Windows
A Dell PowerEdge Server, Windows 2003 x64, and the Battle Over SAS RAID Drivers
It seemed like a simple enough task – Install Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 on a Dell PowerEdge 2950...
Latest Articles
Windows
Windows Server 2008 Password Complexity Requirements
I finally got around to installing Windows Server 2008 Standard today. I performed a Server Core installation, and was suprised how...
How-To
Howto: Use the Windows Debugging Tools to analyze a crash dump (BSOD)
Occasionally, my Windows XP SP2 laptop has had the Blue Screen of Death appear unexpectedly. It doesn’t occur when any...
Active Directory
Microsoft Active Directory Topology Diagrammer
The Microsoft Active Directory Topology Diagrammer is a really useful tool when documenting Active Directory domains of any size. With...
Troubleshooting
Resources for Troubleshooting Windows Event 2019: The server was unable to allocate from the system nonpaged pool because the pool was empty
One of my client’s servers needs to be rebooted three times a day because of server hangs. A look in...
How-To
Howto: Disabling Driver Signing in Windows Vista 64 bit
A security feature of Windows Vista 64 bit version is that unsigned drivers will not load. I’m all for increased...
How-To
Howto: Disable Windows Simple File Sharing via the Registry and Local Security Policy
Microsoft KB 307874 describes how to disable Windows XP Professional’s simple file sharing. Why would you want to disable simple...
Script
Script to Gracefully Close an Outlook .PST File So It Can Be Backed Up
I was listening to the latest episode of the Casting from the Server Room podcast this morning, and one of the...
How-To
Creating and Updating Outlook Profiles using PRF Files
We do the majority of desktop deployment using imaging. Imaging allows us to bypass most of the redundant manual desktop...