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After a long delay, this is a part 4 of my MCSE and System Administrator job interview sample questions. See previous parts at: Part 1 – Networking Part 2 – Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Part 3 – Exchange Server 2003 This article set is targeted at both the interviewer (who needs a pool of…

This is a part 2 of my MCSE and System Administrator job interview sample questions. See previous part at: Part 1 – Networking This article set is targeted at both the interviewer (who needs a pool of valid questions they can ask) and to the candidate (who wants a pool of sample questions they can…

Daniel Petri offers some tips and advice for IT professionals interviewing for a system administrator position.

The MCSE Certification This site is made for my students, and I consider all of you out there, no matter where you are from – my students. Here you will be able to download and view articles and study guides that will help in your studies. However you should always keep one thing in mind:…

Completely unexpected Microsoft launches the first beta of its upcoming hypervisor Hyper-V (formerly codename Viridian / Windows Server Virtualization). This first beta, initially planned for the end of this year, was later postponed to February 2008, in sync with the global launch of Windows Server 2008 (formerly known as “Longhorn”). But Microsoft put a great…

How can I find the latest Microsoft downloads? Microsoft Download Notifications are free weekly mailings that provide you with the latest drivers, trial software, service packs, and more from the Microsoft Download Center. Windows Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Windows Server 2003 UpgradeThis overview details how upgrading from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft Windows…

There are a lot of network management systems out there but not a lot of them make network management easy for the network manager. I have worked with PacketTrap since the days of their free pt360 network troubleshooting tools and I have always seen their goal of making network management “easy” evident in their network…

How can I send an e-mail message from a script? There are a few simple ways to send e-mail messages from the command prompt or from within a script. Here are 5 of my favorites (listed at no particular order): Method #1: MAILSEND If you want to send a single e-mail message or hundreds of…

Description This command deletes all files from the specified directory that were last modified prior to the number of dates specified. The utility is very useful when scheduled to delete old log files. Important: No spaces are to be specified in the directory path. Use MS-DOS style short names. Requirements: Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003 Download Download [this_link_has_been_removed]…

An .ISO file is a file that contains the complete image of a disc, either a CD or a DVD. Such files are often used when transferring CD and DVD images over the Internet (for example, most MSDN downloads that are available from the MSDN subscriber downloads page, AND the files that are delivered monthly…

Last month I had a client buy and install several Dell PowerEdge 2950 servers. These servers had 2 Quad processors, 16GB or RAM, and 2 300GB 15K RAPM SAS hard disks, making them ideal for medium-range departmental servers. When the machines arrived, I installed Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition 64-bit on them, and proceeded to…

Site Structure This site has a large knowledge section where you’ll be able to find most of the stuff you’re looking for. Under the Knowledge Base section you’ll find the following stuff: The Tips and Tricks section holds a growing collection of tips on the following subjects: Active Directory Alcatel Anti-Spam Solutions Disaster Recovery Disk…