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

• by Mitch Tulloch
• Published on 24 July 2008
• Section: Deployment

How to turn on Windows features during an unattended install of Vista... Read More

• by Mitch Tulloch
• Published on 23 Sept. 2008
• Section: Security

You should not disable any of the default services running on Vista - here is why... Read More

• by Mitch Tulloch
• Published on 30 Sept. 2008
• Section: Troubleshooting

You can use System File Checker to try and resolve problems that occur after an update has been applied... Read More

• by Mitch Tulloch
• Published on 9 Sept. 2008
• Section: Search

The quickest way to find an arbitrary file on a Vista computer... Read More

• by Mitch Tulloch
• Published on 16 Sept. 2008
• Section: Deployment

Where do you specify a MAK key in an answer file for automating installation of Vista?... Read More

• by Chris Sanders
• Published on 21 Aug. 2008
• Section: Security

Fighting spyware on client computers within a network is a constant battle. This tip describes a technique that will help prevent certain spyware sites from being accessed... Read More

• by Chris Sanders
• Published on 4 Sept. 2008
• Section: Active Directory

DNS is crucial to the operation of a DNS domain. Using Secure Dynamic Updates is something you can do to make your DNS infrastructure a bit more secure... Read More

• by Chris Sanders
• Published on 14 Aug. 2008
• Section: Active Directory

Implementing a Windows Server 2008 domain controller in your already existing Windows Server 2003 domain requires a bit of prep work. Here is what needs to be done... Read More

• by Chris Sanders
• Published on 31 July 2008
• Section: Admin

User Account Control is one of the premier security features for Windows Vista client systems. There may be some cases where you need it disabled. You can do this with group policy as outlined here... Read More

• by Chris Sanders
• Published on 17 July 2008
• 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... Read More