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Essential tools and advice for the Windows administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Secure all your Web servers now with a proven five-part strategy http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,9883,00.htm?freeguide - Free Security Administration newsletter -- one click to sign up! http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid1,00.html?cid=&em=&tid=136&FE=1 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Kill service pack uninstall files - Design Active Directory as a database - Increase memory with 'Physical Address Extension' - Ask Jerry Honeycutt: Can I do backups without managing media? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Know-IT-All Quiz #21: 10-4, do you copy? - Exclusive Article: Lab wrestles with Windows patches - Webcast: An IT pro's guide to the XP registry - Featured Topic: Know-IT-All admin challenge -- the sequel - Tip Contest: New month, new contest -- win wireless headphones! ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: VeriSign - The Value of Trust Secure all your Web servers now - with a proven five-part strategy. The FREE Server Security Guide shows you how: * DEPLOY THE LATEST ENCRYPTION and authentication techniques * DELIVER TRANSPARENT PROTECTION with the strongest security without disrupting users. * And more. >> Get your FREE Guide now: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,9883,00.htm?freeguide ____________________________________________________________________ KILL SERVICE PACK UNINSTALL FILES | by Serdar Yegulalp A server that has been in place for a long time may accumulate a great many backup folders from the installation of Service Packs and pre-SP hotfixes. If the server has been running dependably for quite some time (usually a month or two is enough to give a Service Pack a good shakedown), you can usually remove the Service Pack uninstall files and free up some space (around 25-100 MB per Service Pack). >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci878327,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DESIGN ACTIVE DIRECTORY AS A DATABASE | by Carol Miller What are some of the parallels between AD and the database? Keeping a well working database is simple -- if planning is sufficient and maintenance performed regularly. Treat your Active Directory deployment in a similar fashion, and you'll be well ahead of the game. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci878502,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= INCREASE MEMORY WITH 'PHYSICAL ADDRESS EXTENSION' | by Doug Drewry Have you ever examined your Windows 2000 Advanced Server machine and wondered why it only reports 3.4 GB of RAM installed? Curious, especially since Advanced Server is capable of utilizing up to 8 GB of memory! Check your boot.ini file for the /PAE switch in the ARC path as defined in the 'operating systems' section. If the entry is not present, follow the procedure outlined in this tip. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci878524,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN I DO BACKUPS WITHOUT MANAGING MEDIA? | Ask Jerry Honeycutt Dear Jerry: I support a four-workstation church domain with a Windows 2000 Server running RAID 5. I would like to do a full backup of the server every night by having the church secretary change the tape every morning. However, since I have no free space, I have to go in every weekend, de-allocate and prepare the tape. Is there any way to get around this so I don't have to go through this routine every weekend? I can then set a script on the server to e-mail the logs to me every day for review, de-allocate and prepare the tape that way. >> CLICK here for Honeycutt's expert answer... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid510746_tax293054,00.html For more expert advice, sign up to receive SearchWin2000.com's "Tips from our experts" biweekly newsletter. 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ACLs (access control lists,) don't work on any other file system than an NTFS volume -- and when copying a file or a folder to another NTFS volume, the ACLs don't travel with the file by default. To force ACLs to always be preserved when copying files between volumes: a. Overwrite the existing ACLs rather than rename them b. Adjust the appropriate REGEDIT properties c. Add a REG_DWORD value named 'ForceCopyAclwithFile' d. Add a registry value that preserves metadata e. Join a convoy and keep the smokies off your tail >> CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci878533,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LAB WRESTLES WITH WINDOWS PATCHES | Exclusive Article The nation's oldest government laboratory is in the midst of testing two software applications to better manage thousands of Windows desktops, and to keep from drowning in a flood of patches. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci878227,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= AN IT PRO'S GUIDE TO THE XP REGISTRY | Webcast At this webcast, SearchWin2000.com desktop admin expert Jerry Honeycutt looks at the Windows XP registry from a deployment and management perspective. He covers deploying user settings, customizing the registry on disk images, setting registry values using answer files, protecting the contents of the registry, using registry-based policies and more. >> CLICK here to listen now or later... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/webcastsTranscriptSecurity/1,289693,sid1_gci876905,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= KNOW-IT-ALL ADMIN CHALLENGE -- THE SEQUEL | Featured Topic We here at SearchWin2000.com don't want you to see you sit back on your laurels. That's why every ten weeks we combine all of our most recent Administrator Know-IT-All Quizzes into the KIA Challenge! Pop some corn and turn off your cell phone -- it's time for part two. Let's hope this sequel is more 'Aliens' and less 'Predator 2'. Are you sitting comfortably? 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