Folder Redirection Overview

Advantages of Using Folder Redirection

Folder redirection provides a number of advantages. Some of the following benefits relate to redirecting any folder, but redirecting My Documents can be particularly advantageous.

Even if a user logs on to various computers on the network, the users documents are always available.

The system administrator can use Group Policy to set disk quotas, limiting the amount of space taken up by users' special folders.

Data specific to a user can be redirected to a different hard disk on the user's local computer from the hard disk holding the operating system files. This protects the user's data if the operating system needs to be reinstalled.

Data stored on a shared network server can be backed up as part of routine system administration. This is safer and it requires no action on the part of the user.

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.