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241) Managing Multiple Virtual Servers in One Place: Date - Aug 17, 2006; Rating - 4.2; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Miscellaneous; A lot of people are under the impression that to manage multiple virtual servers you need to log onto them all interactively. This tip debunks that myth.
242) Copying Profiles Using Sysprep: Date - Aug 10, 2006; Rating - 3.1; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Miscellaneous; There is a feature that is recently new to Sysprep that can speed up your time and get rid of one of the larger headaches of using the tool.
243) Things Not to Do When Implementing Roaming Profiles: Date - Aug 03, 2006; Rating - 3.8; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Admin; Roaming profiles are very finicky when it comes to certain things. Here is a list of things NOT to do when implementing roaming profiles.
244) Forcing Active Directory Replication: Date - Jul 27, 2006; Rating - 4.3; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Active Directory; There may be some instances where you need to force replication between active directory replication partners. Here I will show you one method of doing this.
245) Authoritative vs. Non-Authoritative Restoration of Active Directory: Date - Jul 20, 2006; Rating - 4.2; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Active Directory; It is the absolute worst case scenario possible; your domain controller has crashed. So what type of restore do you do?
246) Default GPO Permissions: Date - Jul 13, 2006; Rating - 3.7; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Security; It is very important to assign appropriate permissions to every GPO you create. Here I list the default permissions given to a new GPO.
247) Increase file server performance: Date - Jul 12, 2006; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Security; Don't use your domain controller as a file server--here's why.
248) Why do we still need WINS?: Date - Jul 11, 2006; Rating - 3.9; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Network; Why do we still need WINS servers on AD networks?
249) Setting up a VPN on the Go: Date - Jul 06, 2006; Rating - 3.2; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Terminal Servers and Thin Clients; Setting up a VPN in Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP is something that is fairly easy to do in no time at all. Here is a no fluff guide on how to get it done.
250) Keyboard Shortcuts within Remote Desktop: Date - Jun 29, 2006; Rating - 3.1; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Terminal Servers and Thin Clients; The various keyboard shortcuts used in Windows change when within a remote desktop window. Here is a list of the more common ones.
251) Listing your GPOs and GPO links: Date - Jun 27, 2006; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; How to list all your GPOs and their GPO links.
252) Automating Disk Defragmentation: Date - Jun 22, 2006; Rating - 4.2; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Miscellaneous; Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 both include a new way to invoke the Windows defragmenter via the command line. This allows for easy automation of this task.
253) Accessing Preference Mode Internet Explorer Setting in Group Policy: Date - Jun 15, 2006; Rating - 3.7; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Admin; Group Policy contains many hidden jewels that are not always easy to find. Here we look at some advanced internet explorer settings that aren’t readily visible to the naked eye.
254) Running chkdsk on very large volumes: Date - Jun 13, 2006; Rating - 4.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Miscellaneous; Using DFS to get around long wait times checking very large volumes.
255) Managing Microsoft Office Applications with Group Policy: Date - Jun 08, 2006; Rating - 4.4; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Network; In organizations where Microsoft Office is commonplace on workstations, the ability to manage settings within those applications can come in handy. I will show you how we can manage those settings via Group Policy
256) Determining system up time: Date - Jun 06, 2006; Rating - 4; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Miscellaneous; How to find the up time for a system.
257) How to change membership in groups based on attributes of users in AD automatically: Date - Jun 01, 2006; Rating - 3; Author - Rostislav Soukup; Section - Active Directory; If your company has a complicated structure, you may need to filter members of your security or distribution groups automatically based on changes to some attribute of users in Active Directory – let's say Department.
258) Web-based AD management: Date - May 31, 2006; Rating - 2; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; A web-based interface to Active Directory you should know about.
259) Preventing users from Modifying Group Policy Settings: Date - May 30, 2006; Rating - 4; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Security; How to prevent users from modifying Group Policy.
260) Pruning Old Computer Accounts in AD: Date - May 25, 2006; Rating - 4.4; 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.
261) Which version am I running?: Date - May 24, 2006; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Miscellaneous; How to find the version of a program, OS or FPSE.
262) Installing the Windows Server 2003 Network Monitor: Date - May 18, 2006; Rating - 4; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Network; The Windows Server 2003 Network Monitor is a very useful tool for network monitoring and troubleshooting. Here is how to install it.
263) Configuring FTP user isolation with AD integration: Date - May 11, 2006; Rating - 2.3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; Great little tool for configuring FTP user isolation with AD integration.
264) Avoiding Legacy Built-in Groups: Date - May 10, 2006; Rating - 4.8; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Active Directory; How you can avoid using legacy built-in groups to grant admin-level privileges.
265) List of services: Date - May 09, 2006; Rating - 3.9; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Miscellaneous; Generating a quick list of services running on a machine.
266) Disabling the WZC Service to Solve Random Wireless Disconnects: Date - May 04, 2006; Rating - 2.4; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Network; It is not uncommon for users to report their wireless clients dropping connection at random times. Here is how to cure the most common cause of this.
267) Troubleshooting WSUS: Date - May 02, 2006; Rating - 1.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Security; How to troubleshoot WSUS when clients can't download and install patches.
268) Scripting Printer Installation with PrintUI.dll: Date - Apr 27, 2006; Rating - 2.3; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Miscellaneous; Printer installation can be made into a scripting process very easily by use of the PrintUI DLL. Here is how to do it.
269) Virtualization and Viruses: Date - Apr 26, 2006; Rating - 1.7; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Security; How to protect your virtual machines without degrading performance.
270) Using Netsh to Backup and Restore Network Configuration: Date - Apr 13, 2006; Rating - 4.4; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Network; When you change your network configuration often it may make the process more efficient to backup your commonly used network settings so you can restore them in a much faster process by using the Netsh utility.