30th August 2006
…How To…
Uninstalling Active Directory is usually a simple procedure which I describe here. Although this is written for Windows 2003 the procedure is almost identical to uninstall Active Directory on Windows 2000.
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30th August 2006
…How To…
In this article I describe how to install Active Directory on Windows 2003 server. It should be noted that the procedure is virtually identical to install Active Directory on Windows 2000 server. This is what Windows is all about and knowing Active Directory is something necessary for both MCSE exams and day to day running of a Windows domain. Read the rest of this entry »
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30th August 2006
…Quick Fix…
This is an error I seem to get quite regularly on Presentation Server 3. It seems to usually happen just after a change of the summary database password but I have seen other times. The answer is simple but doesn’t seem that easy to find on the Citrix forums so I thought I’d put it here.
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26th August 2006
…Overview…
What is the loopback policy? How does the loopback policy work?
Group Policies are normally applied to the user or their PC depending on where they are located in Active Directory. There are occasions (Terminal Servers / Citrix servers are a prime example) when you wish users to have certain policies applied depending on which computer (Server) they log on to. This is where the loopback policy comes into its own.
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25th August 2006
…Overview…
How does Group Policy inheritance work? This is a question I am asked alot. It can be a complicated issue for a beginner or even for an experienced administrator if there are lots of policies involved. It’s also something that WILL crop up many times in the MCSE exams with various different scenarios and outcomes. There are pages and pages on the internet describing how the group policy inheritance works. Here I try and condense it as simply as possible to make an easy reference guide.
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20th August 2006
…Overview…
Roaming profiles are profiles that are stored in a central location on the network. The idea being that a users configuration or profile (Desktop, printers etc) follows them around wherever he/she goes. If a user makes any changes to anything held in their profile when they logoff these changes are saved back to their profile on the network making it available for next logon. There are both advantages and disadvantages to roaming profiles:
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15th August 2006
The private beta for Windows 2003 server has been released… privately 
As well as the expected rollup and security measures it contains some pretty cool stuff such as performance improvements for SQL 2005 and improvements under Windows Virtulisation. Here is a list of expected release dates and what it contains.
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13th August 2006
…Overview…
Resource Manager is a tool provided with Citrix Metaframe that allows you to monitor and report on your Citirix servers and application performance. It can be used to identify, diagnose and solve problems and allows you to produce reports that identifies the requirement for more resources such as servers etc which is a great bargaining tool if you are in a meeting about where to spend the IT budget. Here I explain how to configure this handy tool.
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8th August 2006
…Troubleshooting…
License Error.
There are no licenses installed for the use of this MetaFrame Presentation server.
No license server is installed.
Out of available licenses.
The server has reached its license logon limit
Troubleshooting License Issues is normally relatively straightforward. If you see any of the above error messages or similair then first of all check the following.
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5th August 2006
…Overview…
Mandatory profiles are profiles that are pre configured by the administrator and stored in a central location on the network. You can add in printers, shortcuts to the desktop etc. Although a user can make changes to the profile while they are logged in when they log out the changes will not be saved back. When they log back in again they will get the original profile. Here I describe advantages and disadvantages as well as describing how to create and assign a mandatory profile.
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