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Enhance your Active Directory security by filling Microsoft's PKI gaps. Define and enforce management workflows for issuing certificates and create reports by using the new Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM).


Readers Review Hot Products

By Blake Eno, 05/30/2007

Readers highlight favorite products: Panda Software's Panda WebAdmin Antivirus, Parallels Desktop for Mac, Altiris Deployment Solution, and OpenVPN Solutions' OpenVPN.

Access Remote Files with iexplore.exe

By Readers, 05/30/2007

If you're tired of typing the Net Use command every time you need to browse through files on remote computers, here's a workaround that you'll want to know about.

Configure POP and IMAP in Exchange 2007

By Paul Robichaux, 05/30/2007

The Exchange 2007 Management Console (EMC) doesn’t support managing POP and IMAP implementations. But POP and IMAP are still widely used by a variety of clients. Here’s how to use ...

Ask the Experts

By Various Authors, 05/30/2007

Learn about Vista's reduced functionality mode, find out how to run the Aero UI with Virtual PC 2007, get tips for recognizing suspicious email messages, and more.

Coordinate a Virtualized Environment for SharePoint

By Alan Sugano, 05/30/2007

You can virtualize servers running a simple SharePoint configuration as a way to cut costs and explore the potential of server virtualization.

Backup and Recovery Appliances

By Caroline Marwitz, 05/30/2007

Don't wait for a disaster to occur to discover that your backup solution didn't work. Backup and recovery appliances offer set-it-and-forget-it reliability for administrators' ...

Exchange 2007 Infrastructure Requirements

By Brien Posey, 05/30/2007

Here's a checklist of the basic requirements for Exchange Server 2007 deployment.

Letters@windowsitpro.com

By Editors, 05/30/2007

Readers write in with virtualization tips, comments about 64-bit, and more.

Enabling Vista Basic and Aero on Longhorn

By John Savill, 05/30/2007

Follow these steps to enable Vista Basic and Aero on the Longhorn OS.

5 Keys to VSS

By Rhonda Layfield, 05/30/2007

Demystifying the AdminSDHolder Object

By Tony Murray, 05/30/2007

The AdminSDHolder object, an obscure AD feature, is meant to protect privileged group and user objects but might cause some permission settings to disappear. Learn how ...

Running the Aero UI When Using Virtual PC 2007

By John Savill, 05/30/2007

Find out how you can enable Aero on a Virtual PC 2007 instance.

Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007

By Brian Komar, 05/30/2007

Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM) 2007’s certificate management feature lets you define workflows to increase certificates’ assurance levels.

Win2K Workaround for File Transfers

By Readers, 05/30/2007

Using a VPN wasn't an option for one administrator of a Win2K network. Here's the creative solution he came up with for transferring between remote users and the Win2K server.

Making Sense of Volume Shadow Copy Service

By Rhonda Layfield, 05/30/2007

Vista's and Windows 2003's shadow copies can save you time in recovering deleted files. This primer tells you what you need to know to understand and implement them.

Virtual Machine Manager’s Significance

By Karen Forster, 05/30/2007

Virtual Machine Manager might well be the most strategically important Microsoft launch of 2007. Karen explains why.

Botnets by Email

By Mark Russinovich, 05/30/2007

A suspicious email takes Mark on a journey to learn more about it and why these types of malware continue to fool users.

Guard Your Network with Software NAC

By John Green, 05/30/2007

We've taken a look at how four software NAC products—Sophos's EndForce Enterprise 2.6, InfoExpress's Dynamic NAC for Windows 5.1, McAfee's Policy Enforcer 2.0, and StillSecure's ...

Troubleshoot AD Replication

By Sean Deuby, 05/30/2007

Monitoring and repairing Active Directory (AD) replication problems can seem almost mystical at times. Read this straightforward guide for troubleshooting AD replication.

Designing Your Exchange Server 2007 Infrastructure

By Brien Posey, 05/30/2007

Before you migrate to Exchange Server 2007, know the essential requirements for processors, OS, memory, and disk.

Groove 2007

By Paul Robichaux, 05/30/2007

Find out how Groove 2007 can let you easily establish and maintain effective workgroups either within your organization or across organizational lines.

Learning About Vista's Reduced Functionality Mode

By John Savill, 05/30/2007

Find out what you can and can't do under Vista's reduced functionality mode.

Highs and Lows of Virtual PC 2007

By Michael Otey, 05/30/2007

Virtual PC 2007 features some exciting enhancements over the preceding version, but also some puzzling omissions.

OpenOffice.org Is a Viable Option to Office

By Readers, 05/30/2007

If you're on a tight budget yet want to keep your users up-to-date with the latest office software, give OpenOffice.org a try.

To Get Ahead, Think Ahead

By Ben Smith, 05/30/2007

Look beyond your next job to work toward the position that delivers the career advancement and success that you really want.

StoreVault S500

By John Green, 05/30/2007

Network Appliance's StoreVault S500 network storage appliance will attract SMBs with its reliability and ease of configuration.

Free Up Space by Deleting Backup Hotfix Folders

By Readers, 05/30/2007

Here's a script that you can use to delete all the backup hotfix folders and associated log files in C:\WINDOWS (Windows 2003) or C:\WINNT (Windows 2000).

Icacls Shows Integrity

By Mark Minasi, 05/30/2007

We continue our investigation of Icacls by focusing on the tool's ability to set integrity levels.

Getting to Know Office 2007

By Dan Holme, 05/30/2007

Microsoft Office 2007 tips lessen the learning curve for your users, from displaying Microsoft Outlook email messages to saving Word documents as PDF files, and more.

New & Improved

By Blake Eno, 05/30/2007

Check out the latest products to hit the marketplace. PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Colligo Networks' Colligo Contributor


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