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Essential tools and advice for the security-focused administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - VeriSign's free guide, "Securing your Web site for business," http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,10429,00.htm?freeguide - Sign up for our free Windows 2000 in the Enterprise newsletter! http://searchWindowsManageability.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid33,00.html?cid=&em=&tid=50000009&FE=1 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. SECURITY TIPS - Windows XP local accounts - Web security and the Slammer Worm - Convert from FAT to NTFS - Use a sentence code for secure user passwords 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Ask Roberta Bragg: Can I restrict logon hours in a workgroup? - Featured Topic: XP eXPosed - Quick Hit: IT blooper #93: Lost in the WorldCom wilderness - Know-IT-All Quiz #22: Pack it up, pack it in - Tip Contest: Who wants wireless headphones? ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: VeriSign - The Value of Trust Secure your servers with 128-bit SSL encryption! Grab your copy of VeriSign's FREE Guide, "Securing Your Web site for Business," and you'll learn everything you need to know about using 128-bit SSL to encrypt your e-commerce transactions, secure your corporate intranets and authenticate your Web sites. 128-bit SSL is serious security for your online business. >> Get your FREE guide now: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,10429,00.htm?freeguide ____________________________________________________________________ WINDOWS XP LOCAL ACCOUNTS | by Tom Lancaster Often, people will have computers running Windows 2000 and XP at their homes or small offices that aren't part of a Windows domain. These users use local accounts, where only their usernames and passwords are stored on their computers, instead of domain accounts. If this scenario sounds familiar, you may have something to worry about. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci880832,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WEB SECURITY AND THE SLAMMER WORM | by James Michael Stewart Unless you haven't been reading the technology news over the last few weeks, you already know about the SQL Slammer worm. What you probably know is that this malicious code targets SQL Server 2000. You probably also know that this worm resides in memory only. Thus many antivirus solutions are unable to scan for and detect this threat -- but there are ways to protect yourself. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci879644,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CONVERT FROM FAT TO NTFS | by Rick Fiore When using Windows 2000 or XP, you do not have to wipe out a FAT partition to convert it to NTFS. They both include a program called convert in the windowssystem32 directory. Follow the steps in this tip and voila -- the system will convert c: to a NTFS on your next reboot. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci880766,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= USE A SENTENCE CODE FOR SECURE USER PASSWORDS | by Jim Sleezer When users ask what they should use as a password, consider suggesting that they make up a simple sentence and then use that sentence to help them remember the word. Read on for several examples of this useful method. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci880760,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ WINDOWS 2000 IN THE ENTERPRISE | Sign up for free If you want to know the latest on what's happening with Windows systems management, this weekly newsletter is for you. Sign up now with one simple click! >> Click here to auto-activate your subscription: http://searchWindowsManageability.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid33,00.html?cid=&em=&tid=50000009&FE=1 ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN I RESTRICT LOGON HOURS IN A WORKGROUP? | Ask Roberta Bragg Dear Roberta: How do you restrict the hours that people can log on to the network when using Windows 2000 and a workgroup instead of a domain? >> CLICK here for Bragg's expert answer... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid516964_tax285120,00.html Want more tips like this one? Then 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&em=&tid=3107&FE=1 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= XP EXPOSED | Featured Topic Whether you are looking for reasons to upgrade or tips on how to optimize new features, we've taken the shrink-wrap off your most pressing desktop deployment questions in this collection of webcasts, tips and expert advice. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci879496,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IT BLOOPER #93: LOST IN THE WORLDCOM WILDERNESS | Quick Hit Once a looming mountain on the Internet landscape, WorldCom's recent woes have reduced it to a molehill. But regardless of how bad things have been or get, someone has to keep the home fires burning. This engineer's elation over surviving the WorldCom layoffs quickly turned to panic as he single-handedly almost crippled the data center. >> CLICK for the full blooper... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci880299,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PACK IT UP, PACK IT IN | Know-IT-All Quiz #22 Test your knowledge with this week's quiz, then visit the list of related information you'll find on the answer page. A server may accumulate a great many backup folders from the installation of Service Packs. If the server has been running dependably for quite some time, you can usually remove the SP uninstall files and free up 25-100 MB per Service Pack. To do this you can: a. Delete them from a hidden folder in the \%Systemroot% directory b. Delete the corresponding registry key c. Uninstall the Service Pack in 'Add/Remove Programs' d. All of the above e. Spend the time playing Pac Man instead >> CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci879866,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHO WANTS WIRELESS HEADPHONES? | Tip Contest Who wants a pair of Sennheiser RS65 900MHz wireless headphones? If you're answer was "I do, I do!" then submit your best Windows-related tip today to put yourself in the running. You don't have to be one of the Doublemint twins to reap the benefits. 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