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Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base

Last updated: May 23, 2012

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2611) Prepping Windows PE for capture: Date - Jan 20, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; Prepping a Windows PE build environment removes any components that are present in the component store but have not been installed.
2612) The Windows Virtual PC alternative to upgrading: Date - Apr 19, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Migration; If you have a Windows Vista computer and are considering doing an in-place upgrade to Windows 7, you might want to follow the approach described in this tip instead.
2613) Installing out-of-box drivers from the command line when Windows is running: Date - Jul 20, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; How to install out-of-box drivers from the command line when Windows is running.
2614) Configuring Indexing for Performance: Date - Jun 23, 2011; Rating - 1; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Miscellaneous; Indexing has improved greatly in Windows operating systems over the course of the last several years, but you can still benefit from disabling it in certain areas. This tip discusses how to configure indexing for greater performance.
2615) Running earlier versions of Internet Explorer on Windows 7: Date - Nov 03, 2011; Rating - 1; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Applications; Describes how to run an earlier version of IE on Windows 7.
2616) Don't add service accounts to the local Administrators group: Date - Apr 10, 2012; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Security; Why you should never add service accounts to the local Administrators group on a computer.
2617) Using PowerShell to determine whether Windows is running in a virtual machine: Date - Sep 14, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Virtual Platforms; How to use Windows PowerShell to determine whether Windows is running in a virtual machine.
2618) Copying a deployment share from lab to production environment: Date - Dec 21, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Migration; Here's a tip on how to successfully copy an MDT 2010 deployment share from your lab environment to your production environment.
2619) Show Empty Drives in Windows 7: Date - Jan 04, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; By default empty drives are hidden, but you can easily show them.
2620) 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.
2621) Deploying Windows 7 with BitLocker using MDT 2010: Date - Apr 19, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Migration; A tip concerning deploying Windows 7 using MDT 2010 and enabling BitLocker with TPM+PIN on target computers.
2622) Get the Classic Taskbar Back: Date - May 11, 2011; Rating - 3; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Make the taskbar button labels visible again, so you can better distinguish between open programs and windows.
2623) 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.
2624) Creating a Power Efficiency Report in Windows 7: Date - Jan 04, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Find ways to reduce power consumption on your laptop or desktop.
2625) Enable the Built-In Administrator Account in Windows Vista & 7: Date - Jan 03, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Admin; By default the Administrator account is turned off, but you can enable it and set a password.
2626) Encrypting the system volumes on a server: Date - Jun 18, 2009; Rating - 1; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Security; Why encrypting the system volume on a server is usually not a good idea.
2627) Changing the Location of the Indexing Database: Date - Jun 22, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Miscellaneous; This tip demonstrates how to change the location of the Windows indexing database and why you might want to do so.
2628) Require Login to Access Shared Folders: Date - Sep 28, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network; Require users to enter a username and password when accessing shared folders.
2629) 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.
2630) 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?
2631) Recover Passwords for Dial-up or VPN Connections: Date - Aug 03, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Security; Run this utility to retrieve passwords stored for Dial-up or VPN Connections.
2632) 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.
2633) Prevent opening a command prompt window in Windows PE: Date - Dec 20, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Migration; This tip describes how to prevent opening a command prompt window in Windows PE.
2634) Renaming a BitLocker-protected computer: Date - Aug 24, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Security; How to rename a BitLocker-protected computer without invalidating your recovery key.
2635) 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?
2636) Hide and Disable HomeGroup: Date - Sep 26, 2011; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network; Prevent the HomeGroup prompt after connecting to a new network and hide the shortcut from windows.
2637) View List of Shares: Date - Oct 04, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Security; See what is being shared to the network.
2638) Enabling PMK Caching for Roaming on 802.1X Networks: Date - Dec 09, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Security; Speed up roaming between APs when using WPA2-Enterprise security.
2639) Display a list of volumes on a remote computer: Date - Oct 05, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; How to use the Get-WmiObject Windows PowerShell cmdlet to display a list of volumes on a remote computer.
2640) 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.