Sponsored White Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads
TechRepublic Resources
- sort by:
- Relevance
- Date
- Popularity
- Fine-tune your Windows NT system with these registry edits
- If you use caution when working with the registry, you can enhance both the appearance and performance of your Windows NT system. Try out these four registry tweaks to change the system font, speed up NTFS performance, load balance your network cards, and zero out the page file...
- Technical articles 2005-08-03
- Boost performance in Windows NT with disk striping
- You can dramatically increase performance in Windows NT by creating a stripe set. Learn how to create a stripe set, re-create a stripe set after disk failure, and remove a stripe set in this Windows NT tip. Creating a stripe set is an inexpensive way of dramatically increasing...
- Technical articles 2005-07-27
- Enable automatic logons and power downs in Windows NT
- With a couple of quick registry tweaks, you can configure a Windows NT machine to both log on and power down automatically. Find out how to do both in this Windows NT tip. With a couple of quick registry tweaks, you can configure a Windows NT machine to...
- Technical articles 2005-07-20
- Stop unauthorized DNS zone transfers in Windows NT
- Allowing unauthorized DNS zone transfers in Windows NT can leave your network vulnerable to malicious attacks. To lock down your network, it's better to configure your DNS server to accept zone transfer requests only from selected IP addresses. Find out how in this Windows NT tip. If you don't...
- Technical articles 2005-07-13
- Create shares remotely with these two utilities in Windows NT
- You can share a folder on a remote computer by using the Rmtshare.exe and ShareUI.inf utilities. Here's how. Creating folders that are accessible over a Windows NT network is simple. All you need to do is right-click the folder and select Sharing. ...
- Technical articles 2005-07-12
- Change users' passwords from the command line in Windows NT
- There are several methods for changing passwords in Windows NT. This tip discusses how to change passwords from the command line. Most organizations recognize the importance of establishing a strict password policy that requires users to change their passwords on a regular basis. If you...
- Technical articles 2005-07-07
- Find out who's logged on to the Windows NT network before performing maintenance
- Timing is everything when it comes to network maintenance. Windows NT's Server Manager utility can help you determine the best time to perform this task. Performing maintenance work isn't always easy, but it's a necessary part of an administrator's job. One of the most important...
- Technical articles 2005-07-05
- Create macros with the DOSKEY utility in Windows NT
- The DOSKEY utility allows you to create simple but powerful macros. Learn more about this powerful utility. The command line is one of the most neglected parts of Windows NT, and many users aren't aware of everything it can do. For example, how many of...
- Technical articles 2005-06-30
- Change computer account passwords in Windows NT
- Learn three ways you can disable the automatic password changes on your Windows NT machine. Joining a Windows NT machine to a Windows NT domain creates a special trust relationship (a "secured channel") between the domain and the computer. The computer receives a special...
- Technical articles 2005-06-28
- Limit the size of user profiles in Windows NT
- Proquota.exe, a utility that ships with Windows NT Service Pack 4, allows you to limit the hard disk space that user profiles can consume. Follow these steps to enable profile quotas. Soon after roaming profiles became standard on Windows NT networks, administrators discovered a potential ...
- Technical articles 2005-06-25
- Stay in control with mandatory profiles in Windows NT
- Microsoft's mandatory profiles enable admins to define settings that users can't permanently change. Learn more about mandatory profiles. Profiles offer many user benefits, but they don't always solve the problems that administrators face. One such challenge is when working with a closed environment, in which...
- Technical articles 2005-06-23
- Set up roaming user profiles in Windows NT
- If users tend to move around a lot, they can leave several newly created profiles in their wake. Roaming profiles help mitigate this issue. Here's how to assign a roaming profile to a user. By default, Windows NT uses local profiles. When a user logs on...
- Technical articles 2005-06-21
- Learn the benefits of Windows NT's user groups
- Windows NT supports user groups, which involves placing users together and applying the necessary permissions to the entire group—rather than each individual user. Learn about some of the advantages of user groups, and find out why you should remove the Everyone group from all resources. Windows NT supports user...
- Technical articles 2005-06-15
- Get the most out of Windows NT's paging file
- The paging file is one of the most important files on the Windows NT system. If you feel like you're not making the most of this vital file, find out how to change its size and location, and get some best practices for choosing its placement. Also known as...
- Technical articles 2005-06-08
- Create setup and bootable floppies to help troubleshoot Windows NT
- If you're trying to solve system problems in Windows NT, you can create setup and bootable floppies to help troubleshoot the problems. Find out how to create these floppies, and learn how you can use them in your troubleshooting efforts. If you've worked with Windows 9x systems in the...
- Technical articles 2005-06-01
- Windows NT 101: Get an overview of the registry
- If you work with computers running Windows NT or any other Microsoft Windows systems, it's imperative that you're familiar with the registry. Feel like you need a refresher course? Check out this quick review. Any administrator who has worked with computers running Windows NT or any other Microsoft...
- Technical articles 2005-05-25
- Migrate shares from one Windows NT server to another
- Windows NT allows users to access files over a network through a share folder that holds the files. In this Windows NT tip, learn how to create these shares, and find out how you can export the share information from one computer and import it into another. ...
- Technical articles 2005-05-11
- Create a Performance Monitor log in Windows NT
- To really understand what's going on in a Windows NT network, you need a baseline measurement of how the system functions. In this NT tip, find out how to create and examine a Performance Monitor log. To really understand what's going on in a Windows NT ...
- Technical articles 2005-05-04
- Create a password policy in Windows NT
- Every organization needs to implement a strong security policy that defines all security-related options. Find out how you can use settings in Windows NT to create and control this policy. It's imperative that every organization implement a strong security policy that defines all security-related options. This policy...
- Technical articles 2005-04-27
- Troubleshoot Windows NT network problems with these utilities
- Windows NT 4 includes numerous command-line utilities that can help you troubleshoot network problems. Here's a quick list of five Windows NT utilities that every administrator should keep in his or her IT toolkit. Windows NT 4 includes numerous command-line utilities that can help you troubleshoot...
- Technical articles 2005-04-20
- << Previous
- page 1 of 5
- Next >>
Refining Tags
- Microsoft Windows NT (64 results)
- Guest Contributor (63 results)
- Microsoft Windows (55 results)
- Operating Systems (40 results)
- Software (40 results)
- Registry (25 results)
- TechRepublic Staff (24 results)
- Server (12 results)
- PRODUCTIVITY (11 results)
- Hardware (11 results)
- Registry Editor (10 results)
- computer (8 results)
- Performance management (8 results)
- Security (7 results)
- Human Resources (7 results)
- Workforce Management (7 results)
- NETWORKING (7 results)
- Servers (7 results)
- network (7 results)
- performance (6 results)
- performance monitoring (6 results)
- Internet (5 results)
- TechRepublic Inc. (5 results)
- Microsoft Corp. (5 results)
- password (5 results)
- Profile (5 results)
- Folder (5 results)
- User (4 results)
- disk (4 results)
- File (4 results)
- Web browser (3 results)
- Peripherals (3 results)
- Network technology (3 results)
- Domain names (3 results)
- Directory (3 results)
- Backup (3 results)
- IP address (3 results)
- IP (3 results)
