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Cleaning Up After AD

How to gracefully demote Active Directory domain controllers and the mess left behind by doing so.

Migrating File Shares to SharePoint

Want to move your file shares to SharePoint? Here’s what you can and can't do.

Is 'Cybercrime' Really Killing the Internet?

Media coverage belies the actual damage being done.

Attack of the Clones

Avoid inadvertent duplicate SIDs when cloning with this trick.

Surviving in a World Without Betas

Community Technical Previews are here to stay -- if you're concerned about quality issues, keep a nice, high barrier between your test and production environments.

Should Security Consultants Enter Without Knocking?

Plus Oracle patch misses SQL injection flaw, Symantec ScanEngine vulnerability and more.

Shrinking Scripts

As if scripting couldn't get any easier, Microsoft refines it further with PowerShell.

Print...Er...Mismanagement

The new Print Management MMC snap-in is free, but not really.

Share Migrations Made Easy

Migrating file and folder permissions? Easy. Moving share permissions et al? That's another story. Here's how to ease the pain.

What's That Trojan Doing on My Server?

Root cause of some inexplicable reboots or other strange events on your systems might be a rootkit.

Are Linux Bots More Powerful?

Russ takes issue with a recent report. Plus Oracle's latest patch batch lacking, Symantic LiveUpdates seems to be making Macs more vulnerable, and more.

When the Firewall Burns

Troubleshoot your Windows Firewall with these key tips.

Microsoft’s Greatest Glitches: Sysprep Admin Passwords

Here’s what to do when the sysprep mini-setup is not properly setting the Administrator password.

Microsoft's Strider Project Unveils URL Tracer

New Web tool lets users see if a URL leads to malware or typo-domains.

Recycling: It's Good for the Script

Modularize your VBScripts with subs and functions.

Who's in the Group?

List the members of a local group with this script.

Installation Woes

Why can't vendors get it together when it comes to pop-up warnings and automatic updates?

Malware: Is Cleaning Enough?

The only good solution to malware is a complete OS reinstall, says Microsoft.

Where The Profiles Roam

The woes of roaming profiles brought on by EFS.

Firefox-Virtual Server Management Mess

Want to manage and control Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 using Firefox? Here's how to do it.

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