IT Knowledgebase Articles

Performing an offline defragmentation of the Active Directory database is a great way to reclaim lost disk space if the system volume on your domain controller begins to run low on space. In this Article, Brien Posey shows you how the process for doing so has changed in Windows Server 2008.

The Event Viewer is one of the few components that has changed very little since the days of Windows NT. This tired interface received an overhaul in Windows Server 2008, and now includes the option of creating custom views. In this article, Brien Posey shows you how to use this new feature.

As with Windows Vista, most of Windows 7’s network configuration tasks are performed through the Network and Sharing Center. In this article, Brien Posey takes you on a tour of the Windows Sharing Center’s latest incarnation.

The process of creating new Exchange Server mailboxes can be tedious, boring, and prone to errors. However, Brien Posey explains how you can use recipient template objects to make the mailbox creation process quicker, easier, and less prone to error.

Windows Vista (and Windows Server 2008 and even Windows 7 for that matter) are configured so that after the installation completes and the user first logs on, the desktop is totally empty from any icons, and only the Recycle bin is present. While this setup might fit some users, most users want control over their old desktop icons. In this article, MVP Daniel Petri will show you how to do that.

Windows 7 (currently in beta) has a bunch of cool new capabilities that might come in handy for a lot of users. Some good, some bad, some a welcome change, others are a thing to get used to, in this article, MVP Daniel Petri will walk you through some of the new features found in the Windows 7 taskbar.

Microsoft’s System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) really improves an administrator’s ability to manage virtual machines in the enterprise. In this article, Brien Posey shows you how to install this handy management tool.

Working with the Command Prompt is one of an IT Professional’s required skills. In previous Windows operating systems, one could drag and object to an open Command Prompt window in order to ease our work. Somehow, this useful feature wend away in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. In this article by Daniel Petri, we’ll see if we get it back in Windows 7.

Learn how to Upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 Ultimate, step by step, from a Microsoft expert! There is more to it that you may think.

In this article Christian Mohn shows you how you can install the Windows 7 beta in VMware Server.
Get in on the Windows 7 action now, and see what all the fuss is about!