TechNet Magazine February 2007

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Enhance Windows Search with the Free Microsoft Filter Pack

With the Microsoft Filter Pack, you can extend the Windows Search service to support more file types, including OneNote and Zip files. ...

You can use the Windows Events Command Line Utility to retrieve information about event logs, run queries, archive logs, and more. Here's a look at how to use this tool. ...

Using a USB key to install Windows 7 makes the process faster and more flexible. Here's all you need to know to do this. ...

Auditing in Exchange Server offers many options for tracking important information. We show you all of them and how to configure the policy you want in seven simple steps. ...

When you delete a mailbox from a user account, the mailbox is retained as a disconnected mailbox. You can reconnect the mailbox to the original user account or another user account, if necessary. We show you how. ...

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Popular Articles

Windows Administration: Problems of Privilege: Find and Fix LUA Bugs

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See how the free Microsoft USB Flash Drive Manager can help you easily copy, delete, and back up files from a flash drive, as well as perform other useful tasks.

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Toolbox: New Products for IT Pros

Greg Steen discusses recovering from system crashes with Replay RA - Recovery Accelerator, managing compressed archives with WinRAR, using TortoiseSVN to simplify source control, measuring disk I/O with Iometer, as well as rebooting servers remotely with the APC Switched Rack PDU, and looks at the book "Windows Group Policy: Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista".

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The upcoming release of Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager “2” offers many new features and enhancements. Explore the new portal experience and find out how you can cut costs with self-service tools, increase security compliance with business process modeling, and reduce development time with simplified development tools.

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Take a close look at SharePoint Security Accounts to see how a weak configuration can give an attacker full control over all site collections and sites.

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Our Blog

Geek of all Trades: Control Network Access Using DHCP Enforcement

NAP monitors the health of specified computers when they attempt to connect to a network and includes a number of mechanisms to enforce health requirements. In this article, Geek of All Trades Greg Shields gives readers an overview of these enforcement mechanisms and, as an example, takes a closer look at setting ...

Use Windows PowerShell to Manage Virtual Machines Here are a few examples of how you can use Windows PowerShell scripts to manage virtual machines running on a Server Core installation. Note that these scripts are presented as samples and may need to be customized to work in your environment.

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Disabling an Unused Part of Group Policy Objects One way to disable a policy is to disable an unused part of the GPO. By disabling part of a policy that isn’t used, the application of GPOs and security will be faster.

Administer Windows Server 2008 Server Core from the Command Prompt ...

In the August 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine, Paul Randal wrote an article Top Tips for Effective Database Maintenance. It was geared toward "involuntary DBAs" (IT pros who inadvertently wind up responsible for a SQL Server instance). The article had a great response from our readers so Paul has written another ...

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Forefront Security

Microsoft Forefront is designed to deliver an integrated security solution that makes it much easier to deploy and manage security across an organization’s IT infrastructure. In this, our annual security issue, we feature two articles that describe how Forefront Security protects instant messaging and e-mail.

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February 2007

Windows Administration: Inside the Windows Vista Kernel: Part 1

With Windows Vista, changes to the OS kernel bring about advances in many areas, ranging from memory management to reliability to security. We kick off this series with a look at how the kernel delivers improvements in the areas of processes, threads, and I/O. Mark Russinovich

Windows Administration: Delegating Authority in Active Directory

Implementing delegation in Active Directory can enhance security and simplify management tasks, and getting started is easier than you think. Here are some simple delegation models that will work in most IT infrastructures with little modification. Joel Yoker and Rob Campbell

Windows Administration: Dig into New Group Policy Templates in Windows Vista

Windows Vista introduces significant changes to Group Policy templates. Find out everything you need to know about the new format, called ADMX, and how these changes will improve the administration of system configurations. Darren Mar-Elia

Windows Administration: Your Guide to Group Policy Troubleshooting

Getting to the bottom of Group Policy issues can be a difficult process, but understanding how Group Policy works, and where problems can arise, makes things easier. This overview will help you troubleshoot Group Policy issues like a guru. Derek Melber

Windows Administration: Monitoring Active Directory with MOM

Management packs for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 allow you to more effectively monitor your IT infrastructure. See how these five management packs can help you keep an eye on the health, security, and reliability of your Active Directory environment. John Hann

Windows Administration: Gaming in a Secure Environment

Whether you’re busy at work or doing some serious gaming at home, running as a limited user has many security benefits. Unfortunately, some games don’t want to work when they’re not run as administrator. Here’s a look at some common problems and their solutions. Matt Clapham

Columns

From the Editor: Under the Covers Joshua Trupin	Toolbox: New Products for IT Pros Greg Steen	SQL Q&A: Database Size, Mirroring, Marked Transactions, and More Edited by Nancy Michell
Utility Spotlight: Group Policy Inventory Greg Steen	The Cable Guy: QoS Support in Windows Joseph Davies	Windows PowerShell: Scripting One Line at a Time Don Jones
Hey, Scripting Guy!: Chasing Cars… and XML The Microsoft Scripting Guys	Security Watch: Deploying EFS: Part 1 John Morello	The Desktop Files: Extending Windows PE Wes Miller
Field Notes: It Just Stops Working R'ykandar Korra'ti	Windows Confidential: A "Mixed" Blessing Raymond Chen