Category Archives: Windows

Tips and utilities for managing, maintaining and customising Windows

Access-based Enumeration

Posted on May 6, 2008 by James Rudd

A great new feature in Windows Server 2003 is Access-based Enumeration (ABE). What ABE does is hide any file or folder that a user does not have access to. So for example the folder where you store all your users … Continue reading →

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Local Intranet Problems with Internet Explorer 7 and Novell

Posted on January 1, 2008 by James Rudd

When you install Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) on Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 it may display a security warning when you access applications and files stored on Novell drive mappings if it does not consider them part of your … Continue reading →

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Security Templates

Posted on December 3, 2007 by James Rudd

When using Group Policies with Zenworks and Windows XP you may find users are able to create folders and files in root of C:. This is due to the change in default security settings for drives on Windows XP from … Continue reading →

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VideoLAN VLC

Posted on December 2, 2007 by James Rudd

VideoLAN VLC is a great cross platform media player ideal for networks. CODECs for most formats are included with the player so it can be easily deployed without needing extra installers. As it is self contained it is very easy … Continue reading →

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