=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Administrator Tip September 10, 2003
Essential tools and advice for the Windows administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - The amazing NEW version to the award-winning utility suite http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,18049,00.htm?winternals - FREE DOWNLOAD: Experience the benefits of REAL TIME monitoring! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,18072,00.htm?tntsoftware =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Use the shadow copy client - Keep the core system in RAM - Keeping DOS windows open - Ask Jerry Honeycutt: Install programs with elevated privileges? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - IT Challenge: Rock n' rollback - Live Webcast: When is an operating system obsolete? - Exclusive Article: Best backup plans for the desktop - Tip Contest: Steal home in September! 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This isn't too much of a problem if you have an administrator on call a good deal of the time, but there will almost certainly be times when a user will need to access shadow copies for himself. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci925752,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= KEEP THE CORE SYSTEM IN RAM | by Matthew Laccetti Windows XP takes portions of the operating system, applications and data files that aren't currently needed in RAM and temporarily stores the data on the hard disk in the paging file. If you have a considerable amount of RAM in your system, you can improve system performance by preventing the operating system from sending user-mode and kernel-mode drivers to the paging file. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci924503,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= KEEPING DOS WINDOWS OPEN | by Jay Rumanek DOS: It's still around and we still need it. For example, if you want to run a PING test, you would open a DOS window using "command" in Run. Then you would type in your PING command, press Enter and -- poof -- the window closes in a flash before you have the time to read the results. It's the same thing for any other DOS command you might want to use for diagnostic work. The solution? Read this tip to find out. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci924504,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= INSTALL PROGRAMS WITH ELEVATED PRIVILEGES | Ask Jerry Honeycutt Dear Jerry: If I restrict all local users from the desktop admin group, but I need to install something for the user, what would you suggest I do to get around that restriction, so I don't have to log in as myself? >> CLICK here for Jerry's expert answer... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid520291_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: TNT Software FREE DOWNLOAD: Experience the benefits of REAL TIME monitoring! Are you poring over event records after the fact? Are undetected failed services causing havoc? Which systems resources will be the next bottleneck? Let ELM Enterprise Manager automate it. This affordable solution monitors the health and status of your systems and alerts you in time to take corrective action. Download your FREE eval copy of EEM 3.1 NOW and start experiencing the benefits of real time monitoring. >> CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FREE EVAL: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,18072,00.htm?tntsoftware ____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ROCK N' ROLLBACK | IT Challenge The NTFS log file is a circular log of all file operations kept on disk so that unsuccessful operations can be rolled back safely. If the log fills up, all NTFS file operations are suspended until the log is cycled through and flushed out to disk. To address the problem you can: a. Reset the file using your Control Panel b. Increase the size of the NTFS log file by using the CHKDSK tool c. Upgrade from a single disk to a striped RAID array d. Both b and c e. Play air-guitar to the XP startup theme >> CLICK here for the correct answer: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci900892,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHEN IS AN OPERATING SYSTEM OBSELETE? | Live Webcast Who: Mark Minasi, best-selling author When: September 16th, 2 p.m. EDT It's the beginning of the end for Windows NT. Or at least so Microsoft says. In this webcast, hear Mark Minasi share his views on when an operating system as popular as NT 4.0 truly becomes obsolete. >> CLICK here to pre-register... http://webevents.broadcast.com/techtarget/Win2kWinMan/091603/index.asp?loc=01 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BEST BACKUP PLANS FOR THE DESKTOP | Exclusive Article There are a number of different hardware and software options you can pursue when creating an overall backup strategy. In this article, IT pro Laura Hunter discusses these options, so you have the groundwork you need to make an informed decision for your organization. >> CLICK here for the full article... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/tip/0,294276,sid1_gci921483_tax288607,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= STEAL HOME IN SEPTEMBER! -- WIN A 256 MB MP3 PLAYER | Tip Contest If you want be a tip contest winner, you have to swing for the fences. 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