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February 2008
COVER STORY
PowerShell 101, Lesson 1
This lesson walks you through how to use the Get-Help cmdlet to get the information you need to create a Get-Content command that reads a file—a common administrative task. Along the way, you'll learn how to use the Get-Command and Get-Alias cmdlets.
Robert Sheldon
PowerShell Empowerment
Anne Grubb
FEATURES
Get Hotfix Information Quickly with WMIC
There are many ways to find the hotfixes installed on a computer, but the fastest and simplest way is to use the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) tool. With one command, you can get the IDs of all the hotfixes on the local computer.
Alex K. Angelopoulos
Put IE 7.0's Toolbar Back Where It Belongs
In Internet Explorer 7.0, the toolbar is above the menu bar. If you find that annoying, here's a simple registry tweak you can make to place the toolbar back under the menu bar.
Readers
A First Look at Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
Take a tour through the new Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V technology. Get an overview of its microkernel architecture, learn how to install it, and get an early look at how it stacks up against the industry leader, VMware ESX Server.
Michael Otey
Feature for Feature: VMware ESX Server versus Microsoft Hyper-V
Michael Otey
Best Practices for Managing User Data and Settings, Part 1
For this server side of the equation. I’ll look at the physical namespace (i.e., folders and permissions), the SMB namespace (i.e., shares), and the DFS namespace that will give you the most effective back end for effective UDS management.
Dan Holme
Group Policy Essentials No Sys Admin Can Live Without
Ensure that Group Policy lives up to its potential—here's a primer about how GPOs are processed, how permissions and filtering work, and basic troubleshooting.
Darren Mar-Elia
Windows Without Windows
Windows Server 2008 introduces Server Core, which dispenses with the GUI for a leaner, more secure system. A few basic commands will get you going with this new OS version.
Russell Smith
Managing Microsoft Office 2007 with Group Policy
Take advantage of Administrative Templates and other new tools to set access and security policies for Office 2007 through Group Policy.
Darren Mar-Elia
Ask the Experts
Find out what the Msocache folder is, learn how to use a command line to extract the contents of an MSI file, and discover how Mark Russinovich tracks down the problem with an unresponsive Vista Sidebar gadget.
Various Authors
Learning about the Msocache Folder
John Savill
Extracting the Contents of an MSI File
John Savill
Using WDS to Approve Devices
John Savill
Controlling Password Caching in OMA
Paul Robichaux
COLUMNS
What’s Essential to Midsized Business?
Microsoft’s Windows Essential Business Server provides a simplified interface for setup, migration, and licensing in midsized companies.
Karen Forster
What You Need to Know About Windows Vista SP1
Late adopter of Vista? In case you were waiting for Vista SP1, it's a traditional service pack—get the inside skinny on update and hotfix details from Paul.
Paul Thurrott
Manage Your EFS Keys with Cipher
The Cipher command-line tool can help you get a handle on key management and recovery—essential to any EFS user.
Mark Minasi
Features of Google Apps
Google's Web-based suite of office applications provides email, calendaring, IM, document creation, and many other useful tools.
Michael Otey
Letters@windowsitpro.com
Readers have pointed remarks about Microsoft’s Who Are You program, a custom logon-tracking solution, and the notion of IT as a career choice for your kids.
Editors
PRODUCTS AND REVIEWS
New & Improved
Check out the latest products to hit the marketplace. PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Infortrend's EonStor B12S-R/G1030 SAS-to-SAS and B12F-R/G1430 FC-to-SAS arrays
Jeff James
Lantronix SecureLinx Spider
This scalable KVM-over-IP switch promises the ability to remotely manage geographically distributed IT equipment, but it comes up short in ease of use.
John Green
Paul’s Picks
The IT pro's IT pro offers his review of Windows Server 2008 RC1 and Windows Vista SP1 RC1.
Paul Thurrott
2 Ways to Prevent Rogue Devices from Stealing Your Data
This comparison of two endpoint-security products will give you a good idea of this increasingly important market and help you take back control of all your vulnerable entry points.
Eric B. Rux
A Snapshot of the Endpoint Security Market
Eric B. Rux
Exchange Server Archiving Software
Email-archiving solutions can provide better performance for your mail servers and offer many different storage, search, and compliance options. This buyer's guide can help you choose the right email-archiving product for your organization.
B. K. Winstead
Readers Review Hot Products
Straight talk from readers about the products they use: Lucid8 Digiscope, Diskeeper 2008, and VMware Infrastructure 3.
Jeff James
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