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[Focus]

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Crisis-Mode Scripting
Scripting can play an important role when you need to react to an unforeseen crisis such as the SQL Slammer worm.
 — Bob Wells


Disaster Recovery with Dfs
Although Dfs won't work for all file types, this affordable, reliable mechanism can help you recover data in times of disaster.
 — Douglas Toombs


Windows 2003 Dcpromo
Windows 2003's Dcpromo vastly improves on earlier versions by letting you force demotions regardless of connectivity to the domain and by permitting promotions from media.
 — Jesse Sutela

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Exchange 2003 RPC over HTTP Access
Outlook 2003 offers new functionality that lets you access your Exchange mailbox from any network.
 — Kieran McCorry


Monitoring AD Changes
Two Domain Controllers Policy settings give you a wealth of information about AD events, if you know where to look in the Security log.
 — Randy Franklin Smith

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An Easier Way to Name Log Files with the Current Date and Time
Windows NT's Date and Time commands let you automatically name log files.
 — Readers

Connecting to Printers
Use Robocopy and Con2prt to direct users to printers.
 — Readers

DCPROMO Fails to Create FQDN in DNS
A DC’s DNS suffix doesn’t match the domain name that the DC belongs to.
 — Readers

Determine Most Recent Reboot
Figure out when your machine was last rebooted.
 — Readers

NetMeeting for Remote Administration
NetMeeting outperforms other remote administration tools for PCs.
 — Readers

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[Editorial]

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Windows 2003: An Out-Of-Band Experience
Instead of forcing customers to wait until the next major product release or service pack for added functionality, Microsoft is making new features available to customers through the Web.
 — Michael Otey

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[Inside Out]

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Solving DNS Problems
Getting DNS to cooperate with AD can be challenging. Mark takes a look at some interesting new DNS features in Windows 2003 and has some Win2K tips to share.
 — Mark Minasi

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[Tricks & Traps]

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Clearing a Blocked Exchange SMTP Message Queue
Learn how to get messages flowing again when an Exchange server's SMTP message queue becomes blocked.
 — Sean Daily


Hiding the My Documents Folder Icon
Get instructions for editing the registry to hide the My Documents folder icon on a Win2K machine.
 — Sean Daily


Joining a Win2K System to an Existing NT Domain
Find out what you need to do to move from an NT PDC to a Win2K PDC.
 — Sean Daily


Solving a Dell/VERITAS Backup Problem
Discover the cure for a backup problem that afflicts a popular configuration.
 — Sean Daily

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[TOP 10]

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Windows XP PowerToys
Add functionality to your XP system with these 10 add-on utilities.
 — Michael Otey

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[Buyer's Guide]

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SAN Management Software
Purchase a solution to help you manage your complex SAN environment.
 — Ed Roth

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[Lab Feature]

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IPv6
Take a look at IPv6 support in software, hardware, and migration services.
 — William Sheldon

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[Letters to the Editor]

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Letters to the Editor
Readers share their thoughts on redirecting folders to a Microsoft Dfs volume when managing user data and settings, the licensing maze, and securing your wireless network.
 — Readers , et al.

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[Market Watch]

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SOAP/XML Firewalls
Web services introduce vulnerabilities that could let intruders penetrate to the core of your crucial business systems. A new type of firewall offers protection.
 — Randy Franklin Smith

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[Need to Know]

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What You Need to Know About the Interim WinPE
Microsoft is planning to release an interim version of the Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE). This stripped-down OS, which will be available for Windows 2003 and XP, will cut down installation time and complexity.
 — Paul Thurrott

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[What's Hot]

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What's Hot
Readers tell us about their favorite products.
 — Carolyn Mader

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[Lessons Learned]

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Asking Questions, Seeking Solutions
Microsoft's easily accessible product information is an invaluable resource to systems administrators and end users.
 — David Chernicoff

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[Storage Admin]

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Supercharging Windows File Services
The combination of IntelliMirror, Remote Storage Service, and Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service technologies gives users and administrators world-class file-sharing capabilities.
 — Jerry Cochran

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[Ask the Experts]

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Differentiating Event ID 530 Logon Failures
Find out how to determine whether a logon failed because a user tried to log on outside the allowed time of day or because a user left a computer running outside the allowed time of day.
 — Randy Franklin Smith


Running /DomainPrep Against the Root Domain When No Exchange Servers Are in the Domain
Find out why you must run /DomainPrep against the root domain even when no Exchange servers are in the domain.
 — Paul Robichaux


Running Exchange 2000 on Windows 2003
Find out whether you can run Exchange 2000 on Windows 2003.
 — Paul Robichaux


Using GPOs to Customize and Lock Down Workstations
Learn how to use GPOs to customize workstations without having DCs inherit the policies.
 — Randy Franklin Smith

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[Fast Forward]

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The Soul of Windows Revisited
Microsoft has launched several initiatives to win back the loyalty of Windows administrators.
 — Mark Smith

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[New & Improved]

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New & Improved
Learn more about newly released software and hardware products.
 — Carolyn Mader