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[	3440	]	Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base	Last updated: Mar 09, 2010
[	748	]	Windows 2000	Last updated: Feb 18, 2010
[	16	]	Active Directory	Last updated: Jan 27, 2010
[	4	]	Command shell	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	12	]	Customization	Last updated: Feb 18, 2010
[	8	]	Event log	Last updated: Mar 18, 2005
[	6	]	IE	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	31	]	Miscellaneous	Last updated: Oct 01, 2008
[	18	]	Network	Last updated: Jan 14, 2010
[	10	]	Registry Tools	Last updated: Dec 18, 2008
[	16	]	Restriction	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	523	]	Windows 2003	Last updated: Feb 18, 2010
[	5	]	Miscellaneous	Last updated: Apr 01, 2009
[	1155	]	Windows NT	Last updated: Jul 22, 2009
[	15	]	Applications	Last updated: Apr 01, 2009
[	10	]	Boot	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	12	]	Command Prompt	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	26	]	Customization	Last updated: Jun 22, 2004
[	13	]	IE and Explorer	Last updated: Jun 15, 2006
[	34	]	Miscellaneous	Last updated: Mar 07, 2005
[	10	]	Performance	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	9	]	Security	Last updated: Aug 21, 2008
[	17	]	TroubleShooting	Last updated: Jan 07, 2009
[	197	]	Windows Server 2008	Last updated: Mar 09, 2010
[	188	]	Windows Vista	Last updated: Mar 03, 2010
[	158	]	Admin Tips	Last updated: Jan 14, 2010
[	37	]	Administration	Last updated: Jul 29, 2009
[	1	]	Application Compatibility	Last updated: Jan 17, 2008
[	1	]	Built-in Diagnostics	Last updated: Jun 25, 2009
[	45	]	Deployment	Last updated: Apr 29, 2009
[	12	]	Misc	Last updated: Jul 22, 2009
[	26	]	Networking	Last updated: Jan 14, 2010
[	12	]	Security	Last updated: Aug 12, 2009
[	24	]	Troubleshooting	Last updated: Jan 07, 2010
[	5	]	Registry Tips	Last updated: Jan 07, 2010
[	25	]	User Tips	Last updated: Mar 03, 2010
[	628	]	Windows XP	Last updated: Jan 14, 2010

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31) Disabling File and Folder Compression: Date - May 16, 2007; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Misc; How to disable file/folder compression on Windows Vista.
32) Disabling System Speaker Output from Virtual Server: Date - Dec 07, 2006; Rating - 5; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Virtual Platforms; The type of beep a virtual machine can push out from a virtual server is something that you may be dying to disable. This is how you do it.
33) Disk Cleanup in Windows Vista: Date - Oct 02, 2007; Rating - 5; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Misc; Windows Vista is just like any other operating system in that it uses a whole variety of temporary storage that must be cleaned occasionally. Here is how to do it.
34) Domain Logon Timeout for NetLogon due to slow WAN: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Network
35) Drag and Drop: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Miscellaneous
36) Drive letters and USB multi-card readers: Date - Jun 18, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Miscellaneous; How to get rid of drive letter clutter with readers for memory cards.
37) Dual Booting Windows 2000: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Booting
38) Dual Booting Windows 2000 and NT: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Installation
39) DumpEvt exports event logs into format suitable for importing into a database: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Event Logs
40) DumpReg dumps the registry in text format: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Registry
41) DynamicSiteName and SiteName – Which site a client computer belongs to?: Date - Jul 30, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Active Directory; If you are troubleshooting a client computer which always communicates to a domain controller in different site, you should look at the two registry entries explained in this article. This article applies to Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
42) Enhanced IDE Under Windows NT: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Miscellaneous
43) Eraser : securely deletes files: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Utilities; free advanced security tool for Windows which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns.
44) Essential Steps for Upgrading to Vista: Date - Feb 21, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; What you need to do before upgrading to Vista.
45) Fix a Stalled WSUS Update Service: Date - May 07, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Applications; I’ve heard many people complain about not being able to install WSUS because the service just won’t stay running. This is an easy fix.
46) Formatting USB Flash Drives Using exFAT: Date - Mar 03, 2010; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Misc; How to format a USB flash drive using the Extended FAT (exFAT) file system.
47) Geographically Dispersed Clusters in Windows Server 2003: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Network; 201 KB Microsoft Word file - This paper discusses multi-site network load balancing and server cluster configurations, along with how to deploy geographically dispersed clusters. Also covered are key server cluster features in Windows Server 2003.
48) Getting Madge PCMCIA Token Card to Join a Domain During Setup: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Miscellaneous
49) Hide Folders in Start Menu: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Hide
50) How To Browse NTDS.DIT Offline: Date - Jan 22, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Admin; This article shows how you can browse the NTDS.DIT (Active Directory database file) offline by using the DSAMIN command in Windows Server 2008.
51) How To Check If A PSO Has Been Applied To A User Or Group: Date - Sep 11, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Active Directory; Checking users' password policies in Windows Server 2008 domain.
52) How To Forcefully Close A File On Remote Computer Using Command Line?: Date - Aug 24, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Miscellaneous; This article explains the steps you can use to close a file forcefully on a remote computer.
53) How to Migrate XP to Vista When Using EFS: Date - Oct 23, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Miscellaneous; 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?
54) How to run your own application when Windows Starts?: Date - Sep 17, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Customization; This article explains a registry entry which you can use to run your application instead of Windows default Shell (Explorer.exe).
55) How to tell if a computer has been sysprepped.: Date - Jul 02, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; Here’s an easy way how you can tell if a computer has been sysprepped.
56) IDcide's Privacy Companion: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - IE and Explorer
57) IE Booster: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Utilities
58) Implementation details of Windows 2000 TCP/IP: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Network
59) Inetserv: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Email; freeware STMP/POP3/Finger server
60) Integrity Checking on Secure Channels with Domain Controllers: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Logon