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    Windows 2000's DNS service supports the scavenging feature, which helps you ensure that DNS records managed by the service are up to date.

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    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.

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  • Microsoft releases Windows 2000 fixes

    Microsoft has released the third major collection of Windows 2000 bug fixes, or service pack, to premier customers. But everyone else will have to wait until later in the week.

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    The market for Virtual PC 5.0 for Windows is admittedly small, but if you fit into its target category, it's well worth checking out.

  • Commentary:99 Flavours of Windows

    Just because there are many different Windows variants doesn't mean that everybody's happy.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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