Administrator Tip: Troubleshooting external Firewire/1394 or USB 2.0 hard drives

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May 26, 2004 Published by  SearchWin2000.com Administrator Tips Issue Sponsored By: RTO Software Download a "tool that would greatly benefit any admin" IN THIS ISSUE: Troubleshooting external Firewire/1394 or USB 2.0 hard drives Remapping keys in Windows 2000 and XP Adding Safe Mode option to boot menu FTP default homes The 2004 Microsoft Report Card RTO Software RTO Software would like to invite you to download the free white paper: "Conquering Rogue Application Behavior in a Terminal Server Environment" to learn how you can beat the plague of rogue applications to boost end user satisfaction (SLA). Explore the technology hundreds of IT Managers have deployed (TScale) to get up to 30% or more additional concurrent users per server while controlling application behavior! Click Here to get your free copy today! Troubleshooting external Firewire/1394 or USB 2.0 hard drives [Serdar Yegulalp] Many problems have been reported with external hard drives, ranging from data corruption to total system freeze-ups when copying large amounts of data. There is no one reason for these problems, but rather a galaxy of possibilities. Read about some of the potential problems and their solutions in this tip. Remapping keys in Windows 2000 and XP [Serdar Yegulalp] Windows 2000, XP and 2003 Server have the ability to remap incoming keystrokes through a registry entry. Key mappings affect all users and cannot be changed on a user-by-user basis. Find out more about key mappings in this tip. Adding Safe Mode option to boot menu [Mark Mills] This user-submitted tip offers a file that gives a straightforward way to get into Safe Mode. FTP default homes [David Dillon] Do you have users struggling with directory changes once they FTP to your server? This user-submitted tip explains a way to put them in the correct directory by default. NEWS: TechEd to focus on firewall, spam filter Unless it has a surprise in store, expect Microsoft's TechEd conference to be heavy on the "how-to" and light on the "gee whiz." TNT Software's ELM Enterprise Manager Looking for a real-time monitoring toolset that will save you time and improve your productivity? Read Eric Johnson's review in MCP Magazine calling ELM Enterprise Manager "an easy-to-use, flexible tool that would greatly benefit any admin's monitoring strategy". To experience how ELM Enterprise Manager will benefit you, click the link and download your FREE 30 day full featured eval copy of ELM. TOPICS: The 2004 Microsoft Report Card Do the latest ratings surprise you? If so we'd love to hear why! Also be sure to check out last year's survey. TOPICS: Know-IT-All Chapter Quiz: Can you handle the challenge? So you think you know a thing or two about Windows Server 2003, eh? We challenge you to test your skills by taking our new quiz! Download the Chapter of the Week, take the quiz and send us your score. You may win a free copy of this week's featured book, "Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Unleashed, 2nd edition" by Rand Morimoto et al. 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: 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 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