Windows 10


Stalled Exchange 2000 Setup

Migration to Exchange 2000 seems to go fine, but setup comes to a screeching halt for this admin.

Log Jam

Use caution when setting log file limits; plus, some scripting books to check out.

Rainbow Crack--Not a New Street Drug

You can roll your own (pardon the pun) cracks for Windows LM passwords.

Taming Kerberos

If you’re using Windows 2000 Server or above, chances are you’re also using Kerberos authentication. It’s time to get to know this three-pronged protocol and learn how to troubleshoot it.

Stepping Up to Scripting

Admin wants to move up the experience ladder and learn scripting.

Slow Win2K Performance After the Crash

Performance dies on this unnamed admin's Dell server, so Bill helps him trace the problem to driver chaos.

Contacts En Masse

Find out how to import Contacts and User Objects into Active Directory, as well as modify batched objects.

Boot-Time Security

Boot-up is a dangerous time for your systems, a time before security policies to protect them may be active. Avoid danger with persistent policies.

XP SP2--Dedicated To Security

Microsoft’s next Service Pack for Windows XP is almost totally about improved security. And it shows.

Group Policy DOs and DON’Ts

Group policy can make your life as an administrator blissful or stressful. Learn from one expert’s experiences what works with group policies, and what doesn’t.

Use “Run as” To Secure Administration Tasks

This tool allows you to do various things using different rights/credentials.

Enforcing Stronger Passwords

Microsoft's password complexity filter: what's wrong with it and why you might need something better.

Thin Clients, Fat Heads

This business owner’s thin-client Windows network was impregnable. Or so he thought, until he met Bob…

Analyze Your Baseline Security

MBSA offers much more than updates to your network.

Delegating Rights

You can give ordinary users NT and WMI administrative rights for routine tasks—to a degree.