SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News May 16, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS:
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Ask the Expert: Permission issues for power users - Poll: What are your plans for .NET Server? - Quick Hit of the Day: User group limitations - Tip Contest: Submit a technical tip and win a DVD/MP3 player! - Win2000Talk Radio: Windows 2000 interoperability - The Missing Link: Uh, dude, the Dell guy is accessorizing _____________________________________________________________________ ******************* SPONSORED BY: Quest Software ******************** ARE YOU THROWING MONEY AWAY ON UNDERUTILIZED HARDWARE? How can you save money and keep your end users happy at the same time? Check out our FREE recorded Video White Paper: "Server Consolidation: Issues & Challenges." Learn how much you can save when you improve server utilization and simplify your network. Don't wait -register and view the video whitepaper NOW! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,3388,00.htm?VideoWhitepaper _____________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY WINDOWS DECISIONS: TOP 12 SECURITY ISSUES | News: SearchWin2000 "Top Ten" lists may be the most popular, but when it comes to Windows security, ten isn't enough. Security expert Roberta Bragg shares a dozen security issues, with advice on how to keep interlopers out of your Windows. This is part one of the "dirty dozen." http://www.searchwin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci824219,00.html MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Read why Roberta Bragg thinks security isn't as tight as it should be at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci822935,00.html Check out Roberta's advice on keeping XP secure at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci800066,00.html Register for Roberta's upcoming June 6 Webcast on XP software restriction policies http://webevents.broadcast.com/wsp/index.asp?nEventId=1915 SearchWin2000's Best Web Links on security: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax559,00.html ********************************************************************* OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OPEN SOURCE REVIEW WOULD AID WINDOWS SECURITY | News: The Register Open it up! Flash that code! That's Gartner's advice to Microsoft. Analyst John Pescatore, who took IIS behind the proverbial woodshed last year, has said Microsoft's "security by obscurity" policy, in which the company closely guards its source code, isn't working. He advised MS to "become more expert at developing code that can withstand external review" in order to reach that Eden of true "trustworthy computing." http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci824227,00.html MICROSOFT RELEASES MONSTER IE PATCH | News: CNET Microsoft has released a patch for six new Internet Explorer flaws, three of them "critical." One of the vulnerabilities, a cross-site scripting error in IE 6.0, allows an attacker or worm to run code on the affected machine. Two other flaws also put data in jeopardy and come in to play because of the way IE handles site templates and the way it processes cookies. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci824107,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES More headlines, including those below, are available on our news page >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - Microsoft, Citrix keep code deal alive - Dos & don'ts of success in IT management _____________________________________________________________________ ********************* SPONSORED BY: CommVault *********************** COMMVAULT GALAXY IS FEATURED IN NEW MICROSOFT BEST PRACTICES GUIDE FOR WINDOWS 2000 DATA CENTER BACKUP AND RESTORE. If you're responsible for providing this protection for your data-center environment, Backup and Restore Solution for Windows 2000-based Data Centers is for you. Let us know what you think? Download the Guide today! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,3389,00.htm?galaxy _____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PERMISSION ISSUES FOR POWER USERS | Ask the Expert Dear Expert, My users have to install apps (i.e. install/uninstall printers) that, in spite of what MS says, "Power Users" permissions don't work for. So we end up having to give the local users administrative permissions to their machines. When a machine may have more than one user, the permissions issue gets difficult to manage. Are we doing something wrong to cause "Power Users" not to have adequate permissions? >>CLICK to read Jerry Honeycutt's expert response... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid467198_tax285114,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR .NET SERVER? | Member Poll What are your plans for .NET Server? >>CLICK to cast your vote... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= USER GROUP LIMITATIONS | Quick Hit of the Day Member "Foreverfunfunfunfun" writes: "I've heard that there is a limit to the number of groups that a user can belong to in Win2k. The max number that I have heard is 97. Can anyone confirm or deny this and point me to supporting doc, if this is true?" Can you lend your peer a hand? Click to share your expertise: http://searchwindowsmanageability.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/111!viewtype=threadDate&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SUBMIT A TECHNICAL TIP AND WIN A DVD/MP3 PLAYER! | Tip Contest This month, we're giving away a Samsung DVD/MP3 player to the SearchWin2000 member who submits the best Windows-related technical tip. So submit your tip today for a chance to win this awesome prize! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid1_prz820640_cts820638,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MAXIMIZING WINDOWS 2000 PERFORMANCE | Live Webcast Who: Kenton Gardinier and Chris Amaris, authors When: May 23, at 02:00 PM EDT (18:00 GMT) Are your Win2000 systems performing at their peak? Learn how to control your environment and substantially improve system performance from the authors of "Windows 2000 Performance Tuning & Optimization." >> CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WINDOWS 2000 INTEROPERABILITY | Win2000Talk radio Plug and play is still very much an elusive goal -- particularly for large heterogeneous organizations. So what can corporations do to efficiently integrate their disparate operating system environments? Our guests will tell you. You'll hear from Kevin Kocis, an IT manager at a large high-tech firm in the Midwest, who specializes in Unix and Windows 2000 DNS integration, and Harry Brelsford, an independent consultant and author who specializes in the small business environment. >>CLICK to listen... http://www.win2000talk.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WINDOWS DECISIONS 2002 | Featured Topic Windows users and experts under one roof make for one heckuva conference. Such was Windows Decisions 2002. Sure it was free, but the information was priceless. Think of it as a nice wipe of Windex on a smudged, unclear window. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci822918,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= UH, DUDE, THE DELL GUY IS ACCESSORIZING | The Missing Link Dude, if you find Dell's whole "Steven" shtick unbearable, at least you won't find it unwearable. Dell thinks its "Dude, you're gettin' a Dell" ad campaign and pimply pitchman are so hip that the company is cranking out campus-cool "Dude Gear" -- T-shirts, baseball hats, backpacks and CD cases. Now you can get "duded up" without buying a Dimension. The company says the dude duds are just a natural extension of the commercials; so basically you can have what Steven has. Fortunately, other stuff the character may have (like a fake ID, beer-battered futon and three-month-old pizza boxes) aren't part of the package. 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