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[ 4067 ] Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base Last updated: May 22, 2012
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271) Windows 2000 Event: 2506 IRPStackSize Error
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Event log
272) Windows 2000 Event: 2506 IRPStackSize Error
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
273) Windows 2000 Domain Controller Operations Master Roles
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Active Directory
274) Windows NT/2000/XP Cascading Menus
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
275) Launching Control Panel Apps from the Command Line
Date - Feb 08, 2006
Rating - 4.5
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Admin
How to launch Control Panel apps from the command line
276) Introducing the Read-Only Domain Controller
Date - Jun 03, 2008
Rating - 4.5
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - Active Directory
A new Windows Server 2008 feature that is drawing great praise is the introduction of the Read-Only Domain Controller. Let’s look at what this means to you.
277) Make Outlook minimize to system tray rather than task bar
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Customization
278) Lockdown by group using Local Computer Policy without Active Directory
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
279) Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
280) NT ERD - never there when you need it
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - TroubleShooting
281) No hard drive detected during Windows NT install
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - TroubleShooting
282) New Command Prompt Tips
Date - Feb 07, 2012
Rating - 4.5
Author - Eric Geier
Section - Miscellaneous
Tips and tricks to use new Command Prompt features.
283) Registry Settings for the Start Menu in Windows XP
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
  • Policy:Disable the new simple Start Menu
  • Policy:Remove pinned programs list from the Start menu
  • Policy:Remove frequent programs list from the Start Menu
  • Policy:Remove More Programs list from the Start menu
  • Policy:Remove common program groups from Start Menu
  • Policy:Gray unavailable Windows Installer programs Start Menu shortcuts
  • Policy:Disable and remove links to Windows Update
  • Policy:Remove user folders from the Start Menu
  • Policy:Prohibit user from changing user folder paths
  • Policy:Remove My Documents folder from the Start Menu
  • Policy:Prohibit user from changing My Documents path
  • Policy:Remove Recent Documents item from Start Menu
  • Policy:Maximum number of recent documents
  • Policy:Clear history of recent documents on exit
  • Policy:Remove Favorites item from Start Menu
  • Policy:Remove My Computer from the Start Menu
  • Policy:Remove Network Connections from the Start Menu
  • Policy:Remove Network Places from the Star
    • 284) Perl for Windows
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - Miscellaneous
    285) Prevent logon screensaver from launching
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - Security
    286) Simplified EFS
    Date - Jul 05, 2006
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Mitch Tulloch
    Section - Security
    How to encrypt files easily from Windows Explorer.
    287) Setting Default Email Client Per User in XP
    Date - Sep 09, 2009
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Eric Geier
    Section - Outlook and Outlook Express
    Individually change each user's default email client.
    288) SCSI Ports
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - Hardware
    SCSI Port registry keys.
    289) Screen Lock Transparent for Windows 2000/NT/XP
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - Miscellaneous
    290) Running chkdsk on very large volumes
    Date - Jun 13, 2006
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Mitch Tulloch
    Section - Miscellaneous
    Using DFS to get around long wait times checking very large volumes.
    291) Run A Custom Script During WIN PE Intialization
    Date - Dec 01, 2010
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Nirmal Sharma
    Section - Administration
    This article explains how you can run a custom script during WINPE intialization.
    292) Right-click a document and copy or move it to another folder using Context Menu
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - Customization
    293) Remove Unused Drivers and Devices
    Date - Sep 16, 2005
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Tony Bradley
    Section - TroubleShooting
    If you remove a piece of hardware, particularly USB devices that may be frequently swapped out, without first Uninstalling it in Device Manager, the drivers remain behind, but the device no longer shows up in Device Manager by default.
    294) Remove Shared Documents folders from My Computer System Folder
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - Customization
    295) Transparent Screen Lock for Windows 2000/NT/XP
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - Miscellaneous
    296) Unhide Windows 2000 Recycle Bin when dragging and dropping files
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - Customization
    297) Use Esentutl when Ntdsutil tool fails to repair the Active Directory database
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - Active Directory
    298) Use netsh to configure your laptop's nic for different networks
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - Utilities
    299) How To Take System State Backup In Server Core
    Date - Oct 14, 2008
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Nirmal Sharma
    Section - Admin
    Take System State backup in Server Core.
    300) How to play CD audio through digital speakers
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - Hardware
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