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Windows XP

Performance monitoring in Windows: An overview

There are several performance monitoring tools available to Windows administrators. Which tool you use will depend on what you are trying to accomplish, your operating system and your technical skills....

Run Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 1.2 from the command line

With the release of version 1.2 of the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA 1.2), Microsoft has vastly improved this already excellent proactive security tool and turned it into a much more full-featured utility. The MBSA includes a powerful graphical user interface that provides administrators with a way to interactively scan...

Configuring Windows XP security after you install Service Pack 2

Windows XP Service Pack 2 is a major upgrade in functionality. Although your old settings are retained, SP2 adds some important new features that may need to be customized to fit your needs. One major change that most users will notice and benefit from is an improved version of Internet...