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How to automatically logon to Windows XP

Importent: By following this tutorial you are solely responsible for any damages or loss that could potentially occur. Proceed at your own risk! How to turn on Autologon in Windows XP: Click Start -> Run, type regedit, and click OK Locate the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon Next, find the DefaultUserName entry, double click it and [...]

How to find the MAC address of a PC or device on the LAN

In the following, I’ll show you how to locate the MAC address of any computer or PC connected to your network. Note: This process will only work for computers on the same subnet as the computer doing the discovery. Locating the MAC address of a networked computer from Windows: Click Start -> Run, type cmd [...]

How to totally uninstall Windows Messenger

How to uninstall Windows Messenger: There are four different Messenger applications available from Microsoft. “Windows Messenger”, “ Windows Live Messenger” and the “Messenger Service”. In the following tutorial, I’ll show you how to remove any one of the them from your computer. Those who have installed MSN Messenger or Windows Live Messenger might want to [...]

IIS 6.0 Security Best Practices

General Best Practices Log on with the least credentials. Log on to your computer using an account that is not in the Administrators group, and then use the Run as command to run IIS Manager as an administrator. Reduce the attack surface. Disable all services you do not need, including IIS services such as FTP, [...]

How to Host Multiple Web Sites Windows 2003

Obtaining and maintaining multiple IP addresses is usually a task reserved for large corporations and Internet service providers (ISPs), while assigning multiple host header names is a fairly simple procedure accomplished through IIS Manager. Your computer or network must be using a name resolution system (typically DNS) in order to use multiple host header names. [...]

How to Redirect Web Sites in IIS 6.0

To redirect requests to another Web site or directory In IIS Manager, expand the local computer, right-click the Web site or directory you want to redirect, and click Properties. Click the Home Directory, Virtual Directory, or Directory tab. Under The content for this source should come from, click A redirection to a URL. In the [...]

How to Obtain and Backing Up SSL Certificates in Windows 2003

To issue your own server certificate Use Microsoft Certificate Services 2.0 to create a customizable service for issuing and managing certificates. You can create server certificates for the Internet or for corporate intranets, giving your organization complete control over certificate management policies. For more information, see Microsoft Certificate Services Help. -or- Use the Web Server [...]

How to Create Virtual Directories in IIS 6.0

Procedures To create a virtual directory by using IIS Manager In IIS Manager, expand the local computer, expand the Web Sites or FTP Sites folder, right-click the site or folder within which you want to create the virtual directory, point to New, and then click Virtual Directory. The Virtual Directory Creation Wizard appears. Click Next. [...]

How to Create Web or FTP Sites in Windows 2003

IIS creates a default Web site configuration on your hard disk at the time of installation. You can use the \Inetpub\Wwwroot directory to publish your Web content, or create any directory or virtual directory you choose. The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) service must be installed and started in order to create an FTP site. It [...]

Best Practices for User Profiles Windows 2003

To get the best experience possible from roaming user profiles, it is important to read all the documentation and plan your implementation thoroughly. This section presents best practices for using roaming user profiles. Turn off the fast logon enhancement With the fast logon enhancement in Windows XP when users change from a local to a roaming [...]

User Profile Structure in Windows

User Profile. Each users profile contains the following folders: Application data*. Application-specific data, such as a custom dictionary for a word processing program. Application vendors decide what data to store in this directory. Cookies. Internet Explorer cookies. Desktop. Desktop items, including files and shortcuts. Favorites. Internet Explorer favorites Local Settings*. Application settings and data that [...]

Introduction to SSL/TLS in Windows Server 2003

SSL/TLS is most widely recognized as the protocol that provides secure HTTP (HTTPS) for internet transactions between Web browsers and Web servers. It can also be used for other application level protocols such as FTP, LDAP, and SMTP. The SSL/TLS protocol enables server authentication, client authentication, data encryption and data integrity over networks such as [...]

Folder Redirection Overview Windows 2003

Folder redirection is a feature of IntelliMirror that allows users and administrators to redirect the path of a folder to a new location. The new location can be a folder on the local computer or a directory on a network share. Users have the ability to work with documents on a server as if the [...]

How to Verify Global Catalog Status in Windows 2003

The Global Catalog is crucial to the proper operation of an Active Directory. Without it, no one can find any of the objects stored in the directory. So, its proper operation must be verified on a regular basis. Global Catalogs contain two types of information: objects that have been marked as globally useful and therefore [...]

How to Reset User Password in Windows Server 2003

To reset a user’s password: 1. Begin by launching the Active Directory Users and Computers portion of the Global MMC and right-click on it to select Connect to Domain Controller. Select the proper DC and click OK. 2. Once connected, right-click on the domain name and select Find. 3. Type the user’s name in the [...]