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Scripting--Set It and Let It Go

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The November 2001 issue of Windows 2000 Magazine covers scripting. We show you how to create a script that automates adding users to your Windows NT 4.0 domain. Also, learn some tips to help you simplify desktop deployment, and learn how an author used a Perl script to catch a PC-parts burglar.


Easy pcAnywhere Connection Management

By Alex K. Angelopoulos, 10/17/2001

Discover how one reader uses batch files for easy remote computing.

NTFS Partition-Deletion Problems

By Bob Chronister, 10/17/2001

When is Fdisk not enough?

Consumers Not Ready for E-Commerce

By Elliot King, 10/17/2001

Several studies find that many consumers don't trust the Web with their credit card information.

Learning from Exchange 2000 Deployments

By Tony Redmond, 10/17/2001

Real-world deployments are the best teachers.

Security Resources on the Web

By Michael Otey, 10/17/2001

To keep up-to-date about security vulnerabilities and fixes, take advantage of these impressive Internet resources.

Where There's Smoke, There Are Sun Rays

By Paul Thurrott, 10/17/2001

Sun Microsystems' Sun Ray 1 workstations suffer from a hardware glitch, resulting in smoke and popping sounds.

Jim Allchin Discusses Windows XP

By Paul Thurrott, 10/17/2001

Microsoft Group Vice President Jim Allchin shares the nuts and bolts behind XP.

Letters to the Editor

By Editors, 10/17/2001

Readers share their thoughts on Outlook 2000 security, an Antigen advertisement in the magazine, and where to find Wntipcfg.

What to Do About Windows XP

By Paul Thurrott, 10/17/2001

Paul Thurrott shares why XP isn't quite so scary and why you should consider upgrading to this latest release.

Drag-and-Drop Support in Win2K's Taskbar

By Sean Daily, 10/17/2001

Discover how to move files into open folders or running applications.

Mysterious Dr. Watson Errors

By Bob Chronister, 10/17/2001

If you've been getting mysterious Dr. Watson errors, discover why your hardware might not be the problem.

Scripting a PC-Theft-Detection System

By Dick Lewis, 10/17/2001

To help catch a PC-parts burglar operating after hours, Dick's company used a Perl script to ping desktop machines and notify security if one stopped responding.

NT DC Synchronization Problems

By Bob Chronister, 10/17/2001

Find out about a simple solution when a PDC and BDC are out of sync.

Phantom Files in FrontPage

By Sean Daily, 10/17/2001

Discover how to remove all FrontPage related files off your system once and for all.

Win2K Server Services, Part 1

By Jordan Ayala, 10/17/2001

Microsoft defines a service as a program, routine, or process that performs a specific system function to support other programs. Learn how to best manage these supporting players.

Accessing Data in a Password-Protected Document

By Sean Daily, 10/17/2001

Find out how to recover a password-protected document when you've forgotten the password.

Simplify Win2K Desktop Deployment

By Don Baker, 10/17/2001

Disk-imaging software, Microsoft's Sysprep utility, and a WSH script are your keys to an easy Win2K rollout.

Fixing a Logitech Keyboard Error

By Sean Daily, 10/17/2001

Find out how to solve a known bug with Logitech's Cordless iTouch Keyboard.

Tracking AD Replication

By Mark Minasi, 10/17/2001

Mark explains how your DCs keep track of AD updates on other DCs.

Fragmentation in Win2K

By Bob Chronister, 10/17/2001

Find out how Win2K's NTFS5 deals with fragmentation.

Microsoft Documentation--Great Literature?

By Paul Thurrott, 10/17/2001

A Microsoft manual takes its place among great literature in an Egyptian library.

Job Scheduling Software

By John Green, 10/17/2001

Automate recurring operations.

Delegation of Control

By Kathy Ivens, 10/17/2001

Too many administrative tasks getting you down? Delegate!

IM Goes Corporate

By Elliot King, 10/17/2001

As more people use IM and have access to Microsoft's IM service in XP, corporate IT staffs will have to set policies for its use.

Determining Whether a Win2K DC is a GC

By Sean Daily, 10/17/2001

Learn how you can tell whether a particular Windows 2000 domain controller (DC) is also a Global Catalog (GC) server.

Using NAT with L2TP over IPSec

By Bob Chronister, 10/17/2001

Can Win2K have its NAT and your L2TP over IPSec, too?

Deleting Win2K Pro from a Laptop

By Bob Chronister, 10/17/2001

Can you rid your notebook system of an unwanted OS?

Nonadministrative Win2K Defragmentation

By Readers, 10/17/2001

One reader shares his solution for defragmenting a hard disk in Windows 2000 without using explicit administrative rights.

Test First

By Tony Redmond, 10/17/2001

Find out why the best way to approach an Exchange 2000 deployment is to test first using a pilot project.

Uninstalling NT from a Dual-Boot Configuration

By Sean Daily, 10/17/2001

Learn how to rid your computer of Windows NT 4.0 once and for all.

Extending the AD Schema

By Alain Lissoir, 10/17/2001

Find out how to prepare a carefully thought-out plan and implement AD schema extensions--without getting in over your head.

Adding Users in Bulk

By Don Jones, 10/17/2001

This task is well suited to scripting-based automation--and provides a great opportunity to learn about different scripting capabilities.

Hotmail Not So Homogeneous After All

By Paul Thurrott, 10/17/2001

Microsoft admits that not all of it's Hotmail servers have switched to 100 percent Windows.

OmniSky 2.0

By John D. Ruley, 10/17/2001

Looking for a wireless service for your Windows CE device? Find out what's hot and what's not about OmniSky 2.0.

Longhorn: Apres Whistler?

By Paul Thurrott, 10/17/2001

Learn Microsoft's strategy for picking product code names.

Hidden for /f Feature

By Readers, 10/17/2001

Find out the little-known feature of the /f batch file command.

Demand Remains Strong for IT Professionals

By Elliot King, 10/17/2001

Although only about half what it was last year, demand for IT workers will still well outstrip supply in 2001.

Affordable Gigabit Ethernet

By Tom Iwanski, 10/17/2001

The increasing affordability of Gigabit Ethernet has implications for the desktop as well as for network backbones.

Windows 2000 Server Bug

By Readers, 10/17/2001

Learn about a bug in Windows 2000 Server that causes the router to make random calls every 4 hours.


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