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[ 3440 ] Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base Last updated: Mar 09, 2010
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[ 15 ]           Booting Last updated: Mar 07, 2005
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[ 17 ]           IE Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
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[ 13 ]           Passwords Last updated: Sep 07, 2004
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Top Rated "Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base" Tips

181) Replacing your Vista System Drive
Date - Jul 29, 2008
Rating - 4.8
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Troubleshooting
You can use CompletePC Backup to replace your system drive with a larger drive if needed.
182) Multiple windows open at startup
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
183) Windows NT Backup Control Skip Wait or Skip Open Files
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
184) Windows 2000 Error: A domain controller for your domain could not be contacted
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
185) Win9x clients can only connect to NT share names with 12 or less characters
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
186) When speed kills your old software, bring it back to life with Mo'Slo
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Utilities
187) Windows NT Security Event Log Analysis Tool
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Event Logs
188) Windows 2000 Personalized Programs in Start Menu
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Customization
189) XP registry values to tune EFS caching
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
190) WinObj ultimate NT Object Manager namespace viewer
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Utilities
191) Winhex
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Utilities
NT/W2K/Win9x, A handy tool for everyday and emergency use: Inspect or repair binary files, recover deleted files or lost data from corrupt drives. This hex editor grants access to data that other programs hide from you.
192) Understanding the DNS Resolver Host File
Date - Jan 10, 2008
Rating - 4.7
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - Active Directory
The DNS Resolver host file can be used to increase performance of DNS services as well as a few other things. This tip aims at giving a better understanding of the DNS resolver host file and its capabilities.
193) Track Account Lockouts Using the Checked Netlogon.dll
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Logon
194) testdir.tmp files
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
195) Three things you shouldn’t with Sysprep
Date - May 29, 2008
Rating - 4.7
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Deployment
Three things you should not do when running Sysprep on a Windows Vista computer.
196) National Security Agency : Security Recommendation Guides
Date - Feb 23, 2005
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Security
197) Mount/Dismount/Delete a Mailbox Store from the Command Line
Date - Mar 18, 2005
Rating - 4.7
Author - Leon Funnell
Section - Exchange
This is a VBScript which I wrote. It allows you to mount/dismount/delete a store at the command line, so you can do an offline defrag, etc.
198) Kerberos and Windows 2000
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Security
199) Foreign characters appear as question marks when sent from OWA
Date - Feb 18, 2005
Rating - 4.7
Author - Liran Zamir
Section - Exchange
Exchange 2003 supports OWA interface in different languages. When using Internet Explorer 5 and above, the Language settings of Internet Explorer is sent to the OWA server which is turn changes the OWA interface to the matching language.
200) Hide Windows NT from Network Neighborhood Browsing
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
201) 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?
202) Creating a default network profile
Date - Apr 15, 2009
Rating - 4.7
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Deployment
How to create a default network profile in Vista.
203) Disable changes to the desktop toolbars
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Restriction
204) Disable the Getting Started dialog
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Customization
205) Disable Remote Registry Editing
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Registry
206) Disable Secure Channel Password and Trust Password Changes
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Disable
207) Control Applets - Run at commandline or call in batch file
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Utilities
208) Boosting Vista Startup Performance
Date - Nov 20, 2008
Rating - 4.7
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Misc
How can you improve the startup performance of your Vista computer? Disable SuperFetch!
209) Bart's PE Builder
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Boot
210) ADSI Edit
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.6
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous

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