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[Focus]

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How to Get the Most out of Your Win2K Pro Installation
Learn what to expect from your Win2K Pro installation and the tools to use to get the most out of this OS.
 — Douglas Toombs


Win2K Pro for the Win9x User
Get acquinted with Win2K Pro and discover the features essential to power users.
 — Christa Anderson


Win2K Pro Hotfixes
A few problems still remain after Service Pack 1. Here's how to remedy them.
 — Paula Sharick

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[Feature]

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Controlling Group Policy, Part 2
Find out how processing options let you control how Win2K applies Group Policy.
 — Randy Franklin Smith


High Class
Boost your network's efficiency with multicasting and Class D IP addresses.
 — Emmett Dulaney


IIS 5.0 Opens the Throttle
Performance improvements in IIS 5.0 help applications run faster.
 — Ken Spencer


Win2K Password Protection
Win2K's password protection is stronger than NT's, but backward compatibility can leave Win2K systems vulnerable.
 — Randy Franklin Smith

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[Reader to Reader]

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Reader to Reader - Winter 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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Clash of the 64-Bit Architectures
Find out who looks to come out on top as Intel and AMD vie for the 64-bit computing market.
 — Michael Otey

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[ForefroNT]

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Home Networking
Three non-Ethernet solutions expand the choices for home and SOHO networking.
 — David Chernicoff

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[Internals]

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Inside Win2K NTFS, Part 2
Mark Russinovich explains the workings of NTFS5's Distributed Link Tracking, sparse file support, volume change tracking, encryption, and alternate data streams.
 — Mark Russinovich

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[Product Reviews]

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Visio 2000 Enterprise Edition
Visio 2000 Enterprise Edition turns esoteric database code into a graphical representation.
 — Jonathan Chau

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[Lab Notes]

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Keep an Eye on Optical Wireless
Optical wireless networking is evolving as a top choice for flexible, high-bandwidth connectivity.
 — Tom Iwanski

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[Inside Out]

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Decrypting EFS
Encrypting File System looks simple on its face, but the devil is in the details.
 — Mark Minasi

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[This Old Resource Kit]

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Writing Command Shell Script Status to the Application Event Log
Use Win2K and NT command shell scripts to automate repetitive administrative tasks.
 — Michael Otey

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[Tricks & Traps]

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Daily Answers
Learn about troubleshooting connection-speed problems, displaying OS version and build number, tweaking Start menu settings, distributing Windows updates, enabling filename and directory name completion, and administering user profiles.
 — Sean Daily

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[TOP 10]

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Things I Dislike About Win2K Pro
Although Win2K is a terrific upgrade, it's not perfect. Here's why.
 — Michael Otey

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[Buyer's Guide]

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Digital Flat-Panel Displays
Find out what you need to know before purchasing a flat-panel display.
 — Mark Weitz

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[Lab Comparative]

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Almost Never Too Late to Undelete
Three standalone undelete utilities can help you recover files when the Recycle Bin can't.
 — Lance Whitney


Desktop Antivirus Software for Win2K Pro
Find out which of seven products can secure your system against the new breed of havoc-wreaking viruses?
 — Jonathan Chau

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[Exchange & Outlook Troubleshooter]

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Realtime Messaging Gets Down to Business
Compare the features of Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server and Lotus Sametime 1.5.
 — Barrie Sosinsky , et al.

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[Remote Possibilities]

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RRAS and DHCP Leasing
Do Win2K RRAS servers handle DHCP server interaction and client IP address allocation more intelligently than their NT 4.0 predecessors do?
 — Sean Daily