We have all made mistakes using our computer where we have mistakenly deleted an item, changed an item or renamed it. While these slips of the mouse or mind can be critical at times, there are a few ways you can restore and undelete your changes in Windows. The three ways to do so is with the recycle bin, using the shortcut Ctrl + Z and using 'Undo Changes' from the menu. Here are some tips: Using the Recycle Bin One of the easiest ways to restore your files or Read More

Task Manager is a small application that usually comes standard with MS Window operating systems such as XP and Vista. The program can give you current information regarding many aspects of your computer including computer performance, processes, network activity, applications currently running, logged in users, and system services. The Task Manager can also help terminate processes or applications, set process priorities, and even shutdown Windows. While Task Manager provides the user with plenty of utility, many times a computer user or administrator will also want to print out information it Read More

SMS and NTFS Security Overview The SMS site server must be installed on an NTFS partition. This ensures that NTFS permissions secure the SMS file structure from access by unauthorized users. By default, administrators have Full Control permission. Standard users who are not administrators have the either the Change permission, or the Read permission, or no permissions. Each SMS site system role enforces security for the SMS components and for user access. With regard to directories and shares, for all site system roles other than the client access point and Read More

ActiveX is a software structure created by Microsoft. It contains re-deployable software modules known as controls which are utilized to perform a unique function or set of functions within the confines of Microsoft Windows. These controls can be brought together to work as a complete software application itself. ActiveX controls are based on the Component Object Model (COM) and Object Linking and Embedding (OLE). They are similar to Java applets, except that ActiveX controls work exclusively with Microsoft Internet Explorer and the Windows operating system. ActiveX offers a greater level Read More

Preparing for the BizTalk Server Installation There are a number of components that have to be installed or created as part of the preparation process for installing BizTalk Server. How to install Internet Information Services (IIS) Open Control Panel. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. Click Add/Remove Windows Components in the Add Or Remove Programs dialog box. The Windows Components Wizard initiates. In the Components list, select the Internet Information Services (IIS) checkbox and then click Next. Click Finish. How to disable the IIS Authoring Option Open the Internet Services Manager. Expand the Read More

Configuring Hardware and Software Inventory Hardware inventory deals with the collection of data on the hardware properties of installed client computer hardware: Disk model, Processor type and speed, Firmware manufacturer and version, Capacity, Free space, Amount of RAM and Monitor type and resolution You can configure which hardware properties information should be collected by SMS. The Hardware Inventory Client Agent collects the actual hardware properties information from the client. The hardware inventory is stored in the SMS database. You can also enable the Hardware Inventory Client Agent on a secondary Read More

Windows Live Messenger is the chat and data information exchange client that the Microsoft Corporation produced. An error that Windows Live Messenger users may encounter when signing in is Error 810030d. When the error occurs, it is normally due to either an Operating System (OS) or other third party program updates issue. How to Fix Error 8100030d Step 1 – Visit the Microsoft Live Messenger download page (download.live.com) to determine if the latest version is installed on the computer. Not having the latest version is known to cause Error 8100030d. Read More

Managing the Different Server Roles The different roles that can be configured for Exchange Server 2003 are listed here: Mailbox Store server (back-end server): The mailbox store server is mainly responsible for the following functions: Storing of messages of mail-enabled users. Storing attachments. Storing files and folders. Managing the mailbox store server includes configurations and tasks performed through Exchange System Manager and standard server maintenance tasks. Public Folder server: This server stores messages and message posting in a hierarchical manner. If your system has multiple public folders, then you would Read More

Exchange Server 2003 Virtual Servers Overview Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) Virtual Servers Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is an industry standard protocol used for the Internet. SMTP controls the communication of email messages and the message formats between messaging hosts. SMTP Service Extensions (ESMTP) is an extension of SMTP that enables users to request delivery status notifications on outgoing messages. It also makes it possible for a message size to be defined for inbound ESMTP connections. SMTP and ESMTP require the TCP/IP protocol as the transport means. The SMTP/ESMTP Read More

Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) Overview DHCP is a service that functions at the application layer of the TCP/IP protocol stack. One of the primary tasks of the DHCP service is to automatically assign IP addresses to DHCP clients. A server running the DHCP service is called a DHCP server. The DHCP service automates the configuration of TCP/IP clients because IP addressing occurs through the system. The DHCP server assigns IP addresses from a predetermined IP address range(s), called a scope. To summarize, the DHCP server dynamically assigns IP addresses Read More