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How can I restore the IFS Mapping for Drive M in Exchange Server 2003? MS KB 305145 has more info (Remove the M Drive Mapping in Exchange 2000). To restore the drive M mapping, use the script that is provided here: [this_link_has_been_removed] – 2kb) After you download and extract the drive M removal script, you…

Lately I began to use Windows Vista on my laptop computer, needless to say that one of the basic and first tasks that one will stumble upon when switching operating systems is the need to safely restore files and items from the old machine to the new one. Although Windows Vista comes with a file…

How do I restore my Exchange 2000/2003 server? One of the most important tasks for an Exchange administrator is the regular, day-by-day, backing up of all the Exchange databases. This can be easily accomplished by use of the built-in NTBACKUP.EXE software found on your Exchange 2000/2003 server. If the server running Exchange 2000/2003 is still…

In Windows XP, how can I revert to the good old search window that I used in Windows 2000? Windows XP has a sick and ugly search window which not only slows down your system but also personally makes me sick (not to mention that sorry-looking excuse of a dog they have there…)  To go…

In the Windows Server 2003 family, you can restore the Active Directory database if it becomes corrupted or is destroyed because of hardware or software failures. You must restore the Active Directory database when objects in Active Directory are changed or deleted. Note: There is an option to restore Active Directory objects that have been…

How to reset a forgotten password on your Alcatel SpeedTouch Home/Pro ADSL modem? This document describes how you can reset a forgotten password on an Alcatel SpeedTouch Home/Pro ADSL modem. Note: This is NOT the EXPERT password! This is the password you can configure (if you want) through the web interface of the modem, and…

How can I reset the language for the folder names inside my mailbox? In Exchange 2000/2003 and Outlook 2000/XP/2003, when one of the following conditions takes place, the default language names of the folders inside the user’s mailbox might change: You move a mailbox from one Exchange server to another Exchange server. You create a…

How can I reset the folder views in Windows XP? Sometimes the default folder views in Windows Explorer and My Computer in  XP can drive you nuts… The default views in Windows Explorer and My Computer in a out-of-the-box Windows XP computer are not the same as we were used to in W2K and Windows…

Step 1 Restart Windows 2003 in Directory Service Restore Mode. Note: At startup, press F8 and choose Directory Service Restore Mode. It disables Active Directory. When the login screen appears, log on as Local Administrator. You now have full access to the computer resources, but you cannot make any changes to Active Directory. Step 2…

Note: In order to successfully use this trick you must first use one of the password resetting tools available on the Forgot the Administrator’s Password? page. The reason for that is that you need to have the local administrator’s password in order to perform the following tip, and if you don’t have it, then the…