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[	4013	]	Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base	Last updated: Feb 08, 2012
[	802	]	Windows 2000	Last updated: Jun 08, 2011
[	587	]	Windows 2003	Last updated: Jul 19, 2011
[	204	]	Windows 7	Last updated: Jan 30, 2012
[	1161	]	Windows NT	Last updated: Jun 08, 2011
[	9	]	Accounts	Last updated: May 12, 2005
[	7	]	Administrator	Last updated: Dec 02, 2010
[	15	]	Booting	Last updated: Mar 07, 2005
[	10	]	Commandline	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	18	]	Email	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	16	]	Event Logs	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	15	]	File Systems	Last updated: Jul 22, 2009
[	17	]	IE	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	16	]	IIS	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	10	]	Installation	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	26	]	Logon	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	114	]	Miscellaneous	Last updated: Aug 24, 2008
[	98	]	Network	Last updated: Jul 22, 2009
[	13	]	Passwords	Last updated: Sep 07, 2004
[	20	]	Print	Last updated: Nov 05, 2004
[	15	]	Registry	Last updated: Nov 30, 2010
[	33	]	Security	Last updated: Feb 04, 2009
[	13	]	Services	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	6	]	Shutdown	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	30	]	TroubleShooting	Last updated: May 12, 2005
[	74	]	Utilities	Last updated: Apr 07, 2005
[	339	]	Windows Server 2008	Last updated: Feb 08, 2012
[	244	]	Windows Vista	Last updated: Jan 30, 2012
[	675	]	Windows XP	Last updated: Jun 09, 2011

Miscellaneous Tips

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Discover a Hidden Wireless Network’s SSID (Network Name): Date - Jun 08, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Recover the Network Name from a Wi-Fi network that's not broadcasting its SSID.
Configure Static IP with the Netsh Command-Line Utility: Date - Feb 02, 2011; Rating - 2.5; Author - Eric Geier; Manually set the IP address of network connections via the Command Prompt.
Free Online Network Security Auditors/Scanners: Date - Apr 01, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Several free online tools to test your network's integrity.
"Access Is Denied" Error Message When You Try To Delete A File/Folder: Date - Jan 07, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains how you can use Process Explorer, a tool from Sysinternals (now subsidiary of Microsoft), to kill the lock on files and folders.
Want to Improve Group Policy?: Date - Jun 30, 2005; Rating - 2.4; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to help Microsoft improve Group Policy and other aspects of Windows Server System platforms.
Remove Patch Uninstall Folders To Clean Hard Drive: Date - May 04, 2005; Rating - 3.4; Author - Tony Bradley; Hard drives are cheap and people typically have more space than they know what to do with these days. But, that is no reason to just waste it. When you install Windows patches, hidden folders are created which contain the uninstall data. Viewing the hidden data on my computer, I found 50 or so patch uninstall folders taking up over 500 Mb of space on my drive.
Fast Searching of Active Directory: Date - Apr 20, 2005; Rating - 4.3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Make life easier for your users by simplifying how they search for resources in Active Directory.