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How can I make Windows XP boot faster? You can make Windows XP boot faster by 5 – 15 seconds (on some machines). To do so do the following: Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Locate the following key in the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SessionManager\MemoryManagement\PrefetchParameters Make sure you backup the keys by exporting them to a .reg file. On…

How can I easily give someone the Log On Locally user right on a Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 Domain Controllers? In Windows 2000 (and Windows Server 2003) servers that are configured as Domain Controllers only 5 groups have the right to log on locally on the computer. Those groups are: Administrators, Account, Print,…

There are many tools and utilities designed to do so, but none are native W2K GUI. There are no graphical or command line utilities that produce comprehensive reports on groups, users and permissions included with the Windows Operating System or the Resource Kit. The NET commands and the Windows Resource Kit ADDUSERS.EXE and PERMS.EXE utilities…

Download the Virtual Machine Additions for Linux, available from Microsoft Connect (see link below) in order to improve the experience of running qualified Linux distributions on Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1. The Virtual Machine Additions for Linux provide the following capabilities: Guest and host synchronization for time synchronization, for heartbeat generation, and for coordinated shutdown…

Here is Daniel’s List of Recommended Web links: (Sorted in some freestyle alphabetical order) Great Microsoft-related Knowledge Bases These are the ones I’m currently using. Note that a very short description doesn’t imply that the featured site is less useful than one with a long description: Link Description Brian Madden Great resource for Citrix, Terminal…

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Why does Outlook still show only the basic Public Folders structure although I’ve created additional Public Folder hierarchies? When you install Exchange, a default public folder hierarchy is created. All MAPI clients such as Microsoft Outlook can access this public folder hierarchy to read messages and store documents. You can create subfolders to reflect the…

In Exchange 2000/2003 Server, can anyone create new Public Folders? How can I limit the creation of top-level Exchange Public Folders? The highest Public Folder in a hierarchy is called a Top-Level Public Folder. By default, all users in the Exchange Organization can create Top-Level Public Folders; however, you can change the default with the…

These LDAP search strings are good for Saved Queries in Windows Server 2003 AD Users and Computers, Query-based Distribution Groups and Exchange 2000/2003 Recipient Policies and Address Lists. In order to use the LDAP strings please consult your product help. Most regular LDAP searches can be easily done via the provided GUI (such as in a…

באילו âøñàåú עברית יצאו המוצרים השונים של מיקרוסופט? איזו גירסה של Internet Explorer עלי להתקין על מערכת ההפעלה שברשותי? מסמך זה מתאר את âøñàåú העברית השונות שיצאו למוצרי מיקרוסופט השונים, ביניהם מערכות הפעלה ומוצרי אופיס, ומסביר אילו âøñàåú של Internet Explorer יש להתקין על מערכת ההפעלה שברשותכם. מסמך זה נמצא במקור בלינק הבא: http://www.microsoft.com/israel/downloads/osversion.mspx מערכות…