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Sep 25, 2012
Removing Users From The Local Administrators Group
When embarking on a project to remove administrator rights from users, it is important to understand all of the options available for modifying local group membership on your clients. If you have hundreds or even thousands of desktops, it is not feasible to do this manually. Fortunately, Microsoft provides two mechanisms in Group Policy to manage local group membership. The first is a... read more
Sep 25, 2012
WMI – Windows Management Instrumentation
What is it?Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is Microsoft’s implementation of Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM), an industry initiative to provide a Common Information Model (CIM) for pretty much any information about a computer system.The Python WMI module is a lightweight wrapper on top of the pywin32 extensions, and hides some of the messy plumbing needed to get Python to talk to the WMI... read more
Sep 25, 2012
What are the differences between Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008?
The main difference between 2003 and 2008 is Visualization, management. In Windows Server 2008, Microsoft is introducing new features and technologies, some of which were not available in Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1), that will help to reduce the power consumption of server and client operating systems, minimize environmental byproducts and increase server efficiency.Microsoft... read more
Sep 25, 2012
The Right Strategy for Windows 7 Deployment
Choosing the right deployment strategy for Windows 7 Desktop Deployment is the key as it can lead to success or disaster at the end of the deployment cycle. Microsoft has defined and recommended four different types of strategies that can be adopted by businesses depending upon their size, IT Skill level within the organization, cost factor, tools required, etc. The naming convention... read more
Sep 25, 2012
Comparing Files and Folders With WinMerge
Before I started working for my current employer, I hadn’t yet discovered how useful differencing tools could be. As I began working regularly with Visual SourceSafe 6 at work, I grew to value the fact that I could check for differences before every file check in. It was a standard for my employer, but to me, it was a process I was getting used to. Eventually, I realized that I needed... read more
