John Howard - Senior Program Manager in the Hyper-V team at Microsoft
Senior Program Manager, Hyper-V team, Windows Core Operating System Division.
New Features of Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
There is a forthcoming Webcast on Wednesday 9th Feb 16:00-17:30 UK Time (8AM-9:30AM PST) on the New...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 01/26/2005
How to write to the Windows Event Log from VBScript
I was asked a question about how to write to the Windows Event Log in a script following my TechNet...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 01/26/2005
Blogcast how-to: Recorder Settings for Windows Media Encoder
Numerous people have asked me what exact settings I used to recently record the series of VSMT...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 01/24/2005
New research into why Soda drinks are bad for your teeth
Everyone knows that fizzy drinks are bad for your teeth. However, after extensive research (OK, so 8...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 01/24/2005
Microsoft Office Outlook Live (MOOL) Launched
Missed this one a couple of days ago (probably as I was still flying and have been jet-lagged...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 01/23/2005
Group Policy - Tips Tricks and Best Practices
Following my session in Birmingham on 13th January, here's a list of the references I referred to....
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 01/23/2005
VMRC Client (Virtual Machine Remote Control Client) under Virtual Server 2005 - Great scenario
AKA Another great reason to consider using Virtual Server 2005 for test/dev scenarios....I was asked...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 01/19/2005
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 SP1 Information
Follow this link to find out more about what the program manager for Microsoft Virtual Server 2005,...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 01/19/2005
Windows Terminal Server Management Pack for MOM 2000 SP1 v2 released
If you are using MOM (Microsoft Operations Manager) 2000 to manage your Terminal Servers, then have...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 01/19/2005
Blogcast on Channel9 - the name is here to stay!
How cool is this - Robert Scoble just posted up on channel 9 about Blogcasting. My colleague Eileen...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 01/18/2005
Welcome to the USA. Blow into this pipe please sir.
The scale of the Microsoft campus is truly awesome. I'm over the Seattle for my first internal...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 01/18/2005
Windows Server Administrative Scripting
Having a developer background, I'm one of those people who isn't scared off by scripting, . However,...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 01/10/2005
Windows Task Manager - Alternate View
This is one of those small almost unheard of "things you can do in Windows" tips.The left image...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 01/10/2005
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) - Find out more from Peter Meister
Learn more about Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) from Peter Meister, the Lead Product...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 01/09/2005
ActiveSync 3.8 Download - new release now available
ActiveSync 3.8 is now available for downloadOf course, the official download page doesn't say...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 01/09/2005
Blogcast on VSMT (Virtual Server Migration Toolkit) - Part 5
As promised, here's the last blogcast installment walking through a VSMT migration of an NT4 server...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 01/08/2005
Blogcast on Virtual Server Migration Toolkit (VSMT) - Part 4
I'm "virtually" (no pun intended) at the end in the series of blog entries walking you through a...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 01/06/2005
Do I have local admin rights? Find out how in three mouse clicks (or two keys plus a mouse click)....
I use this quick-tip frequently to determine if I'm a local administrator. The trouble with some...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 01/06/2005
Blogcast on Virtual Server Migration Toolkit (VSMT) - Part 3
If you missed my two previous postings in this series of blogcasts walking you through a VSMT...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 01/06/2005
Resource Tool Kit 2.0 for Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 (MIIS) is now available
The Resource Tool Kit 2.0 for Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 (MIIS) is now available for...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 01/05/2005
KB 891609 - Could not connect to Virtual Server. Access was denied.
Summary from KB Article: When you open the Virtual Server Administration Website in Microsoft...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 01/05/2005
Blogcast on Virtual Server Migration Toolkit (VSMT) - Part 2
I hope you enjoyed the first two blogcast demonstrations of VSMT I blogged about yesterday. Today,...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 01/05/2005
I didn't say blog
Heaven knows where I found this link now, but at Lake Superior State University, the word Blog is on...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 01/04/2005
Blogcast on Virtual Server Migration Toolkit (VSMT) - Part 1
Blogcast, podcast, mini-webcast.... What's in a name - well quite a lot judging by some of the...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 01/04/2005
MCE 2005 (Media Center 2005) first impressions and album art tool.
Well it's been a great break - free from work, but plenty of time to play. Talking of playing, I...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 01/04/2005
Technet event codes - a seasonal alternative
Eileen recently explained in her blog what 200, 300 and 400 meant as levels of experience needed to...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 12/23/2004
Windows Server 2003 System Administration Webcasts
There are two forthcoming webcasts on Windows Server 2003 System Administration taking place early...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 12/22/2004
Scripting Guys Webcast Week 2 - 24th January 2005
The scripting guys did a great job with a series of webcasts under the banner of "Scripting Week 1"...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 12/22/2004
Group Policy Webcast series
Matt Hester recently finished a great series of 14 webcasts about the ins and outs of Group Policy....
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 12/20/2004
XP Virtual Desktop Powertoy under Windows Server 2003 (The ITPro way....)
I really like the Virtual Desktop manager powertoy for XP. Unfortunately, it's just not available...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 12/13/2004
Blogcasts - surely a typo I hear you say.
No, it's not a typo! A "blogcast" is probably a new term to you as it's been made up by the IT Pro...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 12/13/2004
Windows 2000 ADSI Scripting for System Administration
Although published a few years ago, one of the most useful books I keep coming back to is "Windows...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 12/13/2004
Free Technet IT Forum Highlights all-day event in Birmingham on Jan 13th.
The registration site for the IT Forum Highlights event in Birmingham Thursday January 13th, 2005 is...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 12/13/2004
Updated document - changes to functionality in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1
There is a revised version of a document just posted on microsoft.com describing the changes in...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 12/10/2004
Virtual Server under Windows Server 2003 SP1 RC1 Early Experiences
I went the whole hog this morning and installed Windows Server 2003 SP1 RC1 on my main laptop, not...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 12/08/2004
New windows not opening in IE? Use the Knowledge Base - it knows a lot of stuff!
Internet Explorer on my test Windows Server 2003 box has been playing up for a couple of days -...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 12/08/2004
Display build number and OS version on desktop
Something which you often see Microsoft people do in their demonstrations is have the Operating...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 12/08/2004
Slipstreamed Windows Server 2003 SP1 RC1 Screen Shots
I've posted a few screen shots of Windows Server 2003 SP1 Release Candidate 1 to give you a...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 12/07/2004
Windows Server 2003 SP1 RC1 (Release Candidate 1) is now available for download.
Apart from a plethora of security enhancements, there are some pretty compelling reasons to take an...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 12/07/2004
VSMT (Virtual Server 2005 Migration Toolkit) demo - see it live in Edinburgh
VSMT is a piece of cake! VSMT stands for "Virtual Server (2005) Migration Tookit" and is the P2V...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 12/06/2004
Windows Messenger 5.1 available for download
Windows Messenger 5.1 (English) is now available for download.I've been running the 5.1 beta for a...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 12/06/2004
Windows XP and Office XP in Welsh
Did you know you can now use Windows XP and Office XP in Welsh with the free interface pack...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 12/06/2004
Winter Fun Pack 2004 for Windows XP - free download
The Winter Fun Pack 2004 for Windows XP was recently published on microsoft.com. The download...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 12/06/2004
NT4 Server and Windows Server 2003 Interoperability - Technet Evening Session
I'm co-presenting a free Technet evening event with Dave Sayers tomorrow night (Tue 23rd Nov) at the...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 11/22/2004
Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) - Presentation & White Paper
I'm blogging while sitting listening to John Craddock and Sally Storey presenting one of the all-day...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 11/15/2004
Accidents with Internet Explorer
The simplest things can be the best! Many of you already know that you can enter "go dilbert" in the...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 11/11/2004
MSN Search (UK) Beta Launch
The beta of MSN (UK) Search went live today. This is a huge investment on the part of Microsoft, and...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 11/11/2004
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Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 11/11/2004
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Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 11/11/2004
MSH - Monad. The next Windows Command Shell
There's some great information up on Channel 9 about MSH (codename Monad). If you're a command line...
Author: John Howard -MSFT Date: 11/04/2004