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Software
Removing Unwanted Entries in Outlook Autocomplete NK2 file
If you have been in an environment that uses Microsoft Outlook you know that Outlook stores addresses that you have typed in the address fields so that you don’t have to keep typing the same addresses in the field every…
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Troubleshooting
Connectivity and DNS troubleshooting
By far the most prevalent network problem we see in a networked computer environment is either connectivity issues or DNS issues. Usually the two problems are interrelated at some junction. We wanted to go over just a few basic troubleshooting…
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Virtualization
Migrating ESX 3.5 servers to ESXi 4.1 update 1
Many VMware admins who administer legacy versions of the VMware ESX family hypervisor are probably starting to look at how they can get to the ESXi family of hypervisor since VMware has made it clear (especially with the release of version 5)…
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Virtualization
VMware vMotion problems on ESX 3.5 servers after upgrade to vCenter 4.1
If you have run into a problem with VMware vMotion after upgrading your vCenter server to 4.1, it is most likely due to licensing issues and differences between 3.5 and 4.1. In working with a client recently who had this…
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ActiveDirectory
Transferring a FSMO Role using NTDSUTIL
There are a wealth of things you can do with the NTDSUTIL utility and it is one of the most powerful command line utilities a system administrator can have in his/her bag of tricks when working with Active Directory. We…
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ActiveDirectory
Installing a Read Only Domain Controller in a Windows 2008 R2 environment
Read Only domain controllers provide a really nice option for administrators who may want to place a domain controller in a remote site, particularly one that may not have a secure location for the server as such. The RODC may…
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ActiveDirectory
Installing Active Directory Certificate Services
Active Directory Certificate Services Role allows you to install a certificate authority in your Active Directory environment which allows you to issue self signed certificates for a variety of purposes and uses. We want to step through this process on…
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Mobile
Manage Active Directory with Android
As IT professionals we are always looking for ways to be able to manage systems anytime, anyplace, and anywhere. Mobile Smartphones have completely changed the world in which we live and made possible things that were only dreamed of some…
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Group Policy
Preventing a user from receiving group policy settings
Let’s say you have a group policy object that you are applying to a group of users. Maybe you have one user that is a member of this group that you would like to filter from receiving those group policy…
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Troubleshooting
Dell laptop nVidia display Windows 7 driver issue
Recently in working with a client we ran into a driver issue with a set of Dell D820 laptops. The laptops had recently been installed with Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit. The display driver worked, however, the driver that was…