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Essential tools and advice for the Windows administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Intuitive desktop management -- Free software download! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,11767,00.htm?autoprof - Free download: Deploy any software to any computer in minutes! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,11766,00.htm?newboundarytech =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Fix a major "gotcha" - Ghost multiple machines with Sysprep.exe - Quick data recovery using mirrored drive sets - How to enable/disable the command prompt extension - Ask Jerry Honeycutt: Can I install with elevated privileges? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - SearchWin2000.com Survey: Does Microsoft pass or fail? - Know-IT-All Quiz #28: Getting the reboot - True IT blooper #97: DOS, we hardly knew ye - Conference Info: Will Linux spell doom for Microsoft? - Tip Contest: Last chance to win! ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: AutoProf Intuitive desktop management... free software download! Visually map network drives, shared & TCP/IP printers, copy files and create folders & shortcuts. Install service packs and MSI packages. Set application settings, manage Outlook profiles and deploy system policy & scripts. Control execution based on 24 criteria including OS, OU, site, variables, date, time and Language. Download now and discover what you always wanted in desktop management. http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,11767,00.htm?autoprof ____________________________________________________________________ FIX A MAJOR "GOTCHA" | by Serdar Yegulalp NTFS technology has improved considerably over the years. The downside is that even though the newer versions are backward compatible with pre-existing ones, there are some things that older operating systems cannot do with the newer versions. You might wind up doing some major damage to your security setup, ACLs or permissions unless you take this into consideration. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci888213,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GHOST MULTIPLE MACHINES WITH SYSPREP.EXE | by Kelly Dean Insert the code from this tip into your sysprep.inf file. Also create a CMDLINES.txt and place it in the I386$OEM$ directory. It will load all IDE drivers, and then remove them after the install is done. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci887327,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= QUICK DATA RECOVERY USING MIRRORED DRIVE SETS | by Mario Brum II If you happen to be lucky enough to have servers running RAID arrays, whereby you have the OS mirrored (RAID 1) and data on RAID 5 array, here is one quick way to set up a quick recovery for the NOS (network operating system). >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci887763,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW TO ENABLE/DISABLE THE COMMAND PROMPT EXTENSION | by Dev Sangi As an administrator, it's up to you to decide what your users can and can't have access to. The ability to use the command prompt extension can be potentially hazardous when placed in the wrong hands. Follow the directions in this tip to easily enable or disable it in Windows 2000. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci887751,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN I INSTALL WITH ELEVATED PRIVILEGES? | Ask Jerry Honeycutt Dear Jerry: If I restrict all local users from the desktop admin group, but I need to install something for the user, what would you suggest I do to get around that restriction, so I don't have to log in as myself? >> CLICK here for Honeycutt's expert answer... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid520291_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 ____________________________________________________________________ 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. 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Thanks in advance for your input and participation. >> 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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GETTING THE REBOOT | Know-IT-All Quiz #28 Test your knowledge with this week's quiz, then visit the list of related information you'll find on the answer page. 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: a. Have Windows automatically relocate the pagefile on each reboot b. Have Windows automatically relocate and delete the old file d. Run a pair of scripts -- one at shutdown and one at startup e. All of the above f. Give it a five minute break and a footrub >> CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci888362,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DOS, WE HARDLY KNEW YE | True IT blooper #97 In this blooper, an IT veteran recounts his frustrating dealings with a pesky .pst file -- and tells how the beloved Disk Operating System of yore would have been able to solve his problem quicker than today's newfangled options. >> CLICK here for the full blooper... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid33_gci886984,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WILL LINUX SPELL DOOM FOR MICROSOFT? | Conference Info Find out at the Enterprise Windows Decisions conference during this session led by Mark Minasi. Gain an unbiased perspective on the Microsoft vs. Windows debate with specific analysis of costs, where open-source operating systems fit in the IT marketplace, and whether Linux is the giant-killer that will ultimately fell Microsoft. View all sessions, the full speaker lineup and apply right now before conference seats are filled. >> CLICK here to learn more... http://windowsdecisions.techtarget.com/html/registration.htm?Offer=wdw2sp =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LAST CHANCE TO WIN! | Tip Contest Time is running out in our March tip contest, but it's still not too late to get in on the action! 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