Not Your Everyday IT Encounters
Undelete Plus is a quick and effective way to retrieve accidentally deleted files, NTFS files, files removed from the Recycle Bin, in a DOS window, from a network drive, from Windows Explorer with the SHIFT key held down. Free utility software that does not have to be “installed” before using.
Undelete Plus. Free file recovery software. Retrieve accidentally deleted files
In Windows XP or Windows 2003, open an entire command window and type -> GPUpdate <enter>. All of the current policy settings affecting your computer (or server) and your account are displayed.
You can also see a history of the application of group policies by inspecting the registry.
To inspect the group policies applied to your local computer, use Regedt32 to navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy\History
To inspect the group policies applied to your account, navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy\History
Each sub-key represents an installed Group Policy Extension and each Group Policy Object is a subkey numbered from 0, the first GPO applied.
Simple Microsoft how-to to install an .adm file in your GPO.
By installing the Compatibility Pack in addition to Microsoft Office 2000, Office XP, or Office 2003, you will be able open, edit, and save files using the file formats new to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007. The Compatibility Pack can also be used in conjunction with the Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003, Excel Viewer 2003, and PowerPoint Viewer 2003 to view files saved in these new formats. For more information about the Compatibility Pack, see Knowledge Base article 924074.
Microsoft article on how to enable debugging for Terminal Service sessions and Citrix – Win2k and Win2k3.
How to enable user environment debug logging in retail builds of Windows
Many of the courses listed here are for up and coming Microsoft products.
A very nice write up on application crash dumps (dr. watson).
Ask the Performance Team : Capturing Application Crash Dumps
TestDisk is a powerful free data recovery software! It was primarily designed to help recover lost partitions and/or make non-booting disks bootable again when these symptoms are caused by faulty software, certain types of viruses or human error (such as accidentally deleting your Partition Table). Partition table recovery using TestDisk is really easy.
TestDisk can
TestDisk has features for both novices and experts. For those who know little or nothing about data recovery techniques, TestDisk can be used to collect detailed information about a non-booting drive which can then be sent to a tech for further analysis. Those more familiar with such procedures should find TestDisk a handy tool in performing onsite recovery.
This is a link to a PowerPoint presentation that gives what I thought was a clear explanation of the various kinds of hardware RAID.
Thank you sqlserverfaq.com