Who is This Group Policy Page For? Administrators who want an overview of Windows 2003 Group Policy Experienced network managers who want lockdown desktops Network Architects who need to turn a desktop vision into reality Topics for Group Policy The Big Picture Getting Started GPMC (Group Policy Management Console) RSoP …
Introduction to How to Configure Remote Desktop – Remotely One of the most annoying situations is when you know that the Windows 2003 Server is up and running, but you cannot connect because Remote Desktop has not been setup. However, if you have the knowledge, then there is a backdoor …
Windows Server 2003 Improvements The purpose of this section is to bring you up to speed on Windows Server 2003. In particular, I will give you independent advice on the improvements from Windows 2000 to Windows Server 2003. Firstly, a quick terminology check, this section is about Windows Server 2003; during …
Microsoft GPMC (Group Policy Management Console) The GPMC is one of Microsoft’s best new features in all of Windows Server. Within the GPMC is a rich variety of tools for creating, editing, observing, modeling and reporting on all aspects of Group Policy. As an example, my old friend ‘Barking Eddie’ …
Introduction to Disaster Recovery for Windows Server 2003 The time when you and your users realize the true value of information is when that information is either permanently or temporarily unavailable. Make your mantra: ‘If I cannot manage without a file, then I will protect that file.’ The best solution …
This section is split into two parts, Installation and Migration The purpose of this section is to help you plan your migration. Once you know how you are going to migrate, then I can give you tips on installing the Window Server 2003 domain. Installation and Migration are tasks that …
Introduction to Windows Server 2003 Restore Restore often plays the role of the forgotten little sister compared with big brother who plays the part of Backup. The mechanical details of a restore are easy, the software provides menu driven prompts. However, remember that horrifying statistic, 35% of restores are not …
Order of Group Policy Folders The order of Group Policies is a mystery. The folders that you see in GPMC are certainly not listed alphabetically, what I have decided to do is keep the same order in my left hand menu as you see in the Group Policy interface. Software …
Introduction to Auditing in Windows Server 2003 If you are serious about security, then you must schedule time to examine your security logs. If this means that you are swamped with data, then either filter the events, or change your policy to collect less data. This section concentrates on configuring …
What is Microsoft’s .NET Framework? To digress for a moment, if you had to explain a railway system your description would start with the trains and their passengers, then there would be security, safety, track infrastructure and maintenance. My point is that just a railway is a complex system with …