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Last Updated on 31 May 2009, Total: 66 Knowledge Base Tips

  1. MSDN Webcast: What's in Windows Server 2003 for Developers

    92 minutes - This overview session will introduce you to the new developer features of the server and provide you with an overview of what they can do for you and your organization. Topics covered include UDDI, COM+ 1.5, MSMQ 3.0, enhancements in IIS 6.0, and Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM). We will also touch on the Windows Server 2003... Read More

  2. Managing Multiple Virtual Servers in One Place

    A lot of people are under the impression that to manage multiple virtual servers you need to log onto them all interactively. This tip debunks that myth... Read More

  3. Maximizing Availability on the Windows Server 2003 Platform

    207 KB Microsoft Word file - This article examines the five components of the Microsoft strategy for helping customers maximize solution availability with Windows Server 2003. The strategy encompasses verifying operating system reliability during the Windows engineering process, understanding the causes of downtime, deploying new features and product enhancements that reduce downtime, providing mission-critical capabilities and services, and delivering prescriptive... Read More

  4. Microsoft's Technical Resources for Windows Server 2003

  5. Modifying ACLs from the command line

    Using a script to modify permissions... Read More

  6. Moving the Default Spooling Directory

    In some scenarios, you may need to move the default spooling location for printers on a system. Here is a quick tutorial on how to do that... Read More

  7. Patching without downtime

    Load balancing and clustering can be used to prevent downtime caused by patching systems... Read More

  8. Planning a Distributed WSUS Deployment

    When you our managing a LAN/WAN that is veritably spread out, you may want to consider a distributed approach to SUS/WSUS deployment... Read More

  9. Preventing Users from Creating Local User Accounts

    By default, any user on computer can create a local user account. Let’s fix that... Read More

  10. Recovering from a lost domain controller

    How NOT to replace a dead domain controller... Read More