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Essential tools and advice for the Windows administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Get The Ultimate Windows 2000 Bookshelf! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,4377,00.htm?win2000resourcekit - Training offer: 11 MCSE CD-ROM training courses for only 299! http://learn.serebra.com?s=53&i=481&m=ew2sp062802&p=c =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Open a URL from a batch file - Block pop-up ads - Another way to force the default save folder 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Webcast: Last minute answers to volume licensing questions - Win2000Talk Radio: XP or Win2000 Professional? - Quick Hit: True IT blooper #47 -- When good students go bad - Best Web Links: Client administration - Rate User Tips: Find a tip useful? 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The first and easiest method is to use the START command: START http://WWW.TECHTARGET.COM >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci837642,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BLOCK POP-UP ADS | by Carlos Montgomery If you control your DNS internally, you can block Web sites to which your company does not allow access by adding loopback entries to your DNS or "hosts" file. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci837697,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ANOTHER WAY TO FORCE THE DEFAULT SAVE FOLDER | by Wayne Kimball If you are not running Active Directory forests, and want to change the location of "My Documents," you can do so by editing the registry. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci837726,00.html _____________________________________________________________________ *********** 11 MCSE CD-ROM Training Courses for only 299! *********** If you're responsible for managing Windows 2000 Professional, or are preparing for your MCSE certification then take advantage of this limited time training offer supporting the MCSE Exam 70-210. Title: "MCSE Exam 70-210 - Installing, Configuring and Administering Windows 2000 Professional" CD-ROM Price: $299 http://learn.serebra.com?s=53&i=481&m=ew2sp062802&p=c ____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LAST MINUTE ANSWERS TO VOLUME LICENSING QUESTIONS | Webcast Who: Rebecca LaBrunerie, Microsoft Licensing Program Manager When: Jul 11 at 01:00 PM EDT (17:00 GMT) Tomorrow, find out your 11th hour options for License 6.0 and Software Assurance, the companion upgrade plan. Don't miss this chance to understand Microsoft's licensing model before the July 31 deadline expires! >> CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid33,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= XP OR WIN2000 PROFESSIONAL? | Win2000Talk Radio If 90% of the code base is the same, are there any compelling reasons -- technical or business -- to install Windows XP Professional instead of the older Windows 2000 Professional? Find out from Sunbelt Software CEO Stu Sjouwerman on this week's Win2000Talk Radio show. TechTarget's own VP of MIS, Scott Baetz, asks the questions. >> CLICK to listen... http://win2000talk.techtarget.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TRUE IT BLOOPER #47: WHEN GOOD STUDENTS GO BAD | Quick Hit Here's a good one for you: What do you get when you cross an over-ambitious student with an IT training lab? Why, an IT blooper of course! >> Click to read this blooper... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci836938,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CLIENT ADMINISTRATION | Best Web Links Don't know your thin client from your FAT table? Feast your eyes on this menu of topics related to the desktop end of the Windows network you administer. Installation, licensing, remote management, power and performance -- we've piled them high on the plate. >> CLICK for the links... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax579,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE USER-SUBMITTED ADMIN TIP! | Rate User Tips Going on a road trip this summer? You can win a Garmin eTrex Global Positioning System. How? 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