Daniel Petri

One of an administrator‘s main chores is the tedious task of having to go through server event logs and monitor them for any error, warning, or abnormal event. Naturally, many management and monitoring tools such as Microsoft MOM or System Center Operation Manager 2007 do just that – monitor these events for you. However, in…

How does EFS work? EFS uses an encryption attribute to designate files for EFS protection. When a file’s encryption attribute is on, EFS stores the file as encrypted cipher text. When an authorized user opens an encrypted file in an application, EFS decrypts the file in the background and provides a plaintext copy to the…

How to ask a question? (or – How do I ask a question on a professional forum/newsgroup without getting flamed?) How many times did you post a question on a technical newsgroup or forum, waited quite a lot of time for an answer, and the only thing you got was either a long silence, or…

How do I install Active Directory on my Windows 2000 Server? First make sure you read and understand Active Directory Installation Requirements. If you don’t comply with all the requirements of that article you will not be able to set up your AD (for example: you don’t have a NIC or you’re using a computer…

I’m a Lamer! How do I install Active Directory on my Windows 2000 Server? You can configure your server as a Domain Controller manually (as covered in How to Install Active Directory on W2K), but if you don’t have the time, skill, brains or will to do it manually, it can still be done with…

I’m a Lamer! How do I install Active Directory on my Windows 2000 Server? You can configure your server as a Domain Controller manually (as covered in How to Install Active Directory on W2K), but if you don’t have the time, skill, brains or will to do it manually, it can still be done with…

Installing Active Directory isn’t always a straightforward process, so Daniel Petri walks you through an AD install for Windows Server 2003.

How do I install a second Domain Controller in my Active Directory domain on my Windows 2003 Server? First make sure you read and understand Active Directory Installation Requirements. If you don’t comply with all the requirements of that article you will not be able to set up your AD (for example: you don’t have…

How should I post messages to newsgroups without getting spam and viruses? Featured Product: Free AntiSpam for Exchange! DNS Blacklist checking & more – GFI MailEssentials. A fully functional 30-day trial is available for download. Newsgroups allow you to “post” messages (called a “posting”), respond to others’ posts, and even download files they’ve left there…

Description This utility changes desktop icons, start-menu icons and quick-launch icons as well as proxy settings whenever the computer’s IP address is changed. It is also capable of running scripts whenever the IP address changes. Here are a number of usage scenarios: Configure a laptop computer to automatically set the organizational proxy server as the…

Where can I download Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 2 from? Why should I install it anyway? Although made obsolete by IE 6.0 and now IE 6.0 SP1, Internet Explorer 5.01 SP2 is still a valid option for many Windows 9X users. See the Download Other IE Versions page for other IE versions. Internet Explorer…

Where can I download Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 from? Why should I install it anyway? Although made obsolete by IE 6.0 and now IE 6.0 SP1, Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2 is still a valid option for many users. Note: Microsoft has stopped supporting Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2. To download IE5.5 SP2 you’ll need…