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Essential tools and advice for the Windows administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - ERD Commander 2002 -- Free 30-day evaluation CD http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,12012,00.htm?winternals - Free download: Get critical patches and updates out in minutes http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,12013,00.htm?newboundarytech =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Set processor affinity for a device driver - Troubleshoot XP wireless connections - Troubleshooting with the ARP command - Ask Jerry Honeycutt: Upgrades vs. ghosting for XP migration 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Know-IT-All Quiz #29: Confrontational computing - Featured Topic: A primer on permissions - Blooper Blitz: Rate the contenders - Letters to the Editor: True IT blooper rebuttals - Tip Contest: New month, new prize! Win an iAUDIO MP3 player ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: Winternals Software Intuitive desktop management... free software download! You've been there before. You can handle viruses, accidental damage from new software and the occasional corrupted registry. But what if you're hit with two or three emergencies at once? There won't be time to experiment, re-image or reload. You'll need ERD Commander 2002. With it, you can quickly boot dead or damaged systems to a convenient windowing interface stocked with powerful tools. >> Try it free with a 30-day evaluation CD: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,12012,00.htm?winternals ____________________________________________________________________ SET PROCESSOR AFFINITY FOR A DEVICE DRIVER | by Serdar Yegulalp Windows 2000 administrators with multiprocessor systems are probably familiar with the procedure for setting a particular application to work with a specific processor. This is known as assigning processor affinity for an application, and in certain circumstances it can be extremely useful. If you have a dual-processor system with Web server software and database software, you can assign each one to a specific processor so they don't step on each other's toes, so to speak. But it's also possible to assign hardware drivers to a specific processor. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci891395,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TROUBLESHOOT XP WIRELESS CONNECTIONS | by Barrie Sosinsky If you start upgrading users to Windows XP, you may find that their wireless cards no longer work. If this happens, check to see the status of your network connection in the network connections dialog. If the icon for that connection is dimmed, you might have a configuration problem in software, or you might need to reinstall your hardware. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci887312,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TROUBLESHOOTING WITH THE ARP COMMAND | by Craig Hunt How can you find out where your network problems originate? The ARP command is used to analyze problems with IP to Ethernet address translations, and has three useful options for troubleshooting. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci887314,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= UPGRADES VS. GHOSTING FOR XP MIGRATION | Ask Jerry Honeycutt Dear Jerry: I'm attempting to standardize and refine some of our personal computer practices. Our PC tech team uses Symantec Ghost images when configuring new PCs with Windows XP Pro prior to deployment. The time required for an in-place OS and application upgrade is substantial when compared to the use of a drive image. I'm trying to make a formal case against doing in-place upgrades to Windows XP Pro and my CIO has requested documentation to substantiate my claims. Any suggestions for finding just such documentation? >> CLICK here for Honeycutt's expert answer... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid518135_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 with NEW Prism Deploy 5.0 New! 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The best way to work around the potential conflicts that can occur when more than one version of Windows Server (i.e. Windows 2000 and NT 4.0) is accessing the same NTFS volume is to: a. Upgrade your version of NTFS b. Change the ACL for the problematic object d. Download the SP4 Security Configuration Manager for NT 4.0 e. Destroy all NTFS permissions on the problematic object f. Call in an NTFS hostage negotiator >> CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci891580,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= A PRIMER ON PERMISSIONS | Featured Topic Permissions can save your systems or sabotage them -- it all depends on how well you manage them. Make sure your rights and permissions are up to par with this little blackbook. >>Click here to check out this featured topic... http://www.searchWin2000.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci888747,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= RATE THE CONTENDERS | Blooper Blitz Another blooper contest has drawn to a close at a dead heat! Have a look at the current contenders below and help us pick the lucky winner of a Logitech MX700 cordless optical mouse. Submit your own for a chance to win and remember -- the selection for our 100th blooper submission, and the special accompanying prize, looms near. The process is simple: Read, rate and submit. Reacquaint yourself with our True IT blooper category today. >> Oops! True IT blooper #92: Fire in the hole http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid33_gci877393,00.html >> Oops! True IT blooper #93: Lost in the WorldCom wilderness http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid33_gci880378,00.html >> Oops! True IT blooper #94: The rules of attraction http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid33_gci881215,00.html >> Or check out all the entries for February and March here: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid33_tax292236,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TRUE IT BLOOPER REBUTTALS | Letters to the Editor When we published the seemingly silly, yet ultimately controversial, "Oops! True IT blooper #97: DOS, we hardly knew ye," we could have never anticipated the onslaught of user responses it would generate. This letters to the editor article features responses that were particularly memorable. >> CLICK here for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci890899,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEW MONTH, NEW PRIZE! WIN AN IAUDIO MP3 PLAYER | Tip Contest April showers bring May flowers -- oh, and an iAUDIO CW200 128 MB MP3 player with an FM tuner and voice recorder. Take the snow tires off your car, start filling the pool and, most importantly, submit a tip! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid1_prz891383_cts891374,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ CERTIFICATION, TRAINING AND CAREER TIPS | Free Newsletter SearchWin2000.com's free biweekly newsletter provides expert certification and career tips and advice, and the latest updates on Microsoft certification and training developments. 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