How to Install Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 using the "Unified Extensible Firmware Interface" (UEFI)

  Information Systems that are built using Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) are more likely to achieve very fast pre-boot times when compared to those with traditional BIOS. This isn’t because UEFI is inherently faster, but because UEFI writers starting from scratch are more able to optimize their implementation rather than building upon a BIOS implementation that may be many years old. Delivering fast boot times in Windows 8 - Building Windows 8 - Site Home - MSDN Blogs This method can also be used for the UEFI installation of Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Vista SP1. Note  You will need to satisfy the following requirements in order to proceed: A Windows...

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How to create a bootable Windows 8 installation DVD using the ESD folder

Step by Step series of instructions and screen shots on how to burn a bootable Windows 8 installation DVD. If you have a folder named C:\ESD on your disc drive you can use it to create a bootable Windows 8 installation or repair DVD. This is especially useful if you forgot to choose the “Install by creating media option” when using the Upgrade Assistant to obtain Windows 8. One word of caution: If you are running a 32Bit version of Windows (XP, Vista or Windows 7) the Upgrade process will download the 32Bit version of the Windows 8 installation files as there is no means of selecting the 64Bit when using the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant. The same is true if you running a 64Bit version as what you get is the 64Bit version...

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AutoArchive MSoutlook 2013

1 down vote Not sure about option 2 or 3, But you can certainly archive mails depending on the date. There is a feature called AutoArchive for that. For Outlook 2010: Click the File tab, and then click the Options tab on the File menu. Click the Advanced tab. Click AutoArchive Settings. For Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2003: On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Other tab. Click AutoArchive. Then to set folder specific settings, Right-click the folder that you want to AutoArchive, and then click Properties. Click the AutoArchive tab. ...

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Lotus Notes

Application: LOTUSNTS External port: 1352 Internal port: 1352 Protocol: TCP/UDP • Lotus Notes router and firewall port information The information in this article is for the PC platform.Any ports for Lotus Notes listed on this page should be opened or forwarded in your router/firewall to allow proper connection to an online server or dedicated server and/or when you want to host an online multiplayer game or application from your computer or local area network (LAN). If you are unsure of how to open or forward ports please check your router/firewall manufacturers web site where you should be able to find a list of frequently asked questions or a knowledge base section, you may also be able to view an online user manual and in the vast majority of cases there will also...

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Step-by-Step: Publishing a Single Exchange 2003 OWA with ISA 2004 Firewall Forms Based Authentication

I decided to take the DIY approach for setting ISA firewall to securely publish Exchange 2003 Outlook Web Access using forms-based authentication and SSL bridging to provide a higher level of security in web mail access. I believe this step-by-step article will take out some of the guess work that I went through when checking the configuration. Step-by-Step: Publishing a Single Exchange 2003 OWA with ISA 2004 Firewall Forms Based Authentication by Liran Zamir By Liran Zamir Got questions? Discuss this article over athttp://forums.isaserver.org/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=23;t=000106 I decided to take the DIY approach for setting ISA firewall to securely publish Exchange 2003 Outlook Web Access using forms-based authentication...

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Automatic Virtual Machine Activation Step by Step

What is AVMA? Automatic Virtual Machine Activation is a new Windows feature added in Windows Server 2012R2 that enables you to activate your Windows VMs without using a KMS server or even a network connection. As you spin up new virtual machines they will activate against the host Hyper-v server. This activation only lasts 7 days and then it needs to renew it’s activation. This is perfect for your Windows Datacenter Hyper-v hosts because you can Two features of AVMA that no other activation method offers are: The ability to automatically activate virtual machines without a network connection Track virtual machine licenses from the host virtualization server, without requiring any access rights on the virtualized machine (Other...

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