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ADMT Series – 8. User Account Migration Wizard
In this post we'll run through the User Account Migration Wizard to migrate users from the source to target domain. This guide will cover migrating users that do not exist in the target domain, if they...
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ADMT Series – 9. Merging Users with a Different sAMAccountName
Is the last post we looked at a vanilla user account migration, assuming a clean target domain. There may be a situation where the users have already been created in the target domain with a different...
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ADMT Series – 10. Security Translation Wizard – Local Profiles
This post will cover the Security Translation Wizard from the context of migrating local user account profiles into the target domain. This step is crucial if you want your users to maintain the same...
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ADMT Series – 11. Computer Migration Wizard
This post will cover the process of migrating computers from the source domain to the target domain. After you migrate a batch of local user profiles, migrate the corresponding batch of user...
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ADMT Series – Misc. Cannot open database ADMT – The login failed
If you install ADMT under a different user, you may receive this error when trying to access the ADMT MMC console: Unable to check for failed actions. : DBManager.IManageDB.1 : Cannot open database...
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Windows 8 – Winkey+X
Handy shortcut to access the advanced context menu, it can be accessed via Winkey+X or by right clicking in the bottom left of the screen.
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SBS 2003 to SBS 2011 Migration – Extend 21 day limit
You may find yourself in a position where 21 days isn't enough to finish the migration, if you find yourself in this situation there are two methods for extending this limit. The methods below should...
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Server 2012 RTM Trial Released – Azure 90 day Trial and Free Ebook
The trial version of Server 2012 RTM is now available from Microsoft. The TechNet Evaluation Center is a little confusing as it states "Download Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate (RC)" at the top...
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Solarwinds – Server and Application Monitor [Sponsored Review]
Today I'm going to take a look at the Server and Application Monitor from Solarwinds. If you haven't heard of Solarwinds before head over to their site and take a look. They have some pretty neat free...
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View .pages File on Windows
I've had a few requests to open .pages files lately and found a nice and quick way to extract the .pages file to expose a PDF file which can be opened within Windows. The Pages file extension...
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Windows 8 – Installing and Configuring Hyper-V
Windows 8 Pro and Enterprise editions come with the ability to run Hyper-V. If you're anything like me, you'll have dabbled with desktop virtualization using the various solutions- Virtualbox, Vmware...
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Windows 8 –£14.99 Upgrade
I'm a big fan of Windows 8 and I've been using it for around a year in it's various guises (developer, release and RTM). When it was confirmed they would be providing the upgrade for a measly £14.99 I...
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Windows 8 – Disable Lock Screen Wallpaper
If you're using Windows 8 and frequently lock your machine, you'll have come across the lock screen which you can either drag up with your mouse or press any button on the keyboard to lift. Now whilst...
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Open Administrative Command Prompt Without Right Clicking
Nice little tip for opening an administrative command prompt without having to right click. This will actually work for most applications, but I use it most for this! Tap the Windows key, type CMD and...
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Server 2012 – Add Additional Domain Controller to a 2008 R2 Domain
When you try and run DCPromo from the explorer shell on Windows Server 2012, you will receive the following message "The Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard is relocated in Server...
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Over the last couple of years I've started listening to more technical Podcasts. This initially stemmed from having to do more housework (!) but has spread to longer commutes or trips, especially in...
View ArticleServer 2012 PPTP VPN With 1 NIC
The process for setting up a PPTP VPN in Server 2012 with 1 network card is very similar to that of Server 2008 R2. Please be aware that PPTP is vulnerable to dictionary attack and should be considered...
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SCCM 2012 – Stop “Your Computer is About to Restart”
So... I popped onto a server the other day to check something and I see this in the corner. Your computer is about to restart. xx:xx:xx remaining before your computer restarts automatically. Your...
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Solarwinds – Log and Event Manager [Sponsored Review]
A couple of years ago I posted an article which explained a couple of free methods to monitor and get reports for event logs. Whilst they might be handy for a smaller environment, as the number of...
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Server 2012 – Active Directory Fine Grained Passwords Revisited
Fine grained password policies were introduced back in Server 2008, and the process for creating them, whilst not massively difficult wasn't particularly intuitive. Microsoft have improved this a lot...
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