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Essential tips and tricks for Administrators. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Dreaming about new office technology? On eBay, you can make it a reality: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,22328,00.htm?track=NL-120&ebay - Explore the Desktop Deployment Info Center today! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/0,294261,sid1,00.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Windows and hyper-threading - Keep the core system in RAM - Booting up with the F8 option - Ask Jerry Honeycutt: How can I reduce roaming profile size? 2. WHAT'S NEW! - Featured Topic: Top 10 tech tips of 2003 - White Paper: Windows 2000 System Administration Handbook - Article: Microsoft's top 10 challenges for 2004 - Tip Contest: Santa wants to give you a free CD/MP3 player! ____________________________________________________________________ ********************** SPONSORED BY: eBay ************************ Dreaming about new office technology? On eBay, you can make it a reality. On eBay you can find great deals on everything for your business. Dreaming about a fleet of faster laptops? A more powerful server? How about a new PDA or cell phone? Thanks to eBay, you can stop dreaming and start buying. With thousands of great deals every day, it's no wonder smart business owners have made eBay their one-stop shop for office technology. Shop now: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,22328,00.htm?track=NL-120&ebay ________________________________________________________________ WINDOWS AND HYPER-THREADING | Serdar Yegulalp When you run Windows on a machine that has Pentium 4 processors installed, you should be aware that the processors are using hyper-threading. That's a technology that allows one processor to look like two virtual processors; it speeds up program execution. But there could be a problem: The BIOS may not properly report the state of the processors to the OS, and that could degrade performance. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/tip/0,294276,sid1_gci940288,00.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= KEEP THE CORE SYSTEM IN RAM | 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 -- 512 MB or more -- you can improve system performance by preventing the operating system from sending user-mode and kernel-mode drivers, as well as kernel-mode system code, to the paging file. >> CLICK here for the full member-submitted tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci924503,00.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BOOTING UP WITH THE F8 OPTION | Jane Amorim Booting up with the F8 option and using "last known good configuration" can be a welcome relief for stress. If you haven't tried it, you don't know what you might be missing! SearchWin2000.com member Jane Amorim discovered its benefits after installing software that crashed her device drivers. She's also used it after removing spyware such as 'new dot net' that rendered her NIC helpless. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/tip/0,294276,sid1_gci918412_tax294659,00.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW CAN I REDUCE ROAMING PROFILE SIZE? | Ask Jerry Honeycutt Dear Jerry, How can I reduce roaming profile size? I want users to keep a profile of 15MB so that new software keeps the application data outside of the profile. Currently we use Windows NT and many users can't log out because new software like Netscape and Adobe puts a lot of data in the application folder of the roaming folder. >> CLICK for expert Jerry Honeycutt's response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/askTheExpertsAnswer/0,294272,sid1_gci940009_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: The Desktop Deployment Info Center ********* Visit the new Desktop Deployment Info Center on SearchWin2000.com! You'll find tips, webcasts, expert advice and other key resources focused on all aspects of managing Windows desktops -- direct from SearchWin2000.com and Microsoft. Topics covered include desktop deployment and migration strategies, performance, disk management, hardware administration, application management, security -- and much more. Explore the Desktop Deployment Info Center today! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/0,294261,sid1,00.html?track=NL-120 __________________________________________________________________ WHAT'S NEW! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TOP 10 TECH TIPS OF 2003 | Featured Topic Are you awash in technical information, but can never seem to find exactly what you need? This week's Featured Topic spotlights the 10 most read SearchWin2000.com technical tips from the past year. From AD to .pst's, the topics of these tips enticed you to click. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci939636,00.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WINDOWS 2000 SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION HANDBOOK | White Paper Need to manage Windows 2000 for maximum performance, reliability and value? The 'Windows 2000 System Administration Handbook' delivers the experience of three world-class Windows 2000 deployment and management experts. It's organized for reference, so you get enterprise-proven answers exactly when you need them. You'll also find complete, start-to-finish coverage of deploying Active Directory: planning, implementation and administration. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/whitepaperPage/0,293857,sid1_gci884121,00.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MICROSOFT'S TOP 10 CHALLENGES FOR 2004 | Article One of the industry's top Microsoft watchers, Kirkland, Wash.-based Directions on Microsoft, has released its annual list of Redmond's top 10 challenges for the new year. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci940203,00.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SANTA WANTS TO GIVE YOU A NEW CD/MP3 PLAYER! | Tip Contest Are our members really all out of tips or just too busy with the holidays? We didn't receive enough tips in November to give away our super duper contest prize so we're giving you another chance. 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