Admin Tips

Last Updated on 1 Dec. 2009, Total: 233 Knowledge Base Tips

10 Booting
31 Customization
5 Drivers
4 IE and Explorer
45 Miscellaneous
49 Network
35 Security
29 TroubleShooting
25 Utilities
  1. Map Your Network For Better Protection and Incident Response

    It is difficult to protect devices that you don't even know exist. In larger enterprises it is very easy to lose track of the asset inventory which leads to complacency about rogue devices. In order to effectively protect the network and to respond to incidents efficiently, an updated asset inventory and network map should always be handy... Read More

  2. Find It Fast With Desktop Search Tools

    Hard drive space has gotten cheaper and the size of the drives has grown to enormous proportions. That is great for saving data, but makes it increasingly difficult to find what you're looking for when you need it. Enter the desktop search tools to help solve that problem... Read More

  3. Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA)

  4. Rename The Administrator Account

    Some experts say that renaming the Administrator account is pointless. Any worthy hacker knows that the true Administrator account has a unique identifier and how to find it. But, that doesn't mean you need to make it easy for the hackers who aren't worthy... Read More

  5. National Security Agency : Security Recommendation Guides

  6. Configure and Maintain AutoComplete

    Microsoft Internet Explorer offers the AutoComplete feature to remember past entries and automatically pre-populate fields as you type to save you some time and effort. You may find it quite convenient, but having AutoComplete remember username or password information can pose a security risk... Read More

  7. Use 'Run As' To Protect The Registry

    Members of the Administrators group typically have full control to modify registry keys. Unwittingly executing a malware-infected or other questionable program with Administrator privileges can result in registry additions or edits which may adversely affect the system. To safeguard the registry without logging out you can use this trick... Read More

  8. Video Drivers : How to Determine Which Video Driver Is Loading in Windows XP

  9. Shared printer separator page for Windows 2000 and Windows XP

  10. Configure Account Lockout Policies

    Given enough time and potential to try multiple username and password combinations an attacker might eventually succeed in compromising the security of a server or other computer. Account lockout policies allow you to set thresholds to automatically shut down an account if too many incorrect username and password combinations are attempted in order to protect the machine... Read More

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