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Essential tools and advice for the Windows administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - "Nimda Revisited: What Have We Learned?" http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,5552,00.htm?webinar - Conquer the Windows Installer Learning Curve! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,5553,00.htm?seminar =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Set programs to run at startup - Using RUNAS from the Start Menu - Teach all your users how to use keyboard shortcuts 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Admin Know-IT-all Quiz #2: Through the ether - New Feature: Brett Hill's IIS support forum - Quick Hit: Stratus ships fault-tolerant products - Live Webcast: Protecting sensitive data with .NET Server - Tip Contest: Movies and music on your very own DVD/MP3 Player! ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: BindView "Nimda Revisited: What Have We Learned?" Attend this BindView Webinar where Scott Blake, VP of Information Security, examines how Nimda has changed the way organizations are approaching their IT security practices. Learn about the impact Nimda had on IT security, how hackers are using these types of attacks, and how organizations are dealing with the threat presented by multi-vector automated attacks. >> Register now! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,5552,00.htm?webinar ____________________________________________________________________ SET PROGRAMS TO RUN AT STARTUP | by Serdar Yegulalp Many programs set themselves to run at startup, or begin to run something once within Windows 2000. This is not difficult to do -- it simply involves adding a registry entry. Follow the instructions in this tip to add a program that runs at startup for every Windows 2000 user. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci850161,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= USING RUNAS FROM THE START MENU | by Tom Conklin Looking to eliminate a few mundane clicks from the process of launching a commonly-used feature of Windows? This tip provides a useful RUNAS shortcut for programs that require admin privileges. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci850136,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TEACH ALL YOUR USERS TO USE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS | by Bruce Millar Do you wish your users knew as many time-saving key combinations as you do? Save everyone some time and effort by teaching all your users how to use the same set of keyboard shortcuts. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci850143,00.html _____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: InstallShield Conquer the Windows Installer Learning Curve! Plot the right Windows Installer course with a powerful 1-Day Seminar from InstallShield, targeting Systems Administrators, Help Desk Engineers, and IT Managers. Learn the MSI tricks, pitfalls, and best practices that you need to master this powerful and sophisticated installation technology. >> Register now! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,5553,00.htm?seminar ____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THROUGH THE ETHER | Admin Know-IT-All Quiz #2 Welcome to the second installment of the Admin Know-it-All quiz! Test your knowledge, then visit the list of related information you'll find on the answer page. On an Ethernet network, this is a device that is handling electrical signals improperly. To a network administrator trying to figure out why the network is down, it might look like a device that is always sending. a. Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detect b. Aggregator c. Jibber d. Jabber e. Clubberlang >> CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci850172,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BRETT HILL'S IIS FORUM | New Site Feature A warm welcome to Brett Hill and his IIS Support Forum. Hill, who comes to SearchWin2000.com from our sister site SearchWebManagement.com, is a well-known authority on IIS, the author of various IIS publications including IIS Answers, IIS Insider and IIS Informant and one of Microsoft's IIS 5 course developers. In addition to Brett's popular forum, we've also ported all the rich content from SearchWebManagement.com's IIS Info Center into our SearchWin2000.com Best Web Links. Check out the links below to consult Brett on your IIS woes, or visit our Info Center for the latest and greatest IIS-related resources. >> CLICK to visit the forum... http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.1dcfba31!viewtype=&skip=&expand= >>CLICK to visit the IIS Info Center... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax285416,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= STRATUS SHIPS FAULT-TOLERANT PRODUCTS | Quick Hit Stratus begins its second year in the Windows fault-tolerant server market by announcing two new systems. The two products, ftServer 6500 and ftServer 5240, are Stratus' latest efforts in the fault-tolerant server market for Windows. >> CLICK for the full story... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci849979,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PROTECTING SENSITIVE DATA WITH .NET SERVER | Live Webcast Who: Robert Bragg, author When: Sept. 19 at 2:00 p.m. EDT (18:00 GMT) Security expert Roberta Bragg explains new security features in Windows .NET Server that will prevent the loss of data encrypted by Windows 2000 Encrypting File System (EFS). >> CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/webcasts/0,289675,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MOVIES AND MUSIC ON YOUR VERY OWN DVD/MP3 PLAYER! | Tip Contest Whether you want to save some room in your overcrowded entertainment center or simply impress the heck out of your friends, the Samsung DVD-S221 DVD/MP3 player will do the trick. 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