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31) Troubleshooting Windows XP Shutdown and Restart problems: Date - May 10, 2004; Rating - 2.7; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - TroubleShooting
32) Manage the DNS resolver cache with IPCONFIG: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.6; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Network; Manage the DNS resolver cache with IPCONFIG
33) 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.
34) Enabling the NumLock Key: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Customization
35) Keyfinder retrieves your Product Key (cd key) from registry: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.8; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Utilities
36) Change default application installation folder: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.4; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Miscellaneous
37) Use netsh to configure your laptop's nic for different networks: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Utilities
38) Enforce strong passwords: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.1; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Security
39) XP : speedup access to network shares: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.9; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Network
40) Shared printer separator page for Windows 2000 and Windows XP: Date - Dec 17, 2004; Rating - 4.2; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Network
41) Disable CD autoplay in Windows XP Home: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Customization
42) Configure Account Lockout Policies: Date - Dec 01, 2004; Rating - 3.8; Author - Tony Bradley; Section - Security; Given enough time and potential to try multiple username and password combinations an attacker might eventually succeed in compromising the security of a server or other computer. Account lockout policies allow you to set thresholds to automatically shut down an account if too many incorrect username and password combinations are attempted in order to protect the machine.
43) Rename The Administrator Account: Date - Feb 25, 2005; Rating - 3.4; Author - Tony Bradley; Section - Security; Some experts say that renaming the Administrator account is pointless. Any worthy hacker knows that the true Administrator account has a unique identifier and how to find it. But, that doesn't mean you need to make it easy for the hackers who aren't worthy.
44) Microsoft L2TP/IPSec VPN Client for Windows 2000 and XP: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.1; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Network
45) Tlist / tasklist / PUlist lists active tasks and processes: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.6; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Utilities
46) Sample security policies and guidelines: Date - Nov 09, 2004; Rating - 2.4; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Security
47) XP schtasks commandline utility replaces AT.exe: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.9; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Utilities
48) Windows XP update for Easy CD Creator 5 is now available: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.3; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Utilities
49) Perl for Windows: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.4; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Miscellaneous
50) Disable Enumeration of SID's: Date - Mar 08, 2005; Rating - 4.5; Author - Tony Bradley; Section - Security; One way for an attacker to scope out a target system and, particularly, to identify the Administrator account so they can focus their efforts on the account with the most privileges is to list, or enumerate, the SID's (serial identifiers) on a Windows machine.
51) Reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP to initial settings using netsh: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Network
52) Map Your Network For Better Protection and Incident Response: Date - Apr 01, 2005; Rating - 3.7; Author - Tony Bradley; Section - Security; It is difficult to protect devices that you don't even know exist. In larger enterprises it is very easy to lose track of the asset inventory which leads to complacency about rogue devices. In order to effectively protect the network and to respond to incidents efficiently, an updated asset inventory and network map should always be handy.
53) Windows Media Player Tips: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.3; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Miscellaneous
54) Wireless penetration testing resources: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Network
55) Disable automatic share and print discovery in Windows XP: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.1; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Network
56) Open a command prompt in any folder using Windows Explorer: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - IE and Explorer
57) Put XP Start menu icons on the Desktop: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.3; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Customization
58) Disabling the RunAs Command: Date - Mar 22, 2005; Rating - 4.3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Security; To enhance security you can prevent users from using the RunAs command.
59) Windows XP versus Windows 2000 Performance: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 1.4; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Miscellaneous
60) netcat ( nc ) utility resources: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Network