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Most Popular Tips

61) Forcing Active Directory Replication
Date - Jul 27, 2006
Rating - 4.3
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - Active Directory
There may be some instances where you need to force replication between active directory replication partners. Here I will show you one method of doing this.
62) Run batch file at Windows NT startup with no one logged on
Date - Mar 07, 2005
Rating - 3.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
63) Remove Unused Drivers and Devices
Date - Sep 16, 2005
Rating - 4.5
Author - Tony Bradley
Section - TroubleShooting
If you remove a piece of hardware, particularly USB devices that may be frequently swapped out, without first Uninstalling it in Device Manager, the drivers remain behind, but the device no longer shows up in Device Manager by default.
64) Net Commands
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
65) Troubleshooting Regsvr32 Error 0x80004005
Date - Jan 17, 2008
Rating - 4.1
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - Application Compatibility
Until software vendors get totally Vista compatible, having to manually register DLL files is going to be a pretty common task. Here is how to troubleshooting one of the most common errors received while doing this.
66) Operation could not be completed. The RPC server is unavailable.
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.1
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Print
67) Enhance Performance by Moving the Pagefile
Date - Apr 12, 2005
Rating - 4.4
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Miscellaneous
Boost performance by moving your pagefile to a separate volume.
68) Scanners, sniffers, network analyzers, traffic monitors, port scanners
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.2
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Utilities
69) Lockdown by group using Local Computer Policy without Active Directory
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
70) DOS Window cmd.exe prompt
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.2
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Command Prompt
71) Active Directory Replication Monitor
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.9
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Replication
72) Stop / Start / Pause Services Remotely
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.6
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Services
73) Change location of "My Documents", "Desktop", "Favorites", and "Start Menu"
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.2
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
74) Enable / Disable Command prompt extensions
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.2
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Disable - Hide
75) Do it yourself WHOIS command
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network and Security
76) Installing MSI Packages with Elevated Privileges
Date - Jan 18, 2006
Rating - 4.5
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Security
Want to right-click on a .msi file and select Run As? Here's how!
77) How to Delete Corrupt Event Viewer Log Files
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Event Logs
78) Enable / Disable Task Manager in Windows 2000
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Restriction
79) Access NTFS from DOS, Win95 or Win98 using NTFSDOS driver
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.2
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - File Systems
80) Internet Connection Sharing with Windows 2000 Professional acts a proxy server
Date - Mar 07, 2005
Rating - 3.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network and Security
81) Find All Locked-Out Accounts
Date - May 12, 2005
Rating - 4.3
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - TroubleShooting
Use Saved Queries to quickly locate all locked out user accounts.
82) Manual vs Fast Repair in Windows 2000
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.6
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - TroubleShooting
83) Add Command Prompt to folder context menus
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Command Prompt
84) Manage the DNS resolver cache with IPCONFIG
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
Manage the DNS resolver cache with IPCONFIG
85) Remove Patch Uninstall Folders To Clean Hard Drive
Date - May 04, 2005
Rating - 3.4
Author - Tony Bradley
Section - Miscellaneous
Hard drives are cheap and people typically have more space than they know what to do with these days. But, that is no reason to just waste it. When you install Windows patches, hidden folders are created which contain the uninstall data. Viewing the hidden data on my computer, I found 50 or so patch uninstall folders taking up over 500 Mb of space on my drive.
86) How to delete user profiles properly
Date - Apr 05, 2007
Rating - 2.7
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Miscellaneous
The right way and the wrong way of deleting user profiles from a machine.
87) Pruning Old Computer Accounts in AD
Date - May 25, 2006
Rating - 4.4
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - Admin
In large organizations the task of keeping Active Directory cleansed of inactive computer accounts can be daunting. Here are a few ways to ease the process.
88) HIbernation vs Standby Mode in Windows 2000
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Hybernation
89) Windows NT Resource Kit Utilities
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Utilities
90) Protect Wireless Access Using MAC Address Filters
Date - Mar 22, 2005
Rating - 4.1
Author - Tony Bradley
Section - Security
Wireless networks add a significant level of convenience for many users. The ability to roam at will and access the network without adding wires is quite useful. But, you need to do so securely. There are a number of basic steps you should take to protect your wireless network and filtering MAC addresses is one more way to secure it.

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