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NEWS
Two betas planned for XP SP2, Microsoft says (SearchWin2000.com)
A final version of Windows XP Service Pack 2, a service pack with the feel of a full upgrade, will ship in the middle of 2004, a Microsoft executive said Tuesday.
NEWS
Gartner: IT spending still cautious (CNET)
Companies both large and small are spending less on IT in the fourth quarter than what they had previously budgeted, a sign that a big spending recovery in 2004 is unlikely, according to the analyst firm Gartner Inc.
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IT SURVIVAL KIT
The emergency repair process
Sometimes, a Windows 2000 PC just won't boot, for whatever reason. After you've tried everything else (alternate boot procedures, safe mode, etc.) you may have to go to the emergency repair process. Many tips leave it at that: Do an emergency boot. But then what? This tip offers some detailed info for the worst of all
situations.
ASK THE EXPERT
Remote Desktop use between Win2000 Pro machines
Dear Serdar:
I want to configure Remote Desktop to work between two Win2000 Pro machines. I can use Remote Desktop between Win2000 Pro and the Terminal Server with no trouble. How can I set it up to work between two Win2k Pro machines?
Click here to read Serdar Yegulalp's expert response
BEST WEB LINKS
Know-IT-ALL Quizzes
We don't want you to lose your edge, get rusty or stagnate. Remember what they say -- a rolling stone gathers no moss. That's why we've combined all of our past Know-IT-All Quizzes into this Best Web Links category. Try your hand at these quick tests, taken from tips we've featured on our site, and let us help you stay sharp and on your IT
toes.
CHAPTER OF THE WEEK
Active Directory Schema
This chapter from the book Inside Active Directory, by Sakari Kouti and Mika Seitsonen, describes the Active Directory data model and the way in which the rules of the schema enforce it. You can approach this chapter with three purposes: to understand how AD works behind the scenes; to enhance administration by learning (for
example, which attributes are indexed to make searches faster); and, to learn the tech background to extend the schema of your forest.
TIP CONTEST
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THE MISSING LINK
The Ebeneezer Scrooge IT test
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