KB969856 – Security update for Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 installs repeatedly

I had an issue with a Windows 2008 Server recently, where a security update for Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 would install successfully. However, after rebooting, Windows Update would request that I install it again. In the Windows Update history, it would show success, multiple times. It turns out the...

6 little things I don’t like about Windows Server 2008 / Vista

I’ve been using Windows Server 2008 since it was released in February.  In general, Server 2008 is a huge improvement over 2003, however, there are a number of little things that annoy me, all of which are also found in Vista.  I plan to talk later about my favorite features in Server 2008, but...

How to enable the XPS viewer for Windows Server 2008 when using Firefox

When you are running Firefox as the default browser in either Windows Server 2008 & Vista, it is impossible to view XPS files without some work. Windows opts to always open XPS files in a browser. Firefox doesn’t know how to handle XPS, so it opts to open them with the registered app: XPSViewer,...