I recently found a need to have Operating System and Service Pack information displayed dynamically in Active Directory Users and Computers rather than have it hardcoded into the Description attribute of the computer object. I remembered that many moons ago, I had seen Dean Wells demonstrate this ability, so I dug out my notes and [...]
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Active Directory Diagnostic Logging
November 3, 2011
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When troubleshooting Active Directory the first place that most people look is the Windows Server event logs, the event logs can provide a wealth of information about the state of an Active Directory, but by default the recorded information is limited to the logging of critical and error events. To enable detailed diagnostic logging there [...]
Read more Single-Label-Domains in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) – Considerations, Migration, and Co-existence
September 5, 2011
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Microsoft have published an excellent document on Single-Label-Domains in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) – Considerations, Migration, and Co-existence. It is well worth a read, even if you are not impacted by this issue. Management Summary An Active Directory domain name that contains one or more labels separated by a dot is referred [...]
Read more Threats and Countermeasures Guide: Security Settings in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
June 6, 2011
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If you are looking to understand what the security policies in Windows 7 and 2008 R2 mean and how they can impact your environment, then this guide is a must read. Threats and Countermeasures Guide: Security Settings in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 The document is covers the following categories in some [...]
Read morePerformance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2008 R2 – Updated
June 1, 2011
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I have previously written about this, but feel it’s worthy of another mention. Microsoft have hidden away on their WHDC (Windows Hardware Developer Central) website, an excellent document on Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2008 R2. It is worthy of a read as it details lots of changes in functionality that can affect performance. [...]
Read moreClean up after installing Service Pack 1 on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
April 12, 2011
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After installing Service Pack 1 on Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, by default you have the ability to uninstall the Service Pack and rollback to the previous state. If you are confident that you do not need to rollback the service pack at a later date. The installation can be made final by [...]
Read moreWindows 7 SP1 Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) are now available.
April 8, 2011
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Microsoft have released the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 (SP1): Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows® 7 with SP1 enables IT administrators to manage roles and features that are installed on computers that are running Windows Server® 2008 R2, Windows Server® 2008, or Windows Server® 2003, from a [...]
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