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[	3384	]	Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base	Last updated: Nov 05, 2009
[	736	]	Windows 2000	Last updated: Oct 22, 2009
[	13	]	Active Directory	Last updated: Oct 22, 2009
[	4	]	Command shell	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	11	]	Customization	Last updated: Sep 17, 2008
[	8	]	Event log	Last updated: Mar 18, 2005
[	6	]	IE	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	31	]	Miscellaneous	Last updated: Oct 01, 2008
[	17	]	Network	Last updated: Jan 06, 2009
[	10	]	Registry Tools	Last updated: Dec 18, 2008
[	16	]	Restriction	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	516	]	Windows 2003	Last updated: Oct 22, 2009
[	5	]	Miscellaneous	Last updated: Apr 01, 2009
[	1155	]	Windows NT	Last updated: Jul 22, 2009
[	9	]	Accounts	Last updated: May 12, 2005
[	5	]	Administrator	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	15	]	Booting	Last updated: Mar 07, 2005
[	10	]	Commandline	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	18	]	Email	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	16	]	Event Logs	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	15	]	File Systems	Last updated: Jul 22, 2009
[	17	]	IE	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	16	]	IIS	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	10	]	Installation	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	26	]	Logon	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	114	]	Miscellaneous	Last updated: Aug 24, 2008
[	98	]	Network	Last updated: Jul 22, 2009
[	13	]	Passwords	Last updated: Sep 07, 2004
[	20	]	Print	Last updated: Nov 05, 2004
[	14	]	Registry	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	33	]	Security	Last updated: Feb 04, 2009
[	13	]	Services	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	6	]	Shutdown	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	30	]	TroubleShooting	Last updated: May 12, 2005
[	74	]	Utilities	Last updated: Apr 07, 2005
[	5	]	Audit	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	7	]	Command Shell	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	16	]	Customization	Last updated: Sep 17, 2008
[	22	]	DC and DNS	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	24	]	Disable	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	5	]	Event Logs	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	13	]	Hardware	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	13	]	Hide	Last updated: Mar 22, 2006
[	38	]	IE and Explorer	Last updated: Mar 22, 2006
[	18	]	Logon	Last updated: Sep 17, 2008
[	90	]	Miscellaneous	Last updated: Dec 14, 2004
[	85	]	Network	Last updated: Feb 28, 2005
[	7	]	Password	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	14	]	Print	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	25	]	Registry	Last updated: Dec 10, 2008
[	14	]	Restriction	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	6	]	Shutdown	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	17	]	Utilities	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	173	]	Windows Server 2008	Last updated: Nov 05, 2009
[	4	]	Miscellaneous	Last updated: Sep 08, 2009
[	177	]	Windows Vista	Last updated: Aug 12, 2009
[	37	]	Administration	Last updated: Jul 29, 2009
[	1	]	Application Compatibility	Last updated: Jan 17, 2008
[	1	]	Built-in Diagnostics	Last updated: Jun 25, 2009
[	45	]	Deployment	Last updated: Apr 29, 2009
[	12	]	Misc	Last updated: Jul 22, 2009
[	22	]	Networking	Last updated: Aug 12, 2009
[	12	]	Security	Last updated: Aug 12, 2009
[	23	]	Troubleshooting	Last updated: Jun 23, 2009
[	3	]	Collaboration and Sharing	Last updated: Feb 18, 2009
[	13	]	Misc	Last updated: Jun 23, 2009
[	2	]	Search	Last updated: Sep 09, 2008
[	3	]	Shell (GUI)	Last updated: Feb 25, 2009
[	626	]	Windows XP	Last updated: Sep 09, 2009

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Hiding an Entire Computer from Network Users: Date - Aug 12, 2009; Rating - 3.5; Author - Eric Geier; Preventing network users from seeing a computer in My Network Places or Network.
Hiding the Shared Documents Shortcuts: Date - Jul 30, 2009; Rating - 2; Author - Eric Geier; Removing the shortcuts in Windows for the Shared Documents folder.
Enable Network Support for the Recycle Bin: Date - Jul 22, 2009; Rating - 3.2; Author - Eric Geier; Using a Recycle Bin replacement to protect network shares.
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.
Manually Deleting a Network Bridge: Date - Jun 03, 2009; Rating - 4; Author - Eric Geier; Getting around the error message when deleting in the Network Connections window.
Remove Cached 802.1X/PEAP Login Information (in XP): Date - May 28, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Delete the username and password stored for authenication.
Tips for Securing Your Wireless LAN: Date - Feb 04, 2009; Rating - 3.5; Author - Eric Geier; Ways to protect your Wi-Fi network from eavesdroppers and hackers.
How To Quickly Check IP Address on Remote Computers?: Date - Oct 21, 2008; Rating - 2.3; Author - Nirmal Sharma; How to quickly check IP Address information on all the computers using a single command.
Changing the Remote Desktop Port: Date - Jun 19, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Changing the listening and connecting port for Windows Remote Desktop Connection.
Tweaking DSL Speed (MTU Size) Setting in Windows XP: Date - Jun 11, 2008; Rating - 3.2; Author - Eric Geier; How to change the MTU size for PPPoE connections.
Forcing a remote logoff: Date - Nov 27, 2007; Rating - 4.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to force a user to log off of a remote machine
Autologon and wireless networks: Date - Sep 04, 2007; Rating - 1; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Possible issues when using autologon on wireless networks.
Temporarily disabling Kerberos: Date - Jul 25, 2007; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to force NTLM authentication and temporarily disable Kerberos.
Troubleshooting Domain Join Issues: Date - Jun 19, 2007; Rating - 3.3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to troubleshoot when issues joining a domain arise.
Blocking Domain Unjoin: Date - May 17, 2007; Rating - 1.3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to prevent users from removing their computers from the domain.
Avoiding APIPA: Date - Nov 07, 2006; Rating - 2.8; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to avoid problems arising from APIPA
Using XP as a router: Date - Mar 29, 2006; Rating - 4.1; Author - Mitch Tulloch; A cheap and easy way of using an XP box as a router.
Reliable File and Folder Sharing in Windows XP: Date - Sep 01, 2005; Rating - 2.6; Author - Varun Sud; Explains how to share files and folders in Windows XP over a network. It was written specifically because users in our college network had unpredictable results in sharing files over LAN on Windows XP.
Map Your Network For Better Protection and Incident Response: Date - Apr 01, 2005; Rating - 3.7; Author - Tony Bradley; 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.
Shared printer separator page for Windows 2000 and Windows XP: Date - Dec 17, 2004; Rating - 4.2; Author - Wayne Maples
XP : speedup access to network shares: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.9; Author - Wayne Maples
AD admins should be running Windows XP Pro: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.9; Author - Wayne Maples
DNSLint can verify DNS records: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.8; Author - Wayne Maples
Wireless penetration testing resources: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.5; Author - Wayne Maples
Control default internet programs: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.8; Author - Wayne Maples
IPconfig displays Windows NT/W2K/XP ip information: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.5; Author - Wayne Maples
NetOp Remote Control for Windows: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.6; Author - Wayne Maples
VNC stands for Virtual Network Computing: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.3; Author - Wayne Maples
TCP/IP resources: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.8; Author - Wayne Maples
netcat ( nc ) utility resources: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.5; Author - Wayne Maples
SmbRelay captures NTLM hashes: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3; Author - Wayne Maples
Do it yourself WHOIS command: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.5; Author - Wayne Maples
Disable Windows NT/W2K/XP Hidden Administrative Shares: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.4; Author - Wayne Maples
nslookup and DNS Zone Transfers: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.2; Author - Wayne Maples
IIS Web Server Resources and Tips: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.8; Author - Wayne Maples
How to Configure a VPN Connection to Your Corporate Network in Windows XP Pro ( Q305550 ): Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.9; Author - Wayne Maples
Managing Windows XP in a Windows 2000 Server Environment: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3; Author - Wayne Maples
How To Configure a Wireless Link That Uses Infrared in Windows XP ( Q305551 ): Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 1.7; Author - Wayne Maples
How to Configure an Authoritative Time Server in Windows XP Pro ( Q314054 ): Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3; Author - Wayne Maples
How to Configure a Preshared Key for Use with Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol Connections in Windows XP ( L2TP ): Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 1; Author - Wayne Maples
Turnoff port 1900 broadcasts from Windows Messenger: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3; Author - Wayne Maples
Disable automatic share and print discovery in Windows XP: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.1; Author - Wayne Maples
Display the Sharing Tab in XP Folder Properties: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.5; Author - Wayne Maples
How To Connect to Terminal Services with Color Resolution That Is Greater Than 256 in Windows XP Pro( Q278502 ): Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Wayne Maples
Remote Desktop client for Windows 2000, NT, Win9x: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.9; Author - Wayne Maples
TechNet Webcast: Basic Parts List for Building System Admin Scripts: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2; Author - Wayne Maples
Give XP ability to search Active Directory: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.4; Author - Wayne Maples
Overview of Network Address Translation (NAT) in Windows XP: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.3; Author - Wayne Maples
Install Netbeui Protocol under Windows XP: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.1; Author - Wayne Maples
Methods to get Bios version: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 1.7; Author - Wayne Maples
HOW TO: Change the Logon Screen Saver in Windows: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4; Author - Wayne Maples
Toggle XP logon to Windows 2000 logon mode: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.2; Author - Wayne Maples
Control Windows Messenger in Windows XP: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4; Author - Wayne Maples
Reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP to initial settings using netsh: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.5; Author - Wayne Maples
Microsoft L2TP/IPSec VPN Client for Windows 2000 and XP: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.1; Author - Wayne Maples
Change the Logon Window and the Shutdown Preferences in Windows XP ( Q291559 ): Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.7; Author - Wayne Maples
HOW TO: Create and Delete Hidden or Administrative Shares on Client Computers: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 1; Author - Wayne Maples
Windows ICF: Can't Live With it, Can't Live Without it: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Wayne Maples
FAQ IPv6 Protocol for Windows XP: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.3; Author - Wayne Maples
Manage the DNS resolver cache with IPCONFIG: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.7; Author - Wayne Maples; Manage the DNS resolver cache with IPCONFIG
IPSec Tips and Resources: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3; Author - Wayne Maples