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Latest "Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base" Tips

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31) Prevent Users from Writing to USB Drives: Date - Mar 27, 2012; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Allow read-access, but prevent copying to USB drives for security reasons.
32) Add Shared Printer as a Local Printer: Date - Mar 23, 2012; Rating - 1; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Admin; Having problems browsing to or adding a Network Printer? Try adding it as a Local Printer.
33) Quickly Add a Shared Printer to Your Computer: Date - Mar 20, 2012; Rating - 1; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Admin; You don't have to use the Add a Printer wizard.
34) Segmenting network traffic for separate management: Date - Mar 15, 2012; Rating - 1.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Security; Is it a good idea to segment management traffic to a different network than other traffic?
35) Don't throw out that hub!: Date - Mar 14, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Network; Why you should think twice about throwing out those old Ethernet hubs once you've replaced them with shiny new Ethernet switches.
36) Routing compartments and Windows 7: Date - Mar 14, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Network; Explains some relics of routing compartments in Windows 7.
37) Protecting cached credentials: Date - Mar 13, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Security; Are cached credentials protected by account lockout policy when your laptop is disconnected from the corporate network?
38) Troubleshooting BIOS flash problems: Date - Mar 09, 2012; Rating - 1; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Miscellaneous; You flash the BIOS on a computer to update the BIOS and now it won't start. What do you do?
39) Troubleshooting: Moving a Deployment Share to a Remote Site: Date - Mar 08, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Migration; How can you make sure MDT 2010 deployments still work if you move your deployment share to another site?
40) Restricting install rights for Windows Deployment Services: Date - Mar 08, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Migration; How to restrict which users can install images using Windows Deployment Services.
41) Interpreting Security Log Events: Date - Mar 05, 2012; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Security; Here are two resources you can use to help you interpret events from the Security event log.
42) Server Sizing for Windows Deployment Services: Date - Mar 01, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; How many Windows images can you simultaneously deploy from a single WDS server?
43) Troubleshooting PXE Boot for Windows Deployment Services: Date - Feb 29, 2012; Rating - 1; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Migration; How to troubleshoot the error message "DHCP did not reply to a request on port 4011".
44) Windows Deployment Services and Firewalls: Date - Feb 29, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Migration; How to run a WDS server from behind a firewall.
45) Set InPrivate Filtering for Internet Explorer to Enabled by Default: Date - Feb 28, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Retain the settings on all future browsing sessions, so you can always have it enabled.
46) Customize the Command Prompt in Windows 7: Date - Feb 23, 2012; Rating - 4; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Admin; Change the look and feel, command history preferences, and edit options, including the useful QuickEdit Mode.
47) Display Administrative Tools on the Windows 7 Start Menu: Date - Feb 22, 2012; Rating - 1; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Admin; Administrators can get quick and easy access to their tools on the Start Menu.
48) Enable Network Mapping on Domain and Public Networks: Date - Feb 22, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network; Enable viewing of network map in the Network and Sharing Center.
49) Export/Import Search Providers of Internet Explorer: Date - Feb 21, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Configure Search Providers, export the settings from Regedit, and then import to other PCs via .reg file.
50) Troubleshooting Windows Deployment Services with MDT 2010: Date - Feb 16, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Migration; How to troubleshoot a misconfiguration problem involving Windows Deployment Services and MDT 2010 installed on the same server.
51) Installing MDT 2010 in a Virtual Machine: Date - Feb 15, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Migration; Can you install MDT 2010 in a virtual machine and then use it to deploy Windows in your production environment?
52) Multicasting with Windows Deployment Services and MDT 2010: Date - Feb 15, 2012; Rating - 1; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Migration; Can you use MDT 2010 together with Windows Deployment Services to perform multicast deployments?
53) Installing MDT 2010 on Windows 7: Date - Feb 14, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Migration; Can you install Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 on a Windows 7 computer and then use this computer to deploy Windows 7 to other computers?
54) UAC and Remote Desktop Services: Date - Feb 09, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; Should you enable or disable UAC on a server that has the Remote Desktop Services role installed?
55) Folder Redirection and Group Policy: Date - Feb 08, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Active Directory; Why does any change to a Folder Redirection policy require that users log off and then log on again before the policy change takes effect?
56) Add Take Ownership Option to Right-Click Menu: Date - Feb 08, 2012; Rating - 3.7; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Quickly change ownership of a file or folder to the current logged on user.
57) New Command Prompt Tips: Date - Feb 07, 2012; Rating - 4.5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Tips and tricks to use new Command Prompt features.
58) Restore Your Gadgets After Disabling UAC: Date - Jan 30, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Reactivate Windows Gadgets after turning off UAC.
59) Open Command Prompt with Administrator Privileges Anywhere: Date - Jan 30, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Registry Hacks; Make a Open Command Window Here with admin privileges option.
60) Customize the Windows Log-On and Log-Off Screen: Date - Jan 26, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Change the background image of the screens for branding or fun.