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Just the Fax – Where did it go? Post Office 2003 SP3 Blues – **note** this former blog entry pertained to XP and its instructions are still relevant; however, Vista presents its own unique challenges
Just the Fax – Where did it go? Post Office 2003 SP3 Blues « Upwards with SBS – SBSisyphus’ Weblog
The above link is from XP and Office 2003 days gone bye. In the new era of Vista we have a new problem, .tif files are not opened by this same program and registering the .dll mentioned in the former blog article won’t set thing straight. Instead you will have to attempt to open a .tif and then choose the correct program file along with “always” to set this as the default program for .tif viewing going forward.
The default should be the Windows Photo Gallery. To choose this to open the single targeted file and not a whole gallery, rather than select the Windows Photo Gallery program instead choose to browse to %systemdrive%\Program Files\Windows Photo Gallery\PhotoViewer.dll.
You can also do this without invocation by instead opening Default Programs (Winkey – Default Programs) and then specifying by file type association the above path and file.
**note** Quicktime seems to like to set itself to open .tiff files so just change that one too why you are at it.
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(picture is linked to download)
If you find that there is missing information after the migration has completed (or someone in organization suspects this) then you need to access your NTBackup created media and potentially recover data. But Windows Server 2008 no longer has NTbackup; Vista omitted the same thing.
What to do? Download the above nifty utility or go to a Windows 2003 Server or XP workstation you still have access to. With the utility you can keep it all in house at the business network which keeps thing simple.
KISS is a DU-IT best practice.
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Technology may seem imposing but a lot of troubleshooting involves simple things such as “asking for help” aka Google FU and listening to the directions aka reading. Although syntax and jargon can be a difficult road block at times even then you can search your way through the speech impediment. There is usually someone out there on the web who has written in clear language or you can cross reference terminology with tools such as Wikipedia or posts in forums. Follow your intuition and intellectual curiosity but don’t stray too far from your original purpose. Consider yourself Indiana Jones looking for a lost Ark or some such; just remember when to start running from the boulder and blow darts.
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Yes – finally at last 
Windows Small Business Server 2008
Brief Description
Public Preview Software – Release Candidate 0
Designed for small businesses, Windows Small Business Server 2008 is an affordable, integrated server solution that helps you protect your business data, increase productivity and present a more professional image to customers – giving you the tools you need to help grow your business capacity.
Download details: Windows SBS 2008
click the above link to download and evaluated this first public release candidate of SBS 2008.
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