=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Administrator Tip August 14, 2002
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,,4975,00.htm?windows2000resource - Network Management/VoIP/Wireless Strategies Revealed http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,4678,00.htm?networkingdecisions =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Root certificates and why you need them - Manipulate .avi files in Windows XP - Stop scripts from treating servers as clients 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Live Webcast: What you should know about Windows security - Quick Hit: Five ways to stop hackers - User Forums: Administration - Tip Contest: Win a SONICblue Rio 600 Digital Audio Player ____________________________________________________________________ ****** SPONSORED BY: GET THE ULTIMATE WINDOWS 2000 BOOKSHELF! ****** Take Mark Minasi's Windows 2000 Resource Kit (a $124.96 value) for $9.99 with membership in Computer Books Direct and master all aspects of Windows 2000! This set includes 4 books, with 1 CD - a total of over 4,000 pages! With this Kit at hand, you'll learn how to configure, administer and tune Windows 2000 Server as part of an enterprise network, build a problem free workstation, use the Registry to customize the Windows 2000 user interface, optimize performance and apply all kinds of troubleshooting techniques. >> CLICK below for details! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,4975,00.htm?windows2000resource ____________________________________________________________________ ROOT CERTIFICATES AND WHY YOU NEED THEM | by Serdar Yegulalp There is a set of certificates called "root certificates" that are bundled with Windows 2000 at install time. Windows needs these certificates for the proper operation of many of its functions and you should not remove or revoke them. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci844160,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MANIPULATE .AVI FILES IN WINDOWS XP | by Evans Leung Manipulating .avi files in XP can be very difficult, but fear not -- there is a fix that makes it possible. The obnoxious bug that causes Explorer to read the entire contents of broken .avi files before allowing any access to them, is caused by the registry file "shmedia.dll." >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci843057,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= STOP SCRIPTS FROM TREATING SERVERS AS CLIENTS | by Michael Corkery There's a simple way to stop your logon script from making unwanted changes on your NT/2000/XP servers that were designed for your clients (mapping drives and printers, making registry changes, setting policies, etc). >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci822822,00.html _____________________________________________________________________ ******** NETWORK MANAGEMENT/VOIP/WIRELESS STRATEGIES REVEALED ******* SearchNetworking.com hosts the Networking Decisions conference in Chicago, October 16-18. 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Learn the security skill-set required by Microsoft certification programs, and what requirements you can expect from Redmond in the future. >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/webcasts/0,289675,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FIVE WAYS TO STOP HACKERS | Quick Hit What do hackers know that you don't? Scott Blake, SearchWindowsManageability's security guru, offers five tips that can help you protect your network from hackers. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci842105,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADMINISTRATION | User Forums Have you visited our user forum section recently? 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