Feb 09, 2009
In December 2008, Vista/Windows Server 2008 SP2 beta was made public. Yes, it is the first service pack for Windows Server 2008, but it is named SP2 since Windows Server 2008 RTM is really Vista SP1. In this blog post, I will high light some of the key...
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Jul 26, 2008
This week, IIS team has released two servicing patches for the following IIS Extensions: FTP for IIS 7.0 (KB955136) x86: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f23f366f-5d1c-4390-934c-d5e9c3057661&DisplayLang=en x64: http://www.microsoft...
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Jun 22, 2008
In Vista and Windows Server 2008, the operating system is made up of components. In a simplest sense, a component is a small grouping of files based on a feature area, functionality, and reusability. A manifest defines how the files are grouped in a component...
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Mar 14, 2008
IIS 7.0 is made up of more than 40 separate feature modules. Each feature module can be installed independently, and because only the installed modules need to be managed, it helps to reduce the attack surface of the server and the administration overhead...
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