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. How to Disable Ad Hoc Wireless Connections on Vista

    Windows Vista won’t automatically create ad hoc wireless connections with other computers, but for greater security you may want to disable ad-hoc wireless connections entirely. Here’s how to do this... Read More

  2. How to Migrate XP to Vista When Using EFS

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 23 Oct. 2008
    • Section: Deployment

    If you have dozens or more XP workstations that use the Encrypting File System (EFS) to safeguard data, and you need to migrate these machines to Vista without losing your EFS keys and certificates, then what should you do?... Read More

  3. Branding the Vista Logon Screen

    Enterprises could easily brand the logon screen for Windows XP. For Vista however, doing this requires a third-party product... Read More

  4. Resolving Problems After Applying an Update

    You can use System File Checker to try and resolve problems that occur after an update has been applied... Read More

  5. Importing a language pack into Windows PE

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 29 Sept. 2008
    • Section: Deployment

    You can customize your Windows PE build environment by importing additional components such as language packs... Read More

  6. Don’t Disable Any Default Services in Vista

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 23 Sept. 2008
    • Section: Security

    You should not disable any of the default services running on Vista - here is why... Read More

  7. Specifying MAK Keys in Answer Files

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 16 Sept. 2008
    • Section: Deployment

    Where do you specify a MAK key in an answer file for automating installation of Vista?... Read More

  8. UI for creating answer files for Vista

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 2 Sept. 2008
    • Section: Deployment

    Here’s an online site you can use to create answer files for installing Vista... Read More

  9. Using Audit Mode for Sysprep

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 26 Aug. 2008
    • Section: Deployment

    Here’s the who, the why and the how to use audit mode in Sysprep... Read More

  10. Replacing your Vista System Drive

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 29 July 2008
    • Section: Misc

    You can use CompletePC Backup to replace your system drive with a larger drive if needed... Read More