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Windows IT Pro Magazine March 2003
[Focus]  Authentication Topology Configuring your network's AD DNS SRV records can shave time off AD authentication. — Gil Kirkpatrick Optimizing IIS Performance Learn how to monitor and improve your Web server's performance. — Geoff Gray Performance Management in Windows Get the most from some old but updated performance-monitoring tools, and learn about some new Windows XP tools that will help you determine how your systems are performing. — Darren Mar-Elia [Feature] Patching Windows with SUS Learn how to use Microsoft's new Software Update Services and IntelliMirror to centrally maintain up-to-date patching of your client machines. — Jeff Fellinge [Reader to Reader] Reduce Paging File Fragmentation Another trick for reducing paging file fragmentation. — Readers Resetting RestrictAnonymous Disables the Browser Service The RestrictAnonymous registry value helps you restrict access over anonymous connections but can disable browsing. — Readers Revert to NT 4.0 from Win2K Install Windows NT 4.0 on a preinstalled Windows 2000 system without formatting or reinstalling Win2K. — Readers Tweaking NTBackup A reader configures NT Backup for minimal administrative involvement. — Readers [Editorial] Server Consolidation With careful planning and implementation, consolidating servers can save you from being buried by an avalanche of maintenance costs. — Michael Otey [Internals] AD Network Interactions Understanding AD network interactions will help you troubleshoot problems with DNS name resolution and protocol transport. — Darren Mar-Elia [Scripting Solutions] Editing the Registry Learn how to use the WshShell object with the RegRead, RegWrite, and LogEvent methods to make manual registry edits quickly and consistently. — Christa Anderson [Tricks & Traps] Address Problems with Adobe Illustrator's Save for Web Option Address the problems you experience when using Adobe Illustrator's Save for Web option with Win2K Pro. — Sean Daily Ensure Graphics Files Display Previews and Thumbnails Correctly Ensure that under Windows XP and Win2K, your graphics files display previews and thumbnails correctly. — Sean Daily Solving Win2K Pro Roaming Profile Logoff Problems Solve Win2K Pro roaming profile logoff problems related to IE's Temporary Internet Files. — Sean Daily Use a Handy Shortcut to Minimize All Currently Open Windows If you have a Windows key on your keyboard, you can use this handy shortcut to minimize all currently open Windows. — Sean Daily [TOP 10] Environment Variables If you write command shell scripts, these environment variables will save you a lot of time — Michael Otey [Buyer's Guide] Smart Card Readers Learn more about smart card technology and the security these solutions provide. — John Howie [Lab Feature] CipherTrust's IronMail The appliance approach to email security combines virus blocking, spam filtering, and SSL proxies for email in one product. — Paul Robichaux [Letters to the Editor] Letters to the Editor Readers share their thoughts on the soul of Windows, safe email practices, and Windows program startup locations. — Readers , et al. [Market Watch] Groupware These products make the collaboration process easier for teams without creating headaches for the IT staff. — Mark Weitz [Windows Client] Windows XP’s Advanced Networking Features Discover tools you can use to grant connectivity to your remote users without wreaking havoc on your corporate network. — Ed Roth [Need to Know] What You Need to Know About Microsoft Office 11 Learn about the enhancements and new applications that Microsoft has added to the latest version of its best-selling productivity suite. — Paul Thurrott What You Need to Know About Visual Studio .NET 2003 Visual Studio .NET 2003 adds important new features and better support for Windows CE .NET mobile devices. — Paul Thurrott [What's Hot] What's Hot Readers tell us about their favorite products. — Carolyn Mader [Lessons Learned] Wireless Networking Wireless networking products don't always live up to their claims, but wireless networking offers tangible benefits. — David Chernicoff [Ask the Experts] Assigning IPSec Policies to Servers and Workstations on Your Network Learn why the sequence is important when you assign IPSec policies to servers and clients. — Randy Franklin Smith Changing the Port That Terminal Services Uses to Connect to a Server Help protect your network by changing the port number that Terminal Services uses to connect your server. — Randy Franklin Smith Getting ASP.NET Applications to Function Properly on Visual Studio .NET Systems Learn why ASP.NET applications might not function properly on Visual Studio .NET systems. — Brett Hill Giving Help Desk Personnel Permissions to Create Mailboxes Find out which AD permissions will let nonadministrators create mailboxes. — Paul Robichaux Scheduling IIS Restarts Learn how to schedule IIS to restart at specified time intervals. — Brett Hill [Fast Forward] Who Cares About .NET? Although only developers have paid much attention to the .NET Framework, this application platform offers myriad benefits for IT administrators. — Mark Smith [Windows Power Tools] Identity Report Here are two utilities—-Whoami and w3who.dll—-that can tell you what account you're logged on as. — Mark Minasi |
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