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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,,8797,00.htm?argent - Free white papers http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/whitepapers3/0,,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Deal with duped SPNs - Recovering lost profiles in Windows 2000 - Keep local profiles when joining an AD domain - Command line options for Regedit.exe 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Know-IT-All Quiz #17: Event 1010 -- a license server odyssey - Chapter Download: "Windows XP Professional Security" - Exclusive Article: Oops! True IT blooper #90: Fuzzy brain - Ask Jerry Honeycutt: Can I run ICS with a domain controller? - Tip Contest: New January prize -- a WAP11 Network Access Point ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored By: Argent FREE DOWNLOAD -- ENTERPRISE MONITORING SOFTWARE Find out for yourself why more than 1,000 organizations worldwide rely on The Argent Guardian. Cost-effectively monitor Windows, Unix and Linux servers with one solution! According to MCPNews, "If you're looking for a system that will notify you when you want, about exactly what you want, and take only the actions you want, you must check out The Argent Guardian." >> Download a FREE, FULLY-FUNCTIONING copy of the Argent Guardian: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,8797,00.htm?argent ____________________________________________________________________ DEAL WITH DUPED SPNS | by Serdar Yegulalp At times, a domain user will try to connect to a Windows 2000 server that is a member of the same domain, only to be asked for credentials (user ID/password) before accessing the server. When this happens, an error may be generated in the event log. If this happens, it's due to a duplicate SPN (ServicePrincipalName) value in the Active Directory tree. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci872393,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= RECOVERING LOST PROFILES IN WINDOWS 2000 | by Ricardo Molina Occasionally when a user logs in, a new folder is created under 'C:Documents&Settings' and the former desktop preferences and user configurations can be 'lost.' This delinquent profile usually remains in the user's former folder. With this tip you can easily recover the missing profile intact. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci872464,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= KEEP LOCAL PROFILES WHEN JOINING AN AD DOMAIN | by Kevin Crandall When you have a highly customized Win2k local profile (colors, fonts, printers, persistent mapped drives, active desktop, etc.) and you want to preserve it after joining a domain -- there is indeed a way. This tip will keep you from having to start over from scratch. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci872479,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= COMMAND LINE OPTIONS FOR REGEDIT.EXE | by Bill Freed The holidays are over (finally), but true generosity will never cease. A user shares some of his favorite time-saving Regedit command line options. Please be very careful if using this tip -- it is very easy to damage your machine's configuration. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci847174,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ Free white papers Download the key papers you need today to make better-informed decisions. Targeted categories include: Windows security, Active Directory, client and desktop administration, Exchange and messaging troubleshooting and more. >> CLICK here to access the free SearchWin2000.com white papers http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/whitepapers3/0,,sid1,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= EVENT 1010: A LICENSE SERVER ODYSSEY | Admin Know-IT-All Quiz #17 Test your knowledge with this week's quiz, then visit the list of related information you'll find on the answer page. The Terminal Services Licensing discovery process attempts to find a licensing server by using RPCs to all domain controllers in the same domain. If the Licensing discovery fails, an error is logged. To force a particular license server for Terminal Services you must: a. Adjust the two simultaneous connection limit b. Check to see if RPC calls to the server in question are failing c. Set a default licensing server d. Edit the 'DefaultLicenseServer' registry key e. Swap your HAL 9000 for a Dell >> CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci872560,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL SECURITY" | Chapter Download Did you like chapter four? Hungry for a little more? In the book "Windows XP Professional Security" by Chris Weber and Gary Bahadur, you get comprehensive security coverage of Windows XP Pro -- the most security-focused Microsoft OS yet. For a limited time you can download chapter five of this book for free on SearchWin2000.com. And, if you sign up for our weekly Windows Security Administration Tip today, you'll be entered to win one of several copies of the book. >>Click here to download chapter five: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/whitepaperPage/0,293857,sid1_gci871806,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OOPS! TRUE IT BLOOPER #90: FUZZY BRAIN | Exclusive Article When installation of software looks like it's on track, it's just as likely to derail. In this blooper, a disaster recovery system seems doomed when an engineer gets his wires crossed. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci871503,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN I RUN ICS WITH A DOMAIN CONTROLLER? | Ask Jerry Honeycutt Dear Jerry: I am currently running a workgroup with Windows 2000 Professional, running Internet Connection Sharing (ICS). I would like to switch to a domain. Can I run ICS with a domain controller? I am unclear if it is possible to do a domain controller and ICS on the same box. I have searched and searched, but I cannot find an answer. Can you help? >> CLICK here for Honeycutt's expert response... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid467151_tax293054,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEW JANUARY PRIZE -- A WAP11 NETWORK ACCESS POINT! | Tip Contest We hope you had a fun and eventful New Year's Eve, but shake the cobwebs away and listen up for a moment -- we need your tips! Submit them today, and you'll have a chance to win a brand new Linksys WAP11 Wireless Network Access Point and Bridge! The WAP11 Instant Wireless Access Point delivers the freedom to configure Ethernet networks your way. Use of advanced wireless technology gives you the ability to set up workstations in ways you never though possible; no cables to install means less expense and less hassle. 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