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1) Creating a System Repair Disc for Windows Vista or 7: Date - Jan 17, 2012; Rating - 1; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Misc; Booting directly to the System Recovery Options to fix boot and startup issues.
2) Transfer Wireless Network Settings via USB Flash Drive: Date - Jul 07, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Networking; Use Windows Connect Now (WCN) to export and import your Wi-Fi settings
3) Import and Export Wired Authentication Settings with Netsh: Date - Jul 06, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Networking; Backup or transfer the 802.1X client settings in Windows Vista or 7.
4) Skip the Open With Web Service Prompt: Date - May 03, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Administration; Select an application to open the file with quickier.
5) Display Error Statistics on the Network Connection Status Window: Date - Apr 27, 2011; Rating - 3; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Networking; Show errors in addition to the amount of sent/recieved packets.
6) Prevent users from changing their time zone setting: Date - Mar 16, 2011; Rating - 4; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Administration; How you can prevent users from changing the time zone setting on their computers.
7) Prevent use of writable CD/DVD drives: Date - Mar 16, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Security; How you can prevent users from writing to writable CD/DVD on their computers.
8) Using Vista answer files with Windows 7: Date - Mar 15, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; Can you use answer files created for Windows Vista to perform unattended installs of Windows 7?
9) Securing 802.1X Authentication Settings: Date - Jan 27, 2011; Rating - 4; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Security
10) Quickly Turn ON/OFF Windows Firewall Using Command Line: Date - Dec 16, 2010; Rating - 4; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Administration; This article explains how you can quickly Turn Windows Firewall On or Off. This tips applies to Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 only!
11) A Quick Tip To Create a Dependable Service: Date - Dec 02, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Administration; This article explains how you can create a service dependable on another service.
12) Run A Custom Script During WIN PE Intialization: Date - Dec 01, 2010; Rating - 4.5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Administration; This article explains how you can run a custom script during WINPE intialization.
13) Integrate USMT With WDS Image For Profile Migration: Date - Nov 10, 2010; Rating - 4; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Deployment; This article explains how you can integrate USMT 4.0 tool with WDS Image for migrating user profiles automatically.
14) How To Migrate User Profiles From Windows XP To Windows 7: Date - Nov 09, 2010; Rating - 1; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Administration; This tip explains how you can migrate user profiles from Windows XP to Windows 7.
15) Disable/Hide the Control Panel: Date - Nov 03, 2010; Rating - 1; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Security; How to remove the Control Panel shorcut from the Start Menu.
16) Fix 'Multiple Networks' and the Internet in Windows Vista: Date - Oct 14, 2010; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Troubleshooting; How to get the Internet back when it says 'Muliple Networks'.
17) Unmountable_Boot_Volume stop message after upgrading: Date - Sep 16, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; This tip explains the Unmountable_Boot_Volume stop message that may occur after trying to upgrade some Windows Vista computers to Windows 7.
18) A Quick Tip To Process System Idle Tasks Forcefully: Date - Jun 15, 2010; Rating - 1; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Administration; This article explains how you can process the System Idle Tasks on Windows Computers. This tip applies to Windows XP, 2000, 2003, Vista and Windows 7 Computers.
19) How To Set Multiple Services On Multiple Remote Computers: Date - Jun 15, 2010; Rating - 2.5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Administration; This article explains setting up multiple services on remote computers.
20) Remove Public Folder Shortcuts: Date - Apr 14, 2010; Rating - 2.3; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Networking; How to hide the Public shortcuts on the folder and favorites list.
21) Securing Access to Printers over the Internet: Date - Apr 13, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Security; How to enable HTTPS/SSL encryption for Internet Printing Protocol (IPP).
22) Allowing Pings (ICMP Echo Requests) in Vista: Date - Apr 08, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Networking; If a Vista machine doesn't ever respond to pings, you can enable ICMP Echo Requests.
23) Enable Network Map for Public or Domain Networks: Date - Apr 08, 2010; Rating - 3.7; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Networking; Make the network map appear when on a public or domain network.
24) Using Shared Printers over Internet: Date - Jan 14, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Networking; Discover how to print remotely or when client isolation is enabled on the network.
25) Net Send Alternative in Windows Vista: Date - Jan 07, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Networking; Discovering MSG, the new Net Send for Vista.
26) Disabling IPv6 in Windows Vista: Date - Jan 07, 2010; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Networking; To save resources, you might want to completely disable the "new" IP protocol.
27) Changing the Default IP Address of ICS in Vista: Date - Jan 07, 2010; Rating - 3.5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Troubleshooting; Change the Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) IP if 192.168.0.1 is already in use.
28) Hiding an Entire Computer from Network Users: Date - Aug 12, 2009; Rating - 3.2; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Security; Preventing network users from seeing a computer in My Network Places or Network.
29) Targeting policy for Vista computers: Date - Jul 29, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Administration; If you have a mix of XP and Vista computers in a department or location, how can you configure a GPO so that it is only processed by the Vista computers?
30) Enable Network Support for the Recycle Bin: Date - Jul 22, 2009; Rating - 2.6; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Networking; Using a Recycle Bin replacement to protect network shares.