Overview
This is an overview of all technical articles in this blog:
Picky Exchange 2010 and adfind/admod to the rescue!
Categorizing LDAP searches - inefficient vs. expensive?
What GP-settings should I roll out in my environment?
Customizing MSI packages with ORCA
How do I get my disk space back? Why does my DIT not shrink?
NTDSUtil shows different FSMO role owner than LDIFDE!?
Are there recommendations on what the “Deleted Object Lifetime†value should be set to?
Where do my FSMO roles go when I delete a DC in “Active Directory Users and Computers�
How’s user authentication working in a site with a RODC?
How to print out all GPO’s names?
What is the difference between category 1 and category 2 attributes?
How can I check whether the AD Recycle-Bin is enabled in my R2 forest?
Applications known to work with RODCs
When to use the /force switch with gpupdate
Searching nested groups with LDAP?
How important is *this* DC for you?
How to query AD for account expiration dates?
What is replicated between two domains?
Are your fellow-admins doing their jobs?
Two things to consider with the filtered attribute set (FAS)
How to check whether changes to an NC have replicated to a DC?
Try Next Closest Site-setting for Vista and Server 2008
The “Return deactivated links†control in LDAP
Restoring Users and Groups from a Server 2008 R2 Recycle Bin
How can I update my AD Schema to Server 2008 R2, if R2 is x64?
How can I add an additional attribute to Active Directory Users and Computer’s default view?
The Group Policy Preferences-CSE won’t install on Vista SP2?
Cisco Unity and disappearing users
High bandwidth utilization between DCs
How to search for deleted user objects
Server 2008 R2: Group Policy Settings on Steroids!
How can I hide a share’s path?
Why isn’t my GPO change replicating?
“User Cannot Change password†setting gone wild
A first look at Active Directory Administrative Center (ADAC)
Where is GP information stored for a user?
Active Directory Recycle Bin for Server 2008 R2
What is the “internal ID†or DSID?
Moving NTDS.dit and its logs to a different location
The groupType attribute and values for groups
Creating Snapshots with ADExplorer
Active Directory Users and Computers GUI and the attributes behind [Users]
Date format in Regional Settings
Can I mark the “Description†attribute as mandatory?
How to quickly find out which attributes are preserved on a tombstone
Replacing a Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server’s hardware
Another two GP Team blog postings
The searchFlags attribute and its values
Querying AD: objectClass vs. objectCategory
Software Installation just won’t install MSI package
Inter-site change notification
The Central Store and languages therein
How to read the Userenv log file
a conversation between a novice sysadmin and an experienced directory services admin
Some more words about Global Catalogs (GCs)
User home drives/folders and scripts
Things to check when your Password Policy doesn’t apply
Red/green underlining explained
Group Policy Preferences Overview Video
Should I join a server to the domain before I dcpromo it to a DC?
You get an “Access Denied†message while trying to modify files via FTP
How group membership is stored in AD
How do Active Directory transactions work?
10 things GP Preferences can do better than your current script!
When I create a Regional Options Preference, my settings are not saved!
What is an access token and what does it consist of?
What is urgent replication and when is it used?
Checking permissions on AD objects
I can’t create new Group Policies. It says “Access deniedâ€
“the pasted document is invalid and will be ignored†when importing a Preference setting
Exchange and its dependency to Active Directory sites
A client’s site location process - two similar subnets
Change local administrator passwords with Group Policy Preferences
Group Policy Preferences and ODBC configuration
Managing Internet Explorer Add Ons
Known issue with PolicyMaker on Windows XP with Service Pack 3
How to enable debug logging for Group Policy Preferences
How can I add the Quick Launch Bar in pre-Vista machines?
 How can I differenciate between client OS?
When do I need a Global Catalog (GC) for domain logons?
How can I find out what reg key an administrative template changes?
Why using the default Site Link Bridges not always is a good idea
Re-installing packages, some local administrators did remove
“The data present in the reparse point buffer is invalid†on Windows Server 2008
Filtering does not work in Group Policy Editor on Vista and WS2008
How can I clear an attribute in AD programmatically? Let’s say “scriptPath�
Are there any tricks so I can get rid of the SYSVOL bloat?
Which FSMO roles to restore first?
Gpedit.msc comes with parameters, did you know?
Using GPMC reports to document your GP infrastructure
Group Policy Client Side Extension (CSE) processing order
StarterGPOs for Windows XP and Vista released
GPMC Report error: An appropriate resource file could not be found
Windows SteadyState where you can’t use Group Policy
GPOAccelerator for download available
Are Group Policy Software Installation packages cached on a client?
Fast Facts on Group Policy Preference (GPP)
Sharing Starter GPOs and what’s behind those cabinet files
ADM template for IE7’s phishing filter
Can I change the distribution path to a Software Installation package?
Processing of multiple local Group Policy (MLGPO)
An update on Software Restriction Policies in Windows Vista
Why aren’t policy settings removed when I remove an ADM template from Group Policy Editor?
Delegating permission for Group Policy creation and editing
How Active Directory replication is encrypted
What a Word 2007 file really looks like
Why doesn’t GPMC back up my Group Policy links?
How to manage Vista’s UAC with Group Policy
GPMC: An unknown error occurred while the HTML report was being created
How to speed up Group Policy processing
Desktop Standard’s “PolicyMaker†is now Microsoft’s “Group Policy Preferenceâ€
How to change the file association for certain extensions?
How to lock a Terminal Server down without impacting Administrators?
How to create a custom ADM template?
How can I lock a desktop machine after a certain time of inactivity?
How to change the local admin password on a bunch of machines?
How to create fine-grained Password Setting Objects
How can I monitor changes to Group Policies?
How can I turn off error reporting in Windows?
Windows Server 2008 and its fine-grained Password Policies
Mapping drives fails on Windows Vista
Can I limit the number of concurrent logins a user is allowed to have?
Error mesage: Snap-in failed to initialize
Disable Cached Credentials in Windows
New Feature: StarterGPOs in Windows Server 2008
GPMC missing in Windows Server 2008?
Why bob’s documents sometimes falsely are Administrator’s documents.
Software Installation might fail if the source files are on a share on a cluster
How to restore Group Policy without GPMC?
How can I alter Windows XP’s visual effects behavior with Group Policy?
I need to enlarge users’ roaming profiles! Is 30MB the max?
Where do I get those Administrative Templates (ADM) from?
When Group Policies get applied
Group Policy application - which one comes first?
Windows Firewall Network Determination
How can I export local Group Policy settings made in gpedit.msc?
Adding Trusted Sites to Internet Explorer
Can I grant install software rights to my users via Group Policy?
Using Security Filtering to fine-manage the scope of a Group Policy
How can I force a user configuration setting no matter where the user logs on?
How to deploy software using the Software Installation feature
What ADMX files will bring you
Windows Vista brings Local Group Policies for specific users!
Deploying printers with Windows Server 2003 R2
How to manage Windows XP Group Policy settings from a Windows 2000 server?
The Microsoft Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) - an overview Part I
How to use Restricted Groups? Part I
How to troubleshoot Group Policy
I cannot see my custom ADM template after adding it to the policy editor
Can I prevent users from surfing to specific internet sites via GP?