=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Administrator Tip August 27, 2003
Essential tools and advice for the Windows administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - RTO Software: Free white paper on increasing Terminal Server Scalability: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,17550,00.htm?rtosoftware - Free Aberdeen White paper: Sales and Channel Management through SalesLogix CRM: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,17552,00.htm?saleslogix =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Disable connections in Win2k Pro - Quickly find that buried command line executable - Update registry files on remote PCs - Ask Jerry Honeycutt: Circumventing the connection folder limit 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - IT Essentials: Windows XP's built-in administration tools - Blooper Finalists: Pick a winner! 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SAVE MONEY by scaling-up rather than buying more servers. >> Click here for the white paper: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,17550,00.htm?rtosoftware ____________________________________________________________________ DISABLE CONNECTIONS IN WIN2K PRO | by Serdar Yegulalp One of the most common administrative configurations of desktops is the use of network drive mappings --- assigning a drive letter on a workstation to a share on a server. Most people are used to drive letters rather than the server\share naming convention, and some programs won't recognize UNC shares. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/tip/0,294276,sid1_gci921156_tax294659,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= QUICKLY FIND THAT BURIED COMMAND LINE EXECUTABLE | by Bill April Do you want to run an executable file from a command line that is buried many folders deep? And what if you want to run it with a switch after it? Not very fast or practical, right? Try the method in this tip instead. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/tip/0,294276,sid1_gci920944_tax294659,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= UPDATE REGISTRY FILES ON REMOTE PCS | by Paul Baker Do you ever find yourself needing to make changes to registry entries on multiple Windows 2000 or Windows XP workstations? Try quickly importing a registry file to each machine via your own desktop. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/tip/0,294276,sid1_gci920941_tax294659,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CIRCUMVENTING THE CONNECTION FOLDER LIMIT | Ask Jerry Honeycutt Dear Jerry: Is there any known way around the "maximum number of concurrent connections" to a folder in Win2000 Pro? >> CLICK here for Jerry's expert answer... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid546363_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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VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITES! | Blooper Finalists It seems somewhat unkind to gain from another's misfortune -- but we'll promise to look the other way while you read and vote on our blooper contest finalists. Learn from the mistakes of fellow users as you help your favorite contenders qualify for this month's slick MP3 player prize! >> Visit Vegas in blooper #110: Ring-a-ding-ding http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid33_gci917117,00.html >> Wax poetic with blooper #107: A verse on virus vulnerability http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid33_gci913790,00.html >> Click your heels with blooper #109: There's no place like home http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid33_gci917119,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SECRETS OF DESKTOP DEPLOYMENT | Featured Topic >From Windows 9x to XP, we have answers to your most pressing desktop questions. Load up on desktop solutions from our tips, expert responses, articles and online resources. http://www.searchWin2000.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci920393,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GROUP POLICIES | Chapter Download Windows Server 2003 offers extensive control over system configuration and user environments through a feature called group policy. The first section of this chapter reviews the concept of group policies; the second provides a number of implementation examples and the third explores the underlying concepts of Microsoft's IntelliMirror. >> CLICK for this week's chapter download... http://www.searchwin2000.com/whitepaperPage/0,293857,sid1_gci920429,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ WEBCAST ALERTS | Free Newsletter SearchWin2000.com's free Webcast alerts newsletter keeps you up to date on our latest and greatest broadcasts. 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