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Essential tools and advice for the Windows administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Free download: Deploy any software to any computer in minutes! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,11568,00.htm?newboundarytech - Free book chapter: Mark Minasi's "Mastering Windows Server 2003" http://www.insightexpress.com/s/Sear53580 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Relocate pagefile upon reboot - How to install the FTP server on Windows XP - No backup window? No problem! - Recover AD objects using a System State backup - Ask Jerry Honeycutt: Can I triple boot Windows? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - SearchWin2000.com Survey: How do you really feel about MS? - Know-IT-All Quiz #27: Howdy, stranger - Exclusive Article: Admins crave instrumentation guidance - Featured Topic: Join our book club - Tip Contest: Win a $100 Amazon.com gift certificate! ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: New Boundary Technologies software deployment solution FREE DOWNLOAD: Deploy any software to any computer in minutes with Prism Deploy In today's competitive business environment, IT departments cannot afford to use deployment tools that require weeks or months of valuable time for rolling out critical business applications or patches. Prism Deploy is the most powerful, reliable and flexible tool available for packaging, customizing and deploying any software application or security patch to any computer, anywhere across the network, in minutes. >> CLICK here for your free download: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,11568,00.htm?newboundarytech ____________________________________________________________________ RELOCATE PAGEFILE UPON REBOOT | by Serdar Yegulalp Systems that get heavy usage may experience pagefile fragmentation, which can have an adverse impact on performance. One way to get around this, especially if the system has multiple hard drives (or hard drive partitions), is to have Windows automatically relocate the pagefile on each reboot and delete the old file. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci886614,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW TO INSTALL THE FTP SERVER ON WINDOWS XP | by Robert Shahon Did you know that Windows XP Professional comes with a Web server and an FTP server? You can use the FTP server to share files with other computers on your home network, or you can make the FTP server available to people on the Internet. This tip will have you serving up or transferring files in no time. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci886196,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NO BACKUP WINDOW? NO PROBLEM! | by Steve Larson Are you familiar with data mirroring software? If not, it's time you got acquainted. In this tip, a user shares his thoughts on mirroring software options, benefits and how it can be used to increase your backup window. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci886192,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= RECOVER AD OBJECTS USING A SYSTEM STATE BACKUP | by Kevin Crandall Whoops! Through a glitch in replication or simultaneous administrative activity, an OU or user(s) has been deleted from your Active Directory. With a little planning, and without bothering your backup operator for tapes, you can restore the deleted object(s) in 10 minutes -- without having to restore from tape by implementing a daily, local backup of System State to the local filesystem. Then, if necessary, you can perform an Authoritative Restore from that local System State backup without scrambling for tapes. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci886195,00.html?FromTaxonomy=/pr/5e3 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN I TRIPLE BOOT WINDOWS? | Ask Jerry Honeycutt Dear Jerry: I am a foreign student in Japan and I have this desktop with Windows ME OS (Japanese). Since I am not really interested in using the machine in Japanese, I installed the Windows 2000 (English) on the other partition. Now here comes XP and I would like to try it. Would my machine be okay if I installed XP for a third boot? My machine is 40 GB. Would it help to install a secondary hard drive that has a higher memory capacity? >> CLICK here for Honeycutt's expert answer... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid518148_tax293054,00.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 ____________________________________________________________________ Mark Minasi's "Mastering Windows Server 2003" | Chapter Download Mark Minasi's new book, "Mastering Windows Server 2003", will be coming out soon. And we'd like to offer you the free download of chapter one before the book even hits the shelves! In his new book, Mark updates his best-selling "Mastering Windows 2000 Server, Fourth Edition" to cover Microsoft's upcoming server release in his trademark clear, step-by-step fashion. And where many books focus solely on one version of an OS, "Mastering Windows Server 2003" is written both for the 2000 and 2003 administrator. >> Click here for the free chapter download: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/content/0,290959,sid1_gci886282,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW DO YOU REALLY FEEL ABOUT MICROSOFT? | SearchWin2000.com Survey 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 in a Microsoft Report Card we will be putting together based on our survey results. The survey takes less than 10 minutes and we would really appreciate your input! >> 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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOWDY, STRANGER | Know-IT-All Quiz #27 Test your knowledge with this week's quiz, then visit the list of related information you'll find on the answer page. When upgrading to Windows XP, your DVD drive may disappear without a trace. To help XP recognize and configure your optical drive your fix will need to include: a. Making the appropriate registry edits b. Updating the device driver -- online or from a vendor disk d. Troubleshooting a device error in your Control Panel e. Both a. and b. f. Bringing it home to meet the parents >> CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci886799,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADMINS CRAVE INSTRUMENTATION GUIDANCE | Exclusive Article Admins want the lowdown on setting up instrumentation in Microsoft's management applications, as well as some insight into Redmond's preferred standards for instrumentation. This week's Microsoft Management Summit is a great opportunity for MS to do some explaining. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci886364,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= JOIN OUR BOOK CLUB | Featured Topic No time to get to the library? No problem. We've got your book fix right here. From curing your XP headaches to implementing AD, our free book chapters are here to help. 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