Windows Server 2012/2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base

Last Updated on 1 Nov. 2016, Total: 3132 Knowledge Base Tips

449 Windows 2000
280 Admin Tips
73 Registry Tips
96 User Tips
367 Windows 2003
361 Admin Tips
4 Registry Tips
2 User Tips
275 Windows 7
230 Admin Tips
21 Registry Tips
24 User Tips
75 Windows 8
71 Admin Tips
1 Registry Tips
3 User Tips
845 Windows NT
480 Admin Tips
296 Registry Tips
69 User Tips
304 Windows Server 2008
300 Admin Tips
3 Registry Tips
1 User Tips
219 Windows Server 2012
217 Admin Tips
153 Windows Vista
116 Admin Tips
3 Registry Tips
34 User Tips
444 Windows XP
233 Admin Tips
76 Registry Tips
135 User Tips

  1. Patching without downtime

    Load balancing and clustering can be used to prevent downtime caused by patching systems... Read More

  2. Management software and security

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 28 Sept. 2005
    • Section: Security

    Which kind of management software is more secure, agent-based or agentless?... Read More

  3. Automatic Updates for Servers?

    Should the Automatic Updates (AU) feature be used to keep your servers patched?... Read More

  4. Using the Performance Console for Patch Testing

    The Performance can be helpful for testing a patch before applying it to a system... Read More

  5. Remove Unused Drivers and Devices

    If you remove a piece of hardware, particularly USB devices that may be frequently swapped out, without first Uninstalling it in Device Manager, the drivers remain behind, but the device no longer shows up in Device Manager by default... Read More

  6. Using Users to Test Patches

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 15 Sept. 2005
    • Section: Security

    You can use your own users to test patches for client OSes and applications, if you do it the right way... Read More

  7. Copying a Web Server Configuration

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 14 Sept. 2005
    • Section: Network

    It would be nice if you could just copy the metabase file from one IIS box to another to make a clone of your web server... Read More

  8. IIS 6 and MIME Types

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 7 Sept. 2005
    • Section: Network

    Serving up files from a web server running IIS 6 can sometimes be problematical... Read More

  9. Cut and Paste Virtual Directories

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 6 Sept. 2005
    • Section: Network

    It would be nice if one could cut and paste a virtual directory from one IIS website to another... Read More

  10. Reliable File and Folder Sharing in Windows XP

    • by Varun Sud
    • Published on 1 Sept. 2005
    • Section: Network

    Explains how to share files and folders in Windows XP over a network. It was written specifically because users in our college network had unpredictable results in sharing files over LAN on Windows XP... Read More

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