How to configure NTP server for Windows Server 2008 R2

To configure the NTP server in Windows is not exactly complicated, but because you get various different suggestions when googling I thought I would just write a short tutorial that I know works. Instruction is verified on Windows Server 2008 R2. What is needed is essentially three short lines:

w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:pool.ntp.org,0x8 /syncfromflags:MANUAL
net stop w32time
net start w32time

Don't forget to disable time sync if you have virtual server.

Which NTP Server should you choose? Or should you choose several? Yes, redundancy is never wrong, and considering how easy it is to set up several, it is preferred. SP Technical Research Institute provides a free time sync service.

So, tell me. Give me an example. Coming below ...
Run the following in a elevated command prompt:

w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:"ntp1.sp.se,0x8 ntp2.sp.se,0x8" /syncfromflags:MANUAL

net stop w32time
net start w32time

P.S. One tip is of course to check the system log afterwards to see that the time sync seems to work.

Shortcut key for new folder

Something that I have always missed in Windows Explorer, and today found out is that there is now a shortcut to create a new folder!

•  CTRL + Shift + N: Creates a new folder in Windows Explorer

Requires at least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7.

How to install network shared printer in Windows 7 without admin rights

In Windows XP, you can install a network printer as a "normal" user but not in Windows 7. Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 requires that the printer installation package is digitally signed or built into Windows. This means that most printers can not be added by a normal user without administrator rights on their computer. Microsoft has written an excellent article on how to make a Group Policy that allows ordinary users with Windows 7 to install the printer without having to be an administrator on their computer.


http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753269.aspx

How to manage KMS activation in an environment with multiple domains

To successfully launch a KMS server is usually pretty straightforward, but if you have multiple domains that KMS server needs to handle. How do you do? That has Shariq Sheik written a good article about.

http://www.shariqsheikh.com/blog/index.php/201008/can-one-kms-server-activate-clients-in-multiple-domains/