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If you have been using Internet Explotrer 7 and found that you do not like where the File-Edit-View menu is (in the middle of the other toolbars) there is a registry key you can insert to change this. If you are comfortable with the registry then you can look at the pic below and get an idea of where this registry key needs to be inserted: HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ InternetExplorer \ Toolbar \ WebBrowser and insert a new Dword key named ITBar7Position and change the value to 1

For exact instructions do the following:
1. Go to start to run and type in regedit
2. Navigate by clicking the plus signs to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ InternetExplorer \ Toolbar \ WebBrowser
3. Right click inside the right pane and select new–>DWord Value
4. Give the empty name key the name ITBar7Position
5. Double click on that key and change the value to 1
6. Reopen IE& to see your handy work.

How to copy files and NTFS permissions between servers. This is a really helpful tip and critical with NTFS permissions using robocopy. I needed to copy 5 gigs of data from one server to another and the permissions were very difficult to replicate. Here is a good way to do it using robocopy.

1. Grab a copy of the Windows 2003 resource kit and install
2. Copy robocopy.exe from the C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools and paste it into the c: root of the server that you want to copy files to
3. Open up a command prompt, cd\ to get yourself to the root of C: drive and then type in robocopy /E /SEC /COPYALL
4. Wait for files and permissions to transfer…and you are done!

I was able to do this with many files and 5 gigs of data across servers on the same lan in about 12 minutes. This seems to be fast but the copying of permissions with the files makes this a perfect solution to that age old problem of moving data and permissions when moving application data or even desktop data for users.

Here is one example of how useful some of those free apps in the Windows 2003 resource kit are when admining Windows apps and servers. Robocopy has a lot of options and there is more information than this in the robocopy document that comes in the Windows 2003 resource kit.

Doing some Microsoft updates on the network for the Windows critical flaw this week and I ran into an error when trying to reboot one of the Citrix boxes.

Error Messages Generated When Logging on with Terminal Services Client

Article ID : 246109
Last Review : September 22, 2003
Revision : 3.0
This article was previously published under Q246109

SUMMARY
This article provides descriptions of several error messages you may receive while logging on to a Windows 2000 Server-based computer with the Terminal Services client software.
MORE INFORMATION
The local policy of this system does not allow you to log on interactively.
Description: The user attempting to log on does not have the “logon locally” permission available under Security Settings\Local Policies\User Rights Assignment\Log On Locally. Modify the appropriate Group Policy Object in your environment to grant the user or group this permission.

You do not have access to this Session.
Description: The user attempting to log on does not have sufficient permissions on the appropriate RDP-TCP connection. Modify the RDP-TCP permissions by using Terminal Services Configuration to grant the user or group the logon permission.

Your interactive logon privilege has been disabled. Please contact your system administrator.
Description: The user attempting to logon does not have the “Allow Logon to terminal server” check box selected on the Terminal Services Profile tab of their account. Use Active Directory Users and Computers to modify this setting.

The terminal server has exceeded the maximum number of allowed connections. The system cannot log you on (1B8E) Please try again or consult your system administrator.
Description: The user is attempting to log on to a Terminal Server in Remote Administration mode, but the server has reached its connection limit. Terminal Servers in Remote Administration mode allow a maximum of 2 concurrent sessions, active or disconnected.

Terminal Server sessions disabled. Remote logins are currently disabled.
Description: The user is attempting to log on to a Terminal Server where an administrator has disabled logon by issuing the CHANGE LOGON /DISABLE command. In order to enable logon, the CHANGE LOGON /ENABLE command must be issued.

Because of a network error, the session will be disconnected. Please try to reconnect.
Description: The user is attempting to log on to a Terminal Server where an administrator has specified a maximum connection limit, and the limit has been reached. To change this value, open the Terminal Services Configuration MMC snap-in, click Connections, double-click a connection, i.e. RDP-TCP, then select the Network Adapter tab. At the bottom of this tab are two options, Unlimited connections and Maximum connections.

The client could not connect to the Terminal server. The server may be too busy. Please try connecting later.
Description: The user is attempting to log on to a Terminal Server where an administrator has disabled one or more connections. To check this, open the Terminal Services Configuration MMC snap-in, click Connections, right-click a connection, i.e. RDP-TCP, and select All Tasks. If Enable Connection is an option, the connection is currently disabled. There will also be a red X over the icon for the specified connection when disabled.

NOTE: This error message may be caused by any number of problems, including general connectivity issues.