Disk Partitions (MBR - GPT)

In Windows 7 systems we have two different partitioning systems.

1. The Master Boot Record (MBR). (supported by all versions of Windows
2. The Globally Unique Identifier Partition Table (GPT). (supported on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Servers 2003 and 2008)

GPT offers several advantages over MBR such as:

• It can support up to 128 partitions, while MBR supports only four.
• GPT can support larger partition sizes. In theory, a GPT disk can be up to 18 Exabyte’s in size (about 18,000,000 terabytes)
• GPT uses primary and backup partition tables for redundancy and CRC32 fields for improved partition data structure integrity. MBR does not have redundant partition tables.

 

You can change a basic disk from MBR to GPT partition style so long as the disk does not contain any partitions or volumes. You first need to back up the data on the MBR disk so you can restore it after the conversion.

Internet Explorer 9 breaks Forefront TMG Management Tools

After install IE9, Microsoft Forefront Thread Management Gateway management tools cannot work anymore, it gives error message like “member not found”, “refresh failed”.

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Error: Invalid argument  Code: 0
URL: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Microsoft&20Forefront%20Threat%20Management%20Gateway/UI_HTMLs/Generic.htm?guid=%7BCAB89263-C55E-4492-958B-C24723083320%7D
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Microsoft Forefront TGM Best Practices Analyzer Tool

The Forefront TMG BPA is a diagnostic tool that automatically performs specific tests on configuration data collected on the local Forefront TMG computer from the Forefront TMG hierarchy of administration COM objects, Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) classes, the system registry, files on disk, and the Domain Name System (DNS) settings.

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Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.2

The Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer provides a streamlined method to identify missing security updates and common security misconfigurations. MBSA 2.2 is a minor upgrade to correct minor issues and add optional catalog support.

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New Release of WAIK for Windows 7 SP1

The Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) Supplement for Windows 7 SP1 is an optional update to AIK for Windows 7 that helps you to install, customize, and deploy the Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 family of operating systems.


Windows® Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows® 7 SP1

WAIK Win 7 SP1 Readme

5 Tools to Plan for and Deploy Internet Explorer 9

• Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) Version 5.6
• Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.5 
• Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) 9  
• Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) 
• Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010

Manage Internet Explorer 9 Tracking Protection

Internet Explorer 9 includes a new security feature called Tracking Protection. Here’s a quick look at how it works and how you can manage this feature.

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