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"This guide mainly focuses on a typical transition of Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010 environment which includes the transition of Exchange 2003 backend and front end servers to Exchange 2010 mailbox server role, client access server role and hub transport server role installed using the typical installation method."

"There are several scenarios for consideration when deploying Exchange Server 2010 into an environment where Outlook 2003 is used. Most of these scenarios have been documented prior to the product release and some applied to previous versions. However, in a review of support cases, we have found that they have not been used prior to contacting Microsoft."

This article describes how to transfer Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) roles (also known as operations master roles) by using the Active Directory snap-in tools in Microsoft Management Console (MMC) in Windows Server 2003 (using the GUI).

"By using (included) Eventtriggers.exe (in Server 2003), you can automatically start a batch file or VBS script which performs a custom action or captures useful information. You can also use a script to perform correction actions on the machine,  preventing the problem from reoccurring.  Sometimes you just need to be notified when certain events are created in the Event Viewer, so we can use a script to send an e-mail alert. For example, you can create a trigger that monitors the event logs for low disk space events and if such events occur, you can run a script that removes any temporary or unnecessary files to resolve the low disk space condition, and/or send an e-mail alert telling you about it."

Freeware GUI for Windows Time Service configuration, allowing full control of time sync graphically but still using the Windows sync tools (unlike many tools that do the clock sync and set your clock directly). Works with Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008 32-bit and 64-bit.

This article describes how to remove data in Active Directory after an unsuccessful domain controller demotion, using the command line (ntdsutil).