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Free Online Network Security Auditors/Scanners
Date - Apr 01, 2009
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Eric Geier
Section - Miscellaneous
Several free online tools to test your network's integrity.
"Access Is Denied" Error Message When You Try To Delete A File/Folder
Date - Jan 07, 2009
Rating - 5
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Miscellaneous
This article explains how you can use Process Explorer, a tool from Sysinternals (now subsidiary of Microsoft), to kill the lock on files and folders.
Want to Improve Group Policy?
Date - Jun 30, 2005
Rating - 2.4
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Miscellaneous
How to help Microsoft improve Group Policy and other aspects of Windows Server System platforms.
Remove Patch Uninstall Folders To Clean Hard Drive
Date - May 04, 2005
Rating - 3.4
Author - Tony Bradley
Section - Miscellaneous
Hard drives are cheap and people typically have more space than they know what to do with these days. But, that is no reason to just waste it. When you install Windows patches, hidden folders are created which contain the uninstall data. Viewing the hidden data on my computer, I found 50 or so patch uninstall folders taking up over 500 Mb of space on my drive.

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Fast Searching of Active Directory
Date - Apr 20, 2005
Rating - 4.3
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Miscellaneous
Make life easier for your users by simplifying how they search for resources in Active Directory.
Remove Patch Uninstall Folders To Clean Hard Drive
Date - May 04, 2005
Rating - 3.4
Author - Tony Bradley
Section - Miscellaneous
Hard drives are cheap and people typically have more space than they know what to do with these days. But, that is no reason to just waste it. When you install Windows patches, hidden folders are created which contain the uninstall data. Viewing the hidden data on my computer, I found 50 or so patch uninstall folders taking up over 500 Mb of space on my drive.

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Remove Patch Uninstall Folders To Clean Hard Drive
Date - May 04, 2005
Rating - 3.4
Author - Tony Bradley
Section - Miscellaneous
Hard drives are cheap and people typically have more space than they know what to do with these days. But, that is no reason to just waste it. When you install Windows patches, hidden folders are created which contain the uninstall data. Viewing the hidden data on my computer, I found 50 or so patch uninstall folders taking up over 500 Mb of space on my drive.
Fast Searching of Active Directory
Date - Apr 20, 2005
Rating - 4.3
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Miscellaneous
Make life easier for your users by simplifying how they search for resources in Active Directory.
Want to Improve Group Policy?
Date - Jun 30, 2005
Rating - 2.4
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Miscellaneous
How to help Microsoft improve Group Policy and other aspects of Windows Server System platforms.
"Access Is Denied" Error Message When You Try To Delete A File/Folder
Date - Jan 07, 2009
Rating - 5
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Miscellaneous
This article explains how you can use Process Explorer, a tool from Sysinternals (now subsidiary of Microsoft), to kill the lock on files and folders.

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