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Microsoft

Create a bootable Windows XP CD slipstreamed with SP2 and hotfixes

Since Microsoft released Windows XP SP2, there have been more than 120 hotfixes and updates. So even if you've slipstreamed your copy of WinXP with SP2, you could be stuck applying patch after patch for each new install. Here's a much better option: Slipstream your copy of Win XP with SP2, integrate the latest updates (and a few useful utilities), and then burn the image to a bootable CD.

Data Centers

10 things you can do to give old servers a second life

If you’re responsible for a network, you’ve probably seen Moore’s Law’ marching relentlessly on your servers. Today’s cutting-edge server can be tomorrow’s entry-level home PC.To run with the pack in terms of performance, productivity, and competition, servers that are long in the tooth have to be put out to pasture regularly. But there might be ...

Networking

Create a superscope to solve the problem of dwindling IP addresses

If your organization is growing faster than you can supply IP addresses, you don't have to fear that you might soon be running on empty--a superscope can come to the rescue. A superscope is a versatile, cost-effective, and easy-to-use solution when you’re running out of IP addresses on a network. This walk-through will show you how to set up a superscope and configure it to assign IP addresses.

Security

RPC service configuration causes serious problems following a Windows XP SP2 install

When a simple SP2 upgrade resulted in the inability to print, to run the Windows installer service, or to access networking properties, IT pro Louis Nel had a huge troubleshooting project on his hands. Here's his tale, the happy ending, and an ironic kicker.

Storage

Take steps now to prepare for a system failure

A little preparation can go a long way toward saving you time and trouble during the nerve-wracking initial stages of disaster recovery. See how to get squared away ahead of time so that you can bounce back more quickly from a system meltdown.

Data Centers

Role-specific backups boost the odds of an effective recovery

Backing up certain server roles separately will make life much easier if disaster strikes and you have to restore one or more DCs. Here's a look at how this approach simplifies restoration and can be a lifesaver when recovery from a normal tape backup is problematic or not an option.

Networking

Rescuing a failed domain controller: Disaster recovery in action

If a Windows Server 2003 domain controller goes down, can you pull it back from the brink? What if restoring AD via backup fails, the server holds all the FSMO roles, and transferring them to another DC fails, too? Here's how one network manager prevailed despite numerous setbacks.

Data Centers

Use Windows System Resource Manager to control a server’s powers

WSRM helps administrators drill down deeper in managing system resources and take a proactive role in curtailing abuse of resources.

CXO

SolutionBase: Learn how to take advantage of the Group Policy Management Console

See how to use the Group Policy Management Console to simplify the administration of Group Policies, especially in Windows Server 2003.

Microsoft

Use Active Directory Application Mode to integrate apps and OS

When Microsoft released Active Directory as part of Windows 2000, one of the great promises was that it would allow applications to more easily integrate with the OS. With Active Directory Application Mode, that promise could finally materialize.

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Create a bootable Windows XP CD slipstreamed with SP2 and hotfixes

10 things you can do to give old servers a second life

Create a superscope to solve the problem of dwindling IP addresses

RPC service configuration causes serious problems following a Windows XP SP2 install

Take steps now to prepare for a system failure

Role-specific backups boost the odds of an effective recovery

Rescuing a failed domain controller: Disaster recovery in action

Use Windows System Resource Manager to control a server’s powers

SolutionBase: Learn how to take advantage of the Group Policy Management Console

Use Active Directory Application Mode to integrate apps and OS

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