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Active Directory snapshots in Windows Server 2008 is a cool trick any IT pro should be aware of. By using this feature, you can either manually, or programmatically, create snapshots of the Active Directory database at a given time. These snapshots can be stored on the local hard disk of the Domain Controller (DC), or…

With the release of Exchange 2007 in the beginning of 2007, Microsoft has continued on building the mobile usage and capabilities of Exchange Server, features that were first introduced in Exchange 2003 RTM. In this article I will try to describe the changes found in Exchange 2007 when compared to the list of features we…

Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 offer two types of disk storage: basic and dynamic. Basic Disk Storage Basic storage uses normal partition tables supported by MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP. A disk…

DHCP Learning Labs A review of Train Signal’s Windows 2000/2003 DHCP Video Lab Training – Product Details. See more details at Train Signal’s website. DHCP, simple eh!  Set it up, add an IP range and exclusions, put in some scope options and that’s it.  WRONG!!  DHCP is a very simple utility to use but it is also a…

If you have ever had to move a DHCP Server from one physical server to another, you know that the process isn’t exactly fun or intuitive if the servers are running Windows Server 2003. Fortunately, when Microsoft created Windows Server 2008, they completely redesigned the administrative interface, and in doing so, also made DHCP much…

How can I determine who are the current FSMO Roles holders in my domain/forest? Windows 2000/2003 Active Directory domains utilize a Single Operation Master method called FSMO (Flexible Single Master Operation), as described in Understanding FSMO Roles in Active Directory. The five FSMO roles are: Schema master – Forest-wide and one per forest. Domain naming…

How do I use Group Policy to deploy Windows XP in a Windows 2000 network? You can use Group Policy to make a Windows XP Professional upgrade available to the Windows 2000 Professional workstations in your network. Create a folder to hold the Windows Installer package (Winnt32.msi) on a network server. Give the folder the…

Can I use Remote Installation Server (RIS) to deploy the Recovery Console to my client machines? You can use an RIS to boot the client to Windows 2000 text-mode Setup, and then select the Recovery Console option. WARNING : This process is to be used only when recovery of the system is needed. This process resets…

Sometimes you want to delete a file but when you do so an error message pops and tells you it cannot be done. Method #1 – Kill explorer.exe Do successfully delete an undeletable file that is caught be the explorer.exe process (and most of them are) do the following: Open a Command Prompt window and…

How can I delete the Recovery Console? To delete the Recovery Console follow these steps: Open My Computer. Double-click the hard drive on which you installed the Recovery Console. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options. Click the View tab. Click Show hidden files and folders, clear the Hide protected operating system files check box,…