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Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base

Last updated: Feb 08, 2012

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1) Folder Redirection and Group Policy: Date - Feb 08, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Active Directory; Why does any change to a Folder Redirection policy require that users log off and then log on again before the policy change takes effect?
2) Add Take Ownership Option to Right-Click Menu: Date - Feb 08, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Quickly change ownership of a file or folder to the current logged on user.
3) New Command Prompt Tips: Date - Feb 07, 2012; Rating - 4; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Tips and tricks to use new Command Prompt features.
4) Tips on Using the VPN Server of Windows: Date - Dec 14, 2011; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network; Considerations when creating incoming VPN connections in Windows
5) Configuring pagefile size on a Hyper-V host machine: Date - Nov 29, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; A tip concerning configuring the pagefile size on a Hyper-V host machine.
6) Importing Perfmon log files into databases or spreadsheets: Date - Nov 23, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; How you can import Performance Monitor log files into a database.
7) Troubleshoot 802.1X Client Connection Issues: Date - Nov 17, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network; Checklist for fixing 802.1X connectivity problems.
8) Troubleshooting: Can't execute WDSUTIL on Windows Servers: Date - Nov 09, 2011; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; Describes how to troubleshoot when you try and run WDSUTIL on a Windows Server system that doesn't have Windows Deployment Services installed.
9) Consolidating Windows Server deployment images using a single version of Windows PE: Date - Nov 09, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Migration; Describes how you can consolidate your Windows Server deployment images for both the x64 and x86 architectures using a single version of Windows PE.
10) Troubleshooting: Indexing is not running on Windows Server 2008: Date - Nov 08, 2011; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; Describes how to troubleshoot the issue "Indexing is not running" on Windows Server 2008.
11) Get Email Alerts from the Event Viewer: Date - Oct 26, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Admin; Create custom tasks in Event Viewer to track problems, errors, and issues.
12) Getting HP server drivers for MDT deployments: Date - Oct 21, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Migration; How to get drivers for HP servers in a form you can use for MDT deployments.
13) Display a list of installed hotfixes on a remote computer: Date - Oct 06, 2011; Rating - 1; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; How to use the Get-Hotfix Windows PowerShell cmdlet to display a list of installed hotfixes on a remote computer.
14) Verify the SQL Server service is running on a remote server: Date - Oct 05, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; How to use the Get-Service Windows PowerShell cmdlet to verify that the SQL Server service is running on a remote server.
15) Display a list of volumes on a remote computer: Date - Oct 05, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; How to use the Get-WmiObject Windows PowerShell cmdlet to display a list of volumes on a remote computer.
16) View List of Shares: Date - Oct 04, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Security; See what is being shared to the network.
17) Delete Login Credentials for a Network Share: Date - Sep 29, 2011; Rating - 4; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network; Remove the cached username and password for a network share(s).
18) Do Not Require Login to Access Shared Folders: Date - Sep 28, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network; Open access to shared folders so users don't have to enter a username and password.
19) Using WMIC to determine whether Windows is running in a virtual machine: Date - Sep 14, 2011; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Virtual Platforms; How to use the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line to determine whether Windows is running in a virtual machine.
20) Use Auditing To Track Changes to Shared Folders: Date - Sep 06, 2011; Rating - 2; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Security; Changes to folders and files in shared folders can be logged in the Event Viewer.
21) Distributing 802.1X Settings to Clients: Date - Sep 01, 2011; Rating - 2; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Security; See how you can configure the authentication settings for end-users.
22) Network Command-Line Utilities in Windows: Date - Aug 31, 2011; Rating - 2; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network; Here's a list of the network related tools you can use at the Command Prompt.
23) Updating root certificates: Date - Aug 29, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Security; How to determine what root certificates are supported by Windows.
24) Disabling compression of RDP traffic: Date - Aug 23, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Network; How to disable compression of RDP traffic when it causes problems.
25) Allowing users to log into multiple RDS sessions concurrently.: Date - Aug 18, 2011; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Terminal Servers and Thin Clients; How to allow users to log into multiple Remote Desktop Services sessions concurrently.
26) Import and Export TCP/IP Configuration with Netsh: Date - Jul 14, 2011; Rating - 2; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network; Backup or transfer static IP and DNS address detail using the Network Shell.
27) Forcing Server 2008 Domain Controller Demotion: Date - Jun 30, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Active Directory; When forcing the demotion of a domain controller in Windows Server 2003 there was a caveat that limited your ability to perform this action. This tip explains the caveat and its removal in Server 2008.
28) Enabling Jumbo Frames for Improved Data Transfer: Date - Jun 28, 2011; Rating - 5; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Network; Jumbo frames are not anything new but they are often forgotten about. Enabling them may provide a bit of a performance boost. This tip shows how to do that.
29) Deleting zillions of tiny files from a volume: Date - Jun 15, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Miscellaneous; How to delete zillions of tiny files from a volume without taking forever.
30) Discover a Hidden Wireless Network’s SSID (Network Name): Date - Jun 08, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Recover the Network Name from a Wi-Fi network that's not broadcasting its SSID.