Today's News: IFRAME fix issued, SP5 for Win2000 a no-go

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Title: Windows Week that Was

Published by SearchWin2000.com   December 03, 2004 >> Receive this e-mail as text   >> About this e-mail  ISSUE SPONSORED BY: >>  SearchWin2000.com Career Center: Click here to visit the Career Center today!  Top News of the Week  >>  IFRAME fix issued, SP5 for Win2000 a no-go SPONSORED BY: SearchWin2000.com Career Center Looking for a new job? Visit the SearchWin2000.com Career Center powered by Dice and find over 37,000 tech positions to choose from. And get the career resources you need to set yourself apart from other job seekers. Find training and certification resources, get help with your resume and more. Visit today! Click here to visit the Career Center today!  Headline  The three most overdue Windows fixes By Jonathan Hassell, Contributor We're nearing the end of another year and it's time to think of where we've gone and where we're going in the next 12 months. I'm sure there's a boardroom somewhere in Redmond where a conversation about Windows flaws is currently happening. What are the biggest flaws to fix? Where might we go from here? Click here for my take on the three most-needed fixes for Windows. Jonathan Hassell is author of "Hardening Windows." He is a systems administrator and IT consultant based in Raleigh, N.C. More on this topic: >  Out-of-cycle fix for IE IFRAME flaw >  'Rollup' replaces SP5 for Windows 2000 >  Bounty of free IT tools available >  Microsoft, Sun urge patience on joint products >  'Upgrade' option need not be a migration quagmire  Survival Tips for the Windows Manager   Chapter of the Week: 'Group Policy Objects (GPOs)' Need help managing or troubleshooting your GPOs? Then this chapter is for you. Get ready for an extensive run-down of various GPO-related problems and hands-on solutions to everything from GPO backup issues to applying stubborn GPO security filters. FAQ: Active Directory Got a question about Active Directory? It may have already been answered! Visit to see our list of frequently asked questions. If your question isn't in the list, you can send it to our expert. Learning Center: Data protection -- 10 tips in 10 minutes Protecting data is the most important part of your job, especially in the event of a hardware failure, accidental deletion, theft, fire, hurricane or other natural disaster. TRUE IT BLOOPERS Oops! True IT Blooper #162: Domestic distress call In an IT emergency, it is always the IT department that is expected to be first on the scene, but as J.T. explains, they are the first to be called even when there might be something a little hotter cooking...  Vent!  Do you think Microsoft should release a SP5 for Windows 2000 instead of an Update Rollup? Take our latest poll and then Sound Off below.   Contact Us   SENIOR NEWS EDITOR John Hogan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send me your news, press releases and product announcements. SENIOR SITE EDITOR Marilyn Cohodas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send me your original articles and best practices. SITE SALES MANAGER Mike Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact me to sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter.   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. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Today's News": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/unsubscribe?cid=498336&lid=430722&track=NL-118&ad=498336 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.