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What You Need to Know About Microsoft’s Antipiracy Efforts

By Paul Thurrott, 11/28/2006

Find out what Microsoft is doing to become more aggressive in preventing users from using non-genuine Microsoft software on their desktops.

Forefront: Safety Belts for Windows

By Karen Forster, 11/28/2006

Which Microsoft security technologies should accompany Windows OSs as standard equipment?

Using Dsmod To Update a Large Number of User Records at One Time

By John Savill, 11/28/2006

Use this method to update a large number of accounts without the use of a wildcard character.

Industry Briefings

By Editors, 11/28/2006

Our editors share insights from their conversations with Vizioncore, Check Point Technologies, and Klir Technologies.

HP xw4400 Workstation

By Michael Otey, 11/28/2006

The xw4400 workstation has the options and performance capability for your high-end business computing needs.

Take It with You

By Readers, 11/28/2006

Assemble a toolkit of freeware and shareware aplications that don't require installation on a host machine, and take your toolkit wherever you go by putting it on a USB drive.

Understanding a Web Site Access Problem under ISA Server 2004

By John Savill, 11/28/2006

Unsupported headers from certain Web sites can cause site access problems in organizations running ISA Server 2004 SP2.

Paul's Picks

By Paul Thurrott, 11/28/2006

If you're still trying to decide whether to deploy Windows Vista when it comes out, you might want to read these reasons for sticking with Windows XP.

New & Improved

By Blake Eno, 11/28/2006

Check out these latest products to hit the martketplace. PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: StillSEcure's Safe Access NAC solution

Keeping Tabs on the Profession

By Dianne Russell, 11/28/2006

In our third IT industry survey, we examine the landscape of an IT professional's work and career.

Client Device Managers

By Karl D. Middlebrooks, 11/28/2006

Three software packages give you policy-based control over which users can connect what types of portable storage devices to company computers.

Blurring the Line Between Work and Home

By Jason Bovberg, 11/28/2006

Windows IT pros are supporting more users in home offices than ever—and spending more of their leisure time with technology as well.

The Keys to a Robust Exchange Implementation

By Brien Posey, 11/28/2006

You want to implement the most stable, reliable, powerful Exchange deployment possible. It'll take some work, but it's worth the time and effort.

Letters@windowsitpro.com

By Editors, 11/28/2006

NOD32 Antivirus System for Workstations

By Karl D. Middlebrooks, 11/28/2006

Take a look at ESET's NOD32 antivirus solution--customizable antivirus software with a small memory footprint.

Managing Power Settings in Windows XP

By John Savill, 11/28/2006

Although you can't use Group Policy to manage power settings in XP, there are other power management options available.

Network-Monitoring Tools

By Blake Eno, 11/28/2006

If you're manually monitoring and managing your network on a daily basis, consider purchasing a network monitoring solution that works around the clock so you can spend more time ...

Using Group Policy to Deploy an SCW-Developed Security Policy

By Randy Franklin Smith, 11/28/2006

Find out how to use Group Policy to deploy an SCW-developed security policy to many servers.

Ask the Experts

By Various Authors, 11/28/2006

Our experts answer your questions about using Group Policy to deploy an SCW-developed security policy, updating a large number of user records at one time, managing power settings ...

10 Tips for Meaningful Meetings

By Ben Smith, 11/28/2006

Are poorly organized, inefficient meetings costing your company too much time and money? Here are 10 tips for making meetings worthwhile and productive.

Per-Machine Printer GUI

By Bill Stewart, 11/28/2006

If you could use an easy, graphical way to manage network printers for all the users of a computer at one shot, we have the script for you.

OpenOffice Registry Fix

By Readers, 11/28/2006

At an organization that uses Terminal Services, some users have Microsoft Office while others have OpenOffice. An IT pro explains how he makes.doc and .xls files open in Office ...

Zenprise

By Joel B. Barker, 11/28/2006

You'll find some things to like about Zenprise, a diagnosis and resolution tool for Microsoft Exchange, especially if you spend a lot of time troubleshooting problems.

Windows Server 2003 SP2

By Michael Otey, 11/28/2006

In addition to a cumulative patch rollup, Windows 2003 SP2 provides new functionality and OS enhancements that no enterprise should be without.

Closing the Feedback Loop

By Karen Forster, 11/28/2006

How successful are Microsoft's new releases at addressing customer concerns? SCE Beta 2 and DPM v2 appear to be on track, but the verdict isn't in yet on Office 2007.

Taking 3 Swings at SC

By Mark Minasi, 11/28/2006

Here's how to use the trial-and-error method with SC to create new services just the way you want them.

RoboForm 6.7

By Michael Cassens, 11/28/2006

Check out our review of RoboForm—a Web site password manager from Siber Systems that stores users' Web site passwords and Web form information.

Sizing Up the IT Pro Community

By Jason Bovberg, 11/28/2006

Windows IT pros are mirroring Microsoft's community push by engaging with their tech peers in many ways—through user groups, forums, blogs, and conferences, to name a few.

Diagnose AD Performance Problems

By Gil Kirkpatrick, 11/28/2006

Microsoft's little-known Server Performance Advisor 2003 (SPA) utility automates the collection of server data, crunches that data, and produces reports that help you get to the ...

Virtualization and Availability for Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition

By Michael Otey, 11/28/2006

Learn about the changes Microsoft has made to the availability of Windows 2003 Datacenter and to the licensing of virtualized Windows Server instances.

The Case of the Notepad that Wouldn't Run

By Mark Russinovich, 11/28/2006

Mark discusses Windows Vista's UAC feature while troubleshooting a Notepad startup problem.


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