SQL Server Magazine November 2001
[Focus]
This task is well suited to scripting-based automation--and provides a great opportunity to learn about different scripting capabilities.
By Don Jones
To help catch a PC-parts burglar operating after hours, Dick's company used a Perl script to ping desktop machines and notify security if one stopped responding.
By Dick Lewis
Disk-imaging software, Microsoft's Sysprep utility, and a WSH script are your keys to an easy Win2K rollout.
By Don Baker
[Feature]
Find out how to prepare a carefully thought-out plan and implement AD schema extensions--without getting in over your head.
By Alain Lissoir
Microsoft defines a service as a program, routine, or process that performs a specific system function to support other programs. Learn how to best manage these supporting players.
By Jordan Ayala
[Reader to Reader]
Discover how one reader uses batch files for easy remote computing.
By Readers
Find out the little-known feature of the /f batch file command.
By Readers
One reader shares his solution for defragmenting a hard disk in Windows 2000 without using explicit administrative rights.
By Readers
Learn about a bug in Windows 2000 Server that causes the router to make random calls every 4 hours.
By Readers
[Editorial]
Paul Thurrott shares why XP isn't quite so scary and why you should consider upgrading to this latest release.
By Paul Thurrott
[Lab Notes]
The increasing affordability of Gigabit Ethernet has implications for the desktop as well as for network backbones.
By Tom Iwanski
[This Old Resource Kit]
Mark explains how your DCs keep track of AD updates on other DCs.
By Mark Minasi
[Tricks & Traps]
Find out how to recover a password-protected document when you've forgotten the password.
By Sean Daily
Can you rid your notebook system of an unwanted OS?
By Bob Chronister
Learn how you can tell whether a particular Windows 2000 domain controller (DC) is also a Global Catalog (GC) server.
By Sean Daily
Discover how to move files into open folders or running applications.
By Sean Daily
Find out how to solve a known bug with Logitech's Cordless iTouch Keyboard.
By Sean Daily
Find out how Win2K's NTFS5 deals with fragmentation.
By Bob Chronister
If you've been getting mysterious Dr. Watson errors, discover why your hardware might not be the problem.
By Bob Chronister
Find out about a simple solution when a PDC and BDC are out of sync.
By Bob Chronister
When is Fdisk not enough?
By Bob Chronister
Discover how to remove all FrontPage related files off your system once and for all.
By Sean Daily
Learn how to rid your computer of Windows NT 4.0 once and for all.
By Sean Daily
Can Win2K have its NAT and your L2TP over IPSec, too?
By Bob Chronister
[Getting Started With Win2K]
Too many administrative tasks getting you down? Delegate!
By Kathy Ivens
[TOP 10]
To keep up-to-date about security vulnerabilities and fixes, take advantage of these impressive Internet resources.
By Michael Otey
[Buyer's Guide]
Automate recurring operations.
By John Green
[Exchange & Outlook Troubleshooter]
Real-world deployments are the best teachers.
By Tony Redmond
[Mobile & Wireless]
Looking for a wireless service for your Windows CE device? Find out what's hot and what's not about OmniSky 2.0.
By John D. Ruley
[Letters to the Editor]
Readers share their thoughts on Outlook 2000 security, an Antigen advertisement in the magazine, and where to find Wntipcfg.
By Readers , et al.
[WinInfo]
Microsoft admits that not all of it's Hotmail servers have switched to 100 percent Windows.
By Paul Thurrott
Microsoft Group Vice President Jim Allchin shares the nuts and bolts behind XP.
By Paul Thurrott
Learn Microsoft's strategy for picking product code names.
By Paul Thurrott
A Microsoft manual takes its place among great literature in an Egyptian library.
By Paul Thurrott
Sun Microsystems' Sun Ray 1 workstations suffer from a hardware glitch, resulting in smoke and popping sounds.
By Paul Thurrott
[Snap Stats]
Several studies find that many consumers don't trust the Web with their credit card information.
By Elliot King
Although only about half what it was last year, demand for IT workers will still well outstrip supply in 2001.
By Elliot King
As more people use IM and have access to Microsoft's IM service in XP, corporate IT staffs will have to set policies for its use.
By Elliot King
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