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- Uninstalling and disabling drivers in Windows Server 2003's Device Manager
- Last week, we went over rolling back drivers in order to undo updates. Still, occasionally you may need to update or uninstall a device driver that is no longer necessary or is not performing as expected within Windows Server 2003. This tip will go through the process of uninstalling and...
- Tags: Device, Microsoft Windows Server, Device Driver, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Derek Schauland
- Blog posts 2008-04-01
- Rolling back device driver updates in Windows Server 2003's Device Manager
- When updating a device driver to solve a problem or improve the performance of a device, there may be other things included with the new driver that produce unexpected results or cause other aspects of your Windows Server 2003 system to function differently than you expect. Fortunately,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Driver, Device Driver, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Derek Schauland
- Blog posts 2008-03-25
- Updating device drivers in Windows Server 2003's Device Manager
- It's always a good idea to keep an eye out for updates to the drivers for heavily used devices. By updating drivers, you can add new features to your devices and, ideally, get your devices to perform better on your Windows Server 2003 system. Follow these steps...
- Tags: Device, Microsoft Windows Server, Driver, Device Driver, Device Manager, Search, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Derek Schauland
- Blog posts 2008-03-18
- An overview of Performance Logs and Alerts in Windows Server 2003's Computer Management Console
- The Computer Management Console's Performance Logs and Alerts snap-in allows you to monitor the performance of specific Windows Server 2003 system resources. The Performance Logs and Alerts snap-in contains two objects -- System Monitor and Performance Logs -- which I will cover in more detail in this...
- Tags: Counter, Monitor, Console, Performance, Microsoft Windows Server, Management Console, Computer, Computer Management Console, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Performance Management, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Derek Schauland
- Blog posts 2008-03-11
- Using the Windows Server 2003 Computer Management Console's Device Manager snap-in
- Windows Server 2003 supports devices large and small, both as internal cards and external USB devices, which can be cumbersome for admins. Fortunately, Device Manager is included as a snap-in to the Computer Management Console. I view Device Manager as one of the hidden gems in Windows Server 2003...
- Tags: Device, Console, Microsoft Windows Server, Management Console, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Derek Schauland
- Blog posts 2008-03-04
- Using the Computer Management Console's Local Users and Groups snap-in in Windows Server 2003
- Now that we've investigated the Windows Server 2003 Computer Management Console's Event Viewer and Shared Folders snap-ins, I will walk you through how to use Local Users and Groups. This snap-in is available in all versions of Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista. ...
- Tags: Password, Console, Microsoft Windows Server, Management Console, Computer, User, Group, Account, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Derek Schauland
- Blog posts 2008-02-26
- Using the Computer Management Console's Shared Folders snap-in
- Managing open files, active shares, and user sessions can take up quite a bit of time. The Computer Management Console's Shared Folders snap-in can make your job easier by showing remote activity and resource access on a given system. Shared Folders will not list the documents that...
- Tags: Console, Microsoft Windows Server, Management Console, Computer, Computer Management Console, Shared Folders, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Derek Schauland
- Blog posts 2008-02-19
- Using the Windows Server 2003 Computer Management Console Event Viewer snap-in
- Windows Server 2003 admins can benefit from using the various snap-ins included with the Computer Management Console. This tip offers a more detailed introduction to one of these snap-ins: Event Viewer. (To access the Computer Management Console in Windows Server 2003, right-click the My Computer Icon on the Start menu...
- Tags: Console, Event, Microsoft Windows Server, Management Console, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Derek Schauland
- Blog posts 2008-02-12
- Managing a Windows Server 2003 system with the Computer Management Console
- Windows Server 2003 includes consoles that allow you to manage the server and other components of a Windows Server 2003 environment. You may be familiar with Active Directory Users And Computers and Active Directory Sites And Services, which are Microsoft Management Consoles designed to accomplish a specific task. Microsoft...
- Tags: Console, Microsoft Windows Server, Management Console, Computer, Computer Management Console, Displays, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Productivity, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Derek Schauland
- Blog posts 2008-02-05
- Configuring user home directories in Windows Server 2003 R2
- In versions of Windows prior to Windows Server 2003 R2, when you create a new user account, you have to create the home directory in a separate step. This leaves room for error if the folder is not configured, meaning the user will have no access to the home directory....
- Tags: User Account, Microsoft Windows Server, Home Directory, Windows Server 2003 R2, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Derek Schauland
- Blog posts 2008-01-29
- Disable user accounts with Windows Server 2003
- When an employee leaves your organization, it may be important to remove the user account. The company may make the case to delete a user account after so many days or weeks, but there may be times when you may want to disable rather than delete a user's account. ...
- Tags: Account, Method, User Account, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Directory Services, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Hardware, Derek Schauland
- Blog posts 2008-01-22
- Restart Windows Server 2003 from the command line
- The Windows Server 2003 computer you are working on will not shut down. You don't have any luck using the Start menu or the [Ctrl][Alt][Delete] methods, and you need to restart the server as quickly as possible. There is a quick workaround that gets the job done -- and you...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Operating System, Computer, Shutdown, Unplanned, Planned, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Derek Schauland
- Blog posts 2008-01-15
- Configure a Distributed File System (DFS) environment in Windows Server 2003
- Windows 2000 introduced Distributed File System DFS, which allows you to consolidate file shares so users can access them from a single point on the network. Windows Server 2003 improved the technology to include WAN replication, allowing DFS points to exist across WAN links. In this tip, I will explain...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Environment, Link, Server, File Server, Root, Distributed File System Environment, File Servers, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Storage Management, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Storage, Hardware, Derek Schauland
- Blog posts 2007-12-19
- Recover information using Windows Server 2003 Volume Shadow Copy
- We all have seen end users accidentally save over a document needed for a meeting or delete a folder that contains information for the largest IT project of the quarter. While you could run back to the tape made yesterday to retrieve this information, it's not very quick -- and...
- Tags: Folder, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Derek Schauland
- Blog posts 2007-12-18
- Seizing FSMO roles in Windows Server 2003
- Windows Server 2003 Active Directory AD continues to support flexible single master of operations FSMO functionality. This means that there are certain roles that only one domain controller can hold in the forest at a time. The roles allow the directory service to operate with all domain controllers at equal...
- Tags: Role, Microsoft Windows Server, Domain Controller, Server, FSMO, Windows Server 2003 Active Directory, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Derek Schauland
- Blog posts 2007-12-11
- Managing DLLs in Windows Server 2003
- There are many reasons why an application might not install completely or correctly. One common reason for a problem installation is corrupt, missing, or nonregistered Dynamic Link Libraries DLLs. This tip will go through what a DLL is, what it does, and will give an overview of the tool for...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Derek Schauland
- Blog posts 2007-12-04
- Automatically configure printers using Print Management in Windows Server 2003
- You can use the Print Management console in Windows Server 2003 to automatically detect and set up printers on the same subnet. This can save you time when new printers are added to the network and when it comes time to get the new printers up and running. ...
- Tags: Print Server, Printer, Microsoft Windows Server, Printers, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Derek Schauland
- Blog posts 2007-11-27
- Apply quotas with individual file shares with Windows Server 2003 R2
- Windows Server 2003 R2 allows administrators to apply quotas to individual shares on a file server. This can be useful if you need to: monitor the use of file shares in your environment; keep user home directories at a manageable size; or limit the amount of data that users can...
- Tags: Folder, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., File Server, Quota, Template, Windows Server 2003 R2, File Servers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Storage Management, Servers, Operating Systems, Enterprise Software, Software, Storage, Hardware, Derek Schauland
- Blog posts 2007-11-20
- Three exciting improvements in Windows Server 2008
- Windows Server 2008, which is due out in March 2008, is in the testing phase and already shows quite a few promising features. Here are three improvements in the new version that I find extremely worthwhile. The installation process This installation process is very user friendly; the installation...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Derek Schauland
- Blog posts 2007-11-13
- Control users' temporary Internet files and browser history using Windows Server 2003 Group Policy
- If monitoring software is too costly for your company's budget, you may want to check out a solution that comes with Windows Server 2003 that will send you users' Internet browsing information. Windows Server 2003 caches a user's browser history when they use Internet Explorer. This makes it easier for...
- Tags: Group Policy, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, User, Browser History, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Web Browsers, Internet, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Derek Schauland
- Blog posts 2007-11-06
