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Windows Server 2008 Hardware Requirements
Apr 27th
When determining hardware requirements to install and run Windows Server 2008 and any application or services you are about to run on the server, you need to focus on three hardware resources with keeping in mind the rule “The more the better”: (more…)
Remove XP Security 2010, Vista Security 2010
Apr 25th
XP Security (or Vista Security) is a rogue antispyware program. It is also known as: - XP Internet Security 2010 - Vista Security Tool 2010 - XP AntiSpyware 2010 - XP Antimalware 2010 - Antivirus XP 2010 - XP Smart security 2010 (more…)
Batch file script to map network drive to users
Apr 14th
A batch file is a text file containing a series of commands intended to be executed by the command interpreter. When a batch file is run, the shell program reads the file and executes its commands, normally line-by-line.
The following script can be used as a logon script to map a network drive to users home directory (or any directory) on the server or somewhere else.
1- Copy and past the script in a text editor, notepad will dose the job perfectly. (more…)
Promote Windows Server 2008 into a Domain controller
Apr 4th
Promoting Windows server 2008 via command line into a domain controller are pretty straight forward procedure. That is true for the first Domain Controller in the Forest. However, If you planning to deploy a second Domain Controller, which is best practice since the second DC provides redundancy for user account data and helps distribute the load for authentication and global catalog, there are some prerequisites you need to be aware of before you promote your server into a Domain Controller DC/AC which are not discuses in this post. (more…)
Installing and Configuring DNS Server in Windows Server 2003
Feb 21st
Please note before you start with the installation you MUST configure the server with a static IP address, otherwise the installation wizard prompts you to configure the server with a static IP address during the installation process.
Installing DNS Server on windows Server 2003:
To install DNS server you may choose one of the two following methods:
* Installing DNS Server through Control panel :
- Click Start ==> Setting ==> Control Panel ==> Add or Remove Programs.
- Click on Add/Remove Windows Components from Add or Remove Programs menu.
- On Windows Components click on “Networking Services” and then click Details.
- On Networking Services details select the Domain Name System (DNS) check box, click OK and then click Next.
- Click Finish once the installation finished. (more…)
PuTTY the SSH and telnet client
Feb 13th
PuTTY is an open source and a free implementation of Telnet, SSH, rlogin, and raw TCP computing protocols for Windows and Unix platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator. It is written and maintained primarily by Simon Tatham.
PuTTY was originally written for Microsoft Windows, but it has been ported to various other operating systems. Official ports are available for some Unix-like platforms, with work-in-progress ports to Classic Mac OS and Mac OS X, and unofficial ports have been contributed to platforms such as Symbian OS and Windows Mobile OS. (more…)
