What is checksum
A checksum is a sequence of numbers and letters used to check data for errors. If you know the checksum of an original file, you can use a checksum utility…
Do not display last user name in Windows Server 2008
This is a security domain policy to prevent display last logged on user name in workstations. – Control Panel – Administrative Tools – Group Policy Management – On the left…
Set time source in windows server 2008
When installing the Active directory role in windows server 2008 and scan the role, one of the warnings is to set an external update source for the time. Just run…
Instal VPN to windows server 2008
This How to install a VPN Server on Windows Server 2008 R2 for a small environment or a stand-alone hosted Server. 1) Install the Role “Network Policy and Access Services”…
Change the password complexity policy on windows server 2008
Most of the times the default password complexity policy causes problems to administrators as users often forget their passwords. Although it is not a good idea to change this policy,…
Install and Manage Active Directory on Windows Server 2008 R2
Active Directory is essential to any Microsoft network built on the client-server network model–it allows you to have a central sever called a Domain Controller (DC) that does authentication for…
Change IP Address From the Command Prompt
Changing your IP address with the Control Panel interface isn’t difficult, but it does require clicking through a number of different windows and dialog boxes. If you’re a fan of…
Scan windows for corrupted files
Windows has a built in tool to scan the system for corrupted or missing files. Open a command prompt and simply type sfc /scannow
Delete a service on windows
This is how to delete a service on windows that has not been automatically removed by a software uninstall you need to edit the registry: Start the registry editor (regedit.exe)…
Oracle VirtualBox and windows updates issue with KB3071756, KB3075220, KB3060716
There is a major issue with microsoft windows update on windows 2008 server that makes Oracle VirtualBox failed to start. This is a similar kernel issue like update KB3045999 that…
Installing Active Directory on Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Active Directory provides the structure to centralize the network management and store information about network resources across the entire domain. Active Directory uses Domain Controllers to keep this centralized…
Avoid registering unwanted NICs in DNS Server on Windows 2008
On Domain Controllers with more than one NIC where each NIC is connected to separate Network, there is a possibility that the Host A DNS registration can occur for unwanted…
Microsoft security update KB3045999 and Oracle Virtual Box issue
Users of Oracle Virtual Box must not install Microsoft security update KB3045999 as a kernel conflict ntdll is produced and Virtual Box does not start. This security update must be…
Terminal services manager and Windows 8
Terminal services manager does not exist in Windows 8. But fear not, the Remote Desktop Services Manager will do the trick. To actually enable the feature go to, “Programs and…
Change Security settings on Domain Controller to windows 2008
This is how to change the Security settings on Domain Controller to windows 2008 Click Start, click Run, type gpmc.msc, and then click OK. In the console tree, right-click Default…