Windows Server NT Tips and Tricks

Microsoft TechNet provides several tips on troubleshooting, optimizing, saving time, and related topics for Windows Server NT, and solicits new tips from contributing NT users.

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Enterprise Security - Intrusion Detection Provides A Pound Of Prevention

Improve enterprise security by protection against intruders. Information included on playing the hacker, intrusion detection, and intrusion prevention.

Performance Analysis and Optimization of Microsoft Windows NT Server, Part 1

Server analysis and optimization is knowing what actions to take to improve system performance in response to demands on the system.

Performance Analysis and Optimization of Microsoft Windows NT Server, Part 2

Now that transactions have been defined and any system bottlenecks have been identified and resolved, the next step is to set expectations of system usage and availability.

Windows NT: Replicating Logon Scripts on Domain Controllers

In this article, we'll show you how to use the Directory Replicator service to make sure the client's logon script is always available on an authenticating server.

Windows NT: International Coding Checklist

Abstract This paper provides a checklist, guidelines, and suggestions for creating international software for the Windows and Windows NT operating systems.

Managing Printing Services with Windows NT Server

This chapter will show you how to: create and fine-tune network printer queues; optimize the printing process; control access to the printer; and troubleshoot printing problems.

Windows NT: Memory Performance Testing

Kingston Technology Co. contracted an independent testing lab to perform a quantitative performance study to answer how additional memory affects Web server, application server, and LDAP directory server performance.

Microsoft Windows NT: Favorite Tips of IT Professionals(January 2000,Windows NT)

Read the following tips submitted by IT professionals: bulk permission management on home directories, changing the print spool directory, admin shortcuts, and setting the administrator password during unattended install.

Favorite Windows NT Tips of IT Professionals (December 1999,NT)

IT Professionals share their Windows NT tips about net localgroup, registry permissions problems, hiding administrator accounts, and more.

Quick Tips for Windows NT: From Synchonizing Domain Controllers to Sharing SCSI (December 1999)

Learn how to synchronize domain controllers, enable the proxy agent, share SCSI devices, speeding up the NTFS, repair a broken mirror set, view users logged onto a Windows NT server, learn what service pack is running, and more.

Quick Tips for Windows NT (August 1999)

Windows NT Quick Tips on this page include Windows Logo key shortcuts; the Shutdown utility; restricting floppy drive access; install extra Windows NT licenses; my clients aren't In Network Neighborhood; and Roaming Profile sharing issues.


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