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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 - Configure opportunistic locking - Configure Windows Time to log all time synch attempts - Shortcut to Offer Remote Assistance 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Member Survey: Does Microsoft measure up? You tell us! - Exclusive Article: Top 10 ways to take advantage of Web services - March Tip Contest: Win a CenDyne Lightning II CD-RW drive ____________________________________________________________________ **************** SPONSORED BY: Software Pursuits ******************* FREE 30-day Trial Download - File Synchronization Utility In need of a utility that allows you greater control of your files? Whether it's needed to maintain high file availability, protect files or share files throughout your organization, SureSync provides you the tools for continuous backup, remote file protection, disaster recovery, software distribution, Web content synchronization and more! Click here for a free trial download: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/r/0,,2550,00.htm?softwarepursuits ____________________________________________________________________ CONFIGURE OPPORTUNISTIC LOCKING | by Serdar Yegulalp Opportunistic locking is a way of granting read access to a file on a Windows 2000 machine by more than one client at a time. With op-lock enabled, as long as no write operations are attempted, clients can perform read-ahead operations that are cached locally, which accelerates operations on the files. The downside of opportunistic locking is that it comes with a slight performance hit. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci810864,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CONFIGURE WINDOWS TIME TO LOG ALL SYNCH ATTEMPTS | by Fred Vargas Two registry settings can configure Windows Time to log ALL time synchronization attempts to the system log, not just failed ones. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci810608,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SHORTCUT TO OFFER REMOTE ASSISTANCE | by Chris Knight Here's a shortcut to the Offer Remote Assistance feature of the Windows XP Help and Support Center. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci809259,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ ***** 8 WIN2000 NETWORK IMPLEMENT./ADMIN. 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Help us assess Microsoft's performance. >> CLICK to take the 10-minute survey... http://quicktakeit.com/qto/Default.asp?a=63101&e=241034057[0981736 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TOP 10 WEB SERVICES TIPS | by SearchWindowsManageability Should you get on the Web services bandwagon? These tips can help you decide when, if and how to make the most of Web services. >>CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci809280,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- WIN A CENDYNE LIGHTENING II CD-RW DRIVE | Tip of the Month Contest Share your time-saving administrator tips with the SearchWin2000 community. Submit the best tip, and you'll win this month's prize, a CenDyne Lightening II CD-RW drive. 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