The Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP resource kits provide the cdburn.exe utility, which, like the dvdburn.exe utility, can burn an ISO file to a physical CD burner drive and uses the format cdburn <drive>: <image> Typing cdburn with no parameters will list the utility’s Help information, which includes additional options related to the speed […]
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How can I migrate shares and their data between servers?
Microsoft provides the Microsoft File Server Migration Toolkit (FSMT), which you can download from Here . The tool lets you migrate shares and data from any server running Windows NT 4.0 or later to a Windows Server 2003 (or Windows Storage Server 2003) machine. The utility also interfaces with DFS, which lets you maintain the […]
Are there any registry keys or files that the account specified for a performance alert requires?
When you create a performance alert, by default it runs as the Network Service account. However, you can specify a different account for its execution. If you specify another account, ensure that the named account has the following rights: * Read access to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionPerflib * Full Access to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesSysmonLog and its subkeys * Read […]
How can I use a script to delete a computer from a domain?
The following code will delete the passed computer name (e.g., “delme”) from the alibutt domain. Dim objDC Dim strComputer, strDomain strComputer = “delme” strDomain = “alibutt” Set objDC = getobject(“WinNT://” & strDomain ) objDC.Delete “Computer”, strComputer
How do I remove my last Microsoft Exchange 5.5 Server installation from my Exchange Server 2003 organization?
Log on to the remaining Exchange 5.5 server and stop all services. The easiest way to do this is to stop the Exchange System Attendant by opening a command line and typing net stop MSExchangeSA You’ll see a warning that this command will stop other services, click Yes. After the command finishes running, run the […]
Can I disable the Message Transfer Agent (MTA) on Microsoft Exchange Server 2003?
Microsoft has changed its stance about disabling the MTA on Exchange Server 2003. In Exchange 2000 Server, you couldn’t disable the MTA, but because of limitations with the MTA in cluster environments and because its primary use is for communicating with Exchange 5.5 servers, Exchange 2003 lets you disable the MTA. The main problem with […]
What’s a rootkit, and how can I check for rootkits installed on my machine?
A rootkit is a term used to describe mechanisms that allow malware such as viruses and spyware to hide their existence from tools that are designed to eradicate them. Rootkits commonly open back doors to systems so that malicious intruders can access the system with administrative credentials or intruders use them on the machine to […]
How do I disable Internet Explorer password caching?
When you are prompted to type your security credentials into the Enter Network Password dialog and you check Save this password in your password list, you have cached your password. To disable password caching: 1. Open a CMD.EXE window. 2. Type the following command and press Enter: REG ADD “HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet Settings” /V DisablePasswordCaching /T REG_DWORD […]
My Microsoft Exchange Server database has reached its 16GB limit, and I can’t perform any actions to clear space. What can I do?
Microsoft added functionality in the Exchange 2000 Server post-Service Pack 3 (SP3) rollup to enable an extra 1GB of database growth for a standard edition database. You can use this extra space to perform maintenance in emergency situations when you run out of database space. This capability is standard with Exchange Server 2003. To access […]
How can I determine which groups I’m a member of for my current logon session?
You can use the whoami command with the /groups switch to display all the groups in the currently logged on user token as the following command and output show: whoami /groups C:Documents and Settingsali>whoami /groups [Group 1] = “UKDomain Users” [Group 2] = “Everyone” [Group 3] = “MERCURYDebugger Users” [Group 4] = “BUILTINAdministrators” [Group 5] […]