=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Administrator Tip February 13, 2002
Essential tools and advice for the Windows administrator. More Tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Watch those NTFS cluster sizes - Seeing "ghosts" in Win2k revisited - Enable Win2k to read old AWD fax files 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Best Web Links: Windows management dos & don'ts - Live Event: Top ten XP security problems (and solutions) - Exclusive Article: Using Sun's storage systems on Windows - February Tip Contest: Win a RioVolt portable CD/MP3 player ____________________________________________________________________ ******************** SPONSORED BY: SystemTools ********************* For years, IT departments have relied on our software for Windows NT/2000 system administration. Find out why and discover their secret! Discover the power of 'Hyena' v4.0, including new Active Directory features. With Hyena's easy to use interface, both Windows NT and Windows 2000 domains can be managed at the same time. Cost effective per-administrator licensing and FREE 30-day trial. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3908073;5058249;o?http://www.systemtools.com/?tech1 ____________________________________________________________________ WATCH THOSE NTFS CLUSTER SIZES | by Serdar Yegulalp When you format a disk as NTFS in Windows 2000, Windows automatically chooses the optimum cluster or allocation unit size for the disk. The largest cluster size that can be selected by default is 4K. You can change it, but use caution. NTFS file compression doesn't work on drives with clusters larger than 4K, and many other disk utilities may malfunction as well. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci801370,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEEING "GHOSTS" IN WIN2K REVISITED | by William Burke Last week's tip revealed a way to see ghosted devices in the Device Manager. SearchWin2000 member William Burke responded with this alternative solution. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci800581,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ENABLE WIN2K TO READ OLD AWD FAX FILES | by Richard Chapman Out of the box, Win2k can't read or recognize the old style AWD file type, but you can enable it. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci801460,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WINDOWS MANAGEMENT DOS AND DON'TS | Best Web Links Need advice on managing your Windows systems? This collection of "dos and don'ts" articles by searchWindowsManageability can help. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid33_tax288560,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TOP TEN XP SECURITY PROBLEMS (AND SOLUTIONS) | Live Event Q&A Who: Roberta Bragg, author and security expert When: Thursday, Feb 14, 2002 at 02:00 PM EST (19:00 GMT) This Thursday, author and well-known security expert Roberta Bragg will separate the hype from the reality on Windows XP, distinguish the good from the bad and delineate essential versus non-essential features of Microsoft's newest OS. Roberta will field audience questions after her informative presentation. >> CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid33,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= USING SUN'S STORAGE SYSTEMS ON WINDOWS | searchWindowsManageability Sun Microsystems vows its new StorEdge 3900 and 6900 devices will support almost all operating systems -- including Windows. In this interview, Sun's Bill Groth sheds light on how you can bring StorEdge into a Windows shop. >> CLICK for the full story... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci800996,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A RIOVOLT PORTABLE CD/MP3 PLAYER | Tip of the Month Contest Do you have a trick that saves you time or makes your job as a Windows administrator easier? Share it with your peers for a chance to win this month's tip contest. Submit the best Windows-related tip and win a RioVolt SP100 portable CD/MP3 player! 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