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Plan, implement, and manage Windows Server 2003 Group Policy
Learn how new tools included with Windows Server 2003 facilitate the troubleshooting of Group Policy as applied to desktop configurations and security settings. This information, including practice questions, will help you prepare for the MCSE 70-294 certification examThis sample chapter, taken from MCSE 70-294 Training Guide: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining...
Tags: desktop, desktop configuration, exam, group policy, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Planning, security, software, tool, training
Download resources 2006-01-06
Real-world recommendations for standardizing PCs
Standardizing PCs can save your organization money and improve services to clients. Here are some real-world specifications and recommendations for creating PC standards. Bear in mind that these specifications may vary significantly for each organization.Enhanced desktop specificationsAn enhanced desktop configuration is intended for power-users and reflects the need for greater...
Tags: CD-RW, desktop configuration, monitor, PC, performance, RAM, Ric Liang, specification, video
Technical articles 2003-02-11

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Remote Desktop Configuration at Host PC
I have enabled Remote Desktop configuration and Remote Desktop Web Configuration installing IIS and followed every steps as necessary at my host pc Windows XP Professional. I have disabled windows firewall. But whenever I am going to connect from my client PC with Remote Desktop Connection, it never connects and...
Tags: remote desktop, herembar@..., remotedesktope
Discussion threads 2007-02-24
The USAF Standard Desktop Configuration (SDC)
The US Air Force is one of the largest and most sophisticated IT organizations in the world. The US Air Force has over one hundred bases located in the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. More than 500,000 Microsoft Windows-based desktops and laptops are deployed at those bases....
Tags: Air Force, Microsoft Windows, Construction, Operating Systems, Software
White papers 2007-06-01
SolutionBase: 'Konquering' the desktop with KDE
If fear of a windowless environment has kept you from running Linux, KDE may be your answer. Jack Wallen explains what you'll find running a windowing environment such as KDE on your Linux workstation. A task bar, a menu, clickable icons, a system tray, and a customizable look...
Tags: KDE, Desktop, Panel, Menu, Mouse, Window, Author, Microsoft Windows, Icon, Panel Let, Kasbar, Desktops, Open Source, Hardware, Jack Wallen
Technical articles 2007-10-22
Grokking the Linux configuration tools: netconf
Does Linux configuration have you stumbling and bumbling? Can't seem to find the right graphical tool to fit the bill? Never fear! Jack Wallen, Jr., is here to help you out with the Linux graphical network configuration tool netconf.According to one of the Linux/UNIX track’s latest polls, the primary reason...
Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, NETWORKING, Jack Wallen, Jr., tool, Linux, LinuxConf, network
Technical articles 2001-06-20
HP offers desktop consolidation strategy using new Blade PC
Palo Alto, CA-based Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) recently announced its plan to promote its new version of server-based computing. The solution offers enterprises with large numbers of fixed desktops a way to reduce IT costs. Costs are reduced by moving user data to a data center, the user’s actual desktop...
Tags: blade PC, PC, thin client, Michael Jackman, blade, desktop, Hewlett-Packard Co., server, strategy
Technical articles 2004-02-05
WinInstall Desktop Availability Suite 10.0 (Windows)
WinInstall Desktop Availability Suite includes: Client Reset Templates. WinINSTALL's unique client reset technology allows IT administrators to build workflow templates around common desktop management tasks. Alternative to Imaging. Whether restoring a PC, deploying new hardware, or migrating operating systems, WinINSTALL eliminates the headaches triggered by creating, updating, and tracking images-without...
Tags: PC, Operating System, Microsoft Windows, Scalable Software, WinInstall Desktop Availability Suite, WinINSTALL, Desktops, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software
Software downloads 2009-11-06
The Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC)
This white paper reviews the ongoing OMB and NIST Federal Desktop Core Configuration FDCC program at an executive level. It provides information on how the program originated, its current status and source data for additional information. The concept of enhancing PC and network security while also reducing the total cost...
Tags: Air Force, Microsoft Corp., Roi/Tco, Desktops, Network Security, Networking, Security, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Hardware
White papers 2008-01-01
Configuring a Dual Desktop Display in Windows Vista
For the average user, connecting a dual desktop configuration took several steps and could be rather confusing. Windows Vista makes it easier to configure a dual desktop display through what they now call the Window Mobility Center. It is like shopping at WalMart; it has a little bit of everything...
Tags: desktop, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, steven s. warren, The Hot Button, Uncategorized, Windows Vista
Blog posts 2007-01-02
Configuring a Dual Desktop Display in Windows Vista
For the average user, connecting a dual desktop configuration took several steps and could be rather confusing. Windows Vista makes it easier to configure a dual desktop display through what they now call the Window Mobility Center. It is like shopping at WalMart; it has a little bit of everything...
Tags: Windows Vista
Blog posts 2007-07-11
Desktop versus Infrastructure - Which is harder to maintain
There is a debate on-going as to whether it is harder to administer and maintain a secure desktop configuration versus a secure infrastructure or even an enterprise software application. Setting aside the skill level differences, which one is harder?Depends on your definition of 'Infrastructure'Getting to the point where you...
Tags: change management, ChangeAdvocate, desktop, Infrastructure, off-topic, server
Discussion threads 2005-03-19
More remote desktop
I'm trying to use remote desktop to access my office pc running XP Pro from my home pc running XP Home. I have a laptop also on XP Home that I take home from work, and I can use remote desktop on it without any problem. I've configured...
Tags: desktop, home PC, laptop computer, network, remote desktop, shooten2, windows
Q&A 2006-09-15
TechProGuild FastAnswer: Moving Windows XP desktop settings from one computer to another
Save time. TechProGuild members can downloadthe preformatted, ready-to-print version of this FastAnswer handout. The nexttime this problem arises in your organization, simply print and distribute thefile directly to end users or members of your IT staff.The problemWhen you give users a new computer, they may spend valuabletime reconfiguring preferences to...
Tags: Click Next, computer, desktop, Luke Swagger, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, new computer, old computer, Settings Transfer Wizard
Technical articles 2005-01-27
Is there a way to check logs for Remote Desktop Assistance sessions?
We provide support to end users Windows XP via Remote Desktop Assistance from ADUCplus on our Windows 2003 servers. I'm trying to find out if there are logs kept that would show us how often Remote Desktop Assistance is being used by our support staff? Is there a...
Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, desktop, remote desktop, Remote Desktop Assistance, Event ID
Discussion threads 2008-04-22
Global Manufacturer to Improve Security and Collaboration With "Desktop of the Future"
With a global workforce of more than 30,000, PPG Industries wants to empower its employees to work at top efficiency regardless of time zone, location, or language. To achieve that, PPG developed its computer "Desktop of the Future" - based on Windows Vista and Microsoft Office Professional 2007 - to...
Tags: Security, Collaboration, Microsoft Corp., PPG Industries, Document Management, Content Management, Desktops, Managerial Accounting, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Hardware
Case studies
Make Windows network connections simple with Lycoris Desktop/LX
Follow the steps in this article to connect a Lycoris Desktop/LX system to a Windows workgroup.One of the simplest Linux desktop distributions to date is Lycoris Desktop/LX formerly Redmond Linux. From installation to use, this distribution proves itself a viable solution for nearly any ordinary desktop need.But where Desktop/LX really...
Tags: Linux, NETWORKING, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Domain names, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Jack Wallen, Jr., Lycoris Desktop/LX, Lycoris, Control Center, network, desktop, network connection
Technical articles 2002-08-21
10 things you should look for in a desktop firewall
This article is also available as a PDF download.A desktop firewallis part of your first line of defense for implementing solid security and ensuringcompliance. And there's no shortage of options--just take a look at the 50+ products discussed onthe Firewallguide.com reviews page. As you decide on the best technology foryour...
Tags: desktop, desktop firewall, Desktops, firewall, Firewalls, Microsoft Windows, Rick Vanover, Security applications/tools
Technical articles 2006-11-28
Patch management: Surveying the vendor landscape
By Ronni Colville and Mark NicolettThere is nothing new about the need to manage the software that is deployed on servers and PCs. There is, however, a new appreciation of the risks associated with not applying the growing number of software patches. Enterprises have renewed their focus on the long-standing...
Tags: configuration management, Gartner  , patch management, tool
Technical articles 2003-05-14
What if Jim Allchin is right about no AV on Vista?
Scott M. Fulton, III wrote this very thoughtful piece about "Vista, Antivirus: What If Allchins Right?" Fulton was the man responsible for all the flurry recently about Jim Allchin implying that Vista may not need anti-virus because he ran no Anti-Virus software for his sons computer. Allchin later...
Tags: Administrator, antivirus, Desktop, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, Security, Vista, What-if Jim Allchin
Blog posts 2006-11-14
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