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How to install Ajax Extensions 1.0 on Server 2008
If you are reading this you have probably realized that installing an MSI on Server 2008 has gotten more difficult. This is due to some UAC stuff and is pretty thoroughly discussed here . Basically to get the extensions installed takes a few steps: If...
URLScan and SmarterMail
I recently had an issue with one of the sites that I manage getting hit with a SQL injection attack. ARG!!! What a pain in the butt!! Fortunately Steve Schofield had posted some great info about closing down the attack surface here and here . After a...
Posted: Jul 04 2008, 01:48 PM by robba | with no comments
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Professional IIS 7 Book
Back in May I was offered an opportunity to help out on a Wrox book focusing on IIS 7, Professional IIS 7. Ken Schaefer was leading and Scott Forsyth was already working on the project so I had to join. I was asked to take on three chapters, Administration...
Posted: Nov 25 2007, 11:08 PM by robba | with no comments
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10 things to do with AppCmd.exe?
I'm taking requests for writing a new blog post. I'd like to know what 10 things people would like to know how to do with AppCmd.exe. You post your ideas via comment and I'll work on getting the top 10 put together. If you don't know what AppCmd is, check...
Posted: Aug 26 2007, 10:58 PM by robba | with no comments
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SHHHH its a secret
If you haven't checked out IIS 7.0 yet, do it. DO IT NOW I said!!! Stop fooling around and go download the June CTP of Server 2008 you'll be glad you did.
Posted: Aug 16 2007, 08:11 PM by robba | with no comments
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Setup Entourage 2004 to connect to Exchange 2007
About two weeks ago we migrated our mail from an external Exchange hosting company named MailStreet to our own internal Exchange 2007 server. Most of the migration went extremely smoothly, however our poor Creative team has had to use Outlook Web Access...
Add Appcmd.exe to the Path on Windows Server 2008
A couple of days ago I needed to set my instance of Windows Server 2008 up so that appcmd.exe worked without having to be in the %system%\system32\inetsrv folder. Well as you know there two ways to do this, move the exe to another folder that is in the...
Posted: Jul 05 2007, 02:02 PM by robba | with 1 comment(s)
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IIS 6.0 website update script using Adsutil.vbs
The previous script I put up was great if you're running IIS 7.0, but there aren't too many people out there running it. I've done the same thing for IIS 6.0 and I'm including it here. The only change is that rather than using AppCmd.exe like you would...
Posted: Jun 13 2007, 07:49 PM by robba | with no comments
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Use AppCmd to create update script for IIS websites
Here at Telligent when we update an existing website our normal procedure is to make an XCopy of the current web folder, apply the updates and then point IIS at the new folder. This gives us a couple of advantages. The first advantage being that we always...
Posted: Jun 11 2007, 10:20 PM by robba | with 3 comment(s)
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ASPNET_RegIIS failed (how to correct)
WOW, it has been a while since I had something to blog about. The last week or so has been very busy, but filled with the normal everyday happenings. Nothing to really pique my noggin and necessitate me to dig in to find an answer to what's going on....
Posted: May 15 2007, 08:19 PM by robba | with 2 comment(s)
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