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1561) Using Shared Printers over Internet: Date - Jan 14, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network and Security; Discover how to print remotely or when client isolation is enabled on the network.
1562) Using site-linked GPOs: Date - Jul 07, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; Group Policy Objects can be linked to domains, OUs and sites, but when might you want link a GPO to a site?
1563) Using smart cards with Windows 7: Date - Nov 02, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Security; Describes the additional steps sometimes needed for using smart cards with Windows 7.
1564) Using PowerShell to determine whether Windows is running in a virtual machine: Date - Sep 14, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Virtual Platforms; How to use Windows PowerShell to determine whether Windows is running in a virtual machine.
1565) Using Process Explorer to Examine Dialog Boxes: Date - Jul 05, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Miscellaneous; When troubleshooting program errors dialog boxes can often be unclear or confusing. This tip will show you a quick method to getting more out of those dialog boxes than meets the eye.
1566) Using Attack Surface Area and Relative Attack Surface Quotient to Identify Attackability of Windows Server 2003: Date - Aug 12, 2004; Rating - 3; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Security; 416 KB Adobe Acrobat file - In March 2003, Microsoft engaged the Security and Technology Solutions practice of Ernst & Young LLP to validate the Relative Attack Surface Quotient (RASQ) model developed by Microsoft, which quantifies the relative "attackability" provided by each of its operating system platforms. The model provides a methodology to compute the attackability of Microsoft Windows server operating systems by describing potential exploit points and assigning a relative vulnerability level based on exploits that occur in the real world. Ernst & Young conclude that Windows Server 2003 is the least attackable operating system Microsoft has ever released.
1567) Using AGPM for Advanced Group Policy Delegation: Date - Sep 05, 2007; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Active Directory; Microsoft’s AGPM tool is a great way to have an extra layer of security when managing group policy on your network.
1568) Using a Projector with Windows 7: Date - Jul 15, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Miscellaneous; Is there a worse fear than walking up in front of a crown to give a presentation, hooking your laptop up to a projector, and having the fiddle with it for 10 minutes before you can get things showing up correctly? Windows 7 has a great solution to this.
1569) Using BitLocker to securely store data in the cloud: Date - Dec 14, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Security; Here's a tip how you can use BitLocker to securely store data on your Windows 7 computer using a cloud storage platform like Windows Live SkyDrive.
1570) User State Migration Tool: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Migration
1571) User Tip - Modify CHKDSK delay timer.: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Miscellaneous
1572) Step-by-Step Guide to Setting up ISM-SMTP Replication Windows 2000 Domains: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Email
1573) Still More Disk Quota "Gotchas": Date - Mar 15, 2005; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - TroubleShooting; Understanding the default quota notification time interval can help you interpret disk quota Event log messages.
1574) Stop Auto Reboots after Windows Updates: Date - Jun 08, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Prevent Windows Update from rebooting your PC after automatically installing updates.
1575) Stop Coloring of Tabs in Internet Explorer 8: Date - Sep 23, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - IE and Explorer; Don't like the different tab colors? Disable Tab Grouping.
1576) Speed Up the Display of Thumbnails on the Taskbar: Date - Jan 12, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Make window previews on the taskbar show quickier.
1577) Stress Testing File Server Capacity: Date - Mar 29, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Miscellaneous; Testing file servers for a supported workload has always been something that’s challenging outside of an actually deploying a server and seeing how it performs. Microsoft is currently testing a product which should allow for this to be done with great ease.
1578) Suppressing the Network Location Wizard after LTI deployment: Date - May 11, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Miscellaneous; This tip explains how you can prevent the Network Location Wizard from being displayed after an LTI deployment that joins the target computer to the domain.
1579) Support WebCast: Active Directory Replication in Windows 2000, Part 2. (30 minutes): Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Replication
1580) Support WebCast: Active Directory Replication in Windows 2000, Part 3. (20 minutes): Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Replication
1581) Support: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Admin Tips
1582) support site : 15seconds.com: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - IIS
1583) support site : 15seconds.com: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - IIS
1584) Support site, Exchange and Outlook Administrator: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Exchange
1585) support site : iisanswers.com: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - IIS
1586) support site : iisanswers.com: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - IIS
1587) support site : iisfaq.com: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - IIS
1588) support site : iisfaq.com: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - IIS
1589) Support site, SlipStick's Outlook and Exchange Center: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Exchange
1590) Skip the Open With Web Service Prompt: Date - May 03, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Administration; Select an application to open the file with quickier.