The logon screen turns black after you press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to log on to a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer

August 16th, 2011

Export the registry subkey from another Windows Server
2003-based computer

  1. Click Start, point to Run, type regedit in the
    Open box, and then click OK.
  2. Locate the following registry subkey:
    HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Colors
  3. Right-click the Colors registry subkey, and
    then click Export.
  4. In the File name box, type a name for the
    file.
  5. Note the location where you will save the file, and then click Save.

Import the registry subkey into the affected computer

  1. Click Start, point to Run, type regedit in the
    Open box, and then click OK.
  2. On the File menu, click Import.
  3. Double-click the .reg file that you want to import.
  4. Quit Registry Editor, and then restart the computer.

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Hide drive letters in My Computer in Windows

August 11th, 2011

1. Launch the Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
2. Navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindows CurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer.
3.
Right-click the Servers key, and select New | DWORD value.
4. Name the value
NoDrives.
5. Press [Enter] twice to open the Edit DWORD Value dialog box.

6. Using the list below, type a number that corresponds to the drive you
want to hide in the Value Data text box, and click OK.
A: 1
B: 2
C: 4
D: 8
E: 16
F: 32
7. Close the Registry Editor.

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User Profile Wizard 3.5

August 8th, 2011

Download

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How can I delete a folder that returns PATH TOO LONG?

August 1st, 2011

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WSUS Update Client

June 22nd, 2011

Q: How do I force an
AU Client to detect and download approved updates from a
WSUS Server?

A. Run this command from Command prompt at
the AU client:

wuauclt.exe /detectnow

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Roles to be installed before Exchange 2010 SP1

June 4th, 2011

Start powershell and run import-module servermanager

Then run

Add-WindowsFeature  NET-Framework,RSAT-ADDS,Web-Server,Web-Basic-Auth,Web-Windows-Auth,Web-Metabase,Web-Net-Ext,Web-Lgcy-Mgmt-Console,WAS-Process-Model,RSAT-Web-Server,Web-ISAPI-Ext,Web-Digest-Auth,Web-Dyn-Compression,NET-HTTP-Activation,RPC-Over-HTTP-Proxy -Restart

Link

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Adobe Flash Player

May 31st, 2011

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Howto to Push local administrators into domain member computers with GPO

May 25th, 2011

Security Groups

First create a Security groups in you Active directory. I call it IT-Admins.
And add members to it. There members hive will be granted locally administrators rights on member computers.

Group Policy

Create a GPO in the OU where you member computers is located example call it LocalAdministrators.
Right click “LocalAdministrators” group Policy
2. Expand Computer Configuration\Policies\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Restricted Groups
3. Right click on the white place and choice “Add Group…”
4. Type IT-Admins and press OK
5. Click Add under “This group is a member of:”
6. Add the “Administrators” Group.
7. Add “Remote Desktop Users”
8 OK

Please be aware of change  “Members of this group:” it will override the settings you have made in the group members, when you created the group.

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List of Recent Documents not showing up in Task Bar or Start Menu

May 17th, 2011

%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations

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DigiCert’s Exchange 2010 CSR Tool

April 23rd, 2011

Link

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