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

• by Wayne Maples
• Published on 28 Feb. 2005
• Section: Network

• by Wayne Maples
• Published on 28 Feb. 2005
• Section: Network

• by Tony Bradley
• Published on 25 Feb. 2005
• Section: Security

Some experts say that renaming the Administrator account is pointless. Any worthy hacker knows that the true Administrator account has a unique identifier and how to find it. But, that doesn't mean you need to make it easy for the hackers who aren't worthy... Read More

• by Wayne Maples
• Published on 23 Feb. 2005
• Section: Security

• by Liran Zamir
• Published on 18 Feb. 2005
• 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... Read More

• by Tony Bradley
• Published on 16 Feb. 2005
• Section: Security

Microsoft Internet Explorer offers the AutoComplete feature to remember past entries and automatically pre-populate fields as you type to save you some time and effort. You may find it quite convenient, but having AutoComplete remember username or password information can pose a security risk... Read More

• by Tony Bradley
• Published on 25 Jan. 2005
• Section: Security

Members of the Administrators group typically have full control to modify registry keys. Unwittingly executing a malware-infected or other questionable program with Administrator privileges can result in registry additions or edits which may adversely affect the system. To safeguard the registry without logging out you can use this trick... Read More

• by Wayne Maples
• Published on 25 Jan. 2005
• Section: Network and Security

• by Tony Bradley
• Published on 20 Jan. 2005
• Section: Security

Windows creates hidden Administrative Shares at the root of each drive and to the system root folder to allow administrators to remotely access the data. If a server or workstation will not be administered remotely or has no need for the Administrative Shares though, they should be removed so that they don't provide a potential attack vector for a hacker... Read More

• by Wayne Maples
• Published on 10 Jan. 2005
• Section: Miscellaneous