Administrator Tip: Bridging NTBACKUP's shortcomings

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March 31, 2004 Published by  SearchWin2000.com Administrator Tips Issue Sponsored By: Free Trial Offer: Better performance, response time and control with TScale IN THIS ISSUE: Bridging NTBACKUP's shortcomings Did Microsoft make the grade? The command-line DISKPART utility in Windows Bernie's Books: 'WS 2003 -- A Beginner's Guide' Get Up2Speed: Office 2003 Are your terminal servers operating at peak performance? Or do users suffer from system sluggishness and poor response time due to CPU spikes, runaway (rogue) applications and un-optimized applications? Gain control with TScale for better response times and increased capacity! Click here for your free 30-day trial! Bridging NTBACKUP's shortcomings [Serdar Yegulalp] The Windows NTBACKUP utility, provided free with Windows 2000, 2003 and XP, can perform backups of system files as well as the Registry and system state. Unfortunately, NTBACKUP cannot split backups across multiple drives or removable media. Find out how to work around this limitation. MORE INFO: Click here for the full expert tip. Did Microsoft make the grade? [SearchWin2000.com editors] Did Redmond finally get trustworthy computing right with the release of Window Server 2003? Has Redmond addressed your security concerns over the past 12 months? Is your company looking more seriously at Linux as a competitor to Windows on the server? Take this 10-minute survey and help SearchWin2000.com editors prepare Microsoft's report card for 2004. The command-line DISKPART utility in Windows [Serdar Yegulalp] DISKPART is a command-line utility for manipulating disk partitions in Windows 2000, Windows XP Home/Professional and Windows 2003 Server. Here's a rundown of its most common commands. Bernie's Books: 'WS 2003 -- A Beginner's Guide' [Bernie Klinder] Windows Server 2003: A Beginner's Guide gives novices just enough information to get themselves in trouble. NEWS: Tighter code part of MS security effort, Gates says Microsoft chairman Bill Gates offered some specifics on security, as well as a boost for business-process modeling, during a session at the Gartner Symposium ITxpo. ASK THE EXPERTS: Users unable to change passwords after joining a domain Dear Bernie Klinder, After installing Windows 2003 Server (Standard Edition) and promoting the Server as a Domain Controller, I joined Windows 2000 Professional Clients to that domain. After that I realized that a user was not able to change his/her password. No matter what I try, the users cannot change their password. Any ideas? TOPICS: Get Up2Speed: Office 2003 Weighing a move to Office 2003? This administrator's guide outlines the pros, cons and pitfalls you may encounter along the way. Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Free Newsletters! Select newsletter you would like to receive via e-mail! SearchWin2000: Certification Tip Not a Member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by SearchWin2000.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Administrator Tips": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-120&ad=479374 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: SearchWin2000 MemberServices 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494