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Articles & Tutorials for January, 2005

MSI Packaging Tools: Date - Jan 27, 2005; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows 2003; This article discusses various third-party tools you can use to repackage applications into MSI files so you can deploy them using Group Policy in your Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 enterprise environment. The article also includes helpful links to resources on Microsoft.com and third-party sites where you can find out more about repackaging applications and deploying them using Group Policy.
Troubleshooting Windows Shutdown Problems: Date - Jan 25, 2005; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows XP; One of the most common, but most overlooked problems with the Windows operating system are shut down problems. People tend to place a low priority of fixing Windows shutdown problems, but these problems can be symptoms of something more serious. In this article, I will explain how to diagnose a Windows shutdown issue.
How to Optimize Network Connections in Windows XP: Date - Jan 20, 2005; Author - Robert J. Shimonski; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows XP; In this article we will cover how to optimize network connections on your Windows XP system. The optimizing of such connections lead to enhanced performance and security and are often overlooked. This article quickly shows you how to optimize and harden your network connections efficiently and effectively.
Managing Printers Using Group Policy (Part 2): Date - Jan 18, 2005; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows 2003; This article and the previous one describe how to use Group Policy to manage printers in an Active Directory environment. Topics covered include controlling how printers are published in Active Directory, how printers can be tracked by location, how to disable Internet printing, how to prevent users from adding or deleting printers, and more.
Understanding How Cluster Quorums Work: Date - Jan 13, 2005; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows 2003; Quorums are one of the most often misunderstood topics in clustering. In this article, I will explain what a quorum is, what it does, and what some of your quorum options are.
Managing Printers Using Group Policy (Part 1): Date - Jan 11, 2005; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows 2003; This article and the one following describe how to use Group Policy to manage printers in an Active Directory environment. Topics covered include controlling how printers are published in Active Directory, how printers can be tracked by location, how to disable Internet printing, how to prevent users from adding or deleting printers, and more.
Resultant Set of Policy Planning and Logging: Date - Jan 06, 2005; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows 2003; Because of the way that Windows collects group policy elements from so many different sources, it can be difficult to predict what security policy will actually apply to a specific user. However, a utility in Windows Server 2003 allows you to accurately predict the outcome of policy changes and to track down the source of an unwanted policy.
How to ''Quickly'' Test DNS Resolution: Date - Jan 05, 2005; Author - Robert J. Shimonski; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows XP; In this article we will cover how you can quickly test if you have resolution via a name server or not. Many times this comes up, a DNS server is down; client loses IP connectivity and can''t resolve DNS, DNS cache poisoning, the list goes on. DNS problems are common. Using this handy guide you can quickly see how you can test to see if your system is ''ok'' and resolving names to IPs properly.