http://www.sqlmag.com/authors/author/author/5056226/rss/5056226en-USFri, 25 May 2012 10:36:10 GMTFri, 25 May 2012 10:36:10 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-client/the-case-of-the-failed-file-copy
By Mark Russinovich
Follow along as Mark helps a friend who was having difficulty copying files to a USB flash drive.]]>Mark RussinovichWed, 26 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-client/the-case-of-the-failed-file-copyhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/deployment/ask-the-experts97348
By Darren Mar-Elia
Discover the reasons why client machines might not be processing Group Policy and learn about patching multiple images in a WIM file.]]>Darren Mar-EliaWed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/deployment/ask-the-experts97348http://www.sqlmag.com/article/deployment/ask-the-experts97120
By Darren Mar-Elia
Learn about problems associated with moving a software package to a new server, find out how to convert an ADM file to an ADMX file, and follow along as Mark Russinovich troubleshoots a file compression failure.]]>Darren Mar-EliaTue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/deployment/ask-the-experts97120http://www.sqlmag.com/article/compression/the-case-of-the-failed-file-compression
By Mark Russinovich
Follow along as Mark troubleshoots a failed file compression problem.]]>Mark RussinovichTue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/compression/the-case-of-the-failed-file-compressionhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/permissions/ask-the-experts96833
By John Savill
Learn how to find all the files for which a user has access, learn what application virtualization is, find out how to open multiple pages at IE startup, and more.]]>John SavillWed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/permissions/ask-the-experts96833http://www.sqlmag.com/article/permissions/the-case-of-the-unexpected-pslist-error
By Mark Russinovich
Follow along as Mark troubleshoots a problem with running PsList as as a standard user in Windows Follow along as Mark troubleshoots a problem with running PsList as as a standard user in Windows Vista. ]]>Mark RussinovichWed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/permissions/the-case-of-the-unexpected-pslist-errorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/email/botnets-by-email
By Mark Russinovich
A suspicious email takes Mark on a journey to learn more about it and why these types of malware continue to fool users.]]>Mark RussinovichWed, 30 May 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/email/botnets-by-emailhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/security/psexec-user-account-control-and-security-boundaries
By Mark Russinovich
Learn about the benefits and pitfalls of Microsoft’s new account security model, and why the company wants you to get used to running as a standard user.]]>Mark RussinovichWed, 28 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/security/psexec-user-account-control-and-security-boundarieshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-client/the-case-of-the-delayed-windows-vista-file-open-dialogs
By Mark Russinovich
Follow along as Mark troubleshoots a delay that occurs when accessing Vista’s File Open dialog box.]]>Mark RussinovichWed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-client/the-case-of-the-delayed-windows-vista-file-open-dialogshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/permissions/the-case-of-the-notepad-that-wouldn-t-run
By Mark Russinovich
Mark discusses Windows Vista’s UAC feature while troubleshooting a Notepad startup problem.]]>Mark RussinovichTue, 28 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/permissions/the-case-of-the-notepad-that-wouldn-t-runhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/administration-tools2/the-case-of-the-process-startup-delays
By Mark Russinovich
A bit of sleuthing reveals the root cause of certain process delays.]]>Mark RussinovichTue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/administration-tools2/the-case-of-the-process-startup-delayshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/configuration/running-windows-with-no-services
By Mark Russinovich
Follow along as Mark Russinovich shows how to run a minimal Windows configuration.]]>Mark RussinovichTue, 26 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/configuration/running-windows-with-no-serviceshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/registry2/registry-junk-a-windows-fact-of-life
By Mark Russinovich
Because incomplete application uninstalls are common, registry cleaners will continue to have a place in the meticulous system administrator’s tool chest]]>Mark RussinovichTue, 29 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/registry2/registry-junk-a-windows-fact-of-lifehttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/permissions/the-power-in-power-users
By Mark Russinovich
Learn about the security risks of letting users run as members of the Power Users group.]]>Mark RussinovichTue, 25 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/permissions/the-power-in-power-usershttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/file-management/the-case-of-the-intermittent-and-annoying-explorer-hangs
By Mark Russinovich
Mark Russinovich tracks down the reason for an annoying Windows Explorer hang.]]>Mark RussinovichTue, 30 May 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/file-management/the-case-of-the-intermittent-and-annoying-explorer-hangshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-client/the-antispyware-conspiracy
By Mark Russinovich
Are some antispyware vendors actually helping to grow the need for the products they sell?]]>Mark RussinovichTue, 25 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-client/the-antispyware-conspiracyhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/encryption2/ask-the-experts-may-2006
By Paul Robichaux
Learn about encrypting an Exchange database while it’s in use, find out how to improve the performance of a NAS solution, and see what some consider the most important features of SQL Server 2005.]]>Paul RobichauxTue, 25 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/encryption2/ask-the-experts-may-2006http://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-client/circumventing-group-policy-as-a-limited-user
By Mark Russinovich
Windows administrators need to be aware that if a user, even one running with a limited account, can execute just one program of their choice, they can circumvent many Group Policy settings]]>Mark RussinovichWed, 29 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-client/circumventing-group-policy-as-a-limited-userhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/tips/ask-the-experts-april-2006
By William Sheldon
Find out why to specify a WSUS server to use as the basis for an MBSA scan, discover why deleting a meeting request from Outlook Sent Items doesn’t delete the appointment from the calendar, and learn about using .NET with SQL Server.]]>William SheldonWed, 29 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/tips/ask-the-experts-april-2006http://www.sqlmag.com/article/monitoring-and-analysis/psloglist
By Mark Russinovich
This free tool helps you harvest event-log data from across your network. ]]>Mark RussinovichTue, 29 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/monitoring-and-analysis/psloglist