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Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base

Last updated: Mar 09, 2010

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1) Using Shared Printers over Internet: Date - Jan 14, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network and Security; Discover how to print remotely or when client isolation is enabled on the network.
2) Setting Default Email Client Per User in XP: Date - Sep 09, 2009; Rating - 4.5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Outlook and Outlook Express; Individually change each user's default email client.
3) Hiding an Entire Computer from Network Users: Date - Aug 12, 2009; Rating - 3.5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Security; Preventing network users from seeing a computer in My Network Places or Network.
4) Hiding the Shared Documents Shortcuts: Date - Jul 30, 2009; Rating - 1.7; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network; Removing the shortcuts in Windows for the Shared Documents folder.
5) Enable Network Support for the Recycle Bin: Date - Jul 22, 2009; Rating - 3.2; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network; Using a Recycle Bin replacement to protect network shares.
6) A Quick Tip To Prevent Users From Accessing The Computer Tab: Date - Jul 21, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Network; This article explains a quick tip which you can use to prevent users from accessing the Computer Tab on My Computer property.
7) Drive letters and USB multi-card readers: Date - Jun 18, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Miscellaneous; How to get rid of drive letter clutter with readers for memory cards.
8) Manually Deleting a Network Bridge: Date - Jun 03, 2009; Rating - 4.5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network; Getting around the error message when deleting in the Network Connections window.
9) Fixing Accidental Enabling of 802.1X for a Network: Date - Jun 03, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network and Security; Addressing the "Click here to select a certificate or other credentials for connection to the network" message.
10) Remove Cached 802.1X/PEAP Login Information (in XP): Date - May 28, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Security; Delete the username and password stored for authenication.
11) Windows cannot find the local profile: Date - May 13, 2009; Rating - 1.3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - TroubleShooting; What to try if you see "Windows cannot find the local profile and is logging you on with a temporary profile."
12) Windows cannot load the profile: Date - Apr 29, 2009; Rating - 2.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - TroubleShooting; What to try if you see "Windows cannot load the profile and is logging you on with a temporary profile."
13) Troubleshooting Folder Redirection: Date - Apr 21, 2009; Rating - 2; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - TroubleShooting; How to enable diagnostic debugging for Folder Redirection.
14) Free Network Analyzers/Sniffers for Windows: Date - Apr 08, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Utilities; Several tools to see a network's raw packets for troubleshooting or security audits.
15) Free Online Network Security Auditors/Scanners: Date - Apr 01, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Utilities; Several free online tools to test your network's integrity.
16) Uninstall applications in Safe Mode: Date - Feb 19, 2009; Rating - 4; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - TroubleShooting; How can you uninstall Windows Installer-based applications in Safe Mode if you need to?
17) Accessing a Hidden or Administrative Share: Date - Feb 18, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network and Security; Bringing up a shared folder or drive you or the system have hidden.
18) Creating a Hidden or Administrative Share: Date - Feb 18, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network and Security; Preventing a shared folder or drive from showing in My Network Places and Network
19) Changing Login Credentials for Shared Computers: Date - Feb 17, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network and Security; How to change the username and password used to access a shared resource.
20) Tips for Securing Your Wireless LAN: Date - Feb 04, 2009; Rating - 3.4; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Security; Ways to protect your Wi-Fi network from eavesdroppers and hackers.
21) "Access Is Denied" Error Message When You Try To Delete A File/Folder: Date - Jan 07, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Utilities; This article explains how you can use Process Explorer, a tool from Sysinternals (now subsidiary of Microsoft), to kill the lock on files and folders.
22) A Quick Tip To Fix The Blank Windows Screen: Date - Dec 10, 2008; Rating - 3.5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Miscellaneous; This article explains a quick fix you can use to solve the issue with Windows blank screen.
23) How to Migrate XP to Vista When Using EFS: Date - Oct 23, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Miscellaneous; 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?
24) How To Quickly Check IP Address on Remote Computers?: Date - Oct 21, 2008; Rating - 2.3; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Network; How to quickly check IP Address information on all the computers using a single command.
25) Block Write Access To Run and RunOnce Registry Entries.: Date - Oct 01, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Boot; Blocking write access to Run and RunOnce registry entries for malware or other unwanted programs running in the system.
26) How To Delete System Blocked Files: Date - Sep 24, 2008; Rating - 3.3; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Utilities; How to delete Files/Folders which are being blocked by the processes running in the background.
27) How to run your own application when Windows Starts?: Date - Sep 17, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Customization; This article explains a registry entry which you can use to run your application instead of Windows default Shell (Explorer.exe).
28) Removing the Hand from Icons of Shared Folders: Date - Jun 26, 2008; Rating - 2.3; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network and Security; How to prevent the hand from appearing on the icons of shared resources.
29) Changing the Remote Desktop Port: Date - Jun 19, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network; Changing the listening and connecting port for Windows Remote Desktop Connection.
30) Tweaking DSL Speed (MTU Size) Setting in Windows XP: Date - Jun 11, 2008; Rating - 3.2; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network; How to change the MTU size for PPPoE connections.