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Upgrade SQL Server 2000 Log Shipping to SQL Server 2008

You can't directly update SQL Server 2000 log shipping to SQL Server 2008 log shipping. But you can easily migrate your SQL Server 2000 log shipping configuration to SQL Server 2008. Learn how. ...

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New Command-Line Switches for Sc.exe

On Windows Vista, the sc.exe command has been enhanced with new command-line switches. Here's a look at what's new. ...

When a user deletes a message in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, it is placed in the Deleted Items folder, where it remains until the user deletes it manually or allows Outlook to clear out the Deleted Items. Default retention settings are configured for each mailbox database in the organization. ...

Auditing in Exchange Server offers many options for tracking important information. We show you all of them and how to configure the policy you want in seven simple steps. ...

Mailbox and public folder databases have several associated states. You can determine the status of a database by following these four easy steps. ...

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Popular Articles

Exchange Queue & A: Mysterious Attachment Size Increases, Replicating Public Folders, and More

Why do attachment sizes increase when sending and receiving e-mail messages? How can you ensure databases on a passive node in a CCR cluster are defragmented during online maintenance? Can you use an external trust between forests? We answer these questions and more.

Henrik Walther

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Hey, Scripting Guy!: Learning to Excel

Discover how to use the Excel.Application automation model for a more powerful way to process data from your servers and take advantage of the analysis and charting tools built into Excel.

The Microsoft Scripting Guys

TechNet Magazine January 2009

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See how the free Microsoft USB Flash Drive Manager can help you easily copy, delete, and back up files from a flash drive, as well as perform other useful tasks.

Lance Whitney

TechNet Magazine January 2009

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The upcoming release of Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager “2” offers many new features and enhancements. Explore the new portal experience and find out how you can cut costs with self-service tools, increase security compliance with business process modeling, and reduce development time with simplified development tools.

Aung Oo

TechNet Magazine January 2009

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Security principals underlie so much of Windows security that it is essential for any administrator to have at least a basic understanding of how the various types of Security principals work and how they are used. Here's what you need to know.

Jesper M. Johansson

TechNet Magazine January 2009

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Our Blog

Geek of all Trades: Control Network Access Using DHCP Enforcement

NAP monitors the health of specified computers when they attempt to connect to a network and includes a number of mechanisms to enforce health requirements. In this article, Geek of All Trades Greg Shields gives readers an overview of these enforcement mechanisms and, as an example, takes a closer look at setting ...

Use Windows PowerShell to Manage Virtual Machines Here are a few examples of how you can use Windows PowerShell scripts to manage virtual machines running on a Server Core installation. Note that these scripts are presented as samples and may need to be customized to work in your environment.

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Disabling an Unused Part of Group Policy Objects One way to disable a policy is to disable an unused part of the GPO. By disabling part of a policy that isn’t used, the application of GPOs and security will be faster.

Administer Windows Server 2008 Server Core from the Command Prompt ...

In the August 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine, Paul Randal wrote an article Top Tips for Effective Database Maintenance. It was geared toward "involuntary DBAs" (IT pros who inadvertently wind up responsible for a SQL Server instance). The article had a great response from our readers so Paul has written another ...

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Forefront Security

Microsoft Forefront is designed to deliver an integrated security solution that makes it much easier to deploy and manage security across an organization’s IT infrastructure. In this, our annual security issue, we feature two articles that describe how Forefront Security protects instant messaging and e-mail.

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Winter 2005

Anatomy Of A Hack: How A Criminal Might Infiltrate Your Network

From elevating privileges to running SQL injection attacks, the criminal hacker has quite a few tricks up his sleeve. You'd better know what they are if you're going to keep this malevolent character out of your network. Jesper M. Johansson

Theft On The Web: Theft On The Web: Prevent Session Hijacking

There's a variety of ways that bad guys can take control of your network sessions, and they can do a lot of damage once they do take over. They can steal credit card information, user names, passwords, and more. Find out how to thwart their attempts before it's too late. Kevin Lam, David LeBlanc, and Ben Smith

: Beat Hackers At Their Own Game With A Hackerbasher Site

Wouldn't it be great if you could turn the tables on Web site hack attempts by diverting them to a dead end where you can log all the information the attacker left behind? Here's how you can construct your own web to snare would-be attackers. Marnie Hutcheson

The Day After: The Day After: Your First Response To A Security Breach

They don't call it a post mortem for nothing. After an attack, it's best to assess the situation quickly, before facts slip away and the trail goes cold. Learn what makes a good post-hack post mortem. Kelly J. Cooper

Mixing It Up: Mixing It Up: Windows, UNIX, And Active Directory

Did you know that with Active Directory you can provide centralized security and directory functionality for mixed environments, including those with UNIX-based machines? Find out what you need to achieve the single sign-on functionality you've been hoping for in your heterogeneous environment. Peter Larsen and Jason Zions

Yes, You Can!: Yes, You Can! Secure Your Mac On A Windows Network

Don't let your lack of experience with Apple computers paralyze your attempts to connect them to your Windows-based network. Using Services for Macintosh, even a novice can get Windows and Mac machines to play together nicely. Jay Shaw

Get Smart!: Get Smart! Boost Your Network's IQ With Smart Cards

Brian Komar

Five Lessons From The Microsoft Security Center Of Excellence

Dissecting the paths leading up to Slammer, Blaster, Sasser, and Code Red has allowed the Security Center of Excellence to help customers avoid such chaos in the future. Aaron Turner

Voice Mail In Your Inbox: Voice Mail In Your Inbox: Cisco Unity And Microsoft Exchange Make It Happen

Jeff Centimano

Columns

Security Watch: Six Free Microsoft Security Resources Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer, Port Reporter, plus information on Windows XP SP2, Software Update Services, Microsoft security events, and more Kai Axford	From the Editor: It is with great pride that we present to you the inaugural issue of TechNet Magazine, the Microsoft journal for IT pros. Our goal is simple: we want to be your best source for in-depth technical information about how you can best use Microsoft tools and technologies in your IT job.	Toolbox: New Products For IT Professionals www.reasoning.com Marnie Hutcheson
Utility Spotlight: Analyze Security Descriptors with searchSd Your IT department is interested in conducting security audits. The group wants to have statistics generated about the usage of access control entries (ACEs) in their domain deployment. They want to be able to run a job every Sunday at 1:00 A. TechNet Magazine Staff	SQL Q&A: SQL Server Express, Encrypting Data, and More Your queries answered by Microsoft IT professionals. Edited by Nancy Michell	Office Space: Information Rights Management In Office 2003 Today's knowledge workers deal with sensitive information all the time. This information comes in a variety of formats such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint®, and e-mail documents, and it must all be protected from unauthorized access and distribution. Alok Mehta
How IT Works: E-mail Headers As a network administrator, you've just seen fifty copies of the same e-mail virus sent to your users. How do you know which machine is infected? Is it someone inside your own company or someone external you can block? R'ykandar Korra'ti	Post Mortem: Dissecting A Successful Campus Integration Project Two colleges in the City University of New York (CUNY) system needed to implement a student retention system. The system, a client/server application, would sit beside an IBM mainframe. Theresa Auricchio	How IT Works: Domain Name System Without DNS, the Internet would be an ugly place. DNS is one of the services responsible for directing network traffic based on name and numerical IP addresses. Specifically, it's the service that allows users to type in names instead of numbers to locate a Web site or Internet resource. Regis Donovan
Case Study: A 200,000+ Desktop Deployment Deploying a major software application such as Microsoft® Office 2003 or Microsoft Windows® XP Professional throughout a global enterprise can be a challenge for any IT organization. And just because Microsoft wrote the software doesn't mean internal deployment is a simple process. Steve Reay	Serving the Web: Essential Security Administration For IIS 6.0 IIS 5. 0 administrators are familiar with the important security-related tasks required to harden and maintain a secure Web services environment. The many new features and capabilities of IIS 6. 0, available with every version of Windows Server™ 2003, renders the previous version obsolete. Brett Hill	Round Up: 15 Tips For A Smooth Migration To Exchange Server 2003 If you've heard that it's difficult to migrate from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003, don't worry—there are steps you can take to simplify the upgrade process. Jenna Lyday
Resources: IIS 6.0 Security In today's business environment, most organizations are using Web servers to extend products and services to both internal and external customers. At the same time, attackers are increasing their relentlessness and sophistication. Phil Sherwood	TechNet Update: New Benefits Deliver More Value to TechNet Plus Subscribers! Microsoft is committed to delivering a comprehensive, centralized set of resources to help you solve technical problems, plan and deploy Microsoft technologies, and build your skills. To support this, the Microsoft TechNet Plus 2.	Field Notes: IT And Life Experiences So here is the situation. You've been here before, a hundred times if not more. Your server worked perfectly, flawlessly serving up Web pages, photos from the company meeting, and departmental memos on cost-cutting measures. Andrew Shuman