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IIS 7.0: A New Frontier

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It’s like no IIS you’ve ever seen. Explore IIS 7.0 as Brett Hill details the tool’s new look and features, including a modular core and .NET integration. Discover how the new version provides enhanced security, delegation, and troubleshooting.


A Free and Easy Way to Reset Directory Service Restore Mode Passwords

By Readers, 02/28/2006

In Windows 2000, the Ntdsutil utility doesn’t offer the Set DSRM Password command. Thus, the system state backup might be rendered useless if you forget the local Administrator ...

LiveVault InSync and NSI Software's Double-Take

By David Chernicoff, 02/28/2006

Take a quick tour of two continuous data protection solutions that enable timely, easy-to-restore backups.

DelAge32 Has Old Files Shaking Like a Leaf

By Readers, 02/28/2006

If you want to delete old files, try the DelAge32 utility. This freeware lets you delete files based on their age.

IIS 7.0 Paves the Way to Webgeek Nirvana

By Brett Hill, 02/28/2006

Take a tour through the exciting features and improvements in IIS 7.0

Corporate Insecurity, the Magic Mirror, and the Emperor’s New Clothes

By Karen Forster, 02/28/2006

Big Software Company faces a variety of tests and trials in this modern fairy tale. How will it fare?

Dell Latitude X1

By Jason Bovberg, 02/28/2006

With power and storage capacities that equaled or exceeded those of desktop machines, the Dell Latitude X1 gave me exactly what I needed—almost.

Beware Personal Data

By Ben Smith, 02/28/2006

Does your company adequately secure the personal information it gathers from customers and employees?

Understanding Office 2003 SP2's Junk Mail Filter and Anti-Phishing Feature

By Sue Mosher, 02/28/2006

Office 2003 SP2's stronger junk mail filter and new anti-phishing feature change how links in some email messages work.

New & Improved

By Blake Eno, 02/28/2006

Check out the latest products to hit the marketplace. PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Atempo's Time Navigator Security and Compliance Manager

Vendor Briefings

By Editors, 02/28/2006

Our editors share insights from their conversations with Symantec, eEye Digital Security, Adomo, Unipress, and LANDesk.

Host-Based Intrusion Prevention Systems

By Renee Munshi, 02/28/2006

A host-based IPS goes a step further than simply detecting intrusions, taking steps to block attacks. Our Buyer's Guide will help you decide which host-based IPS best addresses ...

AVIcode .NET Management Pack Products

By Michael Otey, 02/28/2006

AVIcode .NET Management Pack products integrate with MOM’s infrastructure management capabilities to help you manage and monitor .NET applications.

Fewer Web Servers, More Uptime

By Anne Grubb, 02/28/2006

Jason Cornellier, senior system engineer at Ford Motor Company, discusses the benefits his company reaped from upgrading its Web farm to Microsoft IIS 6.0: drastic server ...

Paul’s Picks

By Paul Thurrott, 02/28/2006

Two Microsoft Office betas—one for Office 12 and one for Office Live—Paul says you should definitely look at for your small-to-midsized business or enterprise.

Terminal Services Headaches

By Karen Forster, 02/28/2006

Do you agree with the reader who told us that Windows Terminal Services licensing "stinks on ice?" Microsoft's TS team responds to your concerns and questions in an interview with ...

3 Ways To Get Wiser Web Access

By Thomas W. Shinder, 02/28/2006

Use ISA Server 2004 to safeguard application access across the Internet.

Deflect AD Attacks

By Jan De Clercq, 02/28/2006

Active Directory is a valuable asset that can be vulnerable to several well-known assaults. Take steps to prevent the elevation-of-privileges and Denial of Service attempts ...

Ask the Experts

By Sue Mosher, 02/28/2006

Find out why to specify a WSUS server to use as the basis for an MBSA scan, learn about Office 2003 SP2's junk mail filter and anti-phishing feature, and discover why Outlook 2003 ...

Portable Tools

By Michael Otey, 02/28/2006

Being a techie, you probably often find yourself volunteering to fix some nontechnical friend's or neighbor's computer. Do yourself a favor and collect these 10 free diagnostic ...

Log On Through the RC Without the Administrator Password

By Apostolos Fotakelis, 02/28/2006

There are benefits and risks associated with being able to log on to a Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP installation without knowing the Administrator password.

What’s Hot

By Blake Eno, 02/28/2006

Readers highlight favorite products: GreenBorder Technologies' GreenBorder Professional, EqualLogic's PS200E, Paragon Software Group's Paragon Drive Backup 7.0 Server Edition, and ...

AVIcode Intercept Studio 2.3

By Michael Otey, 02/28/2006

AVIcode .NET Management Pack used in conjunction with AVIcode Intercept Studio lets you monitor .NET applications for exception and performance problems.

Surmounting the Unmountable_Boot_Device Error

By Bret Bennett , 02/28/2006

Here’s how one reader dealt with an Unmountable_Boot_Device error.

Free Burner Software

By Mark Minasi, 02/28/2006

With a couple resource kit tools and other free utilities, you can create CD and DVD ISO files, and you can burn these ISO files to a CD or DVD.

Reliable RUS

By Tony Redmond, 02/28/2006

Want email to flow smoothly, regardless of how many addresses your users have? Then get to know the Exchange Recipient Update Service.

Using Ampersands in Outlook 2003 Shortcut Text

By Sue Mosher, 02/28/2006

A parsing problem causes Outlook 2003's inability to correctly display the ampersand character (&) in shortcut text after restarting.


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