Daniel Petri

Windows 7’s Backup and Restore tool allows you to backup and restore individual files, groups of files, or all of the files that you have backed up. One possible use for it is when something goes terribly wrong with your operating system, causing you to have to either format and re-install, or use the System Image backup you created. In this article, MVP Daniel Petri will show you how to successfully restore your Windows 7 computer to working status.

By using the new Windows 7 Backup and Restore tool you can restore individual files, groups of files, or all of the files that you have backed up. Hopefully, one will never need it. But in case they do, in this article, MVP Daniel Petri explains the process.

When using the Backup and Restore tool in Windows 7, an important aspect of the backup job is the proper selection of backup target. In this article, MVP Daniel Petri continues the Windows 7 backup series with important information to help you choose where to save your backup.

In Windows Vista, the Backup Status and Configuration tool was the place where one could (at least try to) backup pictures, music, media and documents on their computer. However, as many users found, it just didn’t allow for some key configuration options. In Windows 7 this has changed, and it seems quite likely that we’ll finally get a good backup tool. In this article, MVP Daniel Petri takes you inside Windows 7 Backup & Restore .

One of the most annoying facts about the Microsoft System Center Operations Manager console (also known as OpsMgr) is that it is too silent… Sometimes you simply wish there was a simple beep or other sound alert coming out of it. In this article, MVP Daniel Petri passes along a great solution for how to make that happen.

In many enterprises, the organization policy is to add end users to the local Administrators group on their assigned PC; often to allow legacy applications which require administrative privileges to run correctly. However, there’s a great risk in setting the end users as local administrators… information security. In this article MVP Daniel Petri presents a few better and more secure options.

Daniel Petri will be attending the Infosecurity Europe 2009 which will take place next week at Earls Court, London. Daniel would be happy to meet and talk with forum and site members. Email Daniel ([email protected]) if you’re in the area. Daniel who is holding the role of VP Technologies at ObserveIT will demonstrate the unique…

A new version of Windows Server 2008 has been announced: Windows Server 2008 Foundation. In this article, MVP Daniel Petri examines the benefits and limitations of this new addition to the Windows Server family; geared towards smaller and growing organizations.

In the past few months, Microsoft has begun an interesting project to build out automated solutions for many KB articles that allow administrators to perform some necessary fixes without having to manually intervene with the operating system. These are the “Fix It For Me” articles. In this article, MVP Daniel Petri introduces this new resource.

This tip was submitted by Sorin Solomon, one of the Petri forums moderators: Those who followed the instructions in the article Installing Remote Server Administrative Tools on Windows Vista have probably noticed that even after installing the required RSAT tools on Windows Vista, few tabs are missing in the User properties in Active Directory Users…

Exchange Server 2007 SP2 is a mission-critical update that provides administrators with advanced protection options against e-mail security threats, such as spam and viruses, as well as the tools to help manage internal compliance and high availability needs. Download details: Exchange Server 2007 SP2: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=4c4bd2a3-5e50-42b0-8bbb-2cc9afe3216a Since Exchange Server 2007 has been originally offered as either…

In order to successfully install Hyper-V on a Windows Server 2008 server, you must meet the required system and hardware prerequisites. One of these is to have a hardware that’s capable of running 64-bit operating systems. Furthermore, there are versions of Windows Server 2008 that do not support Hyper-V at all. In this article, MVP Daniel Petri will show you how to determine the system’s operating system version and architecture type.