Admin Tips

Last Updated on 19 July 2011, Total: 361 Knowledge Base Tips

37 Active Directory
76 Admin
9 Applications
4 Exchange
11 Migration
66 Miscellaneous
62 Network
77 Security
12 Terminal Servers and Thin Clients
7 Virtual Platforms

  1. Why do we still need WINS?

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 11 July 2006
    • Section: Network

    Why do we still need WINS servers on AD networks?... Read More

  2. Setting up a VPN on the Go

    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... Read More

  3. Keyboard Shortcuts within Remote Desktop

    The various keyboard shortcuts used in Windows change when within a remote desktop window. Here is a list of the more common ones... Read More

  4. Listing your GPOs and GPO links

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 27 June 2006
    • Section: Admin

    How to list all your GPOs and their GPO links... Read More

  5. Automating Disk Defragmentation

    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... Read More

  6. Accessing Preference Mode Internet Explorer Setting in Group Policy

    • by Chris Sanders
    • Published on 15 June 2006
    • 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... Read More

  7. Running chkdsk on very large volumes

    Using DFS to get around long wait times checking very large volumes... Read More

  8. Managing Microsoft Office Applications with Group Policy

    • by Chris Sanders
    • Published on 8 June 2006
    • 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... Read More

  9. Determining system up time

    How to find the up time for a system... Read More

  10. How to change membership in groups based on attributes of users in AD automatically

    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... Read More

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