When an error is generated in Windows Server 2003, a dialog box will appear asking whether or not you want to send an error report. If you have already sent in a report for a reoccurring problem or if you find this to be an annoyance, you can disable error reporting all together. To accomplish this you have to open the System applet within the Control Panel Click Start and click Control Panel. Double click the System icon. Go to the Advanced tab. Click Error Reporting. Click the “Disable Error Reporting” radio box, but select the “But notify me when…

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The System Restore feature was introduced in Windows XP and it is also included in Windows Vista. If you have never used this feature, you may want to disable it. However, keep in mind that if you do, you will not be able to use it to recover your system. To disable the System Restore feature: Click on the Start button. Hover over the Computer option, right click on it and then click Properties. On the left hand side, click Advanced Settings. If asked to permit the action, click on Allow. Click on the System Protection tab. Uncheck any checkboxes…

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Each version of Windows has come with the oh-so-handy Run command. One thing you will likely notice when you install Windows Vista is that the Run command does not appear on the Start Menu. The Run command is handy for quickly launching programs so it is worthwhile making a small configuration change to add it back to the Start Menu. You can quickly do so in Windows Vista by completing the simple steps listed below: Right click on the Start button, and click Properties. From the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog, click Customize. Scroll down through the list until…

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Device Manager displays information about the hardware devices installed on your computer. When it comes to troubleshooting, it can be an invaluable tool. However, you may not have noticed that Device Manager does not actually list all the hardware. Two types of devices are hidden in Device Manager: non-plug and play devices and ghosted devices (nonpresent). You can easily force Device Manager to display non-plug and play devices. Right click My Computer and click Properties. From the Hardware tab, click Device Manager. Select Show Hidden Devices from the View menu. Forcing Device Manager to show ghosted devices requires a little…

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Unsigned drivers can wreak havoc on a computer causing instability, different error messages, and boot problems. If such problems are occurring on your computer, you may want to find out if there are any unsigned drivers installed on your PC. You can use the Signature Verification tool included with Windows Server 2003 to quickly and easily identify such drivers. Click Start and click Run. Type sigverif and click OK. Click Advanced. Click Look for other files that are not digitally signed. In the Look in this folder field, type c:\Windows\system32\drivers. Click the Logging tab. Verify that the Save the file…

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Windows Server 2003 supports the Run As feature. This allows you to run a program under a different user account than the one that is actually logged onto the computer. Before you can use this feature a specific service must be running. In Windows Server 2003, this is the Secondary Logon service. You can verify that the start up type for these services is set to automatic using the steps below. Right click My Computer and click Manage Expand Services and Applications. Select Services. In the right pane, double click the appropriate service depending on what version of Windows you…

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