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As with many network-related systems, sometime we are faced with specific network issues causing us to lose connectivity to certain systems. These issues could be caused by an assortment of reasons, beginning with basic TCP/IP configuration errors, network device malfunctions, cabling problems, firewall configurations and other problems. Most of these issues might be easily overruled…

One of the most significant security enhancements to Windows Vista was the addition of a technology called BitLocker Encryption. Unlike EFS, rather than simply encrypting a single file, BitLocker, combined with a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip on a PC’s motherboard, encrypts the entire hard disk or partition, thus making the system more secure. Since…

Perhaps one of the biggest problems with e-mail (besides the spam issue) is the fact that not many people know how to properly format their e-mail messages. Properly writing your e-mail is generally known as “e-mail netiquette”. The rules of e-mail Netiquette are not “rules” that are written or governed by any authority, but are considered…

How can I edit additional attributes for user objects in Active Directory Users and Computers? As mentioned in my Add Additional Attributes to the User Objects article, an administrator can easily add additional attributes to existing object classes in the Active Directory Schema. Although extending the Schema is not for the faint of heart, and…

How can I edit registry settings for users other than myself? From an account with Administrator level access: Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). In Regedit, highlight the HKEY_USERS key and go to File, Load Hive. Use the File Open dialog to go to the Documents and Settings<username> folder, where <username> is the account you wish to…

ARTICLE UPDATE 6-23-2008:Our article covering the Core Configurator utility was one of the most popular articles on the Petri Knowledgebase. Unfortunately, we had to remove articles related to that topic and the link to the CoreConfigurator tool due to circumstances that were beyond our control. Please stay tuned for more information that will be posted…

How can I work with NT 4.0 and Win98 clients in a Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 Domain? Microsoft has developed extensions for the Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0 operating systems that allow those client platforms to take advantage of features provided by the Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 Active…

Downloads This page contains a collection of download links and tips, all related to Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Exchange 2000, Exchange Server 2003 and Office XP/2003. Please feel free to contact me if you’d like to contribute to this section . Available topics (Sorted in alphabetical order) Press CTRL+F to search the…

Where can I download Windows XP Update Rollup 1? Update – SP2 is out On August 9, 2004, Microsoft released SP2 for Windows XP. SP2 is the latest collection of updates for Windows XP. See the Download Windows XP SP2 page for more info, and the Windows 2000/XP SP Slipstreaming page for info on how…

Download the updated System Preparation tool for Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005. The Windows XP Corporate Deployment Tools (deploy.cab) assists system administrators in installing Windows XP on multiple computers. This file contains updates to Setup Manager, the Sysprep utility, and related documentation. MS KB 838080…