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Essential tools and advice for the Windows administrator. More Tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Admin Tip: Track program installations - Admin Tip: Group Policy do's and don'ts - Admin Tip: Stop Win2k clients from "running home" 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Win a Nintendo Game Boy Advance Classics Game Pack II! - Active Directory discussion day - get free expert advice - Get free industry news delivered to your mailbox ____________________________________________________________________ ********************* SPONSORED BY: VERITAS ************************ VERITAS Software's built-in and add-on solutions for the Windows environment are powerful, seamless and transparent. 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Instead of wasting a lot of time searching through program listings to find out what's where, use Microsoft's Installation Monitor. >> CLICK for the Full Tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci774868,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GROUP POLICY DO'S AND DON'TS | by Meredith B. Derby Two senior system engineers at Datek Online, an online trading company, share some dos and don'ts for taming Group Policy. >> CLICK for the Full Tip... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci771632,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= STOP WIN2K CLIENTS FROM "RUNNING HOME" | by Matt Comsa If you have DCs spread out across a WAN, you don't want your Win2k clients to "run home" to the main DC. It will overwhelm the DC, could cause login scripts to break and slow access times. >> CLICK for the Full Tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci774606,00.html __________________________________________________________________ :::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TIP OF THE MONTH CONTEST | Win a Nintendo Game Boy Advance! October's Tip of the Month contest is here! This month's super cool prize is a Nintendo Game Boy Advance Classics Game Pack II, which includes an indigo blue Game Boy Advance, PowerPak and Worm Light Advance accessories, and FIVE games: Ms. Pac Man, Pole Position, Dig Dug, Galaga, and Galaxian! Don't miss your chance to win this awesome prize package! 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