=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Administrator Tip July 24, 2002
Essential tools and advice for the Windows administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Inspect Your Network with our FREE tool - Quest Software http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,4649,00.htm?FreeTool =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Use QFECHECK to verify installed hotfixes - Why is my defragger so ineffective? - Add or remove a "Send To" item 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Live Webcast: Using RPC to Publish Exchange Servers - Quick Hit: MS vs. Linux: Users sound off - Best Web Links: Hardware and infrastructure management - White Papers: Client and desktop administration - Rate User Tips: Vote for your favorites! ____________________________________________________________________ ********************* SPONSORED BY: Quest Software ***************** INSPECT YOUR NETWORK FREE WITH QUEST SOFTWARE'S DOMAIN DETECTIVE. How can you tell if your Windows network is secure? Get the tool that delivers a 'network view' of all users & groups, reveals potential security holes, and offers reports on policy exceptions - Domain Detective! Audit and report without impacting your end users. Make better decisions. >> Get Domain Detective TODAY! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,4649,00.htm?FreeTool ____________________________________________________________________ USE QFECHECK TO VERIFY INSTALLED HOTFIXES | by Serdar Yegulalp QFECHECK is a command-line tool that an administrator can use to verify the installation of Windows 2000 (and Windows XP) hotfixes. The tool, available as a free download, enumerates all of the fixes currently installed on a system by their Microsoft Knowledge Base article number (the "Q number"). If a given fix is not installed, it is separately enumerated; that way, you don't have to waste time installing fixes on a system that may already have been installed. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci840320,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHY IS MY DEFRAGGER SO INEFFECTIVE? | by T.A Fenner We all know the benefits of keeping your hard drive defragmented. Fragmentation is the result of Windows moving or removing data from the hard disk and then leaving blank space on the drive. You may be wondering why the defragging tool in newer versions of Windows seems less effective than its predecessors. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci840459,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SYSTEM PROPERTIES SHORTCUT | by Matthew Laccetti Every minute is precious when you're a busy network administrator. When accessing the System Properties in Control Panel, use this user-submitted shortcut to save time and mouse clicks. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci803201,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= USING RPC TO PUBLISH EXCHANGE SERVERS | Live Webcast Who: Dr. Tom Shinder, best-selling author When: July 25 at 01:00 PM EDT (17:00 GMT) Considering Exchange RPC Server publishing? Your Outlook client will be able to connect to the Exchange Server over the Internet just like they do on the internal network. Find out how! >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MS VS. LINUX: USERS SOUND OFF | Quick Hit IT professionals bombarded our in-box with their opinions about Microsoft's new approach to competing with Linux and TCO comparisons between Windows and Linux. >> CLICK here for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci840342,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HARDWARE AND INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT | Best Web Links Is your heavy metal weighing your system down? Lighten its load with this collection of management tips. Get storage systems advice from the Backup and Recovery, Storage Management, Disaster Recovery, and Disk Management links. Make your enterprise system a frontrunner with our links to High Availability, Cluster Management, and Scalability resources. >> CLICK to join the conversation... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid33_tax287624,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CLIENT AND DESKTOP ADMINISTRATION | White Papers We currently have about 200 papers posted, and will be collecting a couple hundred more over the next two months. If you have a favorite white paper, or have written one that we can utilize, we invite you to send them along. >> CLICK to view the white papers... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/whitepapersByCategory/0,293837,sid1_tax289225,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE ADMIN TIP! | Rate User Tips Planning a camping trip over the summer? 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