=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Administrator Tip September 3, 2003
Essential tools and advice for the Windows administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Server 2003. Get a free Evaluation Kit. http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,17779,00.htm?microsoft - Free Aberdeen White paper: Sales and Channel Management through SalesLogix CRM: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,17778,00.htm?saleslogix =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Many desktops, many patches: No problem - Change backup selections - Watch out for IP conflict after moving a NIC - Ask Jerry Honeycutt: Can I migrate multiple PCs at once? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Exclusive Article: Best backup plans for the desktop - True IT Blooper: Critical condition - Chapter Download: Terminal Services - Tip Contest: New Month, New Prize! Win a 256 MB MP3 player! ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Server 2003 You have twice the workload and half the time. Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Server 2003 is designed to help you manage those opposing forces and deliver powerful software solutions with less time, money, and hassle. Do more with less. >> Click for more information and to get a free Evaluation Kit: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,17779,00.htm?microsoft ____________________________________________________________________ MANY DESKTOPS, MANY PATCHES: NO PROBLEM | by Serdar Yegulalp Keeping Windows 2000 desktop machines up to date can be an exhausting and tedious job, especially given the breadth and variety of updates that have to be checked and applied. Worse, Microsoft keeps many of its updates in disparate locations --- Windows Update, the MDAC site, the security bulletin site, etc. Rather than picking up all of the pieces by hand, there are some software solutions to the problem that make managing patch installation across desktops far easier. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci921921,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CHANGE BACKUP SELECTIONS | by Cecilia Gichuhi Don't get caught losing valuable data! Short and sweet, this tip will show you how to change the files you want to backup using an NT utility. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci918415,00.html?FromTaxonomy=/pr/5e3 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WATCH OUT FOR IP CONFLICT AFTER MOVING A NIC | by Tim Fenner Moving a NIC to another PCMCIA slot, or to another PCI slot, without uninstalling the device can cause Windows to believe there are two network connections still using the same IP. To clear up the conflict, you must uninstall the old NIC reference from Win2k Device Manager. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci911522,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN I MIGRATE MULTIPLE PCS AT ONCE? | Ask Jerry Honeycutt Dear Jerry: Is there a way to migrate NT4 and Win2k workstations to another domain without having to visit each workstation to join the new domain by hand? >> CLICK here for Jerry's expert answer... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid544833_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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Whether you're dealing with a physical issue, like a power outage, or a malicious network attack, having the ability to archive and restore your company's data can mean the difference between business continuity and business failure. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/tip/1,294276,sid1_gci921483_tax288607,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CRITICAL CONDITION | True IT Blooper What's the remedy for a frozen server? A medical office administrator has to seek a specialist when his seemingly healthy machine mysteriously flat-lines. >> CLICK here for the full blooper... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid33_gci921698,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TERMINAL SERVICES | Chapter Download Terminal services is Microsoft's answer to thin client technology. 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