Today's News: Microsoft's (sort of) extreme makeover

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May 19, 2004 Published by  SearchWin2000.com Today's News Issue Sponsored By: The new Patch Impact Manager from InstallShield IN THIS ISSUE: For Microsoft, image isn't everything (but it helps) The real ROI of Exchange Tearing away MS Office's tentacles More headlines Use crash dumps to troubleshoot hardware/OS issues The Missing Link: 'American Idol' voting slammed Ensure Your Windows Patch Deployments Run Smoothly The new Patch Impact Manager from InstallShield provides systems administrators with the only solution for full patch impact analysis. Only Patch Impact Manager analyzes the full impact of patches on the runtime file dependencies of your enterprise's applications, presenting every overlap for your review. Want to preview the contents of your patches and understand their full impact before you deploy them? Try Patch Impact Manager now! For Microsoft, image isn't everything (but it helps) [SearchWin2000.com] Customer perceptions about Microsoft on everything from security to customer relations have taken a positive turn over the past year, new research finds. MORE INFO: Read an overview of the 2004 Microsoft Report Card See how customers rate the quality of Microsoft's products The real ROI of Exchange [SearchExchange.com] Your return on investment checklist for Exchange 2003 should reach beyond the financials and delve into the technical benefits that provide a better total return, according to one expert. Tearing away MS Office's tentacles [SearchEnterpriseLinux.com] Network administrators with a Florida health care facility describe their recent OpenOffice implementation. More headlines [From around the Web] Google ready for clash with Microsoft (The New York Times) Betting on managed code (.NET Developer's Journal) Spam, viruses top messaging pros' woes (SearchCIO.com) Bad data haunts the enterprise (SearchCRM.com) TIPS: Use crash dumps to troubleshoot hardware/OS issues Microsoft has introduced a special function into the PS/2 keyboard mouse driver that allows users to manually initiate a BSOD/dump action. If a user is able to manually initiate a crash, the problem with the operating system which can be traced and debugged from the crash dump. Read this tip to find out how and why to perform this action. ASK THE EXPERTS: Windows 2000 keeps restarting itself Dear Roberta: Windows 2000 sometimes restarts suddenly by itself when I open a few windows. And the restart is not normally where the check desk state starts after reboot. This doesn't happen with my Windows 98 (I have Pentium II). Any ideas? Read Roberta Bragg's expert response. TOPICS: 'Maintenance and Troubleshooting' Think you know all there is to know about maintaining and troubleshooting Microsoft's newest IIS web servers? Check your understanding of critical HTTP error messages, IIS logging issues, event lots and other critical topics in this chapter from the book IIS 6 Administration, by Mitch Tulloch. The Missing Link: 'American Idol' voting slammed [E! Online] If you don't have three hours to waste, you might want to avoid voting for the next winner of Fox's hit show, "American Idol." A recent investigation into the show's telephone and text message voting process has revealed that phone phreakers are jamming the voting lines to influence the contest's results. Betting on the winners and losers for the glorified karaoke contest can apparently result in a big payday. Full Story 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 E-Newsletters! Select e-newsletters you would like to receive via e-mail! SearchWin2000: White Paper Alerts 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 "Today's News": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-118 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