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XP Service Pack 3 — Remote Desktop Change
13.May.08 | 1 Comment
If you’re an XP user used to using the /console switch to manage your servers, be aware that going to Service Pack 3 will alter your Remote Desktop options a bit.
Specifically, you’ll now need to use the /admin switch instead.
This makes it very similar to using Remote Desktop with Vista, as I discovered earlier this [...]
Windows Update Not Updating?
11.May.08 | 3 Comments
I was loading XP on a new machine this weekend and ran into a bit of a snag — twice. See, I figured the first time was a fluke so I recreated it an hour later. Ugh.
I’d run Windows Update on a freshly installed XP Service Pack 2 and get the Service Pack 3 option. [...]
Not Going Vista at Work
09.May.08 | 6 Comments
Late last year I shared some of my thoughts about Vista. At that point I’d been using it on my work laptop for about a month. The conclusion at the time?
To wrap this meandering thing up, I’ll just brazenly come out and say it: I like Vista. (don’t confuse that with me saying I don’t [...]
Windows XP SP3
06.May.08 | 5 Comments
I just noticed that Windows XP Service Pack 3 is available from Windows Update — or you can download it directly.
I build a lot of machines for both home and work and I’m very excited to finally see this. No more 95 or so patches after an XP SP2 install!
Now I’m off to check the [...]
In Which I Confess to Duncity
25.Apr.08 | 5 Comments
Is duncity a word? The act of being a dunce?
Today I learned something new!
For as long as I’ve been connecting to WinXP machines with Remote Desktop, I’ve been whining about a pain in the butt it is to remotely reboot an XP box. I mean seriously, here’s the start menu options when in a remote [...]
