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 … Continue reading Windows 7: How to search Active Directory? →

This happened to me more then two times. Say you installed brand new Windows Server 2008 (R2) domain controller and you start to have some mysterious problems.  Other day I was trying to demote last Windows Server 2003 DC in Lab with presence of W2K8 DCs. I get this error message: "The specified domain either … Continue reading Brand new Windows Server 2008 Domain Controller and “The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted.” →

This time around Microsoft don't want to miss System Administrators with Windows 7. That's a good start .   They released new Remote Server Adminsitration Tools for Windows 7 that includes Active Directory admin tools along with others. You can download it here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=82516c35-c7dc-4652-b2ea-2df99ea83dbb&DisplayLang=en    Remember you should read the installation instructions as below, 1. On a … Continue reading AD Tools for Windows 7: Windows Admins gets Love from Microsoft →