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Admin Pack on Vista
How to install the Active Directory Administrators Pack on the Vista o/s

APP-V / SoftGrid Remote Content Sharing Configuration
Document to assist in the movement of the content share from the Publishing server
to a UNC share on a remote host or SAN

Build a Single Host Lag Site
Document to assist in the creation of an Active Directory Single Host Lag Site

Create a Test AD Domain
Document to assist in the creation of an Active Directory test domain

Decommission a DC
Decommission A Domain Controller from Active Directory

Exchange and Active Directory on the same box
Document to assist in setting up a DC and Exchange on the same box

Firewall Ports Needed for Replication
Document to assist in the opening of firewall ports for AD replication

NT4 -v- Active Directory Trust
Document to assist in the creation of a trust between an NT4 and Active Directory environment
The scenario provided has a private firewall with a 2003 Forest. There is a 2003 DC outside the (The merging company)
firewall, where the NT4 PDC also resides. The 2003 PDCe resides inside the firewall and the necessary ports that need
to be opened are defined. Although this refers to 2003 this document also applies to 2000. Some of the Registry settings
won't be needed, since the tighter security wasn't set for 2000.

Prevent DC's from Registering Service Records
Document to assist in preventing DC’s at spoke sites, in a hub and spoke model, from registering
their service records in the default hub site. Thereby preventing clients outside of the specific spoke from using
this spokes DC for authentication purposes.

Server Core RODC – Remotely Promote a Server Core o/s to a Read Only Domain Controller
Document steps to assist in the promotion of Server Core 2008, in a DMZ, to an RODC

Upgrade Your Forest
Upgrading Your Forest from 2000 to 2003

User Account Lockout Troubleshooting
Tips on how to track down accounts that are mysteriously locking out

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