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241) Determining Processor Architecture: Date - Jun 13, 2007; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Miscellaneous; How to determine your processor architecture from Windows.
242) Developing High-performance Applications with Windows Server 2003: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Applications; 746 KB Microsoft Word file - white paper outlines the guidelines and best practices for developing efficient, scalable, and high-performance applications using Windows Server 2003 and the .NET Framework.
243) DatabaseName, DatabasePath and DHCP Server: Date - Jan 14, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Admin; This article explains the DatabaseName and DatabasePath registry entries of DHCP Server.
244) Configuring Security for Server Based Printers: Date - Jul 26, 2007; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Security; Anytime you are using a printer in a large network environment you need to make sure it is securely distributed. Here we look at how to set security permissions on a server based printer.
245) Copying Group Policy Objects: Date - May 24, 2005; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; Save time when implementing Group Policy.
246) Configure ABE from the command line: Date - Oct 12, 2006; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; How to configure ABE from the command line.
247) Configure ABE on a clustered file server: Date - Oct 17, 2006; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; How to configure ABE on a clustered file server
248) Domain Rename Tools: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Network; link to download tools and 401K word document "Understanding How Domain Rename Works"
249) Dumping group memberships: Date - Oct 09, 2007; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Miscellaneous; A useful tool for dumping groups and membership info.
250) Enabling Services in Recovery Console: Date - Dec 13, 2006; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; How to enable a service using Recovery Console.
251) Disabling Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration: Date - Jan 22, 2008; Rating - 3; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Security; Windows Server 2003 comes out of the box very hardened in some areas. One of these is through Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration. Here is how to disable it.
252) Disabling LM Authentication: Date - Mar 22, 2007; Rating - 3; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Security; Using strong passwords is useless if they are not encrypted properly. That’s why disabling LM authentication is important.
253) Discover a Hidden Wireless Network’s SSID (Network Name): Date - Jun 08, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Recover the Network Name from a Wi-Fi network that's not broadcasting its SSID.
254) Displaying Services Not Running: Date - Jan 09, 2007; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; How to display services not running.
255) Changing Permissions on Objects in Exchange: Date - Jan 29, 2008; Rating - 3; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Exchange; Changing permissions on objects in Exchange is not available without a little bit of tweaking. This article will show how to do that.
256) Change Network Bridge Settings: Date - May 05, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Change the Forwarding and/or STA settings of Network Bridges in Windows.
257) Change Management During Deployment: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Miscellaneous; 206 KB Microsoft Word file - This white paper outlines some of the many ways Windows Server 2003 and the .NET Framework make it easy for administrators to deploy updates to managed applications securely and efficiently. It describes the sophisticated change management, versioning, and deployment features that offer increased efficiency, reliability, and time savings.
258) A Quick Tip To Strict AD Replication To A Specific Port: Date - Oct 22, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Active Directory; This article explains a registry entry which can be used to strict the AD Replication traffic to a specific port.
259) A Quick Tip To Strict FRS Replication To A Specific Port: Date - Oct 22, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Active Directory; This article explains a registry heck which can be used to strict FRS Replication to a specific port.
260) A Quick Tip To Prevent Users From Seeing Schedule Tasks: Date - Jun 15, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Admin; This article explains how you can prevent users from accessing the Schedule Tasks created by Administrators or users.
261) AutoRestartShell And Windows: Date - Mar 08, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Admin; This article explains how you can use a registry entry to enable auto restart of Explorer.exe shell if it stops unexpectedly.
262) A Quick Tip To Place Authenticating DC In DFS Referral List: Date - Oct 08, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Active Directory; This article explains a registry entry which can be used to place the authenticating domain controller on top of the DFS Referral list.
263) A Quick Tip To Prevent NetLogon Service From Registering SRV and Domain Records: Date - Jan 05, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Miscellaneous; This article explains how you can use a registry hack to prevent NetLogon from registering SRV, CNAME and Domain DNS Records in the DNS Server.
264) A Quick Tip To Prevent Registration Of A and GC Records For Domain Controllers: Date - Jan 04, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Miscellaneous; This article explains how you can prevent NetLogon service from registering A record for Domain Name and Global Catalog.
265) A Quick Tip To Make Sure FRS Is Working In A Domain: Date - Oct 29, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Admin; This article explains a small mechanism you can use to make sure FRS is working.
266) A Quick Tip To Create a Dependable Service: Date - Dec 02, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Admin; This article explains how you can create a service dependable on another service.
267) A Quick Tip To Create A Kernel Memory Dump File Manually: Date - Jun 24, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Admin; This article explains how you can create a Kernel Memory dump file for diagnostic purpose.
268) A Quick Tip To Create Shared Folders Remotely: Date - Dec 07, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Admin; This article explains how you can create shared folders remotely on remote computers.
269) A Common Misconception Regarding Security Logs: Date - Oct 27, 2005; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Security; Do domain controllers share security logs?
270) A Quick Tip To Check Schedule Tasks On Remote Computers: Date - Dec 15, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Admin; This article explains how you can use Schtasks.exe with Psexec.exe to check schedule Tasks on remote computers.