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General

Forums	Topics	Replies	Last Post
Off-Topic Gizmos, gadgets, toys and games - here's a place for you to post about what interests you most!	4293	33811	Ainol Novo 7 Tornado by sofia 18 May 2012 08:34 PM
Windows General Discussion	1295	2876	RE: Lost data on computer... by BiBoMar 25 May 2012 03:26 AM

Windows Client

Forums	Topics	Replies	Last Post
Windows 8 News, tips, and tricks for Windows 8, the latest version of Microsoft's popular client OS.	7	15	RE: The best way to recov... by MelodyGong 24 May 2012 08:48 PM
Windows 7 Installation, migration, deployment, configuration and other tips and discussions	62	104	RE: How to reset Windows ... by Gkayla 24 May 2012 08:30 PM
Windows Vista Related tips, questions, answers, concerns, and more.	171	437	Windows Vista password re... by Leogreen 25 May 2012 02:04 AM
Windows XP Installation and configuration, product activation, drivers, and more.	2908	6454	RE: Reset forgotten Windo... by Andonyfran 24 May 2012 05:53 AM
Windows 95/98/ME Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows ME network integration, compatibility, and more.	577	1612	Win-ME Driver Pre-load by WeThePeople 24 Jan 2010 04:29 PM

Windows Server

Forums	Topics	Replies	Last Post
Windows Server 8 News and discussion of Microsoft's newest server OS, Windows Server 8.	3	1	RE: Installing Windows se... by BillHubbard 10 Apr 2012 08:14 AM
Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 related tips, questions, answers, concerns and more.	211	342	Remote Active Directory M... by David Harrelson 15 May 2012 09:29 AM
Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 installation and configuration, performance, management, Active Directory, Volume Shadow Copy service, command-line tools, and more.	12289	38770	RE: Auto LockOut after in... by Lorenzo0o0 17 May 2012 07:41 PM
Windows 2000 Win2K Active Directory, installation and configuration, performance, user administration, networking protocols, service packs, hotfixes, and more.	9732	25465	RE: Access denied to sub-... by Piyush 01 Mar 2012 04:49 AM
Windows NT NT domain management, installation and configuration, performance, user administration, networking protocols, service packs, hotfixes, and more.	2011	5378	RE: AD Client Extension c... by BillHubbard 20 Sep 2011 09:30 AM

Windows Server System

Forums	Topics	Replies	Last Post
Exchange and Outlook Exchange Server administration and Outlook 9x and 2000.	6956	10356	RE: OST2PST Converter by Olive 16 May 2012 03:14 AM
IIS and Web Administration IIS administration, Site Server, and Site Server Commerce.	907	1558	RE: IIS 6.0 DKIM, SPF, Se... by MyWebsiteAdviser 20 Mar 2012 07:43 AM
Microsoft Forefront Discuss Microsoft's firewall, virtual private network, and Web caching solution.	134	182	RE: ISA2000 and Flickr up... by SparkyMarcopolo 10 Feb 2011 04:42 AM
SharePoint Share and find tips about SharePoint Services and SharePoint Server Services.	64	56	Share point logs and disk... by scott morgan 06 Sep 2011 07:21 AM
Small Business Server Share information about licensing, deploying, and maintaining Small Business Server	312	500	RE: Need change reporter ... by Lorenzo0o0 11 Mar 2012 08:19 AM
System Center System Center Configuration Manager, Operations Manager, Essentials, Virtual Machine Manager, and more.	8	2	SCSM (Service Manager) by Wacey Richards 04 Aug 2011 10:24 AM
Systems Management Share information about using Microsoft’s management tools, including Systems Management Server (SMS) and Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM), as well as third-party management tools.	158	141	RE: Top-10 Freeware Tools... by danilius 11 May 2012 03:06 PM

Other Computing

Forums	Topics	Replies	Last Post
Hardware and Software Hardware (e.g., servers, workstations, peripherals) and software (e.g., utilities, tools, desktop applications).	676	1203	The thinnest 7 inch IPS t... by sofia 25 May 2012 12:05 AM
Interoperability Zone (Formerly Integration Issues) Ask questions and share tips for mixed-computing networking environments.	13	16	RE: Integrating *nix clie... by BillHubbard 14 Dec 2010 06:50 AM
IT After Hours Home networking (wired and wireless), robotics, car technology, video games, Internet connections, telecommuting technology, digital audio and video, home theater systems, and mobile devices (including PDAs, Smartphones, and Tablet PCs).	116	180	IT Consultant Services in... by james 14 Jan 2012 03:25 PM
Mobile & Wireless Share tips on Pocket PC, Palm, and BlackBerry devices; WAP-enabled phones; and wireless protocols.	90	116	RE: Wireless connection i... by robin hudda 19 Apr 2012 12:25 AM
Networking Share and find how-to tips about implementing and maintaining your networking infrastructure, including information about interoperability solutions, hardware (including servers, routers, and switches), network architecture, network management, network se	1456	4661	RE: tablet pc with the wi... by BillHubbard 23 May 2012 09:26 AM
Scripting Windows programming, administrative scripting, Web development, and XML.	1794	3535	RE: Automatic Mail as soo... by md_ani 19 Mar 2012 10:44 PM
Security Windows NT security, Windows 2000 security, SQL Server security, IIS and Web server security, Exchange and Outlook security, viruses, and Microsoft Proxy Server.	1382	3054	RE: Top 10 freeware tools... by danilius 11 May 2012 03:25 PM
Storage/Backup/Recovery Looking for a storage solution? Having trouble with the storage setup you have in place? Compare notes with your peers in the Storage Forum.	368	761	RE: Auto disk image resto... by Matt James 01 Mar 2012 10:51 AM
Terminal Server/Terminal Services Protocols (e.g., RDP and ICA) and other thin-client related issues.	746	1694	RE: Delete Key or Period ... by Krysta Glovasky-Ridsdale 23 May 2012 12:09 PM
Virtualization Virtualization for the x86 platform, including Microsoft Virtual Server & Virtual PC; VMware ESX, GSX & Workstation; XenSource; AMD's Pacifica; Intel Virtualization Technology (Vanderpool); Bochs; and others.	100	97	NAT'd IP on a VM by aaonwona 23 May 2012 06:25 AM

Careers, Certification, and Training

Forums	Topics	Replies	Last Post
Career Development and Job Opportunities	1990	12767	Certification Motivation by Most Certified Man 22 May 2012 11:16 AM
Certification Design Exams	3008	18423	Are Cisco certifications ... by linabritney 01 Dec 2009 09:18 PM
Certification Messaging Exams	518	1930	Messaging 2007 certificat... by oalexis@dar.org 27 Sep 2008 01:36 PM
Certification Security Exams	34	144	RE: MCSE Upgrade from 200... by mikedtest11 01 Apr 2010 03:05 PM
Microsoft IT Professional Certification	5241	21915	RE: Best Certs by BillHubbard 27 Feb 2012 10:35 AM

Administrators

Forums	Topics	Replies	Last Post
Forum Pros This is the Forum Pro only area.	247	928
Reporting Forums When problems are reported they go in this forum.	0	0