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121) Sysprepping and VM Additions
Date - Apr 02, 2008
Rating - 5
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Virtual Platforms
Sysprepping virtual machines that have VM Additions installed.
122) SYSVOL Replication Notes
Date - Mar 17, 2009
Rating - 5
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Active Directory
This article explains some notes related to the FRS and SYSVOL replication.
123) Targeting policy for Vista computers
Date - Jul 29, 2009
Rating - 5
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Administration
If you have a mix of XP and Vista computers in a department or location, how can you configure a GPO so that it is only processed by the Vista computers?
124) TCP Chimney Offload and Windows Server 2008
Date - Feb 24, 2009
Rating - 5
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Network
How to verify that your server is utilizing the capabilities of a NIC that supports TCP Chimney Offload.
125) TCP NetBIOS Broadcast Performance Registry Settings
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
126) Technet CD Product key for 120 day evaluation
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Installation
127) TechNet Webcast: Enterprise Reporting using Crystal Enterprise 9 and Windows Server 2003
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Admin
82 minutes - you will see how Crystal Enterprise 9 can provide enterprise reporting, analysis and information delivery your organization is looking for. Optimized for enterprise reliability and scalability running on Windows Server 2003, Crystal Enterprise 9 can provide employees across the enterprise with immediate and secure access to up-to-date information. Crystal Decisions solutions enable you to leverage your investments in strategic information systems such as ERP, CRM or data warehousing and maximize your ROI. This seminar will help you understand the benefits of enterprise reporting
128) TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2003 Maintenance Best Practices
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
70 mins - This session will uncover ways to make maintenance best practices become common place in an environment and alleviate many of the common firefighting pitfalls.
129) TechNet Webcast: Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM): Managing processing resources with Windows Server 2003
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
86 minutes - Microsoft Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM) provides resource management and enables the allocation of resources, including processor and memory resources, among multiple applications based on business priorities with Windows Server 2003.
130) Triple Boot Dos/Win3.x, Win9x, NT
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
131) Troubleshooting utilities, Support WebCast: New Microsoft Windows XP Command-line Tools and Troubleshooting Utilities
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - TroubleShooting
132) Uninstalling WSUS
Date - May 15, 2008
Rating - 5
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - Admin
One common problem you may encounter with WSUS is when you go to uninstall it. WSUS has a nasty habit of simply not uninstalling correctly. Here is a quick way to remedy this.
133) UpToMP upgrades NT for multi-processor mode
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Utilities
134) User Information Stored in Registry by Registration Wizard
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
135) Using GPLogView
Date - Apr 22, 2009
Rating - 5
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Troubleshooting
Some tips on using the GPLogView.exe command-line tool for troubleshooting Group Policy issues.
136) Using Group Policy vs. Registry Tweaks
Date - Nov 18, 2008
Rating - 5
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Administration
Why is it better to use Group Policy to modify the registry than to use Registry Editor itself?
137) Using Notepad and Wordpad
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Utilities
138) Using Notepad and Wordpad
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Utilities
139) Verifying the /3GB switch
Date - Aug 14, 2007
Rating - 5
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Admin
How to verify memory allocation when the /3GB switch is used.
140) Vista SendTo shortcuts
Date - Feb 25, 2009
Rating - 5
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Shell (GUI)
How can you add entries to the right-click (shortcut) menu in Vista?
141) W2K does not prompt for a password when it returns from hibernation
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Hybernation
142) W2K Encrypting File System
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
143) W2K loses GUID when it runs out of memory
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - TroubleShooting
144) Webserver IIS 5.0 Tuning and Performance
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - IIS
145) What Is Strict Replication and How Do You Enable?
Date - Sep 08, 2009
Rating - 5
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Miscellaneous
This article explains Strict Replication and how you enable it on the domain controllers in the Forest.
146) Where is Sysprep in Vista?
Date - Apr 15, 2008
Rating - 5
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Deployment
Where can you find the Sysprep.exe utility in Vista?
147) Why is there no CLI Telnet in Windows Server 2008?
Date - Dec 11, 2007
Rating - 5
Author - David Davis
Section - Miscellaneous
Like me, I am sure you are used to running telnet in Windows. it isn't there anymore in Windows Server 2008. Find out what to do in this article...
148) Windows 2000 Popup Errors
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
149) Windows 2000 RC2 Beta3 Evaluation expire date
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
150) Windows 2000 Security Checklists: Hardening Windows 2000
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Security

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