May 23, 2000

WINDOWS 2000 NEWS
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MICROSOFT LAUNCHES WINDOWS SERVICES FOR UNIX 2.0
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/dailynews2/051100.htm
Microsoft has released Windows Services for UNIX 2.0 to make it easier for customers to integrate Windows 2000 into existing UNIX-based networks. Windows Services for UNIX 2.0 simplifies network administration and account management and helps customers build on existing technology investments.
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ONYX SOFTWARE SUPPORTED BY WINDOWS 2000, WINDOWS DNA
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/dailynews2/050800.htm
Onyx Front Office 2000, a suite of e-business software products by Onyx Software Corp., provides companies with tools for marketing, sales and service, and allows them to integrate traditional and online business processes. The combination of Onyx and Microsoft technologies helps organizations more effectively sell and market products, as well as interact with customers at any time, in any place, in any currency or language.
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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.

MOVE PORTIONS OF YOUR START MENU
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techenthusiast/tricks/administration/start.asp
Make shortcuts on the task bar that bring up frequently used items from your Start menu.
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WUGNET SHAREWARE PICK OF THE WEEK
http://www.wugnet.com/shareware/00/nt_week170
Each week WUGNET(r) and Microsoft feature a shareware pick demonstrating the highest standards available today in shareware for Windows 2000 and Windows NT(r).

Media Wizard is a powerful and complete multimedia solution supporting all popular media formats, audio and video (including full screen) playlists, and audio conversions (WAV to MP3, MP3 to WAV, CD to MP3, CD to WAV, and WAV Compression Conversions). It also features a customizable interface, complete drag/drop support, CDDB support and many more advanced features.
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TECHREPUBLIC TIP OF THE WEEK
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http://www.techrepublic.com/ad_click_in.jhtml?id=831

RESTORING COMMAND.COM IN WINDOWS NT
If you accidentally delete COMMAND.COM from the \WinNT\System32 folder, you can find it on the Windows NT Installation CD. Place the CD in the drive and open a command prompt. Type "expand CDdrive_letter\i396\command.co_ %systemroot\system32\command.com" (no quotes) to replace the file.
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WINDOWS 2000 MAGAZINE UPDATE TIP OF THE WEEK
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http://www.win2000mag.com/sub.cfm?code=UP00INXWTP

INSTALLING PROXY SERVER ON WINDOWS 2000
Microsoft created an add-on installation file named msp2wizi.exe to let users install Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0 on Windows 2000. The file and installation instructions are available at
http://www.microsoft.com/proxy/support/win2kwizard.asp.
Msp2wizi.exe is a pre-installation executable patch for Microsoft Proxy Server that lets you install the product. If you try to install Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0 on Windows 2000 without first running this file, a warning appears to let you know that Proxy Server 2.0 doesn't work on the Windows version you're using. If you already have Proxy Server on your Windows NT Server when you upgrade to Windows 2000, you're expected to reinstall Proxy Server. Whatever your configuration is, you'll need the msp2wizi.exe file to make Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0 work on your Windows 2000 server. You also need the installation files for Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0, which are available on the BackOffice(r) Server 4.5 CD-ROM number 3 or the Proxy Server 2.0 CD-ROM.
Here are the steps to follow:
1. Download the installer package (msp2wizi.exe) from
http://www.microsoft.com/proxy/support/win2kwizard.asp.
2. Begin installation by double-clicking the msp2wizi.exe file. You'll need 16 MB of free space to extract the package.
3. To proceed beyond this point, you must agree to the license agreement by clicking Yes.
4. If you have the BackOffice 4.5 CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive, installation will proceed automatically. Otherwise, you may be prompted to insert the CD-ROM or point to the folder that contains the installation files. After you point to the location of your installation files, click OK. If you receive the error message, "Installation files not found," click OK, which shuts down the installation, and read the installation note that follows.
Note: The executable patch program checks for both the 71.5K setup.exe file and the _mspver.txt file. If you have a Proxy CD-ROM that doesn't include this file, you can fix the problem without calling Microsoft. Just create a text file named _mspver.txt and type the words Microsoft Proxy Server Version 2.0 on the first line of the file. Save and Close the file and be sure to place it in the same directory as your Proxy 2.0 setup.exe file.
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