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Beware of Emails Claiming to be from Microsoft that Contain Attachments..!!

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
If like me you've been getting a spate of different emails claiming to be from Microsoft containing various attachments, then be on your guard.  Microsoft have a policy of never sending emails containing attachments unless it's pre-agreed with the customer.  Read on to find out more...  [Go to article]
 

Changing Permissions for Files in WINNT After Sysprep is Run

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
 If after deploying your Sysprep image you’re wondering how to change the permissions on a file the answer is quite simple… [Go to article]
 

Delay When Trying to Connect to a Windows 2000 Server Running DCOM

If you're seeing this problem then this could be why...  [Go to article]
 

Giving Outlook a Newsgroup "Look and Feel"

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
Did you know you can configure Outlook to have a newsgroup look and feel?  Here's how... [Go to article]
 

How Can I Run Something Using "Run As.." in Windows 2000?

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
One of the really nice features in Windows XP is the ability to right-click on a program and select the "Run As..." option to run that program in a different security context.  But how do you do this in Windows 2000?.. [Go to article]
 

How can I save documents in Microsoft Reader format?

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
There's a couple ways to do it.

  1. Buy ReaderWorks: http://www.overdrive.com/readerworks/
     
  2. Get the MS Word Add-on: http://www.microsoft.com/reader/default.asp

How to download IE 6 SP1 (full setup)

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
If you ever need to install the full version of IE 6.0 with SP1 then here's a great link I found that walks you through the process and saves you trawling Microsoft's Site for hours searching for the install files (like I did):

http://www.broomeman.com/support/wsiedown.html

How to End Your Network Settings Nightmare

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
We've all been there. You move from site to site, plug in and can't get onto the network. You then spend ages re-configuring and rebooting and then do the same again at the next site and so and so on...  [Go to article]
 

How to View Temporary Files in IE 7

Contributed By: Eric Rayburn
If you need to go trawling through these files the first thing you've got to do is to be able to see them, which thanks to the new security features in IE 7 can be a bit tricky.  However, there are a couple of ways round this as Eric explains...  [Go to article]
 

IE 5.5 doesn't print the right hand side of the page

Does anyone know if there is a fix to IE 5.5 not printing out the entire right side of my web pages?

This is usually due to a left-hand frame on the web page that pushes the text off the right-hand side. See if you can select the frame you want first, or print in landscape mode.
 

IE Trick for when the 'Context' menu isn't available

If you're ever on a web page that won't let you right click to open in new window, view source, print, etc. (the page produces a 'You can't view our code' or similar message), just keep holding down the right button, left click 'OK' to the message box then you can just release the right button on your link to get the IE context menu.

You can capture streaming video even if you can't right-click and get the context menu if is it a .ASX file. Open it in Notepad to find the path to the .ASF file, and make your own page and shift click it.
 

"Publish" Software Option Greyed Out

Contributed By: Tim Hines [MSFT]
 If when you’re trying to Publish an application to a Group Policy the “Publish” option is greyed out here’s why… [Go to article]
 

Subnetting Made Easy

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
Do not fear Hobbs is here with an easy to remember table that will allow you to answer ANY subnetting question anyone cares to throw at you... [Go to article]
 

"The domain "domain_name" is not an Active Directory domain…"

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
 If you’re seeing the above error when trying to add a Child domain to an Active Directory Forest then here’s some advice… [Go to article]
 

Troubleshooting Windows Server 2003 Stop Errors

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
 "When a computer running Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 detects an unexpected problem from which it cannot recover, a Stop error occurs. A basic understanding of Stop errors and their underlying causes improves your ability to locate and understand technical information or perform diagnostic procedures requested of you by technical support personnel."

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=859637b4-85f1-4215-b7d0-25f32057921c&displaylang=en
 

Where can I get hold of Microsoft Reader?

With more a more documents being published in Microsoft Reader format, where can I get hold of a copy of this tool?

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
Either from the link on the Hotlinks page or from this link.
 

Windows 9.x Clients Personal Directories Not Being Mounted When Logging into a Windows 2000 Server Environment

Contributed By: Rob
 If you’re seeing this issue then here’s a workaround… [Go to article]
 
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