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…

As I’m using network manager to control wireless access on my laptop and a desktop computer in my home, I’ve decided that the keyring manager is a nuisance.
I couldn’t bear for it to constantly ask for a password every time that I needed to log on to a wireless network to retrieve the stored password. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

I like simple scripts, and this one is so obvious – I wonder why I didn’t think of it:
First, create a folder on your server, and share it as logon$. Make sure that users are given read and write access in the share properties, and in the folder security settings.
Create the following logon scripts and [...]

Changing the default user profile is not a particularly daunting task. In fact, my experiences show that in Windows 2000, XP and 2003, it’s a relatively painless experience.

Logged in as a local administrator, create a new user account.
Log out and log in as that user.
Log back in as an administrator.
Enable Show hidden files and folders
Go [...]