=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Performance Management Tip March 13, 2003
Essential tools and advice to keep your network running at optimum performance. More tips: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Free Windows 2000 white papers http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/whitepapers3/0,,sid1,00.html - Free security tip newsletter -- click to sign up instantly! http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid1,00.html?cid=&em=&tid=136&FE=1 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT TIPS - Where's that DVD drive? - The ABCs of PDCs and BDCs - S.F. agency moves to server system - Technet: Search secrets and strategies - Admins mild about Microsoft's virtualization strategy - Oops! True IT blooper #93: Lost in the Worldcom Wilderness 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Microsoft Report Card: Do you have a love/hate relationship? - Ask Serdar Yegulalp: Can you tell me about Registering DLLs? - Featured Topic: What's up with certification? - Know-IT-All Quiz #26: I'll be missing you - Tip Contest: Win a $100 Amazon.com gift certificate! ___________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: Free Windows 2000 white papers Download the key papers you need today to make better-informed decisions. Targeted categories include: Windows security, Active Directory, client and desktop administration, Exchange and messaging troubleshooting -- and more. Click here to browse the SearchWin2000.com white papers section: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/whitepapers3/0,,sid1,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ WHERE'S THAT DVD DRIVE? | by Barrie Sosinsky One of the stranger problems you might encounter in installing Windows XP in your organization is the disappearance of your optical drive. The problem crops up both with Windows XP Professional and XP Home. Clearly the issue is software related because you can see a question mark for devices listed in the CD-ROM drive section of the Device Manager. You've most likely installed the wrong driver or your driver has gotten corrupted. In either case, you need to get rid of the old driver. >> CLICK for the full article... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci885138,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE ABCS OF PDCS AND BDCS | by Christine Polewarczyk A, B, C, D, E, F, G -- this migration is killing me! That is the general sentiment we have been hearing from our members. In this article, SearchWin2000.com's resident migration expert, Paul Hinsberg, comes to the rescue with information about the two things that seem to be baffling you the most -- primary domain controllers (PDCs) and backup domain controllers (BDCs). >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci883628,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= S.F. AGENCY MOVES TO SERVER SYSTEM | by Matt DeBellis 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. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci884537,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TECHNET: SEARCH SECRETS AND STRATEGIES | by Doug Paddock Many administrators and IT students do not like searching TechNet. This isn't because of a lack of answers available at the site. Instead, they get too many answers to their questions, and they're not sure which articles can help them. Would you like to search the knowledge base and get the answers you need without ripping out your hair? Douglas Paddock shows you how. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci874768,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADMINS MILD ABOUT MS'S VIRTUALIZATION STRATEGY | by Matt DeBellis Microsoft baited the upgrade hook with its strategic purchase of virtualization technology firm Connectix. Windows admins say the Connectix connection could come in handy, but they doubt Microsoft's strategy will have them rushing to request OS purchase orders. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci883136,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IT BLOOPER #93: LOST IN THE WORLDCOM WILDERNESS | by David Pye 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 layoffs quickly turned to panic as he singlehandedly almost crippled the datacenter. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci880299,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ SECURITY ADMINISTRATION TIP NEWSLETTER | Sign up for free SearchWin2000.com's security administration free weekly newsletter draws off the knowledge of experienced users, authors and other experts to provide IT professionals with guidance in being effective and secure network admins. >> Click here to auto-activate your subscription: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid1,00.html?cid=&em=&tid=136&FE=1 ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DO YOU HAVE A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP? | Microsoft Report Card As an administrator, you probably have more than a few opinions on Microsoft and its product line. Our new survey was designed for you to contribute your Redmond related kudos and/or gripes. Fill us in so we can then share your two cents with the rest of the world. What version of Exchange do you currently work on? Are you satisfied with XP or was it released too soon? When do you expect to start deploying Windows Server 2003 in your organization? Take this 10-minute survey and help us prepare Microsoft's report card for 2003. >> CLICK to take the survey... http://www.insightexpress.com/s/Sear53580 >> Read last year's report card: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci820712,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT REGISTERING DLLS? | Ask Serdar Yegulalp Dear Serdar: Can you tell me about the registering and un-registering of Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs) in a bit more detail please? >> CLICK here for Serdar's expert answer... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid33_cid520042_tax288093,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHAT'S UP WITH CERTIFICATION? | Featured Topic What will the new slate of Windows certification exams mean to you? Don't plot your 2003 MCSA or MCSE exam cram strategy without first checking this timely assortment of articles, tips and expert advice. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci883966,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= I'LL BE MISSING YOU | Know-IT-All Quiz #26 Test your knowledge with this week's quiz, then visit the list of related information you'll find on the answer page. The most likely reason behind a user being greeted with the message 'Missing Operating System' during a Windows start up is: a. The OS partition has been formatted b. The partition table itself has become corrupted c. Another partition on the system has been marked as startable d. There is a 3.5 inch floppy in your A: drive e. Your OS has eloped with Linus Torvald >> CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci885125,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A $100 AMAZON GIFT CERTIFICATE | Tip Contest We think we do a pretty good job of selecting tip contest prizes that our users will want to compete for. But there's nothing quite like being able to select your own. This month's prize is a $100 gift certificate to Amazon.com. 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