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Essential tools and advice for the Windows administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Hear Kevin Mitnick and other distinguished security experts! http://searchSecurity.com/r/0,,10159,00.htm?webcast - Are you getting the most from your SearchWin2000.com membership? http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/registerProfile?Offer=win2kreact =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Do you know where your OS is? - Terminal Services: Improving overall performance - A problem with PTRs and domain workstations - Ask Jerry Honeycutt: Can I force an advanced desktop policy? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Know-IT-All Quiz #25: Too stubborn to install - Webcast: Secrets of XP desktop security - Featured Topic: Avoiding AD disasters - Exclusive Article: TechNet search secrets - Tip Contest: Congratulations to our February winners! ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored By: NetIQ Do you need cost-effective methods to create and implement information security policies to gain control of your enterprise? Would you like to transform your weakest security link into your strongest? Join former hacker turned consultant, Kevin Mitnick, as part of a distinguished panel of security experts. Attend this free NetIQ webcast! VIEW TODAY! http://searchSecurity.com/r/0,,10159,00.htm?webcast ____________________________________________________________________ DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR OS IS? | by Serdar Yegulalp Little strikes fear into the heart of a system administrator like booting a Windows 2000 computer and being greeted with the prompt 'Missing Operating System.' The first conclusion people often jump to is that the OS partition has been formatted or destroyed, or the partition table itself has become corrupted. While this is indeed possible, it is rarely the main reason for such an error. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci883651,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TERMINAL SERVICES: IMPROVING OVERALL PERFORMANCE | by Pete Langford Follow the advice in this tip for handling profiles and pagefile on Terminal Services to increase disk and pagefile performance, reduce fragmentation and maintain system disk space, which also helps ensure that your users always get the newest copy of their roaming profiles. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci883379,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= A PROBLEM WITH PTRS AND DOMAIN WORKSTATIONS | by Mutsje Motormuis Strangely, sometimes when you install Active Directory on a Windows 2000 server, the DNS server doesn't create a pointer record (PTR). This can cause trouble if you want to join a workstation into the domain. Run through the checklist contained in this tip before you call in the cavalry. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci883376,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN I FORCE AN ADVANCED DESKTOP POLICY? | Ask Jerry Honeycutt Dear Jerry: Could you tell me please how I can force an advanced desktop policy (group policy style) on a standalone Windows 2000 Pro computer? Is it something I can find in the registry? >> CLICK here for Honeycutt's expert answer... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid516246_tax293054,00.html Want more tips like this one? Then sign up to receive SearchWin2000.com's "Tips from our experts" biweekly newsletter. 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Coax your PC with a stick, a string and a carrot >> CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci883766,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SECRETS OF XP DESKTOP SECURITY | Webcast Find out from Windows security expert Roberta Bragg how to take advantage of new and essential XP desktop features that will help safeguard your network from hackers, worms and viruses. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/webcastsTranscriptSecurity/1,289693,sid1_gci874679,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= AVOIDING AD DISASTERS | Featured Topic Ah, the joys of Active Directory. First there's the design and planning of it; then the sheer, unadulterated mirth of migration. Then you actually get to use it. Fear not -- we've collected the most helpful links for you to make your AD run smoothly. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci879864,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TECHNET SEARCH SECRETS | Exclusive Article Many administrators and IT students do not like searching TechNet -- they get too many answers to their questions, and they're not sure which articles can help them. In this article, IT veteran Douglas Paddock shows you some techniques you can use to get the answers you need more quickly and with less stress. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci874768,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CONGRATULATIONS TO FEBRUARY'S WINNERS! | Tip Contest Congratulations to February's tip contest winners! >> 1st place: Jim Ruby What's blocking your %PATH%? http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci880755,00.html >> 2nd place: Douglas Drewry Increase memory with Physical Address Extension http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci878524,00.html >> 3rd place: Mark Bagley Changing attributes to an object: Last writes don't always win http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci879519,00.html >> Get into the game for March - a $100 Amazon.com gift certificate is up for grabs! 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