Hotfix - When you try and log on a Windows XP workstation with SP3 using a roaming profile, the profile fails to load

I thought about other useful posts I could put on this blog and decided that hotfixes can be useful.  Most of the time Microsoft Support will be first in the list of Google but having said that some of the fixes I have obtained aren't readily available until later and also their key word searches can be a bit poor.  Mine may not be much better but Google aren't that bad at getting me the answers I need.

Anyway here is my first hotfix that could prove useful for those with Win XP clients, with SP3, that won't log into the domain with a proper roaming profile.  This is a particular issue with Thin Client XP boxes.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958058

This is the hotfix we have applied and it does appear to be working well.  Remember any hotfixes should be tested thoroughly and only applied to systems that exhibit the issues described.  Be sure to read Microsoft's guff before you apply them!

Exchange 2010 - Scheduled Migrations Made Easy

It would appear that in their infinite wisdom, Microsoft have removed the tools to allow you to schedule migrations. During all my 2003-to-2007 migrations I used this feature heavily for overnight moving of mailboxes that needed to be up the next day. But do not fear Exchange geeks for I have found a useful little article from a fellow Exchange blogger that aided me - this is how it's done...