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Essential tools and advice for AD management and migration. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR: - How healthy is your Exchange system? http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,8194,00.htm?Quest =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ACTIVE DIRECTORY TIPS - Control remote assistance via GPO - Ask Roberta Bragg: Secure AD migration - Why MCSEs take the AD design exam - Documentation for Active Directory 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: .NET Server 2003 is coming to town - White Papers: AD administration and management - Best Web Links: Active Directory information - Tip Contest: Win a MOJO CD/MP3 player ___________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: Quest Software Improve your Exchange performance fast with expert advice. Learn how you can make better decisions and solve Exchange problems faster! Quest Software is offering the Exchange Health Check, a free analysis and consultation, to help put you on the road to Exchange fitness. Visit our site to learn more about the Exchange Health Check TODAY! Click here for more information: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,8194,00.htm?Quest ___________________________________________________________________ CONTROL REMOTE ASSISTANCE VIA GPO | by James Michael Stewart Remote Assistance is a feature of Windows XP that enables a remote administrator, expert user or help desk operator to either watch the actions of a user's desktop or take control of a user's desktop. This is an excellent tool when your user base is spread out over a significant geographic area and your help desk is centralized. >>Click here for the full tip: http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci867860,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SECURE AD MIGRATION | Ask Roberta Bragg Dear Roberta: What are the most common security mistakes made by administrators when setting up and migrating to AD? And what, if the answer is not the same as the previous question, are the things a security analyst should look for when assessing AD? >>Click here for Bragg's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid495242_tax285120,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHY MCSES TAKE THE AD DESIGN EXAM | by Ed Tittel Ed Tittel conducted an informal survey to find out what design exam prospective MCSEs took to fulfill their certification requirements. The results revealed an astounding number in favor of the AD design test. Read this tip for an explanation of his findings. >>Click here for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci832533,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DOCUMENTATION FOR ACTIVE DIRECTORY | by James Michael Stewart Microsoft's Web site, while not easily navigable, is brimming with answers to all of your Windows-related questions. Resident expert James Michael Stewart has dug up the section that explains Active Directory. Read the tip and follow the link to your AD haven! >>Click here for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci843757,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= .NET SERVER 2003 IS COMING TO TOWN | Featured Topic .NET Server 2003 seems to be the Windows product you want to see most. Here's our gift to you -- a collection of related stories to stuff in your stocking. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci867508,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= AD ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT | White Papers Are you looking for expert advice when it comes to Active Directory administration and management? Do we have the place for you! We've added white papers recently, so come see what fellow IT pros think of the high end of AD. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/whitepapersByCategory/0,293837,sid1_tax292312_idx0_off10,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ACTIVE DIRECTORY INFORMATION | Best Web Links More of a clicking person than a sit-there-and-read-a-white-paper sort, are you? Well, fine. We can do that, too. Visit our Active Directory information Best Web Links and go surfing for articles from there. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax285730,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A MOJO CD-MP3 PLAYER! | Tip Contest Well the weather outside is frightful, but the contest prize is so delightful. 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