=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Administrator Tip February 25, 2004
Essential tips and tricks for Administrators. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Free Download: Monitor Your Entire Infrastructure with ONE Solution http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,25223,00.htm?track=NL-120&argentsoftware - Automate FAX FROM EXCHANGE - FREE ROI Analysis http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,25224,00.htm?track=NL-120&eskersoftware =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Building boot floppies for Windows XP installations - Removing SPs and hotfixes that leave Win2k unbootable - When Win XP won't boot after a new device or service install - Ask Serdar Yegulalp: Can I remove the boot-up menu from Win2k? 2. WHAT'S NEW! - Article: NetPro tool tracks Active Directory changes - Featured Topic: Windows code leak? Who cares? - Opinion: Anatomy of an intellectual property theft - Tip Contest: The clock is ticking! Submit your tip today! ___________________________________________________________________ ****************Sponsored by Argent Software******************** Are you looking for a solution that can monitor your entire infrastructure and not cost you a fortune? The Argent Guardian monitors servers, applications, SNMP-compliant devices, and overall network health at a fraction of the cost of framework solutions. Using a patented Agent-Optional architecture, it is installed and monitoring in hours. To see why leading firms like AT&T and Nokia rely on the Argent Guardian, download a FREE copy today: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,25223,00.htm?track=NL-120&argentsoftware __________________________________________________________________ BUILDING BOOT FLOPPIES FOR WIN XP INSTALLATIONS | Serdar Yegulalp The standard and most commonly-employed method for installing Windows XP, both Home and Professional, involves booting the installation CD and running the install program from it. In a few cases, however, booting from CD may not be possible or practical -- for instance, if the system in question does not support CD booting, or if the installation image for whatever reason is not bootable. If there is no recourse to the original media, a boot floppy may be the only viable solution. >> CLICK for the full expert tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/tip/0,294276,sid1_gci951925.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= REMOVE SPs AND HOTFIXES THAT LEAVE WIN2K UNBOOTABLE | Serdar Yegulalp Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows 2003 Service Packs and hotfixes are usually designed to fix problems, not aggravate them. Unfortunately, some hotfix or Service Pack installations have been known to damage a system to the point where it will not boot correctly. What should you do then? >> CLICK here for the full expert tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci944361,00.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHEN XP WON'T BOOT AFTER A NEW DEVICE OR INSTALL | Bill Downey If you install a service or hardware device that is not compatible with Windows XP, you might receive an error message when you try to restart the computer. This message refers to the service or file (device driver) that's causing the problem. Here's what to do in order to get Windows to start. >> CLICK here for the full member-submitted tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci945967,00.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN I REMOVE THE BOOT-UP MENU FROM WIN2K? | Ask Serdar Yegulalp Dear Serdar, I'm having a problem with an error caused by a failure during reinstalling Windows 2000. After the reinstall failed, I got a boot-up menu with a choice of "Windows 2000 Setup or Windows 2000." How do I remove the boot-up menu and have my computer just normally boot up? >> CLICK for Serdar's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/askTheExpertsAnswer/0,294272,sid1_gci946987_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 ___________________________________________________________________ *************************Sponsored by Esker*********************** Automate FAX FROM EXCHANGE - FREE ROI Analysis Do you send important documents via fax or manually fax documents generated by business applications? Let Esker Fax (TM) save you time and money! 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WHO CARES? | Featured Topic SearchWin2000 members are voting 2-1 that the recent Windows source code leak is irrelevant to admins. Check out our recent survey and all the related news about Microsoft's shared source initiative. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci951178,00.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ANATOMY OF AN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THEFT | Opinion A leak hasn't gained this much attention since the Titanic slipped beneath the waves. But don't look for the leak of Windows source code to sink Microsoft. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/columnItem/0,294698,sid1_gci951584,00.htmL?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE CLOCK IS TICKING! SUBMIT YOUR TIP TODAY! | Tip Contest February is just about over -- did you submit a tip yet? 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