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Latest "Windows 2003" Tips Full List

A Quick Tip To Modify The Interval For DHCP Database Cleanup: Date - Feb 18, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Admin; This article explains how you can modify a registry entry to change the default interval for DHCP Database cleanup process.
MaximumPasswordAge DisablePasswordChange On Client Computers: Date - Jan 27, 2010; Rating - 3; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Admin; This article explains how a domain client computer changes its password with the domain controller.
Using nLite to Integrate RAID Drivers into Windows Installation Media: Date - Jan 27, 2010; Rating - 3; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Miscellaneous; Windows Server 2003 can be a challenge to install when the drivers for your RAID controller aren’t built into the installation CD. Here is a good way to overcome this without use of a floppy drive.
A Quick Tip To Check If DCs Can Register Records With DNS Dynamically: Date - Jan 21, 2010; Rating - 4.5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Active Directory; This article explains a registry key which you can query to know if DCs are using Dynamic DNS protocol to register records with DNS Servers.

Launching Control Panel Apps from the Command Line: Date - Feb 08, 2006; Rating - 4.6; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; How to launch Control Panel apps from the command line
Disable Enumeration of SID's: Date - Mar 08, 2005; Rating - 4.5; Author - Tony Bradley; Section - Security; One way for an attacker to scope out a target system and, particularly, to identify the Administrator account so they can focus their efforts on the account with the most privileges is to list, or enumerate, the SID's (serial identifiers) on a Windows machine.
Enabling Remote Desktop on a Remote Machine: Date - Apr 13, 2005; Rating - 4.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Terminal Servers and Thin Clients; What if you want to use Remote Desktop on a server that's already off-site? Here's how to do it.
Pruning Old Computer Accounts in AD: Date - May 25, 2006; Rating - 4.5; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Admin; In large organizations the task of keeping Active Directory cleansed of inactive computer accounts can be daunting. Here are a few ways to ease the process.

Using the Remote Desktop Client from the Command Prompt: Date - Feb 13, 2006; Rating - 4.2; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Terminal Servers and Thin Clients; Running the remote desktop client from the command prompt can be very useful in the right situation. Here is how to do it…
Launching Control Panel Apps from the Command Line: Date - Feb 08, 2006; Rating - 4.6; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; How to launch Control Panel apps from the command line
Launch Admin Tools from the Command Line: Date - Feb 07, 2006; Rating - 4.3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; This list of .msc files will help you run admin tools from the command line.
Protect Wireless Access Using MAC Address Filters: Date - Mar 22, 2005; Rating - 4.2; Author - Tony Bradley; Section - Security; Wireless networks add a significant level of convenience for many users. The ability to roam at will and access the network without adding wires is quite useful. But, you need to do so securely. There are a number of basic steps you should take to protect your wireless network and filtering MAC addresses is one more way to secure it.