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. Opening a command prompt during Setup

    You can open a command prompt during Setup if you need to, here's how... Read More

  2. Overriding device installation policies

    Admins on Vista machines are also subject to device installation restrictions, but you can change this... Read More

  3. 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

  4. Preparing a disk for an unattended install of Vista

    Here’s a tip for preparing a disk for an unattended install of Windows Vista... Read More

  5. Prepping Windows PE for capture

    Prepping a Windows PE build environment removes any components that are present in the component store but have not been installed... Read More

  6. Prevent any new devices from being installed

    Vista can be configured to prevent any new devices from being installed... Read More

  7. Preventing processing of local Group Policy

    In Windows Vista and later you can prevent the processing of local Group Policy by configuring—guess what—a Group Policy setting!... Read More

  8. Remove Public Folder Shortcuts

    How to hide the Public shortcuts on the folder and favorites list... Read More

  9. Replacing the motherboard on a Vista computer that has BitLocker enabled.

    How to replace the motherboard on a Vista computer that has BitLocker enabled without losing access to your operating system and data... Read More

  10. Replacing your Vista System Drive

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