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[ 4069 ] Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base Last updated: May 23, 2012
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Most Popular "Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base" Tips

301) Windows Freeware and Commercial Personal Firewalls for SOHO Small Office and Home
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network and Security
302) Hide Network Neighborhood icon and prevent Explorer from network access
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.6
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
303) Registry hack to disable System Restore option from XP start menu and control panel
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
304) Restrict programs that can be run in Windows NT / Windows 2000
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.2
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Restriction
305) RegSafe Registry Editor
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Utilities
306) Step-by-Step Guide to Distributed File System (Dfs)
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.1
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
307) Transmitting PPP Over Ethernet PPPoE and Windows 2000 Pro
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.1
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
308) Bypass W2K logon screen
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 2.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
309) SMB Signing
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.6
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
310) IPC$ Authenication to Windows NT Servers
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
311) Disable Ability to View Context Menus
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.9
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - IE and Explorer
312) A Quick Tip to make sure Adprep /ForestPrep for Windows Server 2008 has run successfully
Date - Jun 04, 2008
Rating - 3.8
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Active Directory
Adprep /ForestPrep must be executed to introduce a Windows Server 2008 in an existing Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 domain environment. This will show you how to make sure that it has run successfully.
313) Changing the Local Administrator Password on Domain Workstations with Group Policy
Date - Jul 17, 2008
Rating - 2.4
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - Security
Windows Server 2008 Group Policy introduces a lot of flexibility in performing security tasks that often involved a bit more headache. One of these is more control of the administrator account on domain workstations.
314) Windows 2000 Event: 2506 IRPStackSize Error
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
315) Customize your user account icon in XP
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.9
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Customization
316) Restore or copy Share Definitions To Another Server
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
317) Probe for MAC addresses
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Utilities
318) Control Numlock key
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
319) SetEnv Manipulate NT Environmental Variables
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.1
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
320) Scopy copies with permissions maintained
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
321) Comparing Two Group Policy Objects
Date - Jun 16, 2005
Rating - 3.2
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Security
How to compare two GPOs and see how their settings differ.
322) Make Notepad Wordwrap
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Customization
323) IIS 6 and MIME Types
Date - Sep 07, 2005
Rating - 3.6
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Security
Serving up files from a web server running IIS 6 can sometimes be problematical.
324) Finding global catalog servers
Date - Dec 18, 2007
Rating - 1.5
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Active Directory
How to find all GCs in a domain
325) Remove My Computer from the Desktop and Start Menu
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.4
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Customization
326) Disabling the WZC Service to Solve Random Wireless Disconnects
Date - May 04, 2006
Rating - 2.4
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - Network
It is not uncommon for users to report their wireless clients dropping connection at random times. Here is how to cure the most common cause of this.
327) Setting Up Disk Quotas with Group Policy
Date - Apr 03, 2007
Rating - 1
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - Admin
Setting up disk quotas manually is good for small networks but for larger ones group policy can make this a lot easier.
328) TCP/IP resources
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
329) XP Defrag is commandline capable
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Utilities
330) NTFS Permissions
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network

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