The Microsoft Office Word 2003 Redaction Add-in makes it easy for you to mark sections of a document for redaction. You can then redact the document so that the sections you specified are blacked out. You can either print the redacted document or use it electronically. In the redacted version of the document, the redacted text is replaced with a black bar and cannot be converted back to text or retrieved.

In a redacted document, the black bar that replaces the redacted text takes up the same amount of space as the original text so that line spacing and line breaks are unaffected. As a result, readers may be able to determine the length of a redacted word based on the size of the blacked out area. To help protect your redacted document from attempts to recover information by using word length, avoid redacting single words. If you need to redact a single word, you can replace it with a longer or shorter word before you select it for redaction.

The procedure is as follows:

1. Download wintarget trial from http://www.stringbeansoftware.com
2. Download iscsi initiator from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=12cb3c1a-15d...
[sdc note: link is here.]
3. create guest machine with 2 virtual disks
4. install and configure it to be a dc for cluser domain. Create and format
partition on second drive. It will be our shared disk
5. Install wintarget on dc
6. create and install another virtual machine. It will be node1 of our VPC
cluster
7. add it to domain created in step 4
8. install iscsi initiator on it
9. repeat steps 6-8 for node2
10. On node1 and node2 run iscsi initiator and add target portals
11. Run wintarget management console, create new win target disk pointing to
second virtual drive
12. add both node1 and node2 initiators that will be using that drive
13. turn off node2
14. run iscsi initiator, point to available targets select one, press logon
and check "automatically restor..."
15. run computer management select disk management initialize wintarget
disk, create partition, format and assign Q letter to it
16. shut down node1 and run node2
17. run iscsi initiator, point to available targets select one, press logon
and check "automatically restor..."
18. run computer management select disk management and change wintarget
partition letter to Q.
19. turn off node2 and run node1 again
20. run cluster administrator and create new cluster
21. turn on node2 run cluster administrator and join to the cluster
22. test failover

Introduction to Windows Server 2003 R2: Take a tour of the new Windows Server 2003 R2 software, covering the Windows Server release cycle, product roadmap, and business benefits of Windows Server 2003 R2. The discussion includes a look at the new Windows Server 2003 R2 scenarios: branch management, identity access and management, and storage management.

Windows Server 2003 R2 End-to-End (level 200): Learn how Windows Server 2003 R2 extends Windows Server 2003, providing the most efficient way to manage and control access to local and remote resources while easily integrating into your existing Windows Server 2003 environment.

Web Single Sign-On and Identity Federation with Active Directory Federation Services (level 200): Attend this session to get an overview of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Active Directory Federation Services, a component that enables Extranet Single Sign-On (SSO) and Identity Federation.

Branch Office Benefits in Windows Server 2003 R2 (level 250): Learn how technologies such as the Distributed File System and Print Management Console enable efficient Wide Area Network file replication and enhanced remote management.

Efficient Storage Management in Windows Server 2003 R2 (level 200): Join this session to explore new tools that simplify many of the tasks necessary to set up an efficient storage environment for the Windows platform.

Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Microsoft Office 2003 is now available for download from Microsoft Update. You may even have received this update already if you subscribe to auto-updates. There are a bunch of enhancements that improve the security and reliability of Office 2003 and make SP2 well worth getting. We've changed the way Outlook handles junk emails so they only render in plain text and all links are disabled. This change alone should significantly reduce the damage caused by spam and phishing attacks. We've also bundled up a number of fixes and enhancements based on customer feedback and user-testing. And if you use (or plan to use) SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005 this update will ensure that SharePoint Services and Infopath 2003 properly support these new tools.

Visit Windows Update to get Office 2003 SP2 now!

Download one of the two .exe files by using the links at the bottom of the page, and then save the file to your hard disk drive.
     * Office2003SP2-kb887616-client-enu.exe: [ed: 50536KB] You should download this file if you have access to your original product CD-ROM. You might need to provide the installation source during patch installation if you have previously updated your product.
     * Office2003SP2-kb887616-fullfile-enu.exe: [ed: 104293KB] Download this file if you do not have access to your original product CD-ROM or if you have experienced problems installing the Office2003SP2-kb887616-client-enu.exe file.

SCR files are nothing more complex than .EXE files with the extension SCR. Windows calls the .SCR file with two command-line options:

      /s to launch the screensaver
      /c to configure the screensaver

For the windows control panel to recognize the screensaver, the program's module description string must begin with SCRNSAVE: (in uppercase). So, if writing a Visual Basic screensaver, simply set the application title to something like "SCRNSAVE:Test Screensaver"

To create a new screen saver simply write a program that checks the command-line option when starting and performs the appropriate action. The display should use a full-screen window (usually with a black background) and should end when any key is pressed or when the mouse is moved.

When the program is compiled, rename the .EXE to .SCR and put it into the Windows directory so it can be found by the screensaver selection dialog in Windows.

Advice to employees on the proper use of the System Administrator's valuable time

(In following examples, we will substitute the name "Ted" as the System Administrator)

* Make sure to save all your MP3 files on your network drive. No sense in wasting valuable space on your local drive! Plus, Ted loves browsing through 100+ GB of music files while he backs up the servers.

* Play with all the wires you can find. If you can't find enough, open something up to expose them. After you have finished, and nothing works anymore, put it all back together and call Ted. Deny that you touched anything and that it was working perfectly only five minutes ago. Ted just loves a good mystery. For added effect you can keep looking over his shoulder and ask what each wire is for.

* Never write down error messages. Just click OK, or restart your computer. Ted likes to guess what the error message was.

* When talking about your computer, use terms like "Thingy" and "Big Connector."

* If you get an EXE file in an email attachment, open it immediately. Ted likes to make sure the anti-virus software is working properly.

* When Ted says he coming right over, log out and go for coffee. It's no problem for him to remember your password.

Microsoft and a few of its partners are funding a pilot program that offers U.S. active-duty and reserve military and National Guard members to take a Microsoft Certified Professional exam for free.

The DANTES (Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support) Certification Program, which funds the program, provides one free exam voucher for any MCP exam, which can be used at any Pearson Vue testing center worldwide.

As of March 1, 2001, individuals eligible for Montgomery G.I. Bill (Chapter 30), VEAP (Chapter 32) and Dependents Educational Assistance (Chapter 35) benefits may receive reimbursement worldwide for Microsoft Certified Professional exam fees and can receive up to $2,000 per test (but no more than the actual cost of the test). This eligibility does not limit the number of tests a candidate may take and includes tests that are retaken, tests needed for renewal of certifications, and exams taken in foreign countries. In addition, an individual does not have to pass an exam to receive the benefit.

A common question is how to quickly and easily backup a virtual machine under Virtual Server. There are a number of ways to do this - each of which have their own advantages and disadvantages.

Today I am going to show you how to have a simple script that 'save states' a virtual machine, copies the virtual machines files, and restores the virtual machine. The advantage of this approach is that it will work no matter what guest operating system you are running - however the disadvantages are that it will take the virtual machine offline for a period of time, and depending on the size of the virtual machine it may take a while to make the backup copy.