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[Focus]

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Dr. Bob's Gems
Learn about the Microsoft Browser Service, password-expiration messages, and timestamp updating.
 — Bob Chronister


Exchange Server Tips & Tricks
Determine space in the IS, export the GAL, move transaction logs, and understand mail queing.
 — Paul Robichaux


IIS Answers
Enable pass-through authentication, precede your URL with an icon, and recover a corrupted metabase.
 — Brett Hill


Registry Secrets
Use the registry to solve mysterious functionality problems, secure paging files, and more.
 — Kathy Ivens


SQL Server Solutions
Employ a fast data-load mechanism, transfer integers to event class names, view connections inside a transaction, and more.
 — Brian Moran


The Best of Daily Answers
Find out about Win2K software-compatibility problems, Setprfdc, and bloated roaming profiles.
 — Sean Daily

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[Feature]

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Changing Passwords over the Web
Examine how ADSI lets users change their passwords through a Web interface.
 — Ken Spencer


Customizing Unattended Win2K Installations
Manage the chaos inherent in installing and configuring client OSs on your network workstations.
 — Sean Daily


Hanging Out with the Classless Crowd
Learn how to subnet your network and master classless subnet notation.
 — Bill Heldman


IIS 5.0's Hidden Differences
Knowing IIS 5.0's secrets will make your upgrade more safe and secure.
 — Brett Hill


Win2K Task Scheduler
Use this new graphical tool to simplify task scheduling on local and remote computers.
 — Kathy Ivens , et al.

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[Reader Challenge]

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Reader Challenge
Want to test your know-how? Solve this month's Windows 2000 and Windows NT problem and gather the accolades of your peers.
 — Kathy Ivens

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[Reader to Reader]

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Changing Win2K Professional Computer Names
Discover a caveat a reader shares when trying to ghost an image to install Windows 2000 Professional on 25 workstations.
 — Readers

Remotely Control Any NT Machine
Learn how you can remotely control any NT machine that doesn't have a remote control program installed.
 — Readers

Useless Services in a Non-Networked NT 4.0 Workstation
Learn how to disable services on non-networked workstations and save memory and system resources.
 — Apostolos Fotakelis

Using Conditional Statements
Learn the value of the MS-DOS IF statement.
 — Readers

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[Editorial]

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Whistler Solves the Upgrade Dilemma
Find out why Whistler is a midtransition replacement on the way to .NET and why it's worth investigating.
 — Paul Thurrott

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[Outlook VBA on Demand]

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Deleting Recurring Appointments
Learn how to remove recurring appointment items and how to purge only items that occurred before a specific date.
 — Sue Mosher

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[ForefroNT]

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Product Delivery on the Internet
Is using the Internet as a deployment tool a good idea?
 — David Chernicoff

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[Product Reviews]

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ClusterX 3.0.1 for MSCS
ClusterX can help improve your management of MSCS clusters.
 — Tom Iwanski


HOBLink JWT 2.1
A Java-based Terminal Services client solution.
 — Jonathan Chau


MaX Compression 4.5
Make .zip or .exe compression of email attachments automatic.
 — John Green


PictureTaker Enterprise Edition 3.1
Keep the software on networked PCs up-to-date.
 — Rob Schenk

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[Lab Notes]

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The Problem with Pocket PCs
These little devices might be handy, but they have a long way to go before they're indispensable.
 — Ed Roth

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[Inside Out]

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Complete Your NAT Router
Mark completes the NAT router configuration. Plus--work around WFP!
 — Mark Minasi

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[This Old Resource Kit]

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Permcopy and Share.vbs File Server Migration Tools
Migrating to Win2K? These tools will help.
 — Mark Minasi

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[Tricks & Traps]

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Ask Dr. Bob
Automate security monitoring, rename default objects defining NT's user and kernel modes, compare running Oracle on NT versus running it on UNIX, and solve Win2K driver problems.
 — Bob Chronister


Daily Answers
Find the Logical Disk object in Win2K, restore the Server service's autotuning functionality, fix a Standby problem, and find server tools in Win2K.
 — Sean Daily

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[News Analysis]

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Lega Saga Continues
Microsoft wins a battle with the Supreme Court's decision to send the software company's case to the Court of Appeals.
 — Paul Thurrott

Microsoft Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Microsoft parties like it's...1975. The company celebrates 25 years and looks to the future.
 — Paul Thurrott

Microsoft Looks Past the PC for Future Profits
Can Microsoft really make money from .NET? The software giant has a few other tricks up its sleeve, just in case.
 — Paul Thurrott

Microsoft Spreads .NET over Future Releases
.NET Enterprise Servers might have made their appearance, but don't hold your breath for a full Microsoft .NET integration.
 — Paul Thurrott

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[Getting Started With Win2K]

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Creating User Accounts
Win2K changes the process for creating new user accounts.
 — Kathy Ivens

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[TOP 10]

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Win2K Command-Line Utilities
Take stock of Win2K's most valuable utilities that you run from the command line.
 — Michael Otey

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[Buyer's Guide]

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Fax Servers
The fax is alive and well with a wealth of options to serve large and small organizations.
 — John Green

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[Lab Comparative]

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Quota-Management Tools
The lab looks at four quota-management products to see how well they manage disk space and how successfully they ease your administrative burden.
 — Ed Roth

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[Windows 2000 Pro]

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Better than a Dual-Boot
Run two OSs on your computer with VMware.
 — John D. Ruley

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[Exchange & Outlook Troubleshooter]

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Clustering Exchange 2000, Part 2
With an understanding of Microsoft Cluster service under your belt, you're ready to take the next steps in planning an Exchange cluster deployment.
 — Jerry Cochran

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[Best Practices for Exchange]

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Troubleshooting Client Problems
When client problems arise, you don't need to give users the third degree--a few simple questions and diagnostic steps can increase the odds of a quick solution.
 — Paul Robichaux

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[Remote Possibilities]

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RAS Meets Terminal Services
Discover how Win2K's Terminal Services complements Outlook's Offline Files feature.
 — Sean Daily