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How to show protected operating system files in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Rick Trader

The other day I was working with an application within Windows Server 2012 and I needed to view content of a folder that was hidden as a protected operating system folder.  So first off one of the things that you … Continue Reading

How to insert a special character using either the “ALT” key or Character Codes methods.

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Rick Trader

Have you ever seen a special character in a document and wondered how did the author do that? The secret is to use either the “ALT” key or typing the Character Code and immediately pressing ALT-X. If using the “ALT” … Continue Reading

How to configure Forest Level Trust in Windows Server

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Rick Trader

Scenario – Two organizations, USSHQ (USSHQ.Local) and Dulce Base (DulceBase.Local) need to be able to share resources. A forest trust relationship between the two organizations Active Directory Domain Services is desired. Before the trust can be created name resolution needs to configured … Continue Reading

How to configure a DNS Secondary Zone in Windows Server 2008 & 2012

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Rick Trader

Secondary Zones are a DNS feature that allows the entire DNS database from a Master DNS server  to be transferred to the Secondary.  A Secondary Zones allows an organization to provide fault tolerance and load balancing to internal names.  In … Continue Reading

How to configure a DNS Stub Zone in Windows Server

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Rick Trader

Stub Zones are a DNS feature introduced in Windows Server 2003. A Stub Zones allows an organization to resolve names to a private namespace or speed up name resolution to a public namespace without the use of Conditional Forwarders or … Continue Reading

Windows Server – How to configure a Conditional Forwarder in DNS

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Rick Trader

Conditional Forwarders are a DNS feature introduced in Windows Server 2003. A Conditional Forwarder allows an organization to resolve names to a private namespace or speed up name resolution to a public namespace.  When a DNS server receives a client … Continue Reading

Windows Server – How to identify which domain controller authenticated a user

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Rick Trader

A question came up in class this week which is asked quite often when I am teaching an Active Directory class. Whether it is the Active Directory administration class or the advanced design class I am asked, “I have a user … Continue Reading

How to demote a Domain Controller (DC) in Windows Server 2012 Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Rick Trader

In this blog we will explore how to demote a domain controller in Windows Server 2012 Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).  In previous versions of Windows Server to demote a domain controller you would use the DCPROMO.exe utility.  In … Continue Reading

How to add a child domain in an existing Directory Domain Services (AD DS) forest in Windows Server 2012

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Rick Trader

In this blog we will explore adding a child domain to an existing forest. The Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) design team has finished the design phase for the new AD DS environment and now it is time to add … Continue Reading

How to install Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in Windows Server 2012 -Adding a Replica Windows Server 2012 Domain Controller using Cloning.

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Rick Trader

In this blog we will explore how to add a replica domain controller using cloning.  One of the newest features in Windows Server 2012 is the ability to clone an existing domain controller in a production environment. There are a few … Continue Reading

How to Create a Picture Password in Windows 8

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Rick Trader

  In this video, Interface Instructor Rick Trader shows how to create a picture password in Windows 8. Rick Trader Windows Server Instructor – Interface Technical Training Phoenix, AZ

How to install Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in Windows Server 2012 – Adding a replica Domain Controller to an existing AD DS Domain using the Install From Media (IFM) method.

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Rick Trader

In this blog we will explore how to add a Windows Server 2012 replica Domain Controller using Install From Media (IFM) method.  For More see: Establishing an AD DS Forest Adding a replica Domain Controller to an existing AD DS … Continue Reading

How to install Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in Windows Server 2012 – Adding a replica Domain Controller to an existing AD DS Domain

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Rick Trader

In this blog we will explore adding a replica domain controller to and existing Windows Server 2012 AD DS domain.   To review the previous blog visit: Establishing an AD DS Forest The Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) design … Continue Reading

How to install Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in Windows Server 2012 – Establishing an AD DS Forest

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Rick Trader

 In this blog we will explore how to establish the AD DS Forest. For more see  add a replica Domain controller to an existing AD DS Domain.  The Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) design team has finished the design … Continue Reading

How to get NetBIOS based network applications working in Win7 or Server 2008

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Rick Trader

Has your NetBIOS based network applications stopped working? Have you recently upgraded your operating system to either Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008? Are you using an LMHosts file to resolve the NetBIOS Name to an IP Address? If so, … Continue Reading

Hotfix for running Windows 8 and Server 2012 in a 2008 R2 SP1 Hyper-V Environment

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Rick Trader

Are you having problems running Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 in a Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Hyper-V Environment? Recently after installing an evaluation version of Windows Server 2012 as a virtual machine hosted … Continue Reading

Getting Replication Monitor (Replmon) to work on today’s operating systems

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Rick Trader

The Replmon utility was introduced with Windows Server 2000 as a Support Tools utility. The utility worked on both 32 bit and 64 bit operation systems. In Windows Server 2003 the utility was only available in the 32 bit version of … Continue Reading

Installing Windows Vista in Hyper-V

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Rick Trader

Recently while building a new image for an upcoming class, one of the required guest operating systems was Windows Vista SP2. Sounds simple enough, the installation of Windows Vista SP2 proceeded as normal. But, after logging in is where the … Continue Reading

Installing Active Directory Adding a child domain to an existing Active Directory Domain Services Forest in Windows Server – Part 3

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Rick Trader

In Part 1 of this series (Installing Active Directory Domain Services – Establishing an AD DS Forest in Windows Server – Part 1) I wrote on how to establish an Active Directory Forest. In Part 2 (Installing Active Directory – Adding … Continue Reading

Installing Active Directory – Adding a child domain to an existing Active Directory Domain Services Forest (AD DS) in Windows Server – Part 2

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Rick Trader

In Part 1 of this series (Installing Active Directory Domain Services – Establishing an AD DS Forest in Windows Server – Part 1) I wrote on how to establish an Active Directory Forest. This is Part 2. In this blog … Continue Reading