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[ 4014 ] Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base Last updated: Feb 09, 2012
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[ 8 ]           Hardware Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
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[ 38 ]           Miscellaneous Last updated: Jun 08, 2011
[ 14 ]           Network Last updated: Feb 18, 2009
[ 5 ]           Updates Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[ 27 ]           Utilities Last updated: Apr 08, 2009
[ 48 ]           Administration Last updated: May 03, 2011
[ 1 ]           Application Compatibility Last updated: Jan 17, 2008
[ 2 ]           Built-in Diagnostics Last updated: Apr 08, 2010
[ 48 ]           Deployment Last updated: Mar 15, 2011
[ 14 ]           Misc Last updated: Jan 17, 2012
[ 34 ]           Networking Last updated: Jul 07, 2011
[ 16 ]           Security Last updated: Mar 16, 2011
[ 25 ]           Troubleshooting Last updated: Oct 14, 2010

Top Rated Tips

211) AD Replication Parameters
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Active Directory
212) Force End Task option at Shutdown
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Shutdown
213) Identifying duplicate machines
Date - Dec 19, 2007
Rating - 4.8
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - TroubleShooting
How to find Windows installations that are exact copies of each other.
214) How Do You Change The RDP Port No?
Date - Dec 17, 2008
Rating - 4.8
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Terminal Servers and Thin Clients
This articles explains a registry entry you can modify to change the default RDP Port No. for Terminal Services.
215) Restrict access to all employees distribution list in Exchange Server
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Email
216) Running 16-bit programs in separate memory space
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
217) Replacing your Vista System Drive
Date - Jul 29, 2008
Rating - 4.8
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Troubleshooting
You can use CompletePC Backup to replace your system drive with a larger drive if needed.
218) Shutdown Windows NT or Win9x at specific time each day
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Shutdown
219) Security Patches as ISO images
Date - Feb 21, 2006
Rating - 4.8
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Security
You can obtain patches for Windows as an ISO (CD) image.
220) Understanding the DNS Resolver Host File
Date - Jan 10, 2008
Rating - 4.8
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - Active Directory
The DNS Resolver host file can be used to increase performance of DNS services as well as a few other things. This tip aims at giving a better understanding of the DNS resolver host file and its capabilities.
221) Open a Command Prompt in Any Folder of Windows 7
Date - Apr 27, 2011
Rating - 4.8
Author - Eric Geier
Section - Miscellaneous
Here's shortcut to quickly navigate to a path in the Command Prompt.
222) Multiple windows open at startup
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
223) Managing the automatic To-list
Date - May 02, 2006
Rating - 4.8
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Outlook and Outlook Express
How to remove clutter from the automatic To-list in Outlook.
224) Windows NT Backup Control Skip Wait or Skip Open Files
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
225) Windows 2000 Error: A domain controller for your domain could not be contacted
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
226) Win9x clients can only connect to NT share names with 12 or less characters
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
227) Windows 2000 Personalized Programs in Start Menu
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Customization
228) When speed kills your old software, bring it back to life with Mo'Slo
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Utilities
229) Windows NT Security Event Log Analysis Tool
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Event Logs
230) XP registry values to tune EFS caching
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
231) WinObj ultimate NT Object Manager namespace viewer
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Utilities
232) Winhex
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Utilities
NT/W2K/Win9x, A handy tool for everyday and emergency use: Inspect or repair binary files, recover deleted files or lost data from corrupt drives. This hex editor grants access to data that other programs hide from you.
233) Manually Deleting a Network Bridge
Date - Jun 03, 2009
Rating - 4.7
Author - Eric Geier
Section - Network
Getting around the error message when deleting in the Network Connections window.
234) Kerberos and Windows 2000
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Security
235) National Security Agency : Security Recommendation Guides
Date - Feb 23, 2005
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Security
236) Mount/Dismount/Delete a Mailbox Store from the Command Line
Date - Mar 18, 2005
Rating - 4.7
Author - Leon Funnell
Section - Exchange
This is a VBScript which I wrote. It allows you to mount/dismount/delete a store at the command line, so you can do an offline defrag, etc.
237) Performing a Complete PC Backup from the command line
Date - May 21, 2009
Rating - 4.7
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Administration
Here's how you can perform a Complete PC Backup in Vista from the command line.
238) Three things you shouldn’t with Sysprep
Date - May 29, 2008
Rating - 4.7
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Deployment
Three things you should not do when running Sysprep on a Windows Vista computer.
239) testdir.tmp files
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
240) Hide Windows NT from Network Neighborhood Browsing
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network

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