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A Windows administrator for San Francisco's highway department aims to reduce time spent on desktop maintenance by making the switch to a server-based system. It's a move that involves a lot of heavy lifting on IT maintenance up front, but it offers a payoff within a year if done right, according to analysts.
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Microsoft promises end to 'DLL hell' (CNET)
Microsoft is pledging to rescue Windows admins from "DLL Hell." The software maker says the coming release of Windows Server 2003 will resolve a notorious incompatibility issue with Dynamic Link Libraries (DLL). As a result, updated DLLs installed by new applications will no longer overwrite older versions of the same DLLs that may still be in use. A Microsoft official responsible for .NET tools said the company recognized the issue as a "classic problem" that needed to be addressed.
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Fixes ferret out SQL Server bugs (eWEEK)
Microsoft has released two fixes for bugs discovered in its SQL Server database software. The first is for users who found that they couldn't remove MSDE 2000 from their computers when they upgraded to MSDE 2000 SP2. The second is for an error message that pops up frequently when SQL Server is processing a long-running sort operation.
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Hitting "CtrlAltDelete" just wasn't enough for a restaurant owner in Colorado who was fed up with his crashy computer. He was way past rebooting. He told restaurant patrons to cover their ears, then he whipped out a revolver and pumped the laptop full of lead -- four shots at close range. He then hung the lifeless laptop over the bar as if it were a moose head or a sailfish. But that's not the kind of tech support police find acceptable. They arrested the computer killer and charged him with felony menacing, reckless endangerment and a weapons violation. Dude, you're goin' to jail.
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