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[	3384	]	Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base	Last updated: Nov 05, 2009
[	43	]	Active Directory	Last updated: Oct 22, 2009
[	17	]	Administrator	Last updated: Sep 24, 2009
[	27	]	Applications	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	35	]	DHCP and DNS	Last updated: Jan 27, 2009
[	14	]	Domain	Last updated: Dec 22, 2005
[	16	]	Email	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	12	]	Event log	Last updated: Oct 27, 2005
[	17	]	Exchange	Last updated: Jul 28, 2005
[	14	]	File Systems	Last updated: Jul 22, 2009
[	14	]	IIS	Last updated: Aug 10, 2005
[	11	]	Installation	Last updated: Oct 27, 2004
[	10	]	Migration	Last updated: Jul 05, 2007
[	74	]	Miscellaneous	Last updated: Sep 24, 2009
[	47	]	Network	Last updated: Jul 22, 2009
[	7	]	Replication	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	13	]	RFCs	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	58	]	Security	Last updated: Feb 04, 2009
[	5	]	Terminal Servers and Thin Clients	Last updated: Jul 28, 2009
[	37	]	TroubleShooting	Last updated: Dec 09, 2005
[	9	]	Updates	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	2	]	Virtual Platforms	Last updated: Nov 13, 2007
[	169	]	Admin Tips	Last updated: Nov 05, 2009
[	4	]	Registry Tips	Last updated: Sep 08, 2009
[	153	]	Admin Tips	Last updated: Aug 12, 2009
[	3	]	Registry Tips	Last updated: Sep 17, 2008
[	21	]	User Tips	Last updated: Jun 23, 2009
[	3	]	Collaboration and Sharing	Last updated: Feb 18, 2009
[	13	]	Misc	Last updated: Jun 23, 2009
[	2	]	Search	Last updated: Sep 09, 2008
[	3	]	Shell (GUI)	Last updated: Feb 25, 2009
[	16	]	Booting	Last updated: Dec 10, 2008
[	34	]	Customization	Last updated: Jul 30, 2009
[	9	]	Drivers	Last updated: Jul 31, 2007
[	13	]	IE and Explorer	Last updated: Jan 31, 2006
[	64	]	Miscellaneous	Last updated: Jul 22, 2009
[	61	]	Network	Last updated: Aug 12, 2009
[	67	]	Security	Last updated: Aug 12, 2009
[	46	]	TroubleShooting	Last updated: May 13, 2009
[	33	]	Utilities	Last updated: Sep 24, 2008

Miscellaneous Tips

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Free Online Network Security Auditors/Scanners: Date - Apr 01, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; 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; 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; 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; 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; Make life easier for your users by simplifying how they search for resources in Active Directory.