VMWare and Microsoft are pitted against each other in the virtual server space and we benefit by not having to pay much up front. In fact, we pay nothing.
- By Mike Gunderloy
- 06/06/2006
How to gracefully demote Active Directory domain controllers and the mess left behind by doing so.
- By Zubair Alexander
- 05/30/2006
Migrating file and folder permissions? Easy. Moving share permissions et al? That's another story. Here's how to ease the pain.
Field report from the Microsoft Management Summit in San Diego
- By Michael Domingo
- 05/01/2006
Besides changing Systems Management Server’s name this week, Microsoft opened the veil on new features coming in the next major release, dubbed "Systems Center Configuration Manager 2007."
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 04/26/2006
Is Driver Verifier preventing your system from booting? Here's how to shut it off.
For some reason, this admin can't see all the computers when working with his Windows Server Update Services server.
- By Zubair Alexander
- 03/20/2006
NetIQ says it will ship next week a new Windows-based tool aimed at simplifying user change administration.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 03/07/2006
Admin has difficulty giving HR the right permissions to edit data.
When it makes sense to raise the forest and domain functional levels to Windows Server 2003.
- By Zubair Alexander
- 02/21/2006
Following an upgrade to Windows Server 2003, this admin's default security policy icons have gone kaput.
- By Zubair Alexander
- 01/09/2006
The Effective Permissions tab can sometimes yield misleading results.
ADMT is a lifesaver for nearly all migration tasks.
Tips and tricks from an SMS veteran to help you recoup your investment in Microsoft's System Management Server.
- By Greg Shields
- 12/01/2005
These tools help eliminate spyware, keep your systems clean and running efficiently and—most importantly—protect vital information.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 12/01/2005
Microsoft's anti-spyware tool works well enough, but some readers question its categorization and detection capabilities.
- By Joanne Cummings
- 12/01/2005
Is all this integration among Microsoft components good for customers?
- By Scott Bekker
- 12/01/2005
A nifty list of graphical-to-schema mappings for the ADUC console.
NetSupport Manager gives you easy remote control access, plus a few other bells and whistles.
Not sure if a DNS client's requests are reaching the DNS server?