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Disable 8.3 Name Creation (NTFS)
This key stops the NTFS volume from generating MS-DOS compatible 8.
Use NETDOM to determine FSMO Roles
The FSMO role holders can be easily found by use of the Netdom command.
What is the Global Catalog?
Domains and Forests can also share resources available in active directory.
Making the jump away from VMware
Thinking of moving away from VMWare? Can Hyper-V provide the functionality that you require to keep your systems available? I can tell you that paying the VMware tax has become a bit tedious.
Upgrade Standard to Enterprise Without Reinstall
Recently, I had occasion to upgrade the RAM in one of my servers from 32 GB to 96 GB.
Installing Roles on Server 2008 R2 Core
So you've built your first Server 2008 (or R2) core server.
VBScript: Search Active Directory for User
Anyone can use Active Directory Users and Computers to search fora user.