Windows Server 2012/2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base

• by Jimmy Tam
• Published on 8 Aug. 2007
• Section: Windows Server 2012/2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base

DFS R2 with Namespaces has become a widely used tool for replication, but it is still incomplete and inadequate for many of today’s more “collaborative” environments where data needs to be shared in real-time, i.e., among branch offices and project teams operating in multiple locations. This article shows how these shortcomings can be minimized, i.e., using third-party file locking, though... Read More

• by Mitch Tulloch
• Published on 7 Aug. 2007
• Section: Network

How to determine what registry changes and other actions are made when you reinstall TCP/IP... Read More

• by Mitch Tulloch
• Published on 2 Aug. 2007
• Section: Miscellaneous

How to disable all new hardware prompts... Read More

• by Chris Sanders
• Published on 1 Aug. 2007
• Section: Miscellaneous

Pesky users can do all sorts of things to mess with a workstation. One of these things is to set a supervisor password on Internet Explorer. Here we look at how to remove one... Read More

• by Mitch Tulloch
• Published on 31 July 2007
• Section: Drivers

How to list all supported printers for Windows XP... Read More

• by Chris Sanders
• Published on 26 July 2007
• Section: Security

Anytime you are using a printer in a large network environment you need to make sure it is securely distributed. Here we look at how to set security permissions on a server based printer... Read More

• by Mitch Tulloch
• Published on 25 July 2007
• Section: Network

How to force NTLM authentication and temporarily disable Kerberos... Read More

• by Chris Sanders
• Published on 24 July 2007
• Section: Admin

In some instances you may need to deploy updates with WSUS to a workgroup that is not a part of your domain. This can be done with a quick registry edit... Read More

• by Chris Sanders
• Published on 19 July 2007
• Section: Applications

The first-run dialog in Internet Explorer 7 is great for the individual user, but in a large network environment this is something you would typically prefer your users not to have to deal with. Here is how we fix it... Read More

• by Mitch Tulloch
• Published on 18 July 2007
• Section: Miscellaneous

How to determine your product key for a Windows or Office installation... Read More