Exchange Server 2003 uses a number of components, services, and processes that communicate between each other on the local computer and remote computers. The role of the Exchange server and the clients that it has to support determines which services are necessary and unnecessary on your front-end and back-end Exchange servers. All unnecessary services can be disabled. The security of your Exchange Server 2003 system is enhanced when you disable unnecessary services on your Exchange server. Port attacks can no longer be preformed on the ports of disabled services. The Read More

Monitoring Network Activity with Network Monitor The tool which you can utilize to both monitor and log network activity as it occurs on the network is the Network Monitor. You can use the information obtained from Network Monitor to optimize network traffic as well. Network Monitor stems directly from the Windows NT Network Monitor. Network Monitor is included with Windows Server 2003. The key administration tasks which you can perform using Network Monitor are summarized below: You can capture frames directly from the network which you are monitoring. You can Read More

Msicuu2.exe is the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility process, a program found in many older Windows versions that forcibly uninstalls programs that refuse to be removed through the Windows Control Panel’s Add/Remove feature. While the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility was discontinued in 2010 due to problems associated with Office 2007, many people still use it. Msicuu2.exe can be found in the primary hard drive’s Program Files folder and works with all 32 and 64-bit versions of the Windows Operating System, though it was not designed for Windows Vista or Windows 7. Read More

The .NET framework created by Microsoft is a software development platform that focuses on rapid application development, platform independence and network transparency. .NET is Microsoft's strategic initiative for server and desktop development for the next decade. According to Microsoft, .NET includes many technologies that are designed to facilitate rapid development of Internet and Intranet applications. .NET-connected solutions aim to enable businesses integrate their systems more rapidly and in a more agile manner and help them realize the promise of information anytime, anywhere, on any device. Programs written for the .NET Read More

Installer or Windows Installer is a Windows Operating System software component that is responsible for the installation, maintenance, and removal of all programs and processes on a Windows computer. Windows Installer is mostly used as a replacement for other stand-alone installation programs, but is also used as the framework for most of those programs. In fact, Microsoft encourages the use of Windows Installer as the framework for other installation packages in order to ensure that Windows users are provided with rollback and “versioning” features when installing a new software. How Read More

Error 678 is an error that is reported when a remote system does not respond correctly when an attempt is made to connect to the Internet. The Error 678 message appears as “The remote computer did not respond.” Broadband connections If this error occurs with a broadband connection, it could be because of the following reasons: The network cable to the machine may have been unplugged. The modem connecting to the Internet may be disabled or its drivers may be corrupt. Spyware. The TCP/IP stack on the computer is corrupt Read More

A NetBIOS name is an identifier that NetBIOS services running on a computer use. It is a combination of a 15 character (byte) name and a 16th character denoting the service. These names identify resources on the NetBIOS network. NetBIOS cannot do name resolution on the Internet because NetBIOS names are single part names and do not have any hierarchical structure. The NetBIOS namespace is flat, which means that there are no suffixes added to the NetBIOS name and that two computers cannot have the same NetBIOS name. This means Read More

An Overview on Services Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 provide features technologies and services that can be added to new and existing networks to meet the organizations business requirements. To use certain services, you have to first implement specific technology or services on which these services depend. For instance, in order to use the Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 Active Directory directory service, you first have to install Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and the Domain Name System (DNS) service. While both Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 Read More

Oracle is a free, open business management software available for both personal and commercial use. Oracle allows users to process credit card payments, handle customer support, and manage customer orders from one location and includes many additional features from third party companies, such as Paypal and Amazon, that allow users to sell products in a wide variety of marketplaces.   What is the ORA-12560 TNS Protocol Adapter Error? ORA-12560 TNS Protocol Adapter Error is an error that Oracle displays to the user whenever it cannot access a specific server or Read More

Remote Access and VPN Server Security Issues Remote Access Servers (RAS) provides access to the network for remote users. The different types of remote access connections are Dial-in remote access, VPN remote access, and Wireless remote access. Dial-in remote access uses modems, servers running the Routing and Remote Access (RRAS) service, and the Point-to-Point (PPP) protocol to enable remote users to access the network. VPN remote access provides secure and advanced connections through a non-secure network. VPN access uses encryption to create the VPN tunnel between the remote access client Read More