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    Active Directory is one of the core features of Windows 2000 and will remain so in .Net. How can you use the Active Directory Services Interface to reduce maintenance and ensure fresh data?

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    Computer code that exploits a "critical" Windows 2000 vulnerability has been released on the Internet, increasing the likelihood of attacks, experts warned on Thursday.

  • Microsoft squashes Windows 2000 bugs

    Microsoft is putting the finishing touches on the third collection of Windows 2000 bug fixes, which is nearly ready for release after a protracted period of testing, sources said.

  • OS updates: skip a generation

    Software updates can be a grind. But you don't have to jump at every upgrade your vendor recommends.

  • Aust organisation prompts security patch reversal

    Education software developer Blackboard has moved to avert a customer relations nightmare, reversing its stance that companies who apply patches to the existing Windows 2000 server platform faced having their support contracts invalidated.

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  • Windows 2000 problem? Start with DNS

    The biggest paradigm shift in Windows 2000 is going from WINS to DNS for name resolution. This case study reveals that in an Active Directory environment, DNS is even more critical and that Win2K troubleshooting should often begin with DNS.

  • Skipping Windows generations: Migrating to Win2003

    Windows NT 4 users are facing an interesting conundrum: move to Windows 2000 or skip directly to Windows 2003?

  • VPNs via Windows Server 2003

    feature Although Windows NT and 2000 both boast remote access services, including VPN, Windows Server 2003 offers the next level of these services, providing a secure communications mechanism for your users and infrastructure.

  • Streamline admin - Decapitate your servers!

    Now you can fearlessly decapitate your Windows 2000 servers. Here's how to run a headless Windows 2000 server.

  • Microsoft boosts Wi-Fi security

    Microsoft will extend the security measures now found in its Windows XP operating system to Windows 2000 and the slimmer version of the OS used in handheld devices.

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  • Microsoft squashes Windows 2000 bugs

    Microsoft is putting the finishing touches on the third collection of Windows 2000 bug fixes, which is nearly ready for release after a protracted period of testing, sources said.

  • Microsoft boosts Wi-Fi security

    Microsoft will extend the security measures now found in its Windows XP operating system to Windows 2000 and the slimmer version of the OS used in handheld devices.

  • Windows Superguide 2000

    We've upgraded and so should you. Here's our Windows Superguide with the straight story--much of it undocumented--about how to make Windows 2000 work for your business.

  • Smash Windows bugs

    The second service pack for Windows 2000 doesn't offer a lot of new thrills, but it does kill off a few bothersome bugs. Do you need it?

  • Windows Server 2008

    Windows Server 2008 is easier to install and manage than previous versions, and has many new and improved features that should encourage organisations to upgrade.

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