This Week: An after-Thanksgiving Windows workout

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Published by SearchWin2000.com  November 29, 2004 >> Receive this e-mail as text  >> About this e-mail   In this Issue >> From the Editor: Check out our Learning Guides! >> Featured Topic: Ask Microsoft! See the answers we received >> Expert Technical Advice: Featured Expert: Bernie Klinder, OS Troubleshooting Site Exclusives: FAQ: Expert Advice Tip of the Week: A review of AD monitoring tools from the Resource Kit >> Site Highlights: White Paper Alerts newsletter Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Today's News newsletter  From the Editor: by Jennifer Luscomb, Assistant Editor Need a quick cram-session? Work off that stuffing by exercising your brain with our helpful learning guides. They can help you get up-to-speed fast! Our Terminal Services Learning Guide introduces you to terminal services and explains best practices for planning, installing and administering your Terminal Server. You'll find troubleshooting help, expert advice, articles, tutorials, tips, tools, White Papers and more. Considering Windows Server 2003? You're not alone. But how should you approach such a complex migration? How can you be sure you're getting the most out of your investment and avoid the pitfalls, all while keeping your system secure? In our Learning Guide on Migration to Windows Server 2003 we've gathered a wealth of helpful information to assist you through the process, from planning to post-implementation troubleshooting. Our Group Policy Learning Guide introduces you to Group Policy, explains best practices and pitfalls to avoid and provides troubleshooting help and advice. You'll find Group Policy articles, tutorials, tips, tools, white papers, expert advice and more. Active Directory is Microsoft's trademarked directory service. An integral part of the Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 architecture, AD will be one of the most challenging aspects of your Windows NT migration. In our Learning Guide on planning and designing your Active Directory we've gathered a wealth of information to get you up-to-speed quickly. Lastly, if you've designed, tested and rolled out Active Directory, we've gathered together our best AD administration and management resources for you. This Learning Guide on Managing your Active Directory will help you get the most out of all the new AD features and services.  Featured Topic: Ask Microsoft! See the answers we received by SearchWin2000.com Editors What if you could ask any of the top execs at Microsoft a question? SearchWin2000.com has been able to serve as a pipeline, and here are the latest user-submitted answers. Read more about this topic  Expert Technical Advice: Featured Expert: Bernie Klinder Categories: OS Troubleshooting Dear Bernie, I have computers that are publicly exposed and I need to make file security as tight as possible and preserve system functionality. What are the minimum user rights that I have to set to system drive? Read Bernie's response. Site Exclusives: >> FAQ: Expert Advice Visit the SearchWin2000.com FAQ for answers to the most commonly asked questions on Windows-related problems. Experts are standing by to answer your toughest questions. FAQ: Active Directory FAQ: Group Policy FAQ: Career & Certification FAQ: Desktop Administration FAQ: Management Tools FAQ: Network Management FAQ: OS Troubleshooting FAQ: Terminal Services FAQ: Server Administration FAQ: SMS & SUS FAQ: IIS & Web Administration Tip of the Week: All too often you may find yourself seeking a special tool to perform a specific task and come up lacking. One great low-cost tool is the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit. This tip by site expert James Michael Stewart provides a quick list of the AD specific tools in the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit and talks about its use and purpose. >> A review of AD monitoring tools from the Resource Kit  Site Highlights White Paper Alerts newsletter Keep up-to-speed with the latest additions to our White Paper library covering topics such as migration, security and systems management. Sign up here! Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Upgrade to the NEW Special Edition! The addition of Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server 2000 make this an ideal Web application development platform. Download today. Today's News newsletter Subscribe now. This daily roundup covers the top news stories about the Windows platform, Microsoft and other important developments for anyone working in the corporate IT field. Today's News Enter your e-mail and start receiving Today's News. E-mail    Not a member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. 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