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How can I remove (uninstall) the S/MIME Control component in Outlook Web Access (OWA) 2003 SP2? One of the new features of Outlook Web Access in Exchange Server 2003 is the ability to encrypt and digitally sign messages when using OWA. In order to do so, you will need to install the S/MIME Control in…

I have a dual-boot configuration. How can I remove Windows 9X from my system while keeping Windows 2000/XP/2003? To remove a Windows 98 installation while retaining Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 do the following: Boot from the NT/2000/XP/2003 CD Choose “Repair” Select “Inspect Boot Sector” Reboot Edit BOOT.INI and remove old entries…

I have a dual-boot configuration. How can I remove Windows 2000/XP/2003 from my system while keeping Windows 98? To remove a Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 installation while retaining Windows 98 do the following: Boot from the Win9x Startup Disk Type: FDISK /MBR Type: SYS C: Reboot Remove the Windows 2000/XP/2003 files…

How can I remove orphaned apps from the Add/Remove applet in Control Panel in Windows 2000/XP/2003? Sometimes after you uninstall a program its entry still remains in the Add or Remove Programs dialog box. This should not have happened in the first place, but if it does happen you’ll be really pissed off because when…

How can I remove the Manage My Computer context menu from My Computer in 2000/XP/2003? In Windows 2000/XP/2003, when you right-click the My Computer icon on the desktop, you will see an option called "Manage". By clicking on the Manage option will are opening the Computer Management console – a collection of the computer’s management…

Windows Mail is an excellent client-based email application bundled into Windows Vista and described by Microsoft as the following: “Windows Mail in Windows Vista addresses today’s serious concerns about junk mail, e-mail, and phishing attacks, while adding new features that help you search and manage the increasing volume of e-mail messages that you receive. If…

With Remote Desktop on Windows XP Professional or Windows Server 2003 (in Windows 2000 Advanced Server, this feature was called Terminal Services in Remote Administration Mode), you can have access to a Windows session that is running on your computer when you are at another computer. What you need to do is create the new…

Daniel shows you how to remotely manage the firewall for Windows Server 2008 Server Core.

In my previous articles (see list below) I have written about how, in Windows Server 2008, Server Core installation does not include the traditional full graphical user interface (GUI). Therefore, once you have configured the server, you can only manage it locally at a command prompt, or remotely using a Terminal Server connection. Read more…

As I wrote in previous Windows Server 2008 articles, a Server Core installation provides a minimal environment for running specific server roles, which reduces the maintenance and management requirements and the attack surface for those server roles. You can read more about Server Core in the “What’s Related” section at the bottom of this page….

Through the use of VNC and port-forwarding, you can control your Windows Vista or Windows XP computer from inside and outside your local area network. For the purposes of this tutorial, assume you have a Windows XP laptop and you have Windows Vista installed on your desktop, and you want to have complete control of…

How can I tell what build is my Windows/Exchange server? It’s quite easy to forget which builds your servers are running. Here’s a quick way of telling which OS build and Exchange version is running on a remote server: Operating System TELNET to the SMTP port (25) and look at the banner returned. 5.0.2195 –…