IT Knowledgebase Articles

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,…

How can I delete the Recycle Bin icon from the desktop in Windows XP/2003? To delete the Recycle Bin icon from the Windows XP/2003 desktop follow these steps: Open Registry Editor. In Registry Editor, navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerDesktopNameSpace Find the following key: {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} Delete the above key. Note: As always, before making…

Sometimes one might need to delete many messages from one or more mailboxes. This might happen when trying to stop someone from reading an e-mail message you‘ve sent by mistake (assuming he or she didn‘t open his or her mailbox yet), deleting an infected attachment or even removing an appointment that was sent to 100…

Can I delete the Internet Explorer Address Bar History? Sure you can! When you use Internet Explorer to browse to a website and do so by directly typing the URL in the address bar, the URL you’ve typed will be saved. This is useful for your own use, but in case you’re using a computer…

How can I delete a failed Domain Controller object from Active Directory? When you try to remove a domain controller from your Active Directory domain by using Dcpromo.exe and fail, or when you began to promote a member server to be a Domain Controller and failed (the reasons for your failure are not important for…