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Moving entire SQL Server databases
Here are several procedures you can use to "move" all your user databases from one SQL Server to another with ease.
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New direction for AD in Win Serv 2003
This article discusses how Microsoft tracks trusts using trusted domain objects (TDOs). Part two describes your three options for setting up the trust.
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A preview of Windows Server 2003 exams
Microsoft reveals some new testing approaches and techniques for Windows Server 2003 exams.
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Your network's detective agency
David Strom takes a closer look at Sam Spade 1.14 from Steve Atkins.
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Maximize certificate use
More and more companies are becoming targets of terrorists and other nefarious cybercrooks. But you can help make yourself more secure through the use of digital certificates.
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Should you defrag server memory?
Disk defragmentation is good. But what about defraging the memory? Serdar doesn't think so.
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Recover task bar quickly after crash
While working in Windows 2000/XP, sometimes explorer.exe will crash, leaving you with a desktop but no start menu, task bar or system tray.
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MS offers project management training
The MSF and MOF are two Microsoft TechNet training and technology programs that look somewhat like, and have the potential early makings of, real project management certifications.
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Use all of that big disk
ATAPI / IDE drive sizes have gone up explosively in the last few years. Because of this dramatic upswing in drive sizes, you may need to adjust Win2k settings.
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Plotting large files to large plotters
When a user sends a very large plot and reports data missing, or only a partial plot comes out, defrag the drive with the /TEMP or /TMP directories.
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HTML from DOS batch
Instead of echoing plain text to an output file, echo HTML code which can be loaded into a Web page on the fly.
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MS's new candor on certification
Microsoft loosen's its lips on Windows 2003 exams.
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Open-source vs. Microsoft
In part three of our Q&A series, two experts -- C. J. Rayhill and Peter Houston -- face off about why businesses are, should be, or may be switching from Windows to Linux.
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Move the pagefile and go faster
Why you should move the pagefile to increase performance.
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Make your system a bigmouth
Registry hack that forces system to do detailed startup and shutdown logging.
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Change default app install directory
Make this registry edit to change your default installation location.
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New way of resource mapping
The benefits of PUSHD over NET USE for mapping directories.
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More on the RUNAS command
A small console mode application that is run via a desktop link/icon and invokes a specific admin-level program.
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Using the RUNAS command with UNC paths
You technically cannot connect to a UNC path using RunAs under Windows 2000. But this workaround will let you.
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Perform online index defrag
New command that allows this.
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Get ahead of the cloud skills gap
There may be a growing shortage of IT pros with cloud skills, but you can take action now and become a valuable asset with the right skills.
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Simple steps to prioritize the IT tasks at hand
It's easy to feel overwhelmed by a growing to-do list of IT tasks, but there are easy ways you can decide what to tackle first and what can wait.
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Five things about creating Exchange 2013 site mailboxes
Exchange 2013 site mailboxes tie SharePoint and Exchange 2013 together. Setup can be tricky, but understanding these five aspects can help.
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How to get users on your side when working in IT
IT pros can get a bad rap from stereotypes (we mean you, Nick Burns), but there are steps you can take when working in IT to get users on your side.