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How do you secure the desktop against malicious ActiveX controls without limiting application compatibility? We’ll take you on a tour of the ActiveX Installer Service (AxIS) in Windows Vista that addresses this issue with a new way to manage ActiveX controls.

Rob Campbell and Joel Yoker

TechNet Magazine July 2007

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Backup is something many people ignore until it’s too late. But there’s no excuse for this, especially now that the new Windows Vista Backup and Restore Center offers a variety of features that make it easy to protect your data against most forms of data loss. Find out how you can plan a complete recovery strategy with Windows Vista.

Christine Fok

TechNet Magazine September 2007

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Windows Server 2008 and the new Windows Server Backup utility bring many changes and welcome enhancements to backing up. Here is an in-depth guide to backing up and restoring Active Directory in the new server OS.

Gil Kirkpatrick

TechNet Magazine May 2008

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User Account Control, or UAC, is one of the most misunderstood new features in Windows Vista. But its goal—to enable users to run with standard user rights—can solve many security issues. Get an inside look at the problems UAC is designed to address and see exactly how this new feature works.

Mark Russinovich

TechNet Magazine June 2007

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Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) allows you to deliver virtualized desktops to client systems throughout your organization. This simplifies system management and liberates employees from their desktops. Take a close look at how App-V works and discover how you can deploy it in your organization.

Anthony Kinney

TechNet Magazine October 2008

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In the March 2007 Utility Spotlight column in TechNet Magazine, Jay Munro described SyncToy, a free utility that made it easier to copy and back up files from your computer to the network, external drives, or ...

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Are you a long-time IT pro of the Windows persuasion, now having to get used to a mixed environment? If so, you may not realize that you can give your Mac users the rights they need on an as-needed basis and improve security at the same time by—somewhat surprisingly—enabling the root account. Find ...

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Microsoft Office Project Server (MOPS) 2007 is the right choice if you want to increase the efficiency of team collaboration within and across departments through work, resource, and budget management. With MOPS, you can turn team sites into project workspaces, manage team collaboration within and across departments, and establish a solid EPM foundation for an entire organization. First, however, ...

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SQL Server 2008: What's New
The new version of SQL Server offers a host of new features and enhancements that promise to improve performance, increase security, and make life better for database administrators. Here's an overview of the key changes and what you can expect from SQL Server 2008. Randy Dyess
SQL Server 2008: Security
Security continues to be an area of deliberate improvement for SQL Server. Explore some of the most important security-related changes you'll find in SQL Server 2008, from encryption and authentication enhancements to Policy-Based Management and the new auditing system that will help with regulatory requirements. Rick Byham
SQL Server 2008: New Data Types
SQL Server 2008 offers seven new built-in data types that let you work with more complex data and simplify the management of structured, semi-structured, and even unstructured data. Get an in-depth look at these new data types and find out how you can use them to improve data management in your infrastructure. Kelly Wilson
SQL Server 2008: Data Warehouse Query Performance
SQL Server 2008 offers more powerful relational data warehousing capabilities. Take a close look at key performancerelated data warehousing features and find out how you can use all this new technology to optimize query performance. S. Agarwal, T. Grabs, and J. Hammer
SQL Server: Minimize Blocking in SQL Server
While locking is essential to support concurrent read and write activities on a database, blocking can adversely affect system performance. Learn how to optimize your SQL Server database to minimize blocking, and see how you can monitor the system to better understand how locking impacts performance. Cherié Warren
Microsoft Office: Integrating Access Databases with SharePoint
Many businesses still rely on Microsoft Access. Fortunately, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 allows you to integrate legacy Access data. Explore how you can use these tools to build new solutions for your organization. Peter Serzo

Columns
From the Editor: To Friends, Both Old and New
Joshua Hoffman
Letters: Readers Speak Out
Toolbox: New Products for IT Pros
Greg Steen
SQL Q&A: Grow Databases, Use IFilters, and Connect Remotely
Find out how to grow databases programmatically, learn how to use IFilters, and explore firewall settings that support remote SQL Server connections. Edited by Matthew Graven
Utility Spotlight: Web Capacity Analysis Tool
Web logs and traffic analysis can give you a good idea of the kind of traffic you can expect over time. But how can you determine what your infrastructure can handle? The free Web Capacity Analysis Tool can help you to see how your systems will perform under stress. Greg Steen
The Cable Guy: Troubleshooting NAP Enforcement
Troubleshooting enforcement behaviors in the Network Access Protection platform can be challenging. The Cable Guy explains how NAP health policy evaluation works and how you can troubleshoot the most common issues. Joseph Davies
Windows PowerShell: Sign Here, Please
The AllSigned execution policy provides the most secure Windows PowerShell environment. So how do you sign your Windows PowerShell scripts? Don Jones shows you how. Don Jones
Hey, Scripting Guy!: The Return of the Database Script
An overview of signing your scripts for improved security. The Microsoft Scripting Guys
Security Watch: Where Is My PII?
Before you can effectively protect your Personally Identifiable Information, you must know where it's stored on your PC. Here's a look at how to write scripts that will locate personal data stored on your computer. You just might be surprised at what these scripts uncover. Frank Simorjay
The Desktop Files: Deploying Windows XP with the WAIK
The Windows Automated Installation Kit was designed primarily for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. But did you know that it can also help you deploy Windows XP and Windows Server 2003? Here's what you need to know to get started. Wes Miller
Field Notes: A MARvellous Initiative
See how the new Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher (MAR) program can help companies deal with confusing software licensing issues when refurbishing old PCs. Neil Fawcett
Windows Confidential: Share and Share Alike
"Are you sure you want to remove this shared file?" Raymond Chen explains why an uninstaller may ask this question when you remove a program. Raymond Chen
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