Today's News: An XP SP2 pre-installation checklist

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October 19, 2004 Published by  SearchWin2000.com Today's News NEWS     TOPICS     ITKNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE     TIPS     ASK THE EXPERTS     WEBCASTS     WHITE PAPERS     Issue Sponsored By:   > Windows Job Opportunities! IN THIS ISSUE:   >  Checklist: XP Service Pack 2 pre-installation   >  Microsoft gets physical on processor prices   >  Microsoft messaging client rings up telephony   >  More headlines   >  Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer V1.2.1   >  Securing computers using Group Policy Objects (GPOs) - Expert Webcast   >  'Configuring IP Security'   >  The Missing Link: Cell phone jammers mean 'no service' at church service Checklist: XP Service Pack 2 pre-installation [SearchWin2000.com] Bernie Klinder, a Microsoft MVP and technology consultant, provides a pre-installation checklist to help you prepare and plan for a trouble-free XP Service Pack 2 installation. MORE INFO: > See more IT checklists like this one > Visit the Windows Learning Center   Windows Job Opportunities! Gain immediate access to thousands of Windows job listings at the SearchWin2000.com Career Center powered by Dice. Make your job search easier with our Career Center resources. Sign up today!   Microsoft gets physical on processor prices [SearchWin2000.com] With the coming wave of dual-core and multi-core processors from Intel and AMD, Microsoft pledges to charge customers only on a per-physical-processor basis, throwing down a pricing challenge to the likes of IBM and Oracle. Microsoft messaging client rings up telephony [SearchExchange.com] The software maker has outlined its plans for Istanbul, a product that aims to give users a single view of Outlook, instant messaging and even traditional telephone networks. More headlines [From around the Web] Protecting your network this cold and flu season (myITforum.com) McNealy: Microsoft integration work slow going (CNET News.com) TIP OF THE DAY:  Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer V1.2.1 Microsoft has released a new version of their Baseline Security Analyzer tool, developed in conjunction with Shavlik Technologies. The MBSA (as it's commonly abbreviated) is a utility that performs security assessments on one or many different machines and produces detailed reports about its findings. UPCOMING WEBCAST:  Securing computers using Group Policy Objects (GPOs) - Expert Webcast On October 28 at 12:00 EDT, Derek Melber, consultant, author and speaker, will look at the different areas of a GPO that allow for security configurations, how to use security templates to configure security and how to properly design the Active Directory to allow for the use of GPOs for security. Register for this Expert Webcast now! CHAPTER OF THE WEEK:  'Configuring IP Security' You are no doubt familiar with IPSec and its many benefits, but are you taking full advantage of its features? IPSec provides complete end-to-end security - if you configure it right, that is. Learn how in this in-depth chapter! Cell phone jammers mean 'no service' at church service [Associated Press] Jamming in church? You bet -- and lots of it. Four churches in Monterrey, Mexico -- tired of the modern-day mating call known as the cell phone ring -- have installed cell phone jammers behind pictures of the Madonna and statues of saints, thus offering sanctuary to worshippers tired of hearing noisy Nokias during Mass. The practical technology has tactical origins -- it helped Israeli security forces thwart phone-triggered bombings. And even though the private use of cell phone blockers is illegal in the U.S., you've got to wish the technology were "coming to a theater near you." 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: Tips from our experts 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 Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494