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Performing a Complete PC Backup from the command line: Date - May 21, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Here's how you can perform a Complete PC Backup in Vista from the command line.
Using Group Policy vs. Registry Tweaks: Date - Nov 18, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Why is it better to use Group Policy to modify the registry than to use Registry Editor itself?
Logon Scripts, Group Policy Preferences, and Windows Vista: Date - Nov 05, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Many logon scripts that worked with Windows operating systems won’t work with Windows Vista. Here’s what you can do to replace them.
Disabling File and Folder Encryption: Date - May 24, 2007; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to disable file/folder encryption on Windows Vista.
Prevent any new devices from being installed: Date - Aug 09, 2006; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Vista can be configured to prevent any new devices from being installed.
Overriding device installation policies: Date - Aug 08, 2006; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Admins on Vista machines are also subject to device installation restrictions, but you can change this.
Using GPLogView: Date - Apr 22, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Some tips on using the GPLogView.exe command-line tool for troubleshooting Group Policy issues.
Targeting policy for Vista computers: Date - Jul 29, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; 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?
A Quick Tip To Create A User Mode Process Dump File: Date - Jul 16, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains how you can use ADPlus.vbs to create a User Mode Process dump file when a process terminates unexpectedly.
Creating a default network profile: Date - Apr 15, 2009; Rating - 4.7; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to create a default network profile in Vista.
Configuring device installation timeout: Date - Jul 26, 2006; Rating - 4.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to allow more time for new devices to install properly in Vista.
Deleting User Profiles: Date - Apr 09, 2009; Rating - 4.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to properly (and improperly) delete a user profile.
Preventing processing of local Group Policy: Date - Jan 28, 2009; Rating - 4; Author - Mitch Tulloch; In Windows Vista and later you can prevent the processing of local Group Policy by configuring—guess what—a Group Policy setting!
Vista's Setup log: Date - Aug 23, 2006; Rating - 4; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to disable Vista's Setup log
BCD: Boot Configuration Database Notes: Date - Apr 29, 2009; Rating - 4; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains the new feature added to the Windows Boot process in Windows Server 2008.
Disabling preferential device drivers: Date - Jul 19, 2006; Rating - 3.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to ensure Vista always uses the latest drivers for your devices.
Device installation and system restore: Date - Jul 25, 2006; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to minimize creation of new restore points due to frequent driver upgrades and installs.
Configuring a central store for ADMX templates: Date - Mar 10, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Windows Vista and later have a way of reducing the SYSVOL bloat that happens with Group Policy in earlier versions of Windows.
Event log retention: Date - May 26, 2006; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to configure event log retention in Windows Vista.
Disabling removable devices: Date - Aug 01, 2006; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to prevent USB devices and other removable devices from being installed in Vista.
Controlling which kinds of devices can be installed: Date - Aug 02, 2006; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; In Vista, you can prevent any specify type of device from being intalled.
More on preventing device installs: Date - Aug 15, 2006; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Another way you can configure Vista to prevent certain kinds of devices from being installed.
A Quick Tip To Prevent Users From Accessing The Computer Tab: Date - Jul 21, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains a quick tip which you can use to prevent users from accessing the Computer Tab on My Computer property.
Disabling device found popups: Date - Jul 18, 2006; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to disable annoying popups for new device detection in Vista.
Branding the Vista Logon Screen: Date - Oct 15, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Enterprises could easily brand the logon screen for Windows XP. For Vista however, doing this requires a third-party product.
Backing up event logs: Date - Aug 22, 2006; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to configure Vista to back up event logs.
Issues after disabling administrative shares: Date - Nov 12, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Here are several reasons why you should never disable the default administrative shares on Windows computers, especially in an enterprise (managed) environment.
Troubleshooting Group Policy: Date - Apr 22, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Here's a three-step approach to troubleshooting Group Policy issues in Windows Vista and later.
WinRE partitions and Vista SP1: Date - Mar 03, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; 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?
Unblocking executable files on Vista: Date - Feb 25, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to get rid of an annoying security dialog.
Copying User Profiles: Date - Apr 14, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to copy user profile folders in Vista and later.
Getting past the size limit for roaming profiles: Date - May 03, 2007; Rating - 2; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to enable really big roaming user profiles if needed i.e. roam a lot of stuff.
Troubleshooting Folder Redirection: Date - Apr 21, 2009; Rating - 2; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to enable diagnostic debugging for Folder Redirection.
Moving user profile location in Windows Vista: Date - Jul 08, 2008; Rating - 1.8; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to move the location where user profiles are stored in Windows Vista.
How to Disable Ad Hoc Wireless Connections on Vista: Date - Oct 28, 2008; Rating - 1; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Windows Vista won’t automatically create ad hoc wireless connections with other computers, but for greater security you may want to disable ad-hoc wireless connections entirely. Here’s how to do this.
Using ADMX Migrator: Date - Jan 28, 2009; Rating - 1; Author - Mitch Tulloch; ADMX Migrator is a useful tool you can use to convert ADM template files to ADMX template files.
How To: Firewall Commands In Server Core: Date - Jul 01, 2009; Rating - 1; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains the commands you can use to operate Windows Firewall in Server Core