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[ 4014 ] Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base Last updated: Feb 09, 2012
[ 13 ]           Booting Last updated: Dec 10, 2008
[ 19 ]           Customization Last updated: Jan 27, 2010
[ 9 ]           Explorer Last updated: Sep 24, 2008
[ 8 ]           Hardware Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[ 4 ]           Hybernation Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[ 38 ]           Miscellaneous Last updated: Jun 08, 2011
[ 14 ]           Network Last updated: Feb 18, 2009
[ 5 ]           Updates Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[ 27 ]           Utilities Last updated: Apr 08, 2009
[ 48 ]           Administration Last updated: May 03, 2011
[ 1 ]           Application Compatibility Last updated: Jan 17, 2008
[ 2 ]           Built-in Diagnostics Last updated: Apr 08, 2010
[ 48 ]           Deployment Last updated: Mar 15, 2011
[ 14 ]           Misc Last updated: Jan 17, 2012
[ 34 ]           Networking Last updated: Jul 07, 2011
[ 16 ]           Security Last updated: Mar 16, 2011
[ 25 ]           Troubleshooting Last updated: Oct 14, 2010

Top Rated Tips

661) Reboot NT nightly
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Booting
662) RegMaid - GUI tools to examine and fix registry objects.
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Registry
663) Registry Tip : TCP Name Resolution Order Control Keys
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
TCP Name Resolution Order.
664) Remove New item from Windows NT right-click menu
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Restriction
665) Remove IE Supervisor Password
Date - Aug 01, 2007
Rating - 4
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - Miscellaneous
Pesky users can do all sorts of things to mess with a workstation. One of these things is to set a supervisor password on Internet Explorer. Here we look at how to remove one.
666) Registry Tip : DNS Server Stops Using Round Robin for Host Name Resolution
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - DC and DNS
LocalNetPriority overrides Microsoft Windows NT Domain Name Service (DNS) server round robin functionality.
667) Windows Freeware and Commercial Personal Firewalls for SOHO Small Office and Home
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network and Security
668) Windows ICF: Can't Live With it, Can't Live Without it
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network and Security
669) Windows NT Administrative Toolset(aka AINTX)
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Utilities
670) Windows NT FTP Server
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
671) Windows NT Retirement Cycle
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
672) XP commandline registry tool
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Command shell
673) XP : speedup access to network shares
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network and Security
674) Xwindows mouse functionality
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Hardware
NT support for mouse Xwindows autoraise and snapto functionality.
675) Windows Server Backup and New Features In Windows Server 2008
Date - Apr 28, 2009
Rating - 4
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Admin
This article list of new features added to the Windows Server Backup tool in Windows Server 2008.
676) Who changed Administrator password?
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
677) Why Upgrade from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows Server 2003
Date - Aug 23, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
250 KB Microsoft Word file - Windows Server 2003 provides many new tools, services, and features that make a compelling case for upgrading from Microsoft Windows NT® Server 4.0. This white paper explains the overall benefits of upgrading and addresses the significant management and cost saving benefits provided by the Active Directory® service. The rest of the paper examines enhancements in key server roles.
678) W2K Time Synchronization Service
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
679) Vista's Setup log
Date - Aug 23, 2006
Rating - 4
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Administration
How to disable Vista's Setup log
680) When to use GPT disks
Date - May 21, 2009
Rating - 4
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Misc
When you should choose GPT disks over MBR.
681) When Delegation Doesn't Seem to Take
Date - Dec 09, 2005
Rating - 4
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Admin
Sometimes you delegate a task to a user, and then later on they can't perform that task. Why?
682) Which Service Is Responsible To Register A and PTR Records In DNS?
Date - Dec 22, 2010
Rating - 4
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Admin
This article explains the service which is responsible to register DNS Records on behalf of client computers. This tip applies to Windows 7 also.
683) What All Ports Are Rrequired By Domain Controllers And Client Computers?
Date - Feb 04, 2009
Rating - 4
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Active Directory
This article explains the key port requirement for Client computers and Domain Controllers communicating with each other.
684) W2K desktop themes
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.9
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Customization
685) Why do we still need WINS?
Date - Jul 11, 2006
Rating - 3.9
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Network
Why do we still need WINS servers on AD networks?
686) Windows 2000 disable link state detection for TCP/IP
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.9
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
687) XP Time Synchronization
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.9
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
688) Windows NT 4 Domain Models
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.9
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
689) Remotely Kill Windows NT Processes
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.9
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
690) regutil freeware registry utility
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.9
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Registry

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