http://www.sqlmag.com/authors/author/author/5420999/rsscomment/5420999en-USFri, 25 May 2012 11:10:06 GMTFri, 25 May 2012 11:10:06 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/servermagic-3-0#commentsAnchorSat, 05 Mar 2011 01:02:58 GMT
More about Server Magic]]>liuSat, 05 Mar 2011 01:02:58 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/servermagic-3-0#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/servermagic-3-0#commentsAnchorSat, 05 Mar 2011 01:01:29 GMT
Since being acquired by Symantec, Server Magic has not been upgraded. So it is not possible for Server Magic to extend, resize server partition under any advanced Operating System, such as Windows 2003, 2008, etc.

There are many Server Magic alternatives for the new Server operating system, for example, acronis disk director, partition master, partition wizard, partition assistant, etc. See http://www.partition-magic-server.com/partition-magic/server-magic.html]]>liuSat, 05 Mar 2011 01:01:29 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/servermagic-3-0#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/winfax-pro-8-0#commentsAnchorSun, 20 Apr 2008 18:08:00 GMT
CANT READ ANY ANSWER.....WHAT A WASTE OF TIME]]>FREDSun, 20 Apr 2008 18:08:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/winfax-pro-8-0#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/winfax-pro-8-0#commentsAnchorSat, 16 Jul 2005 12:41:43 GMT
I have installed winfax pro 8 on my WInXP computer. It does work but talkworks does not work at all nor does the live update. symantec webpage does not give any reference to winfax 8. It only says that winfax 9 is not supported. are the no pages that have the latest updates (be it form 1990) lying around so that we (who do not update our software that works every decade) can at least use the product when we are forced to change our computers.]]>Anonymous User Sat, 16 Jul 2005 12:41:43 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/winfax-pro-8-0#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/training-and-certification2/nt-school-mcse-boot-camp#commentsAnchorThu, 07 Jul 2005 09:00:08 GMT
http://www.kosovo.undp.org/tenders/tenders.asp]]>Anonymous User Thu, 07 Jul 2005 09:00:08 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/training-and-certification2/nt-school-mcse-boot-camp#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/netcracker-designer-2-0#commentsAnchorThu, 12 May 2005 09:28:13 GMT
Crap]]>Anonymous User Thu, 12 May 2005 09:28:13 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/netcracker-designer-2-0#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/winfax-pro-8-0#commentsAnchorThu, 17 Mar 2005 09:01:47 GMT
I cannot install WinFax Pro 8.0 on Windows XP Professional machine. Does anybody know how to install it ? Or I need a higher version ?]]>Anonymous User Thu, 17 Mar 2005 09:01:47 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/winfax-pro-8-0#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/startup-shutdown-launcher-3-2#commentsAnchorThu, 03 Feb 2005 03:32:46 GMT
good enough]]>Anonymous User Thu, 03 Feb 2005 03:32:46 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/startup-shutdown-launcher-3-2#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/drive-image-pro-3-0#commentsAnchorTue, 11 Jan 2005 01:13:18 GMT
Please tell us of anyway to Image Windows Xp Pro to multiple Networked Computers Thanks]]>Anonymous User Tue, 11 Jan 2005 01:13:18 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/drive-image-pro-3-0#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/winfax-pro-8-0#commentsAnchorMon, 03 Jan 2005 08:51:02 GMT
I have winfaxpro 8.0 on a windows XP professional machine, can someone provide me with instructions on how to export the phonebook.]]>Anonymous User Mon, 03 Jan 2005 08:51:02 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/winfax-pro-8-0#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/antivirus/norton-antivirus-4-0-for-windows-nt-servers#commentsAnchorThu, 25 Nov 2004 06:21:00 GMT
farzy]]>Anonymous User Thu, 25 Nov 2004 06:21:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/antivirus/norton-antivirus-4-0-for-windows-nt-servers#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/drive-image-pro-3-0#commentsAnchorThu, 04 Nov 2004 22:38:59 GMT
1455]]>Anonymous User Thu, 04 Nov 2004 22:38:59 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/drive-image-pro-3-0#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/antivirus/norton-antivirus-4-0-for-windows-nt-servers#commentsAnchorFri, 11 Jun 2004 02:31:35 GMT
I’m so intersting, but if I could o’m really want download this software]]>eji Fri, 11 Jun 2004 02:31:35 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/antivirus/norton-antivirus-4-0-for-windows-nt-servers#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/load-balancing-web-servers#commentsAnchorMon, 31 May 2004 05:09:30 GMT
the document seems providing a brief description of various tools and more oriented towards proving a specific techn\nology beter than others, beter compare Non-NT environments also]]>Vishal Sharma Mon, 31 May 2004 05:09:30 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/load-balancing-web-servers#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/antivirus/norton-antivirus-4-0-for-windows-nt-servers#commentsAnchorMon, 17 May 2004 00:41:04 GMT
How can i download Norton Antivirus for Windows 2000 server?]]>RezaMon, 17 May 2004 00:41:04 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/antivirus/norton-antivirus-4-0-for-windows-nt-servers#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/netcracker-designer-2-0#commentsAnchorTue, 27 Apr 2004 12:20:23 GMT
it’s great s/w...and u allow me to download it............thank you very much]]>viralTue, 27 Apr 2004 12:20:23 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/netcracker-designer-2-0#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/drive-image-pro-3-0#commentsAnchorThu, 25 Mar 2004 10:15:48 GMT
To clone Windows XP in a workgroup network, shall i follow the same way than this article? Thanks]]>Guedson Thu, 25 Mar 2004 10:15:48 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/drive-image-pro-3-0#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/antivirus/norton-antivirus-4-0-for-windows-nt-servers#commentsAnchorWed, 24 Mar 2004 02:40:45 GMT
it’s a very exciting article, and I’m very glad that I found it.]]>AdrianWed, 24 Mar 2004 02:40:45 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/antivirus/norton-antivirus-4-0-for-windows-nt-servers#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/startup-shutdown-launcher-3-2#commentsAnchorTue, 16 Mar 2004 18:04:56 GMT
Good concise article, however, I cannot pay for this service at this time!]]>mitch rosenblatt Tue, 16 Mar 2004 18:04:56 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/startup-shutdown-launcher-3-2#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/drive-image-pro-3-0#commentsAnchorMon, 22 Dec 2003 07:46:34 GMT
please ,i want drive image pro software send my id]]>sivakumar Mon, 22 Dec 2003 07:46:34 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/drive-image-pro-3-0#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/servermagic-3-0#commentsAnchorWed, 17 Dec 2003 03:31:30 GMT
i need this software]]>shohel Wed, 17 Dec 2003 03:31:30 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/servermagic-3-0#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/netcracker-designer-2-0#commentsAnchorSat, 29 Nov 2003 01:00:27 GMT
Thank u]]>VinaySat, 29 Nov 2003 01:00:27 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/netcracker-designer-2-0#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/winfax-pro-8-0#commentsAnchorMon, 07 May 2001 17:19:09 GMT
Hi, I have winfax pro 8.0 and i am having trouble loading it on my new computer as it keeps telling me to add Microsoft exchange on my add/remove programs and it is not there ???? i had no trouble loading it when i first bought it but was on another machine???]]>ShelleyMon, 07 May 2001 17:19:09 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/winfax-pro-8-0#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/winfax-pro-8-0#commentsAnchorWed, 07 Mar 2001 14:37:34 GMT
I have an ME operating system and i cannot get winfax to work in this. Does it support ME? thanks ]]>Frances A. Benavente Wed, 07 Mar 2001 14:37:34 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/winfax-pro-8-0#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/clustering-software-for-your-network#commentsAnchorTue, 27 Jun 2000 12:33:55 GMT
I read your article and went ahead and tried the NSI software "Double Take", becuase in your opinion it was the best. However during my evaluation, their Technical Support was very, very terrible. I have tried to contact them multiple times, they created a ticket for me and never called me back. If this is the help I get during the evaluation, I wonder how helpful they will be if we purchased the product. Because of this experience, I abanded NSI and I am currently evaluating the Computer Associates products.]]>Mounir Benjelloun Tue, 27 Jun 2000 12:33:55 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/clustering-software-for-your-network#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/tivoli-it-director-2-1#commentsAnchorTue, 16 May 2000 12:17:43 GMT
I read Jonathan Cragle’s Lab Report: "Tivoli IT Director 2.1" (February 2000), and I couldn’t agree more with the author’s concern that the user’s manual and online Help are difficult to use. We are an IBM Tivoli Systems Integrator, and we sell and integrate the IT Director products. Last year, I met with the IT Director product manager to review this product. I made the same comments the author made in the article regarding the documentation. I was told that version 2.11 would be much better, but I’m still not impressed with it. The author also couldn’t customize IT Director’s software inventory dictionary. I successfully added some software titles to the dictionary; here’s the sequence of steps I followed: 1. Add the software as the author described in the article. 2. Save the changes, then exit the software dictionary. 3. Perform an Inventory Collection to update the inventory listing (if you don’t perform a new Inventory Collection, you’ll still have the old level of inventory data). I really think that Tivoli has a winner here as far as Server Message Block (SMB) products go, but there’s definitely room for improvement. I hope Tivoli won’t ignore reviewers’ feedback and fail to improve the product.]]>Jean Veronnea Tue, 16 May 2000 12:17:43 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/tivoli-it-director-2-1#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/remote-recover#commentsAnchorWed, 19 Apr 2000 13:57:05 GMT
I’m going to forward this information to our Network Specialist staff. They may want to use this software (if they aren’t already using Novell ZEN) to save time and money. Thank you.]]>WESLEY Wed, 19 Apr 2000 13:57:05 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/remote-recover#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/netiq-appmanager-suite-3-0#commentsAnchorTue, 04 Apr 2000 16:01:41 GMT
I use NetIQ at work and the developer console allows administrators to customize knowledge scripts.]]>Patrick O'Brien Tue, 04 Apr 2000 16:01:41 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/netiq-appmanager-suite-3-0#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/remote-recover#commentsAnchorMon, 20 Mar 2000 19:29:14 GMT
Wow: we in our class tried and cracked even our instructor password ( he now is in shock, changing his password). He. he .hee!!!we are some N.E.M. students (translated= Networking engineering and management class 09/2000)we are now finishing NT Enterprise and getting ready for certification after almost 6 months of suffering with NT. I am amazed to know how you are going to help me in my job. Thanks for this free try out. we nedd to konw from where the help will come in the moment of need; from you.Rosita]]>Rosa Ofelia Alonzo Mon, 20 Mar 2000 19:29:14 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/remote-recover#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/clustering/nt-clustering#commentsAnchorWed, 22 Dec 1999 05:35:58 GMT
The case described by William B. discussing a MSCS with file-sharing servers is a good simple of how load balancing using MS software fails rapidly as NT 4.0 clustering capability just doesn’t seem to be a Microsoft priority. My case holds a totally different story concerning the Windows Load Balancing System (WLBS) installed in a dual IIS 4 servers cluster trying to communicate in an IPX segment protocol using its parallel MTS subsystems through a single DATA center - a SQL 7 server. The normal implementation of another site I configured connects a single IIS 4 with SQL 7 (Both sp6a) using the IPX protocol (for increased security) and it just work great! Well, finding out that "WLBS doesn’t work with non-IP software such as a database server, mail server, or COM objects that run on the server." as described in Instant ID5370 turned my nights into days trying to solve ASP applications communication via the DTC/MTS/ODBC drivers, versions, and yes - even rewriting the basic WLBS code. While you guys fight our war against Bill and his new unfinished symphony (win2k) my lab is developing a whole new load patch balancing :), and since my brain and time ammunition (so called) is about to finish - I invite you guys to join the brain storm, since I believe in the fundamental concept of systems load balancing, and since MS made a small step in times where few e-commerce (If any) deployed the clustering technology, these days demands a revision of it all. Who knows, maybe we’ll find our answer and the emperor will balance with us.]]>Issac Medina Wed, 22 Dec 1999 05:35:58 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/clustering/nt-clustering#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/clustering/nt-clustering#commentsAnchorMon, 13 Dec 1999 11:41:34 GMT
My company uses Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) for high availability of file shares, among other things. I read Jonathan Cragle’s Lab Guys: "NT Clustering" (June 1999), and I share many of his frustrations with Microsoft’s seeming lack of interest in the product. I’ve read other articles with similar gripes about Microsoft’s handling of MSCS, but these articles never mention my biggest gripe: MSCS cannot seamlessly handle failover of Microsoft Office application files on network shares. Let me explain. Whenever a failover occurs, clients temporarily lose connections to file shares. Because of this short loss of connection, the IT department often receives complaints from users who lose connection to a Microsoft Access 97 database and cannot get the connection back after the server has failed over. Some users have lost the ability to save a Microsoft Excel 97 spreadsheet they were working on when the failover occurred. Keep in mind that we’re not failing over the Office 97 application, only the shares that contain the .xls or .mdb data files. The ability to safely manipulate Access and Excel files seamlessly on a node failover should be a no-brainer in any environment, but one or two users have lost data every time we’ve performed a failover. Microsoft hasn’t been able to give me a solution or even a workaround. As a result, we can’t intentionally fail over nodes for maintenance purposes at any time other than during the company’s weekend maintenance window. (This capability is one of the benefits that Microsoft touts about its product.) When we planned our MSCS environment, if I had known that I would have problems failing over simple Office application data files, I would have taken a closer look at other options for providing high availability to our users.]]>William Bartolotta Mon, 13 Dec 1999 11:41:34 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/clustering/nt-clustering#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/netiq-appmanager-suite-3-0#commentsAnchorTue, 07 Dec 1999 08:36:51 GMT
While it takes a little bit to get their product up and running. Sometimes the "push" method for there agent doesn’t always work very well. With version 3.4 things seemed to improved with the installation and deployment of their agents. Once you got the agent installed setting up and adding most jobs are a piece of cake. I found their user interface one of the most intuitive of the 5-10 packages I tested before selecting one. While they are not the cheapest the defiantly are one of the best. The only other thing I would like to mention is to be sure you take in to consideration the 8-15mb memory utilization on each server. David Miller System Engineer vJungle.com]]>David Miller Tue, 07 Dec 1999 08:36:51 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/netiq-appmanager-suite-3-0#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/netiq-appmanager-suite-3-0#commentsAnchorTue, 30 Nov 1999 18:03:40 GMT
I found the article to be quite informative. While you did review the mechanics of the installation. I thought it rather unusual that you would need to go through such an extensive preflight checklist to install the software. Did I read correctly? 15 different screens as part of the installation? As a person who has worked in a number of data centers over the years, I’ve seen other applications (i.e. RoboMon and ManageX) that operate in this space that are far simpler to install, especially when it comes time to push the installation onto a many servers. Thank you for a well written article ]]>Chris Woods Tue, 30 Nov 1999 18:03:40 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/netiq-appmanager-suite-3-0#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/netiq-appmanager-suite-3-0#commentsAnchorMon, 22 Nov 1999 12:09:25 GMT
I really appreciated the detail and description. I like knowing that I can expect a 5 pound box when I get my evaluation! No one told me that. Large and complex aren’t necessarily good things, and I appreciate that being pointed out. I’m concerned about having to install the agent on each works station or server. I would rather the agent be "pushed". I’ll have to see these Knowledge Scripts for myself. I’ve seen products that seem a little more flexible for a lot less money. Thanks for a comprehensive article!]]>Serena Tarsus Mon, 22 Nov 1999 12:09:25 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/netiq-appmanager-suite-3-0#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/netiq-appmanager-suite-3-0#commentsAnchorMon, 15 Nov 1999 09:31:29 GMT
A very well written article. It contains an inacuracy about our ability to edit KS’s. We include a Developer Console with the package and this is primarily aimed at developers who wish to edit/create their own KS’s. The .pdf guides and manuals on the CD include MO (Managed Object) programming guides and a guide to the Summit VB programming Language too. For further support creating and developing your KS’s, we have an online support site where the KS Depot resides. This an area where anyone can place their home grown KS’s. You will find KS’s of tremendous value situated here. Also, the technical support team (of which I am a member) are dedicated to helping with almost any request. We have a superb development team that consider requests for updates to the product and in some cases, produce a result within a week. Many other suggestions are implemented in the next upgrade / version. Urgent problems are dealt with immediately. Please have a look at www.netiq.com If you need access to any of the technical support resources, please follow the instructions on the web site to register. Should you have any problems do not hesitate to mail or call me for support. I am available in the UK on +44 1784 898023. Many thanks for the excellent review.]]>John Noble Mon, 15 Nov 1999 09:31:29 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/netiq-appmanager-suite-3-0#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/administration-tools2/undelete-utilities-for-windows-nt#commentsAnchorMon, 09 Aug 1999 12:17:33 GMT
I read Jonathan Cragle’s Lab Reports: “Undelete Utilities for Windows NT” (February), and I have a question about undeleting files. Frequently, people in panic mode contact me on the Help desk because they haven’t saved a file they were working on before they closed it. Would undelete software work in this situation?
--Sallie Williams

The undelete utilities I reviewed let you undelete a file you’ve physically deleted that is waiting to be purged. Most people think that when you delete a file and empty the Recycle Bin, the file is unrecoverable. Actually, the file is still there, but the OS has marked the file as deleted. The deleted file’s information stays in that mode until you undelete the file or overwrite the file (e.g., by saving a file or installing a program). The user’s situation you’re referring to would require a program to take a snapshot of the user’s file every minute or so to let the utility recover a file at a particular point. I’m not aware of any program that works that way. However, you can set an application (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) to autosave every 1 to 2 minutes so that users will lose only a minute’s worth of work if they forget to save.
--Jonathan Cragle]]>Sallie Williams Mon, 09 Aug 1999 12:17:33 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/administration-tools2/undelete-utilities-for-windows-nt#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/remote-computing/remote-control-software-for-windows-nt#commentsAnchorFri, 06 Aug 1999 14:12:30 GMT
In “Remote Control Software for Windows NT” (December 1998), Jonathan L. Cragle reviewed seven remote control products but didn’t include Netopia’s Timbuktu Pro 32. I’ve used many remote control products, and Timbuktu Pro 32 outshines all the competition. It’s the most reliable, fastest, easiest, and most fully featured remote control product available. Timbuktu Pro 32 is the only remote control product that is truly cross platform; I can just as easily connect to a Macintosh as to a PC running NT. Timbuktu installs on every OS in my production environment and lets me connect to all my servers simultaneously from my home PC through a 128Kbps partial T1 connection, all at 1024 x 768 true color. The reviewer rated pcANYWHERE32 8.0 as the best product; obviously, he’s never tried Timbuktu Pro. Nevertheless, I’ll continue to faithfully purchase a copy of Windows NT Magazine each month, because other than this misinformation, the magazine is the resource for NT professionals.
--Kenneth S. Courtney]]>Kenneth S. Courtney Fri, 06 Aug 1999 14:12:30 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/remote-computing/remote-control-software-for-windows-nt#commentsAnchor