Windows Server 2003 installs fewer services by default, and installs others in a disabled state. Here’s a guide to what they do, and whether you might need them or not.
- By Roberta Bragg
- 08/01/2003
How much can you handle to get secure?
Trusts have changed significantly on Windows Server 2003, including the concept of forest trusts. Here's a primer.
- By Roberta Bragg
- 09/01/2003
And just what do we go through on a daily basis, anyway?
There is another side of the coin for IT employment.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/01/2003
Of bowling and certifications.
What credentials could offer in the future.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 10/01/2003
Setting up forest trusts can be tricky. Here’s a step-by-step instruction guide.
- By Roberta Bragg
- 10/01/2003
Windows Server 2003 provides a way to implement trusts among Certification Authority hierarchies selectively. Here’s how it works.
- By Roberta Bragg
- 11/01/2003
What to do about the ongoing to-do list.
Sometimes things are not what they appear.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 11/01/2003
How we're being tested—now and in the future.
Could WinFS be the salvation?
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 12/01/2003
In releasing its annual Dirty Dozen list of the 12 most common viruses, antivirus and security vendor Central Command called 2001 the "Year of the Internet Worm."
- By Scott Bekker
- 01/02/2002
Remember the wave of dot-bomb failures? You ain’t seen nothing yet.
U.S. pricing for Microsoft exams through Prometric and VUE testing centers has increased 25 percent, to $125.
- By Michael Domingo
- 02/01/2002
Writing scripts for remote computer management can save man-hours and shoe leather. But like any part of Windows, it has to be properly secured, or you risk opening up your network to the bad guys.
- By Roberta Bragg
- 02/01/2002
Changes are afoot to make Active Directory more flexible.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/01/2002
MCP Magazine's writers and editors turn their attention to solving your problems -- technical and professional.
Redmond’s not-so-secret plan to shoo those pesky Apaches away.