Admin Tips

Last Updated on 7 July 2011, Total: 116 Knowledge Base Tips

29 Administration
1 Application Compatibility
1 Built-in Diagnostics
42 Deployment
11 Misc
18 Networking
5 Security
9 Troubleshooting

  1. Allowing Pings (ICMP Echo Requests) in Vista

    If a Vista machine doesn't ever respond to pings, you can enable ICMP Echo Requests... Read More

  2. Enable Network Map for Public or Domain Networks

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 8 April 2010
    • Section: Networking

    Make the network map appear when on a public or domain network... Read More

  3. Using Shared Printers over Internet

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 14 Jan. 2010
    • Section: Networking

    Discover how to print remotely or when client isolation is enabled on the network... Read More

  4. Disabling IPv6 in Windows Vista

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 7 Jan. 2010
    • Section: Networking

    To save resources, you might want to completely disable the "new" IP protocol... Read More

  5. Net Send Alternative in Windows Vista

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 7 Jan. 2010
    • Section: Networking

    Discovering MSG, the new Net Send for Vista... Read More

  6. Changing the Default IP Address of ICS in Vista

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 7 Jan. 2010
    • Section: Networking

    Change the Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) IP if 192.168.0.1 is already in use... Read More

  7. Free Online Network Security Auditors/Scanners

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 1 April 2009
    • Section: Misc

    Several free online tools to test your network's integrity... Read More

  8. Manually Deleting a Network Bridge

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 3 June 2009
    • Section: Networking

    Getting around the error message when deleting in the Network Connections window... Read More

  9. Windows cannot find the local profile

    What to try if you see "Windows cannot find the local profile and is logging you on with a temporary profile."... Read More

  10. Performing a Complete PC Backup from the command line

    Here's how you can perform a Complete PC Backup in Vista from the command line... Read More