This Week: Get ready for XP SP2

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Published by SearchWin2000.com  August 16, 2004 >> Receive this e-mail as text  >> About this e-mail   In this Issue >> From the Editor: Introducing SearchWindowsSecurity.com! >> Featured Topic: Get ready for XP SP2 >> Expert Technical Advice: Featured Expert: Paul Hinsberg, Active Directory and Migration Site Exclusives: >>Microsoft reportedly working on licensing revamp >>Consultant offers checklist for Microsoft license negotiations >>Throttling load time on self-starting programs Tip of the Week: Windows security strategy >> Site Highlights: Webcast: Get a handle on spam with Exchange 2003 White Paper: Building a backup strategy for SMBs White Paper: Fax Servers: Why you need one; solving fax headaches with easy-to-use solutions  From the Editor: by April Livermore, Marketing Manager We'd like to announce the launch of SearchWindowsSecurity.com, a sister site to SearchWin2000.com! As the leading source for tactical expert advice and news about securing Windows systems, SearchWindowsSecurity.com is designed to help IT professionals who are working in the trenches of Windows administration, deployment and infrastructure security to: Identify domain, local and account level weaknesses. Address security concerns before breaches occur. And recover quickly in the event that they do. Our security experts and educational resources will offer how-to advice, essential tips and best practices for hardening Windows systems and securing valuable company information. The SearchWindowsSecurity.com news team will report timely information about security issues and trends related to the Windows operating system and security vulnerabilities within the Microsoft application stack. Site features include: Step-by-step checklists from Windows security guru Roberta Bragg to help set up, harden and maintain security in Windows environments. Ask the Windows Security Experts: Share your toughest Windows security questions with our panel of experts, featuring author Roberta Bragg and consultant Kevin Beaver. Windows Security Advisor: Receive technical articles, advice and news about Windows security techniques, tools and best practices in this newsletter, delivered Tuesday through Thursday. Book excerpt series: Collections of tips excerpted from top Windows security books written by authors including Roberta Bragg, Keith Brown, Paul Cooke and many others, coming soon! Directory of links to Windows security resources hand-picked by our editors from around the Web and much more! Take a quick second now to update your profile to register for these informative free newsletters and features of SearchWindowsSecurity.com, the latest addition to TechTarget's Windows family of sites. -April Livermore  Featured Topic: Get ready for XP SP2 by Matt Danielsson, Associate Editor Microsoft's long-delayed XP SP2 is expected to become available by the end of this month. Learn more about what XP SP2 means for you here. Read more about this topic  Expert Technical Advice: Featured Expert: Paul Hinsberg Categories: Active Directory and Migration Dear Paul, I'm upgrading/migrating from Win2K to Win2003 and retiring all old servers in the process. I don't like the forest name and domain name of our Win2k AD and would like to make the internal and external DNS namespace the same. I would like to bring up the new servers in a pristine forest and move user and computer accounts over. Is this a good idea? Can you recommend a good tool for moving accounts and users from one forest to another? Read Paul's response. Site Exclusives: >> Microsoft reportedly working on licensing revamp Redmond has hired a consultant to help restructure its oft-criticized software licensing program, according to an expert who has worked on both sides of a Microsoft negotiating table. >> Consultant offers checklist for Microsoft license negotiations Scott Braden, an independent consultant based in the Dallas area, recently released the e-book "Microsoft License Secrets." In the second of a two-part interview, Braden talks about software audits, who should be on your negotiating team, and provides his checklist for a successful negotiation. >> Throttling load time on self-starting programs Most users and administrators are familiar with the Startup folder in Windows, which holds shortcuts for programs to be launched when a user logs in. On systems that don't receive much fine-tuning, the Startup folder is often very crowded. Site expert Serdar Yegulalp provides a helpful suggestion. Tip of the Week: If you want to have any hope of keeping your Windows boxes secure you have to have a well-reasoned strategic approach. Read this tip to learn more about the most common attack vectors for Windows machines and how they threaten your system's security. >> Windows security strategy  Site Highlights Webcast alert Get a handle on spam with Exchange 2003 Attend this webcast and learn how to use the anti-spam features in Exchange Server 2003 to reduce the amount of unwanted e-mail entering your messaging infrastructure. White paper alert Building a backup strategy for SMBs The guidelines in this white paper can help SMBs establish a reliable backup strategy that protects data and guarantees quick, easy and accurate restores. White paper alert Fax Servers: Why you need one; solving fax headaches with easy-to-use solutions Turn common fax "headaches" into easy-to-use business communications. This guide identifies common fax problems including: * Efforts to reduce dependence on paper. * Retiring the fax machine. * Unifying fax with e-mail as well as other popular applications and distributing information quickly and easily. Windows IT Software Downloads Enter your e-mail and start receiving Windows IT Software Downloads. E-mail    Not a member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. Visit our new site! Visit SearchWindowsSecurity.com today! Get expert advice from security guru Roberta Bragg. And, find tips, news, white papers and more designed to help IT pros working in the trenches of Windows administration, deployment and infrastructure security. Visit today. Do you Know-IT-all? Test your skills in our Know-IT-all Chapter Quiz. 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