How to remove confirmation dialog when emptying files in the recycle bin
Step 1
To remove confirmation dialog box when clearing recycle bin, right click on Recycle bin and then select Properties
Step 2
Under the Display delete confirmation dialog, clear it.
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How to add user using command prompt
Step 1
To add a new user using the command prompt, go to command prompt and then type the following command out.
NET USER Eric * /add
It’s syntax is shown below :
NET USER [username [password | *] [options]] [/DOMAIN]
username {password | *} /ADD [options] [/DOMAIN]
username [/DELETE] [/DOMAIN]
How to prevent files from moving to Recycle Bin
Step 1
To prevent files from going into Recycle Bin, right click on Recycle Bin and then choose Do not move files to the Recycle Bin.
Which indicates that files will be deleted immediately.
What is the location of Active Directory
Active Directory is actually stored here by default. Do not remove this as it cannot be reconstructed and you won’t be able to login to Windows 2000.
c:\winnt\ntds\ntds.dit
How do I change NT Active Directory to Native Mode
Changing active directory to native mode normally occurs when you no longer have any Windows NT server on your network.
Step 1
To change go to Active Directory Users and Computers, choose the computer and then select Properties. Under the General tab click Change Mode.
How to manage your services components in Windows 2000
Step 1
To manage component services in Windows 2000, go to Start and select Administrative Tools then click on Configure your server.
Step 2
Under the Application Server section, select Component Services
Another window will appear as illustrated below
Step 3
Expand the My Computer and then expand Com + Application.
Here we able to configure our components..
How to remove Routing and Remote Access services
Step 1
To remove Routing and Remote Access services, go to Start and select Administrative Tools , after that choose Routing and Remote Access
Step 2
Click on your server and choose Disable Routing and Remote Access
Warning : User will need to reconfigure this if this services is disabled.
How to enable user to dial in
Step 1
To enable user to dial in, go to Start , select Administrative Tools then choose Active Directory Users and Computers
Step 2
Right click on the user that you would like to enable Dial-in. When the menu appear select Properties.
Step 3
In the section Remote Access Permission (Dial-in or VPN) , choose Allow Access and click Ok when done.
How to configure Remote Access
Configuring remote access allows users to dial into system and use network resources.
Step 1
To do so, go to Start and select Administrative Tools. Then click on Routing and Remote Access
Step 2
Click on your server and choose Configure and Enable Routing and Remote Access
Routing Wizard will appear as shown below:
Step 3
Choose Remote Access server and click on Next to continue.
Step 4
Use the default settings and click on Next to continue.
Step 5
Click on Next to continue
Step 6
Select the option No, I don’t want to set up this server to use RADIUS now and click Next to continue.
How to install DHCP services to Windows 2000 server
Step 1
To install DHCP services, go to Control Panel and choose Add/Remove Program
Step 2
Choose Networking services and then click on Details.
Step 3
When a window similar to the one shown above, check on DHCP and click Next to install it.
How to add users when active Directory is installed
Step 1
With Active Directory installed, user cannot add users in Computer Management. In order to add users, go to Start and choose Programs . Select Administrative Tools and then click Active Directory and Computers.
Step 2
A new window will popup and then click the user folder, right click on it and select New and choose User.
How do you monitor user accessing your resources
Step 1
To keep track of users that are using your resources can be done by simply,
go to Start and choose Programs. Select Administrative Tools and click on Computer Management.
Step 2
Then expand System Tools and select Sessions
A list of users connected to your resources can be shown.
How to maximize network throughput
Step 1
To optimized the network throughput to serve more individual users, go to Start and select Settings then choose Local Area Network
Step 2
Click on Properties and then select File and Printer sharing for Microsoft Network.
Step 3
From here choose Maximize data throughput for network application.
How to determine whether your DNS is working properly
Step 1
To determine whether your DNS is working properly, use NETDIAG tools.
Step 2
Go to WinNT folder and then run
NETDIAG
How do you clean up your disk
To clean up your disk, you can use Disk CleanUp.
Step 1
To access it go to Start and select Program Files, choose Accessories , after that click System Tools. Then click on Disk Clean Up.
Step 2
Click Ok when another window appears.
What are the boot mode available in Windows 2000
There are 9 boot mode available in Windows 2000 which is accessible by pressing F8 during system boot up.
The 9 modes are:
Safe mode
Safe mode with networking
Safe mode with command prompt
Enable Boot logging
Enable Vga mode
Last know good configuration
Directory services restore mode
Debugging mode
Boot Normally
However this menu might not be available if you installed Windows 2000 and then installed Windows NT 4.0
What are the main tools that can be used to administer Dfs
Use the tools provided by Microsoft called dfsutil.exe and dfscmd .exe
Eg.a change of server name has just occurred and you need to set the new share back to new server name
Dfsutil /unmap:
Dfsutil /clean:NewServer
Dfsutil /reinit:NewServer
What is the effect of naming server on Dfs
When you are running your standalone DFS, renaming the computer would not affect Dfs. But if you’re running a Domain DFS, then you need to remove all the target root and it must be removed so that the server can be renamed.
Upgrading operating system will not affect Dfs configuration.
What is the recommended link to establish in DFS
Step 1
The recommended link for a Dfs is estimated to be around 20,000 link. The system will degrade significantly if it exceed this amount.
How do you monitor unauthorized access
Step 1
Monitoring unathorized access allows to monitor unsuccessful login attempts, go to Start and select Run and choose MMC.
Step 2
From the window above click on Add.
Step 3
Then select Group Policy.
Step 4
When this window appear, just accept default and click Finish.
Step 5
Then go to Computer Configuration and select Window Settings. Choose Security Settings, after that click on Local Policies. Then click Audit Policy. After this click on Audit logon Event. Then go to Action on the menu bar.
Step 6
Another window will be displayed. Check the failure and click OK.
How to install client certificate
Step 1
To install certificate on the client, goto Start and select Run then choose Mmc.exe
Step 2
Choose from Consule Add /Remove Snap-in or press CTRL + M.
A window will appear similar to the one shown below:
Step 3
From here click on Add. User will be prompted again with another window.
Step 4
Choose certificate and click Add to continue.
Step 5
Then select Computer account and click Next to continue.
Step 6
Select Local Computer and click Finish
Certificated is installed here.
How to implement certificate in IIS
Step 1
To setup web server certificate you will need to go into IIS.
Step 2
Under default web site, right click on it and select Properties.
Step 3
Another window will appear and then choose the Directory Security tab.
Step 4
In the secure communication section, click on Server Certificate. The certificate wizard will appear.
From here another window will appear as shown below:
Step 5
Click on Create new certificate.
Step 6
Use the default setting and click on Next to continue.
Step 7
It is essential to provide a name for the new certificate. For our case here it’s Compact. Click Next to continue.
Step 8
Then we will continue to provide the details required by the Certificate Server. The default location for is saved in c:\Certreq.txt.
Step 9
To request for your own certificate try http://localhost/certsrv and press Enter on your browser.
Step 10
Select Request a certificate and click Next to continue.
Step 11
Choose Advanced request and click Next.
Step 12
Select Submit a certificate request to this CA using a form and click Next to continue. User will need to wait for approval from administrator.
Step 13
To approve it, goto Start and select Programs after that choose Administrative Tools. Click on Certificate Authority
Under the pending request, user can choose to issue the certificate or deny it.
How to configure Certificates
Step 1
If you have not install the Certificate component please do so by going to Add/Remove Program and click on Certificate Services.
Step 2
Click on Next to install this component into Windows 2000 Server. Please enter all the relevant details when prompt to do so.
What is NLB
NLB is used to share network load and distribute the load across different servers in the network. It can be spread across a maximum of 32 servers to allow uninterruptible.
What is the difference between Domain and Workgroup
Domain focus on a centralized administration environment. Individual / group are assigned rights to system resources hence making administration relatively time consuming and systematic.
Workgroup takes a decentralized administration approach. It is often used in smaller group whereby stringent management is often not required.
How to set quota management to certain individual
Step 1
To set a quota for individual users go to Quota Entries. A window will appear as shown below.
Step 2
This screen shows some of the system objects that exceed system storage quota. If you want more information on each of these messages just right click on it and choose Properties.
Step 3
If you want to delete these messages, the file exceeding quota limit will be removed. Please make sure you double check before deleting these messages.
Step 4
To add specific user entry for quota management, click on New and a list of users group will appear. Click on a particular user to set the quota.
Step 5
Click OK when done.
What is Qouta Management
Step 1
To enable disk space quota management, all you need to do is go to My Computer and open the drive that you want quota management to be enforced.
Step 2
Under the Drive properties, select the Quota tab and select Enable quota management. The under the Limit disk space to section, set it to 500 and MB. This will set the minimum threshold to 500 MB before quota management is enforced.
Step 3
Click on Apply and then OK to save this settings.
What is intelliMirror
IntelliMirror is a utility that allows server side backup of users documents, settings and application. It is able to achieve this even though user might move from one workstation to another workstation. It uses group policy to achieve this.
How to create Emergency Disk
Step 1
To create an emergency disk in Windows 2000 Server, go to Start and select Programs , after that choose Accessories and click System Tools . Finally click Backup. This will help user to restart Windows 2000 if it becomes damage.
Step 2
Click on Emergency Repair Disk. A window similar to the one shown below will appear.
You are prompted to insert a blank floppy disk into drive A:
You can even backup the registry.
Step 3
Insert a floppy disk into Drive A and click Ok to continue.
System will backup to a floppy.
How to restore from Backup
Step 1
To restore our My Document folder, go to Start and selectPrograms choose Accessories , and click System Tools . Finally, click Backup.
Step 2
Click on Next to continue.
Step 3
Then we need to select which backup file to restore. We will select the media backup file that we have created above. Click on Next to proceed.
Step 4
Click Finish to complete.
How to back up Files in Windows 2000
Step 1
To backup files in Windows 2000, you will need to go to Start and select Programs. Click Accessories and choose System Tools , and after that select Backup.
Step 2
Backup wizard will appear as shown below: Click on Next to continue.
Step 3
Another window will popup here. For our purpose here we only would like to backup certain folders in our system. Choose Backup selected files, drives, or network data.
Step 4
Click on Next to continue.
Step 5
Please select the folders or files that you would like to backup. We will choose
My Documents and click Next to proceed.
Then we provide the location that we would like to backup to reside on. Here it is located in D:\Backup\mydocument.bkf.
Step 6
Click Next to continue.
Your file backup is completed.
An example of the file backup in progress is shown above.
