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Many Windows applications still require network administrators to visit individual desktops for user configuration. In this month's Windows NT Magazine, you'll learn how to use system policy files, disk-cloning software, and Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) to automate software deployment. You'll also learn how Microsoft's Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) simplifies a uniform customized Internet Explorer installation throughout your enterprise. Deploy with care, however: Software copyright violations carry strict penalties!


Systems Management Panacea

By Bob Wells, 04/01/1999

Scripts can use Microsoft's WMI technology to automate many administrative chores.

Learning the Hard Way

By John Green, 04/01/1999

Speaking from (unpleasant) experience, one Lab Guy explains how you can give your network a basic, no-hassle level of security.

OpSession 2.1

By William Wong, 04/01/1999

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

Beeline to the Repository Honey Pot

By Karen Watterson, 04/01/1999

Repositories have yet to become popular, but several companies are vying for market position. See what the repository industry can do for you.

Software Licensing with License Manager

By Paula Sharick, 04/01/1999

Fines for software-licensing violations are high. Make sure you know how to properly license and manage software in your enterprise.

Manage Exec. 5.5

By Michael P. Deignan, 04/01/1999

Alerts you of potential downtime.

Putting Terminal Server to Work

By Richard Harrison, 04/01/1999

Use Terminal Server to enhance your network's NT functionality.

Using the Outlook 98 Deployment Kit

By Sean Daily, 04/01/1999

The ODK lets you create a customized installation of Outlook 98. Here's a guide to the ODK's five-stage configuration.

IP Multicast and Your Network

By Tao Zhou, 04/01/1999

IP multicast lets you transmit information to multiple destinations with one data stream. Here are the basics of IP multicast technology.

Sysload 4.0

By Michael P. Deignan, 04/01/1999

Store data for future analysis and forecasting.

netDeploy 4.0

By Michael P. Deignan, 04/01/1999

Distribute applications across a network.

SMS Installer

By Michael D. Reilly, 04/01/1999

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

How to Get the Bugs out of Software

By Mark Minasi, 04/01/1999

Consumers need to take on software pest control.

Reader Challenge

By Kathy Ivens, 04/01/1999

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.

Ask Dr. Bob Your NT Questions

By Bob Chronister, 04/01/1999

Learn about PDC and BDC synchronization, ISP large-file transfer limitations, and UDFs and unattended NT installations.

In Focas: SGL Server 7.0 Online Resources

By Karen Watterson, 04/01/1999

Storage Resource Manager 3.0 Enterprise Edition

By Michael P. Deignan, 04/01/1999

Manage disk-space usage across your network from any Web browser with this advanced client/server software.

Disk Failures Hit Hard

By David Chernicoff, 04/01/1999

Avert unrecoverable failures.

Supplement Three

By Mark Minasi, 04/01/1999

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

Configuring DHCP

By Michael D. Reilly, 04/01/1999

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

SP4's Profile Quota Manager

By Mark Minasi, 04/01/1999

Service Pack 4's disk quota tool lets you control how much server disk space a user can use.

Domain Assistant 4.0

By William Wong, 04/01/1999

This security-maintenance tool handles the grunt work.

Food for Thought

By Richard Harrison, 04/01/1999

Following are some uses for Terminal Server.

IP Multicast Resources

By Tao Zhou, 04/01/1999

Here are some useful references for your further study of IP multicast.

Linux and the Enterprise

By Mark Russinovich, 04/01/1999

A respected internals expert explains why Linux is not yet ready for enterprise computing.

Archivist 1.1

By Michael P. Deignan, 04/01/1999

Archive email information.

SMS Installer Updates for SMS 2.0

By Michael D. Reilly, 04/01/1999

Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) Installer for SMS 2.0 has only minor updates to the SMS 1.2 version.

TFT8000

By Brian Gallagher, 04/01/1999

High-resolution flat panel monitor for tomorrow's workstations.

GNN1000 Host Adapter vs. a 10/100 Ethernet NIC

By Jonathan Cragle, 04/01/1999

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 ...

Network Diagnostic Commands

By Michael Otey, 04/01/1999

The author lists 10 of his favorite diagnostic commands.

Reader to Reader - April 1999

By Readers, 04/01/1999

Share your NT discoveries, comments, problems, solutions, and experiences with products and reach out to other Windows NT Magazine readers (including Microsoft).

Networked Video Solutions

By Brian Gallagher, 04/01/1999

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.

Deploying IE with IEAK

By Douglas Toombs, 04/01/1999

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

Storage Area Networks

By Mark Smith, 04/01/1999

Solve network storage problems.

Inside Email Attachments

By Kendall Wright, 04/01/1999

Examine the main factors that facilitate and complicate message tranfer over the Internet.

WINS and RAS Foibles

By Sean Daily, 04/01/1999

Prevent RAS problems by accounting for these WINS and RAS gotchas.

DNS Disaster Recovery

By Mark Minasi, 04/01/1999

Create one file and copy a few others, and you'll be ready for a DNS server failure.

Using XML to Build Internet Solutions

By Ken Spencer, 04/01/1999

XML is a great new data transfer mechanism. Here's how it works.

A Word of Warning

By Richard Harrison, 04/01/1999

Do not apply Service Pack 4 (SP4) to a Terminal Server system. Here's why.

DirectManage

By Michael P. Deignan, 04/01/1999

Manage directories from one console.

A Case in Point: Microsoft's Multicast Network

By Tao Zhou, 04/01/1999

As a major supporter of IP multicast, Microsoft has implemented one of the world's largest multicast networks.

CAGE 2.3

By Mark Joseph Edwards, 04/01/1999

Prevent malicious applications on your network.

WinINSTALL 6.0

By Stephen Garwood, 04/01/1999

Like Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) Installer, Seagate Software's WinINSTALL 6.0 uses repackaging techniques to let you easily create software installation packages.

Microsoft's New SysPrep Tool

By Mark Joseph Edwards, 04/01/1999

SysPrep is a SID generator you can use to clone systems in four steps.

Questions, Answers, and Tips About SQL Server

By Karen Watterson, 04/01/1999

Learn about capturing Performance Monitor statistics, the fastest data import method, adding stored error logs, and finding SQL Server 7.0 online resources.

Deskpro EN

By Brian Gallagher, 04/01/1999

400MHz Celeron debuts in a desktop workstation.


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