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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

211) Configure Notepad to automatically insert the date / time
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Customization
212) Enable ClearType font rendering
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Customization
213) Where is XP's Netmeeting?
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Utilities
214) USERENV 1000 Events
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.2
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Event log
215) Restoring .lnk file associations
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
216) Disable ALL autostart features in Windows XP (pro and home)
Date - Nov 24, 2005
Rating - 3.5
Author - Robert Olovsson
Section - Disable - Hide
This little trick will disable all autoplay features, eg. CDs, USB-memories etc.
217) Windows 2000 Default Security Policy Templates
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Security
218) Disable Low Disk Space Notification in Windows XP
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Disable - Hide
219) Google Yourself To Identify Security Holes
Date - Mar 15, 2005
Rating - 4
Author - Tony Bradley
Section - Security
Google is very good at what it does. It automatically and systematically catalogues every document, image, web site or other data that is web accessible so that it can be quickly retrieved using the Google search engine. That includes potentially sensitive or confidential data that wasn't intended to be shared publicly. Google your own network or sites to identify possible security holes.
220) Remotely Shutdown Windows NT Workstation or Windows NT Server
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Shutdown
221) What All Ports Are Rrequired By Domain Controllers And Client Computers?
Date - Feb 04, 2009
Rating - 4
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Active Directory
This article explains the key port requirement for Client computers and Domain Controllers communicating with each other.
222) Disable FindFast, the Indexing Service
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.2
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
223) Backdoors : backorifice, subseven, netbus
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.9
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Security
224) Packet Sniffers
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Security
225) Troubleshoot Problems with Standby Mode, Hibernate Mode, and Shutdown in Windows 2000
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
226) Enable DHCP Logging
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.9
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
227) When was Windows installed on this machine?
Date - May 31, 2006
Rating - 4.4
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Miscellaneous
How to find when Windows was installed on a computer.
228) HKEY_USERS
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Registry
229) NETBIOS: Leave On or Turn Off?
Date - Apr 14, 2005
Rating - 3.9
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Security
NETBIOS is supposed to be no longer needed since Windows 2000, but this is not really the case.
230) Registry Tip : Windows NT NTFS Last Access TimeStamp
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.2
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
231) Transparent Screen Lock for Windows 2000/NT/XP
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.6
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Utilities
232) Create a User-Defined Service, Srvany.exe
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Services
233) Monitor Share Usage for File Server Migration
Date - Apr 07, 2005
Rating - 4.4
Author - Leon Funnell
Section - Utilities
How to monitor share access on a file server.
234) Display the Sharing Tab in XP Folder Properties
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
235) Autologon NT utility enables / disable capability
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Utilities
236) Refresh Group Policy Remotely
Date - Jun 06, 2005
Rating - 4.3
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Security
How to refresh Group Policy remotely from the command line.
237) Speedup Windows XP workstation
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Performance
238) Disk Write Caching
Date - May 23, 2006
Rating - 2.9
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Miscellaneous
How and why to disable disk write caching.
239) secedit
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Security
240) Modify the Default Group Policy Refresh Interval
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.6
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous

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