Re: URGENT: Interrupt chkdsk, not on boot drive

[Mike Leone]

On 3/29/2011 11:49 PM, Richard Stovall wrote:
> Well then,
> 
> Good luck tomorrow morning.  I suspect, and hope, that this will all
> have a happy, uneventful ending.

Thanks. And thanks to everyone who replied.

Fingers crossed. :-)

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Re: URGENT: Interrupt chkdsk, not on boot drive

[Richard Stovall]

Well then,

Good luck tomorrow morning.  I suspect, and hope, that this will all have a
happy, uneventful ending.

RS



On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 11:42 PM, Mike Leone  wrote:

> On 3/29/2011 11:11 PM, Richard Stovall wrote:
> > Don't hate me, don't kill me, don't blame me, and definitely don't quote
> > me, but...
> >
> > Restart your server.  If it's only a problem on the SAN LUN, then your
> > boot volume should be OK.
>
> That is what I(and my boss, and others on this list) think. I will do
> that. Tomorrow. Planning on getting to the office by 7.
>
> If the CHKDSK isn't finished by then, I will power down this server.
> Tell the SAN not to present the drive to this server (i.e., so this
> server doesn't see it at all). And then reboot this server. Since the
> drive doesn't exist to this server (anymore), it *should* just boot
> directly into Windows, normally.
>
> I hope ... :-)
>
> Means I'll have to recreate the SAN drive, and present it again. And
> then tell Windows to rescan and re-format the new drive, of course.
> If the backup problem was with the drive, hopefully, this will fix it.
>
> > I don't have any experience with Networker, but does the backup service
> > run on the same physical server we're talking about?
>
> No, the Networker server is a different machine. But this server is a
> client of that server. So the NW server initiates the job. There are
> services running on this machine, that communicate with the NW server.
>
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 10:59 PM, Mike Leone  > > wrote:
> >
> > On 3/29/2011 10:50 PM, Richard Stovall wrote:
> > > Who knows how long a chkdsk of a SAN (or any) volume might take?
>  If
> > > someone tells you before it ends, and they're right, please ask
> > them if
> > > VCU will make it to the championship game next Monday.  (I don't
> > want to
> > > know if they're going to win it all.  I want to watch that much
> live.)
> >
> > Yeah, I figured as much. :-)
> >
> > > I'm a bit late to this party.  Did you ever state what the
> conditions
> > > were that led to running chkdsk in the first place?
> >
> > My backup program is EMC Networker, and it writes the backup to this
> > drive, and then clones to tape. The write to disk part has been
> failing.
> > EMC Tech Support suggested running CHKDSK on the target volume, to
> see
> > if the problem is a corrupt drive.
> >
> > So this volume is just a target for the backup software; it's not the
> > boot volume, nor has any programs installed to it. It's just storage
> of
> > the backup, so that if we need to restore, it's available from disk
> > immediately, rather than waiting for tapes. And a daily script
> deletes
> > the backups from previous days, so the drive doesn't fill up.
> >
> > We do this with a dozen other servers, including nodes in clusters.
> It's
> > just this one server that has started having problems in the last
> week.
> >
> > Backing up directly to tape works fine. So the problem seems to be
> with
> > the drive.
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Re: URGENT: Interrupt chkdsk, not on boot drive

[Mike Leone]

On 3/29/2011 11:11 PM, Richard Stovall wrote:
> Don't hate me, don't kill me, don't blame me, and definitely don't quote
> me, but...
> 
> Restart your server.  If it's only a problem on the SAN LUN, then your
> boot volume should be OK.

That is what I(and my boss, and others on this list) think. I will do
that. Tomorrow. Planning on getting to the office by 7.

If the CHKDSK isn't finished by then, I will power down this server.
Tell the SAN not to present the drive to this server (i.e., so this
server doesn't see it at all). And then reboot this server. Since the
drive doesn't exist to this server (anymore), it *should* just boot
directly into Windows, normally.

I hope ... :-)

Means I'll have to recreate the SAN drive, and present it again. And
then tell Windows to rescan and re-format the new drive, of course.
If the backup problem was with the drive, hopefully, this will fix it.

> I don't have any experience with Networker, but does the backup service
> run on the same physical server we're talking about?

No, the Networker server is a different machine. But this server is a
client of that server. So the NW server initiates the job. There are
services running on this machine, that communicate with the NW server.

> 
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 10:59 PM, Mike Leone  > wrote:
> 
> On 3/29/2011 10:50 PM, Richard Stovall wrote:
> > Who knows how long a chkdsk of a SAN (or any) volume might take?  If
> > someone tells you before it ends, and they're right, please ask
> them if
> > VCU will make it to the championship game next Monday.  (I don't
> want to
> > know if they're going to win it all.  I want to watch that much live.)
> 
> Yeah, I figured as much. :-)
> 
> > I'm a bit late to this party.  Did you ever state what the conditions
> > were that led to running chkdsk in the first place?
> 
> My backup program is EMC Networker, and it writes the backup to this
> drive, and then clones to tape. The write to disk part has been failing.
> EMC Tech Support suggested running CHKDSK on the target volume, to see
> if the problem is a corrupt drive.
> 
> So this volume is just a target for the backup software; it's not the
> boot volume, nor has any programs installed to it. It's just storage of
> the backup, so that if we need to restore, it's available from disk
> immediately, rather than waiting for tapes. And a daily script deletes
> the backups from previous days, so the drive doesn't fill up.
> 
> We do this with a dozen other servers, including nodes in clusters. It's
> just this one server that has started having problems in the last week.
> 
> Backing up directly to tape works fine. So the problem seems to be with
> the drive.
> 
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Re: URGENT: Interrupt chkdsk, not on boot drive

[Richard Stovall]

Don't hate me, don't kill me, don't blame me, and definitely don't quote me,
but...

Restart your server.  If it's only a problem on the SAN LUN, then your boot
volume should be OK.

I don't have any experience with Networker, but does the backup service run
on the same physical server we're talking about?

On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 10:59 PM, Mike Leone  wrote:

> On 3/29/2011 10:50 PM, Richard Stovall wrote:
> > Who knows how long a chkdsk of a SAN (or any) volume might take?  If
> > someone tells you before it ends, and they're right, please ask them if
> > VCU will make it to the championship game next Monday.  (I don't want to
> > know if they're going to win it all.  I want to watch that much live.)
>
> Yeah, I figured as much. :-)
>
> > I'm a bit late to this party.  Did you ever state what the conditions
> > were that led to running chkdsk in the first place?
>
> My backup program is EMC Networker, and it writes the backup to this
> drive, and then clones to tape. The write to disk part has been failing.
> EMC Tech Support suggested running CHKDSK on the target volume, to see
> if the problem is a corrupt drive.
>
> So this volume is just a target for the backup software; it's not the
> boot volume, nor has any programs installed to it. It's just storage of
> the backup, so that if we need to restore, it's available from disk
> immediately, rather than waiting for tapes. And a daily script deletes
> the backups from previous days, so the drive doesn't fill up.
>
> We do this with a dozen other servers, including nodes in clusters. It's
> just this one server that has started having problems in the last week.
>
> Backing up directly to tape works fine. So the problem seems to be with
> the drive.
>
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Re: URGENT: Interrupt chkdsk, not on boot drive

[Mike Leone]

On 3/29/2011 10:50 PM, Richard Stovall wrote:
> Who knows how long a chkdsk of a SAN (or any) volume might take?  If
> someone tells you before it ends, and they're right, please ask them if
> VCU will make it to the championship game next Monday.  (I don't want to
> know if they're going to win it all.  I want to watch that much live.)

Yeah, I figured as much. :-)

> I'm a bit late to this party.  Did you ever state what the conditions
> were that led to running chkdsk in the first place?

My backup program is EMC Networker, and it writes the backup to this
drive, and then clones to tape. The write to disk part has been failing.
EMC Tech Support suggested running CHKDSK on the target volume, to see
if the problem is a corrupt drive.

So this volume is just a target for the backup software; it's not the
boot volume, nor has any programs installed to it. It's just storage of
the backup, so that if we need to restore, it's available from disk
immediately, rather than waiting for tapes. And a daily script deletes
the backups from previous days, so the drive doesn't fill up.

We do this with a dozen other servers, including nodes in clusters. It's
just this one server that has started having problems in the last week.

Backing up directly to tape works fine. So the problem seems to be with
the drive.

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Re: URGENT: Interrupt chkdsk, not on boot drive

[Ben Scott]

On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 10:32 PM, Mike Leone  wrote:
> So how long do you think it might take? I realize that would be just a
> guess.

  That would depend on the speed of the disks, the number of physical
disks, the speed of the SAN controller, the speed of the link(s)
between the SAN and the host, the speed of the host bus adapter(s),
the speed of the I/O inside the host, the speed and I/O capabilities
of the host's CPU, the phase of the moon, tomorrow's winning lottery
numbers, and the number of angels which can dance on the head of a
pin.

  There's no way to know without benchmarking your specific system.

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Re: URGENT: Interrupt chkdsk, not on boot drive

[Richard Stovall]

Who knows how long a chkdsk of a SAN (or any) volume might take?  If someone
tells you before it ends, and they're right, please ask them if VCU will
make it to the championship game next Monday.  (I don't want to know if
they're going to win it all.  I want to watch that much live.)

I'm a bit late to this party.  Did you ever state what the conditions were
that led to running chkdsk in the first place?



On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 10:32 PM, Mike Leone  wrote:

> On 3/29/2011 9:54 PM, Ben Scott wrote:
>
> >   If you're getting "Checking files" and "Checking free space", then
> > you've run CHKDSK with the /R switch.  (Or something else ran it that
> > way.)  /R tells CHKDSK to do read verification of the entire
> > partition.  "Checking free space" means it is reading every block on
> > the LUN that isn't being used for something else.  So the fact that
> > the drive is empty won't help you.
>
> So how long do you think it might take? I realize that would be just a
> guess.
>
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Re: URGENT: Interrupt chkdsk, not on boot drive

[Mike Leone]

On 3/29/2011 9:54 PM, Ben Scott wrote:

>   If you're getting "Checking files" and "Checking free space", then
> you've run CHKDSK with the /R switch.  (Or something else ran it that
> way.)  /R tells CHKDSK to do read verification of the entire
> partition.  "Checking free space" means it is reading every block on
> the LUN that isn't being used for something else.  So the fact that
> the drive is empty won't help you.

So how long do you think it might take? I realize that would be just a
guess.

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Re: URGENT: Interrupt chkdsk, not on boot drive

[Mike Leone]

On 3/29/2011 9:54 PM, Ben Scott wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 9:25 PM, Mike Leone  wrote:
>> Yeah, this drive is mostly empty, too, so there's not a boatload of
>> files to read through and verify. And it's at the "Checking free space"
>> stage now, for 2 hours. So it *should* be done by the time I either go
>> to bed, or wake up tomorrow.
> 
>   If you're getting "Checking files" and "Checking free space", then
> you've run CHKDSK with the /R switch.  (Or something else ran it that
> way.)  

It was probably me. At this point, I don't recall, but I'm pretty sure I
checked off "fix" and the 2nd option, when telling it to run CHKDSK.

> /R tells CHKDSK to do read verification of the entire
> partition.  "Checking free space" means it is reading every block on
> the LUN that isn't being used for something else.  So the fact that
> the drive is empty won't help you.

ratz.

Well, nothing for it now. If it's not done by the time I get there
tomorrow morning, I will have to power down the server, un-present the
drive from the SAN (so the client doesn't see the drive), and power back
up. If I have to re-create that drive tomorrow, so be it. As long as
Windows itself is OK, and it *should* be (crossing fingers).

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Re: URGENT: Interrupt chkdsk, not on boot drive

[Ben Scott]

On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 9:25 PM, Mike Leone  wrote:
> Yeah, this drive is mostly empty, too, so there's not a boatload of
> files to read through and verify. And it's at the "Checking free space"
> stage now, for 2 hours. So it *should* be done by the time I either go
> to bed, or wake up tomorrow.

  If you're getting "Checking files" and "Checking free space", then
you've run CHKDSK with the /R switch.  (Or something else ran it that
way.)  /R tells CHKDSK to do read verification of the entire
partition.  "Checking free space" means it is reading every block on
the LUN that isn't being used for something else.  So the fact that
the drive is empty won't help you.

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Re: URGENT: Interrupt chkdsk, not on boot drive

[Mike Leone]

On 3/29/2011 9:12 PM, Crawford, Scott wrote:
> 
> I recently had chkdsk run on a 2tb iscsi volume. I think it took about 5
> hours.

That is great information, thanks so much!

Yeah, this drive is mostly empty, too, so there's not a boatload of
files to read through and verify. And it's at the "Checking free space"
stage now, for 2 hours. So it *should* be done by the time I either go
to bed, or wake up tomorrow.

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Re: URGENT: Interrupt chkdsk, not on boot drive

[Crawford, Scott]

I recently had chkdsk run on a 2tb iscsi volume. I think it took about 5 hours.


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On Mar 29, 2011 7:56 PM, Mike Leone  wrote:

On 3/29/2011 8:41 PM, Jonathan Link wrote:
> Then I would down the server.  Go to your SAN management make the LUN
> inaccessible via whatever method, and then restart your server, it is
> the equivalent of pulling a physical disk.

That's what the boss and I just decided. However, we also decided to
just let the CHKDSK keep running overnight - who knows, maybe the silly
thing will finish, before the employees start showing up. I will try and
get there at 6AM, and if it's not finished, I will power down the
server, unpresent the drive, and power back up. It *should* just go into
Windows (complaining the whole way, no doubt).

If the drive isn't there, it should just not run CHKDSK at all, and go
into Windows (Safe Mode?). Yes?

What we also may do is clone the *other* SAN drive (the one not being
CHKDSKed), just in case Windows does get very unhappy. However, I dunno
how long that will take.

But we're all agreed that Windows itself shouldn't be affected. The
server will complain about the disk drive not being there, but should
start normally.

What a screw up ... wish I had some way to estimate how long it will
take to check that much free space (about 1.6TB, I believe). RIght now
it's been at "Checking free space" for 90 minutes. If I knew it would
take less than 12 hours, I would worry less (because then it would be
done by 7AM) ...

>
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 8:28 PM, Mike Leone  > wrote:
>
> On 3/29/2011 8:25 PM, Jonathan Link wrote:
> > I don't believe it will corrupt your Windows instance, since Windows
> > isn't installed on the disk chkdsk is currently running on.
>
> Thank $DIETY.
>
> (yes, I know that's not a guarantee, but it's what you, I, my boss, and
> my searches seem to indicate)
>
> > Usually, when you boot and the dirty bit is set, you're given the
> option
> > to skip the disk check.
>
> Hitting ESCAPE during boot up?
>
> > Since this is a volume mounted separately (is it iSCSI)
>
> Fiber Channel, from an HP SAN.
>
> > I think the worst case is that you lose the volume.
>
> Don't care (too much) about losing this disk volume. It's losing the C:
> and D: that is terrifying me 
>
> >
> > None of this comes with guarantees. :-)
>
> I know. As I say, I'm an idiot ...
>
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 8:12 PM, Mike Leone  
> > >> wrote:
> >
> > I have a bit of an urgent problem. I have a Win2003 server,
> and I needed
> > to run CHKDSK on the X: drive (a SAN drive that we use to
> write disk
> > backups to). So it is NOT running CHKDSK the boot drive, or
> the drive
> > where programs are installed; the X: drive is just for disk
> backup (EMC
> > Networker).
> >
> > X: is, however, like 2 TB in size ... mostly empty, tho, as
> the backup
> > to disk has not been working. (mostly meaning maybe 200-300G,
> probably
> > less, used space).
> >
> > Chkdsk has been running for like 75 minutes, and I have no way of
> > estimating how much longer it will take.
> >
> > So my questions:
> >
> > 1. There's no way to interrupt it, except to power down. But
> will it
> > corrupt the machine? I don't really care if the X: drive is
> corrupt, as
> > long as it boots up and the Lotus Notes services run (none of
> which are
> > installed on X:, everything is to drive E:, a separate SAN drive).
> >
> > 2. If I do power it down, will it insist on running CHKDSK
> when it comes
> > up? I need to get the server back into production, and can't
> really wait
> > for CHKDSK to finish on that drive.
> >
> > Any help REALLY appreciated, thanks.
> >
> > (yes, I'm an idiot)
> >
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RE: LSA can't authenticate to itself? (LsaSrv event 6037)

[Brian Desmond]

There's a Loopback registry setting for LSA. 
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926642

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Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com

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-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 4:59 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: LSA can't authenticate to itself? (LsaSrv event 6037)

  Had a weird one show up in the logs of one of our stand-alone PCs.
I don't really expect anyone knows what this means (not even Microsoft), but I 
thought it might be useful to report for the archives if nothing else.  Anyway:

Log: System
Source: LsaSrv
Event ID: 6037
Level: Warning
Category: None
Description: The program lsass.exe, with the assigned process ID 652, could not 
authenticate locally by using the target name host/\\ABCDE20.  The target name 
used is not valid.  A target name should refer to one of the local computer 
names, for example, the DNS host name.  Try a different target name.

  As near as I can tell, that means that something running inside the LSASS.EXE 
process failed to authenticate itself.  The neat thing is that, as I understand 
it, LSASS is the process responsible for authenticating things.  Local Security 
Authority Subsystem.  Yah?  So it can't talk to itself?  :)

  "ABCDE20" has been changed, of course, but the real name of the system does 
appear in that position.  It's the short name of the system -- there's no DNS 
domain name.  Indeed, the system has no network connections at all.  The 
"Microsoft Loopback Adapter" is installed - had to do that to work around some 
other bugs.

  Vista Biz SP1, if that matters.

  I suspect this will go in my ever-growing folder of "goofy Vista bugs".

-- Ben

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Re: URGENT: Interrupt chkdsk, not on boot drive

[Jonathan Link]

I don't think it will go into safe mode, my experience is that it just
boots.  This is with both iSCSI and physical volumes.



On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 8:55 PM, Mike Leone  wrote:

> On 3/29/2011 8:41 PM, Jonathan Link wrote:
> > Then I would down the server.  Go to your SAN management make the LUN
> > inaccessible via whatever method, and then restart your server, it is
> > the equivalent of pulling a physical disk.
>
> That's what the boss and I just decided. However, we also decided to
> just let the CHKDSK keep running overnight - who knows, maybe the silly
> thing will finish, before the employees start showing up. I will try and
> get there at 6AM, and if it's not finished, I will power down the
> server, unpresent the drive, and power back up. It *should* just go into
> Windows (complaining the whole way, no doubt).
>
> If the drive isn't there, it should just not run CHKDSK at all, and go
> into Windows (Safe Mode?). Yes?
>
> What we also may do is clone the *other* SAN drive (the one not being
> CHKDSKed), just in case Windows does get very unhappy. However, I dunno
> how long that will take.
>
> But we're all agreed that Windows itself shouldn't be affected. The
> server will complain about the disk drive not being there, but should
> start normally.
>
> What a screw up ... wish I had some way to estimate how long it will
> take to check that much free space (about 1.6TB, I believe). RIght now
> it's been at "Checking free space" for 90 minutes. If I knew it would
> take less than 12 hours, I would worry less (because then it would be
> done by 7AM) ...
>
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 8:28 PM, Mike Leone  > > wrote:
> >
> > On 3/29/2011 8:25 PM, Jonathan Link wrote:
> > > I don't believe it will corrupt your Windows instance, since
> Windows
> > > isn't installed on the disk chkdsk is currently running on.
> >
> > Thank $DIETY.
> >
> > (yes, I know that's not a guarantee, but it's what you, I, my boss,
> and
> > my searches seem to indicate)
> >
> > > Usually, when you boot and the dirty bit is set, you're given the
> > option
> > > to skip the disk check.
> >
> > Hitting ESCAPE during boot up?
> >
> > > Since this is a volume mounted separately (is it iSCSI)
> >
> > Fiber Channel, from an HP SAN.
> >
> > > I think the worst case is that you lose the volume.
> >
> > Don't care (too much) about losing this disk volume. It's losing the
> C:
> > and D: that is terrifying me 
> >
> > >
> > > None of this comes with guarantees. :-)
> >
> > I know. As I say, I'm an idiot ...
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 8:12 PM, Mike Leone  > 
>  > > >> wrote:
> > >
> > > I have a bit of an urgent problem. I have a Win2003 server,
> > and I needed
> > > to run CHKDSK on the X: drive (a SAN drive that we use to
> > write disk
> > > backups to). So it is NOT running CHKDSK the boot drive, or
> > the drive
> > > where programs are installed; the X: drive is just for disk
> > backup (EMC
> > > Networker).
> > >
> > > X: is, however, like 2 TB in size ... mostly empty, tho, as
> > the backup
> > > to disk has not been working. (mostly meaning maybe 200-300G,
> > probably
> > > less, used space).
> > >
> > > Chkdsk has been running for like 75 minutes, and I have no way
> of
> > > estimating how much longer it will take.
> > >
> > > So my questions:
> > >
> > > 1. There's no way to interrupt it, except to power down. But
> > will it
> > > corrupt the machine? I don't really care if the X: drive is
> > corrupt, as
> > > long as it boots up and the Lotus Notes services run (none of
> > which are
> > > installed on X:, everything is to drive E:, a separate SAN
> drive).
> > >
> > > 2. If I do power it down, will it insist on running CHKDSK
> > when it comes
> > > up? I need to get the server back into production, and can't
> > really wait
> > > for CHKDSK to finish on that drive.
> > >
> > > Any help REALLY appreciated, thanks.
> > >
> > > (yes, I'm an idiot)
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Re: URGENT: Interrupt chkdsk, not on boot drive

[Mike Leone]

On 3/29/2011 8:41 PM, Jonathan Link wrote:
> Then I would down the server.  Go to your SAN management make the LUN
> inaccessible via whatever method, and then restart your server, it is
> the equivalent of pulling a physical disk.

That's what the boss and I just decided. However, we also decided to
just let the CHKDSK keep running overnight - who knows, maybe the silly
thing will finish, before the employees start showing up. I will try and
get there at 6AM, and if it's not finished, I will power down the
server, unpresent the drive, and power back up. It *should* just go into
Windows (complaining the whole way, no doubt).

If the drive isn't there, it should just not run CHKDSK at all, and go
into Windows (Safe Mode?). Yes?

What we also may do is clone the *other* SAN drive (the one not being
CHKDSKed), just in case Windows does get very unhappy. However, I dunno
how long that will take.

But we're all agreed that Windows itself shouldn't be affected. The
server will complain about the disk drive not being there, but should
start normally.

What a screw up ... wish I had some way to estimate how long it will
take to check that much free space (about 1.6TB, I believe). RIght now
it's been at "Checking free space" for 90 minutes. If I knew it would
take less than 12 hours, I would worry less (because then it would be
done by 7AM) ...

> 
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 8:28 PM, Mike Leone  > wrote:
> 
> On 3/29/2011 8:25 PM, Jonathan Link wrote:
> > I don't believe it will corrupt your Windows instance, since Windows
> > isn't installed on the disk chkdsk is currently running on.
> 
> Thank $DIETY.
> 
> (yes, I know that's not a guarantee, but it's what you, I, my boss, and
> my searches seem to indicate)
> 
> > Usually, when you boot and the dirty bit is set, you're given the
> option
> > to skip the disk check.
> 
> Hitting ESCAPE during boot up?
> 
> > Since this is a volume mounted separately (is it iSCSI)
> 
> Fiber Channel, from an HP SAN.
> 
> > I think the worst case is that you lose the volume.
> 
> Don't care (too much) about losing this disk volume. It's losing the C:
> and D: that is terrifying me 
> 
> >
> > None of this comes with guarantees. :-)
> 
> I know. As I say, I'm an idiot ...
> 
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 8:12 PM, Mike Leone  
> > >> wrote:
> >
> > I have a bit of an urgent problem. I have a Win2003 server,
> and I needed
> > to run CHKDSK on the X: drive (a SAN drive that we use to
> write disk
> > backups to). So it is NOT running CHKDSK the boot drive, or
> the drive
> > where programs are installed; the X: drive is just for disk
> backup (EMC
> > Networker).
> >
> > X: is, however, like 2 TB in size ... mostly empty, tho, as
> the backup
> > to disk has not been working. (mostly meaning maybe 200-300G,
> probably
> > less, used space).
> >
> > Chkdsk has been running for like 75 minutes, and I have no way of
> > estimating how much longer it will take.
> >
> > So my questions:
> >
> > 1. There's no way to interrupt it, except to power down. But
> will it
> > corrupt the machine? I don't really care if the X: drive is
> corrupt, as
> > long as it boots up and the Lotus Notes services run (none of
> which are
> > installed on X:, everything is to drive E:, a separate SAN drive).
> >
> > 2. If I do power it down, will it insist on running CHKDSK
> when it comes
> > up? I need to get the server back into production, and can't
> really wait
> > for CHKDSK to finish on that drive.
> >
> > Any help REALLY appreciated, thanks.
> >
> > (yes, I'm an idiot)
> >
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Re: URGENT: Interrupt chkdsk, not on boot drive

[Jonathan Link]

Then I would down the server.  Go to your SAN management make the LUN
inaccessible via whatever method, and then restart your server, it is the
equivalent of pulling a physical disk.

On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 8:28 PM, Mike Leone  wrote:

> On 3/29/2011 8:25 PM, Jonathan Link wrote:
> > I don't believe it will corrupt your Windows instance, since Windows
> > isn't installed on the disk chkdsk is currently running on.
>
> Thank $DIETY.
>
> (yes, I know that's not a guarantee, but it's what you, I, my boss, and
> my searches seem to indicate)
>
> > Usually, when you boot and the dirty bit is set, you're given the option
> > to skip the disk check.
>
> Hitting ESCAPE during boot up?
>
> > Since this is a volume mounted separately (is it iSCSI)
>
> Fiber Channel, from an HP SAN.
>
> > I think the worst case is that you lose the volume.
>
> Don't care (too much) about losing this disk volume. It's losing the C:
> and D: that is terrifying me 
>
> >
> > None of this comes with guarantees. :-)
>
> I know. As I say, I'm an idiot ...
>
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 8:12 PM, Mike Leone   > > wrote:
> >
> > I have a bit of an urgent problem. I have a Win2003 server, and I
> needed
> > to run CHKDSK on the X: drive (a SAN drive that we use to write disk
> > backups to). So it is NOT running CHKDSK the boot drive, or the drive
> > where programs are installed; the X: drive is just for disk backup
> (EMC
> > Networker).
> >
> > X: is, however, like 2 TB in size ... mostly empty, tho, as the
> backup
> > to disk has not been working. (mostly meaning maybe 200-300G,
> probably
> > less, used space).
> >
> > Chkdsk has been running for like 75 minutes, and I have no way of
> > estimating how much longer it will take.
> >
> > So my questions:
> >
> > 1. There's no way to interrupt it, except to power down. But will it
> > corrupt the machine? I don't really care if the X: drive is corrupt,
> as
> > long as it boots up and the Lotus Notes services run (none of which
> are
> > installed on X:, everything is to drive E:, a separate SAN drive).
> >
> > 2. If I do power it down, will it insist on running CHKDSK when it
> comes
> > up? I need to get the server back into production, and can't really
> wait
> > for CHKDSK to finish on that drive.
> >
> > Any help REALLY appreciated, thanks.
> >
> > (yes, I'm an idiot)
> >
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Re: URGENT: Interrupt chkdsk, not on boot drive - MORE info

[Mike Leone]

On 3/29/2011 8:12 PM, Mike Leone wrote:
> I have a bit of an urgent problem. I have a Win2003 server, and I needed
> to run CHKDSK on the X: drive (a SAN drive that we use to write disk
> backups to). So it is NOT running CHKDSK the boot drive, or the drive
> where programs are installed; the X: drive is just for disk backup (EMC
> Networker).
> 
> X: is, however, like 2 TB in size ... mostly empty, tho, as the backup
> to disk has not been working. (mostly meaning maybe 200-300G, probably
> less, used space).
> 
> Chkdsk has been running for like 75 minutes, and I have no way of
> estimating how much longer it will take.

It is at stage 5, so it's done the first 3 stages, and showed no errors
found. So at the moment, it is stage 5 "Verifying free space".

So hopefully powering down won't hurt it too much.

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Re: URGENT: Interrupt chkdsk, not on boot drive

[Mike Leone]

On 3/29/2011 8:22 PM, Steven Peck wrote:
> 1. Nope.  Your drive will most likely be in an interesting state.

Don't care too much about that drive .. just the Windows install (C: and
D:). Nothing runs from X:, only writes to X:. And I will tell that
program to not execute.

> 2. As it was interupted it will most likly flag the drive with a 'dirty
> bit'.  Depending on the condition it 'may' let you skip the recommended
> chkdsk once on the way up but I would not plan on it.

How? Hit ESCAPE when the Windows splash screen comes up?

> If you are desperate, there is a kb article on how to disable the 'dirty
> bit' flag for chkdsk but it seriously is not a thing to do lightly. 

I've seen references ...

> You may try downing the system, then have the SAN people pull that LUN
> off the server.  The server will be upset but most likely be ok.  

I think I can unpresent that drive to the server ...

> Please
> note that there is risk to this suggestion and from 'some guy' on the
> internet.  While we have on occasion had to do similiar here with a
> Hitachi SAN, your experience may not be mine and I'd rather not be 'that
> guy' on the Internet if something does go wrong. :)

No, I'm the idiot, and besides - my boss makes the final call. In fact,
I would ask him to unpresent the drive (after I power down the server).

> 
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Mike Leone  > wrote:
> 
> I have a bit of an urgent problem. I have a Win2003 server, and I needed
> to run CHKDSK on the X: drive (a SAN drive that we use to write disk
> backups to). So it is NOT running CHKDSK the boot drive, or the drive
> where programs are installed; the X: drive is just for disk backup (EMC
> Networker).
> 
> X: is, however, like 2 TB in size ... mostly empty, tho, as the backup
> to disk has not been working. (mostly meaning maybe 200-300G, probably
> less, used space).
> 
> Chkdsk has been running for like 75 minutes, and I have no way of
> estimating how much longer it will take.
> 
> So my questions:
> 
> 1. There's no way to interrupt it, except to power down. But will it
> corrupt the machine? I don't really care if the X: drive is corrupt, as
> long as it boots up and the Lotus Notes services run (none of which are
> installed on X:, everything is to drive E:, a separate SAN drive).
> 
> 2. If I do power it down, will it insist on running CHKDSK when it comes
> up? I need to get the server back into production, and can't really wait
> for CHKDSK to finish on that drive.
> 
> Any help REALLY appreciated, thanks.
> 
> (yes, I'm an idiot)
> 
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Re: URGENT: Interrupt chkdsk, not on boot drive

[Mike Leone]

On 3/29/2011 8:25 PM, Jonathan Link wrote:
> I don't believe it will corrupt your Windows instance, since Windows
> isn't installed on the disk chkdsk is currently running on.

Thank $DIETY.

(yes, I know that's not a guarantee, but it's what you, I, my boss, and
my searches seem to indicate)

> Usually, when you boot and the dirty bit is set, you're given the option
> to skip the disk check.  

Hitting ESCAPE during boot up?

> Since this is a volume mounted separately (is it iSCSI) 

Fiber Channel, from an HP SAN.

> I think the worst case is that you lose the volume.

Don't care (too much) about losing this disk volume. It's losing the C:
and D: that is terrifying me 

>  
> None of this comes with guarantees. :-)

I know. As I say, I'm an idiot ...

> 
>  
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 8:12 PM, Mike Leone  > wrote:
> 
> I have a bit of an urgent problem. I have a Win2003 server, and I needed
> to run CHKDSK on the X: drive (a SAN drive that we use to write disk
> backups to). So it is NOT running CHKDSK the boot drive, or the drive
> where programs are installed; the X: drive is just for disk backup (EMC
> Networker).
> 
> X: is, however, like 2 TB in size ... mostly empty, tho, as the backup
> to disk has not been working. (mostly meaning maybe 200-300G, probably
> less, used space).
> 
> Chkdsk has been running for like 75 minutes, and I have no way of
> estimating how much longer it will take.
> 
> So my questions:
> 
> 1. There's no way to interrupt it, except to power down. But will it
> corrupt the machine? I don't really care if the X: drive is corrupt, as
> long as it boots up and the Lotus Notes services run (none of which are
> installed on X:, everything is to drive E:, a separate SAN drive).
> 
> 2. If I do power it down, will it insist on running CHKDSK when it comes
> up? I need to get the server back into production, and can't really wait
> for CHKDSK to finish on that drive.
> 
> Any help REALLY appreciated, thanks.
> 
> (yes, I'm an idiot)
> 
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Re: URGENT: Interrupt chkdsk, not on boot drive

[Jonathan Link]

I don't believe it will corrupt your Windows instance, since Windows isn't
installed on the disk chkdsk is currently running on.
Usually, when you boot and the dirty bit is set, you're given the option to
skip the disk check.  Since this is a volume mounted separately (is it
iSCSI) I think the worst case is that you lose the volume.

None of this comes with guarantees. :-)


On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 8:12 PM, Mike Leone  wrote:

> I have a bit of an urgent problem. I have a Win2003 server, and I needed
> to run CHKDSK on the X: drive (a SAN drive that we use to write disk
> backups to). So it is NOT running CHKDSK the boot drive, or the drive
> where programs are installed; the X: drive is just for disk backup (EMC
> Networker).
>
> X: is, however, like 2 TB in size ... mostly empty, tho, as the backup
> to disk has not been working. (mostly meaning maybe 200-300G, probably
> less, used space).
>
> Chkdsk has been running for like 75 minutes, and I have no way of
> estimating how much longer it will take.
>
> So my questions:
>
> 1. There's no way to interrupt it, except to power down. But will it
> corrupt the machine? I don't really care if the X: drive is corrupt, as
> long as it boots up and the Lotus Notes services run (none of which are
> installed on X:, everything is to drive E:, a separate SAN drive).
>
> 2. If I do power it down, will it insist on running CHKDSK when it comes
> up? I need to get the server back into production, and can't really wait
> for CHKDSK to finish on that drive.
>
> Any help REALLY appreciated, thanks.
>
> (yes, I'm an idiot)
>
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Re: URGENT: Interrupt chkdsk, not on boot drive

[Steven Peck]

1. Nope.  Your drive will most likely be in an interesting state.
2. As it was interupted it will most likly flag the drive with a 'dirty
bit'.  Depending on the condition it 'may' let you skip the recommended
chkdsk once on the way up but I would not plan on it.

If you are desperate, there is a kb article on how to disable the 'dirty
bit' flag for chkdsk but it seriously is not a thing to do lightly.

You may try downing the system, then have the SAN people pull that LUN off
the server.  The server will be upset but most likely be ok.  Please note
that there is risk to this suggestion and from 'some guy' on the internet.
While we have on occasion had to do similiar here with a Hitachi SAN, your
experience may not be mine and I'd rather not be 'that guy' on the Internet
if something does go wrong. :)

On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Mike Leone  wrote:

> I have a bit of an urgent problem. I have a Win2003 server, and I needed
> to run CHKDSK on the X: drive (a SAN drive that we use to write disk
> backups to). So it is NOT running CHKDSK the boot drive, or the drive
> where programs are installed; the X: drive is just for disk backup (EMC
> Networker).
>
> X: is, however, like 2 TB in size ... mostly empty, tho, as the backup
> to disk has not been working. (mostly meaning maybe 200-300G, probably
> less, used space).
>
> Chkdsk has been running for like 75 minutes, and I have no way of
> estimating how much longer it will take.
>
> So my questions:
>
> 1. There's no way to interrupt it, except to power down. But will it
> corrupt the machine? I don't really care if the X: drive is corrupt, as
> long as it boots up and the Lotus Notes services run (none of which are
> installed on X:, everything is to drive E:, a separate SAN drive).
>
> 2. If I do power it down, will it insist on running CHKDSK when it comes
> up? I need to get the server back into production, and can't really wait
> for CHKDSK to finish on that drive.
>
> Any help REALLY appreciated, thanks.
>
> (yes, I'm an idiot)
>
>
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URGENT: Interrupt chkdsk, not on boot drive

[Mike Leone]

I have a bit of an urgent problem. I have a Win2003 server, and I needed
to run CHKDSK on the X: drive (a SAN drive that we use to write disk
backups to). So it is NOT running CHKDSK the boot drive, or the drive
where programs are installed; the X: drive is just for disk backup (EMC
Networker).

X: is, however, like 2 TB in size ... mostly empty, tho, as the backup
to disk has not been working. (mostly meaning maybe 200-300G, probably
less, used space).

Chkdsk has been running for like 75 minutes, and I have no way of
estimating how much longer it will take.

So my questions:

1. There's no way to interrupt it, except to power down. But will it
corrupt the machine? I don't really care if the X: drive is corrupt, as
long as it boots up and the Lotus Notes services run (none of which are
installed on X:, everything is to drive E:, a separate SAN drive).

2. If I do power it down, will it insist on running CHKDSK when it comes
up? I need to get the server back into production, and can't really wait
for CHKDSK to finish on that drive.

Any help REALLY appreciated, thanks.

(yes, I'm an idiot)


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MS App-V for (a) Dummies

[Vicky Spelshaus]

I am a complete newbie in virtualization, but now have a need to deploy
App-V since I have a campus full of old computers and faculty that insists
on using the newest versions of apps like Adobe CS, AutoCAD and Visual
Studio.

Any good how-to books out there for total newbies like me?

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RE: Blat to a list of people from a batch file

[Free, Bob]

> A blat requested blat about blat!

Since it appears they all got addressed twice does that make it 2X blat cubed?

lol

From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sca...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 12:20 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Blat to a list of people from a batch file

A blat requested blat about blat!

From: Cameron [mailto:cameron.orl...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 1:57 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Blat to a list of people from a batch file

Am I seeing this correctly? Did you just CC all of those people with that 
email? LOL!!


From: "itli...@imcu.com" 
mailto:itli...@imcu.com>>
Reply-To: NT System Admin Issues 
mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>>
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:44:18 -0400
To: NT System Admin Issues 
mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>>
Cc: "andrewsel...@elliottelectric.com" 
mailto:andrewsel...@elliottelectric.com>>, 
"ang...@wf-cpas.com" 
mailto:ang...@wf-cpas.com>>, 
"arup...@edinboro.edu" 
mailto:arup...@edinboro.edu>>, 
"austin.k...@ocfl.net" 
mailto:austin.k...@ocfl.net>>, 
"bbrambl...@agfgroup.org" 
mailto:bbrambl...@agfgroup.org>>, 
"benny.conna...@udri.udayton.edu" 
mailto:benny.conna...@udri.udayton.edu>>, 
"bmart...@cutlerhomes.com" 
mailto:bmart...@cutlerhomes.com>>, 
"bpach...@monmouth.edu" 
mailto:bpach...@monmouth.edu>>, 
"brad...@edinboro.edu" 
mailto:brad...@edinboro.edu>>, 
"bsea...@ameritas.com" 
mailto:bsea...@ameritas.com>>, 
"bvau...@ch13bwk.com" 
mailto:bvau...@ch13bwk.com>>, 
"cbor...@lakemetroparks.com" 
mailto:cbor...@lakemetroparks.com>>, 
"cla...@bsci.com" 
mailto:cla...@bsci.com>>, 
"cstr...@ywcatoronto.org" 
mailto:cstr...@ywcatoronto.org>>, 
"cs...@wustl.edu" 
mailto:cs...@wustl.edu>>, 
"cvale...@reinforcedearth.com" 
mailto:cvale...@reinforcedearth.com>>, 
"dave_wells...@witcc.edu" 
mailto:dave_wells...@witcc.edu>>, 
"dav...@imcu.com" 
mailto:dav...@imcu.com>>, 
"dhender...@clmworkforce.com" 
mailto:dhender...@clmworkforce.com>>, 
"don.beliv...@prtc.coop" 
mailto:don.beliv...@prtc.coop>>, 
"hfergu...@mckcpa.com" 
mailto:hfergu...@mckcpa.com>>, 
"hm...@hrmc.org" 
mailto:hm...@hrmc.org>>, 
"hpa...@lifespanservices.org" 
mailto:hpa...@lifespanservices.org>>, 
"ja...@zandri.net" 
mailto:ja...@zandri.net>>, 
"jbem...@monmouth.edu" 
mailto:jbem...@monmouth.edu>>, 
"jdana...@mitre.org" 
mailto:jdana...@mitre.org>>, 
"jf...@pbp1.com" 
mailto:jf...@pbp1.com>>, 
"jhlyo...@hotmail.com" 
mailto:jhlyo...@hotmail.com>>, 
"jhow...@selfregional.org" 
mailto:jhow...@selfregional.org>>, 
"jim.hunsa...@chw.edu" 
mailto:jim.hunsa...@chw.edu>>, 
"jj...@carrollcountyschools.com" 
mailto:jj...@carrollcountyschools.com>>, 
"john.cla...@mysanibel.com" 
mailto:john.cla...@mysanibel.com>>, 
"johnlod...@elliottelectric.com" 
mailto:johnlod...@elliottelectric.com>>, 
"jo...@alpatterson.com" 
mailto:jo...@alpatterson.com>>, 
"jon.ma...@northlandchurch.net" 
mailto:jon.ma...@northlandchurch.net>>, 
"joneil...@moldedfiberglass.com" 
mailto:joneil...@moldedfiberglass.com>>, 
"jow...@healthsystemsinc.com" 
mailto:jow...@healthsystemsinc.com>>, 
"jtram...@nbcuni.com" 
mailto:jtram...@nbcuni.com>>
Subject: Blat to a list of people from a batch file


I have a csv file of users and I want to blat them an email.

Is there a good batch for this someplace.

Where I can loop through the file at 75 mail intervals?
So I don't get hit on the spam parade?


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LSA can't authenticate to itself? (LsaSrv event 6037)

[Ben Scott]

  Had a weird one show up in the logs of one of our stand-alone PCs.
I don't really expect anyone knows what this means (not even
Microsoft), but I thought it might be useful to report for the
archives if nothing else.  Anyway:

Log: System
Source: LsaSrv
Event ID: 6037
Level: Warning
Category: None
Description: The program lsass.exe, with the assigned process ID 652,
could not authenticate locally by using the target name
host/\\ABCDE20.  The target name used is not valid.  A target name
should refer to one of the local computer names, for example, the DNS
host name.  Try a different target name.

  As near as I can tell, that means that something running inside the
LSASS.EXE process failed to authenticate itself.  The neat thing is
that, as I understand it, LSASS is the process responsible for
authenticating things.  Local Security Authority Subsystem.  Yah?  So
it can't talk to itself?  :)

  "ABCDE20" has been changed, of course, but the real name of the
system does appear in that position.  It's the short name of the
system -- there's no DNS domain name.  Indeed, the system has no
network connections at all.  The "Microsoft Loopback Adapter" is
installed - had to do that to work around some other bugs.

  Vista Biz SP1, if that matters.

  I suspect this will go in my ever-growing folder of "goofy Vista bugs".

-- Ben

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RE: Group Enumeration Issue

[Michael B. Smith]

Promote it.

Sent from my HTC Tilt™ 2, a Windows® phone from AT&T


From: Phil Hershey 
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 5:27 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues 
Subject: RE: Group Enumeration Issue

Hi, Michael.

Global distribution.

From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 2:23 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Group Enumeration Issue

What kind of group?

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
Consultant and Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com

From: Phil Hershey [mailto:phers...@agia.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 4:59 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Group Enumeration Issue

Odd problem that has just cropped up.  Domain with 4 DC’s in 2 sites that are 
T3 connected, only about 350 users, native 2003 mode.  We have a problem with 
resolving the members of a single one of our ~100 distribution groups.  The 
server that holds all but one of the FSMO roles correctly shows all the member 
groups and users for this DL.  If I go to the Members tab for this DL on any of 
the other DCs, the members box is empty.  However if you try and add one of the 
groups or users that is actually already in this DL, you get a ‘account name is 
already a member of the local group’ error.  REPLMON shows all successful 
replications, and a REPADMIN /syncall DC /force all shows completion without 
errors.  Seems like we’ve got a problem with versioning on the DCs.  They’re 
all Server 2003 32-bit Std Edition and fully patched.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Phil Hershey
MCSE 2003: Security | MCITP - Enterprise Messaging Admin 2010
AGIA Insurance Services


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RE: Group Enumeration Issue

[Phil Hershey]

Hi, Michael.

 

Global distribution.

 

From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 2:23 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Group Enumeration Issue

 

What kind of group?

 

Regards,

 

Michael B. Smith

Consultant and Exchange MVP

http://TheEssentialExchange.com

 

From: Phil Hershey [mailto:phers...@agia.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 4:59 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Group Enumeration Issue

 

Odd problem that has just cropped up.  Domain with 4 DC's in 2 sites
that are T3 connected, only about 350 users, native 2003 mode.  We have
a problem with resolving the members of a single one of our ~100
distribution groups.  The server that holds all but one of the FSMO
roles correctly shows all the member groups and users for this DL.  If I
go to the Members tab for this DL on any of the other DCs, the members
box is empty.  However if you try and add one of the groups or users
that is actually already in this DL, you get a 'account name is already
a member of the local group' error.  REPLMON shows all successful
replications, and a REPADMIN /syncall DC /force all shows completion
without errors.  Seems like we've got a problem with versioning on the
DCs.  They're all Server 2003 32-bit Std Edition and fully patched.

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks.

 

Phil Hershey

MCSE 2003: Security | MCITP - Enterprise Messaging Admin 2010

AGIA Insurance Services

 

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RE: Group Enumeration Issue

[Michael B. Smith]

What kind of group?

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
Consultant and Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com

From: Phil Hershey [mailto:phers...@agia.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 4:59 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Group Enumeration Issue

Odd problem that has just cropped up.  Domain with 4 DC's in 2 sites that are 
T3 connected, only about 350 users, native 2003 mode.  We have a problem with 
resolving the members of a single one of our ~100 distribution groups.  The 
server that holds all but one of the FSMO roles correctly shows all the member 
groups and users for this DL.  If I go to the Members tab for this DL on any of 
the other DCs, the members box is empty.  However if you try and add one of the 
groups or users that is actually already in this DL, you get a 'account name is 
already a member of the local group' error.  REPLMON shows all successful 
replications, and a REPADMIN /syncall DC /force all shows completion without 
errors.  Seems like we've got a problem with versioning on the DCs.  They're 
all Server 2003 32-bit Std Edition and fully patched.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Phil Hershey
MCSE 2003: Security | MCITP - Enterprise Messaging Admin 2010
AGIA Insurance Services


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RE: OT Little Cisco Pix help. (Resolved)

[Kennedy, Jim]

Nevermind. My interfaces are set up backwards. Oh the joy I just inherited. 
Anyway I just flipped a coin, set and tested it and got it.

From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 3:59 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: OT Little Cisco Pix help.


Got a PIX running 7.0(2)

With the following static set up to direct outside traffic being sent to 184 
from the outside to 184.

static (inside,outside) 10.55.1.184 10.55.1.184 netmask 255.255.255.255

I want to send it off to 15. And I always forget and get it backwards, but I 
think I want:

static (inside,outside) 10.55.1.15 10.55.1.184 netmask 255.255.255.255

Correct?

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OT Little Cisco Pix help.

[Kennedy, Jim]

Got a PIX running 7.0(2)

With the following static set up to direct outside traffic being sent to 184 
from the outside to 184.

static (inside,outside) 10.55.1.184 10.55.1.184 netmask 255.255.255.255

I want to send it off to 15. And I always forget and get it backwards, but I 
think I want:

static (inside,outside) 10.55.1.15 10.55.1.184 netmask 255.255.255.255

Correct?

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RE: Blat to a list of people from a batch file

[itli...@imcu.com]

Actually they are in a group that I am in.  I did however mean to bcc them…

I need more coffee.

 

From: Daniel Rodriguez [mailto:drod...@gmail.com] 
Posted At: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 3:22 PM
Posted To: itli...@imcu.com
Conversation: Blat to a list of people from a batch file
Subject: RE: Blat to a list of people from a batch file

 


Enough of blat! :-)

On Mar 29, 2011 3:20 PM, "Sam Cayze"  wrote:
> A blat requested blat about blat! 
> 
> 
> 
> From: Cameron [mailto:cameron.orl...@gmail.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 1:57 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Blat to a list of people from a batch file
> 
> 
> 
> Am I seeing this correctly? Did you just CC all of those people with that
> email? LOL!!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: "itli...@imcu.com" 
> Reply-To: NT System Admin Issues 
> Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:44:18 -0400
> To: NT System Admin Issues 
> Cc: "andrewsel...@elliottelectric.com" ,
> "ang...@wf-cpas.com" , "arup...@edinboro.edu"
> , "austin.k...@ocfl.net" ,
> "bbrambl...@agfgroup.org" ,
> "benny.conna...@udri.udayton.edu" ,
> "bmart...@cutlerhomes.com" ,
> "bpach...@monmouth.edu" , "brad...@edinboro.edu"
> , "bsea...@ameritas.com" ,
> "bvau...@ch13bwk.com" , "cbor...@lakemetroparks.com"
> , "cla...@bsci.com" ,
> "cstr...@ywcatoronto.org" , "cs...@wustl.edu"
> , "cvale...@reinforcedearth.com"
> , "dave_wells...@witcc.edu"
> , "dav...@imcu.com" ,
> "dhender...@clmworkforce.com" ,
> "don.beliv...@prtc.coop" , "hfergu...@mckcpa.com"
> , "hm...@hrmc.org" ,
> "hpa...@lifespanservices.org" ,
> "ja...@zandri.net" , "jbem...@monmouth.edu"
> , "jdana...@mitre.org" ,
> "jf...@pbp1.com" , "jhlyo...@hotmail.com"
> , "jhow...@selfregional.org"
> , "jim.hunsa...@chw.edu" ,
> "jj...@carrollcountyschools.com" ,
> "john.cla...@mysanibel.com" ,
> "johnlod...@elliottelectric.com" ,
> "jo...@alpatterson.com" ,
> "jon.ma...@northlandchurch.net" ,
> "joneil...@moldedfiberglass.com" ,
> "jow...@healthsystemsinc.com" ,
> "jtram...@nbcuni.com" 
> Subject: Blat to a list of people from a batch file
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I have a csv file of users and I want to blat them an email.
> 
> 
> 
> Is there a good batch for this someplace. 
> 
> 
> 
> Where I can loop through the file at 75 mail intervals?
> 
> So I don't get hit on the spam parade?
> 
> 
> 
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RE: Blat to a list of people from a batch file

[Daniel Rodriguez]

Enough of blat! :-)
On Mar 29, 2011 3:20 PM, "Sam Cayze"  wrote:
> A blat requested blat about blat!
>
>
>
> From: Cameron [mailto:cameron.orl...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 1:57 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Blat to a list of people from a batch file
>
>
>
> Am I seeing this correctly? Did you just CC all of those people with that
> email? LOL!!
>
>
>
>
> From: "itli...@imcu.com" 
> Reply-To: NT System Admin Issues 
> Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:44:18 -0400
> To: NT System Admin Issues 
> Cc: "andrewsel...@elliottelectric.com" ,
> "ang...@wf-cpas.com" , "arup...@edinboro.edu"
> , "austin.k...@ocfl.net" ,
> "bbrambl...@agfgroup.org" ,
> "benny.conna...@udri.udayton.edu" ,
> "bmart...@cutlerhomes.com" ,
> "bpach...@monmouth.edu" , "brad...@edinboro.edu"
> , "bsea...@ameritas.com" ,
> "bvau...@ch13bwk.com" , "cbor...@lakemetroparks.com"
> , "cla...@bsci.com" ,
> "cstr...@ywcatoronto.org" , "cs...@wustl.edu"
> , "cvale...@reinforcedearth.com"
> , "dave_wells...@witcc.edu"
> , "dav...@imcu.com" ,
> "dhender...@clmworkforce.com" ,
> "don.beliv...@prtc.coop" , "hfergu...@mckcpa.com"
> , "hm...@hrmc.org" ,
> "hpa...@lifespanservices.org" ,
> "ja...@zandri.net" , "jbem...@monmouth.edu"
> , "jdana...@mitre.org" ,
> "jf...@pbp1.com" , "jhlyo...@hotmail.com"
> , "jhow...@selfregional.org"
> , "jim.hunsa...@chw.edu" ,
> "jj...@carrollcountyschools.com" ,
> "john.cla...@mysanibel.com" ,
> "johnlod...@elliottelectric.com" ,
> "jo...@alpatterson.com" ,
> "jon.ma...@northlandchurch.net" ,
> "joneil...@moldedfiberglass.com" ,
> "jow...@healthsystemsinc.com" ,
> "jtram...@nbcuni.com" 
> Subject: Blat to a list of people from a batch file
>
>
>
>
>
> I have a csv file of users and I want to blat them an email.
>
>
>
> Is there a good batch for this someplace.
>
>
>
> Where I can loop through the file at 75 mail intervals?
>
> So I don't get hit on the spam parade?
>
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Win7 w/SP1 offline sync gives Access Denied

[Miller Bonnie L .]

Anyone else seeing this problem, or successfully syncing their offline files 
using a Win7 SP1 system in a domain?

User logs onto Win7 non-sp1, offline sync of files works fine.  Machine gets 
updated to SP1, same user (no changes) logs onto Win7 with SP1, offline sync 
throws "access denied" errors on all files.  Log off, take the same user 
account (same profile, etc) back to a non-SP1 machine and offline sync works 
fine.

We have quite a few Win7 systems now that have SP1, and are getting the same 
symptoms across multiple machines.  I've tried tons of stuff, including 
changing the back-end server from WS03 R2 to WS08 R2 SP1, taking DFS out of the 
equation, changing paths from DNS names to netbios names to IPs, removing ABE, 
setting ownership to the user, and setting both NTFS and share permissions to 
full control all the way down the tree on the server to "Everyone".  As best I 
can tell, this is a client-side issue, but I'm not sure what else to look at.  
There are a few policies that control offline file behavior, and although 
nothing has changed from our non-sp1 setup, I'm happy to change something if it 
would help.

We're about to open a PSS call, but I'm fishing for other ideas as well.  
Searching around, I'm just not seeing other people reporting this problem.

Thanks,
-Bonnie

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RE: Blat to a list of people from a batch file

[Sam Cayze]

A blat requested blat about blat! 

 

From: Cameron [mailto:cameron.orl...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 1:57 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Blat to a list of people from a batch file

 

Am I seeing this correctly? Did you just CC all of those people with that
email? LOL!!


 

From: "itli...@imcu.com" 
Reply-To: NT System Admin Issues 
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:44:18 -0400
To: NT System Admin Issues 
Cc: "andrewsel...@elliottelectric.com" ,
"ang...@wf-cpas.com" , "arup...@edinboro.edu"
, "austin.k...@ocfl.net" ,
"bbrambl...@agfgroup.org" ,
"benny.conna...@udri.udayton.edu" ,
"bmart...@cutlerhomes.com" ,
"bpach...@monmouth.edu" , "brad...@edinboro.edu"
, "bsea...@ameritas.com" ,
"bvau...@ch13bwk.com" , "cbor...@lakemetroparks.com"
, "cla...@bsci.com" ,
"cstr...@ywcatoronto.org" , "cs...@wustl.edu"
, "cvale...@reinforcedearth.com"
, "dave_wells...@witcc.edu"
, "dav...@imcu.com" ,
"dhender...@clmworkforce.com" ,
"don.beliv...@prtc.coop" , "hfergu...@mckcpa.com"
, "hm...@hrmc.org" ,
"hpa...@lifespanservices.org" ,
"ja...@zandri.net" , "jbem...@monmouth.edu"
, "jdana...@mitre.org" ,
"jf...@pbp1.com" , "jhlyo...@hotmail.com"
, "jhow...@selfregional.org"
, "jim.hunsa...@chw.edu" ,
"jj...@carrollcountyschools.com" ,
"john.cla...@mysanibel.com" ,
"johnlod...@elliottelectric.com" ,
"jo...@alpatterson.com" ,
"jon.ma...@northlandchurch.net" ,
"joneil...@moldedfiberglass.com" ,
"jow...@healthsystemsinc.com" ,
"jtram...@nbcuni.com" 
Subject: Blat to a list of people from a batch file

 

 

I have a csv file of users and I want to blat them an email.

 

Is there a good batch for this someplace. 

 

Where I can loop through the file at 75 mail intervals?

So I don't get hit on the spam parade?

 

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Re: USB Drive not showing in XP

[Jonathan Link]

Can be done on a single PC, change the conflicting drive letter on the CD to
something else, plug in USB drive, change it back, and then revert the CD
drive letter.

On the issue of motherboard drivers are there a lot of yellow question marks
in Device Mangler (devmgmt.msc)?

On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Steve Ens  wrote:

> He may have to connect the drive to a different PC, change the letter, and
> then bring it back over
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 2:02 PM, Jonathan Link wrote:
>
>> This is pretty common.
>> Go into diskmgmt.msc  If the disk shows there, it just needs to have a new
>> drive letter assigned.
>>
>>   On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Jeff Steward wrote:
>>
>>> Also implied is that he reloaded the OS and he may need to load
>>> motherboard drivers to get the USB devices to work.
>>>
>>> -Jeff Steward
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 2:45 PM, Ben Scott  wrote:
>>>
 On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Mark Smith 
 wrote:
 > USB does not show in Explorer, Disk Management or Device Manager.

  Does the USB drive work in another computer?

  Do other USB devices work on that same USB port on that computer?

  If it doesn't show up in Device Manager, that usually means the OS
 isn't even seeing the physical device, so it's wouldn't be a problem
 with partitioning or drive letter assignments.  Try viewing devices by
 connection, and finding the USB port that it's connected to.  Make
 sure it isn't showing up some other way.

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RE: USB Drive not showing in XP

[Kennedy, Jim]

This is my first bet. MB drivers to get the USB hub working correctly...it may 
not even show up fubar'd in device manager, I have often seen them hiding until 
you get the board drivers in there.

On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Jeff Steward 
mailto:jstew...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Also implied is that he reloaded the OS and he may need to load motherboard 
drivers to get the USB devices to work.

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Re: USB Drive not showing in XP

[Steve Ens]

He may have to connect the drive to a different PC, change the letter, and
then bring it back over

On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 2:02 PM, Jonathan Link wrote:

> This is pretty common.
> Go into diskmgmt.msc  If the disk shows there, it just needs to have a new
> drive letter assigned.
>
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Jeff Steward  wrote:
>
>> Also implied is that he reloaded the OS and he may need to load
>> motherboard drivers to get the USB devices to work.
>>
>> -Jeff Steward
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 2:45 PM, Ben Scott  wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Mark Smith 
>>> wrote:
>>> > USB does not show in Explorer, Disk Management or Device Manager.
>>>
>>>  Does the USB drive work in another computer?
>>>
>>>  Do other USB devices work on that same USB port on that computer?
>>>
>>>  If it doesn't show up in Device Manager, that usually means the OS
>>> isn't even seeing the physical device, so it's wouldn't be a problem
>>> with partitioning or drive letter assignments.  Try viewing devices by
>>> connection, and finding the USB port that it's connected to.  Make
>>> sure it isn't showing up some other way.
>>>
>>> -- Ben
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Re: USB Drive not showing in XP

[Jonathan Link]

This is pretty common.
Go into diskmgmt.msc  If the disk shows there, it just needs to have a new
drive letter assigned.

On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Jeff Steward  wrote:

> Also implied is that he reloaded the OS and he may need to load motherboard
> drivers to get the USB devices to work.
>
> -Jeff Steward
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 2:45 PM, Ben Scott  wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Mark Smith 
>> wrote:
>> > USB does not show in Explorer, Disk Management or Device Manager.
>>
>>  Does the USB drive work in another computer?
>>
>>  Do other USB devices work on that same USB port on that computer?
>>
>>  If it doesn't show up in Device Manager, that usually means the OS
>> isn't even seeing the physical device, so it's wouldn't be a problem
>> with partitioning or drive letter assignments.  Try viewing devices by
>> connection, and finding the USB port that it's connected to.  Make
>> sure it isn't showing up some other way.
>>
>> -- Ben
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Re: USB Drive not showing in XP

[Jeff Steward]

Also implied is that he reloaded the OS and he may need to load motherboard
drivers to get the USB devices to work.

-Jeff Steward

On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 2:45 PM, Ben Scott  wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Mark Smith  wrote:
> > USB does not show in Explorer, Disk Management or Device Manager.
>
>   Does the USB drive work in another computer?
>
>  Do other USB devices work on that same USB port on that computer?
>
>  If it doesn't show up in Device Manager, that usually means the OS
> isn't even seeing the physical device, so it's wouldn't be a problem
> with partitioning or drive letter assignments.  Try viewing devices by
> connection, and finding the USB port that it's connected to.  Make
> sure it isn't showing up some other way.
>
> -- Ben
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Re: USB Drive not showing in XP

[Ben Scott]

On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Mark Smith  wrote:
> USB does not show in Explorer, Disk Management or Device Manager.

  Does the USB drive work in another computer?

  Do other USB devices work on that same USB port on that computer?

  If it doesn't show up in Device Manager, that usually means the OS
isn't even seeing the physical device, so it's wouldn't be a problem
with partitioning or drive letter assignments.  Try viewing devices by
connection, and finding the USB port that it's connected to.  Make
sure it isn't showing up some other way.

-- Ben

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RE: USB Drive not showing in XP

[John Aldrich]

Change the drive letter of the new "E" drive? That might fix it. Change that
partition to F: or something.



From: Mark Smith [mailto:winsysad...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 2:37 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: USB Drive not showing in XP

A friend replaced the hard drive in his PC.
The Old drive was C:, CD Drive was D: and external USB Drive was E:
Now he has new drive partitioned as C: and E:, CD Drive is D and external
USB does not show in Explorer, Disk Management or Device Manager.
E: is the boot drive and so I am unable to change the drive letter in Disk
Manager.
Any ideas?
 
Thanks!
 
 
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USB Drive not showing in XP

[Mark Smith]

A friend replaced the hard drive in his PC.
The Old drive was C:, CD Drive was D: and external USB Drive was E:
Now he has new drive partitioned as C: and E:, CD Drive is D and external
USB does not show in Explorer, Disk Management or Device Manager.
E: is the boot drive and so I am unable to change the drive letter in Disk
Manager.
Any ideas?

Thanks!

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Re: Flash install and/or update via GPO

[Ben Scott]

On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 2:11 PM,  wrote:
> Thing is, I can't get them to install via GPO...

  You generally need to add the new MSIs to the same GPO that
installed the older versions.  The new package should then show in the
GPEDIT GUI as upgrading the older package.  Is this the case for your
setup?

> I tried running an Orca-modified Flash MSI, and it said the .CAB data was 
> missing.

  You generally don't want to save a modified MSI.  You want to
generate a transform (MST) and then apply that transform to the
original MSI during installation.  This can be done using the
"Modifications" tab for GPO deployments.

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RE: Flash install and/or update via GPO

[Kennedy, Jim]

First with ORCA you don't want to modify the msiyou want to create a 
transform for the msi. Then store the two together and on the advanced settings 
for the gpo (as you create it) apply the transform.

On the boxes that have 9.x on them you are probably better of using the exe 
with a script and using the uninstall switches with that. That seems to be what 
most people have the best luck with.

Read here:   http://www.appdeploy.com/packages/detail.asp?id=1382


From: richardmccl...@aspca.org [mailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 2:12 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Flash install and/or update via GPO


Greetings!

In the past few weeks, with much assistance here (thanks!), I had a GPO which 
would update Adobe Reader 9.4 and JRE 6.  Just before it went into production...

1. Both products released new updates.  The Adobe Reader, due to the way the 
issue patches, would not update to 9.4.2 in my testing room.  I had much better 
luck going to one which would install Reader 10.0.1.  (The JRE 6_23 to JRE 6_24 
worked fine!)

2. Updates to Flash, both for Mozilla (etc) and for IE, were also released.  
This is not working...

I've filled out the nag forms from Adobe and have downloaded the MSI files for 
both versions of Flash.  Thing is, I can't get them to install via GPO...

After the initial failure, I tried the MSI files on my own desktop.  They 
failed, but they said the product (and earlier version of Flash) was already 
installed.  It did uninstall them for me, though...

After a reboot, the MSI files then installed Flash (is it?) 10.2.153.1 on my 
PC, both the browser version and the active-x version.

Tried new GPOs...  No luck!  None of the machines to which I've linked the GPO 
and then rebooted 2-3 times have Flash!

I've tried opening the MSI files both in the Reader Customization (out of 
despiration; I kinda figured it wouldn't work for Flash) and in Orca.  In Orca 
(which I really do not understand completely), I can only save Flash MSI as an 
MSI.

I tried running an Orca-modified Flash MSI, and it said the .CAB data was 
missing.  (Sure enough, the modified MSI files here about half the size of the 
original MSI.)  Back to working with the orginally-downloaded MSI files...

For the latest attempt, in the GPO Management app, "Group Policy Results", I 
get "Changes to software installation settings were applied successfully".  
Look at the PC in question...  In the MS Events, there are no events in System. 
 For Application, I get the same "Changes to software installation settings 
were applied successfully".

Any additional pointers for Flash installs and updates via GPO?  Thanks...
--
Richard D. McClary
Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group
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Flash install and/or update via GPO

[RichardMcClary]

Greetings!

In the past few weeks, with much assistance here (thanks!), I had a GPO 
which would update Adobe Reader 9.4 and JRE 6.  Just before it went into 
production...

1. Both products released new updates.  The Adobe Reader, due to the way 
the issue patches, would not update to 9.4.2 in my testing room.  I had 
much better luck going to one which would install Reader 10.0.1.  (The JRE 
6_23 to JRE 6_24 worked fine!)

2. Updates to Flash, both for Mozilla (etc) and for IE, were also 
released.  This is not working...

I've filled out the nag forms from Adobe and have downloaded the MSI files 
for both versions of Flash.  Thing is, I can't get them to install via 
GPO...

After the initial failure, I tried the MSI files on my own desktop.  They 
failed, but they said the product (and earlier version of Flash) was 
already installed.  It did uninstall them for me, though...

After a reboot, the MSI files then installed Flash (is it?) 10.2.153.1 on 
my PC, both the browser version and the active-x version.

Tried new GPOs...  No luck!  None of the machines to which I've linked the 
GPO and then rebooted 2-3 times have Flash!

I've tried opening the MSI files both in the Reader Customization (out of 
despiration; I kinda figured it wouldn't work for Flash) and in Orca.  In 
Orca (which I really do not understand completely), I can only save Flash 
MSI as an MSI.

I tried running an Orca-modified Flash MSI, and it said the .CAB data was 
missing.  (Sure enough, the modified MSI files here about half the size of 
the original MSI.)  Back to working with the orginally-downloaded MSI 
files...

For the latest attempt, in the GPO Management app, "Group Policy Results", 
I get "Changes to software installation settings were applied 
successfully".  Look at the PC in question...  In the MS Events, there are 
no events in System.  For Application, I get the same "Changes to software 
installation settings were applied successfully".

Any additional pointers for Flash installs and updates via GPO?  Thanks...
--
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Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group 
ASPCA®
 
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RE: OTish: SSDs and cool PCs

[Sam Cayze]

40GB at US$89.  Wow.

 

"The new SSD doubles sequential write speeds from its second generation
X25-M drive to 220MB/sec sequential writes. The drive simply maintains the
read throughput rate of the X25-M at up to 270 MB/sec"

 

Is that pretty good in terms of SSD?  Curious if it's better to go this
route, or get a PCI-X SSD card and forego the disk controller bottleneck.

 

From: Stefan Jafs [mailto:stefan.j...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 12:34 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OTish: SSDs and cool PCs

 

I guess prices are dropping:

 

http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/intel-doubles-capacity-drops-price-in-ssd-
refresh/142814?sub=29878
 &utm_source=29878&utm_medium=entinfra&utm_campaign=enews


Stefan

On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 12:06 PM, Sam Cayze  wrote:

Wow.  I might bite the bullet and buy one.

Looking around, looks like I can get a PCI-X SSD card that is big enough for
a boot drive+my docs for around $200.  I had no idea they were this cheap!

 

From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com] 
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 8:09 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OTish: SSDs and cool PCs

 

Someone opens Windows Media Player / iTunes / Media Monkey. If your music
library is on your SSD, then populating the list of albums and cover art is
near instantaneous. 

Opening the "Recent Item" in Windows 7 (or the Start menu in previous
versions) is instantaneous

Search in Outlook is instantaneous (as is Windows search)

 

There are many benefits to just putting everything except the most bulky
storage onto an SSD. I even put my testing VMs on SSDs now (if I can)

 

Cheers

Ken

 

From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, 28 March 2011 8:55 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OTish: SSDs and cool PCs

 

I would suspect that those of us on this list aren't the standard consumer.

We tend to fall into two types, those who become Luddites at home, and those
who manage sophisticated infrastructures at home.

I think significant time savings can be gained by having the OS on SSD, the
other stuff doesn't seem to need the same level of speed, but I could be
talking out of my hat.

On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 5:37 AM, Ken Schaefer  wrote:

Fair enough. However it seems that any modern SSD has enough redundancy plus
resiliency to survive tens of years of consumer use.

 

Cheers

Ken

 

From: Rene de Haas [mailto:rene.deh...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, 28 March 2011 5:09 PM 


To: NT System Admin Issues

Subject: Re: OTish: SSDs and cool PCs

 

True, I imagine they are trying to make it last longer by not writing to it
so much.

On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 8:50 AM, Ken Schaefer  wrote:

Why?

 

I'd put as much stuff onto the SSD as you can - the performance difference
between an SSD and a mechanical drive is simply unbelievable.

 

Cheers

Ken

 

From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, 25 March 2011 9:00 PM


To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OTish: SSDs and cool PCs

 

And, I would make it only for the OS, moving the user profile(s) and any
applications to a standard drive.

On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 6:48 AM, Steve Burkett 
wrote:

Whatever ya do, make sure you get the latest model available of the drive if
you can, as they're coming on leaps and bounds with the read and write
performances of these things with each new controller.

 

For instance the original OCZ Vertex drives could do 230MB/s read & 135MB/s
writes, the Vertex 2 model for the same price can do 285MB/s read & 275MB/s
writes, and the Vertex 3 drive that's just been released with the latest
Sandforce controller can now do up to 500MB/s read and 500MB/s writes.

 

 

From: Ames Matthew B (REST) [mailto:mba...@qinetiq.com] 
Sent: 25 March 2011 10:27 

 

To: NT System Admin Issues

Subject: RE: OTish: SSDs and cool PCs 

 

I have ordered an SSD (I was greedy and went for the 128GB - thing future
proofing!) for my slightly aging machine.

 

My plan was to install the OS + Apps onto.  I would then retain my current
750GB disk for data, temp, profiles, pagefiles, etc.  This I should get fast
boot/app load but not kill the SSD.  As I run a few VMs I figured the vmdk
files could reside on the SSD, and the pagefiles for them to be pointed to a
mechanical disk.

 

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Re: OTish: SSDs and cool PCs

[Stefan Jafs]

I guess prices are dropping:

http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/intel-doubles-capacity-drops-price-in-ssd-refresh/142814?sub=29878&utm_source=29878&utm_medium=entinfra&utm_campaign=enews

Stefan
On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 12:06 PM, Sam Cayze  wrote:

> Wow.  I might bite the bullet and buy one.
>
> Looking around, looks like I can get a PCI-X SSD card that is big enough
> for a boot drive+my docs for around $200.  I had no idea they were this
> cheap!
>
>
>
> *From:* Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, March 28, 2011 8:09 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* RE: OTish: SSDs and cool PCs
>
>
>
> Someone opens Windows Media Player / iTunes / Media Monkey. If your music
> library is on your SSD, then populating the list of albums and cover art is
> near instantaneous.
>
> Opening the “Recent Item” in Windows 7 (or the Start menu in previous
> versions) is instantaneous
>
> Search in Outlook is instantaneous (as is Windows search)
>
>
>
> There are many benefits to just putting everything except the most bulky
> storage onto an SSD. I even put my testing VMs on SSDs now (if I can)
>
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Ken
>
>
>
> *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, 28 March 2011 8:55 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: OTish: SSDs and cool PCs
>
>
>
> I would suspect that those of us on this list aren't the standard consumer.
>
> We tend to fall into two types, those who become Luddites at home, and
> those who manage sophisticated infrastructures at home.
>
> I think significant time savings can be gained by having the OS on SSD, the
> other stuff doesn't seem to need the same level of speed, but I could be
> talking out of my hat.
>
> On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 5:37 AM, Ken Schaefer 
> wrote:
>
> Fair enough. However it seems that any modern SSD has enough redundancy
> plus resiliency to survive tens of years of consumer use…
>
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Ken
>
>
>
> *From:* Rene de Haas [mailto:rene.deh...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, 28 March 2011 5:09 PM
>
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: OTish: SSDs and cool PCs
>
>
>
> True, I imagine they are trying to make it last longer by not writing to it
> so much.
>
> On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 8:50 AM, Ken Schaefer 
> wrote:
>
> Why?
>
>
>
> I’d put as much stuff onto the SSD as you can – the performance difference
> between an SSD and a mechanical drive is simply unbelievable.
>
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Ken
>
>
>
> *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, 25 March 2011 9:00 PM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: OTish: SSDs and cool PCs
>
>
>
> And, I would make it only for the OS, moving the user profile(s) and any
> applications to a standard drive.
>
> On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 6:48 AM, Steve Burkett 
> wrote:
>
> Whatever ya do, make sure you get the latest model available of the drive
> if you can, as they’re coming on leaps and bounds with the read and write
> performances of these things with each new controller.
>
>
>
> For instance the original OCZ Vertex drives could do 230MB/s read & 135MB/s
> writes, the Vertex 2 model for the same price can do 285MB/s read & 275MB/s
> writes, and the Vertex 3 drive that’s just been released with the latest
> Sandforce controller can now do up to 500MB/s read and 500MB/s writes.
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Ames Matthew B (REST) [mailto:mba...@qinetiq.com]
> *Sent:* 25 March 2011 10:27
>
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>
> *Subject:* RE: OTish: SSDs and cool PCs
>
>
>
> I have ordered an SSD (I was greedy and went for the 128GB - thing future
> proofing!) for my slightly aging machine.
>
>
>
> My plan was to install the OS + Apps onto.  I would then retain my current
> 750GB disk for data, temp, profiles, pagefiles, etc.  This I should get fast
> boot/app load but not kill the SSD.  As I run a few VMs I figured the vmdk
> files could reside on the SSD, and the pagefiles for them to be pointed to a
> mechanical disk.
>
>
>
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Re: Clearwater, Florida usability testing

[Kevin Lundy]

How about tickets to one of their games instead of a Target gift card :)

Might get more takers, ha ha ha

On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 1:23 PM, Alex Eckelberry  wrote:

>  Not sure of The Breeze, but we do have the Tampa Breeze, an all-star
> Lingerie League team…
>
>
>
> http://www.lflus.com/tampabreeze/
>
>
>
>
>
> Alex
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Richard Stovall [mailto:rich...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 29, 2011 12:10 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Clearwater, Florida usability testing
>
>
>
> Throw in airfare, hotel and a rental car and I'm there!
>
>
>
> I hear there's a nice place called The Breeze down there somewhere that
> would be good for a post-testing libation.
>
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 11:42 AM, Alex Eckelberry <
> al...@sunbelt-software.com> wrote:
>
> Anyone in the Tampa Bay area want to come down to our offices for one hour
> to be in a product usability test? This is a one-way mirror type of test.
> Free copy of VIPRE and a Target gift card (I know, it’s not much, but you
> get the joy of knowing you’re helping humanity).
>
>
>
> Contact Bula Barua (bu...@sunbeltsoftware.com) if interested.
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> Alex
>
>
>
>
>
> Alex Eckelberry
>
> General Manager, Security Business Unit
> GFI Software, Inc. (formerly Sunbelt Software)
> 33 N. Garden Avenue, Clearwater, FL 33755
>
> p: 919-297-1347  f: 727-562-5199
> e: al...@gfi.com MSN: alex...@hotmail.com
>
> Skype: alexeckelberry oovoo: alexeck
> w: www.sunbeltsoftware.com b: www.sunbeltblog.com
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RE: Clearwater, Florida usability testing

[Alex Eckelberry]

Not sure of The Breeze, but we do have the Tampa Breeze, an all-star Lingerie 
League team…

http://www.lflus.com/tampabreeze/


Alex


From: Richard Stovall [mailto:rich...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 12:10 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Clearwater, Florida usability testing

Throw in airfare, hotel and a rental car and I'm there!

I hear there's a nice place called The Breeze down there somewhere that would 
be good for a post-testing libation.
On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 11:42 AM, Alex Eckelberry 
mailto:al...@sunbelt-software.com>> wrote:
Anyone in the Tampa Bay area want to come down to our offices for one hour to 
be in a product usability test? This is a one-way mirror type of test.  Free 
copy of VIPRE and a Target gift card (I know, it’s not much, but you get the 
joy of knowing you’re helping humanity).

Contact Bula Barua 
(bu...@sunbeltsoftware.com) if interested.

Thanks!

Alex


Alex Eckelberry
General Manager, Security Business Unit
GFI Software, Inc. (formerly Sunbelt Software)
33 N. Garden Avenue, Clearwater, FL 33755
p: 919-297-1347  f: 727-562-5199
e: al...@gfi.com MSN: 
alex...@hotmail.com
Skype: alexeckelberry oovoo: alexeck
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R: USB 2 or ESATA boot drive

[HELP_PC]

The problem is not the brand of the enclosure but the brand (if known) of the 
interface inside that may be different on firmware or model  


GuidoElia
HELPPC

-Messaggio originale-
Da: Sam Cayze [mailto:sca...@gmail.com] 
Inviato: martedì 29 marzo 2011 18.15
A: NT System Admin Issues
Oggetto: RE: USB 2 or ESATA boot drive

+1.  Never seen a 2.5" not fire up over USB.



-Original Message-
From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 3:07 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: USB 2 or ESATA boot drive

I've got more than 20 different USB 2.5" enclosures sitting at this desk alone 
(some are no-name, others branded: WD, Seagate, Lacie), and they've worked on 
every laptop I've ever owned except the Dell D600. That includes a Seagate 
12.5mm 1TB model. I think that problem was solved years ago.

Cheers
Ken

-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, 25 March 2011 9:06 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: USB 2 or ESATA boot drive

On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 5:40 AM, Ken Schaefer  wrote:
> Note that eSATA doesn't provide power. SO you'll need a USB cable (for
2.5"
> drives) or a regular power brick for 3.5" drives.

  Note also that spec USB can't provide enough power for many (most?) 2.5"
drives.  The double-plug USB cables are a hack that happens to work sometimes 
-- maybe even most of the time -- but sometimes it doesn't.  And when it 
doesn't, you can't do anything about it, since it wasn't "supposed"
to work in the first place.  So something with at least the option for an 
external power supply is a good idea anyway.

-- Ben


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RE: USB 2 or ESATA boot drive

[Sam Cayze]

+1.  Never seen a 2.5" not fire up over USB.



-Original Message-
From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 3:07 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: USB 2 or ESATA boot drive

I've got more than 20 different USB 2.5" enclosures sitting at this desk
alone (some are no-name, others branded: WD, Seagate, Lacie), and they've
worked on every laptop I've ever owned except the Dell D600. That includes a
Seagate 12.5mm 1TB model. I think that problem was solved years ago.

Cheers
Ken

-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, 25 March 2011 9:06 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: USB 2 or ESATA boot drive

On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 5:40 AM, Ken Schaefer  wrote:
> Note that eSATA doesn't provide power. SO you'll need a USB cable (for
2.5"
> drives) or a regular power brick for 3.5" drives.

  Note also that spec USB can't provide enough power for many (most?) 2.5"
drives.  The double-plug USB cables are a hack that happens to work
sometimes -- maybe even most of the time -- but sometimes it doesn't.  And
when it doesn't, you can't do anything about it, since it wasn't "supposed"
to work in the first place.  So something with at least the option for an
external power supply is a good idea anyway.

-- Ben


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RE: Blat to a list of people from a batch file

[Sam Cayze]

Here, I'm feeling generous :)

 

 

 

'___
_

'A tool used to blast HTML formatted emails to a XLS list of email address

 

'Sam Cayze

'Rollouts

'___
_

 

'***
*

'START - USER EDITABLE VARIABLES

'Where is the XLS located?  Note, have the emails in Column
A

excelPath = "C:\Scripts\Bulk Email Script\EmailList.xls"

'Which row does the data start?  Is there a header?  If no,
1; if yes, 2.

intRow = 2

'From Address.  Example: "First Last
"

FromAddress="First Last "

Subject="Subject Line Here"

'Location of the email template, in HTML format.  Use
http://tinymce.moxiecode.com/examples/full.php# to create the HTML code.

'Be sure to use the format "file://C:\Path\Email.html"

HTMLPath="file://C:\Scripts\Bulk Email Script\Test.htm"

'END - USER EDITABLE VARIABLES

'***
*

 

DIM cell

Dim currentWorkSheet

Dim usedColumnsCount

Dim usedRowsCount

Dim row

Dim column

Dim top

Dim left

Dim Cells

Dim curCol

Dim curRow

 

Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")

Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")

objExcel.DisplayAlerts = 0

objExcel.Workbooks.open excelPath, false, true

 

Set currentWorkSheet = objExcel.ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(1)

usedColumnsCount = currentWorkSheet.UsedRange.Columns.Count

usedRowsCount = currentWorkSheet.UsedRange.Rows.Count

top = currentWorksheet.UsedRange.Row

left = currentWorksheet.UsedRange.Column

 

Ret=Msgbox("The spreadsheet @ " & vbCRLF & excelPath & vbCRLF & "Contains "
& usedRowsCount & " rows." & vbCRLF & vbCRLF & "Do you wish to
send?",VBYesNo,"Bulk Emailer")

If Ret=6 then

 

'Loop through each row, and send the email.


Do Until objExcel.Cells(intRow,1).Value = ""

Cell =
objExcel.Cells(intRow, 1).Value

intRow = intRow + 1



Set
myMail=CreateObject("CDO.Message")

 
myMail.Subject=Subject

 
myMail.From=FromAddress

 
myMail.To=Cell

 
myMail.CreateMHTMLBody HTMLPath

 
myMail.Configuration.Fields.Item _

 
("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendusing";)=2

 
myMail.Configuration.Fields.Item _

 
("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserver";)="10.10.0.20"

 
myMail.Configuration.Fields.Item _

 
("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserverport";)=25

 
myMail.Configuration.Fields.Update

myMail.Send

Loop

end if



objExcel.Quit

set myMail=nothing

 

 

 

From: itli...@imcu.com [mailto:itli...@imcu.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 10:44 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Cc: andrewsel...@elliottelectric.com; ang...@wf-cpas.com;
arup...@edinboro.edu; austin.k...@ocfl.net; bbrambl...@agfgroup.org;
benny.conna...@udri.udayton.edu; bmart...@cutlerhomes.com;
bpach...@monmouth.edu; brad...@edinboro.edu; bsea...@ameritas.com;
bvau...@ch13bwk.com; cbor...@lakemetroparks.com; cla...@bsci.com;
cstr...@ywcatoronto.org; cs...@wustl.edu; cvale...@reinforcedearth.com;
dave_wells...@witcc.edu; dav...@imcu.com; dhender...@clmworkforce.com;
don.beliv...@prtc.coop; hfergu...@mckcpa.com; hm...@hrmc.org;
hpa...@lifespanservices.org; ja...@zandri.net; jbem...@monmouth.edu;
jdana...@mitre.org; jf...@pbp1.com; jhlyo...@hotmail.com;
jhow...@selfregional.org; jim.hunsa...@chw.edu;
jj...@carrollcountyschools.com; john.cla...@mysanibel.com;
johnlod...@elliottelectric.com; jo...@alpatterson.com;
jon.ma...@northlandchurch.net; joneil...@moldedfiberglass.com;
jow...@healthsystemsinc.com; jtram...@nbcuni.com
Subject: Blat to a list of people from a batch file

 

 

I have a csv file of users and I want to blat them an email.

 

Is there a good batch for this someplace. 

 

Where I can loop through the file at 75 mail intervals?

So I don't get hit on the spam parade?

 

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Re: RE: Multiple Olk 2010 Signatures / Quick Parts

[Andrew S. Baker]

Probably depends on how much separation you put between them.




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On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 12:02 PM, Sam Cayze  wrote:

> Man, OLK 2010 is step in the wrong direction.
>
> So, I bit the bullet and created a ton of 'QuickParts' for my canned
> messages, and just left 1 signature for my actually signature.
> This is how MS wants you to use Outlook by design.
>
> Now, intermittently, I am noticing that if you insert a QuickPart, and then
> insert your signature, Outlook will remove the QuickPart.  Not cool at all.
> So, if you try to resurrect it by going back in re-inserting the QuickPart,
> it will remove your signature.
>
> There are so many other annoying bugs and limitations I am finding with
> Outlook 2010, I am seriously debating whether I even deploy it at all.
>
> [Rant over]
>
> -Sam
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 3:15 PM, Malcolm Reitz wrote:
>
>> Ah, OK, I didn’t understand the use case. Can’t say I tried that in
>> earlier Outlook versions. However, I did notice that, in OL2010, if the
>> message is formatted as plain text, you are able to insert all the
>> signatures you want. HTML and RTF messages always seem to want to rewrite
>> the existing signature.
>>
>>
>>
>> -Malcolm
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Sam Cayze [mailto:sca...@gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 23, 2011 10:39
>>
>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>> *Subject:* Re: RE: Multiple Olk 2010 Signatures / Quick Parts
>>
>>
>>
>> Now try adding 2 of those signatures to an email so they both exist there
>> at the same time.
>>
>> On Feb 23, 2011 8:56 AM, "Malcolm Reitz"  wrote:
>> >
>> > Not sure what you are seeing. I have 3 signatures and OL2010 lets me
>> choose a default, but change that to any one of them when I create a new
>> message (from ribbon option or right-clicking the default inserted
>> signature). To me, it looks like the same functionality I saw in OL2007and
>> 2003.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -Malcolm
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sca...@gmail.com]
>> > Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 14:36
>> >
>> > To: NT System Admin Issues
>> > Subject: Multiple Olk 2010 Signatures / Quick Parts
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > So, Outlook 2010 decided that you can now insert only one signature in a
>> message, where older versions allowed more than one.  (Don’t get me started
>> on how stupid I think this limitation is)
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > For over 10 years, my employees have about 30 signatures each that they
>> use for inserting canned messages in an email.  Now, before I upgrade to
>> 2010, I have to find a new system.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 1.  Is there a way to remove the limitation created by Outlook to insert
>> more than 1 signature?
>> >
>> > 2.  Is there a method to convert hmtl sig files to Outlooks new “Quick
>> Parts”?  (Where are these stored?)
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Googling so far has just found multiple links where people are
>> expressing the same frustration :(
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > Sam
>>
>

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Re: Clearwater, Florida usability testing

[Richard Stovall]

Throw in airfare, hotel and a rental car and I'm there!

I hear there's a nice place called The Breeze down there somewhere that
would be good for a post-testing libation.

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al...@sunbelt-software.com> wrote:

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RE: OTish: SSDs and cool PCs

[Sam Cayze]

Wow.  I might bite the bullet and buy one.

Looking around, looks like I can get a PCI-X SSD card that is big enough for
a boot drive+my docs for around $200.  I had no idea they were this cheap!

 

From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com] 
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 8:09 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OTish: SSDs and cool PCs

 

Someone opens Windows Media Player / iTunes / Media Monkey. If your music
library is on your SSD, then populating the list of albums and cover art is
near instantaneous. 

Opening the "Recent Item" in Windows 7 (or the Start menu in previous
versions) is instantaneous

Search in Outlook is instantaneous (as is Windows search)

 

There are many benefits to just putting everything except the most bulky
storage onto an SSD. I even put my testing VMs on SSDs now (if I can)

 

Cheers

Ken

 

From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, 28 March 2011 8:55 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OTish: SSDs and cool PCs

 

I would suspect that those of us on this list aren't the standard consumer.

We tend to fall into two types, those who become Luddites at home, and those
who manage sophisticated infrastructures at home.

I think significant time savings can be gained by having the OS on SSD, the
other stuff doesn't seem to need the same level of speed, but I could be
talking out of my hat.

On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 5:37 AM, Ken Schaefer  wrote:

Fair enough. However it seems that any modern SSD has enough redundancy plus
resiliency to survive tens of years of consumer use.

 

Cheers

Ken

 

From: Rene de Haas [mailto:rene.deh...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, 28 March 2011 5:09 PM 


To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OTish: SSDs and cool PCs

 

True, I imagine they are trying to make it last longer by not writing to it
so much.

On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 8:50 AM, Ken Schaefer  wrote:

Why?

 

I'd put as much stuff onto the SSD as you can - the performance difference
between an SSD and a mechanical drive is simply unbelievable.

 

Cheers

Ken

 

From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, 25 March 2011 9:00 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OTish: SSDs and cool PCs

 

And, I would make it only for the OS, moving the user profile(s) and any
applications to a standard drive.

On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 6:48 AM, Steve Burkett 
wrote:

Whatever ya do, make sure you get the latest model available of the drive if
you can, as they're coming on leaps and bounds with the read and write
performances of these things with each new controller.

 

For instance the original OCZ Vertex drives could do 230MB/s read & 135MB/s
writes, the Vertex 2 model for the same price can do 285MB/s read & 275MB/s
writes, and the Vertex 3 drive that's just been released with the latest
Sandforce controller can now do up to 500MB/s read and 500MB/s writes.

 

 

From: Ames Matthew B (REST) [mailto:mba...@qinetiq.com] 
Sent: 25 March 2011 10:27 


To: NT System Admin Issues

Subject: RE: OTish: SSDs and cool PCs 

 

I have ordered an SSD (I was greedy and went for the 128GB - thing future
proofing!) for my slightly aging machine.

 

My plan was to install the OS + Apps onto.  I would then retain my current
750GB disk for data, temp, profiles, pagefiles, etc.  This I should get fast
boot/app load but not kill the SSD.  As I run a few VMs I figured the vmdk
files could reside on the SSD, and the pagefiles for them to be pointed to a
mechanical disk.

 

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Re: Blat to a list of people from a batch file

[Andrew S. Baker]

If you send it to them individually, then it won't matter how many are in
the list, unless they are all in the same remote domain.

There are lots of scripts that offer the techniques you are looking for, but
you're going to have to tinker, because I haven't seen that specific
combination before.   It might make sense to just use a freeware email
blaster that has some throttling capabilities.

Here's a snippet that loops through and takes action after 10 iterations:


 SET /A @COUNT=0
:Loop
 FOR /F "USEBACKQ TOKENS=*" %%E IN ("%@EMAIL_LIST%") DO (
   Do Something...
   SET /A @COUNT+=1
   SET /A @MOD=!@COUNT! %% 10
   IF !@MOD! EQU 0 (
 Do Something Else...
   )
 )



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On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 11:44 AM, itli...@imcu.com  wrote:

>
>
> I have a csv file of users and I want to blat them an email.
>
>
>
> Is there a good batch for this someplace.
>
>
>
> Where I can loop through the file at 75 mail intervals?
>
> So I don’t get hit on the spam parade?
>
>
>
>
>

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Re: RE: Multiple Olk 2010 Signatures / Quick Parts

[Sam Cayze]

Man, OLK 2010 is step in the wrong direction.

So, I bit the bullet and created a ton of 'QuickParts' for my canned
messages, and just left 1 signature for my actually signature.
This is how MS wants you to use Outlook by design.

Now, intermittently, I am noticing that if you insert a QuickPart, and then
insert your signature, Outlook will remove the QuickPart.  Not cool at all.
So, if you try to resurrect it by going back in re-inserting the QuickPart,
it will remove your signature.

There are so many other annoying bugs and limitations I am finding with
Outlook 2010, I am seriously debating whether I even deploy it at all.

[Rant over]

-Sam









On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 3:15 PM, Malcolm Reitz wrote:

> Ah, OK, I didn’t understand the use case. Can’t say I tried that in earlier
> Outlook versions. However, I did notice that, in OL2010, if the message is
> formatted as plain text, you are able to insert all the signatures you want.
> HTML and RTF messages always seem to want to rewrite the existing signature.
>
>
>
> -Malcolm
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Sam Cayze [mailto:sca...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 23, 2011 10:39
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: RE: Multiple Olk 2010 Signatures / Quick Parts
>
>
>
> Now try adding 2 of those signatures to an email so they both exist there
> at the same time.
>
> On Feb 23, 2011 8:56 AM, "Malcolm Reitz"  wrote:
> >
> > Not sure what you are seeing. I have 3 signatures and OL2010 lets me
> choose a default, but change that to any one of them when I create a new
> message (from ribbon option or right-clicking the default inserted
> signature). To me, it looks like the same functionality I saw in OL2007and
> 2003.
> >
> >
> >
> > -Malcolm
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sca...@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 14:36
> >
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > Subject: Multiple Olk 2010 Signatures / Quick Parts
> >
> >
> >
> > So, Outlook 2010 decided that you can now insert only one signature in a
> message, where older versions allowed more than one.  (Don’t get me started
> on how stupid I think this limitation is)
> >
> >
> >
> > For over 10 years, my employees have about 30 signatures each that they
> use for inserting canned messages in an email.  Now, before I upgrade to
> 2010, I have to find a new system.
> >
> >
> >
> > 1.  Is there a way to remove the limitation created by Outlook to insert
> more than 1 signature?
> >
> > 2.  Is there a method to convert hmtl sig files to Outlooks new “Quick
> Parts”?  (Where are these stored?)
> >
> >
> >
> > Googling so far has just found multiple links where people are expressing
> the same frustration :(
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Sam
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Re: Windows 2008 R2 Printer

[Daniel Rodriguez]

Set labels on Manual Tray.

Set trays 1 and 2 to plain paper
On Mar 29, 2011 11:32 AM, "Brumbaugh, Luke" 
wrote:
> I have a person that prints labels on label paper in a lower tray.
> After printing, the next person prints and the printer asks to load label.
> Canon came in and said it was the way I had the printer set up.
> Needless to say they never contacted me with a way to fix this error, but
quickly left.
>
> Anyone out there have an idea?
>
> I have googled this many ways and haven't found anything.
>
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Re: OT - Parental Controls

[Steven Peck]

Had a teacher once, she told the story of assumptions.

She was driving down the freeway and her 7 year old daughter asked, "Mommy,
what's sex?"
After she made sure she had firm control of her car she said she asked, "Why
do you want to know dear?"
Her daughter replied, "It says here on this form, sex, M or F."

Her lesson at the time, make sure you are answering the question asked,
otherwise you may be giving answers to subjects not yet brought up.

As it is, my kids computers are in the main room next to mine.  I don't have
tracking software or restrictions on them.  I shall monitor and deal with
the questions as they come up.  That way it happens in an orderly fashion.

Have fun with yours,
Steven Peck
http://www.blkmtn.org



On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 7:08 AM, Jonathan Link wrote:

> You sound as if you're counting your chickens after they've long since
> hatched...
> Two year olds don't stay that way... :-)
> And when they go to school and start talking about sex and kissing (at
> preschool) you'll be in for a real shock.  To be clear, my daughter doesn't
> know what sex is, but she's heard the word...
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 10:05 AM, Bill Humphries wrote:
>
>> Man it is such a different world than when I was a kid.  Having a teenager
>> in this age of texting/sexting/facebooking/video chatting/etc must be
>> daunting.  My two year old still buys the idea that the internet is only for
>> watching videos and pictures of animals and construction machinery.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>>
>> Suhail Muhammed wrote:
>>
>>> Actually, it is more than two :)
>>>
>>> Most kids have three or four accounts but the most common usage is for
>>> games -- cheating and giving each other points/gifts/etc.
>>>
>>> K-9 also has a web-history - quite slow, but very handy.
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: 29 March,
>>> 2011 09:25
>>> To: NT System Admin Issues
>>> Subject: RE: OT - Parental Controls
>>>
>>> Not accusing your children of anything..but working in a school district
>>> I can tell you that many children have two facebook accounts. One for their
>>> parents as you describe and the real one for their friends and real
>>> activities.
>>>
>>> Just a heads up to check the history and usage but it sounds like you
>>> have it well under control.
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: Suhail Muhammed [mailto:smuham...@unicef.org] Sent: Tuesday, March
>>> 29, 2011 9:23 AM
>>> To: NT System Admin Issues
>>> Subject: RE: OT - Parental Controls
>>>
>>>
>>> For facebook, my rule is simple.. You are allowed to use facebook if I
>>> know the password. You lose access the day you change the password and don't
>>> let me know about it... Has worked great so far
>>>
>>>
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Re: Blat to a list of people from a batch file

[James Rankin]

*for* command to loop through the file, sending each name to blat for
processing

set a counter on a variable using *set /a* to increment it by one at the end
of every blat command

use the *timeout* (2008+) or *sleep *(2003/XP) commands to pause for a bit
when the counter variable reaches 75

I'd put together some more detail but it's nearly hometime, someone else may
be able to elaborate more

On 29 March 2011 16:44, itli...@imcu.com  wrote:

>
>
> I have a csv file of users and I want to blat them an email.
>
>
>
> Is there a good batch for this someplace.
>
>
>
> Where I can loop through the file at 75 mail intervals?
>
> So I don’t get hit on the spam parade?
>
>
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RE: OT - Parental Controls

[Alan Davies]

Heard the word ... just wait till she starts hearing all the other words
for it too! ;o)
 
And then get into all the peer pressure as a young teen to have "done
it" .. but not in any loving "normal" fashion, n .. thanks to the
internet, everyone does it like extreme porn stars now! Even what you
stop at home, you don't stop at friends' houses or on smartphones in the
schoolyard unfortunately.  All very different to 30 years ago ...!
 
 
a



From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] 
Sent: 29 March 2011 15:09
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OT - Parental Controls


You sound as if you're counting your chickens after they've long since
hatched...
Two year olds don't stay that way... :-)
And when they go to school and start talking about sex and kissing (at
preschool) you'll be in for a real shock.  To be clear, my daughter
doesn't know what sex is, but she's heard the word...


 
On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 10:05 AM, Bill Humphries 
wrote:


Man it is such a different world than when I was a kid.  Having
a teenager in this age of texting/sexting/facebooking/video chatting/etc
must be daunting.  My two year old still buys the idea that the internet
is only for watching videos and pictures of animals and construction
machinery.

Bill 


Suhail Muhammed wrote:


Actually, it is more than two :)

Most kids have three or four accounts but the most
common usage is for games -- cheating and giving each other
points/gifts/etc.

K-9 also has a web-history - quite slow, but very handy.

___
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Division of IT Solutions & Services (ITSS)
UNICEF House, 3 UN Plaza, Room 392, New York, NY 10017

Phone: +1 212 303 7920  
Fax: +1 212 303 Email: smuham...@unicef.org
Web: http://www.unicef.org  
___



-Original Message-
From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org]
Sent: 29 March, 2011 09:25
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - Parental Controls

Not accusing your children of anything..but working in a
school district I can tell you that many children have two facebook
accounts. One for their parents as you describe and the real one for
their friends and real activities.

Just a heads up to check the history and usage but it
sounds like you have it well under control.

-Original Message-
From: Suhail Muhammed [mailto:smuham...@unicef.org]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:23 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - Parental Controls


For facebook, my rule is simple.. You are allowed to use
facebook if I know the password. You lose access the day you change the
password and don't let me know about it... Has worked great so far



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RE: OT Friday Favour

[Groups]

There ya go!

Your school has 11,546 votes.

 

From: leedoug...@pellis.com [mailto:leedoug...@pellis.com] On Behalf Of Lee
Douglas
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 9:07 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OT Friday Favour

 

Done. Good luck, eh

 

On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 9:02 AM, Andrew Laya  wrote:

Hello all,

I've a favour to ask (that Canadian for favor, in case you're wondering).
My son's school is trying to win a new piano, based solely on total number
of votes.  It you care to take 2 minutes and add to the tally, I'd
appreciate your time and assistance.

Go to www.pianos.ca/giveaway

Type banting into the search window.  His school will be the only match to
come up.

Click on the Vote button, for Sir Frederick Banting S.S.

Enjoy your Friday everyone.

thanks,

Andrew.



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Re: OT - Parental Controls

[James Rankin]

I remember me and my pals working out (through a process of deduction) the
mechanics of sex aged about seven, with a copy of the novelisation of *The
Terminator*, the book *Jaws*, and a dictionary. Internet age just makes it
all a lot quicker to fathom out if you're searching for the answers. Kids'
curiosity will always be the same.

And it didn't do us any harm - at least I don't think so :-)

On 29 March 2011 15:08, Jonathan Link  wrote:

> You sound as if you're counting your chickens after they've long since
> hatched...
> Two year olds don't stay that way... :-)
> And when they go to school and start talking about sex and kissing (at
> preschool) you'll be in for a real shock.  To be clear, my daughter doesn't
> know what sex is, but she's heard the word...
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 10:05 AM, Bill Humphries wrote:
>
>> Man it is such a different world than when I was a kid.  Having a teenager
>> in this age of texting/sexting/facebooking/video chatting/etc must be
>> daunting.  My two year old still buys the idea that the internet is only for
>> watching videos and pictures of animals and construction machinery.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>>
>> Suhail Muhammed wrote:
>>
>>> Actually, it is more than two :)
>>>
>>> Most kids have three or four accounts but the most common usage is for
>>> games -- cheating and giving each other points/gifts/etc.
>>>
>>> K-9 also has a web-history - quite slow, but very handy.
>>>
>>> ___
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>>> ICT Officer, Technical Architecture
>>> Division of IT Solutions & Services (ITSS)
>>> UNICEF House, 3 UN Plaza, Room 392, New York, NY 10017
>>>
>>> Phone: +1 212 303 7920
>>> Fax: +1 212 303 Email: smuham...@unicef.org
>>> Web: http://www.unicef.org
>>> ___
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: 29 March,
>>> 2011 09:25
>>> To: NT System Admin Issues
>>> Subject: RE: OT - Parental Controls
>>>
>>> Not accusing your children of anything..but working in a school district
>>> I can tell you that many children have two facebook accounts. One for their
>>> parents as you describe and the real one for their friends and real
>>> activities.
>>>
>>> Just a heads up to check the history and usage but it sounds like you
>>> have it well under control.
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: Suhail Muhammed [mailto:smuham...@unicef.org] Sent: Tuesday, March
>>> 29, 2011 9:23 AM
>>> To: NT System Admin Issues
>>> Subject: RE: OT - Parental Controls
>>>
>>>
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>>> know the password. You lose access the day you change the password and don't
>>> let me know about it... Has worked great so far
>>>
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Re: OT - Parental Controls

[Jonathan Link]

You sound as if you're counting your chickens after they've long since
hatched...
Two year olds don't stay that way... :-)
And when they go to school and start talking about sex and kissing (at
preschool) you'll be in for a real shock.  To be clear, my daughter doesn't
know what sex is, but she's heard the word...



On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 10:05 AM, Bill Humphries wrote:

> Man it is such a different world than when I was a kid.  Having a teenager
> in this age of texting/sexting/facebooking/video chatting/etc must be
> daunting.  My two year old still buys the idea that the internet is only for
> watching videos and pictures of animals and construction machinery.
>
> Bill
>
>
> Suhail Muhammed wrote:
>
>> Actually, it is more than two :)
>>
>> Most kids have three or four accounts but the most common usage is for
>> games -- cheating and giving each other points/gifts/etc.
>>
>> K-9 also has a web-history - quite slow, but very handy.
>>
>> ___
>> Suhail A. Muhammed
>> ICT Officer, Technical Architecture
>> Division of IT Solutions & Services (ITSS)
>> UNICEF House, 3 UN Plaza, Room 392, New York, NY 10017
>>
>> Phone: +1 212 303 7920
>> Fax: +1 212 303 Email: smuham...@unicef.org
>> Web: http://www.unicef.org
>> ___
>>
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: 29 March,
>> 2011 09:25
>> To: NT System Admin Issues
>> Subject: RE: OT - Parental Controls
>>
>> Not accusing your children of anything..but working in a school district I
>> can tell you that many children have two facebook accounts. One for their
>> parents as you describe and the real one for their friends and real
>> activities.
>>
>> Just a heads up to check the history and usage but it sounds like you have
>> it well under control.
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Suhail Muhammed [mailto:smuham...@unicef.org] Sent: Tuesday, March
>> 29, 2011 9:23 AM
>> To: NT System Admin Issues
>> Subject: RE: OT - Parental Controls
>>
>>
>> For facebook, my rule is simple.. You are allowed to use facebook if I
>> know the password. You lose access the day you change the password and don't
>> let me know about it... Has worked great so far
>>
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Re: OT - Parental Controls

[Bill Humphries]

Man it is such a different world than when I was a kid.  Having a 
teenager in this age of texting/sexting/facebooking/video chatting/etc 
must be daunting.  My two year old still buys the idea that the internet 
is only for watching videos and pictures of animals and construction 
machinery.


Bill

Suhail Muhammed wrote:

Actually, it is more than two :)

Most kids have three or four accounts but the most common usage is for games -- 
cheating and giving each other points/gifts/etc.

K-9 also has a web-history - quite slow, but very handy.

___
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ICT Officer, Technical Architecture
Division of IT Solutions & Services (ITSS)
UNICEF House, 3 UN Plaza, Room 392, New York, NY 10017

Phone: +1 212 303 7920
Fax: +1 212 303 
Email: smuham...@unicef.org

Web: http://www.unicef.org
___



-Original Message-
From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] 
Sent: 29 March, 2011 09:25

To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - Parental Controls

Not accusing your children of anything..but working in a school district I can 
tell you that many children have two facebook accounts. One for their parents 
as you describe and the real one for their friends and real activities.

Just a heads up to check the history and usage but it sounds like you have it 
well under control.

-Original Message-
From: Suhail Muhammed [mailto:smuham...@unicef.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:23 AM

To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - Parental Controls


For facebook, my rule is simple.. You are allowed to use facebook if I know the 
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about it... Has worked great so far



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RE: OT - Parental Controls

[Suhail Muhammed]

Actually, it is more than two :)

Most kids have three or four accounts but the most common usage is for games -- 
cheating and giving each other points/gifts/etc.

K-9 also has a web-history - quite slow, but very handy.

___
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ICT Officer, Technical Architecture
Division of IT Solutions & Services (ITSS)
UNICEF House, 3 UN Plaza, Room 392, New York, NY 10017

Phone: +1 212 303 7920
Fax: +1 212 303 
Email: smuham...@unicef.org
Web: http://www.unicef.org
___



-Original Message-
From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] 
Sent: 29 March, 2011 09:25
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - Parental Controls

Not accusing your children of anything..but working in a school district I can 
tell you that many children have two facebook accounts. One for their parents 
as you describe and the real one for their friends and real activities.

Just a heads up to check the history and usage but it sounds like you have it 
well under control.

-Original Message-
From: Suhail Muhammed [mailto:smuham...@unicef.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:23 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - Parental Controls


For facebook, my rule is simple.. You are allowed to use facebook if I know the 
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about it... Has worked great so far



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RE: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

[John Aldrich]

Just asked. He says that in the past when this problem happened, he could
create a new file and just draw a box and try to save and it would exhibit
the same behavior. So far, after printing a test page on the printer, it
seems to be working, but it seems strange that Illustrator would have
problems because the primary printer wasn't available or something. I don't
see a connection between not being able to print to a network printer and
saving a file.




-Original Message-
From: Bill Humphries [mailto:nt...@hedgedigger.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:26 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

Is this one specific file?  If so, I would guess it is corrupt. 

Bill


John Aldrich wrote:
> Our marketing guy asked me to take a look at his computer as it keeps
> crashing when he's trying to save an Illustrator file. He says it allows
him
> to complete whatever he's working on, but when he goes to save, it starts
to
> save it in a "temporary" space (NOT where he told it to save) and then
> crashes the app. We did double-check that the program was fully updated so
> that's not the issue.
>
> There is no dedicated "temporary" partition as I've read that Adobe CS
seems
> to want. Should I put in a small hard drive for this and point Adobe to
it,
> do you think? Any other ideas? I don't know much at all about Adobe CS.
>
> Thanks!
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>
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RE: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

[John Aldrich]

I didn't think to ask that... Thanks for the *D'OH!" moment. ;-)




-Original Message-
From: Bill Humphries [mailto:nt...@hedgedigger.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:26 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

Is this one specific file?  If so, I would guess it is corrupt. 

Bill


John Aldrich wrote:
> Our marketing guy asked me to take a look at his computer as it keeps
> crashing when he's trying to save an Illustrator file. He says it allows
him
> to complete whatever he's working on, but when he goes to save, it starts
to
> save it in a "temporary" space (NOT where he told it to save) and then
> crashes the app. We did double-check that the program was fully updated so
> that's not the issue.
>
> There is no dedicated "temporary" partition as I've read that Adobe CS
seems
> to want. Should I put in a small hard drive for this and point Adobe to
it,
> do you think? Any other ideas? I don't know much at all about Adobe CS.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
>
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Re: OTish: SSDs and cool PCs

[Jonathan Link]

On BSD! :-)

On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 12:35 AM, Ben Scott  wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 11:55 PM, David Lum  wrote:
> > I’m of the mindset that SCSI/SAS is becoming superfluous – as soon as
> $/Gb
> > for good SSD is less than $/Gb of SAS then what do you need SAS for?
> There
> > is probably some big DB / multiple concurrent user area where SAS will be
> > better I’m guessing though. Thoughts?
>
>  SCSI evolved into a whole family of standards a long time ago.  SPI
> (SCSI Parallel Interface) has been obsolete for a while now, really.
>  SAS does have some things over SATA (longer distances, more
> consistent implementation of hotswap, maybe some other stuff I
> forgot), but for the most part SATA is good enough for almost
> everything.  But even then, SATA borrows several things from other
> SCSI standards.  SATA and SAS are so similar it's hard to tell them
> apart at times.  One could argue that SATA is as much SCSI as it is
> "AT Attachment".  Your optical SATA drive almost certainly uses the
> SCSI MMC command set, for example.  And then there's iSCSI.  Cheap
> SATA disks on a standard mobo, exported via iSCSI.
>
>  In other words: SCSI is dead, long live SCSI.  :-)
>
> -- Ben
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Re: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

[Bill Humphries]

Is this one specific file?  If so, I would guess it is corrupt. 


Bill


John Aldrich wrote:

Our marketing guy asked me to take a look at his computer as it keeps
crashing when he's trying to save an Illustrator file. He says it allows him
to complete whatever he's working on, but when he goes to save, it starts to
save it in a "temporary" space (NOT where he told it to save) and then
crashes the app. We did double-check that the program was fully updated so
that's not the issue.

There is no dedicated "temporary" partition as I've read that Adobe CS seems
to want. Should I put in a small hard drive for this and point Adobe to it,
do you think? Any other ideas? I don't know much at all about Adobe CS.

Thanks!






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RE: OT - Parental Controls

[Kennedy, Jim]

Not accusing your children of anything..but working in a school district I can 
tell you that many children have two facebook accounts. One for their parents 
as you describe and the real one for their friends and real activities.

Just a heads up to check the history and usage but it sounds like you have it 
well under control.

-Original Message-
From: Suhail Muhammed [mailto:smuham...@unicef.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:23 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - Parental Controls


For facebook, my rule is simple.. You are allowed to use facebook if I know the 
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about it... Has worked great so far



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RE: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

[John Aldrich]

Thanks. I'll advise him to try that.




-Original Message-
From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:14 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

Reset his preferences in Illustrator. Find the file AIPrefs and move it or
rename it (just in case you need it later). Nuking preferences in CS
products is always a good place to start when you weirdness going on.

-Original Message-
From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:02 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

Our marketing guy asked me to take a look at his computer as it keeps
crashing when he's trying to save an Illustrator file. He says it allows him
to complete whatever he's working on, but when he goes to save, it starts to
save it in a "temporary" space (NOT where he told it to save) and then
crashes the app. We did double-check that the program was fully updated so
that's not the issue.

There is no dedicated "temporary" partition as I've read that Adobe CS seems
to want. Should I put in a small hard drive for this and point Adobe to it,
do you think? Any other ideas? I don't know much at all about Adobe CS.

Thanks!






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RE: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

[Kennedy, Jim]

I can't begin to describe how happy I am that I am not doing IT in the 
Advertising realm anymore. The majority of the software is crap, the software 
because of the file sizes and the number of them you need open at one time 
really pushes the desktop to the max and the people are 'free thinkers' that 
must be able to do anything they want to their computers.


From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:20 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

Ugh. Glad I don't have that on the list of applications I have to virtualize. 
Imagine trying to sequence something like that!
On 29 March 2011 14:16, Kennedy, Jim 
mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org>> wrote:
Adobe CS products like to have what they often call a 'scratch partition'. A 
dedicated partition that they can go wild on all to their own. It certainly 
helps with performance if you are hammering the program hard but it is not 
needed. Where it is pointed to will be on the preferences menu..but delete 
the preferences per my previous email is still the first thing to do.

From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:15 AM

To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

Need to know exactly where the software is trying to save, in that case. I've 
never heard of software like that needing some sort of dedicated temporary 
partition. I've had issues with programs trying to access the c: drive when it 
has been restricted via Group Policy, and we've normally got around that with 
some Registry tweaks telling it where to use for the default locations.
On 29 March 2011 14:12, John Aldrich 
mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com>> wrote:
Nope. No restrictions like that.



From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:11 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

Any workstation should have a %temp% path that the user can access, unless
you are using redirected profiles and restricting the user from accessing
the c: drive?
On 29 March 2011 14:09, John Aldrich 
mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com>> wrote:
He is trying to save to the local hard drive. This is NOT a thin client.
It's a Dell Precision workstation running Windows XP Pro. I'm not sure the
exact path it's trying to save to, but he says it's some sort of "temp"
location.


From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:06 AM

To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

Is this a thin client? Where is it trying to save?
On 29 March 2011 14:02, John Aldrich 
mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com>> wrote:
Our marketing guy asked me to take a look at his computer as it keeps
crashing when he's trying to save an Illustrator file. He says it allows him
to complete whatever he's working on, but when he goes to save, it starts to
save it in a "temporary" space (NOT where he told it to save) and then
crashes the app. We did double-check that the program was fully updated so
that's not the issue.

There is no dedicated "temporary" partition as I've read that Adobe CS seems
to want. Should I put in a small hard drive for this and point Adobe to it,
do you think? Any other ideas? I don't know much at all about Adobe CS.

Thanks!






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RE: OT - Parental Controls

[Suhail Muhammed]

Both openDNS and K-9 are great and I have been using them for several months.

However, I have also looked at the paid/subscription software and haven't found 
one that allows for restricting the internet to a few sites based on the hour 
of the day.

It would be great if there is a product that would allow facebook/games/etc for 
certain hours of the day and leave internet connectivity open for other sites 
for homework/school research for the rest of the day.

For facebook, my rule is simple.. You are allowed to use facebook if I know the 
password. You lose access the day you change the password and don't let me know 
about it... Has worked great so far

___
Suhail


-Original Message-
From: Roger Wright [mailto:rhw...@gmail.com] 
Sent: 28 March, 2011 17:14
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OT - Parental Controls

Let us know what you end of doing for your friend.

Many times we get requests for recommendations but rarely a response back with 
the final decision.


Roger Wright
___

If there's an exception to every rule, is there an exception to that rule?




On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 12:36 PM, Laurence  
wrote:
> Hi All
>
> a friend of mine has been given an old laptop running windows XP
>
> she want s to get this on line for her kids so i will beef up the RAM 
> and install a wireless dongle
>
> however she asked about parental controls for web browsing etc. Not 
> having kids this is something that i have not looked in to
>
> anybody have any advice and or experience of any offerings?
>
> as the laptop is fairly old it will need to be something with minimal 
> system requirements. also my friend is not too computer savvy so it 
> needs to be simple to administer
>
> thanks
>
> Laurence
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Re: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

[James Rankin]

Ugh. Glad I don't have that on the list of applications I have to
virtualize. Imagine trying to sequence something like that!

On 29 March 2011 14:16, Kennedy, Jim  wrote:

> Adobe CS products like to have what they often call a ‘scratch partition’.
> A dedicated partition that they can go wild on all to their own. It
> certainly helps with performance if you are hammering the program hard but
> it is not needed. Where it is pointed to will be on the preferences
> menu……but delete the preferences per my previous email is still the first
> thing to do.
>
>
>
> *From:* James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:15 AM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save
>
>
>
> Need to know exactly where the software is trying to save, in that case.
> I've never heard of software like that needing some sort of dedicated
> temporary partition. I've had issues with programs trying to access the c:
> drive when it has been restricted via Group Policy, and we've normally got
> around that with some Registry tweaks telling it where to use for the
> default locations.
>
> On 29 March 2011 14:12, John Aldrich  wrote:
>
> Nope. No restrictions like that.
>
>
>
>
> From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com]
>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:11 AM
>
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save
>
> Any workstation should have a %temp% path that the user can access, unless
> you are using redirected profiles and restricting the user from accessing
> the c: drive?
> On 29 March 2011 14:09, John Aldrich  wrote:
> He is trying to save to the local hard drive. This is NOT a thin client.
> It's a Dell Precision workstation running Windows XP Pro. I'm not sure the
> exact path it's trying to save to, but he says it's some sort of "temp"
> location.
>
>
>
> From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:06 AM
>
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save
>
> Is this a thin client? Where is it trying to save?
> On 29 March 2011 14:02, John Aldrich  wrote:
> Our marketing guy asked me to take a look at his computer as it keeps
> crashing when he's trying to save an Illustrator file. He says it allows
> him
> to complete whatever he's working on, but when he goes to save, it starts
> to
> save it in a "temporary" space (NOT where he told it to save) and then
> crashes the app. We did double-check that the program was fully updated so
> that's not the issue.
>
> There is no dedicated "temporary" partition as I've read that Adobe CS
> seems
> to want. Should I put in a small hard drive for this and point Adobe to it,
> do you think? Any other ideas? I don't know much at all about Adobe CS.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able
> rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such
> a question."
>
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> authorised (either explicitly or implicitly) and constitutes an irritating
> social faux pas.
>
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> grammatical use and may be ignored. No animals were harmed in the
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> Notice
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RE: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

[Kennedy, Jim]

Adobe CS products like to have what they often call a 'scratch partition'. A 
dedicated partition that they can go wild on all to their own. It certainly 
helps with performance if you are hammering the program hard but it is not 
needed. Where it is pointed to will be on the preferences menu..but delete 
the preferences per my previous email is still the first thing to do.

From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:15 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

Need to know exactly where the software is trying to save, in that case. I've 
never heard of software like that needing some sort of dedicated temporary 
partition. I've had issues with programs trying to access the c: drive when it 
has been restricted via Group Policy, and we've normally got around that with 
some Registry tweaks telling it where to use for the default locations.
On 29 March 2011 14:12, John Aldrich 
mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com>> wrote:
Nope. No restrictions like that.



From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:11 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

Any workstation should have a %temp% path that the user can access, unless
you are using redirected profiles and restricting the user from accessing
the c: drive?
On 29 March 2011 14:09, John Aldrich 
mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com>> wrote:
He is trying to save to the local hard drive. This is NOT a thin client.
It's a Dell Precision workstation running Windows XP Pro. I'm not sure the
exact path it's trying to save to, but he says it's some sort of "temp"
location.



From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:06 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

Is this a thin client? Where is it trying to save?
On 29 March 2011 14:02, John Aldrich 
mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com>> wrote:
Our marketing guy asked me to take a look at his computer as it keeps
crashing when he's trying to save an Illustrator file. He says it allows him
to complete whatever he's working on, but when he goes to save, it starts to
save it in a "temporary" space (NOT where he told it to save) and then
crashes the app. We did double-check that the program was fully updated so
that's not the issue.

There is no dedicated "temporary" partition as I've read that Adobe CS seems
to want. Should I put in a small hard drive for this and point Adobe to it,
do you think? Any other ideas? I don't know much at all about Adobe CS.

Thanks!






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"On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into
the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able
rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such
a question."

IMPORTANT: This email is intended for the use of the individual addressee(s)
named above and may contain information that is confidential, privileged or
unsuitable for overly sensitive persons with low self-esteem, no sense of
humour or irrational religious beliefs. If you are not the intended
recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is not
authorised (either explicitly or implicitly) and constitutes an irritating
social faux pas.

Unless the word absquatulation has been used in its correct context
somewhere other than in this warning, it does not have any legal or no
grammatical use and may be ignored. No animals were harmed in the
transmission of this email, although the kelpie next door is living on
borrowed time, let me tell you. Those of you with an overwhelming fear of
the unknown will be gratified to learn that there is no hidden message
revealed by reading this warning backwards, so just ignore that Alert Notice
from Microsoft.

However, by pouring a complete circle of salt around yourself and your
computer you can ensure that no harm befalls you and your pets. If you have
received this email in error, please add some nutmeg and egg whites, whisk
and place in a warm oven for 40 minutes.
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RE: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

[Kennedy, Jim]

Reset his preferences in Illustrator. Find the file AIPrefs and move it or 
rename it (just in case you need it later). Nuking preferences in CS products 
is always a good place to start when you weirdness going on.

-Original Message-
From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:02 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

Our marketing guy asked me to take a look at his computer as it keeps
crashing when he's trying to save an Illustrator file. He says it allows him
to complete whatever he's working on, but when he goes to save, it starts to
save it in a "temporary" space (NOT where he told it to save) and then
crashes the app. We did double-check that the program was fully updated so
that's not the issue.

There is no dedicated "temporary" partition as I've read that Adobe CS seems
to want. Should I put in a small hard drive for this and point Adobe to it,
do you think? Any other ideas? I don't know much at all about Adobe CS.

Thanks!






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Re: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

[James Rankin]

Need to know exactly where the software is trying to save, in that case.
I've never heard of software like that needing some sort of dedicated
temporary partition. I've had issues with programs trying to access the c:
drive when it has been restricted via Group Policy, and we've normally got
around that with some Registry tweaks telling it where to use for the
default locations.

On 29 March 2011 14:12, John Aldrich  wrote:

> Nope. No restrictions like that.
>
>
>
> From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:11 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save
>
> Any workstation should have a %temp% path that the user can access, unless
> you are using redirected profiles and restricting the user from accessing
> the c: drive?
> On 29 March 2011 14:09, John Aldrich  wrote:
> He is trying to save to the local hard drive. This is NOT a thin client.
> It's a Dell Precision workstation running Windows XP Pro. I'm not sure the
> exact path it's trying to save to, but he says it's some sort of "temp"
> location.
>
>
>
> From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:06 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save
>
> Is this a thin client? Where is it trying to save?
> On 29 March 2011 14:02, John Aldrich  wrote:
> Our marketing guy asked me to take a look at his computer as it keeps
> crashing when he's trying to save an Illustrator file. He says it allows
> him
> to complete whatever he's working on, but when he goes to save, it starts
> to
> save it in a "temporary" space (NOT where he told it to save) and then
> crashes the app. We did double-check that the program was fully updated so
> that's not the issue.
>
> There is no dedicated "temporary" partition as I've read that Adobe CS
> seems
> to want. Should I put in a small hard drive for this and point Adobe to it,
> do you think? Any other ideas? I don't know much at all about Adobe CS.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>
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>
> --
> "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into
> the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able
> rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such
> a question."
>
> IMPORTANT: This email is intended for the use of the individual
> addressee(s)
> named above and may contain information that is confidential, privileged or
> unsuitable for overly sensitive persons with low self-esteem, no sense of
> humour or irrational religious beliefs. If you are not the intended
> recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is not
> authorised (either explicitly or implicitly) and constitutes an irritating
> social faux pas.
>
> Unless the word absquatulation has been used in its correct context
> somewhere other than in this warning, it does not have any legal or no
> grammatical use and may be ignored. No animals were harmed in the
> transmission of this email, although the kelpie next door is living on
> borrowed time, let me tell you. Those of you with an overwhelming fear of
> the unknown will be gratified to learn that there is no hidden message
> revealed by reading this warning backwards, so just ignore that Alert
> Notice
> from Microsoft.
>
> However, by pouring a complete circle of salt around yourself and your
> computer you can ensure that no harm befalls you and your pets. If you have
> received this email in error, please add some nutmeg and egg whites, whisk
> and place in a warm oven for 40 minutes.
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> the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able
> rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such
> a question."
>
> IMPORTANT: This email is intended for the use of the individual
> addressee(s)
> named above and may contain information that is confid

RE: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

[John Aldrich]

Nope. No restrictions like that.



From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:11 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

Any workstation should have a %temp% path that the user can access, unless
you are using redirected profiles and restricting the user from accessing
the c: drive?
On 29 March 2011 14:09, John Aldrich  wrote:
He is trying to save to the local hard drive. This is NOT a thin client.
It's a Dell Precision workstation running Windows XP Pro. I'm not sure the
exact path it's trying to save to, but he says it's some sort of "temp"
location.



From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:06 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

Is this a thin client? Where is it trying to save?
On 29 March 2011 14:02, John Aldrich  wrote:
Our marketing guy asked me to take a look at his computer as it keeps
crashing when he's trying to save an Illustrator file. He says it allows him
to complete whatever he's working on, but when he goes to save, it starts to
save it in a "temporary" space (NOT where he told it to save) and then
crashes the app. We did double-check that the program was fully updated so
that's not the issue.

There is no dedicated "temporary" partition as I've read that Adobe CS seems
to want. Should I put in a small hard drive for this and point Adobe to it,
do you think? Any other ideas? I don't know much at all about Adobe CS.

Thanks!






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"On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into
the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able
rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such
a question."

IMPORTANT: This email is intended for the use of the individual addressee(s)
named above and may contain information that is confidential, privileged or
unsuitable for overly sensitive persons with low self-esteem, no sense of
humour or irrational religious beliefs. If you are not the intended
recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is not
authorised (either explicitly or implicitly) and constitutes an irritating
social faux pas.

Unless the word absquatulation has been used in its correct context
somewhere other than in this warning, it does not have any legal or no
grammatical use and may be ignored. No animals were harmed in the
transmission of this email, although the kelpie next door is living on
borrowed time, let me tell you. Those of you with an overwhelming fear of
the unknown will be gratified to learn that there is no hidden message
revealed by reading this warning backwards, so just ignore that Alert Notice
from Microsoft.

However, by pouring a complete circle of salt around yourself and your
computer you can ensure that no harm befalls you and your pets. If you have
received this email in error, please add some nutmeg and egg whites, whisk
and place in a warm oven for 40 minutes.
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"On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into
the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able
rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such
a question."

IMPORTANT: This email is intended for the use of the individual addressee(s)
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Re: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

[James Rankin]

Any workstation should have a %temp% path that the user can access, unless
you are using redirected profiles and restricting the user from accessing
the c: drive?

On 29 March 2011 14:09, John Aldrich  wrote:

> He is trying to save to the local hard drive. This is NOT a thin client.
> It's a Dell Precision workstation running Windows XP Pro. I'm not sure the
> exact path it's trying to save to, but he says it's some sort of "temp"
> location.
>
>
>
> From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:06 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save
>
> Is this a thin client? Where is it trying to save?
> On 29 March 2011 14:02, John Aldrich  wrote:
> Our marketing guy asked me to take a look at his computer as it keeps
> crashing when he's trying to save an Illustrator file. He says it allows
> him
> to complete whatever he's working on, but when he goes to save, it starts
> to
> save it in a "temporary" space (NOT where he told it to save) and then
> crashes the app. We did double-check that the program was fully updated so
> that's not the issue.
>
> There is no dedicated "temporary" partition as I've read that Adobe CS
> seems
> to want. Should I put in a small hard drive for this and point Adobe to it,
> do you think? Any other ideas? I don't know much at all about Adobe CS.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
>
>
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RE: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

[John Aldrich]

He is trying to save to the local hard drive. This is NOT a thin client.
It's a Dell Precision workstation running Windows XP Pro. I'm not sure the
exact path it's trying to save to, but he says it's some sort of "temp"
location.



From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:06 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

Is this a thin client? Where is it trying to save?
On 29 March 2011 14:02, John Aldrich  wrote:
Our marketing guy asked me to take a look at his computer as it keeps
crashing when he's trying to save an Illustrator file. He says it allows him
to complete whatever he's working on, but when he goes to save, it starts to
save it in a "temporary" space (NOT where he told it to save) and then
crashes the app. We did double-check that the program was fully updated so
that's not the issue.

There is no dedicated "temporary" partition as I've read that Adobe CS seems
to want. Should I put in a small hard drive for this and point Adobe to it,
do you think? Any other ideas? I don't know much at all about Adobe CS.

Thanks!






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the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able
rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such
a question."

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grammatical use and may be ignored. No animals were harmed in the
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borrowed time, let me tell you. Those of you with an overwhelming fear of
the unknown will be gratified to learn that there is no hidden message
revealed by reading this warning backwards, so just ignore that Alert Notice
from Microsoft.

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computer you can ensure that no harm befalls you and your pets. If you have
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Re: Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

[James Rankin]

Is this a thin client? Where is it trying to save?

On 29 March 2011 14:02, John Aldrich  wrote:

> Our marketing guy asked me to take a look at his computer as it keeps
> crashing when he's trying to save an Illustrator file. He says it allows
> him
> to complete whatever he's working on, but when he goes to save, it starts
> to
> save it in a "temporary" space (NOT where he told it to save) and then
> crashes the app. We did double-check that the program was fully updated so
> that's not the issue.
>
> There is no dedicated "temporary" partition as I've read that Adobe CS
> seems
> to want. Should I put in a small hard drive for this and point Adobe to it,
> do you think? Any other ideas? I don't know much at all about Adobe CS.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
>
>
>
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the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able
rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such
a question."

*IMPORTANT: This email is intended for the use of the individual
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privileged or unsuitable for overly sensitive persons with low self-esteem,
no sense of humour or irrational religious beliefs. If you are not the
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is not authorised (either explicitly or implicitly) and constitutes an
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Unless the word absquatulation has been used in its correct context
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grammatical use and may be ignored. No animals were harmed in the
transmission of this email, although the kelpie next door is living on
borrowed time, let me tell you. Those of you with an overwhelming fear of
the unknown will be gratified to learn that there is no hidden message
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from Microsoft.

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computer you can ensure that no harm befalls you and your pets. If you have
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and place in a warm oven for 40 minutes.*

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Adobe Illustrator (CS3) crashes on save

[John Aldrich]

Our marketing guy asked me to take a look at his computer as it keeps
crashing when he's trying to save an Illustrator file. He says it allows him
to complete whatever he's working on, but when he goes to save, it starts to
save it in a "temporary" space (NOT where he told it to save) and then
crashes the app. We did double-check that the program was fully updated so
that's not the issue.

There is no dedicated "temporary" partition as I've read that Adobe CS seems
to want. Should I put in a small hard drive for this and point Adobe to it,
do you think? Any other ideas? I don't know much at all about Adobe CS.

Thanks!






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Re: hosted ftp with a registered domain name

[Erik Goldoff]

I do this very thing with an inexpensive domain/host account with
ace-host.net ... around $120 per year, and unlimited subdomains.  All you'd
need to do is create a unique subdomain off your main domain name. If my
domain was goldoff.net, I could setup customer1.goldoff.net,
customer2.goldoff.net ,etc ... Ace-host.net takes care of the DNS additions
of the subdomains, and the ftp management utility will let you add even more
flexibility than that.

Feel free to contact me offline if you'd like more details.

On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 1:15 AM, Jonathan  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have a friend who asked me if this was possible. I feel sure it is, but
> not being familiar with hosted ftp, I figured I'd reach out and see if any
> of you had used such services.
>
> They want to utilize their registered domain name and be able to administer
> and hand out unique addresses and credentials for their customers to upload
> large files (emal is not conducive to what they need). They do not want
> their customers to be able to see each others' files
>
> such as ftp://customer1.domainname.com, ftp://customer2.domainname.com,
> ftp://customer3.domainname.com, etc...
>
> Does anyone have any good recommendations for service providers that can
> facilitate this for a reasonable fee? (I'm not sure what "reasonable" really
> is, but they can't justify a server in house for this purpose along with the
> security requirements that would neccessitate).
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Jonathan, A+, MCSA, MCSE
>
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Re: USB 2 or ESATA boot drive

[Ben Scott]

On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 4:07 AM, Ken Schaefer  wrote:
>>  Note also that spec USB can't provide enough power for many (most?) 2.5" 
>> drives.
>> The double-plug USB cables are a hack that happens to work sometimes -- maybe
>> even most of the time -- but sometimes it doesn't.
>
> I've got more than 20 different USB 2.5" enclosures sitting at this desk 
> alone (some
> are no-name, others branded: WD, Seagate, Lacie), and they've worked on every
> laptop I've ever owned except the Dell D600. That includes a Seagate 12.5mm 
> 1TB
> model. I think that problem was solved years ago.

  The USB spec says devices are allowed 100 mA to start, and can
negotiate up to 500 mA.  Most double plug hacks doesn't put any
intelligence on the second plug, so it can't negotiate anything.  This
violates the spec.  It's not a problem that can that can be "solved"
within terms of the spec.[1]  I've encounter a few systems over the
years that didn't like a given enclosure.  It's fairly random -- which
makes sense, since we're treading in the margins of error outside the
spec.

  I know you've got enough experience with IT that I shouldn't have to
explain the difference between "usually works, despite spec
violations" and "spec says it should work"[2].  :-)

-- Ben

[1] I imagine an enclosure could put some minimal intelligence on the
second plug, so that it could negotiate a full 1 A combined.  Some
enclosures may even do this.  But the cheaper ones I've encountered
don't.

[2] And of course "spec says it should work" doesn't always mean
"usually works".

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Re: hosted ftp with a registered domain name

[Andrew S. Baker]

This can be done via *any* web hosting provider, preferably using the second
layout that Ben suggested.

Security is going to be no different externally than internally.

Not much more to say about it, really...


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On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 1:15 AM, Jonathan  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have a friend who asked me if this was possible. I feel sure it is, but
> not being familiar with hosted ftp, I figured I'd reach out and see if any
> of you had used such services.
>
> They want to utilize their registered domain name and be able to administer
> and hand out unique addresses and credentials for their customers to upload
> large files (emal is not conducive to what they need). They do not want
> their customers to be able to see each others' files
>
> such as ftp://customer1.domainname.com, ftp://customer2.domainname.com,
> ftp://customer3.domainname.com, etc...
>
> Does anyone have any good recommendations for service providers that can
> facilitate this for a reasonable fee? (I'm not sure what "reasonable" really
> is, but they can't justify a server in house for this purpose along with the
> security requirements that would neccessitate).
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Jonathan, A+, MCSA, MCSE
>
>
>

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RE: USB 2 or ESATA boot drive

[Ken Schaefer]

I've got more than 20 different USB 2.5" enclosures sitting at this desk alone 
(some are no-name, others branded: WD, Seagate, Lacie), and they've worked on 
every laptop I've ever owned except the Dell D600. That includes a Seagate 
12.5mm 1TB model. I think that problem was solved years ago.

Cheers
Ken

-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, 25 March 2011 9:06 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: USB 2 or ESATA boot drive

On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 5:40 AM, Ken Schaefer  wrote:
> Note that eSATA doesn't provide power. SO you'll need a USB cable (for 2.5"
> drives) or a regular power brick for 3.5" drives.

  Note also that spec USB can't provide enough power for many (most?) 2.5" 
drives.  The double-plug USB cables are a hack that happens to work sometimes 
-- maybe even most of the time -- but sometimes it doesn't.  And when it 
doesn't, you can't do anything about it, since it wasn't "supposed" to work in 
the first place.  So something with at least the option for an external power 
supply is a good idea anyway.

-- Ben


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