Admin

Last Updated on 20 Sept. 2016, Total: 123 Knowledge Base Tips

  1. Issues when moving a drive between servers

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 12 Nov. 2008
    • Section: Admin

    Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 both use NTFS version 5.1. Does this mean that a disk that's used in one platform could be moved to the other and "just work"?... Read More

  2. Issues after disabling administrative shares

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 12 Nov. 2008
    • Section: Admin

    Here are several reasons why you should never disable the default administrative shares on Windows computers, especially in an enterprise (managed) environment... Read More

  3. Which DC Is Selected When Promoting A Member Server To DC?

    This article discusses the a mechanism used by the DCPromo.exe to select a DC when promoting a member server to Domain Controller... Read More

  4. FRS D2/D4 - When Should You Use Them?

    This article discusses about D2 and D4 of File Replication Service in Active Directory and when should you use them?... Read More

  5. When Should You Restart FRS?

    This article discusses the Regsitry entries of File Replication Service and when should you restart the FRS service for the changes to take effect... Read More

  6. How To Know The Primary Member of A SYSVOL Replica Set?

    This article explains how to determine the Primary Member of a SYSVOL Replica Set in an Active Directory domain... Read More

  7. A Quick Tip To Make Sure FRS Is Working In A Domain

    This article explains a small mechanism you can use to make sure FRS is working... Read More

  8. How To Take System State Backup In Server Core

    Take System State backup in Server Core... Read More

  9. Resolving Server Manager Errors

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 8 Oct. 2008
    • Section: Admin

    Server Manager in Windows Server 2008 can generate errors if the cache of CBS data becomes corrupt... Read More

  10. Disabling Windows Vista UAC with Group Policy

    • by Chris Sanders
    • Published on 31 July 2008
    • Section: Admin

    User Account Control is one of the premier security features for Windows Vista client systems. There may be some cases where you need it disabled. You can do this with group policy as outlined here... Read More

  11. Break Server Core registry to disallow processing of Run and RunOnce entries

    This article will show you how you can disallow processing of Run and RunOnce registry entries. This article applies to Windows Server 2008 Server Core Edition only!... Read More

  12. What is the difference between a Role and a Feature when customizing your Windows 2008 Server?

    • by David Davis
    • Published on 3 Jan. 2008
    • Section: Admin

    Have you ever gone to install something in Windows 2008 Server and you are given the choice between installing a role or a feature? Which do you choose? Let's find out... Read More

  13. What happened to NTBACKUP in Window Server 2008?

    • by David Davis
    • Published on 22 Nov. 2007
    • Section: Admin

    In Windows 2000 and 2003, ntbackup is a well-known application. In Windows 2008 Server, you won't find it. What do you do?... Read More