- Dealing with Fallout from Windows Update
- Sep 19, 2011
- Ed Tittel explains how to handle the occasional wobbles that sometimes follow in the wake of Windows Update.
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- Introduction to the Microsoft System Center Enterprise Suite
- Apr 30, 2010
- This chapter introduces the System Center family of products and what each of the components are.
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- A Brief History of Microsoft Windows
- Aug 3, 2009
- Michael Miller is your tour guide for 25 years of Windows: from Windows 1.0 to Windows 7.
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- Media Improvements in Windows 7
- Aug 3, 2009
- This chapter reveals the improvements in Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center that enhance your audio and video experience in Windows 7.
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- Top Five Sysinternals Windows Utilities
- Jun 30, 2009
- Ed Tittel and Kim Lindros profile a handful of tools that Windows users of all stripes are likely to find invaluable.
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- Ten Tricks for Speeding Up an Old Computer
- Jun 29, 2009
- Is your computer slowing down? If so, check out these 10 tricks from Michael Miller that will help speed up any older PC!
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- Defragmenting the Windows Registry
- Jun 16, 2009
- Ed Tittel explains why it’s a good idea to defragment the Windows registry and explores a handful of tools available to perform this task.
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- Printer Sharing In-Depth: Permissions and Internet Sharing
- Jun 9, 2009
- Eric Geier discusses setting up and using Windows printer permissions and remote internet printing.
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- Sharing Windows Permissions in Depth, Part 3
- Apr 27, 2009
- Eric Geier continues his discussion on sharing permissions and settings.
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- Sharing Windows Permissions in Depth, Part 2
- Apr 20, 2009
- Eric Geier continues showing you how to use advanced sharing to better secure your files on the network.
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- Sharing Windows Permissions in Depth, Part 1
- Apr 14, 2009
- Eric Geier shows you how you can use advanced sharing to help better secure your files on your Windows network.
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- Using HWMonitor to Track Windows System Temps and Health
- Feb 3, 2009
- Ed Tittel explains how the free Windows utility HWMonitor can help to prevent overheating.
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- Installing and Configuring TrueCrypt for Full Disk Encryption
- Nov 24, 2008
- Security expert Randy Nash describes how he deployed a FDE solution using the free, cross-platform, and open-source solution from TrueCrypt.
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- Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Technology Primer
- Sep 17, 2008
- Rand Morimoto and Jeff Guillet introduce the Hyper-V server role in Windows Server 2008.
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- Programming the Windows Script Host
- Apr 29, 2008
- Paul McFedries shows how to execute scripts and runs through the various elements in the Windows Script Host object model.
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- IT Management Using C# with WMI
- Sep 21, 2007
- If you find the acronym-rich area of management one big yawn, you'll be pleased to see how easy it is to get started with WMI.
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- Changing Windows Administrator Passwords Across The Enterprise: Automate The Gosh-Durned Process
- Aug 19, 2005
- When the word comes down that every Windows Admin password in the company has to be changed, life can get ugly for the IT department. Lynn Greiner shows you how to automate the process, so that you don't have to walk from one computer, to another, to another.
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- Authentication Auditing in Windows 2000
- Jul 29, 2005
- Authentication auditing is an essential part of protecting your Windows computers from intrusion. The big problem in Windows auditing is trying to understand what's going on, without drowning in a flood of irrelevant or useless information. If you let it do so, Windows will bury you in event notifications. Figuring out what's going on from those notifications can be a real chore. Rick Cook provides specific suggestions to start making your auditing process more informative.
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- Five Things Wrong With SharePoint
- Jul 8, 2005
- Collaboration is what Microsoft's Sharepoint is best at. But there are several real problems with it... and somehow, nobody's been talking about them. That is, until Mike Drips arrived. And boy, does he have strong opinions.
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- Anatomy Of A Hack—The Rise And Fall Of Your Network
- Jul 1, 2005
- There are myriad ways that a network can be compromised, and an administrator needs to be aware of them all (and anticipate new ways coming around the corner). This chapter will not to show how to attack something, but show how attackers take advantage of your mistakes. This will enable you to protect your network by avoiding the pitfalls attackers use.
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