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[	3440	]	Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base	Last updated: Mar 09, 2010
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[	1155	]	Windows NT	Last updated: Jul 22, 2009
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[	188	]	Windows Vista	Last updated: Mar 03, 2010
[	628	]	Windows XP	Last updated: Jan 14, 2010

Latest "Windows Server 2008" Tips

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1) Managing Hardware RAID Using Diskraid: Date - Mar 09, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Miscellaneous; How to manage hardware RAID using the Diskraid command
2) Enabling BugcheckOnCorrupt for NTFS Volumes: Date - Mar 03, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Miscellaneous; How to enable BugcheckOnCorrupt for advanced self-healing of NTFS volumes on Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008.
3) Search for Files on Server Core: Date - Feb 24, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Miscellaneous; How to search for files or folders on a volume on a Server Core computer.
4) Verifying DNS Server Configuration Using Nslookup: Date - Feb 24, 2010; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Network; How to verify the configuration of a DNS server by using Nslookup.
5) Verifying DNS Server Configuration Using the DNS Console: Date - Feb 24, 2010; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Network; How to verify the configuration of a DNS server by performing test queries against it.
6) What Is Offline Domain Join?: Date - Feb 18, 2010; Rating - 3; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Active Directory; This article explains a new feature in Windows Server 2008 R2 called "Offline Domain Join". This article applies to Windows Server 2008 R2 only.
7) A Quick Tip To Modify The Interval For DHCP Database Cleanup: Date - Feb 18, 2010; Rating - 4; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Admin; This article explains how you can modify a registry entry to change the default interval for DHCP Database cleanup process.
8) MaximumPasswordAge DisablePasswordChange On Client Computers: Date - Jan 27, 2010; Rating - 3; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Active Directory; This article explains how a domain client computer changes its password with the domain controller.
9) Propagating Permissions in Exchange 2007 Public Folders: Date - Jan 27, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Exchange; This tip will explain how to propagate permissions through an Exchange 2007 public folder structure.
10) Modifying UAC Settings with Group Policy: Date - Jan 21, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Admin; User Account Control has its place in some scenarios, but you may find it best to disable it in certain situations. This can be done globally with Group Policy.
11) How To Configure Cluster Disks In Server Core?: Date - Jan 21, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Admin; This article explains a quick tip you can use to configure the cluster disks in Server Core. This article applies to Server Core and Windows Server 2008 Full edition only.
12) A Quick Tip To Check If DCs Can Register Records With DNS Dynamically: Date - Jan 21, 2010; Rating - 4.5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Active Directory; This article explains a registry key which you can query to know if DCs are using Dynamic DNS protocol to register records with DNS Servers.
13) How To Change The Default DNS Interval For Domain Controllers?: Date - Jan 14, 2010; Rating - 1; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Active Directory; This article explains how you can use a registry entry to change the default DNS Referesh interval for a domain controller.
14) How To Designate A Domain User To Manage A RODC?: Date - Jan 14, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Admin; This article explains how you can delegate administration of RODC to a domain user.
15) DatabaseName, DatabasePath and DHCP Server: Date - Jan 14, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Admin; This article explains the DatabaseName and DatabasePath registry entries of DHCP Server.
16) Apply Server 2008 Group Policy to Windows XP Devices: Date - Nov 24, 2009; Rating - 4.5; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Admin; Windows Server 2008 Group Policy provides several new features that ease network administration. In order to apply these new settings to your Windows XP devices a couple of extra steps will need to be taken.
17) Configuring Zone Transfers using DNSCMD: Date - Nov 05, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Network; How to configure and force zone transfers using DNSCMD.
18) Configuring Conditional Forwarders using DNSCMD: Date - Nov 05, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Network; How to configure a conditional forwarder for your DNS server from the command-line.
19) Configuring Forwarders using DNSCMD: Date - Nov 05, 2009; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Network; How to configure a forwarder for your DNS server from the command-line.
20) Creating Resource Records using DNSCMD: Date - Oct 29, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Network; How to use the DNSCMD command to create a resource record from the command-line.
21) Creating a Reverse Lookup Zone using DNSCMD: Date - Oct 29, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Network; An example of how to use the DNSCMD command to create a reverse lookup zone from the command-line.
22) Creating a Forward Lookup Zone Using DNSCMD: Date - Oct 29, 2009; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Network; Here are five examples of how to use the DNSCMD command to create forward lookup zones from the command-line.
23) A Quick Tip To Allow DSRM Account To Log On Normally: Date - Oct 22, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Admin; This article explains a registry heck which can be used to allow DSRM User Account to log on normally in Windows Server 2008. This applies to Windows Server 2008 only.
24) A Quick Tip To Strict AD Replication To A Specific Port: Date - Oct 22, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Active Directory; This article explains a registry entry which can be used to strict the AD Replication traffic to a specific port.
25) A Quick Tip To Place Authenticating DC In DFS Referral List: Date - Oct 08, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Active Directory; This article explains a registry entry which can be used to place the authenticating domain controller on top of the DFS Referral list.
26) A Quick Tip To Alter Default Behaviour Of GlobalNameZones: Date - Oct 08, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Active Directory; This article explains how you can change the default behaviour of GlobalNameZone zone.
27) A Quick Tip To Get List Of RODC Administrators: Date - Oct 08, 2009; Rating - 1; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Admin; This article explains the registry key which contains the list of RODC Administrators. This article applies only to Windows Server 2008 RODC.
28) A Quick Tip To Check The Backup Status Of Each NC In Active Directory Forest: Date - Oct 01, 2009; Rating - 1; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Active Directory; This article shows how you can see the backup status of each Naming Context in Active Directory using command line tool.
29) How To Use DsQuery To Find All The Domain Controllers In The Domain or Forest?: Date - Oct 01, 2009; Rating - 3; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Active Directory; This article explains DsQuery commands which you can use to find all the domain controllers.
30) A Quick Tip To Modify Logon Rights On Multiple Computers: Date - Sep 24, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Admin; This article explains a simple command you can use to modify the "Log On Locally" rights on all the server remotely.