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  • Wiki Page: Three Ways for Disabling Server Manager at Start-up for Windows 2012

    Table of Contents 1.Using Server Manager. 2.Using GPEDIT.MSC for local GPO 3. Using GPMC for GPO. 1.Using Server Manager. Go to Manage -> Server Manager Properties -> Do not start Server Manager automatically at logon. 2.Using GPEDIT.MSC for local GPO Computer Conf...
  • Wiki Page: Best practices for DNS client settings on DC and domain members

    Information: ? The following information explains the Best practices for DNS client settings on Domain Controller and Domain Member.. Domain controller with DNS installed: On a domain controller that also acts as a DNS server, recommended that you configure the domain controller’s DNS client...
  • Wiki Page: Working with BGINFO-GPO - Publish Anything from a Text File

    We can publish any message any text from a text file through Microsoft BGINFO.EXE. Like you want to publish your password Policy on end user desktop. You need a batchfile and you can put it on logon script. ___________________bginfo.bat______________________ copy \\ contoso.com\NETLOGON...
  • Wiki Page: Add One URL to Intranet Zone and Another URL to a Trusted Site Zone Through GPO-ADM

    Please note: if you want to manage Trusted/Intranet site through GPO, end users will be not able to add their sites. I have tested the below ADM and I have given a link for a VB Script. You can use one of them. . ;;;;Add one URL to Intranet Zone and Another Url To trusted Site Zone through...
  • Wiki Page: Add Employee ID Attribute (DSforum2wiki)

    Before you move into production, test it. Take a valid backup in production before proceeding with the change. You will find lots of information into the below link for schema modification. http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverDS/thread/8aed0f64-8082-4414-98d4-c7968eaf4b72...
  • Wiki Page: Command to Troubleshoot DNS Issues (Nslookup Advance Usage)

    Table of Contents Set All Set type Set debug Set d2 Set norecurse Set srchlis DOMAIN SERVER set root set retry Set timeout LS C:\> nslookup Default Server: ns1chn.vsnl.com Address: 202.54.6.60 > ? Commands: (identifiers are shown in uppercase, [] means optional) NAME - print info...
  • Wiki Page: Active Directory Administrative Center

    Previously we always use DSA.MSC for administrative the Active Directory but now with Windows 2008, you can use Active Directory Administrative center . See the below snaps. It’s really awesome. For more information follow this link http://technet.microsoft.com...
  • Wiki Page: DFS Refresh issue in Windows XP SP3

    Here I am not going to explain what is DFS, yesterday I have fixed one major issue on DFS. The problem was, File list in the Windows Explorer folder is not refreshed after you create, move, or delete files . AS per Microsoft that issue has been fixed with XP SP2 but I have faced the issue in xp SP3...
  • Wiki Page: Internet Explorer Registry Hacks

    Internet Explorer Registry Hacks:: Many of these Internet Explorer settings can be configured through an IEAK script or Group Policy. But sometimes it can be useful to know how to set them directly in the registry also. Clear Temp Internet Files on Exit Hive: HKEY_CURRENT USER Key: SOFTWARE...
  • Wiki Page: ADMT-Migration ("Domain local" group with all members)

    Trusting domain name is " Contoso.com " & Trusted domain name is " microsoft.com ". Now we will be migrated a domain local group( will_be_Migrated ). Which having multiple members from trusting domain & trusted domain.ADMT Version 3.1. Will migrate a domain local...
  • Wiki Page: Directory Service Command Line Tools

    DSADD This tool's commands add specific types of objects to the directory DSGET This tool's commands display the selected properties of a specific object in the directory DSMOD This dsmod command modifies existing objects in the directory DSMOVE This command moves or renames an object within...
  • Wiki Page: First DC Promotion Issue for a New Domain

    My DCs OS are 2003/2003R2 and FFL:2003,DFL:2003 Wanted to create a new child domain with Windows 2008 but got various error and after creating the below key I have promoted that 2008 DC successfully. ____________________________________________________________________ Create the below reg key...
  • Wiki Page: How to Manage Our Environment AD Restoration Without Any Downtime of any DC

    How to manage our environment AD restoration without any downtime of any DC. Best Practice: 1. Take valid group membership back daily basis(with script). 2. Take all attributes backup daily(with script).. 3. Use ADRESTORE.NET(free systeminternal tool) for restoring the deleted object....
  • Wiki Page: How many times the server was rebooted from a specific date (en-US)

    How many times the server was rebooted from a specific date. Total bluedump error , System Availability & so many more .try it. Download the exe & put it system32. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/232243 C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> uptime /s /d:12/25/2009 Uptime Report...
  • Wiki Page: IAS/NPS error 266

    Table of Contents Problem Solution Problem When asking for client authentication, this server sends a list of trusted certificate authorities to the client. The client uses this list to choose a client certificate that is trusted by the server. Currently, this server trusts so many certificate...
  • Wiki Page: Remote server administration

    1. How to change the preferred DNS server IP? How to connect the server remotely? C:\>psexec \\<servername> cmd Download the pstools. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896649.aspx How to check the current IP settings? C:\WINDOWS\system32>netsh interface ip...
  • Wiki Page: LastLogonTimeStamp Conversion

    Active Directory stores date/time values as the number of 100-nanosecond intervals that have elapsed since the 0 hour on January 1, 1601 until the date/time that is being stored. The time is always stored in UTC (Coordinated Universal Time, which used to be called Greenwich Mean Time, or GMT) in the...
  • Wiki Page: Group Policy Center

    Your Guide to Group Policy Troubleshooting http://blogs.technet.com/b/grouppolicy/archive/2010/02/24/troubleshooting-group-policy.aspx Why didn't my Group Policy settings apply? http://blogs.technet.com/b/grouppolicy/archive/2009/12/17/why-didn-t-my-group-policy-settings-apply.aspx...
  • Wiki Page: When the User Is a Normal Domain User, How to Provide the Read Permission on a DNS Log for a Particular DNS Server

    Open Registry Editor HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\Application\CustomSD b) Append to the original value above this string: (A;;0x1;;;SID) For example, the original value of CustomSD for Application log is: O:BAG:SYD:(A;;0x1;;;AU)(D;;0xf0007;;;AN...
  • Wiki Page: Query Registry for bulk servers

    On Error Resume Next Set objShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell") Set oFso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") sDesktop = objShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop") spath = sDesktop & "\Dclist.txt" Set oT = oFso.OpenTextFile(spath,1) Do Until oT...
  • Wiki Page: How to Create an ADM File

    How to write an ADM file? It is very important to understand the ADM language for GPO Admins. At least you can fix an error with ADM. Find the below links for How to write a ADM file. Now a day ADMX/ADML is used for windows 2008. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_Template http...
  • Wiki Page: Windows Time Service

    Configuring the time service on the PDC Emulator FSMO role holder http://msmvps.com/blogs/acefekay/archive/2009/09/18/configuring-the-windows-time-service-for-windows-server.aspx Change the Windows Time service configuration on the previous PDC emulator http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library...
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