White Papers that help Windows administrators with server and workstation management

Cratering: Survive and Prevent Virus Outbreaks An explanation of Cratering, and step-by-step instructions for protecting and disinfecting your environment with Lieberman Software's tools.

Massive Security Hole...Ignored Organizations have many Administrator accounts (local and domain) distributed throughout their infrastructure. Updating these credentials can be an impossible task and is usually ignored. Step-by-step instructions for handling the Distributed Administrator Credentials problem with Lieberman Software's tools.

Build vs. Buy: Mass Management Tools for Your Workstations The pros and cons of mass managing workstations with either third party tools or roll your own solutions such as writing scripts or using the Group Polices feature of Active Directory in Windows 2000/2003.

Removing Obsolete Machine Accounts Step-by-step instructions for removing obsolete machine accounts with User Manager Pro.

Solving the common Administrator Account Configuration Problem with the User Manager Pro Random Password Generator Module Step-by-step instructions for fixing the common administrator/password security flaw (present in almost all Windows environments) with User Manager Pro.

Wake on LAN An overview of Wake on LAN technology and step-by-step instructions for improving workstation management with User Manager Pro.

Service Account Management in Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Servers A detailed description of the technology behind services used in Microsoft NT, 2000, XP and 2003. Tips and tricks for service management are included as well a list of important features needed in any 3rd party solution.

Recovering From Service Failures Windows Services fail for many reasons. Step-by-Step instructions for using Service Account Manager to diagnose and correct problems with Service, and to recover gracefully from failures.

Installing Remote Management Agents Step-by-step instructions for deploying remote management agents as services using Service Account Manager.

Service Account Lockouts Changing account information for service-based applications like Microsoft Exchange is not as simple as it first appears. Many administrators find themselves with locked-out domain accounts, and no idea what happened.

Service Dependencies Why is it so hard to change some services using Microsoft's built-in tools?

Service Management and the Logon Cache Updating Service accounts on laptops and other machines that periodically disconnect from the local network can be problematic. Step-by-step instructions for resolving these issues with Service Account Manager.

Applying Microsoft Patches with Task Scheduler Pro Step-by-step instructions to quickly apply Microsoft patches with Task Scheduler Pro.

Undocumented: Command Line Options for Microsoft Patches and Service Packs Command line options necesary for remote deployment of Microsoft patches and service packs.

Easy Remote Program Installation Using Task Scheduler Pro Step-by-step instructions for installing (and running, if necessary) a program on a remote machine using Task Scheduler Pro.

Microsoft SMS and Lieberman Software's Tools A comparison of Microsoft SMS and Lieberman Software's tools; what each tool set does, and why SMS is not enough.

Using Lieberman Software's Server-to-Server Password Synchronizer

Migrating From LAN Server To Microsoft