=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Administrator Tip Oct. 15, 2003
Essential tips and tricks for Administrators. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - The amazing NEW version of the award-winning utility suite http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,19788,00.htm?track=NL-120&winternals - Free wireless white paper: The Mobile IT Landscape http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,19773,00.htm?track=NL-120&expandbeyond =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - System.ced is missing? Probably not - Quickly resolve unknown Event IDs - Ask James Michael Stewart: Expanding a Win2k server partition - Ask Serdar Yegulalp: Increasing file shares in Win2k Pro 2. WHAT'S NEW! - Featured Topic: Software Update Services - Article: Deploying user and computer settings - Webcast: Customizing Office for your enterprise - Tip Contest: The clock is ticking! Submit your tip today! ____________________________________________________________________ ********************* SPONSORED BY: Winternals ********************* The amazing NEW version of the award-winning utility suite! The people who know best -- administrators in the field -- have honored Administrator's Pak with a .NET Magazine Reader's Choice Award. Now, with NEW Administrator's Pak 4, we've added even more power. Now you can use Windows XP Restore Points on unbootable systems, easily recover deleted files, repair partition tables, and much, much more. Try it free with a 30-day trial CD: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,19788,00.htm?track=NL-120&winternals ____________________________________________________________________ SYSTEM.CED IS MISSING? PROBABLY NOT| by Serdar Yegulalp When Windows 2000 and Windows XP (both Home and Professional) begin the boot process, a 16 MB memory space is allocated for loading components needed for booting. These components include the boot loader, the kernel, the HAL, the drivers needed for booting and the System registry hive. If the hive exceeds 13 MB in size, for whatever reason, Windows will fail to boot and generate the following error: "Windows could not start because \Winnt\System32\Config\System.ced is missing or corrupt." Here's the real story behind this error. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/tip/0,294276,sid1_gci932015,00.html_tax294659,00.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= QUICKLY RESOLVE UNKNOWN EVENT IDs | by Tim Fenner Find out how to use www.EventID.net to quickly resolve your Event IDs. Site members submit and share their experiences with the Event IDs they resolve; plus the site allows nonmembers to search through the posts by both the Event ID number and source. And now, Microsoft joins the bandwagon. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/tip/0,294276,sid1_gci930904_tax294659,00.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= EXPANDING A WIN2K SERVER PARTITION | Ask James Michael Stewart Dear James: My Win2k server is installed on a 4 GB partition. It has run out of space, and I need to expand the partition. There is an additional 33 GB available. How do I expand the partition to make the extra space utilized? >> CLICK for James Michael Stewart's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid554235_tax285114,00.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= INCREASING FILE SHARES IN WIN2K PRO | Ask Serdar Yegulalp Dear Serdar: I have read that you can alter a registry key in Windows 2000 Pro to enable some of the functions of Win2k server. The one I would like is to enable me to increase the number of file shares from the maximum of 10 to an infinite number (30 would do). This is the only server feature I require, and to purchase the server is an expensive solution. Do you know how I can do this? >> CLICK for Serdar Yegulalp's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/askTheExpertsAnswer/0,294272,sid1_gci931719_tax294655,00.html?track=NL-120 Want more tips like these 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?track=NL-120&cid=457574&em=&tid=3107&FE=1 ____________________________________________________________________ *****************SPONSORED BY: Expand Beyond ********************** It's not easy to stay abreast of the latest advances in mobile solutions, but if you're an IT professional it's critical that you do. 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This collection of tips, articles and advice shows how to get the most out of SUS today -- and previews what new features will be available in the not-too-distant future. http://www.searchWin2000.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci931360,00.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DEPLOYING USER AND COMPUTER SETTINGS | Article Automated desktop installations, whether using Setup or disk imaging, are only one part of your deployment project. Deploying default settings is another phase, and it can be more difficult than writing unattended-setup answer files or building a disk image. In this article, desktop guru Jerry Honeycutt outlines some of the issues and points you to some solutions. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/tip/0,294276,sid1_gci931050_tax288607,00.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CUSTOMIZING OFFICE FOR YOUR ENTERPRISE | Webcast Learn how to customize Office XP for your company's specific needs. In this webcast, desktop administration expert Jerry Honeycutt shows you how to build fully customized administrative installations that you can deploy via Systems Management Server, Active Directory and disk imaging. http://webevents.broadcast.com/techtarget/searchwin2000/051303/index.asp?loc=01 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE CLOCK IS TICKING! SUBMIT YOUR TIP TODAY! | Tip Contest Have you been thinking about participating in one of our monthly tip contests? 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