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- Automate to Optimize: The Foundation for Data Center Efficiency
- Data centers experience constant change under pressure from technology and business drivers. IT systems are becoming more, not less complex as new technologies are introduced, and IT staffs are not growing to keep pace with the growth in size and complexity of the typical data center. Windows administrators need to...
- Tags: Data Center, Information Technology, Windows Administrator, Complex, Tidal Software, IT System, Data Centers, Storage, Strategy, Hardware, Data Management, Management
- White papers 2008-02-01
- Windows Administrator's Guide to Open Source Software
- TechRepublic's Windows Administrator's Guide to Open Source Software in the Enterprise takes a look at some of the most popular open source options available from a Windows administrator perspective. It presents field-tested recommendations for making open source program play nice in a Windows environment. This e-book...
- Tags: Software, Open-source Software, Windows Administrator, Open Source
- Download resources 2007-08-24
- SolutionBase: Performing common administrative tasks on a Fedora Core 5 workstation
- Making the jump to Linux can be a daunting task for a Windows administrator. It's hard to learn the new tricks quickly. Scott Lowe explains how to do some of the most common things in Fedora Core 5. by Scott Lowe MCSE
- Tags: screenshots, TechRepublic Inc., Workstation, Fedora Project, Fedora Core, Scott Lowe MCSE
- Image galleries 2007-07-15
- Configuring a DNS server with SuSE's YaST
- Linux can be intimidating for a Windows administrator because a lot of configuration for network services must be done from the command line. Jack Wallen shows how to configure a DNS server using GUI tools in Linux.
- Tags: Domain names, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, DNS server, server, network service, Linux, SuSE, GUI, network, Microsoft Windows
- Image galleries 2007-07-04
- Setting up Apache as a Web server under Linux via GUI
- Linux is increasingly becoming a popular alternative to Microsoft Windows for network administrators wanting to provide services for their organization. Learning a new OS like Linux can present some challenges to a long time Windows administrator however. This is the beginning of a series of articles aimed at the IT...
- Tags: Web servers, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, GUI, Linux, server, Apache Software Foundation, Web server, IT administrator, Apache Web server, network administrator, Microsoft Windows, window, operating system, Microsoft Co
- Image galleries 2007-06-30
- How do I... Add Macs to a Windows Vista workgroup?
- Love 'em or hate 'em, Macs have an increasing presence within business workgroups. Fortunately, advances within Apple's OS X operating system simplify connecting Windows Vista and Macs on the same network. Windows administrators can follow these steps from Erik Eckel to add Macs to Windows Vista-powered workgroups.This gallery has a...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple OS, Apple Computer Inc., operating system, network
- Image galleries 2007-04-02
- Excellent Windows to Linux migration crash course
- Chris Walden of IBM has an excellent crash course guide for any Windows administrator thats either migrating to Linux or would like to learn more about working with Linux. If youre a Windows administrator it doesnt matter if youre actually migrating or not because at some point youre going...
- Tags: Desktop, Linux, Servers, Windows Administrator
- Blog posts 2007-02-23
- VisualCron screenshots
- Windows administrators no longer have to suffer cron envy. This photo gallery shows you just how powerful and easy-to-use VisualCron is. In this The Right Tool for the Job? blog post, Joshua Hoskins explains how VisualCron gives Windows admins the advanced task scheduling functionality that Unix/Linux admins take for granted.
- Tags: blog, job, Linux, Microsoft Windows, photograph, Unix, VisualCron
- Image galleries 2006-06-26
- Create A WMI/ADSI Script That Gathers Windows System Information Across Your Domain
- This sample chapter from Managing Windows with VBScript and WMI walks Windows administrators through the process of designing, writing, testing, and debugging a complete WMI/ADSI script from scratch. The example script is designed to accomplish three tasks: Query a list of computers from the domain. Query information...
- Tags: Addison-Wesley, computer, domain, job, Microsoft VBScript, Microsoft Windows, window, WMI, WMI/ADSI, WMI/ADSI Script
- Download resources 2006-05-11
- Use scripting to control apps and perform Windows tasks
- This sample chapter from Windows Admin Scripting Little Black Book, 3rd Edition will show you how to script applications and Windows from the command line, script the Windows shell and common apps, and use send-keys to automate applications that aren't scripting-friendly. The recently released 3rd edition of...
- Tags: Windows Administrator, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Book chapters 2006-01-30
- Use scripting to control apps and perform Windows tasks
- The recently released 3rd edition of Windows Admin Scripting Little Black Book offers tutorials and scripts covering dozens of admin chores, from file management to registry maintenance to backup and scheduling. In this chapter, author Jesse Torres takes a look at how you can tap into application automation to script...
- Tags: applet, automation, backup, chore, FTP, ISBN, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word, Norton Co., Scripting, Windows Admin Scripting Little Black Book
- Download resources 2006-01-30
- Save time on installs and updates by using these scripts
- You can probably think of a million repetitious tasks that would be good candidates for automation--but who has time to figure out how to script them all? Apparently, Jesse Torres does. The newest edition of his Windows Admin Scripting Little Black Book, released this month by Paraglyph Press, offers tutorials...
- Tags: Windows Admin Scripting Little Black Book, Paraglyph Press, Microsoft Windows, pcAnywhere, Adobe Acrobat Reader, WinZip, system management, chore, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft .NET Framework, service pack, automation, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows 2000, ba
- Download resources 2006-01-26
- Get up to speed on scripting tools and techniques
- This introductory chapter to Windows Admin Scripting Little Black Book, Second Edition, lays a solid foundation for understanding scripting techniques and introduces the three major scripting tools that the book focuses on: shell scripting, KiXtart, and Windows Script Host. It begins with an overview of scripts and how they compare...
- Tags: ADSI, built-in, COM, essentials, Kixtart, logon, manipulation, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, network, registry, shell, technique, tool, window, Windows Script, WMI, WSH
- Download resources 2005-07-26
- Allow Windows admins at remote sites to install software without making them domain admins
- With Active Directory in Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 you can grant much more granular permissions to administrators, but there are still some gaps. For example, if you want to grant an administrator at a remote site the ability to install software but don't want that admin to be...
- Tags: Operating systems, Servers, Microsoft Windows, Windows Server Hacks, Microsoft Windows Server, administrator, workaround, hack, network administrator, domain controller, network security, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, permission, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Mi
- Download resources 2005-04-20
- Tech Tips for Windows Administrators -- ISO
- Burn your own CD version of TechRepublic's Tech Tips for Windows Administrators CD-ROM. This download is a complete image of the CD available for sale in our TechRepublic catalog. From security to remote access, from software to networks, more than 600 tips will help you manage and administer Windows NT,...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., CD, ISO, Windows Administrator, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Operating Systems, Software
- Download resources 2004-10-12
- Help recover lost Admin passwords by downloading this preformatted handout
- Save time. Download the preformatted, ready-to-print versionof this FastAnswer handout. The next time the problem arises in yourorganization, simply print and distribute the file directly to end users ormembers of your IT staff.The problemThe Administrator password for a Windows server or Windows2000/XP-based workstation is unknown, and without it, you cannot...
- Tags: Administrator password, Jim Wells MBA, Microsoft Windows, password, Windows Administrator
- Technical articles 2004-06-03
- TechProGuild FastAnswer: Recover lost Administrator passwords
- This preformatted, ready-to-print FastAnswer handout provides the steps necessary to recover from a lost Windows Administrator password. The next time the problem arises in your organization, simply print and distribute the file directly to members of your IT staff.
- Tags: handout, information technology, Microsoft Windows, password, TechProGuild FastAnswer
- Download resources 2004-05-27
- Batch scripting of Windows host file changes
- DNS is the manageable way to resolve computer names to IP addresses, yet Windows admins usually use host files because they always work. But when you need to make a change to a bunch of host entries, where do you start? by Rick Vanover
- Tags: Windows Administrator, Microsoft Windows, Domain Names, Productivity, Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Rick Vanover, Entry, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Servers, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
Additional Resources
- windows xp
- Windows boots up but claims that the windows xp is not authorized and "click here" to autohrize this version of windows. After clicking, the next screen has a welcome to windows and the user name is "owner" but we have never had this operator name and none of the original...
- Tags: Construction, shiz50@..., Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2007-08-20
- Enabling the Administrator Account in Windows Vista RC2
- In Windows Vista, you do not have immediate access to the G_D account Administrator. When logging into Windows Vista, you do not have the option of using this account. I believe Microsoft is doing this to protect the average user from the havoc the Administrator account can cause. Some installations...
- Tags: Administrator Account, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, steven s. warren, The Hot Button, Vista
- Blog posts 2006-11-13
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