Re-enable BitLocker Auto-Unlock after System Volume Restore
Today I did a disaster recovery test on my Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V host. I used Windows Backup to do a bare metal restore of only the system volume. …
How Secure are TrueCrypt and BitLocker?
I’ve been using TrueCrypt for a while, and have recently switched to BitLocker. My main purpose is to encrypt backup disks that are taken off site, though I plan to …
Run 16-Bit Program Across Network
Okay I’ll admit it. I have a hard time upgrading programs when the old version is working well. I have a 1995-era time tracking program from KMR Consulting called Timeclock …
A RARe Virus Delivery Method
Yesterday I received the following email from someone I don’t know: The unusual thing is the attachment of type .rar. RAR is an archive format not as common as .zip …
Setting Up Email Connectors in SBS 2008
My SBS 2008 environment needs to accommodate a couple of non-standard email requirements: I use cloud-based email filtering, and I only want to allow incoming email from the IP addresses …
SBS 2008 Antivirus Exclusions
SBS does so many things that there are lots of antivirus exclusions to make. Starting from my old SBS 2003 list, and working through the extensive research in this post, …
SBS 2008 Slow Startup and Shutdown
In my initial RAID 10 tests, SBS 2008 booted in 1 minute 43 seconds and shut down in 4 minutes 10 seconds. Now that I’ve been running for a couple …
Run-time Error 48 Loading DLL
I maintain a Visual Basic 6 application that connects to the server using ADO. Recently a Windows XP SP3 computer started throwing this error when first connecting to the server …
Server Backup and BitLocker
A lot of attention has been given to encrypting laptops because they are often stolen and their drives may contain sensitive company information. Another popular topic is the need to …
eSATA Drives Offline Because of Policy Set by an Administrator
I’m using eSATA drives so I can do server backup with BitLocker. I attached a couple of eSATA drives to a Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise machine. After booting the …