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[ 4069 ] Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base Last updated: May 23, 2012
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[ 675 ]     Windows XP Last updated: Jun 09, 2011
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Top Rated "Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base" Tips

511) Optimize Active Directory Disk Performance
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.1
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Active Directory
512) SetEnv Manipulate NT Environmental Variables
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.1
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
513) 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.
514) Install Netbeui Protocol under Windows XP
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.1
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
515) Domain Replication and the knowledge consistency checker
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.1
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Replication
516) Enabling Remote Desktop Remotely
Date - Nov 22, 2006
Rating - 4.1
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Admin
How to enable Remote Desktop Remotely
517) Enforce strong passwords
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.1
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Security
518) Create Lock Desktop Icon
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.1
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Customization
519) Create/manage share permissions from Windows NT commandline using RMTSHARE
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.1
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
520) Control Internet Explorer Settings
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.1
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - IE
521) Command Shell Full Screen vs Window Mode
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.1
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Command Shell
522) Disable automatic share and print discovery in Windows XP
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.1
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
523) Disable caching of roaming profiles
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.1
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Disable
524) Active Directory database file NTDS.DIT
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.1
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Active Directory
525) Adding Pop-Up Blocker Exceptions via GPO
Date - Dec 22, 2005
Rating - 4.1
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - IE and Explorer
Occasionally there are sites that we as domain administrators need to allow pop-ups for across the board. This tip shows how to do this with Group Policy.
526) Add Administrator to Windows XP Welcome logon screen
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Security
527) Add paths in autoexec to NT's PATH environmental variable
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
528) Adding feature packs to Windows PE
Date - Mar 09, 2011
Rating - 4
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Miscellaneous
When adding feature packs to a Windows PE image, make sure you also add the corresponding language packs.
529) Allow Server Operators to use AT command
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
530) A Quick Tip To Update Group Policy Settings On Remote Computers
Date - Oct 16, 2008
Rating - 4
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Active Directory
This article explains a single command you can use to update the Group Policy settings on remote computers. Please note this applies to Windows 2000 Computers only!
531) A Quick Tip To Allow Multiple WDS Server Selection
Date - Jun 30, 2010
Rating - 4
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Admin
This article explains a registry heck you can use to allow clients to select multiple WDS Servers. This applies to Windows Server 2008 R2 only.
532) Avoiding Group Policy Bloat
Date - Jan 03, 2006
Rating - 4
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Admin
How to save disk space on SYSVOL when you have lots of Group Policy Objects (GPOs) for your domain.
533) Avoiding Metabase Corruption
Date - Aug 11, 2005
Rating - 4
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Network
IIS 6 on W2K3 has a new feature that helps prevent metabase corruption.
534) Backing up DHCP database using Netsh
Date - Aug 12, 2009
Rating - 4
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Network
You can use the Netsh command to back up the DHCP database of your DHCP server.
535) Block Users from Seeing or Connecting to Other Wi-Fi Networks
Date - Jul 02, 2009
Rating - 4
Author - Eric Geier
Section - Security
Filtering networks using the WLAN Netsh commands.
536) Boosting Vista Startup Performance
Date - Nov 20, 2008
Rating - 4
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Misc
How can you improve the startup performance of your Vista computer? Disable SuperFetch!
537) BelchFire.net : XP Themes
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Customization
538) BIOS Data in the Registry
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
539) Block XP Registration
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Security
540) Block access to Windows NT NetBIOS
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network

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