This Week: The FAQs of life

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Published by SearchWin2000.com  November 01, 2004 >> Receive this e-mail as text  >> About this e-mail   In this Issue >> From the Editor: Check out our new FAQ section! >> Featured Topic: Crash Course: Windows vs. Linux >> Expert Technical Advice: Featured Expert: Serdar Yegulalp, Management Tools and Solutions Site Exclusives: >>Ask Microsoft: When Windows crashes >>Optimizing MOM 2005 alert volume, part 1 >>Boo! Visit our spooky IT Word Puzzle Tip of the Week: Avoid boot-from SAN problems >> Site Highlights: Monitoring your IT infrastructure Server-based document exchange Searching for a job?  From the Editor: by Brent Sheets, Editor We may already have the answers to your questions before you even ask. We've assembled a collection of expert responses to readers most frequently asked questions. To get started, visit the FAQ homepage or go directly to the topic of your choice by clicking any of the links shown below. FAQ: Active Directory FAQ: Group Policy FAQ: Career and Certification FAQ: Desktop Administration FAQ: Management Tools FAQ: Network Management FAQ: OS Troubleshooting FAQ: Terminal Services FAQ: Server Administration FAQ: SMS & SUS FAQ: IIS and Web Administration We have a dozen leading Windows experts waiting to answer your toughest questions. If you don't see your question answered in the FAQ, be sure to visit our Ask the Expert feature and submit your own unique question. For the best response, please remember to provide enough detail. As usual, we've got a great line up of fresh Windows-related content coming your way each and every day this week, so be sure to stop by SearchWin2000.com for the latest news, commentary, articles and learning aids.  Featured Topic: Crash Course: Windows vs. Linux by Vandana Sharma, Assistant Editor Microsoft continues to try to convince customers that Windows is a better value proposition than Linux. Has Microsoft made its point or is Linux still a contender? You decide! Read more about this topic  Expert Technical Advice: Featured Expert: Serdar Yegulalp Categories: Management Tools and Solutions Dear Serdar, I am trying to implement a password policy for my entire domain. The problem is I have several POP3 users who never login to the domain. Is there a utility that will query the AD for users whose passwords will expire within x days and send an e-mail notification to them? Read Serdar's response. Site Exclusives: >> Ask Microsoft: When Windows crashes Microsoft executives answer your questions through SearchWin2000.com's "Ask Microsoft." In this installment, Microsoft support executive Gabriel Aul talks about the Windows Error Reporting service and how it interprets "crash patterns." >> Optimizing MOM 2005 alert volume, part 1 Microsoft has performed another blitz against the systems management arena, with the release of Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Solution Accelerators (SA). As free enhancements for all licensed installs, they noticeably increase MOM's value in the enterprise. >> Boo! Visit our spooky IT Word Puzzle This is no trick; we want to treat you to a spooky word search puzzle. But be warned! After Halloween, the puzzle will vanish like a ghost. Take a stab at it now or be haunted by the fact that you never tried. Tip of the Week: Booting from the SAN rather than a local drive makes servers easier to manage and (usually) faster to restore in the event of a problem. However, in the case of Windows, setting up to boot from a SAN is complex. So complex, in fact, that a Microsoft white paper on the subject recommends storage administrators consider the pros and cons carefully before even trying it. Read about the details in this tip. >> Avoid boot-from SAN problems  Site Highlights Monitoring your IT infrastructure This White Paper offers a new approach to monitoring that enables high service levels for a surprisingly low cost across your entire IT infrastructure. Download now! Server-based document exchange Download this White Paper and learn how a server-based document exchange solution can save your company time and money by effectively capturing, exchanging, and managing your document content for you. View today. Searching for a job? Check it out! Search no more, find hundreds of employment opportunities such as IT Manager or Network Administrator at the SearchWin2000.com Career Center. Administrator Tip Enter your e-mail and start receiving Administrator Tips. E-mail    Not a member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. Prevent spam scams This webcast will teach you how to prevent new spam and phishing techniques from impacting your network. Register today. Protect your e-mail View this webcast and learn about e-mail intrusion prevention, security policy enforcement for both in- and out-bound messages and attachments, and how to improve e-mail performance. Learn more. Learn about wireless This White Paper provides clarification on the various wireless offerings available in an effort to help ease the evaluation of a wireless solution. Click here.   A B O U T   T H I S   N E W S L E T T E R Contact us: SearchWin2000 Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494 This e-newsletter is published by SearchWin2000.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. TechTarget offers magazines, Web sites, e-newsletters, Webcasts and conferences for enterprise IT professionals. 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