=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Administrator Tip Jan. 15, 2003
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,,8928,00.htm?argent - Experience how real time monitoring will benefit you http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,8898,00.htm?tntsoftware =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIP - Store commonly used program paths in registry 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Admin Know-IT-all Quiz #18: None shall pass - Ask Jerry Honeycutt: Can I restrict users from the Ctrl Panel? - Exclusive Article: How to install an FTP server on XP - Featured Topic: Trustworthy Computing -- one year later - Tip Contest: January's prize -- a WAP11 Network Access Point ____________________________________________________________________ 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,,8928,00.htm?argent ____________________________________________________________________ STORE COMMONLY USED PROGRAM PATHS IN REGISTRY | by Serdar Yegulalp Despite Windows 2000's graphical shell, there are many administrators who are more comfortable with a command line. They just like to bang a few keys to get their favorite programs to come up rather than navigate through a nest of menus and submenus. However, most programs don't automatically add their executable path to the PATH: environment variable -- and the PATH: variable tops out at 1,023 characters in length. This length can be modified by a registry edit, but command-line sessions still truncate the variable to 1,023 characters. (This is not the total space devoted to environment variables, just the maximum size of any given variable.) Fortunately there is a more sophisticated way to handle how Windows looks for executables. Open the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\ and create a new key (i.e. subfolder). The name of the new key can be anything you wish and is simply used to describe the app being pointed to in it. Within this new key will be a pre-created REG_SZ value with the name (Default). Edit its value to be the full path and filename to the executable you want to add. This change takes effect immediately. Many programs, when installed, take advantage of this technique to add their executables and their directories to this list, so you may see examples from other installed apps in App Paths. >> Did you like this tip? Whether you loved it or hated it, let us know! Rate it here: http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci874046,00.html >> Got an admin tip of your own? Submit it today: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsSubmit/1,289485,sid1,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: TNT Software A proactive security manager installed ELM Enterprise Manager 3.0 on his servers to assess the benefits of real time monitoring. Within days, EEM 3.0 paged him when access to confidential files was denied, e-mailed him during a port scan attack, and restarted a failed antivirus service. Download your 30-day evaluation copy and experience how real time monitoring will benefit you. http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,8898,00.htm?tntsoftware ____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NONE SHALL PASS | Admin Know-IT-All Quiz #18 Test your knowledge with this week's quiz, then visit the list of related information you'll find on the answer page. At times, domain users will try to connect to a Windows 2000 server that is a member of the same domain, only to be asked for their credentials (user IDs/passwords) before they can access the server. This is most likely due to: a. Their passwords having been changed by a hacker b. An AD tree accessing an outdated user profile c. Your administrator changing your user rights and privileges d. A duplicate SPN (ServicePrincipalName) value in the AD tree e. A European swallow >> CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci872560,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN I RESTRICT USERS FROM THE CTRL PANEL? | Ask Jerry Honeycutt Dear Jerry: I need to create a policy to restrict all users except administrators in a workgroup from accessing the Control Panel on Windows XP Professional, without using third-party utilities or directly editing the registry. Is there a way to do this? >> CLICK here for Jerry Honeycutt's expert response... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid510748_tax293054,00.html For more expert advice, sign up to receive SearchWin2000.com's "Tips from our experts" biweekly newsletter. Just one click will automatically activate your free subscription: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid1,00.html?cid=457574&[EMAIL PROTECTED]&tid=3107&FE=1 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW TO INSTALL AN FTP SERVER ON XP | Exclusive Article Did you know that Windows XP Professional comes with a Web server and an FTP server? You can use the FTP server to share files with other computers on your home network, or you can make the FTP server available to people on the Internet. In this exclusive article, IT pro Robert Shahon walks you through installing the FTP server on Windows XP. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci874026,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TRUSTWORTHY COMPUTING -- ONE YEAR LATER | Featured Topic A year has passed since Microsoft's mindset supposedly changed, and the words "trustworthy computing" became a proper noun. Has time turned the firm into a more responsible neighbor in the IT neighborhood watch? Find out in this week's featured topic. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci873574,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= JANUARY'S PRIZE -- A WAP11 NETWORK ACCESS POINT! | Tip Contest 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 thought possible; no cables to install means less expense and less hassle. 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