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Mark Russinovich

Mark Russinovich is a senior contributing editor for Windows IT Pro and chief software architect for Winternals Software. He is coauthor of Windows Internals, 3rd edition (Microsoft Press) and many popular Windows utilities, including Process Explorer, Filemon, and Regmon.
Email: mark@sysinternals.com

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The Case of the Failed File Copy

By Mark Russinovich, 12/26/2007

Follow along as Mark helps a friend who was having difficulty copying files to a USB flash drive.

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By Darren Mar-Elia, 11/28/2007

Discover the reasons why client machines might not be processing Group Policy and learn about patching multiple images in a WIM file.

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By Darren Mar-Elia, 10/30/2007

Learn about problems associated with moving a software package to a new server, find out how to convert an ADM file to an ADMX file, and follow along as Mark Russinovich ...

The Case of the Failed File Compression

By Mark Russinovich, 10/30/2007

Follow along as Mark troubleshoots a failed file compression problem.

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By John Savill, 09/26/2007

Learn how to find all the files for which a user has access, learn what application virtualization is, find out how to open multiple pages at IE startup, and more.

The Case of the Unexpected PsList Error

By Mark Russinovich, 09/26/2007

Follow along as Mark troubleshoots a problem with running PsList as as a standard user in Windows Follow along as Mark troubleshoots a problem with running PsList as as a standard ...

Botnets by Email

By Mark Russinovich, 05/30/2007

A suspicious email takes Mark on a journey to learn more about it and why these types of malware continue to fool users.

PsExec, User Account Control and Security Boundaries

By Mark Russinovich, 03/28/2007

Learn about the benefits and pitfalls of Microsoft's new account security model, and why the company wants you to get used to running as a standard user.

The Case of the Delayed Windows Vista File Open Dialogs

By Mark Russinovich, 02/28/2007

Follow along as Mark troubleshoots a delay that occurs when accessing Vista's File Open dialog box.

The Case of the Notepad that Wouldn't Run

By Mark Russinovich, 11/28/2006

Mark discusses Windows Vista's UAC feature while troubleshooting a Notepad startup problem.

The Case of the Process Startup Delays

By Mark Russinovich, 10/31/2006

A bit of sleuthing reveals the root cause of certain process delays.

Running Windows with No Services

By Mark Russinovich, 09/26/2006

Follow along as Mark Russinovich shows how to run a minimal Windows configuration.

Registry Junk: A Windows Fact of Life

By Mark Russinovich, 08/29/2006

Because incomplete application uninstalls are common, registry cleaners will continue to have a place in the meticulous system administrator’s tool chest

The Power in Power Users

By Mark Russinovich, 07/25/2006

Learn about the security risks of letting users run as members of the Power Users group.

The Case of the Intermittent (and Annoying) Explorer Hangs

By Mark Russinovich, 05/30/2006

Mark Russinovich tracks down the reason for an annoying Windows Explorer hang.

The Antispyware Conspiracy

By Mark Russinovich, 04/25/2006

Are some antispyware vendors actually helping to grow the need for the products they sell?

Ask the Experts, May 2006

By Paul Robichaux, 04/25/2006

Learn about encrypting an Exchange database while it's in use, find out how to improve the performance of a NAS solution, and see what some consider the most important features of ...

Circumventing Group Policy as a Limited User

By Mark Russinovich, 03/29/2006

Windows administrators need to be aware that if a user, even one running with a limited account, can execute just one program of their choice, they can circumvent many Group ...

Ask the Experts, April 2006

By William Sheldon, 03/29/2006

Find out why to specify a WSUS server to use as the basis for an MBSA scan, discover why deleting a meeting request from Outlook Sent Items doesn't delete the appointment from the ...

PsLoglist

By Mark Russinovich, 11/29/2005

This free tool helps you harvest event-log data from across your network.