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[Focus]

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Deploying IE with IEAK
IEAK lets you easily deploy IE to users throughout your environment, reducing your stress level and browser-related support costs.
 — Douglas Toombs


Microsoft's New SysPrep Tool
SysPrep is a SID generator you can use to clone systems in four steps.
 — Mark Joseph Edwards


SMS Installer
SMS lets you automatically distribute software packages to client computers, and SMS Installer helps you build customized software packages for SMS to distribute.
 — Michael D. Reilly


Software Licensing with License Manager
Fines for software-licensing violations are high. Make sure you know how to properly license and manage software in your enterprise.
 — Paula Sharick


Using the Outlook 98 Deployment Kit
The ODK lets you create a customized installation of Outlook 98. Here's a guide to the ODK's five-stage configuration.
 — Sean Daily

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Beeline to the Repository Honey Pot
Repositories have yet to become popular, but several companies are vying for market position. See what the repository industry can do for you.
 — Karen Watterson


Inside Email Attachments
Examine the main factors that facilitate and complicate message tranfer over the Internet.
 — Kendall Wright


IP Multicast and Your Network
IP multicast lets you transmit information to multiple destinations with one data stream. Here are the basics of IP multicast technology.
 — Tao Zhou


Linux and the Enterprise
A respected internals expert explains why Linux is not yet ready for enterprise computing.
 — Mark Russinovich


Putting Terminal Server to Work
Use Terminal Server to enhance your network's NT functionality.
 — Richard Harrison


SP4's Profile Quota Manager
Service Pack 4's disk quota tool lets you control how much server disk space a user can use.
 — Mark Minasi


Using XML to Build Internet Solutions
XML is a great new data transfer mechanism. Here's how it works.
 — Ken Spencer

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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 1999
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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Storage Area Networks
Solve network storage problems.
 — Mark Smith

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[ForefroNT]

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Disk Failures Hit Hard
Avert unrecoverable failures.
 — David Chernicoff

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[En Garde]

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How to Get the Bugs out of Software
Consumers need to take on software pest control.
 — Mark Minasi

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[Product Reviews]

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Archivist 1.1
Archive email information.
 — Michael P. Deignan


CAGE 2.3
Prevent malicious applications on your network.
 — Mark Joseph Edwards


Deskpro EN
400MHz Celeron debuts in a desktop workstation.
 — Brian Gallagher


DirectManage
Manage directories from one console.
 — Michael P. Deignan


Domain Assistant 4.0
This security-maintenance tool handles the grunt work.
 — William Wong


Manage Exec. 5.5
Alerts you of potential downtime.
 — Michael P. Deignan


netDeploy 4.0
Distribute applications across a network.
 — Michael P. Deignan


Sysload 4.0
Store data for future analysis and forecasting.
 — Michael P. Deignan


TFT8000
High-resolution flat panel monitor for tomorrow's workstations.
 — Brian Gallagher

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[Lab Notes]

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Learning the Hard Way
Speaking from (unpleasant) experience, one Lab Guy explains how you can give your network a basic, no-hassle level of security.
 — John Green

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[Inside Out]

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DNS Disaster Recovery
Create one file and copy a few others, and you'll be ready for a DNS server failure.
 — Mark Minasi

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[Getting Started with NT]

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Configuring DHCP
DHCP seems complicated, but learning about it will save you time in the long run. Let DHCP make your job easier.
 — Michael D. Reilly

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[Scripting Solutions]

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Systems Management Panacea
Scripts can use Microsoft's WMI technology to automate many administrative chores.
 — Bob Wells

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[SQL Server Savvy]

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Questions, Answers, and Tips About SQL Server
Learn about capturing Performance Monitor statistics, the fastest data import method, adding stored error logs, and finding SQL Server 7.0 online resources.
 — Brian Moran , et al.

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[Watch Your RAS]

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WINS and RAS Foibles
Prevent RAS problems by accounting for these WINS and RAS gotchas.
 — Sean Daily

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[This Old Resource Kit]

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Supplement Three
In the radition of resouse kits, Supplement Three offers a few neat tools.
 — Mark Minasi

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[Tricks & Traps]

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Ask Dr. Bob Your NT Questions
Learn about PDC and BDC synchronization, ISP large-file transfer limitations, and UDFs and unattended NT installations.
 — Bob Chronister

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[TOP 10]

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Network Diagnostic Commands
The author lists 10 of his favorite diagnostic commands.
 — Michael Otey

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[Lab Feature]

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GNN1000 Host Adapter vs. a 10/100 Ethernet NIC
The Lab tests the data-mirroring speed of GigaNet's GNN1000 Host Adapter and a 10/100 PCI Ethernet card to find out how fast each device replicates data without causing higher latency, higher CPU utilization, and slower network response times.
 — Jonathan Cragle


Networked Video Solutions
This month, the Lab reviews a tool set that lets you create, edit, and broadcast video over your network and PCI card that tunes in your network to the TV.
 — Brian Gallagher


OpSession 2.1
OpSession 2.1 offers Windows-based host support, multiplatform viewer support, and Help desk software integration to provide a complete support solution.
 — William Wong


Storage Resource Manager 3.0 Enterprise Edition
Manage disk-space usage across your network from any Web browser with this advanced client/server software.
 — Michael P. Deignan