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The System Restore program created restore points whenever you installed a new hotfix, service pack or even (some) applications, and you could also create restore points manually. You can read more about it in my “Using System Restore in Windows Vista” article. Note that System Restore is not intended for backing up personal files, so…

How do I change the intrasite replication interval in Windows 2000 for domain information? Active Directory intrasite replication for naming context data doesn’t occur until 5 minutes after a change. When you make a change to the naming context (i.e., domain) data, the DC’s local copy of Active Directory (AD) records the change, then the…

When you add drives to your computer, such as an extra hard drive, a CD drive, or a storage device that corresponds to a drive, Windows automatically assigns letters to the drives. However, this assignment might not suit your system; for example, you might have mapped a network drive to the same letter that Windows…

Last week I came across a weird issue with a few Windows XP Pro computers that were part of an Active Directory domain. In some cases, most likely after playing with the computer’s registry, you might find that a computer running Windows XP Professional has problems in logging on. You enter your username and password,…

Some of you remember how it was possible to change the boot logo screen of Windows 95/98. I’m not sure why anyone would go into the trouble of actually doing it, but it seems that it is possible to do the same for Windows Vista. By using a freeware 3rd-party tool called Vista Boot Logo…

This page will keep record of the most up-to-date certification requirements as posted by Microsoft on their public certification pages and on various certification related newsgroups and forums. On December 2nd 2002, Microsoft has updated their Microsoft Certification Requirements page. Furthermore, on February 17th 2003 Microsoft has officially published the certification requirements for the new…

Trying to install Windows Vista on a computer with more than 3 GB of RAM might cause a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death, or more better known as a STOP error). Or at least that’s what Microsoft KB 929777 is all about. When you try to install Windows Vista, you may receive an error message…

How can I temporarily bypass the Welcome Screen in Windows XP? Windows XP uses that idiot proof welcome screen where all one has to do is click the stupid icon of a user and wham! He’s logged on. Not only does the welcome screen hog resources, but it’s bound to another XP feature – the…

In Windows Server 2008 (and previous Microsoft operating systems) you must activate your computer in order to use it legally. You have 30 days after installing Windows to activate it online or by telephone. If this 30-day period expires before you complete activation, Windows will stop working. If this happens, you won’t be able to…

This package includes tools and best guidance documents to effectively deploy Windows Vista and Office 2007 across the enterprise.  This deployment package has leveraged the lessons learned from previous versions of Windows install scenarios to give you the best practices for quick and easy deployment plans including sample templates and software. These tools and practices…