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Monthly Archives: January 2010
What is Microsoft 70-680 exam?
Microsoft’s 70-680 test validates your skills and knowledge to efficiently install, configure and manage the Microsoft Windows 7 desktop operating system in an enterprise environment. Candidates are expected to have at least one year of experience in the IT field, as well as experience implementing and administering any Windows client operating system in a networked environment. The TS: Windows 7, Configuring (70-680) exam provides credit towards MCTS: Windows 7, Configuration.
Driver signing in Wndows
Driver signing allows Windows XP to identify drivers that have passed all Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) tests. Driver signing is included in Windows XP Professional/Windows 2003 to help promote driver quality. It notifies users if a driver has passed all Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) tests.Â
Driver signing allows for the following three responses:
- Warn: This warns the user that the driver has not been signed and asks him whether or not to install it.
- Block: This prevents all unsigned drivers from being installed.
- Ignore: This allows all drivers to be installed, even if they have not been signed.
Tasks performed by the Power User group
The remediation server is a computer containing health update resources. The NAP clients access its health update resources to correct their noncompliant state. If a NAP client does not have the latest antivirus signatures installed, the remediation server supplies the latest antivirus signatures. The antivirus signature distribution servers and software update servers are examples of remediation server.
The Stop: 0X0000007B error in Windows
The Stop: 0X0000007B error occurs usually when Windows is unable to access any boot device (such as hard disk). Following are the three main reasons responsible for this error:
- A boot sector virus can affect the bootable device and make it inaccessible for Windows.
- Any defective hardware component may be responsible for the Stop: 0X0000007B error.
- Any third-party device driver, which is needed for the installation may be the reason for the error.
Hyper-V Manager Console is a Windows Server 2008 tool to manage Hyper-V. This tool is used to perform the following actions:
- Manage virtual networks.
- Edit and inspect disks.
- Take snapshots, revert to snapshots, and delete snapshots.
- Edit the settings for individual virtual machine.
- Mount virtual hard disks as volumes on the host server.
What is replica mode?
Replica mode is a Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server administration mode. A WSUS server running in replica mode inherits the update approvals and computer groups created on its parent WSUS administration server. All standard WSUS reports are available on replica mode servers. A WSUS replica server can perform the following administration tasks:
- Adding and removing computers from computer groups.
- Specifying the update source. The update source can be a server other than the administration server.
- Viewing available updates.
- Monitoring update, synchronization, computer status, and monitoring WSUS settings on the server.
Windows Defender
Windows Defender is a Windows tool that keeps spyware and other potentially unwanted software from infecting a computer. It uses definitions to determine if detected software is spyware or malware, and then to alert users of potential risks. Definitions are updated periodically through Windows Update or by setting Windows Defender to check online for updated definitions. Windows Defender provides three ways to protect a computer:
- Real-time protection: When spyware or potentially unwanted software tries to install itself or run on a computer, Windows Defender invokes alert messages for a user working on the computer. It also invokes alert messages when programs attempt to change important Windows settings.
- SpyNet community: Microsoft has created an online Microsoft SpyNet community that helps users respond to software that has not yet been classified for risks. Windows Defender uses this community opinion to help users take their decisions.
- Scanning options: Windows Defender is used to scan for spyware and other potentially unwanted software that might be installed on a computer.
Note: While using Windows Defender, it is important to have up-to-date definitions.
Offline files in Windows Operating Systems
Offline files are copies of network files on the local system. Users can work on these files even when they are not online. The Offline Files feature ensures that users are working with the most current version of the network files, and that the files will be synchronized with the network version of the files when users reconnect. If users have enabled offline files, they can navigate through shared folders and mapped network drives, regardless of whether or not they are connected to a network. Users can also browse network drives and shared folders in My Computer or My Network Places.
Windows operating systems support the Offline Files feature.
Any shared file or folder on a Microsoft network can be made available offline. Users can make files available offline from any computer that supports Server Message Block-based (SMB) File and Printer Sharing. The Offline Files feature is not available on Novell NetWare networks.
There are three modes of caching files offline:
- No Caching: In this mode, no files are cached onto the client computers.
- Manual: This mode permits users to specify individual files to be available offline.
- Automatic: This mode is applied to the entire share. When a user uses any file in this share, it is made available to the user for offline access.
Offline files allow administrators to configure the amount of disk space used to store offline files. However, this only affects the offline files that are stored automatically. It does not affect offline files that are stored manually.