Daniel Petri

Through several registry modifications, you can create an enhanced “right-click” menu for the Recycle Bin. The new options will allow you to delete the temporary files in the following two directories: %UserProfile%AppDataLocalTemp and %SystemRoot%Temp. Additionally, another menu will be created that will allow you to run the disk cleanup utility. Please be aware that this…

I’m probably revealing a little too much about my age, but when I first started working with Windows Server, the current version was Windows NT Server 3.5. One of the interesting things about that version of Windows was that like all of its successors, it had the ability to host network print queues. At the…

These LDAP search strings are good for Saved Queries in Windows Server 2003 AD Users and Computers, Query-based Distribution Groups and Exchange 2000/2003 Recipient Policies and Address Lists. In order to use the LDAP strings please consult your product help. Most regular LDAP searches can be easily done via the provided GUI (such as in a…

In Exchange 2000/2003 Server, can anyone create new Public Folders? How can I limit the creation of top-level Exchange Public Folders? The highest Public Folder in a hierarchy is called a Top-Level Public Folder. By default, all users in the Exchange Organization can create Top-Level Public Folders; however, you can change the default with the…

Why does Outlook still show only the basic Public Folders structure although I’ve created additional Public Folder hierarchies? When you install Exchange, a default public folder hierarchy is created. All MAPI clients such as Microsoft Outlook can access this public folder hierarchy to read messages and store documents. You can create subfolders to reflect the…

Forgot the Administrator’s Password? – Reset Domain Admin Password in Windows 2000 AD Note: In order to successfully use this trick you must first use one of the password resetting tools available on the Forgot the Administrator’s Password? page. The reason for that is that you need to have the local administrator’s password in order…

One of the first tasks that one performs right after finishing the installation of a new operating system is to install all the required additional applications and change the system’s settings to match their own requirements. One of the most frequently used applications I install on my machine is Adobe Acrobat Reader (see http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html for…

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Note: In order to successfully use this trick you must first use one of the password resetting tools available on the Forgot the Administrator’s Password? page. The reason for that is that you need to have the local administrator’s password in order to perform the following tip, and if you don’t have it, then the…

In our previous article, “VMware Versions Compared“, we compared the various products in VMware’s product line. For example, the difference between VMware Server, Workstation, and Server ESX. In this article, we will focus specifically on the VMware ESX product line and the VMware virtualization suite called VMware Infrastructure. With a variety of VMware Infrastructure suites…

How can I reset the folder views in Windows XP? Sometimes the default folder views in Windows Explorer and My Computer in  XP can drive you nuts… The default views in Windows Explorer and My Computer in a out-of-the-box Windows XP computer are not the same as we were used to in W2K and Windows…

Can I rename my Windows 2000 Domain? The short answer is YES and NO. 🙂 You can rename a Windows 2000 Server AD Domain only if it’s still configured as a Mixed mode domain. Note: Windows Server 2003 AD Domains CAN be renamed (see Windows 2003 Domain Rename page for more info). MS KB 292541…