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Planning a New Installation of Microsoft Small Business Server (SBS): Dec 30, 2005; Regardless of the actual installation approach you may choose, many aspects of the customer's network environment must be considered when bringing SBS into the mix. This chapter focuses on gathering the information necessary to successfully bring the SBS product into any environment.

Planning and Implementing an OU Structure in Active Directory for Windows Server 2003: Dec 15, 2006; uwhitwi

Printer Sharing In-Depth: Permissions and Internet Sharing: Jun 9, 2009; Eric Geier discusses setting up and using Windows printer permissions and remote internet printing.

Printing with Windows XP: Apr 5, 2002; Learn how to print documents, manage printer settings, install a local and shared printer, and how to share your own printer with others on the network.

Programming the Windows Script Host: Feb 8, 2008; Paul McFedries introduces you to the Windows Script Host, shows you how to execute scripts, and runs through the various elements in the Windows Script Host object model.

Protecting the SAM with Syskey: Jan 25, 2002; Security expert Roberta Bragg describes the syskey command and shows you how to protect your Windows NT 4.0 system by using it..

Providing Access to Citrix MetaFrame Through a Firewall: May 1, 2002; In this article, Ted Harwood teaches you how access to your Citrix MetaFrame server farm works from a network level.

Reading and Writing the Registry in .NET: May 24, 2002; The Windows Registry is a data repository that exists on each computer in Windows 95 and later systems. Scott Loban introduces the basics of storing and retrieving runtime information in the Registry.

Registry Revisited: How Applications Use The Registry: Jul 5, 2002; Learn about the multi-based applications that drove the development of the Registry and how multi-user and multi-session applications have opened up opportunites for system developers.

Rejuvenating Your PC for Free: Freeing Up Disk Space: Sep 8, 2008; Eric Geier gives you techniques for removing your files and applications, keeping your PC organized, and making more room on your hard drive.

Rejuvenating Your PC for Free: Speeding Up Your Windows Computer: Sep 22, 2008; Eric Geier discusses techniques to make your Windows-based PC healthier.

Remote Control Software Solves "Friends and Family" Support Issues: Jan 10, 2012; In this lively autobiographical article, Ed Tittel describes his long-distance quest to help his father diagnose and fix computer issues.

Running Remotely: Remote Control for Windows: Jun 30, 2006; If you've ever had the experience of being bumped out of your office chair by a Help Desk technician who's trying to solve your problem, you might prefer one of the many "remote control" options that are available now. Rick Cook discusses some of the popular products, how they work, and why you need to give some serious thought to whether handing over control of your system is a good idea.

Running Scripts to Enhance and Improve Windows: Jun 11, 2009; In this chapter, Paul McFedries shows how to unlock the power of scripts by running them on your system.

Scheduling Maintenance Tasks in Windows XP Professional: May 31, 2002; Do you need to automate both recurring and one-time-only tasks? This article gives you the basics.

Search Everything Runs Rings Around Windows Search: Nov 10, 2011; Ed Tittel explains that, as good as Windows Search may be, the freeware search engine from Voidtools known as Search Everything beats the pants off built-in Windows Search, both in terms of speed and the performance hit on your system.

Security Issues and Solutions – Part 1: Anthrax and Other Terrorist Threats: Feb 15, 2002; This first of a six-part series of articles on security issues by Robert Williams focuses on computer system security issues and solutions, including the threat of anthrax-based terrorism.