Admin Tips

Last Updated on 7 July 2011, Total: 116 Knowledge Base Tips

29 Administration
1 Application Compatibility
1 Built-in Diagnostics
42 Deployment
11 Misc
18 Networking
5 Security
9 Troubleshooting

  1. Disabling removable devices

    How to prevent USB devices and other removable devices from being installed in Vista... Read More

  2. Disk Cleanup in Windows Vista

    • by Chris Sanders
    • Published on 2 Oct. 2007
    • Section: Misc

    Windows Vista is just like any other operating system in that it uses a whole variety of temporary storage that must be cleaned occasionally. Here is how to do it... Read More

  3. Don’t Disable Any Default Services in Vista

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 23 Sept. 2008
    • Section: Security

    You should not disable any of the default services running on Vista - here is why... Read More

  4. Duplicate knownfolders

    What to do if you see duplicate folders in your user profile... Read More

  5. Edit the Registry of a Vista Image

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 27 Feb. 2008
    • Section: Deployment

    How to edit the registry of a captured image... Read More

  6. Enable Network Map for Public or Domain Networks

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 8 April 2010
    • Section: Networking

    Make the network map appear when on a public or domain network... Read More

  7. Enabling Group Policy Debug Logging in Vista

    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... Read More

  8. Error Capturing Image of Reference Computer

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 14 Feb. 2008
    • Section: Deployment

    How to resolve an error that may occur when capturing an image using imagex.exe... Read More

  9. Essential Steps for Upgrading to Vista

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 21 Feb. 2008
    • Section: Deployment

    What you need to do before upgrading to Vista... Read More

  10. Event log retention

    How to configure event log retention in Windows Vista... Read More

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