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[Focus]

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Introducing Terminal Services Tools
Peek inside the Terminal Services toolkit to learn which tools to use to take control of user sessions, manage connection settings, stop runaway applications, and more.
 — Christa Anderson


Pushing Applications to the Masses
Push, an ASP based in Santa Barbara, California, uses WTS and MetaFrame to deliver applications to its customers. This company profile highlights the hurdles Push has faced in its application service provision and the ways the company has cleared them.
 — Christa Anderson

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[Feature]

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Archiving and Analyzing the NT Security Log
Learn to use the system events and policy change security events auditing categories to uncover tampering in the NT Security log and trip up intruders.
 — Randy Franklin Smith


Can Win2K and NT 4.0 Coexist?
Experiments in a small lab environment demonstrate that the new and legacy Windows technologies work well together.
 — Paula Sharick


Deploying Microsoft Cluster Server
Careful planning, implementation, and maintenance can make Microsoft Cluster Server pay off in high availability.
 — Adrian Ingleson


Notes and Domino under Windows 2000
Learn what Win2K functionality and features Notes and Domino offer.
 — Libby Ingrassia Schwarz


Win2K Operation Masters
To best administer your Win2K network, you need to learn what Operation Masters do, where to place them throughout your network for optimal performance, and what to do if one fails.
 — Gary Rosenfeld

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[Reader Challenge]

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Reader Challange
Want to test your know-how? Solve this month's Windows NT problem and gather the accolades of your peers.
 — Kathy Ivens

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[Reader to Reader]

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Reader to Reader - August 2000
Share your NT discoveries, comments, problems, solutions, and experiences with products and reach out to other Windows 2000 Magazine readers (including Microsoft).
 — Readers

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[Editorial]

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Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Do you really need Windows 2000 Datacenter Server? Mark Smith explains why Datacenter takes Win2K to a new level.
 — Mark Smith

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[Outlook VBA on Demand]

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Working with Selected Items
With this useful technique, you can quickly create routines that change only a few Outlook items at a time instead of an entire folder.
 — Sue Mosher

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[ForefroNT]

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WLANs: More than a Cable-Pulling Alternative
The standardization, reduced cost, and increased speed of WLANs might make them the network of choice for SOHO users and consumer users.
 — David Chernicoff

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[Product Reviews]

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LANvault 200
Remotely administer backups for offsite offices
 — John Green


The Argent Guardian 4.0A
A monitoring tool that scales from minuscule to mammoth networks
 — Jonathan Chau


VPCom 2.5
Problems tarnish strong security product
 — Tom Iwanski

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[Lab Notes]

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The Chase Is On
The new PCI-X specifications increase the potential speed of PCI-X devices.
 — John Green

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[Inside Out]

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Specifying New Drivers on Unattended Win2K Pro Installs
You can easily have your install scripts use new or updated hardware drivers.
 — Mark Minasi

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[Scripting Solutions]

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Windows Management Instrumentation: The Systems Administrator’s Apprentice
Use winmgmts.vbs or locator.vbs to access and leverage WMI through the WMI scripting library.
 — Bob Wells

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[This Old Resource Kit]

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Cliptray
After you discover this handy utility, you might not be able to live without it.
 — Mark Minasi

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[Tricks & Traps]

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Ask the Doctor
Here are some tips for securing your network from infected message attachments, identifying potential Win2K upgrade problems, bypassing a bizarre error message, tricking DNS Manager, and navigating the command line.
 — Sean Daily

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[News Analysis]

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DLL Hell Freezes Over in Whistler
Microsoft remedies the age-old DLL Hell problem.
 — Paul Thurrott

How Will the Microsoft Split Affect Windows Users?
The Microsoft split will provide more choices for users and PC manufacturers.
 — Paul Thurrott

Microsoft Enters the PC-PLUS Era
Microsoft expands Windows into the broad computerized-device market.
 — Paul Thurrott

Windows 2000 Magazine's Best of Show Winners
Windows 2000 Magazine presents Best of Show awards.
 — Paul Thurrott

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[Getting Started With Win2K]

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Easy Printer Management with Active Directory
Because Microsoft integrated Win2K’s print objects into AD, you can easily locate and manage printers from within AD.
 — Kathy Ivens

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[TOP 10]

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Windows 2000 Downloads
Learn about essential post-release security fixes, third-party compatibility updates, and management utilities available for download from Microsoft’s Web site.
 — Michael Otey

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[Buyer's Guide]

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KVM Switches
Need more control of your hardware, but short on space? Keyboard/video/mouse (KVM) switches are a necessary accessory for any place multiple computers exist and space is limited.
 — Ed Roth

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[Lab Comparative]

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Heavenly Host: Web-to-Host Product Roundup
Web-to-Host products provide host-server connectivity through your client’s Web browser. Our comparative review of nine Web-to-Host products will help you choose the right tool for your system.
 — Michael Otey


Redefined Corporate PCs
Now that Win2K supports USB, vendors are building corporate PCs that eliminate legacy ports. The Windows 2000 Magazine Lab looks at two such PCs.
 — Mark Weitz

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[Windows 2000 Pro]

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Rethinking NTFS
The trend is clear—NTFS is still a bit slower than FAT16, but only by about 3 percent. TOC Blurb: NTFS 5.0 offers new features for Windows 2000 users.
 — John D. Ruley

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[Exchange & Outlook Troubleshooter]

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Exchange 2000 Storage Exposed, Part 2
Exchange 2000’s powerful database engine gives you a variety of backup options for disaster recovery. Here’s the information you need to choose one.
 — Jerry Cochran

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[Best Practices for Exchange]

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Super Export and Import Tools
Exchange Administrator’s best-kept secret might be powerful export and import features.
 — Paul Robichaux

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[Industry Trends]

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Industry Trends
MCSEs perceive the value of the MCSE designation very differently from non-MCSEs. OSU (including Linux) has strong server growth potential but won’t displace Windows server technology. Check out these stories and more.
 — Barrie Sosinsky

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[Remote Possibilities]

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PPTP Improved
Win2K introduces handy functionality that simplifies managing PPTP connections.
 — Sean Daily