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Essential tools and advice for AD management and migration. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR: - Free e-commerce security guide http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,9104,00.htm?freeguide =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ACTIVE DIRECTORY TIPS - Manage desktop themes through GPOs - Active Directory migration horror stories - Lightning fast replication - Ask Paul Hinsberg: Can I add Win2k server to new AD domain? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: G'bye Exchange 5.5. Now what? - Article: To upgrade or not? NT users consider their options - Best Web Links: AD administration and maintenance - Tip Contest: Win a WAP11 Network Access Point ___________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: VeriSign FREE E-COMMERCE SECURITY GUIDE Is your e-business built on a strong, secure foundation? Find out with VeriSign's FREE white paper, "Building an E-Commerce Trust Infrastructure." Learn how to authenticate your site to customers, secure your Web servers with 128-bit SSL encryption, and accept secure payments online. Click here: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,9104,00.htm?freeguide ___________________________________________________________________ MANAGE DESKTOP THEMES THROUGH GPOS | by James Michael Stewart In some organizations, controlling details of the user desktop is an important aspect of maintaining a productive IT environment. Depending on the nature of the organization and the work tasks of the users, it may be desirable strictly to control desktop themes. For example, if you have a situation where workers move among different desktops, and you want them to have a consistent user experience on each desktop they use, you need to control the desktop themes. >>Click here for the full tip: http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci875166,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ACTIVE DIRECTORY MIGRATION HORROR STORIES | by Matthew DeBellis If you love SearchWindowsManageability.com bloopers, you're sure to love these AD migration stories. Learning from other people's mistakes really is the most fun way. >>Click here for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci874383,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LIGHTNING FAST REPLICATION | by Bob Fuller SearchWin2000.com member Bob Fuller submitted this tip, which describes a fast way to force a full directory replication between domain controllers -- without having to use the time-consuming Sites and Services MMC snap-in. >>Click here for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci861404,00.html?FromTaxonomy=/pr/5e3 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN I ADD WIN2K SERVER TO NEW AD DOMAIN? | Ask Paul Hinsberg Dear Paul: I have a mixture of Windows 2000 servers and NT servers. My DNS server is Win2k. I would like to create an Active Directory environment on the DNS server, then simply change the existing domain name on all servers and PCs to the new domain created by AD. Is it possible to change the domain on a Win2k server so it joins the new AD domain, or do I have to rebuild it to make it a member of the new domain? >>Click here to read Hinsberg's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid509790_tax285115,00.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 ___________________________________________________________________ EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATION TIP NEWSLETTER | Sign up for free Sign up to start receiving our free weekly Exchange Administration tip! Just one click here will automatically activate your subscription: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid1,00.html?cid=&[EMAIL PROTECTED]&tid=137&FE=1 ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= G'BYE EXCHANGE 5.5. NOW WHAT? | Featured Topic While Domino and Exchange duke it out for domination of the messaging market, Oracle is readying a new product that will be priced to attract Exchange 5.5 customers. What's a Windows shop to do in the face of all this choice? http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci874430,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TO UPGRADE OR NOT? NT USERS CONSIDER THEIR OPTIONS | Article NT 4.0 reaches the end of its lifespan July 1, 2003, at which time Microsoft will no longer offer free support for the operating system. That leaves NT-based organizations with three options: 1) remain on NT 4.0 and risk higher service fees, 2) choose to migrate to Microsoft's Windows 2000 Server, a 3-year-old operating system or 3) take the risk of upgrading to brand new code by installing the next release of Windows, Windows Server 2003. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci874994,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= AD ADMINISTRATION AND MAINTENANCE | Best Web Links The numerous articles and tips in this category 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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A WAP11 NETWORK ACCESS POINT | Tip Contest We need your tips! 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