=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Administrator Tip May 22, 2002
Essential tools and advice for the Windows administrator. More Tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: -Special Offer- Award Winning ERD Commander 2002 from Winternals! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,3479,00.htm?FreePoloShirt -FREE recorded video white paper: Save $ with server consolidation http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,3480,00.htm?VideoWhitepaper =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Fix a corrupt Add/Remove Programs panel - Troubleshooting ASP errors on your server - Forcing DNS re-registration on Win2k DC 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Ask the Expert: Set multiple browsers to default to an intranet - Exclusive Article: Planning and testing to maximize performance - Rate User Tips: Find a tip useful? 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Some programs, when installed or removed, may damage these components and cause the Add/Remove Programs panel to display incorrectly or not at all. In this tip, Serdar explains some of the errors that may appear if the panel is damaged. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci825013,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TROUBLESHOOTING ASP ERRORS ON YOUR SERVER | by Joe Keegan Joe's ASP script errors kept him perplexed for a long time. When he finally figured out he should be looking to the server to solve his problems, he thought he'd save his fellow SearchWin2000 users the same aggravation. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci822799,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FORCING DNS RE-REGISTRATION ON WIN2K DC | by David Epling Often, when you use the "ipconfig/registerdns" command line, in an attempt to force re-registration of the DNS records for a Win2k domain controller, not all the required records will be re-registered. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci822814,00.html?FromTaxonomy=/pr/5e3 ____________________________________________________________________ ***************** 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? 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It's time to make your Windows-based servers run faster than you ever thought possible. Plan, not once or twice, but at least three times, so that you can work out as many kinks as possible before you begin a project or migration. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci824713,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE USER-SUBMITTED ADMIN TIP! | Rate User Tips We have many new user-submitted admin tips for you to read and vote on. The May Tip Contest ends in only two weeks! 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