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421) A Quick Tip To Verify The SRV Records Of Domain Controllers: Date - Jan 27, 2009; Rating - 3.3; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Active Directory; This article explains how you can use the NSLOOKUP tool to verify the SRV records of a domain controller.
422) How To Browse NTDS.DIT Offline: Date - Jan 22, 2009; Rating - 3; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Admin; This article shows how you can browse the NTDS.DIT (Active Directory database file) offline by using the DSAMIN command in Windows Server 2008.
423) Group Policy and Event Logs in Vista: Date - Jan 21, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Troubleshooting; In previous versions of Windows, Group Policy information was logged to the System log and additional troubleshooting information could be obtained by enabling Userenv.dll logging.
424) Enabling Group Policy Debug Logging in Vista: Date - Jan 21, 2009; Rating - 1; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Troubleshooting; In Windows Vista and later you can obtain additional detailed information concerning Group Policy processing by enabling debug logging. This can be useful when troubleshooting Group Policy processing issues.
425) Prepping Windows PE for capture: Date - Jan 20, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; Prepping a Windows PE build environment removes any components that are present in the component store but have not been installed.
426) Installing updates on Windows PE: Date - Jan 15, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; You can install updates on your Windows PE build environment using the peimg command.
427) How To Allow System State Backups To Critical Volumes In Windows Server 2008?: Date - Jan 14, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Miscellaneous; This article explains a registry hack you can use to allow System State to be backed up to a critical volume in Windows Server 2008.
428) How Global Name Zones Work In Windows Server 2008?: Date - Jan 14, 2009; Rating - 2.4; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Network; This article shows the steps included when resolving a name in DNS Server running on Windows Server 2008.
429) How Do You Restore Previous Backups On A Windows Server 2008 Computer?: Date - Jan 13, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Admin; This article explains how you can use the Windows NTbackup tool to restore the previous backups on a computer running Windows Server 2008.
430) Adding device drivers online to Windows PE: Date - Jan 08, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; You can add device drivers to dynamically when running Windows PE by using the drvload command.
431) Using Windows Server 2008 Remote Server Administration Tools: Date - Jan 07, 2009; Rating - 2.7; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Admin; If you are using Windows Vista as your primary desktop for managing Windows Server 2008, then you will need RSAT to do so.
432) "Access Is Denied" Error Message When You Try To Delete A File/Folder: Date - Jan 07, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Utilities; 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.
433) How To Change The Bakcup Interval Of DHCP Database: Date - Jan 06, 2009; Rating - 1; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Network; This article explains how you can change the Backup Interval of DHCP using a registry entry.
434) Terminal Services Advertising in Windows Server 2008: Date - Dec 18, 2008; Rating - 1; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Terminal Servers and Thin Clients; This article explains a registry entry for Terminal Services to disable/enable advertising.
435) Adding device drivers offline to Windows PE: Date - Dec 17, 2008; Rating - 1; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; You can add device drivers to an offline Windows PE build environment by using the peimg command.
436) How Do You Change The RDP Port No?: Date - Dec 17, 2008; Rating - 4.8; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Terminal Servers and Thin Clients; This articles explains a registry entry you can modify to change the default RDP Port No. for Terminal Services.
437) Copying applications into Windows PE: Date - Dec 16, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; You can copy applications into your Windows PE build environment by using the xcopy command.
438) Using Netsh to Manage Wireless Connections: Date - Dec 10, 2008; Rating - 4; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Networking; Netsh is more powerful now than ever. Here we look at how to use Netsh to manage your wireless network connection properties.
439) A Quick Tip To Fix The Blank Windows Screen: Date - Dec 10, 2008; Rating - 3.3; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Miscellaneous; This article explains a quick fix you can use to solve the issue with Windows blank screen.
440) Dynamic Port Range in Windows Server 2008: Date - Dec 09, 2008; Rating - 3; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Networking; This article explains the default Dynamic Port range in Windows Server 2008 and how to see the range using the NetSH command line tool.
441) Migrating ADM Files to the New ADMX Format: Date - Dec 04, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Active Directory; 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.
442) Service Records of Domain Controller used by Various Services and Components: Date - Dec 03, 2008; Rating - 2.8; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Active Directory; This article explains what all components or Services use the SRV records of domain controller.
443) A Quick Tip To Fix DC SRVs in Active Directory Domain: Date - Dec 02, 2008; Rating - 1; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Active Directory; This article explains how you can use few simple commands to fix the SRV records of a Domain Controller in an Active Directory Domain.
444) Finding and Fixing Duplicate SIDs on the Network: Date - Nov 26, 2008; Rating - 4; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Active Directory; Duplicate SIDs on the network can cause all types of problems. Why would we have duplicate SIDs and how to we correct it?
445) How To Check If Servers In DMZ Are Up and Running Or Pinging?: Date - Nov 26, 2008; Rating - 1; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Network; 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.
446) Performing a Recovery Using Complete PC Restore: Date - Nov 25, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Misc; 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.
447) Boosting Vista Startup Performance: Date - Nov 20, 2008; Rating - 4.7; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Misc; How can you improve the startup performance of your Vista computer? Disable SuperFetch!
448) When Should You Restart FRS?: Date - Nov 19, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Admin; This article discusses the Regsitry entries of File Replication Service and when should you restart the FRS service for the changes to take effect.
449) Using Group Policy vs. Registry Tweaks: Date - Nov 18, 2008; Rating - 4; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Administration; Why is it better to use Group Policy to modify the registry than to use Registry Editor itself?
450) Using Multiple Monitors in Vista and getting Aero: Date - Nov 13, 2008; Rating - 2.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Shell (GUI); 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?