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Recovering Lost Passwords

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.

3 Office Suites Face Off

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 ...

SpectraGuard Enterprise

By Adam Carheden, 09/27/2005

This wireless IPS helps ensure that only authorized wireless clients and APs connect to your wired network.

10 Network Security Assessment Tools You Can’t Live Without

By Jerry Cochran, 09/27/2005

Hackers use these free utilities all the time, so you better be using them too.

Recycle the Recycled Folder

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 ...

WinFS Beta 1 and Microsoft’s Search Strategy

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.

Security Is My Business—and Yours

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.

Ask the Experts

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.

Understanding Outlook 2003's Item Scripting and Scripting Policies

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.

Tracking System Time Changes

By Randy Franklin Smith, 09/27/2005

Look for two event IDs in the Security log to determine whether someone changed the system time.

Paul's Picks

By Paul Thurrott, 09/27/2005

Paul previews Windows Vista Beta 1 and rates Internet Explorer 7.0.

New & Improved

By Carolyn Mader, 09/27/2005

Check out the latest products to hit the marketplace. PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: NetIQ NetIQ Group Policy Guardian 2.0

Don’t Gamble with IT

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.

Tips for Securing Laptops

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.

Hotfix Available for Dirty Shutdowns

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 ...

Windows Error Reporting: Hoping for Fixes

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.

What You Need to Know About Instant Messaging in the Enterprise

By Paul Thurrott, 09/27/2005

A new generation of IM applications adds the security and compliance features businesses need.

10 Steps to Lock Down Desktops

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.

Vendor Briefings

By Editors, 09/27/2005

Editors share insights from their conversations with Availl, Cyber-Ark Software, nCipher, and NetIQ.

letters@windowsitpro.com

By Readers, 09/27/2005

Readers comment about how they cut down calls to the help desk, Microsoft error reporting, and more!

Review Roundup

By Editors, 09/27/2005

Check out the latest reviews on ManageSoft Refresh, HP Proliant DL585, and DeveloperOne Code Wallet Pro 2005.

Microsoft Office File Formats

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.

Using a Desktop and Laptop Solution to Back Up Client Data on the Network

By Bob Chronister, 09/27/2005

Here's one simple solution for archiving crucial business data distributed over the network.

64-bit Windows Notebook PCs

By John D. Ruley, 09/27/2005

64-bit Windows notebook PCs are starting to appear. Here are the pitfalls and advantages.

Auditing Print Jobs

By Randy Franklin Smith, 09/27/2005

You can audit when a user accesses a printer, but not when a specific file is printed.

Save Valuable Time by Adjusting ISA Server 2004’s Out-of-the-Box Settings

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.

What's Hot

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.

What You Need to Know About Windows Server System for Midsized Businesses

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 ...

AccessEnum

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.

Lookout vs. Google

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 ...

Enterprise Patch Management

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.


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