By Bob Chronister, 09/27/2005
If you've ever been locked out of your server's administrator account because of a lost or forgotten password, try these tips.
By Adam Carheden, 09/27/2005
Microsoft Office is the most popular office suite, but it's also the most expensive. Learn how two less costly alternatives—Corel WordPerfect Office 12 and OpenOffice.org ...
By Adam Carheden, 09/27/2005
This wireless IPS helps ensure that only authorized wireless clients and APs connect to your wired network.
By Jerry Cochran, 09/27/2005
Hackers use these free utilities all the time, so you better be using them too.
By Bret Bennett , 09/27/2005
When you upgrade a PC from Win9x to XP, Win2K, or NT, the Recycle Bin points to the newly created C:\Recycler folder, but the old C:\Recycled folder remains and it’s typically not ...
By Karen Forster, 09/27/2005
WinFS Beta is Microsoft's weapon of choice in the company's battle with Google for the desktop-search market.
By Anne Grubb, 09/27/2005
Sure, you need technology to secure your network. But IT staff and end users are your first line of defense, says BT Radianz CISO Lloyd Hession.
By Editors, 09/27/2005
Our IT experts tell you how to track system time changes, use a desktop and laptop solution to back up data on the network, recover a lost password, and more.
By Sue Mosher, 09/27/2005
These SP1 policies let you control whether scripts can run in HTML-formatted messages that a user opens or views in the Reading Pane.
By Randy Franklin Smith, 09/27/2005
Look for two event IDs in the Security log to determine whether someone changed the system time.
By Paul Thurrott, 09/27/2005
Paul previews Windows Vista Beta 1 and rates Internet Explorer 7.0.
By Carolyn Mader, 09/27/2005
Check out the latest products to hit the marketplace. PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: NetIQ NetIQ Group Policy Guardian 2.0
By Ben Smith, 09/27/2005
When it comes to IT project proposals, sound reasoning and solid data will ensure that you do the job right.
By Michael Otey, 09/27/2005
Most laptops contain sensitive information you can't afford to lose. But do you take laptop security seriously? Here are the top 10 ways to foil thieves and safeguard your data.
By Readers, 09/27/2005
Battery backup software might not shut down Win2K servers correctly, even though you’ve taken the time to configure the software properly. Fortunately, there’s a hotfix for the ...
By Karen Forster, 09/27/2005
: Microsoft's Ben Canning responds to IT pros' concerns about the affect WER has on their Help desk costs and gives specific examples of how WER has improved Office.
By Paul Thurrott, 09/27/2005
A new generation of IM applications adds the security and compliance features businesses need.
By Roger A. Grimes, 09/27/2005
Contrary to popular opinion, Windows is a secure OS. The rub? You have to make it secure, rather than rely on the default settings.
By Editors, 09/27/2005
Editors share insights from their conversations with Availl, Cyber-Ark Software, nCipher, and NetIQ.
By Readers, 09/27/2005
Readers comment about how they cut down calls to the help desk, Microsoft error reporting, and more!
By Editors, 09/27/2005
Check out the latest reviews on ManageSoft Refresh, HP Proliant DL585, and DeveloperOne Code Wallet Pro 2005.
By Adam Carheden, 09/27/2005
Learn more about Microsoft's proprietary binary file formats and the XML formats that will be in the next version of Microsoft Office.
By Bob Chronister, 09/27/2005
Here's one simple solution for archiving crucial business data distributed over the network.
By John D. Ruley, 09/27/2005
64-bit Windows notebook PCs are starting to appear. Here are the pitfalls and advantages.
By Randy Franklin Smith, 09/27/2005
You can audit when a user accesses a printer, but not when a specific file is printed.
By Readers, 09/27/2005
If you’re upgrading to or installing a fresh copy of ISA Server 2004, you might need to make a few adjustments to the out-of-the-box settings.
By Carolyn Mader, 09/27/2005
Readers highlight favorite products: Woodstone’s Servers Alive, CBA’s My Passwords, Postini preEMPT Managed Service, and SpamBayes’ SpamBayes.
By Paul Thurrott, 09/27/2005
With its new Windows Server System for midsized businesses license, Microsoft takes aim at the center of the business market, which is growing faster than both the small-business ...
By Mark Russinovich, 09/27/2005
This free tool can show you which files, directories, and registry subkeys have permissions that differ from their parent objects.
By Tony Redmond, 09/27/2005
PC users love to store email and old data, but unchecked data accumulation becomes a problem when users need to find a piece of stored information. Take a look at two desktop ...
By Barb Alexy, 09/27/2005
For enterprises, a product to help manage and deploy software updates is simply a must. We compile eleven solutions, all of which patch non-Windows as well as Windows OSs.