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Adding device drivers online to Windows PE: You can add device drivers to dynamically when running Windows PE by using the drvload command.
8 January 2009
Using Windows Server 2008 Remote Server Administration Tools: If you are using Windows Vista as your primary desktop for managing Windows Server 2008, then you will need RSAT to do so.
7 January 2009
"Access Is Denied" Error Message When You Try To Delete A File/Folder: This article explains how you can use Process Explorer, a tool from Sysinternals (now subsidiary of Microsoft), to kill the lock on files and folders.
7 January 2009
How To Change The Bakcup Interval Of DHCP Database: This article explains how you can change the Backup Interval of DHCP using a registry entry.
6 January 2009
Terminal Services Advertising in Windows Server 2008: This article explains a registry entry for Terminal Services to disable/enable advertising.
18 December 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 December 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.
17 December 2008
Copying applications into Windows PE: You can copy applications into your Windows PE build environment by using the xcopy command.
16 December 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 December 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.
10 December 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.
9 December 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.
4 December 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.
3 December 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.
2 December 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 November 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.
26 November 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.
25 November 2008
Boosting Vista Startup Performance: How can you improve the startup performance of your Vista computer? Disable SuperFetch!
20 November 2008
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.
19 November 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?
18 November 2008
Exchange Message Archiving: Should your company be doing some type of Exchange Message Archiving? Yes!
13 November 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?
13 November 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 November 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.
12 November 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 November 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?
11 November 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.
6 November 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.
5 November 2008
Vista Logoff/Shutdown and Accessibility: If you find it tricky to logoff/shutdown Vista using the Start button because of accessibility issues, here's a solution.
4 November 2008
A Quick Tip To Make Sure FRS Is Working In A Domain: This article explains a small mechanism you can use to make sure FRS is working.
29 October 2008
How to Disable Ad Hoc Wireless Connections on Vista: Windows Vista won't automatically create ad hoc wireless connections with other computers, but for greater security you may want to disable ad-hoc wireless connections entirely. Here's how to do this.
28 October 2008
How to Migrate XP to Vista When Using EFS: If you have dozens or more XP workstations that use the Encrypting File System (EFS) to safeguard data, and you need to migrate these machines to Vista without losing your EFS keys and certificates, then what should you do?
23 October 2008
Removing RTM Files from Vista SP1: Installing Service Pack 1 on Windows Vista archives certain files so you can remove SP1 later if you decide to. You can reclaim disk space by deleting these files.
22 October 2008
How To Quickly Check IP Address on Remote Computers?: How to quickly check IP Address information on all the computers using a single command.
21 October 2008
A Quick Tip To Update Group Policy Settings On Remote Computers: This article explains a single command you can use to update the Group Policy settings on remote computers. Please note this applies to Windows 2000 Computers only!
16 October 2008
Branding the Vista Logon Screen: Enterprises could easily brand the logon screen for Windows XP. For Vista however, doing this requires a third-party product.
15 October 2008
How To Take System State Backup In Server Core: Take System State backup in Server Core.
14 October 2008
Changing the IP Address of a Server: Changing the IP address of a Windows server requires some special consideration. Here are a couple of things to make note of when doing this.
9 October 2008
Resolving Server Manager Errors: Server Manager in Windows Server 2008 can generate errors if the cache of CBS data becomes corrupt.
8 October 2008
Backing Up the Outlook Auto Complete Name List: Backing up the Microsoft Outlook auto complete list is indeed possible and easier than you think.
2 October 2008
Block Write Access To Run and RunOnce Registry Entries.: Blocking write access to Run and RunOnce registry entries for malware or other unwanted programs running in the system.
1 October 2008
Block Write Access To Run and RunOnce Registry Entries.: Blocking write access to Run and RunOnce registry entries for malware or other unwanted programs running in the system.
1 October 2008
Resolving Problems After Applying an Update: You can use System File Checker to try and resolve problems that occur after an update has been applied.
30 September 2008
Accessing Directory Services Restore Mode Remotely: Directory Services Restore Mode can be accessed remotely using some unique procedures. Here we look at how this is done.
25 September 2008
How To Delete System Blocked Files: How to delete Files/Folders which are being blocked by the processes running in the background.
24 September 2008
Don't Disable Any Default Services in Vista: You should not disable any of the default services running on Vista - here is why.
23 September 2008
A Quick Tip To Enable Terminal Services Access For Previous Versions of Windows: Allow previous versions of Windows to access Windows Server 2008 Server Core using Terminal Services.
18 September 2008
How to run your own application when Windows Starts?: This article explains a registry entry which you can use to run your application instead of Windows default Shell (Explorer.exe).
17 September 2008
Specifying MAK Keys in Answer Files: Where do you specify a MAK key in an answer file for automating installation of Vista?
16 September 2008
How To Check If A PSO Has Been Applied To A User Or Group: Checking users' password policies in Windows Server 2008 domain.
11 September 2008
Searching for Arbitrary Files on Vista: The quickest way to find an arbitrary file on a Vista computer.
9 September 2008
Securing DNS with Secure Dynamic Updates: DNS is crucial to the operation of a DNS domain. Using Secure Dynamic Updates is something you can do to make your DNS infrastructure a bit more secure.
4 September 2008
How To Force Users To Log On To The Domain?: This article explains a mechanism you can use to force client computers to log on to the domain.
3 September 2008