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READ THIS FIRST - before implementing "HIGH SECURITY" recommendations.
Threats and Countermeasures Guide - A MUST-READ
How to integrate software updates into your Windows installation source files
Improving Security with Domain Isolation -Microsoft IT implements IP Security (IPsec)
Guide to Securing Windows 2000 DNS - by NSA
An Introduction to Learning About Network Security - Another SANS MUST read
PROBLEMS: Client, Service, and Program Incompatibilities That May Occur When You Modify Security Settings and User Rights Assignments
Active Directory Operations Overview -Troubleshooting Active Directory Replication Problems
Active Directory Disaster Recovery
Windows Server 2003 Domain Rename Tools
You Must Rename the SYSVOL Member Object to Rename a Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller
Error using Rendom.exe to change the DNS or NetBIOS name of a W2K3 Domain when Exchange is present
Window Server 2003 Default Group Policy Restore Utility - Dcgpofix
How to rebuild the SYSVOL tree and its content in a domain
Troubleshooting journal_wrap errors on Sysvol and DFS replica sets
Dcgpofix does not restore security settings in the Default Domain Controller Policy to their original state
Win2K3 SP1 DC throws errors if not backed up within a given time period
How to restore deleted user accounts and their group memberships in Active Directory

Authorization Manager
How to detect and recover from a USN rollback in Windows Server 2003
SPNs required by Virtual Server are not registered in AD when you try to install Virtual Server 2005 on a Windows-based DC
Microsoft Virtual Server support policy
Microsoft Announces New Price, and Availability of Linux Support, for Virtual Server 2005 R2
Name Resolution in Active Directory
How to optimize the location of a DC or GC that resides outside of a client's site

HOW TO: Rename a Windows 2003 Domain Controller
Domain Controller's Domain Name System Suffix Does Not Match Domain Name
Computer Name Does Not Match the Windows 2000 Domain Name After Upgrade
Windows Server 2003 Technical Reference
TCP/IP Technical Reference

IPv6 Technical Reference
How DNS Support for Active Directory Works
How DNS Works
DNS Tools and Settings
DNS Support for Active Directory Tools and Settings
Reconfigure an _msdcs Subdomain to a Forest-wide DNS Application Directory Partition
Windows 2000 DNS White Paper
Windows 2000 DNS - Good Aging and Scavenging information
Best Practices for Delegating Active Directory Administration
Automating TCP/IP Networking on Clients
Frequently Asked Questions About Windows 2000 DNS and Windows Server 2003 DNS
Windows 2000 DNS - Chapter 6 Windows 2000 Resource Kit
Planning for Windows 2000 DNS, Part 1
Planning for Windows 2000 DNS, Part 2
DNS Errors 5788 and 5789 When DNS Domain and AD Domain Name Differ
A DNS server that is running Windows Server 2003 cannot resolve new A resource records

Using the DCPROMO /FORCEREMOVAL Command to Force DC Demotion
HOW TO: Raise the Domain Functional Level in Windows Server 2003
Memory Support and Windows Operating Systems
Creating More Efficient Microsoft Active Directory-Enabled Applications
Manage the Active Directory Schema in Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
View and Transfer FSMO Roles in Windows Server 2003
Semantic Checker Cannot Rename Conflict-Mangled Phantom Names
Where groups can be created
Description and Update of the Active Directory AdminSDHolder Object
AdminSDHolder Thread Affects Transitive Members of Distribution Groups
Delegated permissions are not available and inheritance is automatically disabled - AdminSDHolder
Group scope
Group Types
Updates to Restricted Groups ("Member of") Behavior of User-Defined Local Groups
You cannot view a user's Universal Group membership in Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Users and Computers when Universal Groups do not reside in the local domain
How to Block Specific Network Protocols and Ports by Using IPSec
PKI Enhancements in Windows Server 2003
Domain Migration Cookbook - Introduction
How to prevent overloading on the first domain controller during domain upgrade
How to set up ADMT for a Windows 2000-to-Windows Server 2003 migration
How to set up ADMT for a Windows NT 4.0-to-Windows Server 2003 migration
You receive an error message when you try to use version 2 of the Active Directory Migration Tool to migrate a Microsoft Windows 2000 Server domain
How to create MAPI profiles without installing Outlook
Interoperability and Migration from Novell Directory Services
Migrating from Novell to Windows Server 2003
DNS: Stub Zones and Conditional Forwarding
DNS: Stub Zones and Conditional Forwarding -Transcript
Configure DNS Dynamic Update in Windows 2003
The DNS Client Service Does Not Revert to Using the First Server in the List
Explanation of the Server List Management Feature in the Domain Name Resolver
"You must be an Administrator to run this application" error message when you attempt to upgrade to Windows .NET Server
Administering Windows Server 2003-based computers using Windows XP Professional-based clients
Windows Server 2003 may not use multiple processors with Pentium Pro or Pentium II processors
Cluster Setup may not work when you add nodes
Vision-related accessibility software may not work
Sound-related accessibility software may not work
Troubleshooting Windows Server 2003 Shutdown Problems
Troubleshooting Windows Server 2003 Startup Problems
Troubleshooting a Web Server in Windows Server 2003
Automated Deployment Services Technical Overview
Operations Performed by the ADPREP When You Add a WIN2K3 DC to a WIN2K Domain or Forest
Exchange 2K AD Connector Does Not Successfully Replicate Changes to Group Membership in W2K3 AD in Forest Functional Levels 1 or 2
Exchange 2000 Recipient Update Service does not replicate changes successfully in forest functional level 1 or 2 in W2K3 AD
Windows Server 2003 ADPREP Command Causes Mangled Attributes in Windows 2000 Forests That Contain Exchange 2000 Servers
Using Extension Mechanisms for DNS (EDNS0)
How to view and set LDAP policy in Active Directory by using Ntdsutil.exe
Windows Server 2003 Remote Access/VPN Server Role
Windows Server 2003 Network Access Quarantine Control
Deploying Remote Access VPNs - Windows 2003
Virtual Private Networks for Windows Server 2003 - One Stop References and Links
Shadow Copies of Shared Folders: Frequently Asked Questions
Windows Server 2003 AD Branch Office Guide
Reducing the workload on the PDC emulator master
Optimizing Global Catalog Server Placement
Lingering objects may remain after you bring an out-of-date GC back online
How the Active Directory Replication Model Works
Fixing Replication Lingering Object Problems (Event IDs 1388, 1988, 2042)
Outdated Active Directory objects generate event ID 1988 in Windows Server 2003
Event ID 1388 or 1988: A lingering object is detected
Assessing Exchange 2003 Schema Change Replication Traffic
How the Global Catalog Works
How Active Directory Replication Topology Works
Windows Server 2003 Shadow Copies of Shared Folders
Shadow Copy Client: Accessing Shadow Copies on Windows Server 2003
Love at First Snapshot (Shadow Copies on Windows Server 2003)

Windows 2003 "How-To" Documents

Step-by-Step Guide for Setting Up Network Quarantine and Remote Access Certificate Provisioning
Using the Connection Manager Administrator Kit (CMAK) to STREAMLINE VPN Client Configuration
Active Directory How-to Guide
How to force Kerberos to use TCP instead of UDP in W2K3, XP, and in W2K
Clients Cannot Log On by Using Kerberos over TCP
Active Directory and LDAP as Identity Stores in UNIX and Windows Environments
Web and Application Services How-to Guide
Clustering Services How-to Guide
Windows 2000 Default Group Policy Restore Tool

Remove the Security Tab By Using a Group Policy
Security Settings for Windows XP Clients
MSFT Solution for Systems Architecture (Chapter 12: Implementing Security Policy)
Tales from the Script - November 2003
Windows Server 2003 AD Branch Office Guide - Docs and Scripts
Minimization of network services on Windows systems
Security Technologies FAQ
To modify EDNS0 configuration
File and Print Services How-to Guide
Management Services How-to Guide
Networking and Communications How-to Guide
Security How-to Guide
Storage Management How-to Guide
Terminal Services How-to Guide
Using Terminal Services for Remote Administration of Windows 2000 DCs in Directory Service Restore Mode
How to Connect to and Shadow the Console Session with Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services
How to enable and to configure Remote Desktop for Administration in Windows Server 2003
Designing and Deploying Directory and Security Services -PKI
Distributed File System and File Replication Services
DFS update to support consolidation roots in Windows Server 2003
Description of the Distributed File System (DFS) Management snap-in in Windows Server 2003 R2


Windows 2000 Documents and Links

Windows 2000 Server Active Directory Home
Connecting to SMB Share on a Windows 2000-Based Server May Not Work with an Alias Name
Microsoft Active Directory Security Center
Step-by-Step Guide to Active Directory Sites and Services
Windows 2000 Server Active Directory - Support
Active Directory Disaster Recovery
Windows 2000 Certificate Services and Public Key Infrastructure
Step-by-Step Guide to Setting up a Certification Authority
Step-by-Step Guide to Certificate Services Web Pages
Support WebCast: Windows 2000 Public Key Infrastructure and Certificate Services
How to Create a Bootable Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition
Disaster Recovery of Active Directory on Dissimilar Hardware
Security Operations Guide for Windows 2000 Server
Phantoms, Tombstones and the Infrastructure Master
Windows 2000-Based Domain Controller Is Slow to Remove an Object in a Global Catalog
Viewing Deleted Objects in Active Directory
Software Update Services Deployment White Paper
Microsoft Software Update Server Deployment Guide
Overview of Windows 2000 Server Roles
Cannot remove remote orphan security object from a local domain group in Windows Server 2003
HOW TO Remove Data in Active Directory After an Unsuccessful Domain Controller Demotion
HOW TO Remove Orphaned Domains from Active Directory
Event ID 1000 and 1202 Occur Every 5 Minutes DCs
Limitations in Windows Memory-Mapped File may break Event Log Size settings
The event log stops logging events before reaching the maximum log size
ADC Filtering and Object-Matching
How to Move a Windows 2000 Installation to Different Hardware
How to Add or Remove Windows Components with Sysocmgr.exe

Windows 2000 Recovery Console
Description of the Windows 2000 Recovery Console
How to configure Active Directory diagnostic event logging in Windows Server
HOW TO: Enable Kerberos Event Logging
Enabling Debug Logging for the Net Logon Service
Service Pack Deployment Guide (Win2K SP4)
Symptoms of Multihomed Browsers
Default Processes in Windows 2000
Step-by-Step Guide to Active Directory Sites and Services
How to disable the Knowledge Consistency Checker from automatically creating replication topology
Urgent Replication Triggers in Windows 2000
How to Enable Domain Controllers to Modify the Schema
Users Can Log in Using User Name or User Principal Name
How to Change Active Directory Display Names
How to Configure a Global Group to Be a Member of the Administrators Group on all Workstations
The Local Administrator Is Not Always the Default Encrypting File System Recovery Agent
Computer Account OU Can Be Specified by Using the Unattend.txt Utility
Unable to Create Windows 2000 Server Image on RIS Server
Password Complexity Requirements Message Does Not Provide Intelligent Information
Changes Are Not Applied When You Change the Password Policy
Using Group Policy to Delete Cached Copies of Roaming Profiles
How to Verify Internet Domain Registration Information with InterNIC
How to configure RPC dynamic port allocation to work with firewalls
Active Directory in Networks Segmented by Firewalls
Port Requirements for the Microsoft Windows Server System
Active Directory Replication over Firewalls
How to Promote and Demote Domain Controllers in Windows 2000
DSACLS Syntax and Usage.
Disabling WinXP-SP1 new "Default Program" option.
How to Turn Off ESMTP Verbs in Exchange 2000 Server.
Users with Roaming Profiles Cannot Use EFS On Domain Controllers
Modes Supported by Windows 2000 Domain Controllers
How to Automate Windows 2000 Setup and Domain Controller Setup
Remove Data in Active Directory After an Unsuccessful Domain Controller Demotion
DCPROMO Space Requirements for Active Directory Database and Log Files
Windows NT-Based BDCs No Longer Synchronize After a Windows 2000 Domain Is Switched to Native Mode
One Unsuccessful Logon Attempt May Trigger the Default Windows NT Lockout Policy
Gathering Blue Screen Information After Memory Dump in Windows 2000 or Windows NT
How to Delegate Specific Right to Unlock Locked User Accounts
How To Install and Use RSoP in Windows Server 2003
Registry Contains a Group Policy Setting That RSoP Does Not Display
FSMO Roles Transfer and Seizure in a Nutshell
Keep Domain Group Policies from Applying to Administrators
Designing Organization-wide Policies
Add User Wizard Does Not Prompt for User Templates
HOW TO: Use Adminpak.msi to Install a Specific Server Administration Tool in Windows 2000
How To Delegate the Unlock Account Right
Configure Group Policies to Set Security for System Services
Delegated permissions are not available and inheritance is automatically disabled
Minimum Permissions Necessary to Perform Exchange 2000 Server-related Tasks
Description of FRS Entries in the Registry
Folder Listing of the Support Tools Included in Windows 2000
How to Change the Display Names of Active Directory Users with Active Directory Services Interface Script
How to Change Display Names of Active Directory Users
Managing Services Using ADSI and Windows Script Host
How to Use the RestrictAnonymous Registry Value in Windows 2000
How to Disable PCT 1.0, SSL 2.0, or SSL 3.0 on IIS
How to Manage File Shares Using ADSI
Trusting Domains Do Not Verify Domain Membership of SIDs in Authorization Data .
Using SID Filtering to Prevent Elevation of Privilege Attacks.
Cached Logon Hashes -from Is-It-True.ORG.
Disable Password Caching in Office 2000
Controlling the Active Directory Search Buffer Size
Using Ldp.exe to Find Data in the Active Directory
How to edit an LDAP query in custom search by using ADSI Edit
Deleting Objects from Active Directory Using Ldp.exe
Automating the Creation of Computer Accounts
Extending the Active Directory Users and Computers Snap-in
How to Reset License Manager Information
How to Reset License Manager Throughout an Enterprise -(NT 4.0)
Configuring License Service Replication in Windows NT Server 4.0 or Windows 2000
The Licensing Service (Llssrv.exe) Changes from Started to Starting and Does Not Respond to SCM
Step-by-Step Guide to Kerberos 5 (krb5 1.0) Interoperability
Loopback Processing of Group Policy
Kerberos Administration in Windows 2000
How to Use NLTEST to Force a New Secure Channel
How to Determine Trust Relationship Configurations
Using Repadmin.exe to Troubleshoot Active Directory Replication
Step-by-Step Guide to Distributed File System (Dfs)
Initiating Replication Between Active Directory Direct Replication Partners
Microsoft Certificate Authority Is Required to Perform Inter-Site SMTP Based Active Directory Replication
How to Install/Uninstall a Public Key Certificate Authority for Windows 2000
How to Optimize Active Directory Replication in a Large Network
How to Modify the Default Intra-Site Domain Controller Replication Interval
The Role of the Inter-Site Topology Generator in Active Directory Replication
Global Catalog Server Requirement for User and Computer Logon
How to Disable the Requirement that a Global Catalog Server Be Available to Validate User Logons
Debugging User Profiles and System Policies in Windows NT4 (Win2K has the dll already)
FSMO Placement and Optimization on Windows 2000 Domain Controllers
How To Assign Scripts in Windows 2000
Windows 2000 Active Directory FSMO Roles
How to Find FSMO Role Holders (Servers)
Flexible Single Master Operation Transfer and Seizure Process
How To Delegate the Unlock Account Right
How to Automate Ntdsutil.exe Using a Script
HOWTO: Use ADSI to Query the Global Catalog for a UPN
How to Verify the Creation of SRV Records for a Domain Controller
Authoritative Restore of Active Directory and Impact on Trusts and Computer Accounts
Auth Restore of groups can result in inconsistent membership information across DCs
HOW TO: Perform an Authoritative Restore to a Domain Controller in Windows 20000
How to Change the Recovery Console Administrator Password on a Domain Controller
Authoritative Restore of Active Directory and Impact on Trusts and Computer Accounts
Purpose of the BOOT.INI File
Safe-Mode Boot Switches for Windows Boot.ini File
Safe Mode with Networking Does Not Support NWLink IPX/SPX NetBIOS-Compatible Transport Protocol
Description of Safe Boot Mode in Windows 2000
Situations in Which Windows May Not Start in Safe Mode
Restoring Previous ControlSet After Using LastKnownGood
How to Install the Windows Recovery Console
How to Change the Recovery Console Administrator Password on a Domain Controller
How to Copy Files from Recovery Console to Removable Media
Assign Software to a Specific Group By Using a Group Policy
Description of the SET Command in Recovery Console
How to Disable a Service or Device that Prevents Windows from Booting
Gathering Blue Screen Information After Memory Dump
How to Use Dumpchk.exe to Check a Memory Dump File
Booting From Mirror After Primary Partition Is Lost
Cannot Delete Files or Folders with Extended Characters
BOOT.INI and ARC Path Naming Conventions and Usage
How to Create a Bootable Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition
Master Boot Record Not Written to Mirrored Shadow Partition
Setting Up the Domain Name System for Active Directory
Primary and Active Directory Integrated Zones Differences
Active Directory-Integrated Domain Name Is Not Displayed in DNS Snap-in with Event ID 4000 and 4013 Messages
Name Resolution and Connectivity Issues on Win2K DC with RRAS and DNS Installed
Moving a DHCP database to another server
Installing DHCP and DNS on a Domain Controller
DHCP Dynamic Updates with DNS
Configure DNS Dynamic Update in Windows 2000
DHCP Registers NetBIOS Names with DNS
Routing and Remote Access IP Addresses Register in DNS
How to Enable/Disable Windows 2000 Dynamic DNS Registrations -Registry Hacks
Microsoft DNS Server Registry Parameters - Part 1 of 3
Microsoft DNS Server Registry Parameters - Part 2 of 3
Microsoft DNS Server Registry Parameters - Part 3 of 3
Registry Settings for the Microsoft DNS Server
Record Is Registered in DNS even if You Choose Not to Register the Connection's Address
Dynamic Update Is Set to "None" for a DNS Root Zone
DNS Client Name Resolution in Windows 2000 Server
The Structure of a DNS SOA Record
Creating a DNS Alias Record
Description of DNS Reverse Lookups
Description of the DNS SRV Resource Record Type
DNS Records Registered by Windows 2000 Domain Controllers
How to Create a Caching-Only Name Server with Microsoft DNS
Explanation of a DNS Zone Transfer
Using NSlookup.exe
How to View Saved DS, DNS, and FRS Event Logs from Another Windows 2000-Based Computer
How to Identify Group Policy Objects in the Active Directory and SYSVOL
Virtual Private Networks for Windows 2000
Access Control Entry Inheritance Changes in Windows 2000
Access Control Entry Inheritance for Active Directory Objects
Domain Security Policy in Windows 2000
Windows 2000 Security Templates Are Incremental
How to Publish non-MSI Programs with .zap Files
How to Distribute Terminal Services Client Using Active Directory
How to Push the CD Key with a Windows Installer Installation
Working with Transforms for Assigned or Published Programs in Active Directory
How to Patch a Software Installation Stored on a Network Server That Is Deployed Using Microsoft Software Installer
How to Integrate Product Updates into Your Windows Installation Source Files
Folder Redirection Feature in Windows
Registry Settings for Folder Redirection in Windows
Configuration of the My Documents Folder
Redirecting the My Documents Folder for All Users in Windows 2000
Files Excluded from Offline Synchronization -Client-Side Caching (CSC)-
%UserFirstName% and %UserLastName% Variables Are Not Resolved in Remote Installation Services Template
Requirements for Imaging Clients with Riprep.exe
How Windows 95 and Windows 98 Directory Services Client Uses AD Site Information
Version Conflicts with the Directory Service Client Version of Windows 95 and Windows 98 System Files
Mapped Drive Access Denied to Windows 2000-Based Server
PXE Client with Revision .99j Boot ROM May Not Be Able to Contact RIS Server
Description of PXE Interaction Among PXE Client, DHCP, and RIS Server
Assigning a Windows Installer Package with Minimal Interaction
How to Add Third-Party OEM Network Adapters to RIS Installations
How to Configure Microsoft DHCP Server for BOOTP Clients
Optional Registry Parameters for the BINL Service
Remote Installation Rbfg.exe Tools Works Only in Windows 2000
How to Use the MoveTree Utility to Move Objects Between Domains in a Single Forest
Using Group Policies to Control Printers in Active Directory
Installing Windows XP Service Pack 1 by Using Systems Management Server
Description of the DNS SRV Resource Record Type
Automating the Creation of Computer Accounts
Group Type and Scope Usage in Windows
Optimizing Windows NT for Performance
Creating Performance Alerts in Windows 2000
Initiating Replication Between Active Directory Direct Replication Partners
How to Optimize Active Directory Replication in a Large Network
Urgent Replication Triggers in Windows 2000
Default Security Concerns in Active Directory Delegation
HOWTO: Manipulate the ThumbNailPhoto Attribute of a User Object in the Active Directory