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[ 4014 ] Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base Last updated: Feb 09, 2012
[ 13 ]           Booting Last updated: Dec 10, 2008
[ 19 ]           Customization Last updated: Jan 27, 2010
[ 9 ]           Explorer Last updated: Sep 24, 2008
[ 8 ]           Hardware Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[ 4 ]           Hybernation Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[ 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

Most Popular Tips

271) Use Shortcuts To Navigate Explorer Folders
Date - Apr 26, 2005
Rating - 4.2
Author - Tony Bradley
Section - Miscellaneous
Windows Explorer is a fairly functional tool for browsing files and folders and finding what you are looking for. But, depending on how large and how organized your hard drive is, it may take some time to sift through to the folder you really want. Using command line parameters, you can create desktop shortcuts that take you quickly to your most-used folders.
272) Control Windows Messenger in Windows XP
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
273) Control Applets - Run at commandline or call in batch file
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Utilities
274) Use 'Run As' To Protect The Registry
Date - Jan 25, 2005
Rating - 3.9
Author - Tony Bradley
Section - Security
Members of the Administrators group typically have full control to modify registry keys. Unwittingly executing a malware-infected or other questionable program with Administrator privileges can result in registry additions or edits which may adversely affect the system. To safeguard the registry without logging out you can use this trick.
275) Methods to get Bios version
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 1.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
276) XP Time Synchronization
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.9
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
277) XP's IE Keyboard Shortcuts
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.6
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - IE and Explorer
278) Determine service pack level
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
279) Who's logged on?
Date - Apr 06, 2006
Rating - 3.1
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Active Directory
How to tell who's currently logged on to an Active Directory domain.
280) Windows 2000 Telnet server
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
281) AD admins should be running Windows XP Pro
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.9
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
282) DOS game sound support under NT / W2K / XP
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Customization
283) NT/W2K/XP DOS windows options
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Command Prompt
284) Disable New Hardware Wizard
Date - Aug 02, 2007
Rating - 2.2
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Miscellaneous
How to disable all new hardware prompts.
285) Windows NT4/2000 Remove Run command from Start menu
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
286) Steganography Resources
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Security
287) Configure XP's Shutdown Event Tracker
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.6
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Customization
288) NTLMv2 NT Authenication
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.9
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
289) Remove time display from Windows XP system tray notification area
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.6
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Customization
290) Windows Freeware exe, dll, ocx, sys Dependency Walker
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.1
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Utilities
291) Determining system up time
Date - Jun 06, 2006
Rating - 4
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Miscellaneous
How to find the up time for a system.
292) Windows Freeware and Commercial Personal Firewalls for SOHO Small Office and Home
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network and Security
293) DNSLint can verify DNS records
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
294) How to Restore a Corrupted DHCP Database File
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 1
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
295) 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.
296) Finding Out Why a Service Won't Start
Date - Jan 03, 2007
Rating - 3.4
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Admin
How to display service exit codes.
297) 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.
298) Restrict programs that can be run in Windows NT / Windows 2000
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.2
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Restriction
299) Transmitting PPP Over Ethernet PPPoE and Windows 2000 Pro
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.1
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
300) Hide Network Neighborhood icon and prevent Explorer from network access
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.6
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network

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