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In the August issue of Windows 2000 Magazine, we profile Push, an application service provider (ASP) that uses Windows NT 4.0, Terminal Server Edition (WTS) and Citrix MetaFrame to deliver applications to its customers. We highlight the challenges that Push has faced and overcome in application service provision. We also take a look inside the Terminal Services toolkit and show you which tools can help you control user sessions, manage connection settings, and stop runaway applications.


PPTP Improved

By Sean Daily, 06/28/2000

Win2K introduces handy functionality that simplifies managing PPTP connections.

Ask the Doctor

By Sean Daily, 06/28/2000

Here are some tips for securing your network from infected message attachments, identifying potential Win2K upgrade problems, bypassing a bizarre error message, tricking DNS ...

Cliptray

By Mark Minasi, 06/28/2000

After you discover this handy utility, you might not be able to live without it.

Windows 2000 Downloads

By Michael Otey, 06/28/2000

Learn about essential post-release security fixes, third-party compatibility updates, and management utilities available for download from Microsoft’s Web site.

Easy Printer Management with Active Directory

By Kathy Ivens, 06/28/2000

Because Microsoft integrated Win2K’s print objects into AD, you can easily locate and manage printers from within AD.

Specifying New Drivers on Unattended Win2K Pro Installs

By Mark Minasi, 06/28/2000

You can easily have your install scripts use new or updated hardware drivers.

Rethinking NTFS

By John D. Ruley, 06/28/2000

The trend is clear—NTFS is still a bit slower than FAT16, but only by about 3 percent. TOC Blurb: NTFS 5.0 offers new features for Windows 2000 users.

A Perfect Example

By Paul Robichaux, 06/28/2000

A working example of Exchange Administrator’s export and import features.

Super Export and Import Tools

By Paul Robichaux, 06/28/2000

Exchange Administrator’s best-kept secret might be powerful export and import features.

Exchange 2000 Storage Exposed, Part 2

By Jerry Cochran, 06/28/2000

Exchange 2000’s powerful database engine gives you a variety of backup options for disaster recovery. Here’s the information you need to choose one.

KVM Switches

By Ed Roth, 06/28/2000

Need more control of your hardware, but short on space? Keyboard/video/mouse (KVM) switches are a necessary accessory for any place multiple computers exist and space is limited.

LANvault 200

By John Green, 06/28/2000

Remotely administer backups for offsite offices

VPCom 2.5

By Tom Iwanski, 06/28/2000

Problems tarnish strong security product

The Argent Guardian 4.0A

By Jonathan Chau, 06/28/2000

A monitoring tool that scales from minuscule to mammoth networks

Heavenly Host: Web-to-Host Product Roundup

By Michael Otey, 06/28/2000

Web-to-Host products provide host-server connectivity through your client’s Web browser. Our comparative review of nine Web-to-Host products will help you choose the right tool ...

Redefined Corporate PCs

By Mark Weitz, 06/28/2000

Now that Win2K supports USB, vendors are building corporate PCs that eliminate legacy ports. The Windows 2000 Magazine Lab looks at two such PCs.

The Chase Is On

By John Green, 06/28/2000

The new PCI-X specifications increase the potential speed of PCI-X devices.

WLANs: More than a Cable-Pulling Alternative

By David Chernicoff, 06/27/2000

The standardization, reduced cost, and increased speed of WLANs might make them the network of choice for SOHO users and consumer users.

Industry Trends

By Barrie Sosinsky, 06/27/2000

MCSEs perceive the value of the MCSE designation very differently from non-MCSEs. OSU (including Linux) has strong server growth potential but won’t displace Windows server ...

Windows 2000 Magazine's Best of Show Winners

By Paul Thurrott, 06/27/2000

Windows 2000 Magazine presents Best of Show awards.

DLL Hell Freezes Over in Whistler

By Paul Thurrott, 06/27/2000

Microsoft remedies the age-old DLL Hell problem.

Microsoft Enters the PC-PLUS Era

By Paul Thurrott, 06/27/2000

Microsoft expands Windows into the broad computerized-device market.

How Will the Microsoft Split Affect Windows Users?

By Paul Thurrott, 06/27/2000

The Microsoft split will provide more choices for users and PC manufacturers.

Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

By Mark Smith, 06/27/2000

Do you really need Windows 2000 Datacenter Server? Mark Smith explains why Datacenter takes Win2K to a new level.

Reader to Reader - August 2000

By Readers, 06/27/2000

Share your NT discoveries, comments, problems, solutions, and experiences with products and reach out to other Windows 2000 Magazine readers (including Microsoft).

Reader Challange

By Kathy Ivens, 06/27/2000

Want to test your know-how? Solve this month's Windows NT problem and gather the accolades of your peers.

Win2K Operation Masters

By Gary Rosenfeld, 06/27/2000

To best administer your Win2K network, you need to learn what Operation Masters do, where to place them throughout your network for optimal performance, and what to do if one ...

Deploying Microsoft Cluster Server

By Adrian Ingleson, 06/27/2000

Careful planning, implementation, and maintenance can make Microsoft Cluster Server pay off in high availability.

Archiving and Analyzing the NT Security Log

By Randy Franklin Smith, 06/27/2000

Learn to use the system events and policy change security events auditing categories to uncover tampering in the NT Security log and trip up intruders.

Notes and Domino under Windows 2000

By Libby Ingrassia Schwarz, 06/27/2000

Learn what Win2K functionality and features Notes and Domino offer.

Can Win2K and NT 4.0 Coexist?

By Paula Sharick, 06/27/2000

Experiments in a small lab environment demonstrate that the new and legacy Windows technologies work well together.

Introducing Terminal Services Tools

By Christa Anderson, 06/27/2000

Peek inside the Terminal Services toolkit to learn which tools to use to take control of user sessions, manage connection settings, stop runaway applications, and more.

Pushing Applications to the Masses

By Christa Anderson, 06/27/2000

Push, an ASP based in Santa Barbara, California, uses WTS and MetaFrame to deliver applications to its customers. This company profile highlights the hurdles Push has faced in its ...

Windows Management Instrumentation: The Systems Administrator’s Apprentice

By Bob Wells, 06/26/2000

Use winmgmts.vbs or locator.vbs to access and leverage WMI through the WMI scripting library.

Working with Selected Items

By Sue Mosher, 06/26/2000

With this useful technique, you can quickly create routines that change only a few Outlook items at a time instead of an entire folder.


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