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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 - Manually changing MAC addresses - System policy for Win2k Pro in an NT domain - A more elegant way to wait for InstallShield to terminate 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Ask the Expert: Problems with Win2k's DOS emulator - Live Expert Q&A: Securely managing Windows 2000 - February Tip Contest: Win a RioVolt portable CD/MP3 player ____________________________________________________________________ **************** SPONSORED BY: Software Pursuits ******************* Protect. Recover. Distribute. SureSync -- file synchronization made easy. SureSync automates synchronization and replication, providing continuous updates and access to critical files. Flexible scheduling. Real-time option. Bandwidth controls. Open file support. One-way. Two-way. Multi-way copying methods. Flexible features that put you in control. Download a free 30-day trial today. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3927108;5058249;o?http://www.suresync.com ____________________________________________________________________ MANUALLY CHANGING MAC ADDRESSES | by Serdar Yegulalp The MAC address (or Media Access Control) of a network adapter is a hardware-level ID number that uniquely identifies a network card. Some network cards come with a MAC address hardwired, but some can have their MAC address changed through software. (Check the network card's documentation to see if this is possible.) >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci802993,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SYSTEM POLICY FOR WIN2K PRO IN AN NT DOMAIN | by Michael Worsham Are you rolling out Win2k Pro on the desktop in an NT 4 domain and wondering how you're going to institute local Group Policy Objects (GPOs)? This tip explains how you can get around using local GPOs and continue using ntconfig.pol in its standard nesting place. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid33_gci796536,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= A MORE ELEGANT WAY TO WAIT FOR INSTALLSHIELD | by Michael Eaton A previously published tip advised you to use TLIST.EXE in the Win2k Reskit to detect the end of an InstallShield execution, but you can use a command line argument for SETUP.EXE instead. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci800375,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PROBLEMS WITH WIN2K'S DOS EMULATOR | Ask the Expert Dear Ask the Expert, We have a DOS-based application for CNC programming of G-code that won't run under Win2000's DOS emulator. Is there any way to get the application working with another DOS emulator or something that would not require us to install an older version of Windows? And is it possible to install Win98 after Win2000 to have a dual system boot? >> CLICK to read James Michael Stewart's expert response... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid446362_tax285114,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SECURELY MANAGING WINDOWS 2000 | Live Expert Q&A Who: Scott S. Blake, CISSP and VP of IS, BindView Corp. When: March 5, 2002 at 01:00 PM EST (18:00 GMT) Scott S. Blake will offer an overview of current best practices and tools relating to managing Windows 2000 networks. He will touch on the new Center for Internet Security Windows 2000 Benchmarks, the hfnetchk utility from Microsoft, mssecure.xml and BindView's solutions, among other topics. >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid33,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A RIOVOLT PORTABLE CD/MP3 PLAYER | Tip of the Month Contest Time is running out in February's Tip Contest, but you can still submit a tip and win. If you have a trick that saves you time or makes your job as a Windows administrator easier, send it in now. 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