Securing Windows legacy operating systems

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Agentless Architecture: Agentless Backup is Not a Myth by Asigra Inc.
complex when an administrator is forced to deal with different operating systems and revision levels. The complexity of agent management is further complicated by the growing...
Windows 7 Review Guide by Global Knowledge
re thinking of moving to Windows 7, either from Vista or from XP. Microsoft operating systems have been a "variable quantity" ever since I started working with them back in the Cretaceous Era...
7 Things Every System Administrator Should Know about OpenSSH by Global Knowledge
project and is installed by default on most modern BSD and Linux-based operating systems, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora. OpenSSH is an open-source implementation...
Consolidating Legacy Applications onto Sun x64 Servers by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Microsoft
Sun BluePrints™ article describes how to move an example of one legacy operating system - Windows NT Server - to VMware ESK Server on a Sun Fire V40z server.
Idera SQL diagnostic manager - SQL Server performance monitoring and alerting by Idera
2008 Standard and Enterprise Edition, including 64-bit SQL Server on the operating systems they support

SQL diagnostic manager does not install any components, DLLs, scripts, stored...
Vista SP1: What You Need to Know before You Deploy by Global Knowledge
The release of Windows Vista SP1 enables customers to take advantage of improvements that Microsoft and its...
User's Guide to Office 2007 - No Need to Wait, Deploy It Now by Global Knowledge
It seems we're always dragged kicking and screaming into the newest operating system, programs, or hardware systems. Office 2007 is quite an initial adjustment yet it is one...
Five Things About Windows Server 2008 You Might Not Know by Global Knowledge
Here five things about Windows Server 2008 that are the less obvious, more esoteric, yet useful features or quirks. The...
Windows Server 2008 Backup Tool - A Review of Its Features by Global Knowledge
and cons of the Server 2008 version of the backup tool that debuted in Windows Vista. This white paper presents some of the more significant pros and cons of the Server 2008...
Troubleshooting Made Easy In Linux by Global Knowledge
Troubleshooting is a necessary evil. Where does one start when the operating system does not start, the application does not load or run correctly, the network hangs or a...
MKS X/Server v 8.5 - High-performance, transparent PC X server by MKS, Inc. - Interoperability Division
IT professionals face in day-to-day environments specifically with Windows, Linux and UNIX. In this world of heterogeneous IT environments, the need for a high-performance...
Remotely Manage Wired and Wireless PCs from the Same IT Console by Intel Corporation
and manageability capabilities - even if PC power is off, the operating system (OS) is unresponsive, software agents are disabled, or hardware (such as a hard drive...
A Practical Guide for Retiring Legacy Applications by Informatica, formerly Applimation
This paper discusses best practices for identifying legacy applications that are of little or no value to an organization and provides details on...
Sawmill 8 - Web Log Analysis Tool by Flowerfire, Inc.
hierarchical log analysis tool that runs on every major platform and operating system. Product Type: Web log analysis

Target User: Web Analytics professionals

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The Return on Investment of Open Source Data Integration by Talend
training and rampup, development and maintenance time, hardware and operating system, IT operations, etc. It also considers many intangible elements such as reliability...
Virtualization Overview by Global Knowledge
an approach to virtualization software that relies on the host operating system to provide the service to talk directly to the underlying hardware. This white paper...
Choosing an Enterprise-Class Wireless Operating System: A Comparison of Blackberry, iPhone, and Windows Mobile by BlackBerry
actions. This whitepaper will compare the attributes of three Mobile Operating Systems ... the BlackBerry OS from Research in Motion, the iPhone OS from Apple, and the Windows Mobile OS...
Three Tactics for Winning the LTE Game by Alcatel-Lucent
and implementation concerns including migrating away from existing legacy systems. Operators are beginning their move to LTE, evolving their business models to achieve...
Recovery Manager for Exchange by ScriptLogic Corporation
Server 5.5, 2000, 2003, and/or 2007 -IBM Lotus Domino 8.0, 7.0, 6.5, 6.0, 5.0 and 4.6 Operating Systems

The following operating systems are currently supported:
-Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
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Top 10 Reasons Hackers Use the Web for Attacks by Blue Coat
browsers like Internet Explorer and Firefox create when using Windows operating system, use this content as a quick reference guide...
Windows 2008 Server as a Workstation by Global Knowledge
Server 2008 is a solid workstation product that makes for a nice demo machine and coincidentally gives you a platform (on the 64-bit version) for running Hyper-V. Server 2008 isn't just for servers. It'...
Achieving Federal Desktop Core Configuration Compliance with Lumension Solutions by Lumension
operating system coverage, the FDCC configuration standards extend to Windows Internet Explorer, Windows Firewall and Windows Defender. These specific applications...
On Demand and Enterprise CRM Integration: An Alternative Approach to Integrating CRM Applications by Cicero Inc.
of your CRM system it needs to be able to communicate with other back-end systems. This paper examines an alternative approach to CRM integration, Desktop Integration, and...
Troubleshooting Slow Networks with Wireshark by Global Knowledge
users pass amongst themselves? What is the chance that the users' systems have been compromised with a virus or bot that is spreading stealthily through the shadows of...
Recovery Manager for Active Directory by ScriptLogic Corporation
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Special Requirements:
Operating Systems:

  • Microsoft® Windows® 2000
  • Microsoft® Windows® 2003 and R2
  • Microsoft® Windows®
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    Enterprise Desktop Resource Center
    Securing sensitive data on Windows-based laptops by Kevin Beaver, CISSP
    When it comes to data risks in Windows, one near constant is that your mobile Windows systems are not as secure as they could be. Keeping sensitive... More...
    Jun 24, 2009
    Microsoft revises Windows 7 downgrade terms by Barbara Darrow, Senior News Director
    IT shops that move to Windows 7 immediately on its October 22 release, now have 18 months to downgrade those machines to previous... More...
    Jun 18, 2009
    Gathering and documenting your Windows desktop security policies by Kevin Beaver, CISSP
    Having the right security documentation for your Windows-based network should be a top priority. Once you've designed the proper foundation for the security of your... More...
    Jun 17, 2009
    Enterprise Desktop Advice
    I forgot my sign-in password on my Win2k machine
    Windows 2000. One of the worst marketing mistakes Microsoft ever did was mess around with the naming conventions of the operating systems. For years, everyone knew that Windows NT was the secure, reliable, corporate version of Windows, and that Windows 9x was... More...
    Mar 2, 2005
    How can I program my PC to open 10 apps automatically when I log on?
    will work, they cannot be manipulated with Group Policy. They can, however, be disabled by using the policy 'disable legacy run list' at the same location as above.

    Four warnings are in order: First, whenever editing the registry, use caution as... More...

    Aug 16, 2002