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How can I change the Recovery Console Administrator password on a Domain Controller? When you promote a Windows 2000 Server-based computer to a domain controller, you are prompted to type a Directory Service Restore Mode Administrator password. This password is also used by Recovery Console, and is separate from the Administrator password that is stored…

Sometimes you need to assign more then one email address to one object (user or group) from various reasons and make this new email address the default email address (this is email address that the recipient side will see and reply). In Exchange 2000 / 2003 servers all you have to do, is to create…

How can I change or add OEM logo and information on my computer? By default, the General tab (right-click My Computer, or double-click System in Control Panel, or press the ÿ + BREAK keys on your keyboard) contains information on the Windows version, processor, memory, registered user and registration identity. Optional items include the manufacturer…

Can I change the Default NumLock Key State? You sure can! The NumLock key is a key that toggles the state of the Numbers section of the keyboard (you know, the right-hand side keys duh…) The state of the NumLock key can be set in three ways: In the BIOS (not all computers have that…

How can I change the mouse’s wheel scroll rate? The mouse wheel is very handy when you want to scroll through Office documents or Web pages.  By default, wheel mice move up or down three lines for each notch you roll on the mouse wheel. While you can adjust this setting within the software that…

How can I change the default location of the i386 folder? After installing Windows 2000 or XP, if I ever need to add a component to it (like DHCP etc.) it always asks me for the CD, even if I copy the i386 files to my local drive. Can I fix this? Yes you sure…

Can I change the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) color to something other than blue? You sure can! In Windows 2000/XP/2003, each time the Windows Kernel crashes, a blue screen appears, giving the administrator some clues and information as to what has caused the error. This screen, because of its blue color and catastrophic nature,…

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…