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Essential tools and advice for the Windows administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Automate patch discovery and analysis with FREE patch management tool: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,14342,00.htm?ecora - New site feature -- SearchWin2000.com's glossary http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/glossaryPage/0,294242,sid1,00.html?Offer=w2kglosssp =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Open the TCP receive window - Backing up your mobile users - Active Directory queries in XP - Saving and moving server shares to new servers - Random lockouts after a password change - Ask Jerry Honeycutt: Can Win2k power users install printers? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Know-IT-All Quiz #36: The FAT of the LAN - Exclusive Article: New direction for AD in Windows Server 2003 - Featured Topic: Microsoft's report card 2003 - Chapter of the Week: "Upgrades, migration and downgrades" - True IT Blooper Contest: Share your pain, win a prize! ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: Ecora Ecora's FREE PatchLite utility discovers and analyzes ALL missing or installed security patches on servers and workstations in your enterprise. An intuitive user interface enables easy viewing of analysis by host, product, or a particular patch. Reports on Windows NT/2000/XP, Exchange, IIS, SQL, MSDE, Windows Media Player, Microsoft Office, IE, and Sun Solaris systems. >> Download this free utility now! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,14342,00.htm?ecora ____________________________________________________________________ OPEN THE TCP RECEIVE WINDOW | by Serdar Yegulalp In TCP/IP's settings, the TCP receive window size parameter governs how much data a system can receive without sending back an acknowledgment (ACK) packet. The larger the window, the more data can be sent in one burst, and the faster the overall data rate. A window size of 4 KB would mean the system could receive up to 4 KB of data without having to send back an ACK packet. The faster the link, the bigger the window can be without adverse effects (dropped packets, lost data, etc.). >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci902927,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BACKING UP YOUR MOBILE USERS | by Leif Gregory The easiest way to ensure that your mobile users have access to their latest files, regardless of where they are, and provide solid backups of their data with minimum administrative overhead, is to utilize a combination of folder redirection and offline files. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci902990,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ACTIVE DIRECTORY QUERIES IN XP | by Phillip LeMaster If you want to run queries on Active Directory from your XP machine, install the administrator tools. Then, navigate to Active Directory Users and Computers, and use the information provided in this tip to create your own AD queries with ease. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid1_gci902992,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SAVING AND MOVING SERVER SHARES TO NEW SERVERS | by Richard Jenkins To save all server shares to a text file, type NET SHARE > mytext.txt. This exports all share names to a text file that can be saved to document your server shares. You can also edit the file into a command file that will create shares on a new server -- and we just happen to have the process explained right here! >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid1_gci902993,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= RANDOM LOCKOUTS AFTER A PASSWORD CHANGE | by Wim Geerinck A user's Terminal Server session that is not disconnected can cause login and password issues. When a user changes his password for any reason -- i.e., forgotten password, expired password, etc. -- the user will sometimes appear to be locked at random intervals in the Active Directory. Nip this in the bud. Read the tip. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid1_gci902995,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN WIN2K POWER USERS INSTALL PRINTERS? | Ask Jerry Honeycutt Dear Jerry: How do I give my users with power user rights the ability to install printers on their Windows 2000 units? I do not want to give admin rights to users. Are there any other possibilities? Thanks. >> CLICK here for Honeycutt's expert answer... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid518147_tax293054,00.html Want more tips like this one? Then sign up to receive SearchWin2000.com's "Tips from our Experts" biweekly newsletter. 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FASTFAT is a driver that provides support for FAT16 volumes in Windows 2000. Sometimes a system will crash or refuse to start, citing an error in the file FASTFAT.SYS. The more likely culprit is not the driver itself but: a. Manufacturer's RAM not working with a particular machine b. A faulty SIMM or DIMM in the computer c. An older version of the driver requiring an update d. Both a and b e. A king-size meatball sandwich with extra provolone >> CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci903063,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEW DIRECTION FOR AD IN WINDOWS SERVER 2003 | Exclusive Article Windows Server 2003 adds some new functionality for dealing with forests and forest trusts in Active Directory. The improvements provide a great deal more flexibility and resource utilization among different forests, but they still preserve your ability to restrict usage among forests. This article, the first installment in a two-part series, discusses how Microsoft tracks trusts using trusted domain objects (TDOs). >> CLICK here for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci901561,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MICROSOFT'S REPORT CARD 2003 | Featured Topic SearchWin2000.com wanted to know -- are our readers happy with Microsoft? According to our second annual survey, Windows admins and IT managers are glad to see Microsoft at least trying to make its products more secure and reliable. But despite the improvements, more Microsoft customers are thinking about alternatives this year than they did last year. >> CLICK here for more survey details... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci900240,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "UPGRADES, MIGRATION AND DOWNGRADES" | Chapter of the Week "Upgrades, migrations and downgrades," is the third chapter from the book "Oracle 9i for Windows Handbook." This free chapter download provides information that will enable you to maintain the latest version of Oracle software to keep your site running smoothly. Learn about migration vs. upgrades, version numbers, tools and methods and more. >>Click here to download this week's chapter: http://www.searchWin2000.com/whitepaperPage/0,293857,sid1_gci896224,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SHARE YOUR PAIN, WIN A PRIZE | True IT Blooper Contest You've submitted them, you've gotten angry as all heck when they've rubbed you the wrong way and you've been enjoying them for over a year now. But there's one area of our True IT Blooper Contest that you haven't quite mastered -- rating them! So tell us who made an honest mistake, and who needs their server room pass revoked. 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