When dropping Windows Vista into an existing network, you may notice some unusual issues that weren’t apparent in Windows 2000 or Windows XP. One such setting, is the disappearance of the Start Menu folders. John goes on a quest to track them down…

I had a bit of a problem with a restored computer where the CD drives would not appear in My Computer in Windows XP.
After a little bit of grief, I found that the problem was a simple registry setting: http://www.siliconguide.com/qa/forum/messages/71.shtml
To resolve the issue

Open up the registry editor (Start > Run > regedit and click ‘OK’)
Navigate [...]

I recently managed to cause myself a huge headache when removeing some software via group policy.
The worst part is, I only have myself to blame as the software was wrapped by me using Masai Installer.
If software uninstallation (or installation for that matter) goes bad, then a dialog window will open asking for some sort of [...]

As I’m always forgetting these, I thought I’d make a note.
When installing software on a Microsoft Terminal Server, you need to set the server to be in installation mode to support folder virtualisation for users.
One way to make sure that this works is to install any new software through Add/Remove Programs, and then ‘Add New [...]

Getting roaming profiles working on Windows Servers is a very simple process, and I generally include this in a script when creating users for the first time.
Here’s a quick ‘how to’ for those that are interested, based on a Windows 2000 or Server 2003 network.
Step 1 – Decide where you want the profiles to live [...]

After cursing Linux for not seeming to have a decent open source virtual machine platform, I’ve found out that an application called VirtualBox is now open source.
Seeing as I’ve been quite comfortable using Virtual PC 2007 up to now, I thought that it would be nice to see if I can get Windows XP running [...]