Questions and Answers from 5115A and 5116A September Class

Can you disable the Vista Public folder in a GPO?
· No.
· You can do a registry hack. This is not advisable.
· http://www.msfn.org/board/Public-Folder-in-Vista-t92701.html

PIN requirements for Bitlocker.
· The must be between 4 and 20 numerals long.
· It is created when Bitlocker is enabled.
· http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/d8d3bcb4-6575-4b85-8bc7-2e77b185d6291033.mspx

What ports do Windows Meeting Place use?

Protocol	Port
TCP	801
TCP	3587
UDP	1900
UDP	3540
UDP	3702

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsvista/it/library/c509f0d4-f742-4abe-b997-af369eb9a18a1040.mspx?mfr=true

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