=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Active Directory Administration Tip September 2, 2003
Essential tools and advice for AD management and migration. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Leverage your investment in Active Directory: Executive breakfast http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,17745,00.htm?managesoft - Product and Vendor Guide: Systems Management http://knowledgestorm.techtarget.com/searchwin2000/search/browse/1323/1323.jsp =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ACTIVE DIRECTORY TIPS - Do you want a mixed-mode domain? - Search Active Directory from XP - Ask Paul Hinsberg: How can I tell what DCs perform what roles? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: Troubleshooting Office - Chapter Download: Terminal Services - Know-IT-All Quiz #24: Pitfalls of group policy - Tip Contest: New Month, New Prize! Win a 256 MB MP3 player! ___________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: ManageSoft Leverage your investment in Active Directory: Executive breakfast Use Active Directory Group Policy to automatically Deploy and update software for desktops, laptops and remote offices. Manage current and legacy platforms, Track hardware, Manage software licenses, and Simplify IT decision-making with Active Directory. Attend this free executive breakfast, hosted by Microsoft Corporation, and hear how to get the most out of your investment in Active Directory. http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,17745,00.htm?managesoft ___________________________________________________________________ DO YOU WANT A MIXED-MODE DOMAIN? | by James Michael Stewart Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 Active Directory can be deployed in mixed mode, which allows for Windows NT 4.0 Server BDCs. In fact, when you upgrade to Windows 2000 Server, you first upgrade the PDC, and it's automatically acting in mixed mode. Thus the upgraded server acts as the PDC for all the backup domain controllers, and it serves as the interoperability partner to the Windows NT 4.0 BDC by being backward-compatible. >> CLICK here for the full tip: http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci921899,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH ACTIVE DIRECTORY FROM XP | by RE Aldridge Windows XP doesn't include Windows 2000's capability to search the Active Directory. To restore this functionality, just follow the advice in this simple user-submittted tip! >> CLICK here for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci900727,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW CAN I TELL WHAT DCs PERFORM WHAT ROLES? | Ask Paul Hinsberg Dear Paul: In a large enterprise, how do I find out what domain controllers (DC) perform what roles -- i.e, the name of the global catalog (GC), how many there are, etc.? >> CLICK here for Paul Hinsberg's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid547622_tax285115,00.html Want more tips like these last two? 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: SearchWin2000.com Product and Vendor Guide Browse products and vendors in the Systems Management category of the SearchWin2000.com Product and Vendor Guide. You'll find solutions related to disaster recovery, enterprise systems management, remote administration, clustering and more. http://knowledgestorm.techtarget.com/searchwin2000/search/browse/1323/1323.jsp ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TROUBLESHOOTING OFFICE | Featured Topic If you manage company desktops, then you've inevitably had to troubleshoot Office. Read these tips and tricks and maybe you'll save some time solving your next Office problem. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci921775,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TERMINAL SERVICES | Chapter Download Terminal Services is Microsoft's answer to thin client technology. In each major Windows NT server family release, Terminal Services have undergone significant changes; in Windows Server 2003 it continues to advance with enhanced functionality and essential services like security management. This chapter includes a conceptual review, discusses how to install and configure Terminal Services and much more. >> CLICK for this week's chapter download... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/whitepaperPage/0,293857,sid1_gci921570,00.html *Do you have a specific Terminal Services question that you need answered? Consult our TS expert, Christa Anderson: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/ateAnswers/0,289620,sid33_tax294323,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PITFALLS OF GROUP POLICY | Know-IT-All Quiz #24 There are pitfalls to using group policy objects that may not be obvious. One of the errors that can be logged on workstations that have GPOs applied to them unsuccessfully is Event ID 1000. This error is notoriously vague, but the most common reason is: a. The history key in the registry has been deleted b. A registry entry has incorrect permissions applied to it c. Missing or damaged registry entries d. Both b and c e. The FCC has removed an offensive registry entry >> CLICK for the correct answer... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci882632,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEW MONTH, NEW PRIZE! 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