admin tools Archives - microsoftPost.com https://www.microsoftpost.com/tag/admin-tools/ Recent Downloads and Articles from the Microsoft Download Center Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:02:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 Utility Spotlight: Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.1 https://www.microsoftpost.com/10842/microsoft-download/utility-spotlight-microsoft-baseline-security-analyzer-2-1/ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:32:54 +0000 December 2009

Keeping track of all the security settings and updates on the PCs in your organization can be a full time job, but the free Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer helps you evaluate your security state to make sure your systems are properly secure. By Lance Whitney.

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]]> AD/DNS Convergence Check https://www.microsoftpost.com/10361/microsoft-download/addns-convergence-check/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:31:39 +0000 This cmd file provides a means of verifying that a newly created DNS server has completed the replication of AD content from an assumed/known-good 'source' DNS server

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]]> File Server Capacity Testing (32-bit) https://www.microsoftpost.com/9581/microsoft-download/fsct/ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:53:52 +0000 A tool to simulate CIFS/SMB/SMB2 client requests.

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]]> Microsoft Software Inventory Analyzer Documents https://www.microsoftpost.com/8728/microsoft-download/microsoft-software-inventory-analyzer-documents/ Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:57:41 +0000 http://www.microsoftpost.com/microsoft-download/microsoft-software-inventory-analyzer-documents-2/ Support documents for the Microsoft Software Inventory Analyzer tool. Microsoft Download Link..

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]]> Capacity Planning Tool https://www.microsoftpost.com/8702/microsoft-download/capacity-planning-tool/ Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:54:41 +0000 http://www.microsoftpost.com/microsoft-download/capacity-planning-tool-2/ Capacity planning and load simulation tool for Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Microsoft Download Link..

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]]> Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.5 https://www.microsoftpost.com/7965/microsoft-download/microsoft-application-compatibility-toolkit-55/ Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:38:36 +0000 http://www.microsoftpost.com/?p=7965 The Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) version 5.5 contains the necessary tools and documentation to evaluate and mitigate application compatibility issues before deploying Windows 7, Windows Vista®, a Windows Update, or a new version of Windows® Internet Explorer® in your environment.

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]]> Utility Spotlight: Faster CPU Utilization Reports Using Multithreading https://www.microsoftpost.com/7344/microsoft-technet/utility-spotlight-faster-cpu-utilization-reports-using-multithreading/ Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:18:17 +0000 http://www.microsoftpost.com/microsoft-technet/utility-spotlight-faster-cpu-utilization-reports-using-multithreading/ May 2009 This edition of Utility Spotlight is a little different than the usual, in that it involves scripts instead of executables, and so the column is dual-purpose: not only does it give you a nice way to build a report on CPU utilization in your organization, it also serves as a mini-tutorial to explain… Continue reading Utility Spotlight: Faster CPU Utilization Reports Using Multithreading

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]]> Utility Spotlight: User Profile Deletion Utility https://www.microsoftpost.com/7206/microsoft-technet/utility-spotlight-user-profile-deletion-utility/ Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:23:14 +0000 http://www.microsoftpost.com/microsoft-technet/utility-spotlight-user-profile-deletion-utility/ May 2009 Delprof is a command-line utility that lets you free up disk space by deleting user profiles that are no longer required on both local or remote computers. Over time, the network PCs in your organization may become cluttered with multiple user profiles, especially if they’re shared computers used by many people. These profiles… Continue reading Utility Spotlight: User Profile Deletion Utility

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]]> Microsoft Exchange Server User Monitor https://www.microsoftpost.com/7182/microsoft-download/microsoft-exchange-server-user-monitor/ Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:48:01 +0000 http://www.microsoftpost.com/microsoft-download/microsoft-exchange-server-user-monitor/ Enables system administrators to view and evaluate individual users’ usage and experience with Microsoft Exchange Server. Use the Microsoft Exchange Server User Monitor to gather real-time data to better understand current client usage patterns, and to plan for future work. Administrators can view several items, including IP addresses used by clients, versions and modes of… Continue reading Microsoft Exchange Server User Monitor

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]]> Utility Spotlight: RichCopy https://www.microsoftpost.com/7035/microsoft-technet/utility-spotlight-richcopy/ https://www.microsoftpost.com/7035/microsoft-technet/utility-spotlight-richcopy/#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2009 02:22:08 +0000 http://www.microsoftpost.com/microsoft-technet/utility-spotlight-richcopy/ April 2009 RichCopy is a powerful, multi-threaded alternative to the popular RoboCopy file copy utility. Take a look at how this free tool can significantly improve file copy performance. RichCopy is a free utility that comes to us from Ken Tamaru of Microsoft. The tool was first developed in 2001 and has been updated regularly… Continue reading Utility Spotlight: RichCopy

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]]> https://www.microsoftpost.com/7035/microsoft-technet/utility-spotlight-richcopy/feed/ 43 Utility Spotlight: VMC to Hyper-V Import Tool https://www.microsoftpost.com/6773/microsoft-technet/utility-spotlight-vmc-to-hyper-v-import-tool/ Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:04:12 +0000 http://www.microsoftpost.com/microsoft-technet/utility-spotlight-vmc-to-hyper-v-import-tool/ March 2009 Discover how you can use the free VMC to Hyper-V Import tool to import and then modify VMC files, easing the process of migrating older virtual machines to Hyper-V. With the release of Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 and the recent release of Hyper-V Server 2008, people are starting to use Hyper-V for… Continue reading Utility Spotlight: VMC to Hyper-V Import Tool

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]]> Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 8 https://www.microsoftpost.com/6449/microsoft-download/toolkit-to-disable-automatic-delivery-of-internet-explorer-8/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:18:29 +0000 http://www.microsoftpost.com/microsoft-download/toolkit-to-disable-automatic-delivery-of-internet-explorer-8/ The Internet Explorer 8 Blocker Toolkit enables IT Administrators to disable automatic delivery of Internet Explorer 8 as a high-priority update via Automatic Updates and the Windows Update and Microsoft Update sites. To help our customers become more secure and up-to-date, Microsoft will distribute Windows Internet Explorer 8 as a high-priority update through Automatic Updates… Continue reading Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 8

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]]> Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator Version 2.08 https://www.microsoftpost.com/6206/microsoft-download/microsoft-iscsi-software-initiator-version-208/ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:13:37 +0000 http://www.microsoftpost.com/microsoft-download/microsoft-iscsi-software-initiator-version-208/ This is the latest version of the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator – 2.08 – Build 3825 The Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator enables connection of a Windows host to an external iSCSI storage array using Ethernet NICs. This download can be installed on Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000. For Vista and Windows Sever… Continue reading Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator Version 2.08

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]]> MOSDAL Support Toolkit https://www.microsoftpost.com/6098/microsoft-download/mosdal-support-toolkit/ Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:15:52 +0000 http://www.microsoftpost.com/microsoft-download/mosdal-support-toolkit/ Performs network diagnostics and collects configuration and logging information. MOSDAL Support Toolkit can be used by a user having issues with the Microsoft Online services. The tool collects system configuration, network configuration, service-based applications’ configuration and logging data along with performing network diagnostics. Microsoft Download Link…

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]]> Active Directory Migration Tool v3.0 https://www.microsoftpost.com/6083/microsoft-download/active-directory-migration-tool-v30/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:32:52 +0000 http://www.microsoftpost.com/microsoft-download/active-directory-migration-tool-v30/ The Active Directory Migration Tool version 3 (ADMT v3) simplifies the process of restructuring your operating environment to meet the needs of your organization. You can use ADMT v3 to migrate users, groups, and computers from Microsoft® Windows NT® 4.0 domains to Active Directory® directory service domains; between  Active Directory domains in different forests (interforest… Continue reading Active Directory Migration Tool v3.0

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]]> Visual Round Trip Analyzer https://www.microsoftpost.com/6082/microsoft-download/vrta/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:15:49 +0000 http://www.microsoftpost.com/microsoft-download/vrta/ The Visual Round Trip Analyzer tool helps web developers and testers visualize the download of their page, identify best practices and changes that improve web performance. The network Round-Trip between the client and server(s) is the single biggest impact to web page performance – much greater than server response time. VRTA examines the communications protocol,… Continue reading Visual Round Trip Analyzer

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]]> Utility Spotlight: Change Analysis Diagnostic https://www.microsoftpost.com/5974/microsoft-technet/utility-spotlight-change-analysis-diagnostic/ Sat, 08 Nov 2008 07:25:55 +0000 http://www.microsoftpost.com/microsoft-technet/utility-spotlight-change-analysis-diagnostic/ December 2008 See how the Change Analysis Diagnostic tool can help users discover system changes on their computers (from updates, new software, and changed hardware) and resolve problems they may encounter due to these changes. Change Analysis Diagnostic scans for six distinct categories of changes: Software Programs—installed applications, such as those listed in Add/Remove Programs… Continue reading Utility Spotlight: Change Analysis Diagnostic

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]]> Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio https://www.microsoftpost.com/5860/microsoft-download/windows-azure-tools-for-microsoft-visual-studio/ Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:29:51 +0000 http://www.microsoftpost.com/microsoft-download/windows-azure-tools-for-microsoft-visual-studio/ Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio extend Visual Studio to enable the creation, building, debugging, running and packaging of scalable services on Windows Azure. Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio includes: C# and VB Project templates for building Cloud Services Integration with the Development Fabric and Development Storage services Debugging Cloud Service Roles… Continue reading Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio

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]]> VS 2008 Service Pack Preparation Tool https://www.microsoftpost.com/4925/microsoft-download/vs-2008-service-pack-preparation-tool/ Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:44:53 +0000 http://www.microsoftpost.com/microsoft-download/vs-2008-service-pack-preparation-tool/ The tool is intended to prepare systems that may have previously been updated with SP1 pre-releases. The following pre-release programs and updates will prevent Visual Studio 2008 SP1 from installing successfully, so they must be removed prior to installation: Microsoft Silverlight Tools Beta 1 Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 – KB949325 Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 –… Continue reading VS 2008 Service Pack Preparation Tool

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]]> Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator https://www.microsoftpost.com/3017/microsoft-download/microsoft-assessment-and-planning-solution-accelerator/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:38:25 +0000 http://www.microsoftpost.com/microsoft-download/microsoft-assessment-and-planning-2/ The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator is a tool that makes it easy for you to assess your current IT infrastructure for a variety of technology migration projects. It includes the features previously provided with the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Solution Accelerator. Microsoft Download Link…

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