When Good Scripts Go Bad
When you test the VBScript code you just wrote, your script screeches to a premature stop. Use these hints to help you figure out what went wrong. Karen Bemowski
Hardening IIS 6.0
Follow Microsoft guidelines to establish a secure Web server on a Windows 2003 and IIS 6.0 platform. Roger A. Grimes
SQL Server 101: Management Fundamentals
You're a Windows administrator, not a DBA—so how do you manage that SQL Server machine on your company's Windows network? Start making sense of SQL Server administration by learning what tools you'll need and how SQL Server security and backup work. Michael Otey
Ask the Experts
Our IT experts tell you how to track system time changes, explain the hierarchy of inherited permissions, discuss changing your AD topology after an Exchange 2003 consolidation and more. Editors
Does SUS Make You Want to Send an SOS?
Each time SUS downloads patches, there are always a few machines not properly patched. Here’s a handy script that checks machines to determine whether the specified patch was installed. Readers
Prevent Multiple Logons With GPOs
If you need to prevent a user from logging on to multiple PCs at the same time, here’s a simple solution that uses logon and logoff scripts in GPOs. Readers
COLUMNS
Monad Is Cool; DPM Is Done
Monad and Data Protection Manager are stars in beta and will incorporate customer feedback in their final versions. Karen Forster
Cut Down on Calls to the Help Desk
Streamlining Help desk operations can help reduce IT support costs, but don't stop there. Reducing the total volume of support calls results in impressive ROI. Ben Smith
BGInfo
This free tool puts system information on the desktop for easy access. Mark Russinovich
Email Xray 2.6
This Outlook add-on offers a safe way to view messages and all their attachments—even those that Outlook blocks John Green
Paul's Picks
Paul rates the Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions and previews Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 7.0. Paul Thurrott
Service Pack Manager 2000 7.1
Gravity Storm Software's Service Pack Manager (SPM) 2000 v7.1includes distributed patch management and a useful new Windows Firewall-management feature. John D. Ruley
Vendor Briefings
Editors share insights from their conversations with The Neverfail Group and V-Secure Technologies. Plus, learn about the winners of Best of Show at TechEd in June. Editors
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