Posts Tagged: windows
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May 25, 2011
3 CommentsWindows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller Default Domain Policy Default Settings
Below you can find a screenshot of Group Policy Management console on Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller right after the clean installation (and promoting to a DC). These are the default Default Domain Policy settings on a clean Domain Controller. Not sure if it makes a difference but Forest and Domain functional level is...
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Apr 23, 2011
1 CommentHow to create Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 bootable USB
Few days ago, I wanted to rebuilt 2 old Dell PowerEdge 1950 servers when I found out that DVD drives were dead on both of them. Luckily, I had a USB memory stick handy, which I made into bootable Windows Server 2008 R2 installation media. To create it, you need USB memory stick with at...
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Sep 09, 2010
1 CommentHow to Reset Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM) password
Directory Services Restore Mode is a boot mode on a Domain Controller for repairing and restoring Active Directory data. Because you can’t login locally on a Domain Controller (local Administrator for example) if there is a need to repair or restore Active Directory database, DSRM has to be used. The Directory Services Restore Mode password...
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Jul 24, 2010
3 CommentsHow to deploy printers with Group Policy – Windows Server 2008, 7, Vista, XP
In this article I will show how to deploy printers using Group Policy to Windows 7, Vista and XP client machines. While for Windows 7 Group Policy settings just work, you need to do additional tasks to achieve required results on Windows Vista and Windows XP machines. I will use one server running Windows Server...