Sysinternals has updated two tools and has just released them. The tools are ProcDump v1.7 and AccessChk v 4.24. The new tools can be downloaded from the sysinternals website or by following the links below. If you are not familiar with Sysinternals tools you should be. They are tools that will help you manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose your Windows systems. I highly encourage you to download the entire suite and check out every tool that is offered.
Sysinternals Site On TechNet
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspx
Sysinternals Suite
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb842062.aspx
Mark shared another great article on his blog. The article talks about duplicate SID myth that has been around a long time. Mark goes into why the now retired Sysinternals NewSID could be retired. I will let you read the article in full by following the link below. One of the most interesting parts I found is that nobody at Microsoft had really challenged if this was a valid issue for a long time. This situation just goes to show that you should always look at things from every angle any opportunity you get. This will be one of my new years resolutions. Let us know if you have run across any of these types of situations in the IT world.
Mark Russinovich’s Post On SID Duplication Myth
http://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich/default.aspx
IT pros have allot of great tools that we can use to troubleshoot situations. Clint Huffman has a great blog that walks through how he troubleshoots some of the issues he sees in the field. The latest post by Clint explains how he investigates high CPU usage on a BizTalk server. He walks through the use of PAL, Process Monitor, Process Explorer, WINDBG, and a few others. The great part about the post is how to use all of these tool to find the root issue. I personally find these post very helpful as it helps me better understand how to troubleshoot issues in my own environment. Also the post hints that PAL 2.0 will be released very soon. If you have not kept up with PAL 2.0 the big change is that it is built on PowerShell. I can’t wait to see what improvements have been made.
Clint Huffman’s Windows Troubleshooting – High CPU
http://blogs.technet.com/clinth/default.aspx
