Apostolos Fotakelis
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Apostolos Fotakelis is a systems administrator at NATO HQ in Albania. He has a bachelor's degree in mathematics and is an MCSE+Security, MCDBA, and MCTS on Windows Server 2008.
Email address: afotakel@gmail.com
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25 results found for Apostolos Fotakelis, displaying items 1 - 20
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Use Dcomcnfg.exe to Stop DCOM 10000 and 10005 Errors
Here's where to find and how to use this helpful utility.
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Use Windows Vista's CD-ROM to Repair Earlier Windows OSs
If you need to repair a Windows 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000 installation that exists on a SATA disk, you can use Windows Vista's installation CD-ROM.
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Open a Command Prompt Window While Installing Windows
You might think that performing such tasks as checking available disk space or searching for a file while Windows is installing is impossible, but that's not the case.
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A Sysadmin’s DNS Best Practices
Systems administrator Apostolos Fotakelis shares nine tried-and-true tips for running a secure DNS environment.
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Use ADSI Edit to Associate File Extensions
Sometimes applications that you deploy with the Group Policy Software Installation feature don't register their file extensions, so the auto-install doesn't work. Here's an easy way to fix the problem.
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Mount and Dismount VHD Images on Command
If you're running Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 with SP1, you can use a command-line utility named VHD Mount to mount a .vhd file so that you can see its contents.
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Use Netsh to Easily Change IP Addresses
If your users have to change IP addresses often, you can create a batch file that contains just three Netsh commands. After you put that batch file on users' desktops, they can change their IP address with a simple double-click.
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Time-Saving Tips for Typing URLs in IE
Internet Explorer (IE) has provided URL shortcuts in the past. Microsoft continues that tradition in IE 7.0 with a new URL feature that can simplify your browsing experience.
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Create Custom Events with a Single Command
With the Eventcreate command, you can have your scripts, applications, and other components log custom events.
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Lighten Your Computer's Load
Make your computer less resource-hungry by installing lite programs. Here are some recommended programs.
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Allow Cookies but Not Other Web Site Content
Using a .reg file, a batch file, and Group Policy, you can allow cookies but prevent users from downloading unwanted and possibly malicious files and ActiveX objects.
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The Balancing Act Between Security and Usability
Security and ease of use don't go hand in hand. Using the RunAs tool, you can minimize the trade-off between security and usability.
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Let Users Install Software Without Giving Them Administrator Rights
Using PsExec, you can remotely start the execution of a program but let the user who is logged on can complete the installation.
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Log On Through the RC Without the Administrator Password
There are benefits and risks associated with being able to log on to a Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP installation without knowing the Administrator password.
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Tired of Web Ads? Fight Back with DNS
One reader has come up with a creative way to fight annoying Web ads.
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The Easy Way to Delete Unused Profiles
If your PCs are cluttered with unused profiles, you can use the Delprof utility to delete those profiles that haven’t been used for a specified number of days.
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Reparse Points Solve Path Problems
Some folder paths changed between Win2K and NT, which led to a problem for an NT program with hard-coded paths and no source code. Here’s how a reader solved this problem and was able to run the NT program under Win2K
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Another Way to Determine Most Recent Reboot
You can use the Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit’s uptime.exe program to determine when a machine was last rebooted.
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Windows 2000 Compatibility Mode
Win2K’s compatibility mode lets the OS run programs from previous Windows OSs.
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Logon Rejection
Read about a password problem that prevented even the administrator from logging on.
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