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[	4014	]	Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base	Last updated: Feb 09, 2012
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[	27	]	Applications	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	41	]	DHCP and DNS	Last updated: Mar 01, 2011
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[	13	]	Event log	Last updated: Nov 24, 2010
[	17	]	Exchange	Last updated: Jul 28, 2005
[	14	]	File Systems	Last updated: Jul 22, 2009
[	14	]	IIS	Last updated: Aug 10, 2005
[	11	]	Installation	Last updated: Oct 27, 2004
[	10	]	Migration	Last updated: Jul 05, 2007
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[	2	]	Virtual Platforms	Last updated: Nov 13, 2007
[	19	]	Active Directory	Last updated: Jan 05, 2011
[	4	]	Command shell	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	15	]	Customization	Last updated: Feb 24, 2011
[	8	]	Event log	Last updated: Mar 18, 2005
[	6	]	IE	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	33	]	Miscellaneous	Last updated: Jun 08, 2011
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[	10	]	Registry Tools	Last updated: Dec 18, 2008
[	16	]	Restriction	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	587	]	Windows 2003	Last updated: Jul 19, 2011
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[	204	]	Windows 7	Last updated: Jan 30, 2012
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[	10	]	Boot	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	12	]	Command Prompt	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	26	]	Customization	Last updated: Jun 22, 2004
[	13	]	IE and Explorer	Last updated: Jun 15, 2006
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[	43	]	User Tips	Last updated: Jul 14, 2011
[	6	]	Collaboration and Sharing	Last updated: Jan 14, 2010
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Customization Tips

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Removing the Hand from Icons of Shared Folders: Date - Jun 26, 2008; Rating - 2.6; Author - Eric Geier; How to prevent the hand from appearing on the icons of shared resources.
How to deploy a customized user profile: Date - Feb 01, 2007; Rating - 4.2; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to deploy a customized user profile for users on your network.
Using the All Users profile: Date - Jan 30, 2007; Rating - 2; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Let all users on a machine access a shortcut by using the All Users profile.
Managing devices on XP desktops: Date - Jan 05, 2006; Rating - 4; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Managing devices on XP desktops requires admin-level credentials, but what if your users don't have such credentials and yet you want to let them manage their own devices?
Remove Unused Drivers and Devices: Date - Sep 16, 2005; Rating - 4.5; Author - Tony Bradley; If you remove a piece of hardware, particularly USB devices that may be frequently swapped out, without first Uninstalling it in Device Manager, the drivers remain behind, but the device no longer shows up in Device Manager by default.
Use Shortcuts To Navigate Explorer Folders: Date - Apr 26, 2005; Rating - 4.2; Author - Tony Bradley; Windows Explorer is a fairly functional tool for browsing files and folders and finding what you are looking for. But, depending on how large and how organized your hard drive is, it may take some time to sift through to the folder you really want. Using command line parameters, you can create desktop shortcuts that take you quickly to your most-used folders.
Creative Uses for Desktop Shortcuts: Date - May 29, 2004; Rating - 3.4; Author - Wayne Maples
Enable Windows XP Sound Scheme: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.8; Author - Wayne Maples
Make games zippy: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.3; Author - Wayne Maples
Enable MP3 encoding in Windows XP: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 1.6; Author - Wayne Maples
Remove Windows XP system tray from the task bar: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.5; Author - Wayne Maples
Create Lock Desktop Icon: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.1; Author - Wayne Maples
Put XP Start menu icons on the Desktop: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.4; Author - Wayne Maples
DOS game sound support under NT / W2K / XP: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.3; Author - Wayne Maples
Disable CD autoplay in Windows XP Pro: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.5; Author - Wayne Maples
Disable CD autoplay in Windows XP Home: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.5; Author - Wayne Maples
Windows XP User Tips Tidbits: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.3; Author - Wayne Maples
Make Notepad Wordwrap: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4; Author - Wayne Maples
Configure Notepad to automatically insert the date / time: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.4; Author - Wayne Maples
Customize your user account icon in XP: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.9; Author - Wayne Maples
Style XP: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.4; Author - Wayne Maples
BelchFire.net : XP Themes: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4; Author - Wayne Maples
DeskMod.com : XP Themes: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 1.1; Author - Wayne Maples
DeviantArt.com : XP Themes: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.7; Author - Wayne Maples
Error Message Is Displayed When You Attempt to Install or Remove or Play a Game (Q283576): Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 1; Author - Wayne Maples
HOW TO: Add or Remove Games in Windows XP: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 1.5; Author - Wayne Maples
Screen Saver : How to change the Windows Logon Screen Saver in Windows XP: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.7; Author - Wayne Maples
Windows XP Resources on the Internet: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3; Author - Wayne Maples; Links to sites specializing in Windows XP software, security, faqs, training.
Enable ClearType font rendering: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.3; Author - Wayne Maples
HOW TO: Install or Remove a Font in Windows XP: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4; Author - Wayne Maples
Album Cover Art: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 1; Author - Wayne Maples
How to use the Desktop Cleanup Wizard in Windows XP (Q306542): Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Wayne Maples
Set Up Your Computer for Remote Desktop: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3; Author - Wayne Maples
Put Admin tools on Start Menu: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.7; Author - Wayne Maples
Toggle between XP start menu mode and Windows 2000 start menu mode: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 1.7; Author - Wayne Maples
Control Windows XP Transition Effects for Menus and Windows: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.1; Author - Wayne Maples
Hold down the shift key to open multiple items from the Start Menu: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.8; Author - Wayne Maples
Enable / Disable Task Manager in Windows XP Home / Pro: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.5; Author - Wayne Maples
Create Shutdown, Restart, and Logoff Desktop Icons: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.5; Author - Wayne Maples
Remove time display from Windows XP system tray notification area: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.6; Author - Wayne Maples