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Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 encryption for Remote Desktop
Learn best practices for encryption of Remote Desktop in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 with this advice from Windows security threats expert Kevin Beaver.
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Managing a password policy
Sometimes, your password security policy doesn't enforce the rules exactly the way you want them to. In times like this, look to the password management advice Kevin Beaver offers here.
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Aero transparency in Vista
Find out why Windows Vista Ultimate reverts to Windows Basic with this advice from Windows security threats expert Kevin Beaver.
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Restricting user permissions in folders
If you have a question about managing the permissions of a folder in your domain, this advice from Jonathan Hassell tells you how to set those permissions and prevent users from deleting that folder.
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Pop-ups in IE are hijacking my homepage
Annoying pop-up ads plague Internet users every day. Windows security threats expert Kevin Beaver offers some resources and advice on how to remove the spyware that causes these pop-ups.
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Cracking a hard drive password
Windows hardening expert Jonathan Hassell explains what to do if you can't boot up a system equipped with Windows software and how to crack Windows passwords for hard drives.
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Windows XP folder permissions management
Windows XP administrators can keep users from moving vital folders with this advice from Windows hardening expert Jonathan Hassell.
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Tools for storing passwords
Windows security threats expert Kevin Beaver offers a suggestion on some tools for storing passwords.
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Antivirus failing across multiple Windows XP accounts
If your antivirus software stops running across multiple Windows XP user accounts, check out suggestions from Windows security expert Kevin Beaver about what to do.
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Time to replace my hard drive?
SMART stands for Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology and is a diagnostic tool built into computer to help predict hard drive failures. Kevin Beaver explains what to do when this begin...
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Alternative encryption methods?
Learn alternative encryption methods to prevent hackers from breaking into your notebook computer with this advice from Kevin Beaver.
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Disabling CMD in Group Policy
Windows networking security expert Wes Noonan explains how to fully disable CMD in Group Policy.
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Making a Windows folder read-only
Windows hardening expert Jonathan Hassell explains how to make a Windows folder that multiple users share read-only.
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Hunt down a hacker
If you have ever had a rogue user delete files from a server and want to find out who that person is, then piece of advice from Windows networking security expert Wes Noonan's might just be for you.
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What can cause Windows Firewall to automatically shut down?
If your Windows Firewall automatically shuts down, find out how using multiple security measures can reduce its functionality from Windows hardening expert Jonathan Hassell.
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Prevent users from deleting files in shared folders
Jonathan Hassell explains one of the functions of using Advanced Permissions.
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Managing a single access pc in Windows network
NETBIOS is necessary to setup a single access PC on a Windows network according to Windows networking security expert Wes Noonan.
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Windows can remember your passwords
Kevin Beaver explains how Windows can remember your passwords for you.
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A proper set of antivirus tools?
Windows security threats expert Kevin Beaver analyzes a set of tools and their potential antivirus capabilities, and suggests that more is needed to keep viruses at bay.
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Managing multiple firewalls
Windows security threats expert Kevin Beaver gives one suggestion on how to deal with multiple firewalls.
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What to do when the Windows Boot Manager is compressed
This week, our expert answers a question on how a hidden file can hinder the Windows startup process and how to restore the Windows Boot Manager.
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Why a user gets assigned a temporary Windows profile
A Windows user finds that he has been issued a temporary Windows profile. Our expert shows how that can happen and how to fix the underlying problem.
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It's not easy to convert PDF to Word document
Our expert explains why it's easier to save a Microsoft Word document to PDF than convert it back, as well as options for trying.
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