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	<description>The definitive guide to Active Directory Tools</description>
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		<title>A new tool in Windows Server 2008 that simplifies restoring Active Directory</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Windows 2003 introduced the feature of snapshots for backing up critical information from the Active Directory Domain Services using VSS (Volume Shadow Copy Services). The problem was that if the DC needed to be restored from snapshots multiple copies would have to be restored and compared to find the best copy. And DC restoration requires [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://activedirectorytools.com/archives/windows-server-2008-snapshots-with-ntdsutil-and-dsamain/</link>
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		<title>EmpowerID adds features from Quest ActiveRoles Server</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The EmpowerID product started out as a web- based self-service portal designed to reduce help-desk calls. It allowed users to update their own user information, like their phone number in Active Directory, to reset their own passwords, and also provided a customizable company phonebook. The Dot Net Factory, which makes EmpowerID, has since incorporated many [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://activedirectorytools.com/archives/empowerid-adds-features-from-quest-activeroles-server/</link>
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		<title>Unimpressed with Active Directory Export</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A low cost Active Directory Import Export utility with limited features.]]></description>
		<link>http://activedirectorytools.com/archives/unimpressed-with-active-directory-export/</link>
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		<title>How to export data from Active Directory using the free PowerGUI tool</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many visitors to this site are just looking for a free, or low cost tool to help them with a simple task. In this post I step through a common task of exporting data from AD using the free PowerGUI tool, and I highly recommend testing this tool out to see if it suits your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://activedirectorytools.com/archives/how-to-export-data-from-active-directory-using-the-free-powergui-tool/</link>
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		<title>What the Active Directory Recycle Bin Does Not Do</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The new Active Directory Recycle Bin has a somewhat misleading name. Its not like the Windows Explorer Recycle Bin, and there are some things to consider before using this new feature.

As you may know, when you delete an object, like a user, from AD it is not deleted but rather marked with a &#8220;tombstone&#8221; flag. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://activedirectorytools.com/archives/what-the-active-directory-recycle-bin-does-not-do/</link>
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		<title>Maxpowersoft vs. Jiji Active Directory Reports</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this post, and in the video below, I look at Maxpowersoft&#8217;s AD reporting tool, and compare it to Jiji&#8217;s offering. Getting the the trial version of Maxpowersoft&#8217;s AD Reports up and running was a little different. I downloaded it from the Maxpowersoft website without being prompted to provide any registration information, but then when [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://activedirectorytools.com/archives/maxpowersoft-vs-jiji-active-directory-reports/</link>
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		<title>Forefront Identity Manager Demo Video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft has renamed Identity Lifecycle Manager &#8220;2&#8243; to Forefront Identity Manager 2010. In a quick 2 minute video below, I walk through editing user information, and creating a distribution list for a new project using its web-based console.

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		<link>http://activedirectorytools.com/archives/forefront-identity-manager/</link>
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		<title>User self-service updates with AdSelfServicePlus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever been interrupted at work by a wrong number call from someone else within  your compay?  Outlook&#8217;s  Global Address List (GAL) is handy for looking up phone numbers, addresses, titles, and other information, but can be difficult to keep up to date . As employees move, change phones, etc. somebody has to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://activedirectorytools.com/archives/user-self-service-updates-with-adselfserviceplus-2/</link>
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		<title>An In-Depth Look At Softerra LDAP Administrator</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LDAP Administrator is made for technical users familiar with LDAP query language. Its good  for  software developers, and a certain class of IT administrators. With a polished, modern user interface, it  is a more user-friendly version of LDP.  I installed the product easily on my virtual machine test lab, but it took a little [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://activedirectorytools.com/archives/softerra-ldap-administrator/</link>
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		<title>ADGroups</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the first tool in Javelina&#8217;s ADToolkit product suite that I tested out. I received an email  with a  link to download ADGroups shortly after filling in contact data on the product&#8217;s web page. There was an error during installation stating: &#8220;WiseScript COM Registration Tool has stopped working&#8221;, but I was able to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://activedirectorytools.com/archives/adgroups-2/</link>
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