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. Defragmentation and Shadow Copies

    How to make defragmentation work properly with shadow copies enabled... Read More

  2. Deleting files from network shares

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 30 Oct. 2007
    • Section: Network

    Deleting files from network shares... Read More

  3. Deploy WSUS Updates to a Workgroup

    • by Chris Sanders
    • Published on 24 July 2007
    • Section: Admin

    In some instances you may need to deploy updates with WSUS to a workgroup that is not a part of your domain. This can be done with a quick registry edit... Read More

  4. Detecting RAID controller cards during Setup

    Troubleshooting USB floppy drive issues that cause text mode Setup to fail... Read More

  5. Determining Memory Requirements for Virtual Server

    When planning for a Virtual Server deployment there are a few extra considerations to think about when determining your memory requirements... Read More

  6. Determining Processor Architecture

    How to determine your processor architecture from Windows... Read More

  7. Determining system up time

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

  8. Developing High-performance Applications with Windows Server 2003

    • by Wayne Maples
    • Published on 20 April 2004
    • 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... Read More

  9. Disable Enumeration of SID's

    • by Tony Bradley
    • Published on 8 March 2005
    • 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... Read More

  10. Disable First-Run Dialog in Internet Explorer 7

    • by Chris Sanders
    • Published on 19 July 2007
    • Section: Applications

    The first-run dialog in Internet Explorer 7 is great for the individual user, but in a large network environment this is something you would typically prefer your users not to have to deal with. Here is how we fix it... Read More

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