUGE amounts of RAM and can often make a computer endlessly loud and noisy. To disable it, go to the Control Panel and click Add/Remove Programs. Microsoft Speed-Up-Boot Tool Microsoft has designed a tool to help in monitoring the boot up process of your computer. 1. @echo. Example: @echo.
12 eBooks gratuitos de Microsoft que no te pueden faltar. - El Blog de Daniel Levi para los CIOs La vez pasada, ya hace unos meses, te posteé una serie de ebooks gratuitos sobre diversas tecnologías, algunos de los cuales luego se fueron actualizando (como el caso del de Windows Server 2012). Recientemente, fue publicado en el wiki de Technet una extensa lista de la cual extracté 12 de los libros que hay que tener (sobre Windows Server 2012, SQL Server 2012, Windows Azure). De todas maneras, puedes acceder a la lista completa aquí (que incluye productos de versiones anteriores). Como siempre, a todo esto te recomiendo le sumes las visitas frecuentes a Technet o MSDN dependiendo de si tu orientación va hacia la infraestructura o hacia el desarrollo (si eres de los “hombres orquesta” que solemos encontrar en algunas organizaciones, nada mejor que tomarse un tiempo y visitar ambos. Una aclaración, estos libros están publicados en inglés, y no tengo fecha de traducción aún, pero por supuesto los posteo si eso ocurre. Espero que te sean útiles. ¡Hasta la próxima! Enjoy life!
Internet Connection Firewall Windows ICF (Internet Connection Firewall) is the built-in firewall in Windows XP, both the Home and Professional editions. ICF is an excellent personal firewall and will prevent most attacks from the Internet. However, the lack of granular control makes ICF much too restrictive for power users. ICF Overview ICF is a stateful packet filter. The ICF ruleset can be modified manually by configuring “services” or programmatically by using the ICF API. Besides manual configuration of the ruleset, ICF contains an API that allows applications to temporarily modify the ruleset. This is both a good and scary feature. Finally, ICF has some additional checks besides the standard stateful packet filtering, such as: It enforces a 3-way handshake – this is useful to prevent special scanning techniques. For Microsoft’s official overview of ICF, refer to Microsoft Technet's Internet Connection Firewall overview. Putting ICF Under Attack Tools We used the following tools for testing: Methodology and Results
China nombra a Windows 8 amenaza para la seguridad Primero fue un tira y afloja para que Microsoft mantuviera el soporte técnico a Windows XP; después llegó la recomendación de Linux como reemplazo; más tarde Windows 8 fue prohibido en la administración del estado, para finalmente, nombrarlo como una amenaza a la seguridad nacional. Es difícil saber las motivaciones del gobierno chino para tomar esta decisión, si son técnicas o políticas, en respuesta a la presentación por Estados Unidos de cargos criminales por ciberespionaje contra cinco oficiales chinos. En todo caso el problema es patente porque Windows XP está instalado en la mitad de los ordenadores chinos. “Microsoft no abre el código fuente de Windows 8 para el gobierno chino y el esquema de seguridad del sistema operativo está diseñado para proporcionar un mejor acceso de Microsoft a la base de datos de los usuarios. Para China es un gran desafío en nuestra seguridad de la información“, explican.