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In the Winter 2000 issue of Windows 2000 Magazine, we tell you how to experience the power of Win2K Pro and get the most out of your Win2K Pro installation. We show you how to use Win2K hotfixes to remedy the problems that remain after Service Pack 1. We also discuss ways for Windows 9x users to translate their skills to the new OS.


RRAS and DHCP Leasing

By Sean Daily, 11/06/2000

Do Win2K RRAS servers handle DHCP server interaction and client IP address allocation more intelligently than their NT 4.0 predecessors do?

Other Special Addresses

By Emmett Dulaney, 11/06/2000

Find out which Class A, B, and C addresses are reserved for special purposes.

Controlling Group Policy, Part 2

By Randy Franklin Smith, 11/06/2000

Find out how processing options let you control how Win2K applies Group Policy.

Developing Applications with Realtime Capability

By C. Thi Nguyen, 11/06/2000

Lotus and Microsoft provide toolkits that developers can use to call the realtime messaging server and invoke realtime functions in applications.

Keep an Eye on Optical Wireless

By Tom Iwanski, 11/06/2000

Optical wireless networking is evolving as a top choice for flexible, high-bandwidth connectivity.

Clash of the 64-Bit Architectures

By Michael Otey, 11/06/2000

Find out who looks to come out on top as Intel and AMD vie for the 64-bit computing market.

Win2K Password Protection

By Randy Franklin Smith, 11/06/2000

Win2K's password protection is stronger than NT's, but backward compatibility can leave Win2K systems vulnerable.

Visio 2000 Enterprise Edition

By Jonathan Chau, 11/06/2000

Visio 2000 Enterprise Edition turns esoteric database code into a graphical representation.

Decrypting EFS

By Mark Minasi, 11/06/2000

Encrypting File System looks simple on its face, but the devil is in the details.

Important Security Hotfixes

By Paula Sharick, 11/06/2000

Install the hotfixes for these potential post-Win2K SP1 security problems as soon as possible.

Desktop Antivirus Software for Win2K Pro

By Jonathan Chau, 11/06/2000

Find out which of seven products can secure your system against the new breed of havoc-wreaking viruses?

Win2K Pro Hotfixes

By Paula Sharick, 11/06/2000

A few problems still remain after Service Pack 1. Here's how to remedy them.

What's Left in a Name?

By Lance Whitney, 11/06/2000

Windows often renames deleted files until you empty the Recycle Bin.

Inside Win2K NTFS, Part 2

By Mark Russinovich, 11/06/2000

Mark Russinovich explains the workings of NTFS5's Distributed Link Tracking, sparse file support, volume change tracking, encryption, and alternate data streams.

How to Get the Most out of Your Win2K Pro Installation

By Douglas Toombs, 11/06/2000

Learn what to expect from your Win2K Pro installation and the tools to use to get the most out of this OS.

High Class

By Emmett Dulaney, 11/06/2000

Boost your network's efficiency with multicasting and Class D IP addresses.

Daily Answers

By Sean Daily, 11/06/2000

Learn about troubleshooting connection-speed problems, displaying OS version and build number, tweaking Start menu settings, distributing Windows updates, enabling filename and ...

Reader to Reader - Winter 2000

By Readers, 11/06/2000

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

Realtime Messaging Gets Down to Business

By C. Thi Nguyen, 11/06/2000

Compare the features of Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server and Lotus Sametime 1.5.

Things I Dislike About Win2K Pro

By Michael Otey, 11/06/2000

Although Win2K is a terrific upgrade, it's not perfect. Here's why.

Digital Flat-Panel Displays

By Mark Weitz, 11/06/2000

Find out what you need to know before purchasing a flat-panel display.

Win2K Pro for the Win9x User

By Christa Anderson, 11/06/2000

Get acquinted with Win2K Pro and discover the features essential to power users.

Almost Never Too Late to Undelete

By Lance Whitney, 11/06/2000

Three standalone undelete utilities can help you recover files when the Recycle Bin can't.

Home Networking

By David Chernicoff, 11/06/2000

Three non-Ethernet solutions expand the choices for home and SOHO networking.

IIS 5.0 Opens the Throttle

By Ken Spencer, 11/06/2000

Performance improvements in IIS 5.0 help applications run faster.

A Word About Application Sharing

By C. Thi Nguyen, 11/06/2000

Both platforms let you share any open application with conference attendees, even those who are using an unprepared desktop.

Writing Command Shell Script Status to the Application Event Log

By Michael Otey, 11/06/2000

Use Win2K and NT command shell scripts to automate repetitive administrative tasks.

Why NT Passwords Are Weak

By Randy Franklin Smith, 11/06/2000

NT LAN Manager password hashing is vulnerable to password-cracking efforts.


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