February 10, 2000

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WINDOWS 2000 NEWS
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WINDOWS 2000--IT'S READY AND ON ITS WAY
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/dailynews2/121599.htm
Microsoft has released Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advanced Server to manufacturing. This means that hundreds of customers and industry partners have signed off on the new operating system, which is scheduled to be in stores Feb. 17, 2000.
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LEARN MORE AT THE NEW WINDOWS 2000 SITE
http://microsoft.com/windows2000/default.asp
With Windows 2000 on the way, Microsoft has created a new Web site designed to speed customer evaluation and deployment of the entire Windows 2000 platform. For the new Windows 2000 Professional Product Guide, go to:
http://microsoft.com/windows2000/guide/professional/overview/default.asp
For the new Windows 2000 Server Product Guide, check out:
http://microsoft.com/windows2000/guide/server/overview/default.asp
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FOR THE INSIDE SCOOP ON WINDOWS 2000, CHECK OUT THE BETA USERS' SITE
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/beta/
Ask the Microsoft Windows 2000 development team questions, share tips with other users and access resources to help you evaluate Windows 2000. This week, questions about compatibility issues with legacy operating systems.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/beta/askdev/00Jan19.asp

Columnist Nadine Kano is back with another visit with the real-life people behind Windows 2000 development. She learns there really is a Customer Love Team.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/beta/hall/99dec22.asp
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IS YOUR SYSTEM READY FOR WINDOWS 2000? NEW TOOL HAS THE ANSWER
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/upgrade/compat/ready.asp
The Windows 2000 Readiness Analyzer tool checks out your system and reports on what hardware devices and software applications might not be compatible with Windows 2000. This check is also run during Windows 2000 Setup. Download and run the tool before installing Windows 2000 to learn if your installation will succeed.
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YOUR GUIDE TO DEPLOYING WINDOWS 2000
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/library/resources/reskit/dpg/default.asp
The Windows 2000 Server Deployment Planning Guide is designed to assist staff at organizations that are deploying Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Professional. The guide includes information for managers, network architects, system administrators and others.
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PC MAGAZINE SAYS WINDOWS 2000 WORTH THE WAIT
http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/stories/reviews/0,6755,2426063,00.html
PC Magazine Labs, which has been testing Windows 2000 for more than a year, says it's impressed with the operating system's stability and new features. Read the feature-by-feature review.
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MICROSOFT RESPONDS TO NOVELL CLAIMS
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/news/bulletins/novellpart2.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/news/bulletins/novellpart3.asp
Novell has recently made claims that might result in some customers forming inaccurate or incomplete conclusions about Windows 2000 Server and the Active Directory(tm) service. Check out these market bulletins for Microsoft's reply to Novell's claims.
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WINDOWS 2000 SUPPORTS MULTIPLE VPNS
http://www.microsoft.com/Windows2000/library/planning/communications/l2tp.asp
Windows 2000 was designed with Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standards to support interoperability in multi-vendor environments and to provide customers with an open solution. This paper will explain interoperability issues and provide recommendations for an open interoperable remote access and networking environment.
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WINDOWS 2000 MANAGEABILITY LOWERS USERS' TCO
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/dailynews2/012700.htm
The management features and deployment tools in Windows 2000 have reduced the total cost of ownership for early adopters such as Compaq, PeopleSoft and SWX Swiss Exchange. And independent solution providers are preparing products and services that make the most of the management features in Windows 2000, especially Windows Management Instrumentation.
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WINDOWS NT(r) NEWS
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WINDOWS NT SERVICE PACK 6A HAS LATEST UPDATES
http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/downloads/recommended/SP6/allSP6.asp
Download Service Pack 6a for Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows NT Workstation 4.0, and Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition to get the latest performance and security updates.
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TERMINAL SERVER SERVICE PACK 5 AVAILABLE
http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/terminalserver/downloads/recommended/tsesp5/
Get the latest updates for Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition. Service Pack 5 for Terminal Server is a cumulative collection of all previous service pack updates and contains no new features other than those that were introduced in Service Pack 4.
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EVENTS & SEMINARS
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REDESIGNED TECHNET SITE, BRIEFINGS GET YOU PREPPED FOR WINDOWS 2000
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/events/
Using feedback from IT professionals, Microsoft has redesigned its TechNet Web site to make it a more useful resource for IT pros working with Microsoft-based solutions. Free TechNet briefings-including nine new sessions on Windows 2000-are available in more than 250 cities worldwide.
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TIPS, TRICKS & SHAREWARE
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WINDOWS 2000 TIP
The Windows 2000 Beta Users' Web site periodically posts a new tip submitted by IT pros or by members of the Windows 2000 development team. Here's the latest tip.

TRANSFER DATA WITH NETWORK CONNECTION WIZARD
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/beta/tips/00Jan19.asp
Looking to transfer data from an old PC to your new PC with Windows 2000 Professional? The direct-connection method is easy to set up.
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WUGNET SHAREWARE PICK OF THE WEEK
http://www.wugnet.com/shareware/00/nt_week155/
Each week WUGNET(r) and Microsoft feature a shareware pick demonstrating the highest standards available today in shareware for Windows NT.

FileQuest is a file manager for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT and Windows 2000 that helps you manage files and folders effectively and easily, using a familiar interface and many powerful tools.
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TECHREPUBLIC TIP OF THE WEEK
This tip courtesy of TechRepublic, the IT Community Hub. To get your free TechRepublic Passport, please visit
http://www.techrepublic.com/ad_click_in.jhtml?id=414

SAVING SEARCHES
Searches performed by the Windows NT Find utility can be saved and reused later. Select the File menu and choose Save Search to create a desktop icon. All you have to do is double-click the icon the next time you need to perform the same search.
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UPDATE WINDOWS NT TIP OF THE WEEK
This Windows NT tip is brought to you by Update, the free e-mail newsletter from Windows NT Magazine that delivers relevant and timely Windows NT information once a week-right to your desktop. To subscribe, go to
http://www.winntmag.com/sub.cfm?code=UP99INXWTP

STOPPING USERS FROM TAMPERING WITH WINDOWS NT EXPLORER VIEW OPTIONS
Starting with Service Pack 4, you can remove the Options menu from the View menu, preventing users from altering your settings for hidden files and other options. Use Regedt32 to navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
On the Edit menu, Add Value name NoOptions as a type REG_DWORD. Set the data value to 1 to remove the Options menu from the View menu. The user must restart for this setting to take effect.
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