MVPS Blog About Directory Service

http://policelli.com/blog/

http://www.networkworld.com/

http://www.datamation.com/

Recover deleted Object form AD 2008.

http://www.ldapexplorer.com/en/lazarus.htm

Change Administrator Account Password on Multiple Computers in server 2000 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/272530

How to Prevent Users from Connecting to a USB Storage Device by Group Policy

To prevent users from connecting to USB storage devices by group policy

If a USB storage device is already installed on the computer:

Click Start – All programs - Administrative Tools – Group Policy Management.
Create or Edit Group Policy Objects
Expand Computer Configuration – Preferences – Windows Settings.
Right click Registry – New – Registry Item.
General Tab.
Action : Update
Hive : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key path : SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UsbStor
Value name : Start
Value type : REG_DWORD
Value data : 00000004
Notes: You can apply this method on User Configration too.

f a USB storage device is not already installed on the computer:

Click Start - All programs – Administrative Tools – Group Policy Managment.
Create or Edit Group Policy Objects
Expand Computer Configuration – Police - Windows Settings – Security Settings .
Right click File System- Add file or folder.
Browse to this file
%SystemRoot%\Inf\Usbstor.pnf
assign the user or the group and the local SYSTEM account Deny permissions.
6. Browse to this file too.

%SystemRoot%\Inf\Usbstor.inf
assign the user or the group and the local SYSTEM account Deny permissions.

Group policy search tool (GPS)

http://gps.cloudapp.net/

Fixing Windows XP Search Companion User Interface

1. Login as Administrator or equivalent.

2. Click Start, Run. Execute the following commands:
regsvr32 /i %windir%\srchasst\srchui.dll
regsvr32 %windir%\system32\jscript.dll

You should see the message DllRegisterServer in succeeded. for each DLL registered.

Disable Low Disk Space Alrerts in Windows XP

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Locate and then click the following key in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
3. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
4. Type NoLowDiskSpaceChecks, and then press ENTER.
5. On the Edit menu, click Modify.
6. Type 1, and then click OK