WHAT'S NEW: WINDOWS
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WHAT'S NEW: WINDOWS
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WHEN THINGS GO AWRY, BETA 3 OFFERS SUPPORT
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/preview/order.asp
Join the Windows 2000 Corporate Preview Program and get Windows 2000 Beta 3
code as well as training and support services to help you through your evaluation.
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BUG THE DEVS, WE DARE YA
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/server/beta/default.asp
Visit this site to ask the development team questions, share tips with other
users, learn what goes on behind the scenes at Microsoft and access resources
to aid your evaluation of Windows 2000 Beta 3. If you don't yet have the beta,
go to
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/preview/order.asp
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MICROSOFT ANNOUNCES CERTIFIED FOR WINDOWS 2000 PROGRAM
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/1999/Jul99/certificationPR.htm
The new Certified for Windows 2000 program will ensure that applications meet
the Application Specification for the new operating system. The program will
identify applications that are secure, manageable and run reliably on Windows
2000. Applications that meet the specification can display the "Certified
for Windows" logo.
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ORDER THE EVALUATION AND DEPLOYMENT KIT FOR WINDOWS 2000
http://microsoft.order-1.com/win2kedk/
The Evaluation and Deployment Kit for Microsoft Windows 2000 is an interactive
evaluation guide that provides IT professionals with information necessary to
take advantage of the opportunities provided by the release of Microsoft Windows
2000 Professional and Windows 2000 Server. The kit is available at no cost.
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OTHER NEWS
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INTERNET EXPLORER 5 CORPORATE APPLICATIONS KIT AVAILABLE
http://microsoft.order-1.com/CAK
Internet Explorer 5 makes Web applications run faster, smoother and more manageably.
The Corporate Applications Kit includes everything you need to get started building
Web applications, including three fully functional applications.
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DETERMINING ROI FOR WINDOWS NT DEPLOYMENT
http://www.microsoft.com/go/windows/advantage/nt1
Determining your return on investment (ROI) is a key first step when considering
a Windows NT deployment. This week's issue of Windows NT Advantage explains
the "hows" and "whys" of ROI analysis. The Web-zine even
provides an online ROI calculator where readers can plug in their own numbers
and see how a move to Windows NT can affect the bottom line.
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MICROSOFT, OTHERS BACK CREATION OF STANDARD FOR INSTANT MESSAGING, ONLINE PRESENCE
PROTOCOLS
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/1999/Jul99/InstantPR.htm
Microsoft has joined several leading Internet messaging companies to support
development of a standard protocol for instant messaging and presence awareness.
A standard protocol would make it easier for people to locate, connect to and
communicate with others on the Web, no matter what messaging software they use.
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CIRCUIT CITY PLUGS IN TERMINAL SERVER EDITION TO RUN IN-STORE KIOSKS
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/dailynews2/072899.htm
Circuit City has equipped 550 stores with interactive kiosks to help people
shop for PCs. Each kiosk is linked to a server that runs on Windows NT Server
4.0, Terminal Server Edition. The operating system ensures that kiosks access
timely information and are easy to use and manage.
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SPECIAL OFFERS
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MICROSOFT DEVELOPER DAYS '99: WINDOWS 2000 BRIEFING
http://msdn.microsoft.com/events/devdays
Register now for this year's DevDays event, to be held on September 15 in 32
cities across the U.S. and Canada. The event will focus on application development
for Windows 2000. DevDays will showcase Windows 2000's new services for application
development, application security, and application deployment and manageability.
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TIPS, TRICKS & SHAREWARE
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WUGNET SHAREWARE TIP OF THE WEEK
http://www.wugnet.com/shareware/99/nt_week129
Each week WUGNET(r) and Microsoft feature a shareware pick demonstrating the
highest standards available today in shareware for Windows NT.
Firehand Ember Pro is an easy-to-use, feature-rich and highly rated image viewer,
organizer and touch-up system that works well with Windows NT. Whether you create
graphics or just gather pictures from the Internet, you need Ember Pro.
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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
BACKING UP LEGACY DATABASES
Some organizations have to take legacy databases offline before the databases
can be backed up at night. One solution is to use the AT command to run a batch
file five minutes before the backup is supposed to start. This batch file contains
a series of commands to stop each of the databases. The scheduler triggers another
batch file that restarts the databases after the backups are completed. A good
way to handle these batch files is the WINAT program in the Windows NT Resource
Kit. The WINAT program provides an easy-to-use graphical interface to the AT
command.
To view this entire article, please visit
http://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?id=/column/r00219990622hea10.htm
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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
CHANGING LOCAL PASSWORDS EASILY
There's a neat way to edit the local PCs SAMs. Go to the User Manager menu for
Domains and choose Select Domain. You typically use this setting to edit other
PDCs in other domains, but if you type \\computername
in the same field you would usually enter the domain name, you will be editing
the local SAM database on that PC and you can change passwords, add local groups
and more.
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Windows NT Server
http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/Default.asp
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http://www.microsoft.com/windows/server
Windows NT Workstation
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/
Windows 2000 Professional
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/professional
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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Windows Update for add-ons, updates and trial software:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/default.asp
For Windows NT Server comparisons, migration and interoperability issues, go
to:
http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/openhouse/default.asp
Microsoft Daily News
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/dailynews!/
For information on local events and promotions in your area
http://microsoft.com/usa/
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