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Essential tips and tricks for Administrators. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: -Free download: Take control of your configuration changes now! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,19492,00.htm?track=NL-120&ecora -Free download: Point & Click OS, Patch & S. Pack Deployment Mgmt. http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,19491,00.htm?track=NL-120&autoprof =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - What's up with MVM for Java? - How to manage autocompletion lists found on Web forms - Round-robin DNS with different subnets - Ask Jerry Honeycutt: Configuring a Win2k computer as a kiosk 2. WHAT'S NEW! - Featured Topic: Top 10 sites for Windows Admins - Best Web Links: File and Print Management - Mark Minasi Q&A: NT 4.0 -- Hold 'em or fold 'em? - Tip Contest: Congratulations to our September tip winners! ____________________________________________________________________ ********************* SPONSORED BY: Ecora ********************** Do you know exactly what configuration settings are changing throughout your IT infrastructure on a daily basis? If these changes are not managed, they can compromise security, degrade performance or cause costly system downtime. Take control of all of these configuration changes with the Ecora Enterprise Auditor 3.0 suite. Click here and download your free trial version: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,19492,00.htm?track=NL-120&ecora ____________________________________________________________________ WHAT'S UP WITH MVM FOR JAVA? | by Serdar Yegulalp Because of Microsoft's withdrawal of its virtual machine for Java, many administrators are confused about the state of support for the VM through service packs, and what service packs for Windows 2000 will do (if anything) to the Microsoft VM. Some setups rely on the presence of the Microsoft VM to work correctly, and administrators are worried that upgrading to a future Windows 2000 service pack will break Java compatibility. So what's the real story? >> CLICK for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/tip/0,294276,sid1_gci930915_tax294659,00.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MANAGE AUTOCOMPLETION LISTS FOUND ON WEB FORMS | by Tim Fenner Internet Explorer has a feature called autocompletion. The AutoComplete feature saves previous entries you've made for Web addresses, forms and passwords on Web pages you have used in the past. You may have turned this feature off (so no one knows what you have been entering in these fields), but if you still have it on and want to remove the entries, you can do so in two ways. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/tip/0,294276,sid1_gci930741_tax294659,00.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ROUND-ROBIN DNS WITH DIFFERENT SUBNETS | by Randy Brown Recently I set up a round-robin DNS with three entries for the same host using three different IP addresses. I turned on the "Enable Round Robin" option at the DNS server, but when I attempted to use different machines to access the round-robin host name, each machine went to the same server. The "round robin" part of the DNS did not seem to be working. Here's how I fixed it. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/tip/0,294276,sid1_gci930894_tax294659,00.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CONFIGURING A WIN2K COMPUTER AS A KIOSK | Ask Jerry Honeycutt Dear Jerry: I have a Windows 2000 Pro PC that will be in a public area. I want the user login to allow access only to Internet Explorer and no other items except shutdown/logoff. Can you explain the process or direct me to the instructions on how to do this on a non-domain network? >> CLICK for Jerry Honeycutt's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/askTheExpertsAnswer/0,294272,sid1_gci916804_tax294655,00.html?track=NL-120 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?track=NL-120&&cid=457574&em=&tid=3107&FE=1 ____________________________________________________________________ *****************SPONSORED BY: Profile Maker 8********************** Profile Maker 8: Point & Click Windows deployment management Manage Windows deployments and security, including OS upgrades, service pack and software patch installs, and desktop, Office, Outlook and IE settings. Manage all of the above with over 25 filters to ensure the right desktops and users get the right software and settings. Do it all at logon/logoff without the deployment of extra servers across your enterprise and without scripting. CLICK here to download a free trial: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,19491,00.htm?track=NL-120&autoprof ___________________________________________________________________ WHAT'S NEW! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TOP 10 SITES FOR WINDOWS ADMINS | Featured Topic Besides SearchWin2000.com (of course!), here are our picks for the top 10 resources every Windows IT pro needs in his or her online toolbox. http://www.searchWin2000.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci930293,00.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FILE AND PRINT MANAGEMENT | Best Web Links This assortment of articles will help you optimize your file and print management procedures. You'll learn how to identify basic printer concepts, operations, and care and service techniques for each printer type. You'll also find out how to create compressed folders and view their contents. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/bestWebLinks/0,294268,sid1_tax294676,00.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Mark Minasi Q&A: NT 4.0 -- Hold 'em or fold 'em? | Q&A It's the beginning of the end for Windows NT, says Microsoft. But can an operating system as popular as NT 4.0 ever become truly obsolete? Find out what supreme Alpha geek Mark Minasi thinks on the matter in this lively webcast and wide-ranging dialog with SearchWin2000.com members. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci930097,00.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THIS MONTH'S WINNERS, NEXT MONTH'S PRIZE! | Tip Contest Congratulations to our September tip winners! 1st place: Creating printer ports and shared printers in a clustered environment by David Savoie http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci924506,00.html?track=NL-120 2nd place: The domain account lockout mystery by Randy Brown http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci928799,00.html?track=NL-120 3rd place: Changing the IP address on a domain controller by Eileen Crabtree http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci924473,00.html?track=NL-120 Have you been thinking about participating in one of our monthly tip contests? 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