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Essential tools and advice for AD management and migration. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR: - Not so sure about MOM? Check out the Argent Guardian http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,8111,00.htm?Argent =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ACTIVE DIRECTORY TIPS - Control Active Desktop via GPOs - AD to the max: Customize your Active Directory implementation - Ask Scott Schnoll: Can we do AD last? - Troubleshooting tools for AD problems 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: The goods on group policies - Best Web Links: AD administration and maintenance - SearchWin2000.com Survey: Help us improve our site! - Tip Contest: Win a MOJO CD-MP3 player ___________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: Argent FREE DOWNLOAD -- ENTERPRISE MONITORING SOFTWARE Find out for yourself why Major League Baseball, IBM, Minolta, Morgan Stanley, Toyota, Nokia and the National Bank of Canada all rely on The Argent Guardian. Cost-effectively monitor Windows, Unix and Linux servers with one solution! According to ENT News, "The Argent Guardian is a major contender in the system monitoring arena." Download a free, fully functioning copy of the Argent Guardian: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,8111,00.htm?Argent ___________________________________________________________________ CONTROL ACTIVE DESKTOP VIA GPOS | by James Michael Stewart Windows 2000, XP and .NET systems all support Active Desktop. This is the ability of your desktop to display live information from the Internet. Depending on your environment, this feature may be a benefit or a hindrance. Fortunately, Microsoft included a means by which to control this feature through the group policy object of Active Directory. The controls are found in the User Configuration section of a GPO. >>Click here for the full tip: http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci866500,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= AD TO THE MAX: CUSTOMIZE YOUR AD IMPLEMENTATION | by Tom Lancaster With the current evaporation of IT spending, a lot of companies want to get more out of the Active Directory they already have. As these companies move from the strategic view of leveraging assets to the tactical view of implementation, the question quickly arises: "How do you organize your IT assets to get the most out of Active Directory?" There is no single answer to this question, as every organization is different, but here are some guidelines for getting the most bang for your buck. >>Click here to read the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci862066,00.html?FromTaxonomy=/pr/292929 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN WE DO AD LAST? | Ask Scott Schnoll Dear Scott: Most engineers at my company feel that going to Exchange/Outlook, and then Windows 2000 servers without an Active Directory designed and implemented first will create much more work down the road. Several others believe that doing the AD portion of the project last won't be a real problem. What's your opinion? >>Click here for Schnoll's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid496760_tax285117,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TROUBLESHOOTING TOOLS FOR AD PROBLEMS | by James Michael Stewart Active Directory is a complex interaction of numerous networking services. When something goes wrong, you may not always know where the problem resides. Check out this tip for a quick reference you can use to determine which tools can help locate and resolve problems in your AD network. >>Click here for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci801277,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE GOODS ON GROUP POLICIES | Featured Topic We've got the goods on some of the most powerful features of AD and Win2k -- group policies. This collection of tips shows all the different ways you can use them to manage users, automate processes and secure your systems. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci864693,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= AD ADMINISTRATION AND MAINTENANCE | Best Web Links These links explain the advantages and disadvantages of, security issues surrounding, and best ways to use Active Directory. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid33_tax287658,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HELP US IMPROVE OUR SITE! | SearchWin2000.com Survey Complete our survey and tell us what Windows 2000 information you value most right now, so that we can ensure that SearchWin2000.com remains a vital tool for you in the coming weeks and months. The survey takes just a few minutes. 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