Windows Server
Evaluate Microsoft Windows Essential Server 2008
Microsoft is inviting customers and partners to begin evaluating pre-release versions of Windows Small Business Server 2008 and Windows Essential Business Server 2008.
Due for general release later this year, Microsoft has overhauled its licensing terms following customer feedback on its current Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 offering.
The new licensing terms mean that customers will [...]
nLite - Windows Installation Customizer
Have you ever wanted to remove Windows components like Media Player, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, MSN Explorer, Messenger and more from your Windows installation? Have you ever wanted to include Service Packs and/or other Windows updates in your installation? How about the integration of device drivers or even the creation of an unattended installation? If [...]
How to Disable Data Execution Prevention (DEP) Completely
Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is a set of hardware and software technologies that perform additional checks on memory to help prevent malicious code from running on a system. In Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005, DEP is enforced by hardware and by software.
The primary benefit of DEP [...]
How to view and transfer FSMO roles in Windows Server 2003
This guide will run you through the steps required to transfer the Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) roles (also known as operations master roles) by using the Active Directory snap-in tools in Microsoft Management Console (MMC) in Windows Server 2003.
FSMO Roles
In a forest, there are at least five FSMO roles that are assigned to one [...]
Using Group Policy to Control Windows Firewall Settings
Along with the new Windows Firewall in Windows Server 2003 SP1 and Windows XP SP2, Microsoft provided an updated system.adm administrative template file that adds Group Policy settings that you can use to configure firewall behavior at a local machine policy level or by using an Active Directory-based Group Policy Object (GPO). To access the [...]
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