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Last-Ditch Fix-Its

Repairing systems with old ERDs can spell trouble. If you don’t want to reinstall the machines and restore from tape, try these steps.

Emergency Service

With prudent preparation and upkeep, Emergency Repair Disks can fix damaged files that would otherwise kill your NT system.

Also Available in Vanilla

There'll be a dozen flavors of Windows 2000 to suit just about every IT professional. Plus, fan mail!

Online Gold Mine

You'll find more than online articles--chats, forums, training resources--in the online version of <i>MCP Magazine</i>.

Practice Makes Perfect— Or Does It?

These six products offer practice questions for the NT Server in the Enterprise exam. But as our expert reviewer shows, if you don't already know your stuff, you could be led astray.

Server Support Staffing

Do you consider yourself overworked? Consider these factors when you’re trying to determine how large the network staff should be.

Supercharge Your Scripts

Adding third-party components to your scripting efforts will get the job done faster and easier.

Exam Retirement: When, Why, and How

Microsoft retires exams to help maintain the value of your certification.

Keeping Your Secrets Secret

Understanding how information stays secure can help you make informed choices about your encryption strategies.

Back to School

In this business, we have to learn constantly, sometimes under duress of project deadlines.

Mix it up with Windows 2000 and DNS

You’ll get more out of a mixed Windows/Unix environment.

Become the Consummate Certified Security Professional

Security certs won’t guarantee employment but they can help you establish your credentials.

While the Cat's Away

Scheduler Service lets you set administrative tasks to be performed when you’re not around—but it also poses security threats to your system. Here’s how to use the tool wisely.

Free Agent MCSE

Being an independent can mean big salaries and other perks. But how do you battle the downside of being on your own? And as a manager, how do you convince free agents to stick around?

Guessing Game

Taking a stab in the dark, here's how I imagine the Windows 2000 track will look.

Prepare for Windows 2000 Now

Microsoft Official Curriculum can help you get skills now for putting Windows 2000 to work.

Big Rocks and Little Time

We all want to manage our time better, right? Harry explores tools that can help you today and offers advice for long-term results.

Defragmenting Devices

Disk drives are the slowest components of your system. Using a disk defrag tool can help them deliver optimum performance.

Lower the Bridge! Make Remote Access Secure

Remote access requires a higher level of protection. Armed with this task list, you can retain security through NT Terminal Server and the ICA client.

Numbers Game

As Microsoft sells more NT seats, will that drive up the need for more MCSEs to keep those servers humming?

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