I’ve just passed additional MS exam, PRO: Designing Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 (70-237)!  Got 935 on it .

This one was easy that previous, 70-236. I’ve got a lot of questions about clustering, HA and multi-sites design. It was just 37 questions in this exam.

The study resources I used to pass are:

Book “Microsoft Exchange Server 2007? http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Exchange-Server-2007-Unleashed/dp/0672329204/ref=pd_sim_b_1/191-1807479-9996238 (yes, this book again )

http://www.msexchange.org/
http://msexchangeteam.com/
http://technet.microsoft.com/
http://www.cbtnuggets.com/

I’ve just passed my TS: Configuring Exchange Server 2007 (70-236)!  Got 100% on it.

For those of you intending to write this, even do not try to register for it if you do not have good understanding in PowerShell. I’ve got about 80% of questions about how to do things by using PowerShell. You have to answer a 53 questions in this exam and they give you 150 mins. to write the exam.

The study resources I used to pass are:

Book “Microsoft Exchange Server 2007?  http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Exchange-Server-2007-Unleashed/dp/0672329204/ref=pd_sim_b_1/191-1807479-9996238

http://www.trainsignal.com/Exchange-Server-2007-Training-P22.aspx

http://www.msexchange.org/articles_tutorials/exchange-server-2007/

http://msexchangeteam.com/

http://www.msexchange.org/articles_tutorials/exchange-server-2007/management-administration/exchange-2007-sp1-mailbox-management-part1.html

http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Managing-mailboxes-Exchange-Server-2007-Part1.html

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998579.aspx

http://www.exchangeninjas.com/

http://www.exchangeinbox.com/article.aspx?i=83

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124977.aspx

As I said, make sure you really have good understanding in PowerShell before you write the exam.

Microsoft announced the availability of the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2.0. Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2.0, now with support for Hyper-V technology. Go here to get this new Solution Accelerator: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc501231.aspx

With the availability of Hyper-VT technology, Microsoft is boosting the adoption of virtualization by providing a very robust and fast virtualization platform managed by Microsoft® System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008. However, the challenge of keeping the virtual machine client operating system up to date remains. Virtual machines that are left offline for extended periods of time do not automatically receive operating system, antivirus, or application updates that would keep them compliant with current IT policy.

The Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2.0 provides a way to automate the process of updating virtual machines running on virtual servers and Hyper-V with the latest operating system updates....

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It’s a lot of posts that explained how to detect HAL. Almost all of those solutions done in VB script. As well I’ve seen a lot of post about “problems’ running VB script under WinPE. So, one day I tried to create a batch file, that allows to detect a HAL under WinPE. I did all my tests under VistaPE 12 (I’ve used the VistaPE v.12 RC1).

Here is content of HAL_Detector.bat script:

If you need to change Time Zone for a lot XP computers, you can do this by simple :) command:

to change Time Zone to Jerusalem (GMT+02:00) run the following command: