Problem opening Word

Most of the problems are related to normal.dot. Workaround - delete it and let Word recreate it. See more: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ProbsOpeningWord.htm


One of the examples of error:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Microsoft Office 11
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1000
Date: 2/6/2008
Time: 10:30:48 AM
User: N/A
Computer: SCHGVAWS016
Description:
Faulting application winword.exe, version 11.0.8169.0, stamp 465f2a40, faulting module winword.exe, version 11.0.8169.0, stamp 465f2a40, debug? 0, fault address 0x008dd0ac.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 41 00 70 00 70 00 6c 00 A.p.p.l.
0008: 69 00 63 00 61 00 74 00 i.c.a.t.
0010: 69 00 6f 00 6e 00 20 00 i.o.n. .
0018: 46 00 61 00 69 00 6c 00 F.a.i.l.
0020: 75 00 72 00 65 00 20 00 u.r.e. .
0028: 20 00 77 00 69 00 6e 00 .w.i.n.
0030: 77 00 6f 00 72 00 64 00 w.o.r.d.
0038: 2e 00 65 00 78 00 65 00 ..e.x.e.
0040: 20 00 31 00 31 00 2e 00 .1.1...
0048: 30 00 2e 00 38 00 31 00 0...8.1.
0050: 36 00 39 00 2e 00 30 00 6.9...0.
0058: 20 00 34 00 36 00 35 00 .4.6.5.
0060: 66 00 32 00 61 00 34 00 f.2.a.4.
0068: 30 00 20 00 69 00 6e 00 0. .i.n.
0070: 20 00 77 00 69 00 6e 00 .w.i.n.
0078: 77 00 6f 00 72 00 64 00 w.o.r.d.
0080: 2e 00 65 00 78 00 65 00 ..e.x.e.
0088: 20 00 31 00 31 00 2e 00 .1.1...
0090: 30 00 2e 00 38 00 31 00 0...8.1.
0098: 36 00 39 00 2e 00 30 00 6.9...0.
00a0: 20 00 34 00 36 00 35 00 .4.6.5.
00a8: 66 00 32 00 61 00 34 00 f.2.a.4.
00b0: 30 00 20 00 66 00 44 00 0. .f.D.
00b8: 65 00 62 00 75 00 67 00 e.b.u.g.
00c0: 20 00 30 00 20 00 61 00 .0. .a.
00c8: 74 00 20 00 6f 00 66 00 t. .o.f.
00d0: 66 00 73 00 65 00 74 00 f.s.e.t.
00d8: 20 00 30 00 30 00 38 00 .0.0.8.
00e0: 64 00 64 00 30 00 61 00 d.d.0.a.
00e8: 63 00 0d 00 0a 00 c.....

How Microsoft calculates Processor license for multi-core processors

For Microsoft software with processor limits, each processor counts as a single processor regardless of the number of cores and/or threads that the processor contains.

For software licensed on a per-processor basis, each processor counts as a single processor, regardless of the number of cores and/or threads that the processor contains.


http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/1/e/f1ecd771-cf97-4d98-9a1b-b86e3f24e08f/multicore_hyperthread_brief.doc

PC slowing down?

Check what programs/driver/dlls, etc., are starting at Windows start http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

Domain Keys Identified Mail FAQ

Quite a good written summary of the DKIM - Antispam methods to authenticate email

http://www.dkim.org/info/dkim-faq.html

New Cisco ASA vulnerability

A crafted IP packet vulnerability exists in the Cisco PIX 500 Series Security Appliance (PIX) and the Cisco 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) that may result in a reload of the device. This vulnerability is triggered during processing of a crafted IP packet when the Time-to-Live (TTL) decrement feature is enabled.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) identifier CVE-2008-0028 has been assigned to this vulnerability.

Cisco has released free software updates that address this vulnerability. A workaround that mitigates this vulnerability is available.

This advisory is posted at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20080123-asa.shtml.

Quad core

It is funny that HP sell Quad core CPU servers (DL380G5) cheaper than Dual core CPU. I like promotions like that.

Cisco Secure Desktop new release

Cisco released Version: 3.2.1.118 of it's CSD client for ASA platform on 14 January 2008