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“Windows OS” has 112 entries.

  1. Windows Server 2008: “Activation fails when you try to activate Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 over the Internet”
  2. “Remote Desktop Dual Monitor Support tip…”
  3. “Configuring explicit Run As on Windows Server 2008”; Rick Vanover
  4. Windows 7: “Fix Problems With Copying Large Files in Windows Vista”; netsh
  5. VMware: “Turning off the PC speaker for all virtual machines”
  6. Windows Server 2008: Notes on Moving a Hard Drive to a New Machine; Orphaned SIDs; TAKEOWN.EXE; ICACLS.EXE; Get-Acl; Set-Acl
  7. Windows Server 2008: “Effective File and Folder Permissions”; win2k8
  8. Windows Server 2008: “What happens if the owner cannot change the permissions on a file?”; win2k8
  9. Windows Server 2008: “Command-line Tools in Windows Server 2008”; win2k8
  10. “20 Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts You Must Know”; Soumya Sinha
  11. Windows Server 2008: “Rsync error ‘socket operation on non-socket’”; cwRsync; Windows Data Execution Prevention (DEP)
  12. CMD: “Using command redirection operators”; technet
  13. Windows Server 2008: “Start or Stop the Web Server (IIS 7)”; win2k8; technet
  14. Windows Server 2008: mklink; generating symlinks
  15. “VMware Self-Service- Hardware and Firmware Requirements for 64-Bit Guest Operating Systems”
  16. PowerShell and Team Foundation Server: “Team Foundation Server Project Browser PowerPack”
  17. Windows 7: “30 Windows 7 Secrets”; Tim Sneath
  18. “How to configure and use Text-to-Speech in Windows XP and in Windows Vista”; Windows Narrator
  19. WSS: “Web Service Guidelines”; MSDN
  20. Windows Server 2008 R2: “Using Remote Desktop”
  21. WSS: “Unable to run Repair on SharePoint installation”; David M. Sterling
  22. PowerShell: Using Windows PowerShell “Here-Strings”; Windows PowerShell Tip of the Week; TechNet
  23. WSS 3.0: MOSS 2007 and WSS 2007 Server Setup; The call to SearchServiceInstance.Provision (server 'YourServerName') failed.; Sahil Malik
  24. WSS 3.0: “WSS 3.0 Web Service Reference Guide”; Glen Cooper; CJ
  25. PowerShell: “Getting Credentials From The Command Line”; Jeffrey Snover; Get-Credential
  26. “An explanation of the new /C and /I Switches that are available to use with Chkdsk.exe”
  27. PowerShell 1.0: Add a Local User; Add-LocalUser Function; ADSI
  28. Batch File: Shell Script Installing a .NET Service; InstallUtil.exe
  29. PowerShell 1.0: Two Ways to Run Multiple External Processes with System.Diagnostics.Process
  30. PowerShell 1.0 Script: Toggle-Service; Start-Service, Stop-Service, Write-Host
  31. WSS: Uninstalling Windows Internal Database; technet.microsoft.com; SharePoint
  32. PowerShell 1.0: Uninstalling PowerShell; “Howto: Uninstall Powershell 1.0”; geekzguru.wordpress.com
  33. PowerShell: “calling a function with parameters”; Serge van den Oever
  34. Notepad++ PROBLEM: The Styler Configurator… Command Does Not Override Background Colors for All Languages
  35. PowerShell 1 Script: Add Local Users; ADSI; Active Directory; Add-LocalUser
  36. Windows XP/2003 PROBLEM: Accessing Share on a Remote Machine Shows only Guest Prompt; Group Policy; gpedit.msc
  37. WindowsXP: Removing Group Policy Control of Windows Firewall; Group Policy; gpedit.msc
  38. Windows and rsync; “Using rsync on Windows”; hype-free.blogspot.com
  39. VMware Workstation 5.x: Sample config.ini File; CPU Speed Issue;http://vmware.com/info?id=97
  40. “Fixing those pesky DCOM event log error 10016 in a SharePoint farm environment”; soerennielsen.wordpress.com
  41. “SharePoint: Delete / Purge / Remove Orphaned Sites or Site Collections”; sharenotes.wordpress.com
  42. “Sharepoint Orphans Explained”; blogs.technet.com/corybu/
  43. “Demystifying the WinSxS directory in Windows XP, Vista and Server 2003/2008”
  44. “What’s this Trojan c:\windows\browser.exe and where does it come from?”
  45. Windows SharePoint Services: “Throttling SharePoint 2007 Logs”; http://blogs.msdn.com/fooshen/
  46. PROBLEM: “You cannot open HTML Help files [*.CHM] from Internet Explorer after you install security update 896358 or Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1”; 902225
  47. IIS 6.0: iisreset.exe command line parameters; Internet Information Services
  48. Flippant Remarks about Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0
  49. Flippant Remarks about NTFS 8.3 Name Creation
  50. Flippant Remarks about Windows Search 4.0 and Google Desktop 5.5; Microsoft Search Server
  51. Dexpot 1.4 PROBLEM: Switching from Desktop to Desktop Leaves ‘Junk’ on the Screen in Windows XP
  52. Windows NTFS/FAT32: “How do I change the format type (file system) of a hard drive in Windows?”; wdc.custhelp.com
  53. Windows 98: “How to Start a Windows 98-Based Computer in Safe Mode”
  54. Windows Server 2003: How to enable and to configure Remote Desktop for Administration
  55. “Wrong Icons After Installing Internet Explorer 7”; http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=480531
  56. Windows XP PROBLEM: Jerky DVD Playback; DVD Playback Stutters
  57. Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003: Modify NTFS Permissions from the Command Line; Xcacls.exe
  58. PowerShell and ADSI: Searching the Registry to Find All Available Providers on Windows with PSDrive
  59. PowerShell and ADSI: Searching the Registry to Find All Available Providers on Windows with .NET Objects
  60. Windows Server 2003: Comparison of Standard and Enterprise Editions
  61. Windows XP: Disabling Adobe Photo Downloader with Adobe Reader 8; apdproxy.exe; msconfig; Tweak UI
  62. Windows Server 2003 Firewall: the Ports to Open that allow IIS to Receive Requests; Windows Firewall
  63. Windows Server 2003: Installing OpenSSH
  64. Windows Virtual Machine PROBLEM: VMWare Sounds Loud Beeps
  65. Windows Server 2003 PROBLEM: IIS Throws 404 Errors for ASP.NET 2.0 Applications; ASP.NET 2.x Web Service Extension Not Installed
  66. PowerShell: "The Four Pillars of Discoverability" by Jeff Snover
  67. Windows XP PROBLEM: Windows Update/Microsoft Update Error 0x8002801D
  68. Windows XP PROBLEM: Internet Explorer Script Error; Error 608; Library not registered; shdoclc.dll; printing problem
  69. Windows 98: "How to Change Passwords in Windows Me/98/95"
  70. Windows Server 2003: Flippant Remarks about Network Time Servers; NTP
  71. Windows Server 2003: Why doesn't DirectX acceleration work in Windows Server 2003?; DXDIAG.EXE
  72. Windows 2000 PROBLEM: Event logs are empty; "Event logs are corrupted" (MSKB 829246)
  73. Windows Server 2003: Windows Update Problem; Error 0x800C0008; "a discrepancy in your computer's time setting" message
  74. Command Script: Setting Default NTFS Permissions for a Server
  75. Terminal Server Client: Keyboard Shortcuts
  76. Windows Server 2003 PROBLEM: 404 Error When Opening http://localhost
  77. Windows 98: Notable Differences from Windows 95; MSConfig; WinAlign; Windows Critical Update Notification
  78. Windows 95: Setting the System-level Parameters for Direct Cable Connection
  79. Windows 95: Selected Keyboard Commands; The 110-key Equivalents of the Windows 95 Keyboard
  80. Windows 95: Registry; Making Thumbnails of .BMP Images Into Icons
  81. Windows 95: Clearing the Run... List Under the Start Menu
  82. Windows 95: Changing the MenuShowDelay Line in the Registry to Make the Start Menu Cascading Menus Appear More Quickly
  83. Windows 95: Apple QuickTime Legacy Issues; Install Both the 16- And 32-bit Version
  84. Windows 2000 Server PROBLEM: Terminal Services Client Error Message; You Do Not Have Access to Logon to This Session
  85. Windows 2000 PROBLEM: Error: Trust Relationship between this workstation and the Domain Controller Failed
  86. Windows 2000 PROBLEM: Domain Controller Does Not Allow Domain Users to Log on Locally; secedit
  87. Windows 2000 PROBLEM: ipconfig and Other Standard App's Not Working or Not "Recognized"
  88. Windows 2000 Server: Flippant Remarks about Building a Virtual Router
  89. Windows 2000: Flippant Remarks about Losing Windows 2000
  90. Windows NT/2000: DCOMCNFG; Distributed Component Object Model Configuration Tool
  91. Windows NT PROBLEM: MMC Error Message; RPC Server Unavailable
  92. Windows NT Command Script: PWSstop.cmd; Stopping Personal Web Server on Windows NT Workstation
  93. Windows NT Command Script: PWSstart.cmd; Starting Personal Web Server on Windows NT Workstation
  94. Windows NT Command Script: BackupProfile.cmd; Moving User Settings to a HomeDrive Other Than the SystemDrive
  95. Windows NT Workstation PROBLEM: Manually Sweeping for File Buildup; Temporary Internet Files; .TMP files
  96. Windows 2000: Code; Windows Scripting Host; WSH; an FTP Script That PUTs Data from ADO
  97. Windows NT PROBLEM: Cannot Find Modems; Plug and Play (PnP)
  98. Windows NT: The "Correct" Way to Place the Control Panel on the Start Menu
  99. Windows NT: Paging File Size
  100. Windows NT: MSDN Article; "Securing Microsoft Windows NT Installation"
  101. Windows NT: Explorer Command-Line Syntax
  102. Windows NT: Making a Boot Floppy
  103. Windows NT: Running the ODBC Administrator From the Command Line
  104. Windows NT Registry: Starting a Disabled Copy of NT from a "Satellite" Copy of NT
  105. Windows NT Registry: A "Brave Attempt" to Control the State of the Numlock Key
  106. Windows NT: Startup Logo
  107. Windows NT Registry: Making An X-Window-Like Mouse Pointer
  108. Windows NT Registry: Hiding the Network Neighborhood Icon
  109. Windows NT Registry: Changing the Default Location of the Windows NT Setup Folder
  110. Windows NT: Building Setup Disks from CD-ROM
  111. Windows NT: BMP Files Can Be Used as Icons
  112. Unix to NT: Environment Variables