Windows 8 editions listed in HP driver notes

Microsoft Windows 8 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows 8 64 Edition
Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 64 Edition
Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 64 Edition


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DNS in Small Networks Step-by-Step Guide

This guide helps you implement Domain Name System (DNS) on the Windows Server 2008 operating system in a small network. Windows Server 2008 uses DNS to translate computer names to network addresses. An Active Directory domain controller can act as a DNS server that registers the names and addresses of computers in the domain and then provides the network address of a member computer when the domain controller receives a query with the name of the computer. This guide explains how to set up DNS on a simple network that consists of a single domain.

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Configuring Firewall Settings with Group Policy

In windows 2008 R2 Server you can use Group Policy to manage Windows Firewall settings for computers running Vista, 7, 2008, and 2008 R2 by using two nodes:

1.    Computer Configuration\Policies\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Windows Firewall With Advanced Security\Windows Firewall With Advanced Security

This node applies settings only to computers running Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2 and provides exactly the same interface as Windows Firewall With Advanced Security Console.

2.    Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Network\Network Connections \Windows Firewall.

This node applies settings to computers running Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2. This tool is less flexible than the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security console.

Use Jetpack.exe to Compact a WINS or DHCP Database

Microsoft Windows NT Server includes a utility, Jetpack.exe, that can be used to compact a Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) or Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) database. Microsoft recommends that you compact the WINS database whenever it approaches 30 MB.

If the WINS/DHCP service is a resource within a Windows 2000 Cluster, refer to the following article:

283251  How to Use the Jetpack Utility on a Clustered WINS/DHCP Databas.

 

The correct syntax for Jetpack.exe is:

JETPACK.EXE

Example commands to compact the WINS database:

CD %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32\WINS
NET STOP WINS
JETPACK WINS.MDB TMP.MDB
NET START WINS

Example commands to compact the DHCP database:

CD %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32\DHCP
NET STOP DHCPSERVER
JETPACK DHCP.MDB TMP.MDB
NET START DHCPSERVER

In the examples above, Tmp.mdb is a temporary database that is used by Jetpack.exe. Wins.mdb is the WINS database. Dhcp.mdb is the DHCP database.

Jetpack.exe compacts the WINS or DHCP database by doing the following:

1. Copies database information to a temporary database file called Tmp.mdb.
2. Deletes the original database file, Wins.mdb or Dhcp.mdb.
3. Renames the temporary database files to the original filename.

NOTE: During the compact process, Jetpack.exe creates a temporary file with the name that is specified by the temp database name parameter. The temporary file is removed when the compact process is complete. Make sure you do not have a file already existing in WINS or DHCP folder with the same name as the one specified in the temp database name parameter.

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