ServerWatch Staff

Christopher Rice           Are you still worried about vulnerability to security holes?  Well, it looks like Microsoft has heard your cries for help and is acting.  Bill Gates has stated “security before functionality”.  That sounds like someone who understands the need to lock things down. Are you still worried about vulnerability to security holes? Well, […]

Christopher Rice     I have this page listed on my links page, but just glanced at it and saw that there are some interesting pages listed that might be of some help to the administrators out there who are running into some Windows 200 questions. I have this page listed on my links page, but […]

Christopher Rice           I am going to run a brief series of articles stepping through some of the more common administrative tools that a Windows 2000 administrator might have to use.  Although some of the articles might seem trivial to you, it’s probably only because you have high exposure to these tools on a day-to-day […]

Christopher Rice           The next in my series of introductory looks into administrating Windows 2000 is a look into the Event viewers, all three of them. The next in my series of introductory looks into administrating Windows 2000 is a look into the Event viewers, all three of them. First, it is important that you […]

Christopher Rice           First of all, I’d like to extend a note of gratitude for all of the firemen and policemen who gave their lives for our country.  Being a New Yorker, the events of the last week have hit pretty hard for me personally.  It makes life tough to go back to any normal […]

Christopher Rice           Now, I know this one will sound pretty trivial to many of you, but for the beginners out there this is a must have for informational collection. Now, I know this one will sound pretty trivial to many of you, but for the beginners out there this is a must have for […]

Christopher Rice           In the world of Windows administration, you will stumble on security quite frequently.  During my first job, it was funny to see how secret the local administrator password was to the group.  Nothing was held quite so sacred.   In the world of Windows administration, you will stumble on security quite frequently. During […]

Christopher Rice    I’ve spent some serious time cranking through the IEAK’s (versions 4 and 5) and have found that some problems are inherent to the idea of packaging IE 4 or 5 for NT or 2000.  I’ve spent some serious time cranking through the IEAK’s (versions 4 and 5) and have found that some […]

Christopher Rice Does anyone remember a few years back when they were saying that SMS would disappear with NT 5 (now Windows 2000)? Well, I remember it, as I thought that I would soon be out of a job. Isn’t it funny that we all think the same way?     Does anyone remember a few […]

Christopher Rice     In my quest to find the perfect environment structure that would incorporate the best of the Microsoft products, I have been working on a combination of SQL 7.0, SMS 2.0, and Windows 2000.  One large concern is the new functionality of Windows 2000 IntelliMirror and what it will take from the SMS […]

Christopher Rice     Microsoft has posted the latest Beta of their newest Internet Explorer browser out on their MSDN site, version 5.5 and Internet Tools.   Microsoft has posted the latest Beta of their newest Internet Explorer browser out on their MSDN site, version 5.5 and Internet Tools. The download of this product is available to […]

Christopher Rice    I have been having these discussions around the water (beer) cooler a lot lately and I wanted to get a read on what the general population of administrators thought, so: I have been having these discussions around the water (beer) cooler a lot lately and I wanted to get a read on […]