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Most Popular Tips

931) Automatic Proxy Caching, How to Disable Internet Explorer Automatic Proxy Caching
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - IE and Explorer
932) mailto: email shortcut
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
933) PMon watches NT context swaps, process and thread creation and deletion
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Utilities
934) Creating a bootable Windows 2000 CD
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.9
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Installation
935) Restrict which programs can be run
Date - Jun 28, 2006
Rating - 3.9
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Security
How to restrict which programs are allowed to run on a computer
936) ERD - never there when you need it
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.6
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - TroubleShooting
937) Technical Overview of Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Active Directory
250 KB Microsoft Word file : The Windows Server 2003 family makes Active Directory easier to manage, easing migration and deployment.
938) Discover a Hidden Wireless Network’s SSID (Network Name)
Date - Jun 08, 2011
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Eric Geier
Section - Miscellaneous
Recover the Network Name from a Wi-Fi network that's not broadcasting its SSID.
939) Gaps in Security Log
Date - Jul 14, 2005
Rating - 4.7
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Security
You found a gap of several hours in your Security log, what does it mean?
940) DynamicSiteName and SiteName – Which site a client computer belongs to?
Date - Jul 30, 2008
Rating - 5
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Active Directory
If you are troubleshooting a client computer which always communicates to a domain controller in different site, you should look at the two registry entries explained in this article. This article applies to Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
941) How To Forcefully Close A File On Remote Computer Using Command Line?
Date - Aug 24, 2008
Rating - 3
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Miscellaneous
This article explains the steps you can use to close a file forcefully on a remote computer.
942) What is the difference between a Role and a Feature when customizing your Windows 2008 Server?
Date - Jan 03, 2008
Rating - 3.4
Author - David Davis
Section - Admin
Have you ever gone to install something in Windows 2008 Server and you are given the choice between installing a role or a feature? Which do you choose? Let's find out.
943) NT Browser Event Log Messages
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Event Logs
944) BlueSave writes NTs BSOD screen dump to text file
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Booting
945) Consolidating Print Servers
Date - May 17, 2005
Rating - 2.5
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Miscellaneous
Save money by consolidating your print servers.
946) Don't Bother Deleting C$
Date - Feb 15, 2006
Rating - 4
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Security
Why deleting the C$ share is not a good idea.
947) Environmental variable available for login scripts
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Logon
948) Preventing users from Modifying Group Policy Settings
Date - May 30, 2006
Rating - 4
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Security
How to prevent users from modifying Group Policy.
949) Stop Unauthorized DNS Zone Transfers from Microsoft's DNS Server
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
950) FRS D2/D4 - When Should You Use Them?
Date - Nov 11, 2008
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Admin
This article discusses about D2 and D4 of File Replication Service in Active Directory and when should you use them?
951) Disable DUN's save password feature
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
952) Checking the Location of Domain FSMO Roles
Date - Jul 03, 2008
Rating - 5
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - Active Directory
Here is a quick tip to finding out where the FSMO roles for a domain are located.
953) Activate screen saver when no one is logged on
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.9
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Logon
954) How to break into registry to explore HKLM\SAM and HKLM\SECURITY keys?
Date - Jul 16, 2008
Rating - 3
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Registry Tools
This article explains how you can use Psexec.exe to execute registry editor to explore SAM and SECURITY registry hives.
955) Copying Group Policy Objects
Date - May 24, 2005
Rating - 3
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Admin
Save time when implementing Group Policy.
956) RegistryTip : Registry Read only Mode
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Registry
HKEY_USERS.
957) Dual Booting Windows 2000 and NT
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Installation
958) How to Debug a User Mode Crash Dump with Windbg
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - TroubleShooting
959) Verifying the /3GB switch
Date - Aug 14, 2007
Rating - 5
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Admin
How to verify memory allocation when the /3GB switch is used.
960) Remove New item from Windows NT right-click menu
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Restriction

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