[Focus]
Authentication Topology
Configuring your network's AD DNS SRV records can shave time off AD authentication.
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Gil Kirkpatrick
Optimizing IIS Performance
Learn how to monitor and improve your Web server's performance.
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Geoff Gray
Performance Management in Windows
Get the most from some old but updated performance-monitoring tools, and learn about some new Windows XP tools that will help you determine how your systems are performing.
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Darren Mar-Elia
[Feature]
Patching Windows with SUS
Learn how to use Microsoft's new Software Update Services and IntelliMirror to centrally maintain up-to-date patching of your client machines.
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Jeff Fellinge
[Reader to Reader]
Reduce Paging File Fragmentation
Another trick for reducing paging file fragmentation.
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Readers
Resetting RestrictAnonymous Disables the Browser Service
The RestrictAnonymous registry value helps you restrict access over anonymous connections but can disable browsing.
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Readers
Revert to NT 4.0 from Win2K
Install Windows NT 4.0 on a preinstalled Windows 2000 system without formatting or reinstalling Win2K.
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Readers
Tweaking NTBackup
A reader configures NT Backup for minimal administrative involvement.
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Readers
[Editorial]
Server Consolidation
With careful planning and implementation, consolidating servers can save you from being buried by an avalanche of maintenance costs.
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Michael Otey
[Internals]
AD Network Interactions
Understanding AD network interactions will help you troubleshoot problems with DNS name resolution and protocol transport.
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Darren Mar-Elia
[Scripting Solutions]
Editing the Registry
Learn how to use the WshShell object with the RegRead, RegWrite, and LogEvent methods to make manual registry edits quickly and consistently.
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Christa Anderson
[Tricks & Traps]
Address Problems with Adobe Illustrator's Save for Web Option
Address the problems you experience when using Adobe Illustrator's Save for Web option with Win2K Pro.
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Sean Daily
Ensure Graphics Files Display Previews and Thumbnails Correctly
Ensure that under Windows XP and Win2K, your graphics files display previews and thumbnails correctly.
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Sean Daily
Solving Win2K Pro Roaming Profile Logoff Problems
Solve Win2K Pro roaming profile logoff problems related to IE's Temporary Internet Files.
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Sean Daily
Use a Handy Shortcut to Minimize All Currently Open Windows
If you have a Windows key on your keyboard, you can use this handy shortcut to minimize all currently open Windows.
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Sean Daily
[TOP 10]
Environment Variables
If you write command shell scripts, these environment variables will save you a lot of time
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Michael Otey
[Buyer's Guide]
Smart Card Readers
Learn more about smart card technology and the security these solutions provide.
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John Howie
[Lab Feature]
CipherTrust's IronMail
The appliance approach to email security combines virus blocking, spam filtering, and SSL proxies for email in one product.
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Paul Robichaux
[Letters to the Editor]
Letters to the Editor
Readers share their thoughts on the soul of Windows, safe email practices, and Windows program startup locations.
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Readers
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[Market Watch]
Groupware
These products make the collaboration process easier for teams without creating headaches for the IT staff.
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Mark Weitz
[Windows Client]
Windows XP’s Advanced Networking Features
Discover tools you can use to grant connectivity to your remote users without wreaking havoc on your corporate network.
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Ed Roth
[Need to Know]
What You Need to Know About Microsoft Office 11
Learn about the enhancements and new applications that Microsoft has added to the latest version of its best-selling productivity suite.
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Paul Thurrott
What You Need to Know About Visual Studio .NET 2003
Visual Studio .NET 2003 adds important new features and better support for Windows CE .NET mobile devices.
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Paul Thurrott
[What's Hot]
What's Hot
Readers tell us about their favorite products.
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Carolyn Mader
[Lessons Learned]
Wireless Networking
Wireless networking products don't always live up to their claims, but wireless networking offers tangible benefits.
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David Chernicoff
[Ask the Experts]
Assigning IPSec Policies to Servers and Workstations on Your Network
Learn why the sequence is important when you assign IPSec policies to servers and clients.
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Randy Franklin Smith
Changing the Port That Terminal Services Uses to Connect to a Server
Help protect your network by changing the port number that Terminal Services uses to connect your server.
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Randy Franklin Smith
Getting ASP.NET Applications to Function Properly on Visual Studio .NET Systems
Learn why ASP.NET applications might not function properly on Visual Studio .NET systems.
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Brett Hill
Giving Help Desk Personnel Permissions to Create Mailboxes
Find out which AD permissions will let nonadministrators create mailboxes.
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Paul Robichaux
Scheduling IIS Restarts
Learn how to schedule IIS to restart at specified time intervals.
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Brett Hill
[Fast Forward]
Who Cares About .NET?
Although only developers have paid much attention to the .NET Framework, this application platform offers myriad benefits for IT administrators.
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Mark Smith
[Windows Power Tools]
Identity Report
Here are two utilities—-Whoami and w3who.dll—-that can tell you what account you're logged on as.
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Mark Minasi
