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To change the Binding Order in Windows XP: Start / Settings / Control Panel. Click Network and Internet Connections. Click Network Connections.   On the Advanced menu, press Advanced Settings.   Select the adapter whose Binding Order you wish to change in the Connections box. Use the arrows on the right side of the Binding…

How do I change the Binding Order in Windows 2000? To change the Binding Order in Windows 2000: Start / Settings / Control Panel. Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections. On the Advanced menu, press Advanced Settings. Select the adapter whose Binding Order you wish to change in the Connections box. Use the arrows on the…

How do I change the Terminal Server (or RDP) listening port? By default, Terminal Server (For Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003) and Remote Desktop Protocol (for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003) listens on TCP port 3389. To change the default port for all new connections created on the Terminal Server: Run Regedit and…

For the most part, this is not recommended, especially if the drive letter is the same as when Windows was installed. The only time that you may want to do this is when the drive letters get changed without any user intervention. This may happen when you break a mirror volume or there is a…

How can I change the store limits in Exchange 2003 SP2? By default, the size limit of each database on a server running Exchange 2000 and Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition is 16 GB (this limit is also enforced in SBS 2000/2003). Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) is supposed to remove this limit…

Network administrators have had countless times that they need to change the registered user and company name for a Windows installation. Unfortunately, this process is rather difficult and needs to be done through the registry. Fortunately, by following the steps below you will be able to edit the registered user and company name for either…

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…