Paula Sharick
   


Paula Sharick is contributing editor and online columnist for Windows IT Pro and a consultant specializing in Windows configuration, support, and security.
Email address: paula@windowsitpro.com

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March 4, 2003

Win2K File Rename Bug Fix; a Win2K DNS Update; a Problem Involving Incoming TCP Connections; and More This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

Read about a Win2K file-rename bug, a DNS update, a problem with incoming TCP connections, and a spooler service bug.

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February 4, 2003

Post-SP3 FRS Update Polishes Performance; and First 2003 Security Hotfix This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

Microsoft releases a post-Win2K SP3 FRS tune-up that addresses several inefficiencies in the original replication model, and the company issues the first security hotfix of 2003 to eliminate a buffer overflow condition.

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July 23, 2002

The Perils of UPnP This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

Learn how UPnP traffic from you XP machines can clog your firewall log and how to eliminate this traffic.

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June 18, 2002

SQL Server SP2 Problems, Slow Open/Save Operations, EFS and Password Changes This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

Paula Sharick discusses problems with SQL Server SP2 environments that also run RRAS with NAT or ICS, a bug in Win2K that causes delays in Open and Save operations, and a Catch-22 that occurs when you use encryption to secure your files.

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June 4, 2002

Lost Security Audit Records; Privilege Elevation Vulnerability; Defrag and Password Complexity Errors This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

Paula Sharick discusses a problem that might cause you to lose security audit records, a serious privilege elevation vulnerability in the Windows 2000 debugger, a password comlexity problem, and a bogus disk defrag error.

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May 7, 2002

SP3 Approaches; New MBSA Tool This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

Paula Sharick has reason to believe SP3 will ship shortly and she also discusses the MBSA security auditing tool.

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April 30, 2002

Two Security Bug Fixes; NTFS Blue Screen; and Cleaning Up After a Bad Print Driver This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

Paula sharick discusses fixes for two security-auditing bugs, a blue-screen problem with NTFS, and cleaning up your sytem after a bad print driver.

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April 2, 2002

MSN Messenger Sends Endless UPnP Packets; Endless Loop with XP's Error-Reporting Feature This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

Paula Sharick discusses the problems that result when a user installs MSN Messenger and a possible endless loop that occurs with XP's error-reporting component.

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April 2002

Security Auditing and Event-Log Sleuthing This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

Paula Sharick shows you how to use resource kit tools AuditPol and Dumpel to expedite changes to security auditing and reduce the time it takes to isolate critical events in your system's event logs.

Windows IT Security

February 19, 2002

New Multiprocessor Issues; More Desktop Shortcuts This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

Paula Sharick discusses a post-SP2 FRS update, issues that apply to multiprocessor systems, a Recycle Bin problem, and more.

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December 2001

Hfnetchk: Microsoft's New Hotfix Tool This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

Microsoft's new tool, Hfnetchk, simplifies the process of auditing and installing security hotfixes on your network system.

Windows IT Security

December 12, 2000

NT 4.0 Replication Issue; Various Win2K Fixes This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

Paula Sharick describes a Windows NT 4.0 replication problem and fixes for a Task Scheduler bug, a logon script bug, and more.

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October 19, 1999

A Netbt Blue Screen, a Winlogon Bug Fix, and Other Fixes This article is only available to subscribers. Sign up now and get instant access!

Columnist Paula Sharick reports on several fixes she uncovered during her regular scouring of the Microsoft Support Online article database.

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