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IT admins: Microsoft ruling will have little impact (SearchWin2000.com)
The antitrust settlement has been approved. Now what? How will the decision in Washington affect you at work? Admins, analysts and consultants agree that the judge's ruling won't have much, if any, impact on your job.
NEWS
Expert: MS lost the battles, won the war (Reuters)
Now that the antitrust settlement has gotten a judge's blessing -- let the analyses and fallout begin! Some experts say that approval means Microsoft is even more powerful, that no one can get in the company's way and that Redmond has carte blanche to break down the door into other markets. One business professor says that Microsoft lost all the battles but won the war. But less cynical pundits claim the settlement will ensure that Microsoft plays fairly.
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QUICK HIT OF THE DAY
Bulletproof your Windows installation
Because Windows NT, 2000 and XP are designed for the corporate environment, they include the features most valued by business customers. Read this tip to make the most of your Win2k (or XP) machine.
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Win2k Pro machines booting with blank screens
Dear Serdar:
When I log on to a Windows NT 4.0 domain, the logon script runs, mapping our shared directories specified on each logon script, as well as our antivirus software, which is updated if needed. On random machines I get a blank screen with a mouse cursor. I can move the mouse cursor, but nothing else loads. Please help me!
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Agatha Christie meets online casino in Net game
How do you get non-gamers to log on and play -- and pay? Appeal to their gray matter, and offer them some green matter. MindQuest Entertainment hopes to draw people who'd rather use their heads than their joysticks when they go gaming. The Net startup is launching a mystery game, and if you're the Sherlock who solves it first, you could win as much as $250,000. If dismembering people, running down pedestrians or seeing your initials on a game scoreboard are your idea of "getting game," get a clue, and stay away from this contest.
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