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1) "Access Is Denied" Error Message When You Try To Delete A File/Folder: Date - Jan 07, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Utilities; This article explains how you can use Process Explorer, a tool from Sysinternals (now subsidiary of Microsoft), to kill the lock on files and folders.
2) Add Domain User To Local Administrators Group: Date - Dec 09, 2010; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Admin; This article explains how you can use Psexec.exe to add a domain user to local administrators Security group.
3) Allowing users to log into multiple RDS sessions concurrently.: Date - Aug 18, 2011; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Terminal Servers and Thin Clients; How to allow users to log into multiple Remote Desktop Services sessions concurrently.
4) A Quick Tip To Alter Default Behaviour Of GlobalNameZones: Date - Oct 08, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Active Directory; This article explains how you can change the default behaviour of GlobalNameZone zone.
5) A Quick Tip To Allow DSRM Account To Log On Normally: Date - Oct 22, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Admin; This article explains a registry heck which can be used to allow DSRM User Account to log on normally in Windows Server 2008. This applies to Windows Server 2008 only.
6) A Quick Tip To Check Operating System Architecture: Date - Nov 30, 2010; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Miscellaneous; This tip explains how you can check Operating System architecture on a computer running Windows Operating System.
7) A Quick Tip To Create A User Mode Process Dump File: Date - Jul 16, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Administration; This article explains how you can use ADPlus.vbs to create a User Mode Process dump file when a process terminates unexpectedly.
8) A Quick Tip To Disable "Initial Configuration Tasks List": Date - Feb 26, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Miscellaneous; This article explains how you can disable the Initial Configuration Task List at logon.
9) A Quick Tip To Enable Terminal Services Access For Previous Versions of Windows: Date - Sep 18, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Terminal Servers and Thin Clients; Allow previous versions of Windows to access Windows Server 2008 Server Core using Terminal Services.
10) A Quick Tip To Enable White Space Logging: Date - Oct 01, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Active Directory; This article explains the use of White Space Logging and how you enable it on the domain controllers.
11) A Quick Tip To Get A List Of Security Groups A User Belongs To: Date - Sep 17, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Admin; This article explains a quick tip you can use to get the list of Security Groups a user or users belong/s to.
12) A Quick Tip To Get Members Of Security Groups: Date - Sep 17, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Admin; This article explains a command which you can use to get the members of security group or security groups mentioned in a text file.
13) A Quick Tip To Prevent Users From Accessing The Computer Tab: Date - Jul 21, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Network; This article explains a quick tip which you can use to prevent users from accessing the Computer Tab on My Computer property.
14) A Quick Tip To Reconfigure Windows Time Service: Date - Dec 01, 2010; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - TroubleShooting; This article explains how you can reconfigure Windows Time Service
15) Backing Up the Outlook Auto Complete Name List: Date - Oct 02, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Misc; Backing up the Microsoft Outlook auto complete list is indeed possible and easier than you think.
16) Block installation of Windows XP Mode: Date - Apr 20, 2012; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Virtual Platforms; Some ways you can prevent users from installing Windows XP Mode on their Windows 7 Enterprise computers.
17) Block Write Access To Run and RunOnce Registry Entries.: Date - Oct 01, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Boot; Blocking write access to Run and RunOnce registry entries for malware or other unwanted programs running in the system.
18) Breaking into a command prompt in Windows PE: Date - Apr 24, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; How to open a command prompt during the Windows PE phase of Windows Setup for Vista.
19) Capture Passwords via Your Network Adapter: Date - Jul 28, 2011; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Security; Use this sniffer to listen to your network connection and capture any passwords that pass through.
20) Change Default Location for Windows Explorer: Date - Nov 02, 2011; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Change which folder or location shows up when you open Windows Explorer.
21) Change IP Address of Wireless Hosted Network: Date - Jan 25, 2011; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network; Modify the default IP of 192.168.137.1 for the virtual Wi-Fi access point (AP).
22) Change the Owner or Organization Name of Windows: Date - Nov 03, 2010; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; How to modify the names you inputted during the Windows install.
23) Changing Login Credentials for Shared Computers: Date - Feb 17, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network and Security; How to change the username and password used to access a shared resource.
24) Changing the Remote Desktop Port: Date - Jun 19, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network; Changing the listening and connecting port for Windows Remote Desktop Connection.
25) Checking activation status in Windows 7: Date - Nov 10, 2011; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; Describes a quick way to check the activation status of a Windows 7 computer.
26) 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.
27) Command History Buffer: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Command Prompt
28) Comparing RSoP before and after: Date - Apr 26, 2007; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; How to compare RSoP before and after making changes to your Group Policy infrastructure.
29) Configure Windows Vista to Automatically Reopen Folders in Explorer upon Logon: Date - Jul 27, 2010; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Shell (GUI); Show Computer folders that were opened when shutdown.
30) Configuring Conditional Forwarders using DNSCMD: Date - Nov 05, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Network; How to configure a conditional forwarder for your DNS server from the command-line.