A Quick Tip To Disable "Initial Configuration Tasks List" This article explains how you can disable the Initial Configuration Task List at logon. What All Ports Are Required By Domain Controllers And Client Computers? This article explains the key port requirement for Client computers and Domain Controllers communicating with each other. A Quick Tip To Check If PDC Emulator Is Working This article explains how you can tell if PDC Emulator in an Active Directory Domain is working. What To

Group Policy Offers New Functionality in Windows Server 2008 This article explains the improvements to the Group Policy in Windows Server 2008. Domain Controller Options Not Supported By RODC This article explains the DC Options which are not supported by a RODC. DS Auditing in Windows Server 2008 This article explains the new functionality offered by auditing in Windows Server 2008. Fine Grained Password Policies Facts This article lists some facts about the FGPP. BCD: Boot Configuration Database

A Quick Tip To Prevent Users From Accessing The Computer Tab This article explains a quick tip which you can use to prevent users from accessing the Computer Tab on My Computer property. A Quick Tip To Create A User Mode Process Dump File This article explains how you can use ADPlus.vbs to create a User Mode Process dump file when a process terminates unexpectedly. Log Files Of Server Manager This article explains log files which are used by Server Manager in Full installation and Server Core. This

Please check all the tips at WindowsNetworking.com: A Quick Tip To Strict FRS Replication To A Specific Port This article explains a registry heck which can be used to strict FRS Replication to a specific port. A Quick Tip To Strict AD Replication To A Specific Port This article explains a registry entry which can be used to strict the AD Replication traffic to a specific port. A Quick Tip To Allow DSRM Account To Log On Normally This article explains a registry heck which can be used to allow DSRM

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Microsoft developers have changed the functionality of many of Windows' components. DNS is one of them. A DNS client component running on a Vista computer behaves differently than it did in previous versions of Windows. This tip explains the behavior of the DNS client component in Windows Vista for DNS queries and registrations. Read more here... http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials/article.php/3781556

This article explains a small mechanism you can use to make sure FRS is working. FRS (File Replication Service) is used to replicate Scripts and Group Policy in Active Directory. FRS is dependent on Active Directory Connection Objects Read more here... http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kbase/WindowsTips/WindowsServer2008/AdminTips/Admin/AQuickTipToMakeSureFRSIsWorkingInADomain.html

Microsoft developers have introduced a remote administration tools pack, which ships with Windows Server 2008 CD. The feature, called RSAT - Remote Server Administration Tools, Read more here... http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials/article.php/3779931

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This article explains a single command you can use to update the Group Policy settings on remote computers. Please note this applies to Windows 2000 Computers only Read more here... http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kbase/WindowsTips/Windows2000/AdminTips/ActiveDirectory/AQuickTipToUpdateGroupPolicyOnRemoteComputers.html