XP/Vista/Windows 7


Windows XP Code Finished

As expected, Microsoft Corp. Friday morning announced that its embattled Windows XP operating system is released to manufacturing.

Decertifications for NT 3.51 MCPs

Seven thousand MCPs with NT 3.51 titles no longer certified as of June.

Inside Activation

Office XP/Windows XP product activation feature can be thwarted, German company finds.

Bell Tolls for BackOffice

A Microsoft perennial is about to be decommissioned, as Redmond consigns BackOffice to the software scrap-heap at the end of September.

Gartner: Blackcomb Delayed, Longhorn on Tap

Microsoft not expected to release next version of Windows until 2003.

Microsoft Certified Systems Expert?

If you’re not an engineer, you want to be an expert. That’s what the results of a recent MCP Magazine survey say.

Are MCSEs Prepared for Code Red?

The SANS Institute says no. Microsoft begs to differ.

Microsoft Releases Network Security Hotfix Checker

New tool simplifies identification of systems' applied hotfixes and patches.

Password Enforcer

Eliminate shoddy codeword practices with this new product; but do it right the first time, because backing out is hard.

License, Please

Terminal Services gives you strong remote administration capabilities. But before using it, carefully check out the heavy licensing requirements.

Simplifying the Server Farm

The DS1800 gives you KVM control with the flexibility of TCP/IP, making remote management much easier.

What's the Rush?

Testing centers prepared for year-end onslaught of 70-240 Win2K Accelerated exam takers.

TechNet Unleashed!

If you're an MCSE and you don't yet subscribe to TechNet, you really don't know what you're missing!

A Few of My Favorite Things: DCDiag

Compaq knows a thing or two about troubleshooting large networks. Here are some of the utilities and programs it uses most and likes best for Windows 2000.

A Little Q&A

Dissecting questions and answers for the Windows 2000 Server exam can make you a more confident—and successful—test taker.

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