Windows
Microsoft Security Essentials & Microsoft Windows Home Server
I have been using Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) since it launched (after the program got reviewed by Steve Gibson). I have been very pleased with this Anti-Virus software and feel it is a better solution for client machines then some of the other free Anti-Virus software applications. On a side note, I am waiting patiently for Microsoft to allow MSE to run on a Microsoft Server platform. Anyways… the reason that I am writing this post is because I am reminded of this issue almost daily as I log into or restart my machines. Do you have a Windows Home Server (WHS) and Windows OS PC’s in your enviroment with MSE installed? If you do, then you probably already know what I am going to say.
The issue.
This is not a big annoyance but it is an issue. As the Windows OS PC is loading the desktop the fact that there is a slight delay in the Anti-Virus software to get up and running through’s a WHS error; stating that the machine that was just turned on or restarted is not secured by a Anti-Virus program. This WHS critical error goes away after 15 seconds or so but if you have logging turned on or the @Twitter add-in installed this error makes the status reporting inaccurate and tends to make non-techies worried about the security of their infrastructure.
Do you have the same issue? Do you have a workaround? Let me know in the comments.
The negative aroma of Windows Vista on the Net…
I have been running Windows Vista since it came out with little to no problems yet when I do searches for anything that has to do with Windows Vista on the internet I get plenty of negative criticism about the OS.
In my opinion, most of these individuals are trying to run this more graphic and memory powered OS with the same hardware that they are running Windows XP on. Is the negative aroma about Windows Vista really Microsoft’s fault or is it lack of knowledge by the consumer in partnership with the PC manufacturers?
Hard Drive Partitions….
I am not sure why topics around hard drive partitions seem to be so difficult. I continue to see forum post of individuals having problems creating hard drive partitions and/or not knowing how to expand or shrink their hard drive partitions. This is not a hard task and I have never had any problems.
People are always asking what utility they should use or how to go about creating and/or expanding or shrinking their partitions. Their is a tool called ‘Computer Management/Disk Management’ that is built-into every Windows install. This administrator accessory will do everything thing that you need regarding this matter and more.
I have replied to many forum post with this very same information and most people did not even know that ‘Computer Management/Disk Management’ was a Windows accessory. Did you know about this hidden feature in Windows?
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