Windows 7: How to search Active Directory?

--Anand-- Windows May 8, 2010 1 Minute

In Windows XP, There was “Windows Address Book” program preinstalled. You can use Windows Address Book to search Active Directory for users, computers, printers, contacts, etc.,

Too Bad, Windows 7 doesn’t have “Address Book” program. Well there is, but it is not listed in programs menu. The following trick works for every domain user.

Click Start Orb Menu, and type %SystemRoot%SYSTEM32rundll32.exe dsquery,OpenQueryWindow (I would recommend create a shortcut and place it in programs menu)
Select your domain in dropdown box and search away.

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Published May 8, 2010

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Anonymous says:

July 14, 2010 at 6:37 pm

In windows 7, this gives me the following error:The Active Directory Domain Services is currently unavailable.

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