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[Focus]

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Exchange 2000 Performance Planning
Exchange 2000's architectural improvements have a profound effect on performance. As you begin planning your Exchange 2000 implementation, take these hardware configuration tips to heart.
 — Tony Redmond , et al.


Measuring and Managing Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Application Performance
Learn how to measure and manage your NT Workstation 4.0 performance, and discover useful tools that can help you with performance problems.
 — Darren Mar-Elia


Web Server Load Balancers
Investigate how you can employ a Web server load balancer to improve your Web site's performance and availability.
 — Tao Zhou

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[Feature]

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15 Tips for Troubleshooting VPN Connections
Troubleshooting a VPN is complex because the data travels through many links. Check out these troubleshooting tips tailored to specific VPN connection problems.
 — Paula Sharick


Interpreting the NT Security Log
To use the Security Log, you need to understand three of the most important categories of security events: logon and logoff, object access, and process tracking.
 — Randy Franklin Smith


NTFS5 vs. FAT32
Meet Win2K’s new file systems, learn about their features, and find out how and when to use NTFS5 and FAT32.
 — Sean Daily


What's New in Windows 2000 Directory Replication?
A new and improved multiple-master scheme lets any domain controller receive directory changes and replicate them to other domain controllers.
 — L. J. Locher

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[Reader Challenge]

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Reader Challenge
Solve this month's Windows NT problem and get the change to win $100 or a copy of one of the author's books about NT. Prior month's winner is announced at bottom of page.
 — Kathy Ivens

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[Reader to Reader]

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Reader to Reader - April 2000
Share your NT discoveries, comments, problems, solutions, and experiences with products and reach out to other Windows NT Magazine readers (including Microsoft).
 — Readers

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[Editorial]

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Welcome to Windows 2000
Mark Smith shares some reader comments about their discoveries in using Windows 2000 on the desktop.
 — Mark Smith

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[Outlook VBA on Demand]

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Moving Incoming Items to Folders
Find out how to check for important incoming messages and move those messages from the Inbox to another folder.
 — Sue Mosher

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[ForefroNT]

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The Y2K Bug Bites
Not too many Y2K problems occurred, but the Y2K bug conjured up a rollover date that I hadn’t considered: January 8, 1601.
 — David Chernicoff

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[En Garde]

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Y2K: The Media Just Didn't Get It
Mark suggests a way to make up for the once-in-a-lifetime celebration you missed out on because you spent New Year's Eve at the office.
 — Mark Minasi

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[Internals]

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Inside Storage Management, Part 2
Storage architecture in Win2K has changed dramatically from NT 4.0, supporting the creation of advanced volumes and dynamic growth of existing volumes without reboots.
 — Mark Russinovich

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[Product Reviews]

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Blazer
An easy way to add needed storage.
 — Mark Weitz


InoculateIT 4.5
Vaccinating your network.
 — Jonathan Chau


Performance Gallery
Simplify networkwide performance monitoring and routine reporting.
 — John Green

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[Lab Notes]

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Wired for Management Standard
WfM specifications can help you save time and reduce costs.
 — Tom Iwanski

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[Inside Out]

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Linux: The Bad News
The most difficult part of using Linux is installing it, especially if you want to put it on a laptop.
 — Mark Minasi

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[Scripting Solutions]

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Extensible Markup Language
Discover how the new XML-based Windows Script file provides an improved and powerful scripting framework.
 — Bob Wells

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[SQL Server Savvy]

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Questions, Answers, and Tips About SQL Server
Investigate how to install multiple instances of SQL Server, use the TOP statement with a local variable, use UDFs in SQL Server 2000, store extended properties, and more.
 — Brian Moran , et al.

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[Watch Your RAS]

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WINS Weirdness Strikes Again
Beware this WINS-related bug that can foil your RAS clients’ name-resolution functionality.
 — Sean Daily

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[This Old Resource Kit]

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Ending Errant Processes
When Task Manager can’t end a process, bring out the Tlist and Kill commands.
 — Mark Minasi

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[Tricks & Traps]

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Ask the Doctor
Learn about IE and Outlook password problems, RAS dialing, unresponsive NT installations, evaluation-version determination, IntelliPoint installation in Win2K, WINS client miscommunication, and the boot.ini timeout value.
 — Bob Chronister

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[News Analysis]

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SCO Does the Thin-Client/Server Dance
SCO creates an inroad to the thin-client/server marketplace with Tarantella.
 — Barrie Sosinsky

The Sun Also Writhes
Java development has worked reasonably well in the past without a standards group governing it. What is Sun's commitment to Java standardization?
 — Barrie Sosinsky

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[TOP 10]

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Resource Kit Batch File Commands
Check out the best of a rich selection of utilities that you can incorporate into your batch files.
 — Michael Otey

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[Buyer's Guide]

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Uninterruptible Power Supplies
Find out what you need to look for when you choose your next UPS--it might just save your network.
 — Mark Weitz

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[Lab Comparative]

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Evaluating Windows Terminals
Some applications call for Windows terminals, but how do you evaluate them? This article explains and compares nine devices.
 — Christa Anderson

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[Windows 2000 Pro]

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Dual-Boot Blues
You might need to run two Windows OSs until more hardware and software supports Win2K. Here’s how to set them up.
 — John D. Ruley

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[Exchange & Outlook Troubleshooter]

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The Six Deadly Backup Sins
Learn how to avoid a disaster-recovery nightmare.
 — Paul Robichaux

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[Special Reports]

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BackOffice ERP & Beyond
This supplement highlights business management applications that run on the Microsoft BackOffice platform. This .pdf file requires Adobe Acrobat. Visit Adobe to download the reader.
 — Stewart McKie