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How do I get Active Desktop/Quick Launch toolbar for Win95 or Windows NT 4.0? The Windows Desktop Update component included with Internet Explorer 4.0, 4.01, 4.01 Service Pack 1, 4.01 Service Pack 2, and Microsoft Windows 98 includes the following enhancements to the classic Windows shell: The Active Desktop. A single, customizable Explorer with Web…

In Exchange 2003 the Anti-Spam system is part of the exchange installation and can be enabled or disabled by marking the relevant component on the SMTP Virtual Server: https://petri.com/block_spam_with_exchange_2003.htm Exchange 2007 is built differently and a new element called Edge was added in order to handle Spam and Viruses, and because of this the traditional…

Description This utility enables an administrator to run batch files based on the user’s group membership without scripting complex batch files. Requirements: This tool requires Windows NT4 (with Active Directory Client), Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Server 2003. Note: Active Directory Client can be downloaded from HERE Read more about the Active Directory Client…

Information collected by Windows Update Does Windows Update collect personal information from your computer? Go to Windows Update, click on About Windows Update in the left side bar, and then scroll down to Windows Update Privacy Statement. From the Windows Update Privacy Statement: Windows Update is committed to protecting your privacy. To provide you with…

This tip is designed for increased BROADBAND speed in Windows XP, but it should work for 56k modems too. Note: You might also want to read the Increase Broadband Connection Speed in Windows XP/2003 tip for more info. QoS Packet Scheduler is a method of network bandwidth management that can monitor the importance of data…

How can I increase my hard disk speed in Windows XP/2003? To speed up your hard disk speed we need to configure a special buffer in the computer’s memory in order to enable it to better deal with interrupts made from the disk. This tip is only recommended if you have 256MB RAM or higher….

Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 is a server application that enables users to run a range of operating systems, including Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP Professional and Windows NT 4.0, plus a variety of legacy operating systems such as Windows 98. It will allow the operating systems to…

The Importance of Web Application Scanning White paper – November ‘05 Organizations need a Web application scanning solution that can scan for security loopholes in Web-based applications to prevent would-be hackers from gaining unauthorized access to corporate applications and data. Web applications are proving to be the weakest link in overall corporate security, even though…

How can I import saved queries to Windows Server 2003 AD Users & Computers? Windows Server 2003 AD Users and Computers has a new built-in feature called “Saved Queries”. With the Saved Queries feature we can now create our LDAP-based search strings and have them saved for future use, either in the DSA.MSC snap-in itself,…

Matthijs ten Seldam, who has developed VMRC+ (see my Manage Virtual Server Machines with VMRC Plus article for more info), has released a new tool that helps import Virtual Server or Virtual PC virtual machines to Hyper-V. You see, the VHD file is compatible between the two, but the configuration file format has changed. While…