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18 March 2005
Post domain migration - removing sidHistory
After a successful domain migration, you may be in a situation where it is necessary to remove the sidHistory attributes from objects in your new domain. There are many ways to do this, and many migration tools provide that capability straight out of Read More...
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11 March 2005
Active Directory diagnostic event logging in Windows Server
I mentioned at last nights "Active Directory Diagnosis Troubleshooting and Recovery" Technet session how to turn NTDS diagnostic logging on which causes the KCC to write events to the event log. All the information plus more besides is published in Knowledgebase Read More...
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11 March 2005
Active Directory Database monitoring using ESENTPRF.DLL
One of the demonstrations at last nights "Active Directory Diagnosis, Troubleshooting and Recovery" Technet session included the steps to install esentprf.dll to allow monitoring of performance counters for the extensible storage engine (ESE) database Read More...
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09 March 2005
Extending the Active Directory schema
There are occasions when you need to extend the Active Directory schema for applications. Besides the best practice of test, test and test again, and the alternative of using ADAM ( Active Directory in Application Mode ) to avoid changes to your corporate Read More...
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01 March 2005
Common mistakes when upgrading domains from Windows 2000 to Windows Server 2003
In my line of work, I talk to lots of people about the "hows" of upgrading to the latest and greatest technology. Consequently, I've referred many people to the link below which is a great source of tips and links to other information worth considering Read More...
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10 January 2005
Windows Task Manager - Alternate View
This is one of those small almost unheard of "things you can do in Windows" tips. The left image below is a "normal" Windows Task Manager screen shot. If you double-click anywhere in the graphical part of the tab, it changes appearance to the screen on Read More...
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06 January 2005
Do I have local admin rights? Find out how in three mouse clicks (or two keys plus a mouse click)....
I use this quick-tip frequently to determine if I'm a local administrator. The trouble with some tips is that you just know them, they're so simple so you don't bother to tell people as you're under the assumption they "must have known that". This exact Read More...
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08 December 2004
Display build number and OS version on desktop
Something which you often see Microsoft people do in their demonstrations is have the Operating System description and build number displayed on their desktop. While sysinternals do a fabulous job with their Background Info (bginfo) tool (in fact I use Read More...
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