=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Administrator Tip Oct. 23, 2002
Essential tools and advice for the Windows administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - HP-Quest Exchange 2000 security white paper http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,6817,00.htm?freewhitepaper - Secure all your Web servers now -- with a proven 5-part strategy http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,6818,00.htm?freeguide =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Slipstream your Windows 2000 installations - Extend your quick launch capacity - Automatic logon in Windows 2000 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Admin Know-IT-All Quiz #8: Hey! 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Download the white paper today! >> Download your free white paper today! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,6817,00.htm?freewhitepaper ____________________________________________________________________ SLIPSTREAM YOUR WINDOWS 2000 INSTALLATIONS | by Serdar Yegulalp A "slipstreamed" Windows 2000 installation has been pre-patched with Service Pack 3, the latest Service Pack for Windows 2000. By pre-patching the installation files, one can install Windows 2000 with the latest and greatest versions of all system files without having to install first and then patch later. You'll need at least a gigabyte of free space on a Windows PC to do this. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci858404,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= A NEW FIX FOR BROWSER ERRORS | by Bruce Larson Microsoft recommends setting the "Additional restrictions for anonymous connections" local security setting to "No access without explicit anonymous permissions." However, with this setting in an NT 4.0 domain, the backup browsers and member servers will be unable to retrieve the browser list from the subnet master browser, resulting in 8032 and 8021 errors in the system event log. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci858619,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= AUTOMATIC LOGON IN WINDOWS 2000 | by Subhas Bose Parvathaneni Automatic logon is not supported in a domain system. To avoid the password prompt in Windows 2000 on a non-domain system, follow this simple tip. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci858621,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: VeriSign - The Value of Trust Secure all your Web servers now - with a proven 5-part strategy. The FREE Server Security Guide shows you how: * DEPLOY THE LATEST ENCRYPTION and authentication techniques * DELIVER TRANSPARENT PROTECTION with the strongest security without disrupting users. * And more. >> Get your FREE Guide now: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,6818,00.htm?freeguide ____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HEY! BACK ME UP HERE! | Admin Know-IT-All Quiz #8 Test your knowledge with this week's quiz, then visit the list of related information you'll find on the answer page. To properly back up IIS 5.0, you must not only make sure to copy all the files served by IIS (the .ASP and .HTM files,) but also: a. the configuration files found in the IIS 'Config' folder b. all registry files pertaining to IIS 5.0 c. IIS's internal settings, which are held in the Metabase d. the IIS server event logs e. Any and all Vanilla Ice MP3s found on your hard drive >> CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci858611,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= KILL SPAM WITH THE ISA MESSAGE SCREENER | Tomorrow's Webcast Who: Tom Shinder, author of best-selling book on ISA Server When: Oct. 24 at 1:00 p.m. EDT (17:00 GMT) Looking for a way to block spam from entering your network? Join tomorrow's webcast and learn how to use ISA's Message Screener to block individual e-mail addresses or entire e-mail domains at the server level. >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/webcasts/0,289675,sid33,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM THE TRENCHES, PART 1: PING | Exclusive Article In part one of this three-part article, network administrator and IT consultant Tim Fenner discusses the basic uses of the ping command and other TCP/IP connection testing utilities and ways to use them more extensively. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci856086,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= UNABLE TO RUN AD COMMANDS USING WIN2K | Forum Thread Can you help a fellow user resolve a problem? "ricksjogren" writes: When I try to run "Active Directory Users and Computers" via the Start menu, I get a popup stating "The action is only valid for products that are already installed." What I want to know is whether there is something I can do to bring back the Start menu commands without having to resort to rebuilding my PC. (It's a training server so it's no big deal to rebuild -- apart from the unutterable tedium of having to reinstall all of the software!) I've tried using my ERD and applying SP3 to no avail. Please help! >> CLICK here to lend a hand... http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?msgInContext@;185.UujQai9tsnz.1@.ee83d68/1507!viewtype=threadDate&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A PANASONIC DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER! | Tip Contest Halloween and the end of the month are drawing nearer. 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