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Top Rated Tips

2041) Streams displays which NTFS files have alternate streams content
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - File Systems
2042) Replacing the Default User Profile in Windows 7
Date - Jun 30, 2010
Rating - 2.8
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - Miscellaneous
Creating a customized user profile and replacing the default user profile with it is a common administrative task, but works a bit differently in Windows 7.
2043) Reliable File and Folder Sharing in Windows XP
Date - Sep 01, 2005
Rating - 2.8
Author - Varun Sud
Section - Network
Explains how to share files and folders in Windows XP over a network. It was written specifically because users in our college network had unpredictable results in sharing files over LAN on Windows XP.
2044) Session Directory and Load Balancing Using Terminal Server
Date - Jul 28, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
375 KB Microsoft Word file - This white paper discusses how to plan and deploy a load balanced terminal server farm using session directory, and how the session directory operates in a load balanced environment.
2045) Saving on administration with Thin Client Computing
Date - Jun 02, 2005
Rating - 2.8
Author - William Henderson
Section - Terminal Servers and Thin Clients
A new tool allowing you to measure the savings incurred by converting PCs to thin clients.
2046) Scan Code Mapper for Windows 2000
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Registry Tools
2047) signature( ) syntax in Windows 2000 boot.ini
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
2048) Locating an Application's Registry Settings
Date - Sep 27, 2006
Rating - 2.8
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Miscellaneous
How to find the registry settings for an application.
2049) Manually Remove and Reinstall a Printer Driver
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Print
2050) NTFS Permissions Inheritance Changes in Windows Vista, 2008, and 7
Date - Feb 17, 2011
Rating - 2.8
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - Admin
If it’s been a while since you last studied NTFS permissions inheritance then there is one change you will want to be aware of.
2051) "NTLDR Is Missing" Error Message When You Upgrade or Install Over Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Millennium Edition (Q314057)
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - TroubleShooting
2052) Registry Permissions
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Registry
2053) What happens when syskey is installed, and how to get rid of it
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
2054) Service Records of Domain Controller used by Various Services and Components
Date - Dec 03, 2008
Rating - 2.8
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Active Directory
This article explains what all components or Services use the SRV records of domain controller.
2055) Windows NT Memory management parameters
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
2056) Windows Product Activation (WPA)on Windows XP
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
2057) Windows Management Instrumentation WMI
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Applications
2058) XP SP2 Breaks Group Policy
Date - Jun 09, 2005
Rating - 2.8
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Security
Resolving an issue with adm files in XP SP2.
2059) XP Desktop Theme Control Restrictions
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Security
2060) Which DC Is Selected When Promoting A Member Server To DC?
Date - Nov 11, 2008
Rating - 2.7
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Admin
This article discusses the a mechanism used by the DCPromo.exe to select a DC when promoting a member server to Domain Controller.
2061) Windows 2000 and DNS Comparison of Features
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - DHCP and DNS
2062) Using Windows Server 2008 Remote Server Administration Tools
Date - Jan 07, 2009
Rating - 2.7
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - Admin
If you are using Windows Vista as your primary desktop for managing Windows Server 2008, then you will need RSAT to do so.
2063) Registry Tip : MultifunctionAdapter\2 (ISA)
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
NT Registry for ISA legacy adapters.
2064) Registry Tip : Restrict users from mapping network drives
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
2065) Recover Lost CD Key
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Utilities
2066) Preventing Rogue DHCP Clients
Date - Aug 04, 2005
Rating - 2.7
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Security
If you are using DHCP on your network and you want to prevent rogue clients from obtaining IP addresses from your DHCP server and participating on your network, your options are simple.
2067) Prevent file downloads in IE5.5
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - IE
2068) Powering Up Msconfig.exe
Date - Jan 26, 2006
Rating - 2.7
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - TroubleShooting
Here's an improved troubleshooting utility from Microsoft you should know about.
2069) mailto: email shortcut
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
2070) IP Addressing and Subnetting
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network

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