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50 most wanted Articles, Tips and Tricks on Petri.co.il by Daniel Petri Based upon most updated statistics, these are the 50 top most requested pages on my site (updated January 2007): Number 1: Forgot the Administrator’s Password? Ok, so you say you forgot your Windows administrator’s password, huh? Oh well, it doesn’t really matter if…

Tips and Tricks This section contains a huge collection of Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Active Directory, Security, Exchange 2000 and 2003 and Alcatel related articles, tips & tricks, whitepapers, useful tools and more. See the 50 Top Rated Articles, Tips and Tricks page for more info. Available sections Active Directory Alcatel Anti-Spam…

When Microsoft created Windows Server 2008, one of their many goals was to simplify the deployment process. In fact, you can perform a manual server installation with just a few mouse clicks. One of the side effects to such a minimalist approach to the installation process though, is that you may find yourself having to…

How can I test RPC over HTTP/S on Exchange 2003? RPC over HTTP/S is a cool method for connecting your Outlook 2003 client to the corporate Exchange Server 2003 from the Internet or WAN, without the need to establish a VPN session to the corporate LAN and/or needing to open many ports on your corporate…

How can I test to see if my SMTP service is ready to receive incoming mail? There are a couple of ways to verify if the SMTP service is working properly: Testing with an e-mail client First, you can choose to use a standard Internet e-mail client program, such as Microsoft Outlook Express, for a…

How to Temporarily Increase the Exchange 2000 16-Gigabyte Database Size Limit? MS KB 813051 has info on this issue: The Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server message database (MDB) automatically shuts down and does not restart when it reaches the maximum size limit that is permitted. This behavior is by design to prevent the database from trying…

How do I temporarily disable the automatic download of Windows XP SP2? Windows XP SP2 was released to the Windows Update – Auto Update tool in the middle of August 2004. While recognizing the security benefits of Windows XP SP2, some organizations have requested the ability to temporarily disable delivery of this update via Automatic…

Work with the TechNet Exchange Virtual Labs Great new resource from Microsoft: The TechNet Virtual Labs! Ever wanted to test Microsoft’s newest software in a sandbox environment? Wouldn’t it be great to be able to test new servers immediately, without formatting hard drives or dedicating one or more computers to the project? Now you can,…

Work with the TechNet Exchange 2007 Virtual Labs Great resource from Microsoft: The TechNet Virtual Labs, and now, featuring Exchange Server 2007! Ever wanted to test Microsoft’s newest software in a sandbox environment? Wouldn’t it be great to be able to test new servers immediately, without formatting hard drives or dedicating one or more computers…

Microsoft KB 842851 has more info: Tar pitting is the practice of deliberately inserting a delay into certain SMTP communications that are associated with spam or with other unwanted traffic. The tar pit feature works by slowing all responses that contain SMTP protocol 5.x.x error codes. By slowing an SMTP conversation, you can reduce the…