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Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base

Last updated: May 22, 2012

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721) DumpAcl dumps NTs permissions and audit settings: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.9; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Network
722) Domain Controller Diagnostic tool ( Dcdiag ): Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.9; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Domain
723) File / Folder permissions under NTFS partitions: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.9; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - File Systems
724) Customize your user account icon in XP: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.9; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Customization
725) Configure and Maintain AutoComplete: Date - Feb 16, 2005; Rating - 3.9; Author - Tony Bradley; Section - Security; Microsoft Internet Explorer offers the AutoComplete feature to remember past entries and automatically pre-populate fields as you type to save you some time and effort. You may find it quite convenient, but having AutoComplete remember username or password information can pose a security risk.
726) Disable Task Manager: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.9; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Disable
727) Command Prompt Windows Options: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.9; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Command Prompt
728) Caution with Default Domain Policy: Date - May 25, 2005; Rating - 3.9; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; Describes best practice for using the Default Domain Policy.
729) Activate screen saver when no one is logged on: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.9; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Logon
730) AD admins should be running Windows XP Pro: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.9; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Network
731) Configure Account Lockout Policies: Date - Dec 01, 2004; Rating - 3.8; Author - Tony Bradley; Section - Security; Given enough time and potential to try multiple username and password combinations an attacker might eventually succeed in compromising the security of a server or other computer. Account lockout policies allow you to set thresholds to automatically shut down an account if too many incorrect username and password combinations are attempted in order to protect the machine.
732) Admin Command Console: Date - Jan 10, 2006; Rating - 3.8; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; I run my main workstation as an ordinary domain user, but I frequently need to perform administrator tasks with it too...
733) Application Security Tool (AppSec.exe): Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.8; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Applications
734) A Quick Tip to make sure Adprep /ForestPrep for Windows Server 2008 has run successfully: Date - Jun 04, 2008; Rating - 3.8; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Active Directory; Adprep /ForestPrep must be executed to introduce a Windows Server 2008 in an existing Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 domain environment. This will show you how to make sure that it has run successfully.
735) Command Interpreter Ansi Support: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.8; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Command Prompt
736) Disable Secure Channel Password and Trust Password Changes: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.8; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Disable
737) Disable Alt+Tab: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.8; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Miscellaneous
738) Configuring Windows Update via GPO: Date - Jan 24, 2007; Rating - 3.8; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Miscellaneous; Much to the appeal of network administrators everywhere, windows update settings for individual computers can be set via group policy. Here is how to do it.
739) Controlling remote access to performance monitor: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.8; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Utilities
740) Control Windows XP Transition Effects for Menus and Windows: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.8; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Customization
741) Creating a bootable Windows 2000 CD: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.8; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Hardware
742) Enabling Caching of Universal Groups: Date - Apr 19, 2005; Rating - 3.8; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Active Directory; How to enable caching of universal groups in Windows Server 2003 and why this is useful in branch office scenarios.
743) Gateway Services for Netware GSNW: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.8; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Services
744) Force NT to display hidden .shs extension: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.8; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Miscellaneous
745) Disabling Services in Recovery Console: Date - Dec 19, 2006; Rating - 3.8; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; How to disable services using Recovery Console
746) Disabling Remote Desktop: Date - May 16, 2006; Rating - 3.8; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Miscellaneous; How to prevent users from enabling Remote Desktop on their machines.
747) Enable IP Forwarding in Windows 2000: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.8; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Network
748) Hold down the shift key to open multiple items from the Start Menu: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.8; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Customization
749) How to remove unwanted local user accounts: Date - Apr 10, 2007; Rating - 3.8; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Security; How to get rid of those pesky local user accounts on your workstations, or at least mitigate their unwanted presence.
750) IIS Metabase Registry: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.8; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - IIS