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Windows Desktop Management Tools


Whether you are using Windows XP, Windows Vista, or even Windows 2000 Professional, every Windows administrator knows that using the right desktop management tools can make all the difference in the performance of a Windows environment. This topic page provides information on the latest tips, tricks and (of course) tools for the Windows desktop. If you are looking to create a Windows Vista boot CD, speed up the Windows XP boot process or beef up Windows file copy operations, our Windows experts have the best desktop management tools that every IT administrator should know about.
IN THIS TOPIC:  NEWS (2) , EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (63) , REFERENCE & LEARNING (8)

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Microsoft's Windows Task Manager: What's new in Vista?
TIP - While already a useful tool for admins, Microsoft made several improvements to its Task Manager utility for Windows Vista. Technical writer Brien Posey breaks down what's changed.
Vista tools provide Windows error reporting for the enterprise
TIP - Along with Vista's corporate-level reporting mechanism, Windows Error Reporting was designed to ease the burden on help desk staffs when troubleshooting workstation errors.

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Microsoft adds two tools with MDOP 2008
SearchWinIT.com | 01 Apr 2008
ARTICLE - MDOP 2008 is out this week. The kit adds a diagnostic and recovery toolset plus software for desktop monitoring.
Ask Microsoft: How can I automate Disk Defragmenter?
SearchWinComputing.com | 15 Jun 2005
ARTICLE - A manager for Microsoft's internal IT organization talks about how automate Disk Defragmenter using the Task Scheduler tool in Windows XP.
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  EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 63
Making sense of Vista's Windows Experience Index
26 Jun 2008
TIP - Learn what Microsoft's Windows Experience Index scores mean, and how understanding them can help ensure better system performance of machines running Windows Vista.
Microsoft's Windows Task Manager: What's new in Vista?
Submitted By: SearchWinComputing.com | 30 May 2008
TIP - While already a useful tool for admins, Microsoft made several improvements to its Task Manager utility for Windows Vista. Technical writer Brien Posey breaks down what's changed.
Vista tools provide Windows error reporting for the enterprise
06 May 2008
TIP - Along with Vista's corporate-level reporting mechanism, Windows Error Reporting was designed to ease the burden on help desk staffs when troubleshooting workstation errors.
VIEW ALL EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE ON WINDOWS DESKTOP MANAGEMENT TOOLS

  REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 8
Advanced Group Policy for Windows Vista
Andrew Abbate, James Walker, Scott Chimner and Rand Morimoto | 16 Jan 2008
TUTORIAL - These book excerpts provide Group Policy tips for working with Vista, with info on GPO administration and best practices.
How to use the Disk Cleanup Wizard in Windows Vista
By Mitch Tulloch, Tony Northrup, Jerry Honeycutt with the MSWinVista Team, Microsoft Press | 09 Oct 2007
BOOK CHAPTER - Learn how to run and use Disk Cleanup to resolve disk-storage problems in Microsoft Windows Vista.
How to determine whether Chkdsk is scheduled to run
By Mitch Tulloch, Tony Northrup, Jerry Honeycutt with the MSWinVista Team, Microsoft Press | 09 Oct 2007
BOOK CHAPTER - Learn how to use Chkdsk to determine if a volume is dirty as well as how to run the command-line tool on NTFS volumes.
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SEE ALSO - Topics Related to Windows Desktop Management Tools: 
Managing Microsoft Windows NT and 98, Managing Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Administration, Managing Windows XP Professional, Managing Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer and Other End-User Applications, Windows Desktop and Application Virtualization, Managing Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional


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