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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
[	489	]	Admin Tips	Last updated: Feb 18, 2010
[	46	]	Active Directory	Last updated: Jan 27, 2010
[	17	]	Administrator	Last updated: Sep 24, 2009
[	27	]	Applications	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	38	]	DHCP and DNS	Last updated: Feb 18, 2010
[	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
[	123	]	Registry Tips	Last updated: Feb 18, 2010
[	136	]	User Tips	Last updated: Jan 27, 2010
[	523	]	Windows 2003	Last updated: Feb 18, 2010
[	510	]	Admin Tips	Last updated: Feb 18, 2010
[	6	]	Registry Tips	Last updated: Sep 08, 2009
[	5	]	User Tips	Last updated: Apr 01, 2009
[	1155	]	Windows NT	Last updated: Jul 22, 2009
[	590	]	Admin Tips	Last updated: Jul 22, 2009
[	419	]	Registry Tips	Last updated: Dec 10, 2008
[	5	]	Audit	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	7	]	Command Shell	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	16	]	Customization	Last updated: Sep 17, 2008
[	22	]	DC and DNS	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	24	]	Disable	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	5	]	Event Logs	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	13	]	Hardware	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	13	]	Hide	Last updated: Mar 22, 2006
[	38	]	IE and Explorer	Last updated: Mar 22, 2006
[	18	]	Logon	Last updated: Sep 17, 2008
[	90	]	Miscellaneous	Last updated: Dec 14, 2004
[	85	]	Network	Last updated: Feb 28, 2005
[	7	]	Password	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	14	]	Print	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	25	]	Registry	Last updated: Dec 10, 2008
[	14	]	Restriction	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	6	]	Shutdown	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	17	]	Utilities	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	146	]	User Tips	Last updated: Apr 01, 2009
[	197	]	Windows Server 2008	Last updated: Mar 09, 2010
[	193	]	Admin Tips	Last updated: Mar 09, 2010
[	4	]	Registry Tips	Last updated: Sep 08, 2009
[	188	]	Windows Vista	Last updated: Mar 03, 2010
[	158	]	Admin Tips	Last updated: Jan 14, 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
[	7	]	Command shell	Last updated: Jan 18, 2006
[	15	]	Customization	Last updated: Sep 09, 2009
[	12	]	Disable - Hide	Last updated: Mar 22, 2006
[	6	]	IE	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	23	]	Miscellaneous	Last updated: Dec 10, 2008
[	11	]	Network	Last updated: Jun 19, 2008
[	12	]	Security	Last updated: Jul 05, 2006
[	12	]	Boot	Last updated: Oct 01, 2008
[	8	]	Command Prompt	Last updated: Apr 20, 2004
[	40	]	Customization	Last updated: Jun 26, 2008
[	14	]	IE and Explorer	Last updated: Apr 23, 2008
[	39	]	Miscellaneous	Last updated: Jun 18, 2009
[	25	]	Network and Security	Last updated: Jan 14, 2010
[	5	]	Outlook and Outlook Express	Last updated: Sep 09, 2009
[	11	]	Performance	Last updated: Jan 09, 2008
[	20	]	TroubleShooting	Last updated: Sep 16, 2005
[	24	]	Utilities	Last updated: Apr 08, 2009

Miscellaneous Tips

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Why is there no CLI Telnet in Windows Server 2008?: Date - Dec 11, 2007; Rating - 5; Author - David Davis; Like me, I am sure you are used to running telnet in Windows. it isn't there anymore in Windows Server 2008. Find out what to do in this article...
How To Forcefully Close A File On Remote Computer Using Command Line?: Date - Aug 24, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains the steps you can use to close a file forcefully on a remote computer.
When to use GPT disks: Date - May 21, 2009; Rating - 3.7; Author - Mitch Tulloch; When you should choose GPT disks over MBR.
Enable Network Support for the Recycle Bin: Date - Jul 22, 2009; Rating - 3.2; Author - Eric Geier; Using a Recycle Bin replacement to protect network shares.
Managing Hardware RAID Using Diskraid: Date - Mar 09, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to manage hardware RAID using the Diskraid command
Search for Files on Server Core: Date - Feb 24, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to search for files or folders on a volume on a Server Core computer.
Enabling BugcheckOnCorrupt for NTFS Volumes: Date - Mar 03, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to enable BugcheckOnCorrupt for advanced self-healing of NTFS volumes on Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008.
When not to use NTFS compression: Date - Mar 04, 2009; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; NTFS compression usually works fine on client systems, but be careful using it on servers.
How To Allow System State Backups To Critical Volumes In Windows Server 2008?: Date - Jan 14, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains a registry hack you can use to allow System State to be backed up to a critical volume in Windows Server 2008.
Enable Remote Desktop for Server Core: Date - Apr 30, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Chris Sanders; One of the first tasks you may want to do on Windows Server 2008 Server core is to enable remote desktop. Here is how to do it.