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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 - When CHKDSK reports "insufficient memory" - Backup expert fields sWM users' questions - Remote restart of Win2k 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - What was hot in 2001: Top ten Windows search terms of 2001 - Exclusive Article: IT predictions for 2002 - Tip Contest: Win a set of Sony wireless headphones! - Refer your peers to searchWin2000 and win an Xbox ____________________________________________________________________ ************ SPONSORED BY: Windows Decisions Conference ************ Are you grappling with Win2k issues like Active Directory, licensing, manageability, security, interoperability and more -- not to mention difficult migration and implementation challenges? Attend the FREE searchWin2000-hosted Windows Decisions Conference coming to Chicago May 8-10 to get the answers and expert advice you need. Seating is limited at this sales pitch-free, invitation-only event. Apply today to find out if you qualify: http://www.windowsdecisions.com/ ____________________________________________________________________ WHEN CHKDSK REPORTS "INSUFFICIENT MEMORY" | by Serdar Yegulalp When a CHKDSK /F command aborts with an "insufficient memory" error, most people scratch their heads and wonder why a machine with megabytes of free RAM and gigs of free hard disk space is saying this. The answer is unfortunately rooted in one of the most severe and hard-to-repair kinds of damage that can befall an NTFS drive -- damage that is usually due to some kind of low-level physical failure. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci787915,00.html. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BACKUP EXPERT FIELDS SWM USER'S QUESTIONS | by Meredith B. Derby Users tossed their toughest backup problems into Liam Scanlan's court. Were this backup expert's solutions slam dunks? Get into the game with this Q&A. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci787384,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= REMOTE RESTART OF WIN2K | by Bob Fuller Ever need to restart a Win2k/XP box remotely? There are several scripted options out there, but of course, they require the script (resource kit has one). But did you know that you can do it right from MMC (Microsoft Management Console)? Its a bit buried, but here's how to do it. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci788490,00.html?FromTaxonomy=%2Fpr%2F5e3 ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHAT'S HOT AND WHAT'S NOT | Featured Topic What was hot in 2001? We crunched some numbers to determine the year's top ten search terms. The winner: DNS followed by Active Directory. What's not hot? Appletalk and Windows CE didn't make the cut. Here's what did. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci787679,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IT PREDICTIONS FOR 2002 | Exclusive Article These ten IT predictions for 2002 include educated guesses on .NET road, the economic recovery, the Hewlett-Packard/Compaq merger, cyberterrorism and more. A special sidebar includes predictions from our own searchWin2000 panel of experts. Don't miss the list of the past year's technology winners and losers... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci787645,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A SET OF SONY WIRELESS HEADPHONES | Tip of the Month Contest The first tip contest of the New Year is here! Get your tip in early for your chance to win this month's prize -- a set of high quality Sony MDR-IF630RK wireless stereo headphones! Check out the prize and submit your Windows-related tip today at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid1_prz764589_cts764586,00.html. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN AN XBOX! | Refer a Friend Tell your peers about the valuable industry news, technical tips and expert advice you get from searchWin2000 -- and an Xbox video game system could be yours. 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