=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Administrator Tip Sept. 18, 2002
Essential tools and advice for the Windows administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Diagnose & resolve Windows issues at a glance with our free tool http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,5757,00.htm?FreeTool - Live Webcast: Wireless enterprise solutions http://webevents.broadcast.com/techtarget/091902/win2k/index.asp?loc=04 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Solve VIA chipset trouble - Keep existing partitions with Riprep - Simplify system auditing 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Admin Know-IT-All Quiz #3: DSL, my belle - Quick Hit: Oops! True IT Blooper #63: Mr. Sleepy - Live Webcast: Protecting sensitive data with .NET Server - Tip Contest: Ready to switch to DVD? Here's your chance! ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: Quest Software KEEP YOUR END USERS PRODUCTIVE. DIAGNOSE AND RESOLVE CONGESTION FAST! Realize ROI in minutes. Quest Software's Spotlight(r) on Windows lets you take the pulse of your Windows servers or desktops with one glance, letting you respond to bottlenecks as they occur. Install and run Spotlight in just a few minutes. >> Get a FREE LICENSE of Spotlight on Windows TODAY! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,5757,00.htm?FreeTool ____________________________________________________________________ SOLVE VIA CHIPSET TROUBLE | by Serdar Yegulalp One of the more popular motherboard chipsets, outside of the usual Intel set, is a chipset manufactured by a Taiwanese company known as VIA. Many manufacturers of budget-line workstations and servers use VIA chipset motherboards. Windows 2000 users have often reported problems with machines that use the VIA chipset, even when VIA-written drivers are loaded into the computer. Many of the problems enumerated with the VIA chipset and Windows 2000 are documented, and can be worked around with a little care. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci851297,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= KEEP EXISTING PARTITIONS WITH RIPREP | by Bas van der Lubbe When using Riprep/RIS, one unfortunate result is that you will lose your existing data. This tip shows you an easy way to avoid this. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci851425,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SIMPLIFY SYSTEM AUDITING | by Christine Polewarczyk EventCombMT is a Microsoft auditing tool that allows you to search and pull Event Logs from multiple servers and across multiple domains. If you're leery about getting into the vast and dense world of logs, you should definitely know about this tool and take advantage of how simple it is to use. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci851241,00.html _____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: Live Webcast -- Wireless enterprise solutions TODAY, Sept. 18 at 1:00 p.m. EDT (17:00 GMT) Christopher Dell from BlackBerry will address the evolution of the mobile corporate data access market and the role the BlackBerry Enterprise Server v3.5 can play in your organization's corporate data access strategy. >> Pre-register now! http://webevents.broadcast.com/techtarget/091902/win2k/index.asp?loc=04 ____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DSL, MY BELLE | Admin Know-IT-All Quiz #3 The first two installments of the new Admin Know-IT-All quiz have been extremely popular with SearchWin200.com users base! So we decided to keep them coming. Test your knowledge, then visit the list of related information you'll find on the answer page. This is a network device, usually at a telephone company central office, that receives signals from multiple customer DSL connections and puts the signals on a high-speed backbone line: a. DSLAM b. Repeater c. Revolver d. Yellow Submarine e. MBone >> CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci851488,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OOPS! TRUE IT BLOOPER #63: MR. SLEEPY | Quick Hit Pay attention in class! In this latest installment of the blooper series, an IT student slumbers during a crucial portion of a lecture and then blows an experiment at home. >> CLICK for the full story... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci850946,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PROTECTING SENSITIVE DATA WITH .NET SERVER | Live Webcast Who: Robert Bragg, author When: Sept. 19 at 02:00 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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PUTTING OFF SWITCHING TO DVD? HERE'S YOUR CHANCE! | Tip Contest This month's tip contest prize is a Samsung DVD-S221 DVD/MP3. Send us your Windows-related tips for your chance to win! 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