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Top Rated Tips

1) "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.
2) Add Domain User To Local Administrators Group
Date - Dec 09, 2010
Rating - 5
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Admin
This article explains how you can use Psexec.exe to add a domain user to local administrators Security group.
3) Allowing users to log into multiple RDS sessions concurrently.
Date - Aug 18, 2011
Rating - 5
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Terminal Servers and Thin Clients
How to allow users to log into multiple Remote Desktop Services sessions concurrently.
4) A Quick Tip To Allow DSRM Account To Log On Normally
Date - Oct 22, 2009
Rating - 5
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Admin
This article explains a registry heck which can be used to allow DSRM User Account to log on normally in Windows Server 2008. This applies to Windows Server 2008 only.
5) A Quick Tip To Alter Default Behaviour Of GlobalNameZones
Date - Oct 08, 2009
Rating - 5
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Active Directory
This article explains how you can change the default behaviour of GlobalNameZone zone.
6) A Quick Tip To Check Operating System Architecture
Date - Nov 30, 2010
Rating - 5
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Miscellaneous
This tip explains how you can check Operating System architecture on a computer running Windows Operating System.
7) A Quick Tip To Create A User Mode Process Dump File
Date - Jul 16, 2009
Rating - 5
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Administration
This article explains how you can use ADPlus.vbs to create a User Mode Process dump file when a process terminates unexpectedly.
8) A Quick Tip To Disable "Initial Configuration Tasks List"
Date - Feb 26, 2009
Rating - 5
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Miscellaneous
This article explains how you can disable the Initial Configuration Task List at logon.
9) A Quick Tip To Enable Terminal Services Access For Previous Versions of Windows
Date - Sep 18, 2008
Rating - 5
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Terminal Servers and Thin Clients
Allow previous versions of Windows to access Windows Server 2008 Server Core using Terminal Services.
10) A Quick Tip To Enable White Space Logging
Date - Oct 01, 2009
Rating - 5
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Active Directory
This article explains the use of White Space Logging and how you enable it on the domain controllers.
11) A Quick Tip To Get A List Of Security Groups A User Belongs To
Date - Sep 17, 2009
Rating - 5
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Admin
This article explains a quick tip you can use to get the list of Security Groups a user or users belong/s to.
12) A Quick Tip To Get Members Of Security Groups
Date - Sep 17, 2009
Rating - 5
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Admin
This article explains a command which you can use to get the members of security group or security groups mentioned in a text file.
13) A Quick Tip To Prevent Users From Accessing The Computer Tab
Date - Jul 21, 2009
Rating - 5
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Network
This article explains a quick tip which you can use to prevent users from accessing the Computer Tab on My Computer property.
14) A Quick Tip To Reconfigure Windows Time Service
Date - Dec 01, 2010
Rating - 5
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - TroubleShooting
This article explains how you can reconfigure Windows Time Service
15) Backing Up the Outlook Auto Complete Name List
Date - Oct 02, 2008
Rating - 5
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - Misc
Backing up the Microsoft Outlook auto complete list is indeed possible and easier than you think.
16) Block Write Access To Run and RunOnce Registry Entries.
Date - Oct 01, 2008
Rating - 5
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Boot
Blocking write access to Run and RunOnce registry entries for malware or other unwanted programs running in the system.
17) Breaking into a command prompt in Windows PE
Date - Apr 24, 2008
Rating - 5
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Deployment
How to open a command prompt during the Windows PE phase of Windows Setup for Vista.
18) Capture Passwords via Your Network Adapter
Date - Jul 28, 2011
Rating - 5
Author - Eric Geier
Section - Security
Use this sniffer to listen to your network connection and capture any passwords that pass through.
19) Change Default Location for Windows Explorer
Date - Nov 02, 2011
Rating - 5
Author - Eric Geier
Section - Miscellaneous
Change which folder or location shows up when you open Windows Explorer.
20) Change IP Address of Wireless Hosted Network
Date - Jan 25, 2011
Rating - 5
Author - Eric Geier
Section - Network
Modify the default IP of 192.168.137.1 for the virtual Wi-Fi access point (AP).
21) Change or Spoof your Network Adapter MAC Address
Date - Jun 09, 2011
Rating - 5
Author - Eric Geier
Section - Miscellaneous
See how easy it is to change your network adapter's MAC address.
22) Change the Owner or Organization Name of Windows
Date - Nov 03, 2010
Rating - 5
Author - Eric Geier
Section - Miscellaneous
How to modify the names you inputted during the Windows install.
23) Changing Login Credentials for Shared Computers
Date - Feb 17, 2009
Rating - 5
Author - Eric Geier
Section - Network and Security
How to change the username and password used to access a shared resource.
24) Changing the Remote Desktop Port
Date - Jun 19, 2008
Rating - 5
Author - Eric Geier
Section - Network
Changing the listening and connecting port for Windows Remote Desktop Connection.
25) Checking activation status in Windows 7
Date - Nov 10, 2011
Rating - 5
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Admin
Describes a quick way to check the activation status of a Windows 7 computer.
26) Checking the Location of Domain FSMO Roles
Date - Jul 03, 2008
Rating - 5
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - Active Directory
Here is a quick tip to finding out where the FSMO roles for a domain are located.
27) Command History Buffer
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Command Prompt
28) Comparing RSoP before and after
Date - Apr 26, 2007
Rating - 5
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Admin
How to compare RSoP before and after making changes to your Group Policy infrastructure.
29) Configure Windows Vista to Automatically Reopen Folders in Explorer upon Logon
Date - Jul 27, 2010
Rating - 5
Author - Eric Geier
Section - Shell (GUI)
Show Computer folders that were opened when shutdown.
30) Configuring Conditional Forwarders using DNSCMD
Date - Nov 05, 2009
Rating - 5
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Network
How to configure a conditional forwarder for your DNS server from the command-line.

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