RunAsRadio.com spot

Look for the Dudes’ interview with Richard Campbell on RunAsRadio, where I get into a discussion on Slow Boot/Slow Logon scenarios, tools to use and common culprits.  The spot appears on May the 18th! Links discussed on the interview are: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/10130.root-causes-for-slow-boots-and-logons-sbsl.aspx http://blogs.technet.com/b/yongrhee/archive/2012/02/19/list-of-performance-hotfixes-post-sp1-for-windows-7-sp1.aspx Thanks! Jeff Stokes

How to setup a rolling 200 meg log file in 2003 with a PAL template that sustains reboots

1.  Get a PAL template or other perfmon template.  You can run PAL at pal.codeplex.com or use one created for you by CTS or another party. Simply open PAL, go to the “Threshold File” tab at the top, and Export the template by clicking “Export to Perfmon Template”.  Note to save it as a “Windows… Continue reading How to setup a rolling 200 meg log file in 2003 with a PAL template that sustains reboots

The Dude’s Greatest Hits

As requested by several customers, I’m putting up a list of tools I find useful in troubleshooting, etc… First up…. Data Gathering I use the following tools to gather data from systems.  Each has its own place, much like a mechanic has many tools, so does the average engineer… PFE MPS Reports.  I use these… Continue reading The Dude’s Greatest Hits

The David Solomon TechNet Spotlight Talks are online once again!

As some would say…Mission Accomplished.  It’s a long story, but I use these videos, particular part of the part 3, in my class to teach how Windows talks to physical RAM.  The students just about universally dig it and now they are rescued from the Akamai cache and posted once again…. https://vimeo.com/15890452 https://vimeo.com/15888263 https://vimeo.com/15889595 As the… Continue reading The David Solomon TechNet Spotlight Talks are online once again!

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