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Essential tools and advice for the Windows administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Not so sure about MOM? Check out the Argent Guardian http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,8319,00.htm?argent - Expert Webcast: Windows to the max -- clustering Exchange 2000 http://webevents.broadcast.com/techtarget/searchwin2kwinman/121702/index.asp?loc=11 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Repairing the Windows installer - Free automatic PC inventory - Remove persistent apps from Add/Remove list - Disk defrag: Fundamentals and beyond 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Admin Know-IT-all Quiz #15: Corrupted by cache - Quick Hit: Oops! IT blooper #83 -- Why Nudger blames McDonut - Ask James M. Stewart: Why won't Windows Update download? - Tip Contest: Down to the wire -- rate November's top tips! ____________________________________________________________________ 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,,8319,00.htm?argent ____________________________________________________________________ REPAIRING THE WINDOWS INSTALLER | by Serdar Yegulalp Windows 2000 contains a system component, the Windows Installer, which is billed as an "application installation and management service." Many non-Microsoft products rely on it as well, and it is used to install and manage .MSI packages, a software-distribution format that can be used by system administrators to distribute programs to many desktops at once. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci868190,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FREE AUTOMATIC PC INVENTORY | by Bruce Wilson Are you having trouble keeping track of all your desktops? Never fear -- a user shares a free systems information tool that he feels is an excellent tool for network admins. It can be set up to put reports on a server for later auditing. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci868401,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= REMOVE PERSISTENT APPS FROM ADD/REMOVE LIST | by Shilpa Chowdary Occasionally, you may notice an application remains in your 'Add/Remove Programs' list, even after uninstalling the corresponding program from your system. You can remove such persistent applications using this helpful tip. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci868342,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DISK DEFRAG: FUNDAMENTALS AND BEYOND | by Frank Alperstaedt SearchWindowsManageability.com's resident defrag tool expert, Frank Alperstaedt, finds himself answering the same basic questions over and over again. In an attempt to help our users grasp some of the more fundamental concepts of defragmentation, this article features a package of recently and frequently asked user questions. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci866203,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ WINDOWS TO THE MAX: CLUSTERING EXCHANGE 2000 | Expert webcast During this webcast at 12:00 p.m. EST on December 17, Exchange expert Scott Schnoll will explain the essential steps to clustering Exchange 2000, including planning, designing and implementing Exchange 2000 within a Windows 2000 Advanced Server cluster. Discussion topics will include: - Clustering terminology - Benefits and limitations of clustering - Backup and restore strategies - Disaster recovery - Best practices for building clusters - And more! >> Pre-register now... http://webevents.broadcast.com/techtarget/searchwin2kwinman/121702/index.asp?loc=11 ____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CORRUPTED BY CACHE | Admin Know-IT-All Quiz #15 Test your knowledge with this week's quiz, then visit the list of related information you'll find on the answer page. Users of Internet Explorer sometimes report a problem that at first appears to be a DNS issue, or a network problem in general, but is in fact due to a corrupt cache-management file in Internet Explorer. To fix this you must: a. Delete your CACHE.DNS file and let it regenerate b. Point your site's DNS at a different name server c. Reset your proxy server d. Rebuild the INDEX.DAT file e. Hide the cache under your mattress >> CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci868415,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OOPS! IT BLOOPER #83: WHY NUDGER BLAMES MCDONUT | Quick Hit Way back when mainframes ruled, two IT guys sat in a gray room all night under a buzzing and constantly flickering fluorescent light. Their mission: to make sure a major bank's overnight processing batch ran smoothly. But you know it wouldn't be a blooper if it had. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci867758,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHY WON'T WINDOWS UPDATE DOWNLOAD? | Ask James M. Stewart Dear James: When I use Windows Update on my Windows 2000 Advanced Server, it will start, perform the scan of the server and come up with the required, recommended and new driver solutions. When I click on the "Review and Install" button, the download window will open, the licensing window will open, I can accept the licensing and the download progress bar will appear -- but then nothing happens. Nothing will download. >> CLICK here for Stewart's expert response... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid502988_tax285114,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SUBMIT YOUR TIPS -- WIN A MOJO CD-MP3 PLAYER! | Tip Contest You have them -- we need them. But your submissions will not go unrewarded. You'll have a chance to win a brand new TDK MOJO CD-MP3 player! 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