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Install the DHCP Relay Agent in Windows 2000 Server

November 9, 2007 12:00am PST

The DHCP Relay Agent is a special service running on Windows 2000 Server that listens to the DHCP traffic on a local network. Here's how to configure your Windows 2000 Server to answer the call...

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Limit connections to a Windows 2000 Professional share

November 9, 2007 12:00am PST

By default, Windows 2000 Professional is limited to no more than 10 concurrent connections. In some situations, you might want to further restrict the number of concurrent connections, whether for...

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Check for damaged disks in Windows 2000 Pro with CHKDSK and CHKNTFS

November 5, 2007 12:00am PST

Windows 2000 Professional has two disk-checking utilities: CHKDSK, which checks and fixes problems with FAT, FAT32, and NTFS volumes, and CHKNTFS, which displays or specifies whether automatic...

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Windows 2000 Server DHCP options

November 2, 2007 12:00am PDT

A client uses a local broadcast address when it first tries to contact a Windows 2000 Server DHCP server, since this is the only way to get in touch with a DHCP server without having an IP...

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Authorize a Windows 2000 DHCP server

October 26, 2007 12:00am PDT

To prevent such rogue DHCP servers from leasing wrong configuration data on the network, Windows 2000 Server requires all Windows 2000 DHCP servers to be authorized. Here's how to authorize a...

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Open Windows 2000 Professional network folders quickly

October 15, 2007 12:00am PDT

Getting quick access to network folders is handy whether you use those folders seldom or all the time. Here are a couple of ready options that will work more quickly than browsing through My...

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Create Windows 2000 Server user accounts with ADSI scripts

October 12, 2007 12:00am PDT

As an administrator you don't need to know all the secrets behind the Windows 2000 Server Active Directory Services Interface (ADSI), but you should know some basics because ADSI can be used for...

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Take defragmentation of the Windows 2000 Server Active Directory database offline

October 5, 2007 12:00am PDT

Online defragmentation does a good job of defragmenting the object inside the Windows 2000 Server Active Directory database file (Ntds.dit). In most cases, you won't need anything else, but in...

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Display special logon messages in Windows 2000 Professional

October 1, 2007 12:00am PDT

Protect your system -- configure Windows 2000 Professional to display a special logon message warning unauthorized users to keep away from your system, or broadcast a specific message to your...

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Move Windows 2000 Server Active Directory database files

September 28, 2007 12:00am PDT

Active Directory will shut down the Windows 2000 Server system if it runs out of space. If you're very low on hard disk space and you can't delete any more files from the drive, here's how you can...

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Configure print spooling in Windows 2000 Professional

September 24, 2007 12:00am PDT

Rather than going directly to the printer, applications can print to a Windows-managed print spool. The operating system then takes care of sending the print job to the printer. Here's how to...

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Dynamic port mapping in Windows 2000 Server

September 21, 2007 12:00am PDT

Intrasite replication in Windows 2000 Server is always performed with RCP over IP transport, which uses dynamic port mapping. Here's what you need to know about replication and dynamic mapping.

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Configure Windows 2000 Professional to show hidden components

September 17, 2007 12:00am PDT

If you've been unable to remove objects from your Windows 2000 Professional system via conventional methods -- such as Add/Remove Programs -- here's how you can uncover some unused or unwanted...

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Using Windows 2000 Server as a router

September 14, 2007 12:00am PDT

Routing is a process that forwards packets from one network to another. Admins may use hardware routers that are highly optimized, but often these routers are too expensive for smaller networks....

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Change icons for Windows 2000 Professional desktop objects and documents

September 10, 2007 12:00am PDT

You may be able to easily change some icons in your Windows 2000 Professional system, but not all. Here are the tricks you need to know for changing icons for files and applications you may have...

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Backing up Windows 2000 Server's Active Directory

September 7, 2007 12:00am PDT

Even though you can use several fault tolerant mechanisms, such as RAID arrays, there's no real substitution for actual backups with Windows 2000 Server. Here's what you need to know about backing...

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Learn about Windows 2000 Server's non-authoritative Active Directory restore

August 31, 2007 12:00am PDT

Restoring Active Directory in Windows 2000 Server is a very important part of your recovery strategy. Failed tapes and corrupted data can cause a lot of problems, so learn about non-authoritative...

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Customize Microsoft Management Console (MMC) consoles in Windows 2000 Professional

August 31, 2007 12:00am PDT

Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-ins are a handy part of a fully-functioning Windows 2000 Professional system. Learn how you can create your own customized set of snap-ins to get the most...

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Change drive letters in Windows 2000 Professional

August 27, 2007 12:00am PDT

If you're dealing with an application that's hard-coded to expect a particular drive letter but you're using a different one on your Windows 2000 Professional system, all is not lost. Here's how...

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Learn about Windows 2000 Server's Active Directory authoritative restore

August 24, 2007 12:00am PDT

Restoring, not simply backing up, Active Directory in Windows 2000 Server can be a bit complicated -- but it doesn't have to be. Learn about AD authoritative restore and be prepared.