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Essential tools and advice for the Windows administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Winternals Defrag Manager free 30-day trial CD http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,7046,00.htm?freecd - Be an Exchange M.D.: Advanced Exchange management http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,6852,00.htm =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Apply security patches automatically - Add auto-complete to your command prompt - Windows netlogon errors - Ask Tony Northrup: IDE ATA/133 and IDE RAID 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Admin Know-IT-all Quiz #9: Islands in the slipstream - Webcast Tomorrow: Has MS delivered Trustworthy Computing? - Exclusive Article: Windows versus Linux TCO, part 11 - IIS Help: Expert Brett Hill's IIS discussion forum - Tip Contest: Final chance to rate October's tips! ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: Winternals Winternals Defrag Manager FREE 30-day trial CD Get a free trial CD of Defrag Manager 2.0, the automatic defragger you install once to defrag your entire network. Just install Defrag Manager on the system of your choice and put it to work using Active Directory compatible drag-and-drop scheduling. Defrag Manager automatically deploys a zero-footprint defrag agent. >> Get your FREE 30-day trial CD today! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,7046,00.htm?freecd ____________________________________________________________________ APPLY SECURITY PATCHES AUTOMATICALLY | by Serdar Yegulalp In some circumstances, you may want to use the Windows scheduler to automatically apply security patches to a given machine -- for instance, if you want to roll out patches across your organization via scheduler on a specific day. This is also useful if a patch breaks functionality with a particular program and you want to give people a certain amount of notice before making the change globally. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci859842,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADD AUTO-COMPLETE TO YOUR COMMAND PROMPT | by Subhas Parvathaneni Everyone is familiar with the way browsers allow you to use auto-complete to save time entering form information or URLs. But did you know you can use it at the command prompt as well? Read this tip to learn more about this time saver. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci859977,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WINDOWS NETLOGON ERRORS | by Barry Sosinsky In setting up a domain with Active Directory on Windows 2000/XP, you may encounter errors with the netlogon service if DNS is not set up properly. The problem relates to the first domain controller in a child domain being unable to register SRV records with the DNS server of the parent domain. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci858561,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IDE ATA/133 and IDE RAID | Ask Tony Northrup Dear Tony: What is the difference between IDE ATA/133 and IDE RAID (or a standard IDE for that matter)? Will older devices without these specs still work at their maximum when connected to either of these? >>CLICK for Northrup's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid492352_tax285116,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: Quest Software Be an Exchange M.D.: Advanced Exchange management Are your Exchange systems in peak health? Join us for a webcast highlighting intelligent Exchange management solutions for capacity planning, usage analysis, budget justification and E2K migration on Nov. 1, at 1 p.m. EST (18:00 GMT). If you work with Exchange, you can't afford to miss out on this informative event! >> Click here to pre-register: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,6852,00.htm ____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ISLANDS IN THE SLIPSTREAM | Admin Know-IT-All Quiz #9 Test your knowledge with this week's quiz, then visit the list of related information you'll find on the answer page. Service Pack 3, the latest Service Pack for Windows 2000, claims to "slipstream" all future installations by: a. Increasing the swap gigabyte required in previous versions b. Pre-patching the installation files with the latest system files c. Compressing and archiving optional features for later extraction d. Automatically checking for MS upgrades upon every connection e. Including a can of WD-40 in every product box >> CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci860005,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HAS MS DELIVERED TRUSTWORTHY COMPUTING? | Webcast Tommorrow Who: Roberta Bragg, author When: Oct. 31 at 2 p.m. EST (19:00 GMT) In this Halloween webcast, security expert Roberta Bragg will take an in-depth look at Microsoft's newfound commitment to security and what it means for IT admins working with the Windows platform. >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/webcasts/0,289675,sid33,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WINDOWS VERSUS LINUX TCO, PART 11 | Exclusive Article In the latest batch of letters in the Windows versus Linux TCO debate, readers suggest IT pros (and their clients) take a look at Linux solutions. Users and businesses that run Linux experience fewer bugs and less downtime, of course, they say. But a bigger selling point might be the absence of Microsoft licensing costs and bureaucracy. If they take a look at Linux, these readers say, IT pros -- and their customers -- might be pleasantly surprised. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci859437,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= EXPERT BRETT HILL'S IIS DISCUSSION FORUM | IIS Help Don't you just love that warm, fuzzy feeling you get when you help someone? IIS expert Brett Hill is walking on Cloud Nine all the time -- he helps SearchWin2000.com members with their IIS problems. Brett's IIS discussion forum is open to all members who are stumped with Internet Information Server problems. Feel free to help a fellow member out, too -- share the love! >> CLICK here to get help or throw in your two cents... http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?230@;214.pZ0DakpBszp.3@.1dcfba31!viewtype=&skip=&expand =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FINAL CHANCE TO RATE OCTOBER'S TIPS! | Tip Contest The witching hour is nearly upon us, folks. Rate October's tips before it's too late! The potential Halloween treat is a Panasonic RR-US320 IC Digital Voice Recorder. You are the judge, jury and executioner! Have a look at our leading competitors, rate the ones you like the best and send the others to their IT doom! Be sure to browse the main tip categories as well, as the ones featured below are only a taste of the horror that awaits... >> Does Dominick Murphy's Exchange tip scare you silly?: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci857963,00.html >> Look at Opher Banarie's horrifying tip on SQL memory management: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci858798,00.html >> Will Carol Miller's security tip send her to the gallows?: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci858841,00.html >> Can Kenneth Bryant's Performance Monitor tip save his skin?: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci854190,00.html Eyeball the prize, previous winners and then submit your own here: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid1_prz764589_cts764586,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ ********************* SEARCHWIN2000 CONTACTS ********************** TIP MAILBOX, (mailto:tips@;searchwin2000.com) >> Send feedback on tips and ideas for new tip content. ____________________________________________________________________ MARILYN COHODAS, Site Editor (mailto:mcohodas@;techtarget.com) >> Send me your original articles and best practices. ____________________________________________________________________ CHRISTINE POLEWARCZYK, Associate Editor (mailto:cpolewarczyk@;techtarget.com) >> Send me your ideas for online event and discussion day topics. ____________________________________________________________________ DAVID PYE, Assistant Editor (mailto:dpye@;techtarget.com) >> Send me your tips, white papers and favorite Web sites. ____________________________________________________________________ DANA MCCURLEY, Assistant Editor (mailto:dmccurley@;techtarget.com) >> Send me your favorite Web sites and white papers. ____________________________________________________________________ MARGIE SEMILOF, Senior News Writer (mailto:msemilof@;techtarget.com) >> Send me your news and story ideas. ____________________________________________________________________ DAVID GABEL, Executive Tech Editor (mailto:dgabel@;techtarget.com) >> Send me your technical tips and tip ideas. ____________________________________________________________________ MIKE KELLY (mailto:mkelly@;techtarget.com) >> Sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ *********************** ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER ********************** Published by TechTarget (http://www.techtarget.com) TechTarget - The Most Targeted IT Media Copyright 2002 TechTarget. 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