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Daniel outlines the 3 methods of installing Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008 R2: through the GUI, using command prompt and using PowerShell.

Learn your options for limiting User Account Control (UAC) notifications and/or turning them off completely in Windows 7 in this article by MVP Daniel Petri.

In SQL Server 2008 there are 3 recovery models you can use: simple, bulk-logged, and full. These recovery models really just define how log management behaves so you can have what you need to perform your desired backups.

Windows Vista is known to be much more picky about the file types it allows the user to use than previous operating systems. Some file types are considered to be a potential threat, and therefore are blocked. As a general – this is good, but sometimes it can just drive you nuts. Windows XP Pro…

Forgot the Administrator password – Alternate Method – The LOGON.SCR trick This is another trick that will easily work in Windows NT 4.0 and some versions of Windows 2000. The principal is that you need to install a second instance of your OS to your HD, then manipulate the default screen saver (the one that’s…

What are the Windows 2003 MCSA certification requirements? Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) candidates on the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 track are required to satisfy the following requirements: Note: The Windows Server 2003 exams will be released in the second half of 2003. Core Exams (3 Exams Required) One client operating system exam Two networking…

You’ve read my “Using Backup Status and Configuration in Vista” article (if you haven’t I urge you to do so). You might have also read my “Restore Ntbackup Backups from Windows XP to Windows Vista” article, but you kept wondering why not have the full Windows XP Ntbackup functionality in your Windows Vista computer. Well,…

What are the requirements for a W2K MCSE/MCSA to upgrade his or her certification to the Windows 2003 MCSE/MCSA certification? Microsoft has designed an upgrade path that will enable a current MCSE on Windows 2000 to earn the Windows Server 2003 credential in a time- and cost-effective manner. The certification requirements for MCSE on Windows…

When using Windows XP and previous operating systems one could easily send messages from one computer to another by using the “Net Send” command from the command prompt. Typing a command like this: ​Net send Daniel “Please contact help desk immediately!” Would result in the computer searching for the location where the user Daniel has…

The Event Viewer is an application that enables you to browse and manage event logs. Event logs are special files that record significant events on your computer, such as when a user logs on to the computer or when a program encounters an error. Whenever one of these types of events occur, the system records…