Brad's TechTips

Security - Social Networking and Security Risks (revision 3)

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:59:11 -0600

However, as with any new tool or application, it is always important to keep a close watch on its security implications. Each of these tools comes with its own set of security concerns which can put your information systems and/or personal data at risk.

This white paper will look at some of these risks and identify possible solutions to help protect you, your personal information and your company data.

Windows Active Directory - Change the Default OU for New Users or Computers

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:01:00 -0600

Run the following command(s) in a command prompt to change the default Organizational Unit (OU)...

Copy a Local Profile to a Domain Profile in Windows 7

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:02:22 -0600

In Windows XP it was fairly easy to copy one profile to another. Not so for Windows 7. Use the following procedure to copy a Windows 7 local user profile to a domain user profile on the same computer.

Windows 7 - Copy a Local Profile to a Domain Profile

Tue, 6 Dec 2011 20:58:56 -0600

Windows - Determine the Installation Date of Windows

Sat, 2 Apr 2011 14:40:50 -0600

Determine the date that Windows was installed on a computer using the following command...

Exchange Server 2007/2010 and Entourage - Modify the Attachment Size Limit That Affects Entourage Users

Sat, 2 Apr 2011 14:37:59 -0600

Entourage users connected to Exchange Server 2007 or 2010 may not be able to send large file attachments. Here are some steps to correct that problem...

Windows Server 2008 R2 - Enable and Use the Active Directory Recycle Bin

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 4 Mar 2010 23:53:45 -0600

The Active Directory Recycle Bin allows you to recover items that you may have accidentally (or intentionally) deleted from Active Directory and which you now need to restore. This long-requested feature requires that you are running Windows Server 2008 R2 and that your forest is running in Windows Server 2008 R2 mode. The Recycle Bin feature is not enabled by default.

To enable the Recycle Bin, logon to the server console and do one of the following, both of which have the same result...

Windows 7 - Enable "God Mode" To Access The Operating System's Various Settings

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 14:40:37 -0600

You can enable "God Mode" in Windows 7 and create a folder containing multiple, control-panel-style features. To do this, you just need to create a folder anywhere on your workstation and give it the following name...

SonicWall - Configure a rule so a non-primary, public IP address is displayed to the Internet for an internal server

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 18:04:41 -0600

In many cases, you will have multiple, public IP addresses assigned to your organization, and you will have corresponding private addresses on your LAN for systems such as mail and Web servers.

If you want one of these servers to display one of the "alternate" public IP addresses to the Internet (in other words, not the firewall's primary address), then you must configure a NAT policy to do so. Here are the settings for Sonicwall Enhanced OS, using an internal email server as an example...

Outlook - Stop displaying fax entries when resolving names from address book

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 16:53:23 -0600

Tired of seeing the fax number along with the email address when you try to resolve a name for an email message? Here's a simple work-around to prevent this behavior.

Exchange Server 2010 - Export mailboxes to PST files from a workstation using PowerShell

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 00:54:12 -0600

Exchange Server 2010 supports PowerShell cmdlets from remote computers. Here is a method that I use to schedule a PowerShell script to run daily and copy all mailboxes into PST files...

Security - Social Networking and Security Risks (revision 2)

Mon, 4 Jan 2010 12:30:14 -0600

This white paper will look at some of these risks and identify possible solutions to help protect you, your personal information and your company data.

Windows - Configure Automatic Logon for Windows Server 2008, and for Windows Vista and Windows 7 clients that are connected to a domain

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:08:56 -0600

Security - Social Networking and Security Risks

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:01:43 -0600

The popularity of social networking sites has increased at astonishing levels. There is no arguing the usefulness of sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. They can be used for professional networking and job searches, as a means to increase sales revenue, as a tool to keep the public informed of safety and other issues or as a way to reconnect with friends from way-back-when. However, as with any new tool or application, it is always important to keep a close watch on its security implications. Each of these tools comes with its own set of security concerns which can put your information systems and/or personal data at risk. This white paper will look at some of these risks and identify possible solutions to help protect you, your personal information and your company data.

Humor - You Are An Idiot

Brad Dinerman — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:32:53 -0600

Perfect to send to your former employer or those colleagues who cramp your style too much.

Exchange Server 2007 and 2003 - Obtaining and Verifying SSL Certificates in Exchange Server

Brad Dinerman — Wed, 13 May 2009 07:32:15 -0600

Exchange Server 2007 - Create and import a SSL certificate for Exchange Server 2007

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 05:13:32 -0600

Exchange Server 2007 - Determine the Organization name using the Exchange Management Shell

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 05:13:03 -0600

Exchange Server 2007 - How to import PST files into mailboxes

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 05:12:50 -0600

Exchange Server 2007 - How to display a list of mailboxes and their corresponding sizes

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 05:12:32 -0600

Exchange Server 2007 - How to simplify the URL for Outlook Web Access (OWA)

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 05:12:05 -0600

Exchange Server 2003 - Add A Disclaimer To All Outbound SMTP Messages

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 05:11:43 -0600

Exchange Server 2003 - Create an Event Sink to Change The Recipient Address Based on Sender and Recipient

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 05:11:23 -0600

Exchange Server 2003 - The Compose Message form stops responding after you install Internet Explorer 7.0 and the S/MIME control on an Outlook Web Access client in Exchange Server 2003

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 05:11:07 -0600

Exchange Server 2003 - Configure the database size limit on Exchange Server 2003 SP-2

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 05:10:41 -0600

Exchange Server 2003 - Deleted Items Retention Policy

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 05:10:19 -0600

Exchange Server 2003 - Enable the "Change Password" option for OWA

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 05:09:57 -0600

Exchange Server 2003 - Prevent users from accessing certain features of Outlook Web Access (OWA)

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 05:09:38 -0600

Exchange Server 2003 - Recovery Storage Groups to recover messages or entire mailboxes

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 05:09:18 -0600

Exchange Server 2003 - Redirect Outlook Web Access from HTTP to HTTPS

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 05:08:41 -0600

Exchange Server 2003/2000 - Disaster recovery and database repair

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 05:08:20 -0600

Exchange Server 2003/2000 - Configure Windows/Microsoft Update to check for Intelligent Message Filter (IMF) updates

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 05:08:04 -0600

Exchange Server 2003/2000 - SSL certificate error message when you try to manage public folders through Exchange System Manager

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 05:07:47 -0600

Exchange Server 2003/2000 - Modify the SMTP banner

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 05:04:52 -0600

Exchange Server 2003/2000 - Move the Exchange Server databases to a new location

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 05:04:07 -0600

Exchange Server 2003/2000 - Setting Up SMTP domains for inbound and relay email

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 05:03:41 -0600

Exchange Server 2003/2000 - Convert the format of items in public folders so they appear as messages rather than posts

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 05:03:16 -0600

Outlook - Clear the "Open Other Users Folder" Most Recently Used list

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 05:02:53 -0600

Outlook - Recover items that have been hard-deleted in Outlook

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 05:02:18 -0600

Outlook - Set the default location for new PST files

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 05:01:51 -0600

Outlook - Restore the "special" Outlook icon to the Desktop for Outlook 2003

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 05:01:08 -0600

Exchange Server - Syntax to TELNET to port 25 of a mail server

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 05:00:39 -0600

Internet Explorer - Remove the search box from the IE7 toolbar

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 04:53:55 -0600

IIS - Configure IIS to determine reverse lookup values in ASP pages

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 04:53:20 -0600

IIS - Mask the IIS version from Telnet or network trace

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 04:52:57 -0600

IIS - Resolution for inability of FrontPage to open local Web sites on Win2K3 Server after SP-1 has been applied

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 04:51:55 -0600

Miscellaneous - Default Passwords for Various Devices and Software

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 04:49:16 -0600

Miscellaneous - List of NIST Time Servers

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 04:48:40 -0600

Miscellaneous - Memory Diagnostics

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 04:50:23 -0600

Miscellaneous - SPF Wizard

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 04:49:55 -0600

SBS - Allow Macintosh computers to connect to SBS 2003 file and printer shares

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 04:38:54 -0600

SBS Remote Web Workplace - Exclude specific computers from being displayed in workstation or server list

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 04:38:28 -0600

SBS Remote Web Workplace - Configure the session timeout

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 04:38:12 -0600

SBS Remote Web Workplace - Disable the drive-mapping option

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 04:37:53 -0600

SBS Remote Web Workplace - Non-administrators experience long wait time after initial logon screen

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 04:37:35 -0600

SBS Remote Web Workplace - Non-administrators cannot logon

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 04:37:19 -0600

SBS Remote Web Workplace - Windows XP SP-3 won't allow the installation of the RWW ActiveX control

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 04:37:02 -0600

SBS - Shutdown and restart operations are very slow in Windows Small Business Server 2003

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 04:36:28 -0600

SonicWall - Configure a SonicWall firewall (TZ series) to permit WSUS downloads

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 04:31:49 -0600

Symantec - Reset the password in SAV or the SSC

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 04:31:21 -0600

Windows Active Directory - Change the Default OU for new computers or users

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 03:44:11 -0600

Windows Server 2008 - Automatic Logon

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 03:48:06 -0600

Windows Server 2008 - Disable Fast User Switching

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 03:48:23 -0600

Windows Server 2003 - Allow Macintosh computers to connect to file and printer shares

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 03:48:41 -0600

Windows Server 2003 - Automatic Logon

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 03:49:00 -0600

Windows Server 2003 - Change the service account passwords across multiple computers

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 04:04:25 -0600

Windows Server 2003 - Clear the Journal Wrap error in File Replication Service

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 03:49:19 -0600

Windows Server 2003 - Clear the "Network Load Balancing Failed to Start" (error ID 7000) message

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 03:49:33 -0600

Windows Server 2003 - You cannot open file shares or Group Policy snap-ins when you disable SMB signing for the Workstation or Server service on a domain controller

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 03:50:55 -0600

Windows - Add the My Computer, My Documents, Internet Explorer and/or My Network Places Icons to the Desktop by Registry Key (and therefore Group Policy)

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 04:04:43 -0600

Windows - Configure a printer for a remote computer

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 04:04:06 -0600

Windows - Delete unused profiles, locally or on remote computers

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 04:01:41 -0600

Windows - Determine the MAC address of a remote computer or device

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 04:01:19 -0600

Windows - Determine whether a client is connected by RAS or LAN

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 04:01:00 -0600

Windows - Determine who is logged on to a given computer, or at what computer a user is logged on

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 04:00:41 -0600

Windows Firewall - Enable remote administration

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 03:51:28 -0600

Windows Firewall - Open a port on a remote computer

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 03:51:51 -0600

Windows Terminal Server - Setup a logon script only for Terminal Server users

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 03:53:36 -0600

Windows Terminal Server or Remote Desktop Keyboard Shortcuts

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 03:53:52 -0600

Windows Terminal Server or Remote Desktop - Use the Registry to Enable Remote Desktop on a Remote Computer

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 04:11:49 -0600

Windows - Configure the Windows Time Service to point to an external time provider

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 03:54:43 -0600

Windows Vista - Disable Fast User Switching

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 03:51:11 -0600

Instant Messenger - How to block it using ISA Server

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 04:11:30 -0600

Humor - Computer Hackers Can Turn Your Home Computer Into A Bomb

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 03:42:50 -0600

Humor - A New Device Has Been Found - Airbus A310

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 03:42:31 -0600

Humor - Fifty Fun Things To Do In An Elevator

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 03:42:12 -0600

Humor - How Many List Subscribers Does It Take To Change A Light Bulb?

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 03:41:53 -0600

Humor - How To Find And Catch An Elephant

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 03:41:27 -0600

Humor - You May Be An Engineer If...

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 03:40:10 -0600

Humor - You Know You're An Internet Junkie When...

Brad Dinerman — Thu, 7 May 2009 03:39:33 -0600