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To disable the Shutdown Event Tracker on all Windows Server 2003 domain Controllers:

1. Open the Default Domain Controller Policy.
2. Navigate to Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / System.
3. Double-click Display Shutdown Event Tracker.
4. Select Disabled.
5. Press Apply and OK.
6. After the next restart, the policy will be become effective.

The Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a freeware utility that retrieves your Product Key (cd key) used to install windows, from your registry. It has the options to copy the key to clipboard, save it to a text file, or print it for safekeeping. It works on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Office 97, and Office XP. This version is a quick update to make it work with Windows Server 2003.
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Grabber freeware allows you to make screenshots of a remote computer.
You must have administrative privileges on Computer name.
Someone must be logged on to Computer name.
Grabber.exe works on Windows 2000 and newer.
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Run this to prevent your PC screen from locking. It does this by simulating
that you’ve pressed the shift key once every 59 seconds.

Double-click the icon to temporarily disable Caffeine, and permit your screen
to lock.

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“DropMyRights is a very simple application to help users who must run as an administrator run applications in a much-safer context—that of a non-administrator. It does this by taking the current user’s token, removing various privileges and SIDs from the token, and then using that token to start another process, such as Internet Explorer or Outlook. This tool works just as well with Mozilla’s Firefox, Eudora, or Lotus Notes e-mail.”
Download the DropMyRights.msi file

To add printer drivers to the nodes in a cluster, you must use the Add Printer Driver Wizard. Installing the drivers on all the cluster nodes is important because by default in a Win2K Server cluster the drivers are installed only to the printer$ share of the server on which the printer was installed. You must run the Add Printer Driver Wizard on all other physical boxes in the cluster, by executing the command

rundll32 printui.dll, PrintUIEntry /id
Then, to add a printer driver via the wizard, follow these steps:

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You have seen an Internet Time tab in Control Panel / Date and Time, but it does NOT appear on your computer?

If your computer is a member of a domain, it will NOT have an Internet Time tab, as your time is synchronized from a domain source.

This method involves editing the registry. Make sure to have a verified registry backup before editing the registry

Select Start > Run

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