When Should You Restart FRS?

This article discusses the Regsitry entries of File Replication Service and when should you restart the FRS service for the changes to take effect.

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2 juillet 2009 : Block Users from Seeing or Connecting to Other Wi-Fi Networks

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30 juin 2009 : HyperTerminal and Windows Vista

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25 juin 2009 : Enabling and Using Wireless Tracing

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24 juin 2009 : A Quick Tip To Create A Kernel Memory Dump File Manually

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23 juin 2009 : USB device not recognized

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18 juin 2009 : Restoring a Complete PC backup

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18 juin 2009 : Drive letters and USB multi-card readers

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18 juin 2009 : Encrypting the system volumes on a server

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9 juin 2009 : Moving the system hard drive to another computer

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3 juin 2009 : Manually Deleting a Network Bridge

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3 juin 2009 : Fixing Accidental Enabling of 802.1X for a Network

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2 juin 2009 : Remove/Disable Cached 802.1X/PEAP Login Information (in Vista)

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28 mai 2009 : Remove Cached 802.1X/PEAP Login Information (in XP)

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28 mai 2009 : Enabling 802.1X/PEAP for Wired Networks (in Vista)

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21 mai 2009 : Performing a Complete PC Backup from the command line

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21 mai 2009 : When to use GPT disks

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21 mai 2009 : Offline file is not available

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13 mai 2009 : Duplicate knownfolders

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13 mai 2009 : Windows cannot find the local profile

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12 mai 2009 : Group Policy Offers New Functionality in Windows Server 2008

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7 mai 2009 : Domain Controller Options Not Supported By RODC

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6 mai 2009 : DS Auditing in Windows Server 2008

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6 mai 2009 : Fine Grained Password Policies Facts

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29 avril 2009 : Windows cannot load the profile

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29 avril 2009 : BCD: Boot Configuration Database Notes

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28 avril 2009 : Windows Server Backup and New Features In Windows Server 2008

This article list of new features added to the Windows Server Backup tool in Windows Server 2008.

23 avril 2009 : Multiple PSOs To One User?

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22 avril 2009 : Troubleshooting Group Policy

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22 avril 2009 : Using GPLogView

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21 avril 2009 : Troubleshooting Folder Redirection

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15 avril 2009 : Creating a default network profile

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14 avril 2009 : Copying User Profiles

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9 avril 2009 : Deleting User Profiles

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8 avril 2009 : Preventing Wireless Connection to Certain Networks in Vista/Server 2008

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8 avril 2009 : Free Network Analyzers/Sniffers for Windows

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7 avril 2009 : Importing/Exporting Wireless Profiles in Vista/Server 2008

Windows Vista and Server 2008 include Netsh Commands specifically for WLANs, which let you import and export wireless network profiles.

1er avril 2009 : Free Online Network Security Auditors/Scanners

Several free online tools to test your network's integrity.

1er avril 2009 : Getting XP Computers to Appear on Network Map

Installing LLTD protocol on XP, so PC will appear on Vista's Network Map

25 mars 2009 : How To Quickly Check If Newly Created GPO Replicated To All Domain Controllers?

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25 mars 2009 : Backup Latency Threshold In Windows Server 2003 With SP1

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24 mars 2009 : A Quick Tip To Configure Time Service In Active Directory Environment

This article explains how you can configure time service for an active directory environment.

19 mars 2009 : AvoidPDCOnWan and PDC Emulator

This article explains how you can control a domain controller contacting a PDC which is out of the site.

19 mars 2009 : Tip To Check Network and DNS Settings Before Deploying A DC or Domain

This article explains a small tip or syntax of a command you can use to check the network and DNS settings before deploying a child domain or additional domain controller in an existing forest.

19 mars 2009 : What is Replication Queue and who manages the Queue?

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17 mars 2009 : SYSVOL Replication Notes

This article explains some notes related to the FRS and SYSVOL replication.

10 mars 2009 : Configuring a central store for ADMX templates

Windows Vista and later have a way of reducing the SYSVOL bloat that happens with Group Policy in earlier versions of Windows.

4 mars 2009 : Securing Windows images using permissions

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4 mars 2009 : When not to use NTFS compression

NTFS compression usually works fine on client systems, but be careful using it on servers.

3 mars 2009 : WinRE partitions and Vista SP1

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26 février 2009 : A Quick Tip To Disable "Initial Configuration Tasks List"

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25 février 2009 : Unblocking executable files on Vista

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25 février 2009 : Vista SendTo shortcuts

How can you add entries to the right-click (shortcut) menu in Vista?

24 février 2009 : TCP Chimney Offload and Windows Server 2008

How to verify that your server is utilizing the capabilities of a NIC that supports TCP Chimney Offload.

19 février 2009 : Uninstall applications in Safe Mode

How can you uninstall Windows Installer-based applications in Safe Mode if you need to?

18 février 2009 : Accessing a Hidden or Administrative Share

Bringing up a shared folder or drive you or the system have hidden.

18 février 2009 : Creating a Hidden or Administrative Share

Preventing a shared folder or drive from showing in My Network Places and Network

17 février 2009 : Changing Login Credentials for Shared Computers

How to change the username and password used to access a shared resource.

4 février 2009 : Tips for Securing Your Wireless LAN

Ways to protect your Wi-Fi network from eavesdroppers and hackers.

4 février 2009 : What All Ports Are Rrequired By Domain Controllers And Client Computers?

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4 février 2009 : A Quick Tip To Check If PDC Emulator Is Working

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29 janvier 2009 : What To Check If A Single User Can't Log On To Domain?

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28 janvier 2009 : Preventing processing of local Group Policy

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28 janvier 2009 : Using ADMX Migrator

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27 janvier 2009 : A Quick Tip To Verify The SRV Records Of Domain Controllers

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22 janvier 2009 : How To Browse NTDS.DIT Offline

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21 janvier 2009 : Group Policy and Event Logs in Vista

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21 janvier 2009 : Enabling Group Policy Debug Logging in Vista

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20 janvier 2009 : Prepping Windows PE for capture

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15 janvier 2009 : Installing updates on Windows PE

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14 janvier 2009 : How To Allow System State Backups To Critical Volumes In Windows Server 2008?

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14 janvier 2009 : How Global Name Zones Work In Windows Server 2008?

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13 janvier 2009 : How Do You Restore Previous Backups On A Windows Server 2008 Computer?

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8 janvier 2009 : Adding device drivers online to Windows PE

You can add device drivers to dynamically when running Windows PE by using the drvload command.

7 janvier 2009 : Using Windows Server 2008 Remote Server Administration Tools

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7 janvier 2009 : "Access Is Denied" Error Message When You Try To Delete A File/Folder

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6 janvier 2009 : How To Change The Bakcup Interval Of DHCP Database

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18 décembre 2008 : Terminal Services Advertising in Windows Server 2008

This article explains a registry entry for Terminal Services to disable/enable advertising.

17 décembre 2008 : Adding device drivers offline to Windows PE

You can add device drivers to an offline Windows PE build environment by using the peimg command.

17 décembre 2008 : How Do You Change The RDP Port No?

This articles explains a registry entry you can modify to change the default RDP Port No. for Terminal Services.

16 décembre 2008 : Copying applications into Windows PE

You can copy applications into your Windows PE build environment by using the xcopy command.

10 décembre 2008 : Using Netsh to Manage Wireless Connections

Netsh is more powerful now than ever. Here we look at how to use Netsh to manage your wireless network connection properties.

10 décembre 2008 : A Quick Tip To Fix The Blank Windows Screen

This article explains a quick fix you can use to solve the issue with Windows blank screen.

9 décembre 2008 : Dynamic Port Range in Windows Server 2008

This article explains the default Dynamic Port range in Windows Server 2008 and how to see the range using the NetSH command line tool.

4 décembre 2008 : Migrating ADM Files to the New ADMX Format

The new Group Policy ADMX format is XML-based and provides a myriad of enhancements. Here we look at how to migrate old ADM files to this new format.

3 décembre 2008 : Service Records of Domain Controller used by Various Services and Components

This article explains what all components or Services use the SRV records of domain controller.

2 décembre 2008 : A Quick Tip To Fix DC SRVs in Active Directory Domain

This article explains how you can use few simple commands to fix the SRV records of a Domain Controller in an Active Directory Domain.

26 novembre 2008 : Finding and Fixing Duplicate SIDs on the Network

Duplicate SIDs on the network can cause all types of problems. Why would we have duplicate SIDs and how to we correct it?

26 novembre 2008 : How To Check If Servers In DMZ Are Up and Running Or Pinging?

This article explains the steps you have use to make sure the Servers in the DMZ are pinging from a Desktop computer which is running out of the DMZ.

25 novembre 2008 : Performing a Recovery Using Complete PC Restore

Here's a simple tip to make sure you are able to properly recover a Vista system from a backup you made using Complete PC Backup.

20 novembre 2008 : Boosting Vista Startup Performance

How can you improve the startup performance of your Vista computer? Disable SuperFetch!

18 novembre 2008 : Using Group Policy vs. Registry Tweaks

Why is it better to use Group Policy to modify the registry than to use Registry Editor itself?

13 novembre 2008 : Exchange Message Archiving

Should your company be doing some type of Exchange Message Archiving? Yes!

13 novembre 2008 : Using Multiple Monitors in Vista and getting Aero

You can use multiple monitors with Vista if you have multiple video cards, but how can you get the Windows Aero experience on these monitors?

12 novembre 2008 : Issues when moving a drive between servers

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 both use NTFS version 5.1. Does this mean that a disk that's used in one platform could be moved to the other and "just work"?

12 novembre 2008 : Issues after disabling administrative shares

Here are several reasons why you should never disable the default administrative shares on Windows computers, especially in an enterprise (managed) environment.

11 novembre 2008 : Which DC Is Selected When Promoting A Member Server To DC?

This article discusses the a mechanism used by the DCPromo.exe to select a DC when promoting a member server to Domain Controller.

11 novembre 2008 : FRS D2/D4 - When Should You Use Them?

This article discusses about D2 and D4 of File Replication Service in Active Directory and when should you use them?

6 novembre 2008 : How To Know The Primary Member of A SYSVOL Replica Set?

This article explains how to determine the Primary Member of a SYSVOL Replica Set in an Active Directory domain.

5 novembre 2008 : Logon Scripts, Group Policy Preferences, and Windows Vista

Many logon scripts that worked with Windows operating systems won't work with Windows Vista. Here's what you can do to replace them.