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[ 4067 ] Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base Last updated: May 22, 2012
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[ 587 ]     Windows 2003 Last updated: Jul 19, 2011
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[ 13 ]           Applications Last updated: Feb 19, 2009
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[ 77 ]           Miscellaneous Last updated: Jan 27, 2010
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[ 94 ]           Security Last updated: Feb 25, 2011
[ 14 ]           Terminal Servers and Thin Clients Last updated: Jul 28, 2009
[ 7 ]           Virtual Platforms Last updated: Apr 02, 2008
[ 240 ]     Windows 7 Last updated: May 16, 2012
[ 1161 ]     Windows NT Last updated: Jun 08, 2011
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[ 4 ]           Miscellaneous Last updated: Feb 07, 2012
[ 244 ]     Windows Vista Last updated: Jan 30, 2012
[ 188 ]        Admin Tips Last updated: Jan 17, 2012
[ 13 ]        Registry Tips Last updated: Jan 30, 2012
[ 43 ]        User Tips Last updated: Jul 14, 2011
[ 675 ]     Windows XP Last updated: Jun 09, 2011

Top Rated Tips

2011) Blue Screen or STOP Error Message Troubleshooting Before You Call Microsoft Support
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.9
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - TroubleShooting
2012) Backdoors : backorifice, subseven, netbus
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.9
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Security
2013) Avoiding APIPA
Date - Nov 07, 2006
Rating - 2.8
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - TroubleShooting
How to avoid problems arising from APIPA
2014) Autologon NT utility enables / disable capability
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Utilities
2015) Bypass W2K logon screen
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
2016) Account SYSTEM must have Full Control access to Registry
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Registry
2017) Apmstat.exe utility diagnoses Advanced Power Management
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Applications
2018) Auditing on a per-user basis
Date - Mar 01, 2006
Rating - 2.8
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Security
How to configure per-user auditing.
2019) Creating Dummy (Test) Users
Date - Mar 20, 2008
Rating - 2.8
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Active Directory
How to create a bunch of dummy or test users quickly in Active Directory.
2020) Customizing Send To
Date - Feb 08, 2007
Rating - 2.8
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Misc
How to customize the Send To menu in Vista.
2021) Copy a Windows NT user profile
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
2022) Control default internet programs
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
2023) DIRUSE displays folders, subfolders, files, and disk usage
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
2024) Display the Sharing Tab in XP Folder Properties
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
2025) Enable Windows XP Sound Scheme
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Customization
2026) Explorer crashes and screen blank
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - IE and Explorer
2027) Fixed Size vs. Dynamically Expanding Virtual Hard Disks
Date - Oct 19, 2006
Rating - 2.8
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - Virtual Platforms
Dynamically expanding virtual hard disks seem like the obvious choice when setting up a virtual machine, but when is this not such a good idea?
2028) Free up disk space
Date - Apr 28, 2006
Rating - 2.8
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Misc
How to free up disk space used by System Protection in Windows Vista.
2029) Get the Latest ADM Files
Date - Jul 12, 2005
Rating - 2.8
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Security
How to obtain the latest Administrative Template files from Microsoft.
2030) How to Disable the Windows Media Player for Windows XP Automatic Update Feature
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Disable - Hide
2031) How To Delete System Blocked Files
Date - Sep 24, 2008
Rating - 2.8
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Utilities
How to delete Files/Folders which are being blocked by the processes running in the background.
2032) Group Policy without Active Directory
Date - Oct 19, 2005
Rating - 2.8
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Security
Can Group Policy be configured on a per-user basis without Active Directory?
2033) Grant DNS admin start / stop service rights
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - DHCP and DNS
2034) How To Force Users To Log On To The Domain?
Date - Sep 03, 2008
Rating - 2.8
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Active Directory
This article explains a mechanism you can use to force client computers to log on to the domain.
2035) Identifying IPv6 Link Local Addresses
Date - Nov 15, 2006
Rating - 2.8
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Troubleshooting
How to identify IPv6 Link Local Addresses
2036) How to Use Netdom.exe to Reset Machine Account Passwords
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
2037) Installing a Windows 2000 Server as a Domain Controller
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Domain
2038) IIS Web Server Resources and Tips
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
2039) Troubleshoot With Network Diagnostics
Date - Jun 23, 2005
Rating - 2.8
Author - Tony Bradley
Section - TroubleShooting
Windows XP includes a handy tool called Network Diagnostics which can be used to gather a variety of information which can be helpful for troubleshooting.
2040) Temporarily disabling Kerberos
Date - Jul 25, 2007
Rating - 2.8
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Security
How to force NTLM authentication and temporarily disable Kerberos.

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