May 17, 2000

Microsoft(r) Windows(r) Platform News - 2000, Issue 18

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WINDOWS 2000 NEWS
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IMPROVE PERFORMANCE-CONSOLIDATE ON WINDOWS 2000
http://www.iweek.com/782/microsoft.htm
According to InformationWeek Online, IT managers and analysts say consolidating on Windows 2000 Professional can improve application performance, ease support for mobile workers and reduce the costs of managing groups of users.
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COMPUTERJOBS.COM EMPLOYS WINDOWS 2000 SERVER
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/dailynews2/050400.htm
ComputerJobs.com, an employment Web site for IT professionals, recently migrated its 40 production Web servers to Windows 2000 Server from Windows NT(r) 4.0 Server. The upgrade has improved availability and performance and eased administration.
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OTHER NEWS
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WOODWARD BUILDS ON WINDOWS NT EMBEDDED
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/dailynews2/050200.htm
Woodward Industrial Controls, a leading provider of control systems for industrial engines, has gained flexibility and reduced time to market by building products on Windows NT Embedded 4.0. The company is able to respond more quickly to customer needs without raising product prices.
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TIPS, TRICKS & SHAREWARE
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WINDOWS 2000 TIP OF THE WEEK
The Windows 2000 Tech Enthusiast Web site posts tips submitted by IT pros, members of the Windows 2000 development team and other Windows 2000 fanatics.

EJECT CDS FROM THE TASKBAR
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techenthusiast/tricks/devices/eject.asp
You'll never have to bend over again to eject a CD. With this tip, you can control the eject function from the taskbar.
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WUGNET SHAREWARE PICK OF THE WEEK
http://www.wugnet.com/shareware/00/nt_week169
Each week WUGNET(r) and Microsoft feature a shareware pick demonstrating the highest standards available today in shareware for Windows 2000 and Windows NT.

AllegroSurf is a Web-accelerating, content-filtering proxy server for Windows. It allows you to share a single Internet connection with multiple computers on a LAN, while protecting users from unwanted content and increasing overall Internet speed. AllegroSurf is the perfect tool for network administrators, school administrators and individual users.
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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=831

EXPANDING WINDOWS NT INSTALLATION FILES
If you would like to expand the Windows NT CD-ROM files to your hard disk, do the following:
1. Insert the Windows NT CD-ROM into your computer.
2. Go to a command prompt.
3. Type "CDdrive_letter\i386\winnt32 /t:c /x" (no quotes) and press [Enter].
4. When the Windows NT 4.0 Upgrade/Installation dialog box opens, click Options.
5. Clear the check box to create boot disks and click OK.
6. Click Continue to expand all of the files to drive C. There will be a folder on drive C named $win_nt$.~ls that contains the expanded files. You can rename this directory if you wish.
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WINDOWS 2000 MAGAZINE UPDATE TIP OF THE WEEK
This Windows NT/Windows 2000 tip is brought to you by Update, the free e-mail newsletter from Windows 2000 Magazine that delivers relevant and timely Windows 2000 information once a week-right to your desktop. To subscribe, go to
http://www.win2000mag.com/sub.cfm?code=UP00INXWTP

MOVE MY COMPUTER ICON FROM DESKTOP TO START MENU
On Windows 2000, you can drag the My Computer icon from the desktop onto the Start menu. This will let you navigate the complete name space including Control Panel, drives and folders from the Start menu.
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For in-depth information about our products, visit our Web sites:

Windows 2000 Professional
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/guide/professional/overview/default.asp

Windows 2000 Server
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/guide/server/overview/default.asp

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