Admin Tips
- Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base
  - Windows Vista

Knowledge Base Tips topic

[	3440	]	Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base	Last updated: Mar 09, 2010
[	748	]	Windows 2000	Last updated: Feb 18, 2010
[	489	]	Admin Tips	Last updated: Feb 18, 2010
[	123	]	Registry Tips	Last updated: Feb 18, 2010
[	136	]	User Tips	Last updated: Jan 27, 2010
[	523	]	Windows 2003	Last updated: Feb 18, 2010
[	510	]	Admin Tips	Last updated: Feb 18, 2010
[	6	]	Registry Tips	Last updated: Sep 08, 2009
[	5	]	User Tips	Last updated: Apr 01, 2009
[	1155	]	Windows NT	Last updated: Jul 22, 2009
[	590	]	Admin Tips	Last updated: Jul 22, 2009
[	419	]	Registry Tips	Last updated: Dec 10, 2008
[	146	]	User Tips	Last updated: Apr 01, 2009
[	197	]	Windows Server 2008	Last updated: Mar 09, 2010
[	193	]	Admin Tips	Last updated: Mar 09, 2010
[	4	]	Registry Tips	Last updated: Sep 08, 2009
[	188	]	Windows Vista	Last updated: Mar 03, 2010
[	158	]	Admin Tips	Last updated: Jan 14, 2010
[	5	]	Registry Tips	Last updated: Jan 07, 2010
[	25	]	User Tips	Last updated: Mar 03, 2010
[	628	]	Windows XP	Last updated: Jan 14, 2010
[	344	]	Admin Tips	Last updated: Jan 14, 2010
[	86	]	Registry Tips	Last updated: Sep 09, 2009
[	7	]	Command shell	Last updated: Jan 18, 2006
[	15	]	Customization	Last updated: Sep 09, 2009
[	12	]	Disable - Hide	Last updated: Mar 22, 2006
[	6	]	IE	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	23	]	Miscellaneous	Last updated: Dec 10, 2008
[	11	]	Network	Last updated: Jun 19, 2008
[	12	]	Security	Last updated: Jul 05, 2006
[	198	]	User Tips	Last updated: Jan 14, 2010

Most Popular "Windows Vista" Tips

Pages: 1 2 3 4 5

91) Configuring device installation timeout: Date - Jul 26, 2006; Rating - 4.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Administration; How to allow more time for new devices to install properly in Vista.
92) Troubleshooting Windows Update Issues with Vista: Date - Apr 09, 2008; Rating - 1; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Troubleshooting; Two log files you can use to try and troubleshoot problems installing updates onto Windows Vista.
93) Troubleshooting Vista Installs: Date - Apr 29, 2008; Rating - 2; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Troubleshooting; How to troubleshoot Vista installs using Setup logs.
94) Disabling Autoplay on Vista: Date - Aug 12, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Misc; You can completely disable autoplay on Vista computers if needed.
95) Locking down USB devices in Vista: Date - Feb 07, 2007; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Security; Locking down USB devices in Vista for greater security
96) How To: Firewall Commands In Server Core: Date - Jul 01, 2009; Rating - 1; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Security; This article explains the commands you can use to operate Windows Firewall in Server Core
97) Controlling which kinds of devices can be installed: Date - Aug 02, 2006; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Administration; In Vista, you can prevent any specify type of device from being intalled.
98) Branding the Vista Logon Screen: Date - Oct 15, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Administration; Enterprises could easily brand the logon screen for Windows XP. For Vista however, doing this requires a third-party product.
99) Vista’s Setup configuration passes for admins who deploy XP: Date - Apr 17, 2008; Rating - 3.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; Vista’s Setup configuration passes for admins who deploy XP.
100) Preparing a disk for an unattended install of Vista: Date - Jun 18, 2008; Rating - 1; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; Here’s a tip for preparing a disk for an unattended install of Windows Vista.
101) Securely transfer data between Vista machines: Date - Sep 25, 2007; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Networking; How to securely transfer data between Vista machines
102) Implicit answer file search order for Vista: Date - May 06, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; How Vista searches for an answer file when you don't tell it where to look
103) How to Migrate XP to Vista When Using EFS: Date - Oct 23, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; If you have dozens or more XP workstations that use the Encrypting File System (EFS) to safeguard data, and you need to migrate these machines to Vista without losing your EFS keys and certificates, then what should you do?
104) Upgrade Advisor’s Big Brother: Date - Feb 19, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; How to check a whole network of XP computers to see whether they can be upgraded to Vista.
105) Vista Logoff/Shutdown and Accessibility: Date - Nov 04, 2008; Rating - 1; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Shell (GUI); If you find it tricky to logoff/shutdown Vista using the Start button because of accessibility issues, here’s a solution.
106) UI for creating answer files for Vista: Date - Sep 02, 2008; Rating - 3.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; Here’s an online site you can use to create answer files for installing Vista
107) Using GPLogView: Date - Apr 22, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Troubleshooting; Some tips on using the GPLogView.exe command-line tool for troubleshooting Group Policy issues.
108) WinRE partitions and Vista SP1: Date - Mar 03, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Troubleshooting; If you've deployed Vista RTM computers with a WinRE RTM partition, do you have to update the WinRE partition to SP1 when you update your operating system to SP1?
109) Essential Steps for Upgrading to Vista: Date - Feb 21, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; What you need to do before upgrading to Vista.
110) Important Log Files for Deploying Vista: Date - Apr 10, 2008; Rating - 1; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; Five log files you should know about for troubleshooting Vista deployment problems.
111) What state is Vista Setup currently in?: Date - Apr 22, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; How to determine what state Windows Setup is in when installing Vista.
112) Three more things you shouldn’t do with Sysprep: Date - Jun 05, 2008; Rating - 3.3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; Three more things you shouldn’t do when running Sysprep on a Windows Vista computer.
113) Configuring a central store for ADMX templates: Date - Mar 10, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Administration; Windows Vista and later have a way of reducing the SYSVOL bloat that happens with Group Policy in earlier versions of Windows.
114) Adding device drivers online to Windows PE: Date - Jan 08, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; You can add device drivers to dynamically when running Windows PE by using the drvload command.
115) Specifying the target partition for unattended install of Vista: Date - Jul 15, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; Here is a tip on specifying the target partition when performing an unattended install of Windows Vista.
116) Enabling Group Policy Debug Logging in Vista: Date - Jan 21, 2009; Rating - 1; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Troubleshooting; In Windows Vista and later you can obtain additional detailed information concerning Group Policy processing by enabling debug logging. This can be useful when troubleshooting Group Policy processing issues.
117) Securing Windows images using permissions: Date - Mar 04, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; Customized Windows images may contain sensitive or proprietary information. Here's a tip on how to secure your images using permissions when using Windows Deployment Services.
118) A Quick Tip To Create A User Mode Process Dump File: Date - Jul 16, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Administration; This article explains how you can use ADPlus.vbs to create a User Mode Process dump file when a process terminates unexpectedly.
119) Deleting User Profiles: Date - Apr 09, 2009; Rating - 4.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Administration; How to properly (and improperly) delete a user profile.
120) Restoring a Complete PC backup: Date - Jun 18, 2009; Rating - 4.3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Misc; How to avoid problems when restoring from a Complete PC backup.