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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: Perform unattended installs - Admin Tip: Get 100 percent backup performance - Admin Tip: A poor man's data redundancy 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Don't miss your chance to win a Nintendo Game Boy Advance! - Trying to apply login scripts in Win2k. Can you help? - Get free industry news delivered to your mailbox ____________________________________________________________________ ***************** SPONSORED BY: Quest Software ********************* Quest Software: STILL NOT MIGRATED TO WINDOWS 2000 AND ACTIVE DIRECTORY? Standardize your enterprise and migrate today! Quest Software's FastLane(r) Suite streamlines migration and management for Windows/Exchange 2000 and Active Directory with an integrated set of field-proven tools. With Quest Software, you can do it right the first time. Download your free trials today! http://www.quest.com/landing/searchwin2000_migration.asp ____________________________________________________________________ ******************************************************************** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PERFORM UNATTENDED INSTALLS | by Serdar Yegulalp The presence of third-party drivers often forces an administrator to go through the whole install process by hand. Fortunately, there's a more elegant solution, which lets you slip third-party mass-storage drivers into an unattended install. >> CLICK for the Full Tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci776077,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GET 100 PERCENT BACKUP PERFORMANCE | by Meredith B. Derby Unsuccessful backups plague enterprises about 20% of the time. That may seem a small amount, but few businesses can afford the labor costs of repeating enterprise data. Read this tip to find out what can be done to ensure 100% backup performance. >> CLICK for the Full Tip... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci772402,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= A POOR MAN'S DATA REDUNDANCY | by Shayne Connolly You can use Distributed File System (DFS) to maintain an offline store of all your user data that will still be updated via replication when changes occur. >> CLICK for the Full Tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci776114,00.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 in full swing! 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! Submit your Windows-related tip today! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid1_prz764589_cts764586,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADMINISTRATOR | Discussion Forum SearchWin2000 member SaraHH posted the following question. Can you help? I would like to a apply login scripts to user accounts to determine which network drives they can access. I have created a simple .bat file but have been unable apply it to their accounts. I am confused by the group policies. 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