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Active Directory Users and Computers and Group Policy Management

I keep forgetting where to get the tool to install these two programs: Active Directory Users and Computers  Group Policy Manageme nt They are both in the same package, but the package is different depending on what version of windows you have. It used to be called the Administration Tools Pack , but now it is called the Remote Server Administration Tools . It throws me off every time I try to search for it. Hopefully this will save someone a few minutes of searching. Links are below. Windows XP or Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack (adminpak.exe or just adminpak) http://www.microsoft.com/downloadS/details.aspx?FamilyID=c16ae515-c8f4-47ef-a1e4-a8dcbacff8e3&displaylang=en Vista x86 Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows Vista http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9FF6E897-23CE-4A36-B7FC-D52065DE9960&displaylang=en Vista x64 Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows Vista for x64-based Syst

My Favorite Free Software

I wish I had a list like this ten years ago. 1. Linux. Although I'm still a nooj with linux, it is changing the world. You can do anything with it. (except get paid to write it) The inexperienced like me can get Ubuntu or LinuxMint installed pretty easily. If you can't get that to work then stick to using Geek Squad. 2. Sun VirtualBox . VirtualBox lets you run a VM on your computer similarly to Parallels or VMWare Fusion. I mostly use it to try and figure out operating systems that I have never used before but don't want to take the time to install it natively. If you have a MAC then it is a must, unless you are anti-windoze. 3. IMGBurn . Want to rip or burn a disk to ISO? Use this program to backup almost any disk. This program worked where Roxio failed. 4. Daemon Tools Lite . Mount those ISOs onto a virtual drive, now you can get a netbook! 5. DVD Shrink . Backup video DVDs with good quality and a few options. 6. CDEx . Extract your audio CDs to MP3. Yet another rea