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September 29, 2008  
How to Stop Users From Installing Google Chrome
Unlike most applications, Google Chrome is designed to install in areas that standard users can write to, so they can install this new browser without Admin rights. Here are the steps you can take to block Google Chrome's installation.
Windows IT Pro

October 2008  
Evaluate Index Usage in Databases
Here's a T-SQL stored procedure that you can use to identify tables without indexes, indexes that aren't being used, and indexes that aren't being used efficiently.
SQL Server Magazine

October 2008  
Update Rows in Large Tables Without Locking Out Users
You can use the TOP clause to limit the transaction size, but there's a trick to using it: You need to keep track of which rows have already been updated so that you don’t update them a second time. Here's how to keep track of the rows.
SQL Server Magazine

October 2008  
PsExec to the Rescue
If you need to log off a user on a remote server that's running Terminal Services Manager, you can't use Terminal Services Manager to access that server. Fortunately, you can use PsExec.
Windows IT Pro

October 2008  
Mimic Vista's Event Triggers in XP
Windows Vista lets you create event-triggered actions through Event Viewer. You can achieve the same functionality in Window XP using a VBScript script and the eventtrigger.exe command-line utility.
Windows IT Pro

September 18, 2008  
Use PowerShell to Manage Fine-Grained Password Policies in Windows Server 2008
Using ADSI Edit to administer Password Settings objects (PSOs) is cumbersome and time-consuming. To reduce the amount of time it takes, you can use PowerShell and some free AD cmdlets.
Windows IT Pro

August 28, 2008  
Get Rid of Gaps in Numerical Sequences
Although companies might want integer sequences in database applications to be gapless, gaps occur frequently. Here's a solution that you can use to eliminate existing and avoid new gaps.
SQL Server Magazine

September 2008  
How to Access Directory Services Restore Mode on a Remote DC
Here are the steps you can follow to get into Directory Services Restore Mode remotely through RDP, then run the Ntdsutil tool to check an Active Directory (AD) database.
Windows IT Pro

September 2008  
Virtual PC 2007 Mouse Integration Fix for Win98
The Mouse Integration feature sometimes doesn't work in Windows 98 virtual machines because of a bug in Virtual PC 2007's Virtual Machine Additions installation routine. To fix the bug, you can make some changes to the virtual machine's system.ini file.
Windows IT Pro

August 2008  
Find Any String in Any SQL Code in Any Database
This T-SQL stored procedure searches all the databases on your server for the string you specify and returns a list of the objects that contain it.
SQL Server Magazine

August 2008  
Find and Replace Keywords in Stored Procedures
Having to modify stored procedures when an object name changes can be tedious. Here's a T-SQL stored procedure that eliminates the tedium from this task.
SQL Server Magazine

July 2008  
Nifty Ways to Use FOR XML PATH Concatenation
No temporary tables or table variables are needed to perform FOR XML PATH concatenation, so the resulting query is not only fast but also high performing.
SQL Server Magazine

May 30, 2008  
Letters to the Editor
Idera writes in about SQL Server Magazine's April 2008 backup compression product review.
SQL Server Magazine

June 2008  
Adventures with Big Data: How to Import 16 Billion Rows into a Single Table
If you have a lot of data to import into or export out of a SQL Server table, here are some tips that can save you a lot of time and aggravation.
SQL Server Magazine

June 2008  
Capture File Paths in 3 Simple Steps
In the Windows world, there are typically many ways to perform a task—and capturing the complete path to a file is no exception. Learn one reader's trick to getting a file path on the clipboard.
Windows IT Pro

June 2008  
An Exception to Microsoft's Advice About Enabling Exchange 2003's /3GB Option
If you create Exchange 2003 test systems, be aware that the /3GB option shouldn't be used on systems in which the graphics memory is shared with the system memory.
Windows IT Pro

June 2008  
An Easy Way to Boot Between Vista and XP
If you have a dual-boot configuration with Windows Vista and Windows XP, you can use BCDEdit, a Vista command-line tool that can add, modify, and delete data in the BCD store. With BCDEdit's /bootsequence command, you can specify a one-time boot sequence.
Windows IT Pro

May 27, 2008  
An Exception to Microsoft's Advice About Enabling Exchange 2003's /3GB Option
Windows IT Pro

May 2008  
Find Out Who Is Leaving Files Open at Night
When Daniel discovered that some files weren't being backed up because they were open, he discovered a little-known tool named Openfiles. By running this tool through a batch file, he was able to find out which users were leaving files open at night.
Windows IT Pro

April 2008  
Your Non-Vista Option
Not looking forward to migrating to Vista? It's not your only option.
Windows IT Pro



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