Windows Servers


Recover Me

True Image Server for Windows can take away your worries about accurate and efficient server recovery.

(Almost) Painless Schema Mods

You might want to take a few precautionary steps prior to initiating ADPREP.

The 10 Essential Rules of Patch Management

The more work you put in up front, the easier it will be to get and stay current when the patches hit.

SP2: More Ammo for the Security Battle

Rollout pain aside, users laud the long overdue enhancements that SP2 brings to IE, along with new GPOs, RPC lockdown and more.

Real-World GPMC Troubleshooting

The Group Policy Management Console can be a powerful troubleshooting too—if you know how to use it.

Get into Group Policy

GPAnywhere gives you more flexibility to manage Group Policy, even on older or remote machines, with or without Active Directory.

One Welcome Service Pack

Our Beta Man offers an early look at what Windows Server 2003 SP1 will bring.

Linux-Windows Single Sign-On

Follow these steps and have your users logging on at their Linux/Unix desktops with their Windows accounts.

New Command-Line Option

MSH offers a powerful new approach to Windows command-line scripting.

Best of the Best

2005 Redmond Magazine Readers' Choice Survey: Find out how your favorite tool fared as nearly 2,200 readers pick their favorites in more than 40 product categories.

Encryption All Around

With Windows 2003, you can use the Encryption File Systems to give multiple users access to the same encrypted files.

Going Hyper-Active

Build scripts that work more like applications so you can monitor progress and display results in a formatted manner.

Keep a Close Eye on Your Servers

The newest version of MOM not only tracks all sorts of performance data, but also helps you put it in perspective.

Users Latch on to SQL Reporting Tool

SQL Server Reporting Services earns solid if not stellar marks from early adopters—and you can't beat the price.

You're Fired

Ditch your server dead weight: Consolidate to streamline management.