Prevent “Fat Fingered” deletion of OU objects. Fat fingered administration is one of the main causes of OU deletion and subsequent “Authorative Restores” and the associated aggravation. In Windows Server 2008/2008R2 in Active Directory Users and Computers there is a check box titled “Protect Container from accidental deletion”, this check box sets two ACES to prevent, [...]
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Archive | February 9, 2010
Active Directory – Cosmetic Forestry
February 9, 2010
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Active Directory – Cosmetic Forestry Over the past year the media have reported on banks and companies facing impending doom; government bailouts and other measures to ensure the global economy does not implode. As a result many mergers and aquisitions have occured and IT departments are now facing multiple challenges. One such scenario may be: A manager who during [...]
Read moreInteresting KB Articles: Unexpectedly slow startup in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
February 9, 2010
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Scenario: You have a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. This computer is connected to a high resolution monitor. On this computer, the default dots per inch (DPI) display setting is set to a value other than 96 DPI. In this scenario, the computer has an unexpectedly slow startup time [...]
Read moreOffice 2010 – Free eBook
February 9, 2010
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Late last year Microsoft made available a free eBook on Office 2010, it provides an excellent summary of Office 2010′s new featues and capabilities.
Read moreTop Tip:Active Directory Domain Controllers and teamed network cards.
February 9, 2010
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Active Directory Domain Controllers only support teamed network cards in a “Fail on Fault” configuration and not in a load balanced configuration. To quote Microsoft from the Windows Server System Reference Architecture (WSSRA): “The second way to protect against a network failure is to configure each domain controller with two separate network cards. Each card [...]
Read more- Office 2010 Installation Error: The language of this installation package is not supported by your system.
- Windows 7 Service Pack 1 – Installation Failure ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED(0×80070005)
- Active Directory .local domain design and Office 365.
- Active Directory Tombstone Lifetime – Set it to the correct value.
Book Recommendations:
Books that every IT Admin should own.
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Active Directory: Designing, Deploying, and Running Active Directory
