Re: The script...

[Kurt Buff]

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 10:47 PM, Angus Scott-Fleming
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 20 Nov 2008 at 11:49, Kurt Buff  wrote:
>
>> 2) You'll note that we delete registry entries twice. This was much
>> more successful than removing them once. I don't know why.
>>
>> Actually, we just did most everything twice. It just worked better
>> that way. Don't know why, I didn't investigate it.
>
> Strange.
>
>> > What's with these two lines?
>> >
>> > MsiExec.exe /x{59224777-298D-4E9C-9AEB-4A91BDA01B27} /quiet /l*v
>> > "c:\LuciusVerinus.txt"
>> >
>> > MsiExec.exe /x{5DF3D1BB-894E-4DCD-8275-159AC9829B43} /quiet /l*v
>> > "c:\TitusPullo.txt"
>>
>> Well, if you've seen the HBO series ROME, you'd recognize the names.
>> Otherwise, they're just logging the output of the commands, so that we
>> could verify success later.
>
> Oh. I guess a line like "REM write logging info files" would have made that
> obvious ;-)

But then you'd know! Can't have that...

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

Re: The script...

[Angus Scott-Fleming]

On 20 Nov 2008 at 11:49, Kurt Buff  wrote:

> 2) You'll note that we delete registry entries twice. This was much
> more successful than removing them once. I don't know why.
> 
> Actually, we just did most everything twice. It just worked better
> that way. Don't know why, I didn't investigate it.

Strange.

> > What's with these two lines?
> >
> > MsiExec.exe /x{59224777-298D-4E9C-9AEB-4A91BDA01B27} /quiet /l*v
> > "c:\LuciusVerinus.txt"
> >
> > MsiExec.exe /x{5DF3D1BB-894E-4DCD-8275-159AC9829B43} /quiet /l*v
> > "c:\TitusPullo.txt"
> 
> Well, if you've seen the HBO series ROME, you'd recognize the names.
> Otherwise, they're just logging the output of the commands, so that we
> could verify success later.

Oh. I guess a line like "REM write logging info files" would have made that 
obvious ;-)

--
Angus Scott-Fleming
GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona
1-520-290-5038
+---+




~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

OT: LinkedIn?

[Angus Scott-Fleming]

Anyone here belong to LinkedIn?  Found it any use?

Angus


~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

Re: smart phone sync with Vista

[Jon Harris]

Len, I have Vista Enterprise installed and happy on Dell Optiplex 170, I
think that is the model and will check tomorrow morning when I get it to be
sure.  I know it would not load on our 160's as there was no DVD drives in
those machines.  These systems came with XP and all I added is 1 GB of RAM
to make it happen.  I also have Vista Ultimate installed on a Latitude D810
with 2 GB in it.  I have upgraded the Drive but that was so I could run
Virtual PC and have a couple of test XP machines on it.

Jon

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 2:56 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> The number 7 or 6.1 is not why I wanted to wait. The reports of reduced
> hardware requirements for Win7 are the benefit in my mind. Most of my
> clients don't have the funding for technology products to justify the
> spending on the added hardware Vista needs just to stay happy. I'm just
> taking a "wait and see" attitude until I can test it with some of the
> hardware my clients have on hand. When you work with very small offices and
> non-profit places, with them running old hardware or donated old hardware,
> you kinda have to do the best you can with the hardware they have. They
> won't spring for new hardware.
>
>  On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 7:55 PM, Jon Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>  By the way Len just so you know the core number for Windows 7 is 6.1.
>> It is going to be closer to Windows Vista R2.
>>
>>   Jon
>>
>>   On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 7:28 PM, Joe Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> Len, are you running a 64 bit version of Vista by chance.  I have an 8525
>>> and initially had issues with Vista Ultimate 64 bit.   I will admit that I
>>> am running WM6.0 (or is it 6.1?) and have not tried it with WM 5.0.
>>>
>>> I was running some custom cooked ROMs on my 8525 when I took it WM6.0 and
>>> didn't see any negative effects.
>>>
>>> HTH.
>>>
>>> Joe Fox
>>> Systems/Network Administrator
>>>
>>> Mobile# (716) 846-9308
>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/josephfoxjr
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 5:15 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>>>
 This one was connecting fine and then I disconnected it to make a phone
 call and when brought back it wouldn't connect again. This device is new
 enough to be stable and old enough for MS and HTC to have the bugs worked
 out of the drivers. But, then again, I guess not. The @#$%^ thing will not
 connect or sync anymore. Even after the battery trick again.

 /rant on

 There is no excuse for a company the resources of Microsoft to send out
 stuff that refuses to work. But then again, they did publish Windows
 Millenium Edition and Vista. :-\I think I'll just wait for Windows 7.

 /rant off

   On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 4:59 PM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

>  I'm sorry it's not working, really.  But, I wouldn't blame Vista, but
> probably a combination of Vista, your specific hardware and the specific
> device based on Internet searches.  My device connects flawlessly with 
> Vista
> (well, after the battery trick).
>
>
>
> *From:* Len Hammond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:55 PM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: smart phone sync with Vista
>
>
>
> Now the phone and the laptop have quit communicationg altogether. No
> amount of rebooting seems to get it talking again. I'll try the battery
> trick again but if not, then I'm just going to remove the Windows Mobile
> Device Center and forget the whole thing. Getting the phone to sync with a
> Vista box is just not worth the effort. It still syncs with the XP box and
> that is adequate for now. Maybe when Win7 comes out I'll try again.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> There is. And it now shows my device. However now the two aren't
> talking and I still can't find the data it said earlier synced, when they
> WERE talking. This is kinda frustrating.
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 3:47 PM, Steve Ens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> Isn't there a sync centre in the COntrol Panel in Vista?
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:29 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> No. Hadn't found that one yet. Thank you.
>
>
>
> OK. Here is the current status. Powered down the laptop - left if off
> for a couple of minutes and then restarted. Powered down the 8525 and
> removed the battery for a couple of minutes. Powered up the Vista laptop.
> Reinstalled battery in the device and powered up.
>
>
>
> Connected the 8525 device to a USB port on the laptop and this time it
> found it and made some kind of connection and indicated that it was
> synchronizing.
>
>
>
> Funny thing is that I can't find where the sync oc

Re: smart phone sync with Vista

[Jon Harris]

Len, I have Vista Enterprise installed and happy on Dell Optiplex 170, I
think that is the model and will check tomorrow morning when I get it to be
sure.  I know it would not load on our 160's as there was no DVD drives in
those machines.  These systems came with XP and all I added is 1 GB of RAM
to make it happen.  I also have Vista Ultimate installed on a Latitude D810
with 2 GB in it.  I have upgraded the Drive but that was so I could run
Virtual PC and have a couple of test XP machines on it.

Jon

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 2:56 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> The number 7 or 6.1 is not why I wanted to wait. The reports of reduced
> hardware requirements for Win7 are the benefit in my mind. Most of my
> clients don't have the funding for technology products to justify the
> spending on the added hardware Vista needs just to stay happy. I'm just
> taking a "wait and see" attitude until I can test it with some of the
> hardware my clients have on hand. When you work with very small offices and
> non-profit places, with them running old hardware or donated old hardware,
> you kinda have to do the best you can with the hardware they have. They
> won't spring for new hardware.
>
>  On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 7:55 PM, Jon Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>  By the way Len just so you know the core number for Windows 7 is 6.1.
>> It is going to be closer to Windows Vista R2.
>>
>>   Jon
>>
>>   On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 7:28 PM, Joe Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> Len, are you running a 64 bit version of Vista by chance.  I have an 8525
>>> and initially had issues with Vista Ultimate 64 bit.   I will admit that I
>>> am running WM6.0 (or is it 6.1?) and have not tried it with WM 5.0.
>>>
>>> I was running some custom cooked ROMs on my 8525 when I took it WM6.0 and
>>> didn't see any negative effects.
>>>
>>> HTH.
>>>
>>> Joe Fox
>>> Systems/Network Administrator
>>>
>>> Mobile# (716) 846-9308
>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/josephfoxjr
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 5:15 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>>>
 This one was connecting fine and then I disconnected it to make a phone
 call and when brought back it wouldn't connect again. This device is new
 enough to be stable and old enough for MS and HTC to have the bugs worked
 out of the drivers. But, then again, I guess not. The @#$%^ thing will not
 connect or sync anymore. Even after the battery trick again.

 /rant on

 There is no excuse for a company the resources of Microsoft to send out
 stuff that refuses to work. But then again, they did publish Windows
 Millenium Edition and Vista. :-\I think I'll just wait for Windows 7.

 /rant off

   On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 4:59 PM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

>  I'm sorry it's not working, really.  But, I wouldn't blame Vista, but
> probably a combination of Vista, your specific hardware and the specific
> device based on Internet searches.  My device connects flawlessly with 
> Vista
> (well, after the battery trick).
>
>
>
> *From:* Len Hammond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:55 PM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: smart phone sync with Vista
>
>
>
> Now the phone and the laptop have quit communicationg altogether. No
> amount of rebooting seems to get it talking again. I'll try the battery
> trick again but if not, then I'm just going to remove the Windows Mobile
> Device Center and forget the whole thing. Getting the phone to sync with a
> Vista box is just not worth the effort. It still syncs with the XP box and
> that is adequate for now. Maybe when Win7 comes out I'll try again.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> There is. And it now shows my device. However now the two aren't
> talking and I still can't find the data it said earlier synced, when they
> WERE talking. This is kinda frustrating.
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 3:47 PM, Steve Ens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> Isn't there a sync centre in the COntrol Panel in Vista?
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:29 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> No. Hadn't found that one yet. Thank you.
>
>
>
> OK. Here is the current status. Powered down the laptop - left if off
> for a couple of minutes and then restarted. Powered down the 8525 and
> removed the battery for a couple of minutes. Powered up the Vista laptop.
> Reinstalled battery in the device and powered up.
>
>
>
> Connected the 8525 device to a USB port on the laptop and this time it
> found it and made some kind of connection and indicated that it was
> synchronizing.
>
>
>
> Funny thing is that I can't find where the sync oc

Re: electronic risk insurance

[Steven Peck]

I am not sure if we have any currently, but as of 5 years ago we
didn't.  We are a moderately large insurance organization so specifics
may now be covered under other policies.

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 3:56 PM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks, just wanted to inquire about this, wasn't sure if this was a
> scam or not. I've never been in the decision making position before and
> now that a few Girl Scouts brought me on board, I have significant input
> to the organization.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Thomas
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Steven Peck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:53 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: electronic risk insurance
>
> Somebody sells insurance for anything.  Anything.
>
> Your organization needs to assess the type of data they maintain and
> the risks of getting sued for losing that data through accident,
> negligence or attack.  This is the work of a lawyer and your
> management.
>
> If you consult with the people selling it, then yes, they will of
> course tell you how important it is.
>
> Steven
>
> On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 3:26 PM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Here is what they state:
>>
>>
>>
>> Covers both online and offline services.
>>
>> Covers security breaches, mistakes and unauthorized employee acts,
> including
>> virus attacks, hacking, identity theft or private information loss and
>> infringing or disparaging contents.
>>
>> Covers network information enterprise-wide, not just information on
> Web
>> sites.
>>
>> Includes theft of others' trade secrets and proprietary or
> confidential
>> information from the insured.
>>
>> Covers claims related to identity theft resulting from unauthorized
>> disclosure of private information (i.e. HIPAA, COPPA)
>>
>> Costs to comply with applicable laws requiring you to notify customers
> or
>> users if a security breach could potentially compromise private
> information.
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Sam Cayze [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:22 PM
>> To: NT System Admin Issues
>> Subject: RE: electronic risk insurance
>>
>>
>>
>> Define 'Data'?
>>
>>
>>
>> Curious, as we are revisiting (Or re-learning) our INS, and how it
> covers
>> our IT sides of things...
>>
>>
>>
>> 
>>
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:15 PM
>> To: NT System Admin Issues
>> Subject: OT: electronic risk insurance
>>
>> Has anyone heard or come across this before? We received a letter
> about a
>> insurance coverage on data.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> Thomas Gonzalez
>>
>> Technology Manager
>>
>> Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas
>>
>> 210.349.2404 phone
>> 210.403.1586 DID
>>
>> 210.349.2666 fax
>>
>> www.girlscouts-swtx.org
>>
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely
> for
>> the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you
> should not
>> read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions
> expressed
>> in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of
> the Girl
>> Scouts of Southwest Texas. Warning: Although precautions have been
> taken to
>> make sure no viruses are present in this email, Girl Scouts of
> Southwest
>> Texas cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise
> from
>> the use of this email or attachments.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely
> for
>> the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you
> should not
>> read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions
> expressed
>> in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of
> the Girl
>> Scouts of Southwest Texas. Warning: Although precautions have been
> taken to
>> make sure no viruses are present in this email, Girl Scouts of
> Southwest
>> Texas cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise
> from
>> the use of this email or attachments.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~
>

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: electronic risk insurance

[tgonzalez]

Thanks, just wanted to inquire about this, wasn't sure if this was a
scam or not. I've never been in the decision making position before and
now that a few Girl Scouts brought me on board, I have significant input
to the organization.


Thanks,

Thomas

-Original Message-
From: Steven Peck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:53 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: electronic risk insurance

Somebody sells insurance for anything.  Anything.

Your organization needs to assess the type of data they maintain and
the risks of getting sued for losing that data through accident,
negligence or attack.  This is the work of a lawyer and your
management.

If you consult with the people selling it, then yes, they will of
course tell you how important it is.

Steven

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 3:26 PM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Here is what they state:
>
>
>
> Covers both online and offline services.
>
> Covers security breaches, mistakes and unauthorized employee acts,
including
> virus attacks, hacking, identity theft or private information loss and
> infringing or disparaging contents.
>
> Covers network information enterprise-wide, not just information on
Web
> sites.
>
> Includes theft of others' trade secrets and proprietary or
confidential
> information from the insured.
>
> Covers claims related to identity theft resulting from unauthorized
> disclosure of private information (i.e. HIPAA, COPPA)
>
> Costs to comply with applicable laws requiring you to notify customers
or
> users if a security breach could potentially compromise private
information.
>
>
>
> From: Sam Cayze [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:22 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: electronic risk insurance
>
>
>
> Define 'Data'?
>
>
>
> Curious, as we are revisiting (Or re-learning) our INS, and how it
covers
> our IT sides of things...
>
>
>
> 
>
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:15 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: OT: electronic risk insurance
>
> Has anyone heard or come across this before? We received a letter
about a
> insurance coverage on data.
>
>
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Thomas Gonzalez
>
> Technology Manager
>
> Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas
>
> 210.349.2404 phone
> 210.403.1586 DID
>
> 210.349.2666 fax
>
> www.girlscouts-swtx.org
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
>
>
> This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely
for
> the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you
should not
> read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions
expressed
> in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of
the Girl
> Scouts of Southwest Texas. Warning: Although precautions have been
taken to
> make sure no viruses are present in this email, Girl Scouts of
Southwest
> Texas cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise
from
> the use of this email or attachments.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely
for
> the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you
should not
> read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions
expressed
> in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of
the Girl
> Scouts of Southwest Texas. Warning: Although precautions have been
taken to
> make sure no viruses are present in this email, Girl Scouts of
Southwest
> Texas cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise
from
> the use of this email or attachments.
>
>
>
>

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

Re: electronic risk insurance

[Steven Peck]

Somebody sells insurance for anything.  Anything.

Your organization needs to assess the type of data they maintain and
the risks of getting sued for losing that data through accident,
negligence or attack.  This is the work of a lawyer and your
management.

If you consult with the people selling it, then yes, they will of
course tell you how important it is.

Steven

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 3:26 PM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Here is what they state:
>
>
>
> Covers both online and offline services.
>
> Covers security breaches, mistakes and unauthorized employee acts, including
> virus attacks, hacking, identity theft or private information loss and
> infringing or disparaging contents.
>
> Covers network information enterprise-wide, not just information on Web
> sites.
>
> Includes theft of others' trade secrets and proprietary or confidential
> information from the insured.
>
> Covers claims related to identity theft resulting from unauthorized
> disclosure of private information (i.e. HIPAA, COPPA)
>
> Costs to comply with applicable laws requiring you to notify customers or
> users if a security breach could potentially compromise private information.
>
>
>
> From: Sam Cayze [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:22 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: electronic risk insurance
>
>
>
> Define 'Data'?
>
>
>
> Curious, as we are revisiting (Or re-learning) our INS, and how it covers
> our IT sides of things...
>
>
>
> 
>
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:15 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: OT: electronic risk insurance
>
> Has anyone heard or come across this before? We received a letter about a
> insurance coverage on data.
>
>
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Thomas Gonzalez
>
> Technology Manager
>
> Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas
>
> 210.349.2404 phone
> 210.403.1586 DID
>
> 210.349.2666 fax
>
> www.girlscouts-swtx.org
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
>
>
> This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for
> the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not
> read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed
> in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the Girl
> Scouts of Southwest Texas. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to
> make sure no viruses are present in this email, Girl Scouts of Southwest
> Texas cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from
> the use of this email or attachments.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for
> the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not
> read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed
> in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the Girl
> Scouts of Southwest Texas. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to
> make sure no viruses are present in this email, Girl Scouts of Southwest
> Texas cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from
> the use of this email or attachments.
>
>
>
>

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: electronic risk insurance

[tgonzalez]

Here is what they state:

 

Covers both online and offline services.

Covers security breaches, mistakes and unauthorized employee acts,
including virus attacks, hacking, identity theft or private information
loss and infringing or disparaging contents.

Covers network information enterprise-wide, not just information on Web
sites.

Includes theft of others' trade secrets and proprietary or confidential
information from the insured.

Covers claims related to identity theft resulting from unauthorized
disclosure of private information (i.e. HIPAA, COPPA)

Costs to comply with applicable laws requiring you to notify customers
or users if a security breach could potentially compromise private
information.

 

From: Sam Cayze [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:22 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: electronic risk insurance

 

Define 'Data'?

 

Curious, as we are revisiting (Or re-learning) our INS, and how it
covers our IT sides of things...

 



From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:15 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: OT: electronic risk insurance

Has anyone heard or come across this before? We received a letter about
a insurance coverage on data.

 

 

Thanks,

 

Thomas Gonzalez

Technology Manager

Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas

210.349.2404 phone
210.403.1586 DID

210.349.2666 fax

www.girlscouts-swtx.org  

[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 

 

This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely
for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you
should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or
opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not
represent those of the Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas. Warning: Although
precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this
email, Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas cannot accept responsibility for
any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments.

 

 

 

 

 

 



This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the 
intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, 
distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this 
email are those of the author and do not represent those of the Girl Scouts of 
Southwest Texas company. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make 
sure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept 
responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or 
attachments.
~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: electronic risk insurance

[Sam Cayze]

Define 'Data'?
 
Curious, as we are revisiting (Or re-learning) our INS, and how it
covers our IT sides of things...



From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:15 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: OT: electronic risk insurance



Has anyone heard or come across this before? We received a letter about
a insurance coverage on data.

 

 

Thanks,

 

Thomas Gonzalez

Technology Manager

Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas

210.349.2404 phone
210.403.1586 DID

210.349.2666 fax

www.girlscouts-swtx.org  

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OT: electronic risk insurance

[tgonzalez]

Has anyone heard or come across this before? We received a letter about
a insurance coverage on data.

 

 

Thanks,

 

Thomas Gonzalez

Technology Manager

Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas

210.349.2404 phone
210.403.1586 DID

210.349.2666 fax

www.girlscouts-swtx.org  

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RE: VIPRE - I like it

[gsweers]

Yeah I have heard of them doing it in the past, but AVG is great for
home, Avast is great for home in the free versions, but after using
Vipre I tell everyone to drop the free and go with the good.  The CPU
and performance between them is so good for 25.00 bucks its not even a
question anymore.

The competitive upgrade Sunbelt will give too is good.

 

From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:10 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it

 

Not the free edition. We once got the full commercial version including
server licenses as well for free. I just sent them an email and asked
and the gave me links to download and license keys.

- Original Message - 

From: Mike Gill   

To: NT System Admin Issues
  

Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:35 PM

Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

 

Somehow I don't think the below part means it's free for
non-profits:

 

"AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition is for private, non-commercial,
single computer use only. The use of AVG Free within any organization or
for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited." (Link
 )

 

I've always told my non-profit clients they can't use AVG for
free.

 

-- 
Mike Gill

 

From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 12:37 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it

 

I dont think they do, they do offer discounts for
not-for-profits though, like 25% or so. AVG does offer free licensing
for not-for-profits though, well they did a few years ago anyway. You
may want to shoot them an email and confirm.

 

James

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

Re: VIPRE - I like it

[James Kerr]

Not the free edition. We once got the full commercial version including server 
licenses as well for free. I just sent them an email and asked and the gave me 
links to download and license keys.
  - Original Message - 
  From: Mike Gill 
  To: NT System Admin Issues 
  Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:35 PM
  Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it


  Somehow I don't think the below part means it's free for non-profits:

   

  "AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition is for private, non-commercial, single computer 
use only. The use of AVG Free within any organization or for commercial 
purposes is strictly prohibited." (Link)

   

  I've always told my non-profit clients they can't use AVG for free.

   

  -- 
  Mike Gill

   

  From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 12:37 PM
  To: NT System Admin Issues
  Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it

   

  I dont think they do, they do offer discounts for not-for-profits though, 
like 25% or so. AVG does offer free licensing for not-for-profits though, well 
they did a few years ago anyway. You may want to shoot them an email and 
confirm.

   

  James

 




 

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: VIPRE - I like it

[gsweers]

Amen

 

From: Roger Wright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:43 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

 

Yes, I've used AVG Pro on my church's network for 3-4 years now and they
provided excellent non-profit pricing for us.  However, I really don't
like the management system for it and can't wait to move to Vipre and
Ninja.

 

   

 

Roger Wright

Network Administrator

Evatone, Inc.

727.572.7076  x388

_  

 

From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:37 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it

 

I dont think they do, they do offer discounts for not-for-profits
though, like 25% or so. AVG does offer free licensing for
not-for-profits though, well they did a few years ago anyway. You may
want to shoot them an email and confirm.

 

James

- Original Message - 

From: Len Hammond   

To: NT System Admin Issues
  

Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:07 PM

Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it

 

Stu,

 

Do you have "Charity Licensing"? I have one non-profit that I
have built a domain for that I need to do a new AV product for. I have
read some nice things about Vipre and as a long time list member, I
would like to try it.

 

Len Hammond

CSI:Hartland

810-632-2038

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 2:09 PM, Stu Sjouwerman
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Thanks !!

We'll tell the DEV-team for sure.

We now also support automatic uninstalls for

- AVG 8.x
- McAfee 7.x & 8.x, including MacAfee EPO Agent, Rogue System
Sensor,
Resuscitator
- Sophos agent 7.x (Enterprise 3.x)
- Symantec AntiVirus 9, 10, 10.1, 10.1.4, 10.1.5, 10.1.5000
- Symantec EndPoint 11
- Trend 7.x, 8.x, Patch Installer; Trend Micro Threat Management
Agent;
Cisco Trust Agent 2.1.103.0  ; Cisco Trust
Agent 802_1x Wired Client;
Office Scan Agent
- Webroot 3.x

Instructions how to use are at our KB here:
http://support.sunbeltsoftware.com/Default.aspx?answerid=1768

Warm regards,

Stu



-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:02 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues

Subject: VIPRE - I like it

Stu, Alex, et al,

We've cobbled together a brute force script that is ripping out
McAfee
for us, and it's working fairly well.

I just wanted to say, publicly, that I'm so far, after rolling
out
VIPRE to approximately 90 workstations out of our nearly 400,
very
pleased with how it's working. It's caught 9 moderate to serious
infestations of which McAfee was completely unaware (a keylogger
and
several trojans, among others), and allowed us to clean them.
We're
planning now for using this tool for quarantining IM clients,
among
other things - it's no substitute for removing administrator
privileges, but until we achieve that it looks to be a good
stopgap.

Also, the control console is almost completely transparent in
function
and does its job well. I've got a junior admin who's worked
through it
easily, and is showing other junior admins how it works, and the
whole
team is stoked about the product.

In all, an excellent product.

Please convey my thanks to the VIPRE team.

Well done.

Kurt

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog!
~
~   ~


..

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog!
~
~   ~




-- 
Len Hammond
CSI:Hartland
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: VIPRE - I like it

[Roger Wright]

Yes, I've used AVG Pro on my church's network for 3-4 years now and they
provided excellent non-profit pricing for us.  However, I really don't
like the management system for it and can't wait to move to Vipre and
Ninja.

 

   

 

Roger Wright

Network Administrator

Evatone, Inc.

727.572.7076  x388

_  

 

From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:37 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it

 

I dont think they do, they do offer discounts for not-for-profits
though, like 25% or so. AVG does offer free licensing for
not-for-profits though, well they did a few years ago anyway. You may
want to shoot them an email and confirm.

 

James

- Original Message - 

From: Len Hammond   

To: NT System Admin Issues
  

Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:07 PM

Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it

 

Stu,

 

Do you have "Charity Licensing"? I have one non-profit that I
have built a domain for that I need to do a new AV product for. I have
read some nice things about Vipre and as a long time list member, I
would like to try it.

 

Len Hammond

CSI:Hartland

810-632-2038

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 2:09 PM, Stu Sjouwerman
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Thanks !!

We'll tell the DEV-team for sure.

We now also support automatic uninstalls for

- AVG 8.x
- McAfee 7.x & 8.x, including MacAfee EPO Agent, Rogue System
Sensor,
Resuscitator
- Sophos agent 7.x (Enterprise 3.x)
- Symantec AntiVirus 9, 10, 10.1, 10.1.4, 10.1.5, 10.1.5000
- Symantec EndPoint 11
- Trend 7.x, 8.x, Patch Installer; Trend Micro Threat Management
Agent;
Cisco Trust Agent 2.1.103.0  ; Cisco Trust
Agent 802_1x Wired Client;
Office Scan Agent
- Webroot 3.x

Instructions how to use are at our KB here:
http://support.sunbeltsoftware.com/Default.aspx?answerid=1768

Warm regards,

Stu



-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:02 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues

Subject: VIPRE - I like it

Stu, Alex, et al,

We've cobbled together a brute force script that is ripping out
McAfee
for us, and it's working fairly well.

I just wanted to say, publicly, that I'm so far, after rolling
out
VIPRE to approximately 90 workstations out of our nearly 400,
very
pleased with how it's working. It's caught 9 moderate to serious
infestations of which McAfee was completely unaware (a keylogger
and
several trojans, among others), and allowed us to clean them.
We're
planning now for using this tool for quarantining IM clients,
among
other things - it's no substitute for removing administrator
privileges, but until we achieve that it looks to be a good
stopgap.

Also, the control console is almost completely transparent in
function
and does its job well. I've got a junior admin who's worked
through it
easily, and is showing other junior admins how it works, and the
whole
team is stoked about the product.

In all, an excellent product.

Please convey my thanks to the VIPRE team.

Well done.

Kurt

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog!
~
~   ~


..

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog!
~
~   ~




-- 
Len Hammond
CSI:Hartland
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 

 

 

 

 

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: VIPRE - I like it

[Mike Gill]

Somehow I don't think the below part means it's free for non-profits:

 

"AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition is for private, non-commercial, single computer
use only. The use of AVG Free within any organization or for commercial
purposes is strictly prohibited." (Link
 )

 

I've always told my non-profit clients they can't use AVG for free.

 

-- 
Mike Gill

 

From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 12:37 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it

 

I dont think they do, they do offer discounts for not-for-profits though,
like 25% or so. AVG does offer free licensing for not-for-profits though,
well they did a few years ago anyway. You may want to shoot them an email
and confirm.

 

James

 

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: VIPRE - I like it

[gsweers]

That's actually due to the hardware we are forced to use since there is
usually zero dollars to upgrade.. J

 

 

From: Rod Trent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:53 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

 

Is that because you stop making a profit once you install it due to the
performance lags?

 



 

From: Sean Rector [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:51 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

 

We bought under a Non-Profit discount.

 

Sean Rector, MCSE

 

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:39 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

 

We are able to get discounts for non profits..

 

From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:37 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it

 

I dont think they do, they do offer discounts for not-for-profits
though, like 25% or so. AVG does offer free licensing for
not-for-profits though, well they did a few years ago anyway. You may
want to shoot them an email and confirm.

 

James

- Original Message - 

From: Len Hammond   

To: NT System Admin Issues
  

Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:07 PM

Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it

 

Stu,

 

Do you have "Charity Licensing"? I have one non-profit that I
have built a domain for that I need to do a new AV product for. I have
read some nice things about Vipre and as a long time list member, I
would like to try it.

 

Len Hammond

CSI:Hartland

810-632-2038

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 2:09 PM, Stu Sjouwerman
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Thanks !!

We'll tell the DEV-team for sure.

We now also support automatic uninstalls for

- AVG 8.x
- McAfee 7.x & 8.x, including MacAfee EPO Agent, Rogue System
Sensor,
Resuscitator
- Sophos agent 7.x (Enterprise 3.x)
- Symantec AntiVirus 9, 10, 10.1, 10.1.4, 10.1.5, 10.1.5000
- Symantec EndPoint 11
- Trend 7.x, 8.x, Patch Installer; Trend Micro Threat Management
Agent;
Cisco Trust Agent 2.1.103.0  ; Cisco Trust
Agent 802_1x Wired Client;
Office Scan Agent
- Webroot 3.x

Instructions how to use are at our KB here:
http://support.sunbeltsoftware.com/Default.aspx?answerid=1768

Warm regards,

Stu



-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:02 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues

Subject: VIPRE - I like it

Stu, Alex, et al,

We've cobbled together a brute force script that is ripping out
McAfee
for us, and it's working fairly well.

I just wanted to say, publicly, that I'm so far, after rolling
out
VIPRE to approximately 90 workstations out of our nearly 400,
very
pleased with how it's working. It's caught 9 moderate to serious
infestations of which McAfee was completely unaware (a keylogger
and
several trojans, among others), and allowed us to clean them.
We're
planning now for using this tool for quarantining IM clients,
among
other things - it's no substitute for removing administrator
privileges, but until we achieve that it looks to be a good
stopgap.

Also, the control console is almost completely transparent in
function
and does its job well. I've got a junior admin who's worked
through it
easily, and is showing other junior admins how it works, and the
whole
team is stoked about the product.

In all, an excellent product.

Please convey my thanks to the VIPRE team.

Well done.

Kurt

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog!
~
~   ~


..

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog!
~
~   ~




-- 
Len Hammond
CSI:Hartland
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information Technology Manager
Virginia Opera Association 

E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 

Phone:(757) 213-4548 (direct line)
{*}

 

 

 

 

 

 

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: how to add a subnet

[John Hornbuckle]

What options do you get? "New subnet" is the 2nd option from the top when I 
right-click it.



John Hornbuckle
MIS Department
Taylor County School District
318 North Clark Street
Perry, FL 32347

www.taylor.k12.fl.us




-Original Message-
From: Juned Shaikh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:59 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: AD: how to add a subnet

Please hlep in defining how to add new IP subnet under AD sites and services. 
We are create few new IP subnets all in 1 site and would like to tie-in to that 
site. How can I add that IP subnets?

When I right click on 'subnets' under AD Sites and services, i don't see any 
option to add.

Any help will be highly appreciated.

Thanks

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: NetApp replication with non-NetApp storage options

[Jason Morris]

Nope, kinda proprietary in the snapmirroring arena so it's only netapp
to netapp.

 

You'd be best off doing a snapshot then doing ndmp of that snapshot
across the wan to that DR site. That would require, I think, the snap
manager utility in order to push out that specific snapshot you took.

 

Hope that helps.

Jason

 

From: Andy Shook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:07 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: NetApp replication with non-NetApp storage options

 

 

Yo list,

I've been asked to see if there is a cost effective way for a NetApp SAN
to replicate with non-NetApp storage.  Customer wants to spin up a
single ESX host with 8 VMs and a ~2TB DAS for their DR site.  What I
don't know is if NetApp allows snapmirror to chat with non NetApp gear.
So...for those of you running NetApps, what can you tell me?

 

Thanks to all and to all a good night. 

 

 

Shook

 

 

 

 

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~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

re: AD: how to add a subnet

[Juned Shaikh]

I got it. I had to have Enterprise Admin rights to see that option.

Thanks,

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

NetApp replication with non-NetApp storage options

[Andy Shook]

Yo list,
I've been asked to see if there is a cost effective way for a NetApp SAN to 
replicate with non-NetApp storage.  Customer wants to spin up a single ESX host 
with 8 VMs and a ~2TB DAS for their DR site.  What I don't know is if NetApp 
allows snapmirror to chat with non NetApp gear.  So...for those of you running 
NetApps, what can you tell me?

Thanks to all and to all a good night.


Shook


~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

AD: how to add a subnet

[Juned Shaikh]

Please hlep in defining how to add new IP subnet under AD sites and services. 
We are create few new IP subnets all in 1 site and would like to tie-in to that 
site. How can I add that IP subnets?

When I right click on 'subnets' under AD Sites and services, i don't see any 
option to add.

Any help will be highly appreciated.

Thanks

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: VIPRE - I like it

[Rod Trent]

Is that because you stop making a profit once you install it due to the
performance lags?

 



 

From: Sean Rector [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:51 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

 

We bought under a Non-Profit discount.

 

Sean Rector, MCSE

 

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:39 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

 

We are able to get discounts for non profits..

 

From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:37 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it

 

I dont think they do, they do offer discounts for not-for-profits though,
like 25% or so. AVG does offer free licensing for not-for-profits though,
well they did a few years ago anyway. You may want to shoot them an email
and confirm.

 

James

- Original Message - 

From: Len Hammond   

To: NT System Admin Issues   

Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:07 PM

Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it

 

Stu,

 

Do you have "Charity Licensing"? I have one non-profit that I have built a
domain for that I need to do a new AV product for. I have read some nice
things about Vipre and as a long time list member, I would like to try it.

 

Len Hammond

CSI:Hartland

810-632-2038

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 2:09 PM, Stu Sjouwerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

Thanks !!

We'll tell the DEV-team for sure.

We now also support automatic uninstalls for

- AVG 8.x
- McAfee 7.x & 8.x, including MacAfee EPO Agent, Rogue System Sensor,
Resuscitator
- Sophos agent 7.x (Enterprise 3.x)
- Symantec AntiVirus 9, 10, 10.1, 10.1.4, 10.1.5, 10.1.5000
- Symantec EndPoint 11
- Trend 7.x, 8.x, Patch Installer; Trend Micro Threat Management Agent;
Cisco Trust Agent 2.1.103.0  ; Cisco Trust Agent 802_1x
Wired Client;
Office Scan Agent
- Webroot 3.x

Instructions how to use are at our KB here:
http://support.sunbeltsoftware.com/Default.aspx?answerid=1768

Warm regards,

Stu



-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:02 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues

Subject: VIPRE - I like it

Stu, Alex, et al,

We've cobbled together a brute force script that is ripping out McAfee
for us, and it's working fairly well.

I just wanted to say, publicly, that I'm so far, after rolling out
VIPRE to approximately 90 workstations out of our nearly 400, very
pleased with how it's working. It's caught 9 moderate to serious
infestations of which McAfee was completely unaware (a keylogger and
several trojans, among others), and allowed us to clean them. We're
planning now for using this tool for quarantining IM clients, among
other things - it's no substitute for removing administrator
privileges, but until we achieve that it looks to be a good stopgap.

Also, the control console is almost completely transparent in function
and does its job well. I've got a junior admin who's worked through it
easily, and is showing other junior admins how it works, and the whole
team is stoked about the product.

In all, an excellent product.

Please convey my thanks to the VIPRE team.

Well done.

Kurt

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~


..

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~




-- 
Len Hammond
CSI:Hartland
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information Technology Manager
Virginia Opera Association 

E-Mail:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone:(757) 213-4548 (direct line)
{*}

 

 

 

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: smart phone sync with Vista

[Rod Trent]

Doh!  X64.that's another issue altogether!

 

The x64 AMD chip makes Vista run like a dog.

 

There's another thread at the same link I sent yesterday, specifically for
x64 and the 8525.  Different fix.

 

From: Len Hammond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:51 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: smart phone sync with Vista

 

Yes. It is a 64bit version of Vista. I finally pulled out the Windows Mobile
connectin software and the associated updates. With them in the machine ran
noticably slower. It took almost an hour for a 2ghz dual core with 4gb RAM
to remove it and reboot. Took another half hour for the updates to be
removed. After a couple of reboots it is now running like it did before the
installation.

 

As for the update of the 8525 to WM6 (or 6.1 - I'd have to go look again).
Did you get your new version from the phone people or from Microsoft? The
link I used came from Cingular (AT&T). If that makes a difference I might
try looking for the upgrade again and might try it. However, the syncing
with this laptop is not a high priority as I have it synced with my desk
machine which I use a lot more than the laptop.

What are custom cooked ROMS? I am assuming they are some chips that you have
written or rewritten software for.What did you need that didn't come with
the 8525? or was it more for fun?


 

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 7:28 PM, Joe Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Len, are you running a 64 bit version of Vista by chance.  I have an 8525
and initially had issues with Vista Ultimate 64 bit.   I will admit that I
am running WM6.0 (or is it 6.1?) and have not tried it with WM 5.0.

I was running some custom cooked ROMs on my 8525 when I took it WM6.0 and
didn't see any negative effects.

HTH.

Joe Fox
Systems/Network Administrator

Mobile# (716) 846-9308
http://www.linkedin.com/in/josephfoxjr 





On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 5:15 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

This one was connecting fine and then I disconnected it to make a phone call
and when brought back it wouldn't connect again. This device is new enough
to be stable and old enough for MS and HTC to have the bugs worked out of
the drivers. But, then again, I guess not. The @#$%^ thing will not connect
or sync anymore. Even after the battery trick again. 

 

/rant on

 

There is no excuse for a company the resources of Microsoft to send out
stuff that refuses to work. But then again, they did publish Windows
Millenium Edition and Vista. :-\I think I'll just wait for Windows 7.

 

/rant off

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 4:59 PM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

I'm sorry it's not working, really.  But, I wouldn't blame Vista, but
probably a combination of Vista, your specific hardware and the specific
device based on Internet searches.  My device connects flawlessly with Vista
(well, after the battery trick).

 

From: Len Hammond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:55 PM 


To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: smart phone sync with Vista

 

Now the phone and the laptop have quit communicationg altogether. No amount
of rebooting seems to get it talking again. I'll try the battery trick again
but if not, then I'm just going to remove the Windows Mobile Device Center
and forget the whole thing. Getting the phone to sync with a Vista box is
just not worth the effort. It still syncs with the XP box and that is
adequate for now. Maybe when Win7 comes out I'll try again.



 

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

There is. And it now shows my device. However now the two aren't talking and
I still can't find the data it said earlier synced, when they WERE talking.
This is kinda frustrating.

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 3:47 PM, Steve Ens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Isn't there a sync centre in the COntrol Panel in Vista? 

 

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:29 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

No. Hadn't found that one yet. Thank you.

 

OK. Here is the current status. Powered down the laptop - left if off for a
couple of minutes and then restarted. Powered down the 8525 and removed the
battery for a couple of minutes. Powered up the Vista laptop. Reinstalled
battery in the device and powered up.  

 

Connected the 8525 device to a USB port on the laptop and this time it found
it and made some kind of connection and indicated that it was synchronizing.


 

Funny thing is that I can't find where the sync occurred to. I thought it
was supposed to go to Outlook (like it does on my XP desktop) however it is
not in Outlook and it is not in the Windows Contacts that is native to
Vista. I'll keep looking in a bit.

 

I can browse into the device and see my folders there with the data files on
my MicroSD cardin the device so communication IS taking place.

 

Now, it's on to find the data and get the sync to occur from the device to
Outlook. or maybe I want it to go to the Windows Contacts list. Well, try to
find what happened first.

RE: VIPRE - I like it

[Sean Rector]

We bought under a Non-Profit discount.

 

Sean Rector, MCSE

 

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:39 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

 

We are able to get discounts for non profits..

 

From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:37 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it

 

I dont think they do, they do offer discounts for not-for-profits
though, like 25% or so. AVG does offer free licensing for
not-for-profits though, well they did a few years ago anyway. You may
want to shoot them an email and confirm.

 

James

- Original Message - 

From: Len Hammond   

To: NT System Admin Issues
  

Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:07 PM

Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it

 

Stu,

 

Do you have "Charity Licensing"? I have one non-profit that I
have built a domain for that I need to do a new AV product for. I have
read some nice things about Vipre and as a long time list member, I
would like to try it.

 

Len Hammond

CSI:Hartland

810-632-2038

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 2:09 PM, Stu Sjouwerman
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Thanks !!

We'll tell the DEV-team for sure.

We now also support automatic uninstalls for

- AVG 8.x
- McAfee 7.x & 8.x, including MacAfee EPO Agent, Rogue System
Sensor,
Resuscitator
- Sophos agent 7.x (Enterprise 3.x)
- Symantec AntiVirus 9, 10, 10.1, 10.1.4, 10.1.5, 10.1.5000
- Symantec EndPoint 11
- Trend 7.x, 8.x, Patch Installer; Trend Micro Threat Management
Agent;
Cisco Trust Agent 2.1.103.0  ; Cisco Trust
Agent 802_1x Wired Client;
Office Scan Agent
- Webroot 3.x

Instructions how to use are at our KB here:
http://support.sunbeltsoftware.com/Default.aspx?answerid=1768

Warm regards,

Stu



-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:02 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues

Subject: VIPRE - I like it

Stu, Alex, et al,

We've cobbled together a brute force script that is ripping out
McAfee
for us, and it's working fairly well.

I just wanted to say, publicly, that I'm so far, after rolling
out
VIPRE to approximately 90 workstations out of our nearly 400,
very
pleased with how it's working. It's caught 9 moderate to serious
infestations of which McAfee was completely unaware (a keylogger
and
several trojans, among others), and allowed us to clean them.
We're
planning now for using this tool for quarantining IM clients,
among
other things - it's no substitute for removing administrator
privileges, but until we achieve that it looks to be a good
stopgap.

Also, the control console is almost completely transparent in
function
and does its job well. I've got a junior admin who's worked
through it
easily, and is showing other junior admins how it works, and the
whole
team is stoked about the product.

In all, an excellent product.

Please convey my thanks to the VIPRE team.

Well done.

Kurt

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog!
~
~   ~


..

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~
~   ~




-- 
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CSI:Hartland
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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RE: VIPRE - I like it

[Rod Trent]

Best move you could make, no matter what you are switching to.

-Original Message-
From: Scott Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:06 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

We are in the midst of possibly switching from Symantec to Vipre. We are
a Dell shop and I just found out if you have Embassy Trust Suite loaded,
it has to be uninstalled for Vipre to run a scan. A major pain as most
laptops are remote.

Other than that my demo has gone well so far. 

-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: November-20-08 12:19 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it


My smaller clients I switched from Trend to Vipre, my bigger clients
(and my 9-5 job with 300 employees / McAfee) I'm waiting for Vipre to be
a bit more mature. Personally I acually have had very very few issues
with Trend over the years, but the price difference for the smaller
clients was the tipping point.

Dave


From: Steve Burkett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 8:59 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

Is that the main reason people are dumping Trend?  The support is
rubbish?


(Our Kaspersky renewal's coming up in January... )

-Original Message-
From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 20 November 2008 14:44
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it

I may pickup Vipre and Ninja when our Trend contract ends. Thats the
plan anyway, Trend has got to go, their support is useless. I have two
major problems with it and they are not able to help, other then have me
send in files and respond to emails endlessly and then resend them all
again.


- Original Message -
From: "Kurt Buff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:01 AM
Subject: VIPRE - I like it


> Stu, Alex, et al,
>
> We've cobbled together a brute force script that is ripping out McAfee

> for us, and it's working fairly well.
>
> I just wanted to say, publicly, that I'm so far, after rolling out 
> VIPRE to approximately 90 workstations out of our nearly 400, very 
> pleased with how it's working. It's caught 9 moderate to serious 
> infestations of which McAfee was completely unaware (a keylogger and 
> several trojans, among others), and allowed us to clean them. We're 
> planning now for using this tool for quarantining IM clients, among 
> other things - it's no substitute for removing administrator 
> privileges, but until we achieve that it looks to be a good stopgap.
>
> Also, the control console is almost completely transparent in function

> and does its job well. I've got a junior admin who's worked through it

> easily, and is showing other junior admins how it works, and the whole

> team is stoked about the product.
>
> In all, an excellent product.
>
> Please convey my thanks to the VIPRE team.
>
> Well done.
>
> Kurt
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ 
>   ~


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RE: VIPRE - I like it

[gsweers]

We are able to get discounts for non profits..

 

From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:37 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it

 

I dont think they do, they do offer discounts for not-for-profits
though, like 25% or so. AVG does offer free licensing for
not-for-profits though, well they did a few years ago anyway. You may
want to shoot them an email and confirm.

 

James

- Original Message - 

From: Len Hammond   

To: NT System Admin Issues
  

Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:07 PM

Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it

 

Stu,

 

Do you have "Charity Licensing"? I have one non-profit that I
have built a domain for that I need to do a new AV product for. I have
read some nice things about Vipre and as a long time list member, I
would like to try it.

 

Len Hammond

CSI:Hartland

810-632-2038

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 2:09 PM, Stu Sjouwerman
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Thanks !!

We'll tell the DEV-team for sure.

We now also support automatic uninstalls for

- AVG 8.x
- McAfee 7.x & 8.x, including MacAfee EPO Agent, Rogue System
Sensor,
Resuscitator
- Sophos agent 7.x (Enterprise 3.x)
- Symantec AntiVirus 9, 10, 10.1, 10.1.4, 10.1.5, 10.1.5000
- Symantec EndPoint 11
- Trend 7.x, 8.x, Patch Installer; Trend Micro Threat Management
Agent;
Cisco Trust Agent 2.1.103.0  ; Cisco Trust
Agent 802_1x Wired Client;
Office Scan Agent
- Webroot 3.x

Instructions how to use are at our KB here:
http://support.sunbeltsoftware.com/Default.aspx?answerid=1768

Warm regards,

Stu



-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:02 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues

Subject: VIPRE - I like it

Stu, Alex, et al,

We've cobbled together a brute force script that is ripping out
McAfee
for us, and it's working fairly well.

I just wanted to say, publicly, that I'm so far, after rolling
out
VIPRE to approximately 90 workstations out of our nearly 400,
very
pleased with how it's working. It's caught 9 moderate to serious
infestations of which McAfee was completely unaware (a keylogger
and
several trojans, among others), and allowed us to clean them.
We're
planning now for using this tool for quarantining IM clients,
among
other things - it's no substitute for removing administrator
privileges, but until we achieve that it looks to be a good
stopgap.

Also, the control console is almost completely transparent in
function
and does its job well. I've got a junior admin who's worked
through it
easily, and is showing other junior admins how it works, and the
whole
team is stoked about the product.

In all, an excellent product.

Please convey my thanks to the VIPRE team.

Well done.

Kurt

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog!
~
~   ~


..

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog!
~
~   ~




-- 
Len Hammond
CSI:Hartland
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 

 

 

 

 

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

Re: VIPRE - I like it

[James Kerr]

I dont think they do, they do offer discounts for not-for-profits though, like 
25% or so. AVG does offer free licensing for not-for-profits though, well they 
did a few years ago anyway. You may want to shoot them an email and confirm.

James
  - Original Message - 
  From: Len Hammond 
  To: NT System Admin Issues 
  Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:07 PM
  Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it


  Stu,

  Do you have "Charity Licensing"? I have one non-profit that I have built a 
domain for that I need to do a new AV product for. I have read some nice things 
about Vipre and as a long time list member, I would like to try it.

  Len Hammond
  CSI:Hartland
  810-632-2038


  On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 2:09 PM, Stu Sjouwerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Thanks !!

We'll tell the DEV-team for sure.

We now also support automatic uninstalls for

- AVG 8.x
- McAfee 7.x & 8.x, including MacAfee EPO Agent, Rogue System Sensor,
Resuscitator
- Sophos agent 7.x (Enterprise 3.x)
- Symantec AntiVirus 9, 10, 10.1, 10.1.4, 10.1.5, 10.1.5000
- Symantec EndPoint 11
- Trend 7.x, 8.x, Patch Installer; Trend Micro Threat Management Agent;
Cisco Trust Agent 2.1.103.0; Cisco Trust Agent 802_1x Wired Client;
Office Scan Agent
- Webroot 3.x

Instructions how to use are at our KB here:
http://support.sunbeltsoftware.com/Default.aspx?answerid=1768

Warm regards,

Stu



-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:02 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues

Subject: VIPRE - I like it

Stu, Alex, et al,

We've cobbled together a brute force script that is ripping out McAfee
for us, and it's working fairly well.

I just wanted to say, publicly, that I'm so far, after rolling out
VIPRE to approximately 90 workstations out of our nearly 400, very
pleased with how it's working. It's caught 9 moderate to serious
infestations of which McAfee was completely unaware (a keylogger and
several trojans, among others), and allowed us to clean them. We're
planning now for using this tool for quarantining IM clients, among
other things - it's no substitute for removing administrator
privileges, but until we achieve that it looks to be a good stopgap.

Also, the control console is almost completely transparent in function
and does its job well. I've got a junior admin who's worked through it
easily, and is showing other junior admins how it works, and the whole
team is stoked about the product.

In all, an excellent product.

Please convey my thanks to the VIPRE team.

Well done.

Kurt

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~


..

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~




  -- 
  Len Hammond
  CSI:Hartland
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]




 

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

Re: smart phone sync with Vista

[Joe Fox]

You can get the official ROM for the 8525 from the HTC website (if it is
still up there, I haven't checked recently).

Joe Fox
Systems/Network Administrator

Mobile# (716) 846-9308
http://www.linkedin.com/in/josephfoxjr


On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 2:57 PM, Tim Vander Kooi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

>  Microsoft does not release updates for WM devices. The ROM upgrade would
> come from AT&T/Cingular for your phone. The upgrade from WM5 to WM6 is very
> much worth the effort (of which there is little involved). Mobile 6 is much
> superior to Mobile 5. The ROMS can be found online, mostly at the XDA forums
> and are modified versions of the released OS.
>
> TVK
>
>
>
> *From:* Len Hammond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:51 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: smart phone sync with Vista
>
>
>
> Yes. It is a 64bit version of Vista. I finally pulled out the Windows
> Mobile connectin software and the associated updates. With them in the
> machine ran noticably slower. It took almost an hour for a 2ghz dual core
> with 4gb RAM to remove it and reboot. Took another half hour for the updates
> to be removed. After a couple of reboots it is now running like it did
> before the installation.
>
>
>
> As for the update of the 8525 to WM6 (or 6.1 - I'd have to go look again).
> Did you get your new version from the phone people or from Microsoft? The
> link I used came from Cingular (AT&T). If that makes a difference I might
> try looking for the upgrade again and might try it. However, the syncing
> with this laptop is not a high priority as I have it synced with my desk
> machine which I use a lot more than the laptop.
>
> What are custom cooked ROMS? I am assuming they are some chips that you
> have written or rewritten software for.What did you need that didn't come
> with the 8525? or was it more for fun?
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 7:28 PM, Joe Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Len, are you running a 64 bit version of Vista by chance.  I have an 8525
> and initially had issues with Vista Ultimate 64 bit.   I will admit that I
> am running WM6.0 (or is it 6.1?) and have not tried it with WM 5.0.
>
> I was running some custom cooked ROMs on my 8525 when I took it WM6.0 and
> didn't see any negative effects.
>
> HTH.
>
> Joe Fox
> Systems/Network Administrator
>
> Mobile# (716) 846-9308
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/josephfoxjr
>
>
>
>  On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 5:15 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> This one was connecting fine and then I disconnected it to make a phone
> call and when brought back it wouldn't connect again. This device is new
> enough to be stable and old enough for MS and HTC to have the bugs worked
> out of the drivers. But, then again, I guess not. The @#$%^ thing will not
> connect or sync anymore. Even after the battery trick again.
>
>
>
> /rant on
>
>
>
> There is no excuse for a company the resources of Microsoft to send out
> stuff that refuses to work. But then again, they did publish Windows
> Millenium Edition and Vista. :-\I think I'll just wait for Windows 7.
>
>
>
> /rant off
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 4:59 PM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I'm sorry it's not working, really.  But, I wouldn't blame Vista, but
> probably a combination of Vista, your specific hardware and the specific
> device based on Internet searches.  My device connects flawlessly with Vista
> (well, after the battery trick).
>
>
>
> *From:* Len Hammond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:55 PM
>
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: smart phone sync with Vista
>
>
>
> Now the phone and the laptop have quit communicationg altogether. No amount
> of rebooting seems to get it talking again. I'll try the battery trick again
> but if not, then I'm just going to remove the Windows Mobile Device Center
> and forget the whole thing. Getting the phone to sync with a Vista box is
> just not worth the effort. It still syncs with the XP box and that is
> adequate for now. Maybe when Win7 comes out I'll try again.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> There is. And it now shows my device. However now the two aren't talking
> and I still can't find the data it said earlier synced, when they WERE
> talking. This is kinda frustrating.
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 3:47 PM, Steve Ens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Isn't there a sync centre in the COntrol Panel in Vista?
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:29 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> No. Hadn't found that one yet. Thank you.
>
>
>
> OK. Here is the current status. Powered down the laptop - left if off for a
> couple of minutes and then restarted. Powered down the 8525 and removed the
> battery for a couple of minutes. Powered up the Vista laptop. Reinstalled
> battery in the device and powered up.
>
>
>
> Connected the 8525 device to a USB port on the laptop and this time it
> found it and ma

Re: The script...

[Kurt Buff]

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 11:38 AM, Angus Scott-Fleming
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 20 Nov 2008 at 9:34, Kurt Buff  wrote:
>
>> This script is rough - and it's a steal from a web site, and we've
>> modified or added to it, heavily. It's also not a complete solution -
>> for instance, we've found that, for reasons we don't have nailed down
>> yet, the frameworkservice doesn't *always* disappear, though it does
>> over 80% of the time, so for now we've just been turning it off and
>> disabling it when we find that problem.
>>
>> Don't blame me if it blows up your machine...
>>
>> Several notes:
>>
>> 1) We launch this script remotely with 'psexec \\computername -c -f
>> c:\batchfile.cmd'
>>
>> 2) You'll note that we delete registry entries twice. This was much
>> more successful than removing them once. I don't know why.
>>
>> 3) This script works against Win2k and XP machines - we don't have Vista
>>
>> 4) Watch for line wrappage!
>>
>> 5) This script is very rough, feedback appreciated. I'm using this as
>> a teaching tool for the junior admin who found it and has modified it.
>> I have not reviewed all of it, though I answered lots of questions
>> while he modified it. He's learned a lot. Heh.
>>
>> ---Start Batch File--
> [snip]
>
> Looks like you doubled up on most of it.

2) You'll note that we delete registry entries twice. This was much
more successful than removing them once. I don't know why.

Actually, we just did most everything twice. It just worked better
that way. Don't know why, I didn't investigate it.

> What's with these two lines?
>
> MsiExec.exe /x{59224777-298D-4E9C-9AEB-4A91BDA01B27} /quiet /l*v
> "c:\LuciusVerinus.txt"
>
> MsiExec.exe /x{5DF3D1BB-894E-4DCD-8275-159AC9829B43} /quiet /l*v
> "c:\TitusPullo.txt"

Well, if you've seen the HBO series ROME, you'd recognize the names.
Otherwise, they're just logging the output of the commands, so that we
could verify success later.

Kurt

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: VIPRE - I like it

[IS Technical]

On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:33:28 -0500, Sean Rector wrote:

>Nice to hear...I'm going to be removing the Embassy software 
>from our systems (we're not using it), and have been thinking 
>of using TrueCrypt.

>Does anyone on the list have experience with TrueCrypt?

I use it extensively on client system and our own.


Regards,
Charles

---
   Charles Figueiredo PhD 
   Integrated Solutions - Enhancing Small Business Systems
---



~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

Re: VIPRE - I like it

[Len Hammond]

Stu,

Do you have "Charity Licensing"? I have one non-profit that I have built a
domain for that I need to do a new AV product for. I have read some nice
things about Vipre and as a long time list member, I would like to try it.

Len Hammond
CSI:Hartland
810-632-2038

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 2:09 PM, Stu Sjouwerman
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

> Thanks !!
>
> We'll tell the DEV-team for sure.
>
> We now also support automatic uninstalls for
>
> - AVG 8.x
> - McAfee 7.x & 8.x, including MacAfee EPO Agent, Rogue System Sensor,
> Resuscitator
> - Sophos agent 7.x (Enterprise 3.x)
> - Symantec AntiVirus 9, 10, 10.1, 10.1.4, 10.1.5, 10.1.5000
> - Symantec EndPoint 11
> - Trend 7.x, 8.x, Patch Installer; Trend Micro Threat Management Agent;
> Cisco Trust Agent 2.1.103.0; Cisco Trust Agent 802_1x Wired Client;
> Office Scan Agent
> - Webroot 3.x
>
> Instructions how to use are at our KB here:
> http://support.sunbeltsoftware.com/Default.aspx?answerid=1768
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Stu
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:02 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
>  Subject: VIPRE - I like it
>
> Stu, Alex, et al,
>
> We've cobbled together a brute force script that is ripping out McAfee
> for us, and it's working fairly well.
>
> I just wanted to say, publicly, that I'm so far, after rolling out
> VIPRE to approximately 90 workstations out of our nearly 400, very
> pleased with how it's working. It's caught 9 moderate to serious
> infestations of which McAfee was completely unaware (a keylogger and
> several trojans, among others), and allowed us to clean them. We're
> planning now for using this tool for quarantining IM clients, among
> other things - it's no substitute for removing administrator
> privileges, but until we achieve that it looks to be a good stopgap.
>
> Also, the control console is almost completely transparent in function
> and does its job well. I've got a junior admin who's worked through it
> easily, and is showing other junior admins how it works, and the whole
> team is stoked about the product.
>
> In all, an excellent product.
>
> Please convey my thanks to the VIPRE team.
>
> Well done.
>
> Kurt
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~
>
>
> ..
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~
>



-- 
Len Hammond
CSI:Hartland
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: smart phone sync with Vista

[Tim Vander Kooi]

Microsoft does not release updates for WM devices. The ROM upgrade would come 
from AT&T/Cingular for your phone. The upgrade from WM5 to WM6 is very much 
worth the effort (of which there is little involved). Mobile 6 is much superior 
to Mobile 5. The ROMS can be found online, mostly at the XDA forums and are 
modified versions of the released OS.
TVK

From: Len Hammond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:51 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: smart phone sync with Vista

Yes. It is a 64bit version of Vista. I finally pulled out the Windows Mobile 
connectin software and the associated updates. With them in the machine ran 
noticably slower. It took almost an hour for a 2ghz dual core with 4gb RAM to 
remove it and reboot. Took another half hour for the updates to be removed. 
After a couple of reboots it is now running like it did before the installation.

As for the update of the 8525 to WM6 (or 6.1 - I'd have to go look again). Did 
you get your new version from the phone people or from Microsoft? The link I 
used came from Cingular (AT&T). If that makes a difference I might try looking 
for the upgrade again and might try it. However, the syncing with this laptop 
is not a high priority as I have it synced with my desk machine which I use a 
lot more than the laptop.
What are custom cooked ROMS? I am assuming they are some chips that you have 
written or rewritten software for.What did you need that didn't come with the 
8525? or was it more for fun?


On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 7:28 PM, Joe Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Len, are you running a 64 bit version of Vista by chance.  I have an 8525 and 
initially had issues with Vista Ultimate 64 bit.   I will admit that I am 
running WM6.0 (or is it 6.1?) and have not tried it with WM 5.0.

I was running some custom cooked ROMs on my 8525 when I took it WM6.0 and 
didn't see any negative effects.

HTH.

Joe Fox
Systems/Network Administrator

Mobile# (716) 846-9308
http://www.linkedin.com/in/josephfoxjr


On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 5:15 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
This one was connecting fine and then I disconnected it to make a phone call 
and when brought back it wouldn't connect again. This device is new enough to 
be stable and old enough for MS and HTC to have the bugs worked out of the 
drivers. But, then again, I guess not. The @#$%^ thing will not connect or sync 
anymore. Even after the battery trick again.

/rant on

There is no excuse for a company the resources of Microsoft to send out stuff 
that refuses to work. But then again, they did publish Windows Millenium 
Edition and Vista. :-\I think I'll just wait for Windows 7.

/rant off
On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 4:59 PM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

I'm sorry it's not working, really.  But, I wouldn't blame Vista, but probably 
a combination of Vista, your specific hardware and the specific device based on 
Internet searches.  My device connects flawlessly with Vista (well, after the 
battery trick).



From: Len Hammond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:55 PM

To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: smart phone sync with Vista



Now the phone and the laptop have quit communicationg altogether. No amount of 
rebooting seems to get it talking again. I'll try the battery trick again but 
if not, then I'm just going to remove the Windows Mobile Device Center and 
forget the whole thing. Getting the phone to sync with a Vista box is just not 
worth the effort. It still syncs with the XP box and that is adequate for now. 
Maybe when Win7 comes out I'll try again.




On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

There is. And it now shows my device. However now the two aren't talking and I 
still can't find the data it said earlier synced, when they WERE talking. This 
is kinda frustrating.

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 3:47 PM, Steve Ens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Isn't there a sync centre in the COntrol Panel in Vista?



On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:29 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

No. Hadn't found that one yet. Thank you.



OK. Here is the current status. Powered down the laptop - left if off for a 
couple of minutes and then restarted. Powered down the 8525 and removed the 
battery for a couple of minutes. Powered up the Vista laptop. Reinstalled 
battery in the device and powered up.



Connected the 8525 device to a USB port on the laptop and this time it found it 
and made some kind of connection and indicated that it was synchronizing.



Funny thing is that I can't find where the sync occurred to. I thought it was 
supposed to go to Outlook (like it does on my XP desktop) however it is not in 
Outlook and it is not in the Windows Contacts that is native to Vista. I'll 
keep looking in a b

Re: smart phone sync with Vista

[Len Hammond]

The number 7 or 6.1 is not why I wanted to wait. The reports of reduced
hardware requirements for Win7 are the benefit in my mind. Most of my
clients don't have the funding for technology products to justify the
spending on the added hardware Vista needs just to stay happy. I'm just
taking a "wait and see" attitude until I can test it with some of the
hardware my clients have on hand. When you work with very small offices and
non-profit places, with them running old hardware or donated old hardware,
you kinda have to do the best you can with the hardware they have. They
won't spring for new hardware.

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 7:55 PM, Jon Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> By the way Len just so you know the core number for Windows 7 is 6.1.  It
> is going to be closer to Windows Vista R2.
>
> Jon
>
>   On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 7:28 PM, Joe Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Len, are you running a 64 bit version of Vista by chance.  I have an 8525
>> and initially had issues with Vista Ultimate 64 bit.   I will admit that I
>> am running WM6.0 (or is it 6.1?) and have not tried it with WM 5.0.
>>
>> I was running some custom cooked ROMs on my 8525 when I took it WM6.0 and
>> didn't see any negative effects.
>>
>> HTH.
>>
>> Joe Fox
>> Systems/Network Administrator
>>
>> Mobile# (716) 846-9308
>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/josephfoxjr
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 5:15 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>>
>>> This one was connecting fine and then I disconnected it to make a phone
>>> call and when brought back it wouldn't connect again. This device is new
>>> enough to be stable and old enough for MS and HTC to have the bugs worked
>>> out of the drivers. But, then again, I guess not. The @#$%^ thing will not
>>> connect or sync anymore. Even after the battery trick again.
>>>
>>> /rant on
>>>
>>> There is no excuse for a company the resources of Microsoft to send out
>>> stuff that refuses to work. But then again, they did publish Windows
>>> Millenium Edition and Vista. :-\I think I'll just wait for Windows 7.
>>>
>>> /rant off
>>>
>>>   On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 4:59 PM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>>>
  I'm sorry it's not working, really.  But, I wouldn't blame Vista, but
 probably a combination of Vista, your specific hardware and the specific
 device based on Internet searches.  My device connects flawlessly with 
 Vista
 (well, after the battery trick).



 *From:* Len Hammond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 *Sent:* Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:55 PM

 *To:* NT System Admin Issues
 *Subject:* Re: smart phone sync with Vista



 Now the phone and the laptop have quit communicationg altogether. No
 amount of rebooting seems to get it talking again. I'll try the battery
 trick again but if not, then I'm just going to remove the Windows Mobile
 Device Center and forget the whole thing. Getting the phone to sync with a
 Vista box is just not worth the effort. It still syncs with the XP box and
 that is adequate for now. Maybe when Win7 comes out I'll try again.





 On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
 wrote:

 There is. And it now shows my device. However now the two aren't talking
 and I still can't find the data it said earlier synced, when they WERE
 talking. This is kinda frustrating.

 On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 3:47 PM, Steve Ens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

 Isn't there a sync centre in the COntrol Panel in Vista?



 On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:29 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
 wrote:

 No. Hadn't found that one yet. Thank you.



 OK. Here is the current status. Powered down the laptop - left if off
 for a couple of minutes and then restarted. Powered down the 8525 and
 removed the battery for a couple of minutes. Powered up the Vista laptop.
 Reinstalled battery in the device and powered up.



 Connected the 8525 device to a USB port on the laptop and this time it
 found it and made some kind of connection and indicated that it was
 synchronizing.



 Funny thing is that I can't find where the sync occurred to. I thought
 it was supposed to go to Outlook (like it does on my XP desktop) however it
 is not in Outlook and it is not in the Windows Contacts that is native to
 Vista. I'll keep looking in a bit.



 I can browse into the device and see my folders there with the data
 files on my MicroSD cardin the device so communication IS taking place.



 Now, it's on to find the data and get the sync to occur from the device
 to Outlook. or maybe I want it to go to the Windows Contacts list. Well, 
 try
 to find what happened first.



 Thanks for the help.



 Len

 On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Rod Tren

Re: smart phone sync with Vista

[Len Hammond]

Yes. It is a 64bit version of Vista. I finally pulled out the Windows Mobile
connectin software and the associated updates. With them in the machine ran
noticably slower. It took almost an hour for a 2ghz dual core with 4gb RAM
to remove it and reboot. Took another half hour for the updates to be
removed. After a couple of reboots it is now running like it did before the
installation.

As for the update of the 8525 to WM6 (or 6.1 - I'd have to go look again).
Did you get your new version from the phone people or from Microsoft? The
link I used came from Cingular (AT&T). If that makes a difference I might
try looking for the upgrade again and might try it. However, the syncing
with this laptop is not a high priority as I have it synced with my desk
machine which I use a lot more than the laptop.
What are custom cooked ROMS? I am assuming they are some chips that you have
written or rewritten software for.What did you need that didn't come with
the 8525? or was it more for fun?


On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 7:28 PM, Joe Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Len, are you running a 64 bit version of Vista by chance.  I have an 8525
> and initially had issues with Vista Ultimate 64 bit.   I will admit that I
> am running WM6.0 (or is it 6.1?) and have not tried it with WM 5.0.
>
> I was running some custom cooked ROMs on my 8525 when I took it WM6.0 and
> didn't see any negative effects.
>
> HTH.
>
> Joe Fox
> Systems/Network Administrator
>
> Mobile# (716) 846-9308
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/josephfoxjr
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 5:15 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> This one was connecting fine and then I disconnected it to make a phone
>> call and when brought back it wouldn't connect again. This device is new
>> enough to be stable and old enough for MS and HTC to have the bugs worked
>> out of the drivers. But, then again, I guess not. The @#$%^ thing will not
>> connect or sync anymore. Even after the battery trick again.
>>
>> /rant on
>>
>> There is no excuse for a company the resources of Microsoft to send out
>> stuff that refuses to work. But then again, they did publish Windows
>> Millenium Edition and Vista. :-\I think I'll just wait for Windows 7.
>>
>> /rant off
>>
>>   On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 4:59 PM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>>
>>>  I'm sorry it's not working, really.  But, I wouldn't blame Vista, but
>>> probably a combination of Vista, your specific hardware and the specific
>>> device based on Internet searches.  My device connects flawlessly with Vista
>>> (well, after the battery trick).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* Len Hammond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:55 PM
>>>
>>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>>> *Subject:* Re: smart phone sync with Vista
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Now the phone and the laptop have quit communicationg altogether. No
>>> amount of rebooting seems to get it talking again. I'll try the battery
>>> trick again but if not, then I'm just going to remove the Windows Mobile
>>> Device Center and forget the whole thing. Getting the phone to sync with a
>>> Vista box is just not worth the effort. It still syncs with the XP box and
>>> that is adequate for now. Maybe when Win7 comes out I'll try again.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> There is. And it now shows my device. However now the two aren't talking
>>> and I still can't find the data it said earlier synced, when they WERE
>>> talking. This is kinda frustrating.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 3:47 PM, Steve Ens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Isn't there a sync centre in the COntrol Panel in Vista?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:29 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> No. Hadn't found that one yet. Thank you.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> OK. Here is the current status. Powered down the laptop - left if off for
>>> a couple of minutes and then restarted. Powered down the 8525 and removed
>>> the battery for a couple of minutes. Powered up the Vista laptop.
>>> Reinstalled battery in the device and powered up.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Connected the 8525 device to a USB port on the laptop and this time it
>>> found it and made some kind of connection and indicated that it was
>>> synchronizing.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Funny thing is that I can't find where the sync occurred to. I thought it
>>> was supposed to go to Outlook (like it does on my XP desktop) however it is
>>> not in Outlook and it is not in the Windows Contacts that is native to
>>> Vista. I'll keep looking in a bit.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I can browse into the device and see my folders there with the data files
>>> on my MicroSD cardin the device so communication IS taking place.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Now, it's on to find the data and get the sync to occur from the device
>>> to Outlook. or maybe I want it to go to the Windows Contacts list. Well, try
>>> to find what happened first.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for the help.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Len
>>>

RE: VIPRE - I like it

[Chinnery, Paul]

Hope you don't mind me jumping in the middle of thread.  We have Home
Health Care nurses that use laptops.  Our appl analyst found an
open-source encryption program called TrueCrypt that seems to work well.



Paul Chinnery
Network Administrator
Memorial Medical Center
231-845-2319

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:22 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

If the client requires it we are using PGP for now, although it works
and is pretty robust its not perfect.  The embassy software may be built
in, but it causes so many issues with other software its almost not
worth it.  We don't have any issues with older software, say a year ago
only the newer versions.

-Original Message-
From: Sean Rector [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:15 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

What are you using for Drive encryption on your laptops?

Sean Rector, MCSE


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:14 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

Yes we see the same issues with the newer versions of the Embassy
software, which by the way also interferes with offline files in a
domain environment.  We just remove it right now.

-Original Message-
From: Scott Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:06 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

We are in the midst of possibly switching from Symantec to Vipre. We are
a Dell shop and I just found out if you have Embassy Trust Suite loaded,
it has to be uninstalled for Vipre to run a scan. A major pain as most
laptops are remote.

Other than that my demo has gone well so far. 

-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: November-20-08 12:19 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it


My smaller clients I switched from Trend to Vipre, my bigger clients
(and my 9-5 job with 300 employees / McAfee) I'm waiting for Vipre to be
a bit more mature. Personally I acually have had very very few issues
with Trend over the years, but the price difference for the smaller
clients was the tipping point.

Dave


From: Steve Burkett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 8:59 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

Is that the main reason people are dumping Trend?  The support is
rubbish?


(Our Kaspersky renewal's coming up in January... )

-Original Message-
From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 20 November 2008 14:44
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it

I may pickup Vipre and Ninja when our Trend contract ends. Thats the
plan anyway, Trend has got to go, their support is useless. I have two
major problems with it and they are not able to help, other then have me
send in files and respond to emails endlessly and then resend them all
again.


- Original Message -
From: "Kurt Buff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:01 AM
Subject: VIPRE - I like it


> Stu, Alex, et al,
>
> We've cobbled together a brute force script that is ripping out McAfee

> for us, and it's working fairly well.
>
> I just wanted to say, publicly, that I'm so far, after rolling out 
> VIPRE to approximately 90 workstations out of our nearly 400, very 
> pleased with how it's working. It's caught 9 moderate to serious 
> infestations of which McAfee was completely unaware (a keylogger and 
> several trojans, among others), and allowed us to clean them. We're 
> planning now for using this tool for quarantining IM clients, among 
> other things - it's no substitute for removing administrator 
> privileges, but until we achieve that it looks to be a good stopgap.
>
> Also, the control console is almost completely transparent in function

> and does its job well. I've got a junior admin who's worked through it

> easily, and is showing other junior admins how it works, and the whole

> team is stoked about the product.
>
> In all, an excellent product.
>
> Please convey my thanks to the VIPRE team.
>
> Well done.
>
> Kurt
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ 
>   ~


~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~
  ~

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RE: VIPRE - I like it

[Sean Rector]

What are you using for Drive encryption on your laptops?

Sean Rector, MCSE


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:14 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

Yes we see the same issues with the newer versions of the Embassy
software, which by the way also interferes with offline files in a
domain environment.  We just remove it right now.

-Original Message-
From: Scott Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:06 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

We are in the midst of possibly switching from Symantec to Vipre. We are
a Dell shop and I just found out if you have Embassy Trust Suite loaded,
it has to be uninstalled for Vipre to run a scan. A major pain as most
laptops are remote.

Other than that my demo has gone well so far. 

-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: November-20-08 12:19 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it


My smaller clients I switched from Trend to Vipre, my bigger clients
(and my 9-5 job with 300 employees / McAfee) I'm waiting for Vipre to be
a bit more mature. Personally I acually have had very very few issues
with Trend over the years, but the price difference for the smaller
clients was the tipping point.

Dave


From: Steve Burkett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 8:59 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

Is that the main reason people are dumping Trend?  The support is
rubbish?


(Our Kaspersky renewal's coming up in January... )

-Original Message-
From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 20 November 2008 14:44
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it

I may pickup Vipre and Ninja when our Trend contract ends. Thats the
plan anyway, Trend has got to go, their support is useless. I have two
major problems with it and they are not able to help, other then have me
send in files and respond to emails endlessly and then resend them all
again.


- Original Message -
From: "Kurt Buff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:01 AM
Subject: VIPRE - I like it


> Stu, Alex, et al,
>
> We've cobbled together a brute force script that is ripping out McAfee

> for us, and it's working fairly well.
>
> I just wanted to say, publicly, that I'm so far, after rolling out 
> VIPRE to approximately 90 workstations out of our nearly 400, very 
> pleased with how it's working. It's caught 9 moderate to serious 
> infestations of which McAfee was completely unaware (a keylogger and 
> several trojans, among others), and allowed us to clean them. We're 
> planning now for using this tool for quarantining IM clients, among 
> other things - it's no substitute for removing administrator 
> privileges, but until we achieve that it looks to be a good stopgap.
>
> Also, the control console is almost completely transparent in function

> and does its job well. I've got a junior admin who's worked through it

> easily, and is showing other junior admins how it works, and the whole

> team is stoked about the product.
>
> In all, an excellent product.
>
> Please convey my thanks to the VIPRE team.
>
> Well done.
>
> Kurt
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ 
>   ~


~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~
  ~

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RE: VIPRE - I like it

[Glen Johnson]

No experience but do have an odd story.
Several of the community colleges in VA were looking into truecrypt.
The higher ups in the central office decided that it wasn't secure
enough(I have no idea why or what evidence they had to come to that
conclusion), at the same time we had to go to some security training
where folks from Virginia Tech were showing us how to use truecrypt and
said they use it, like it and feel that it is secure enough for them.
The higher ups bought Symantec endpoint encryption.
My gut feeling is truecrypt might be just as good if not better than
Symantec.
It has to be less buggy if the past is any indicator of all Symantec
products.


-Original Message-
From: Sean Rector [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:33 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

Nice to hear...I'm going to be removing the Embassy software from our
systems (we're not using it), and have been thinking of using TrueCrypt.

Does anyone on the list have experience with TrueCrypt?

Sean Rector, MCSE


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:22 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

If the client requires it we are using PGP for now, although it works
and is pretty robust its not perfect.  The embassy software may be built
in, but it causes so many issues with other software its almost not
worth it.  We don't have any issues with older software, say a year ago
only the newer versions.

-Original Message-
From: Sean Rector [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:15 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

What are you using for Drive encryption on your laptops?

Sean Rector, MCSE


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:14 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

Yes we see the same issues with the newer versions of the Embassy
software, which by the way also interferes with offline files in a
domain environment.  We just remove it right now.

-Original Message-
From: Scott Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:06 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

We are in the midst of possibly switching from Symantec to Vipre. We are
a Dell shop and I just found out if you have Embassy Trust Suite loaded,
it has to be uninstalled for Vipre to run a scan. A major pain as most
laptops are remote.

Other than that my demo has gone well so far. 

-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: November-20-08 12:19 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it


My smaller clients I switched from Trend to Vipre, my bigger clients
(and my 9-5 job with 300 employees / McAfee) I'm waiting for Vipre to be
a bit more mature. Personally I acually have had very very few issues
with Trend over the years, but the price difference for the smaller
clients was the tipping point.

Dave


From: Steve Burkett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 8:59 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

Is that the main reason people are dumping Trend?  The support is
rubbish?


(Our Kaspersky renewal's coming up in January... )

-Original Message-
From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 20 November 2008 14:44
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it

I may pickup Vipre and Ninja when our Trend contract ends. Thats the
plan anyway, Trend has got to go, their support is useless. I have two
major problems with it and they are not able to help, other then have me
send in files and respond to emails endlessly and then resend them all
again.


- Original Message -
From: "Kurt Buff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:01 AM
Subject: VIPRE - I like it


> Stu, Alex, et al,
>
> We've cobbled together a brute force script that is ripping out McAfee

> for us, and it's working fairly well.
>
> I just wanted to say, publicly, that I'm so far, after rolling out 
> VIPRE to approximately 90 workstations out of our nearly 400, very 
> pleased with how it's working. It's caught 9 moderate to serious 
> infestations of which McAfee was completely unaware (a keylogger and 
> several trojans, among others), and allowed us to clean them. We're 
> planning now for using this tool for quarantining IM clients, among 
> other things - it's no substitute for removing administrator 
> privileges, but until we achieve that it looks to be a good stopgap.
>
> Also, the control console is almost completely transparent in function

> and does its job well. I've got a junior admin who's worked through it

> easily, and is showing other junior admins how it works, and the whole

> team is stoked about the product.
>
> In all, 

Re: The script...

[Angus Scott-Fleming]

On 20 Nov 2008 at 9:34, Kurt Buff  wrote:

> This script is rough - and it's a steal from a web site, and we've
> modified or added to it, heavily. It's also not a complete solution -
> for instance, we've found that, for reasons we don't have nailed down
> yet, the frameworkservice doesn't *always* disappear, though it does
> over 80% of the time, so for now we've just been turning it off and
> disabling it when we find that problem.
> 
> Don't blame me if it blows up your machine...
> 
> Several notes:
> 
> 1) We launch this script remotely with 'psexec \\computername -c -f
> c:\batchfile.cmd'
> 
> 2) You'll note that we delete registry entries twice. This was much
> more successful than removing them once. I don't know why.
> 
> 3) This script works against Win2k and XP machines - we don't have Vista
> 
> 4) Watch for line wrappage!
> 
> 5) This script is very rough, feedback appreciated. I'm using this as
> a teaching tool for the junior admin who found it and has modified it.
> I have not reviewed all of it, though I answered lots of questions
> while he modified it. He's learned a lot. Heh.
> 
> ---Start Batch File--
[snip]

Looks like you doubled up on most of it.

What's with these two lines?

MsiExec.exe /x{59224777-298D-4E9C-9AEB-4A91BDA01B27} /quiet /l*v 
"c:\LuciusVerinus.txt"

MsiExec.exe /x{5DF3D1BB-894E-4DCD-8275-159AC9829B43} /quiet /l*v 
"c:\TitusPullo.txt"

--
Angus Scott-Fleming
GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona
1-520-290-5038
+---+




~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: VIPRE - I like it

[Mike Gill]

I wish I hadn't buried myself in a BitDefender agreement about a year ago. I
renewed just before their current version came out and it's just been pain
the whole way. There tech support is easily reached but it's just one thing
after another and most fixes involve reinstalling. This is fun on the
server. You spend time setting up groups and policies, and reinstalling
erases all of it so you have to start over. No way around it.
 
-- 
Mike Gill

-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:02 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: VIPRE - I like it

Stu, Alex, et al,

I just wanted to say, publicly, that I'm so far, after rolling out
VIPRE to approximately 90 workstations out of our nearly 400, very
pleased with how it's working.


~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: VIPRE - I like it

[Sean Rector]

Nice to hear...I'm going to be removing the Embassy software from our
systems (we're not using it), and have been thinking of using TrueCrypt.

Does anyone on the list have experience with TrueCrypt?

Sean Rector, MCSE


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:22 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

If the client requires it we are using PGP for now, although it works
and is pretty robust its not perfect.  The embassy software may be built
in, but it causes so many issues with other software its almost not
worth it.  We don't have any issues with older software, say a year ago
only the newer versions.

-Original Message-
From: Sean Rector [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:15 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

What are you using for Drive encryption on your laptops?

Sean Rector, MCSE


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:14 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

Yes we see the same issues with the newer versions of the Embassy
software, which by the way also interferes with offline files in a
domain environment.  We just remove it right now.

-Original Message-
From: Scott Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:06 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

We are in the midst of possibly switching from Symantec to Vipre. We are
a Dell shop and I just found out if you have Embassy Trust Suite loaded,
it has to be uninstalled for Vipre to run a scan. A major pain as most
laptops are remote.

Other than that my demo has gone well so far. 

-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: November-20-08 12:19 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it


My smaller clients I switched from Trend to Vipre, my bigger clients
(and my 9-5 job with 300 employees / McAfee) I'm waiting for Vipre to be
a bit more mature. Personally I acually have had very very few issues
with Trend over the years, but the price difference for the smaller
clients was the tipping point.

Dave


From: Steve Burkett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 8:59 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

Is that the main reason people are dumping Trend?  The support is
rubbish?


(Our Kaspersky renewal's coming up in January... )

-Original Message-
From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 20 November 2008 14:44
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it

I may pickup Vipre and Ninja when our Trend contract ends. Thats the
plan anyway, Trend has got to go, their support is useless. I have two
major problems with it and they are not able to help, other then have me
send in files and respond to emails endlessly and then resend them all
again.


- Original Message -
From: "Kurt Buff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:01 AM
Subject: VIPRE - I like it


> Stu, Alex, et al,
>
> We've cobbled together a brute force script that is ripping out McAfee

> for us, and it's working fairly well.
>
> I just wanted to say, publicly, that I'm so far, after rolling out 
> VIPRE to approximately 90 workstations out of our nearly 400, very 
> pleased with how it's working. It's caught 9 moderate to serious 
> infestations of which McAfee was completely unaware (a keylogger and 
> several trojans, among others), and allowed us to clean them. We're 
> planning now for using this tool for quarantining IM clients, among 
> other things - it's no substitute for removing administrator 
> privileges, but until we achieve that it looks to be a good stopgap.
>
> Also, the control console is almost completely transparent in function

> and does its job well. I've got a junior admin who's worked through it

> easily, and is showing other junior admins how it works, and the whole

> team is stoked about the product.
>
> In all, an excellent product.
>
> Please convey my thanks to the VIPRE team.
>
> Well done.
>
> Kurt
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ 
>   ~


~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~
  ~

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Re: VIPRE - I like it

[Kurt Buff]

That's very nice to hear. I'll point him at the KB article.

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 11:09 AM, Stu Sjouwerman
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks !!
>
> We'll tell the DEV-team for sure.
>
> We now also support automatic uninstalls for
>
> - AVG 8.x
> - McAfee 7.x & 8.x, including MacAfee EPO Agent, Rogue System Sensor,
> Resuscitator
> - Sophos agent 7.x (Enterprise 3.x)
> - Symantec AntiVirus 9, 10, 10.1, 10.1.4, 10.1.5, 10.1.5000
> - Symantec EndPoint 11
> - Trend 7.x, 8.x, Patch Installer; Trend Micro Threat Management Agent;
> Cisco Trust Agent 2.1.103.0; Cisco Trust Agent 802_1x Wired Client;
> Office Scan Agent
> - Webroot 3.x
>
> Instructions how to use are at our KB here:
> http://support.sunbeltsoftware.com/Default.aspx?answerid=1768
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Stu
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:02 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: VIPRE - I like it
>
> Stu, Alex, et al,
>
> We've cobbled together a brute force script that is ripping out McAfee
> for us, and it's working fairly well.
>
> I just wanted to say, publicly, that I'm so far, after rolling out
> VIPRE to approximately 90 workstations out of our nearly 400, very
> pleased with how it's working. It's caught 9 moderate to serious
> infestations of which McAfee was completely unaware (a keylogger and
> several trojans, among others), and allowed us to clean them. We're
> planning now for using this tool for quarantining IM clients, among
> other things - it's no substitute for removing administrator
> privileges, but until we achieve that it looks to be a good stopgap.
>
> Also, the control console is almost completely transparent in function
> and does its job well. I've got a junior admin who's worked through it
> easily, and is showing other junior admins how it works, and the whole
> team is stoked about the product.
>
> In all, an excellent product.
>
> Please convey my thanks to the VIPRE team.
>
> Well done.
>
> Kurt
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~
>
>
> ..
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~
>

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: VIPRE - I like it

[gsweers]

If the client requires it we are using PGP for now, although it works
and is pretty robust its not perfect.  The embassy software may be built
in, but it causes so many issues with other software its almost not
worth it.  We don't have any issues with older software, say a year ago
only the newer versions.

-Original Message-
From: Sean Rector [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:15 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

What are you using for Drive encryption on your laptops?

Sean Rector, MCSE


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:14 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

Yes we see the same issues with the newer versions of the Embassy
software, which by the way also interferes with offline files in a
domain environment.  We just remove it right now.

-Original Message-
From: Scott Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:06 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

We are in the midst of possibly switching from Symantec to Vipre. We are
a Dell shop and I just found out if you have Embassy Trust Suite loaded,
it has to be uninstalled for Vipre to run a scan. A major pain as most
laptops are remote.

Other than that my demo has gone well so far. 

-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: November-20-08 12:19 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it


My smaller clients I switched from Trend to Vipre, my bigger clients
(and my 9-5 job with 300 employees / McAfee) I'm waiting for Vipre to be
a bit more mature. Personally I acually have had very very few issues
with Trend over the years, but the price difference for the smaller
clients was the tipping point.

Dave


From: Steve Burkett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 8:59 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

Is that the main reason people are dumping Trend?  The support is
rubbish?


(Our Kaspersky renewal's coming up in January... )

-Original Message-
From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 20 November 2008 14:44
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it

I may pickup Vipre and Ninja when our Trend contract ends. Thats the
plan anyway, Trend has got to go, their support is useless. I have two
major problems with it and they are not able to help, other then have me
send in files and respond to emails endlessly and then resend them all
again.


- Original Message -
From: "Kurt Buff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:01 AM
Subject: VIPRE - I like it


> Stu, Alex, et al,
>
> We've cobbled together a brute force script that is ripping out McAfee

> for us, and it's working fairly well.
>
> I just wanted to say, publicly, that I'm so far, after rolling out 
> VIPRE to approximately 90 workstations out of our nearly 400, very 
> pleased with how it's working. It's caught 9 moderate to serious 
> infestations of which McAfee was completely unaware (a keylogger and 
> several trojans, among others), and allowed us to clean them. We're 
> planning now for using this tool for quarantining IM clients, among 
> other things - it's no substitute for removing administrator 
> privileges, but until we achieve that it looks to be a good stopgap.
>
> Also, the control console is almost completely transparent in function

> and does its job well. I've got a junior admin who's worked through it

> easily, and is showing other junior admins how it works, and the whole

> team is stoked about the product.
>
> In all, an excellent product.
>
> Please convey my thanks to the VIPRE team.
>
> Well done.
>
> Kurt
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ 
>   ~


~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~
  ~

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RE: VIPRE - I like it

[gsweers]

Yes we see the same issues with the newer versions of the Embassy
software, which by the way also interferes with offline files in a
domain environment.  We just remove it right now.

-Original Message-
From: Scott Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:06 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

We are in the midst of possibly switching from Symantec to Vipre. We are
a Dell shop and I just found out if you have Embassy Trust Suite loaded,
it has to be uninstalled for Vipre to run a scan. A major pain as most
laptops are remote.

Other than that my demo has gone well so far. 

-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: November-20-08 12:19 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it


My smaller clients I switched from Trend to Vipre, my bigger clients
(and my 9-5 job with 300 employees / McAfee) I'm waiting for Vipre to be
a bit more mature. Personally I acually have had very very few issues
with Trend over the years, but the price difference for the smaller
clients was the tipping point.

Dave


From: Steve Burkett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 8:59 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

Is that the main reason people are dumping Trend?  The support is
rubbish?


(Our Kaspersky renewal's coming up in January... )

-Original Message-
From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 20 November 2008 14:44
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it

I may pickup Vipre and Ninja when our Trend contract ends. Thats the
plan anyway, Trend has got to go, their support is useless. I have two
major problems with it and they are not able to help, other then have me
send in files and respond to emails endlessly and then resend them all
again.


- Original Message -
From: "Kurt Buff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:01 AM
Subject: VIPRE - I like it


> Stu, Alex, et al,
>
> We've cobbled together a brute force script that is ripping out McAfee

> for us, and it's working fairly well.
>
> I just wanted to say, publicly, that I'm so far, after rolling out 
> VIPRE to approximately 90 workstations out of our nearly 400, very 
> pleased with how it's working. It's caught 9 moderate to serious 
> infestations of which McAfee was completely unaware (a keylogger and 
> several trojans, among others), and allowed us to clean them. We're 
> planning now for using this tool for quarantining IM clients, among 
> other things - it's no substitute for removing administrator 
> privileges, but until we achieve that it looks to be a good stopgap.
>
> Also, the control console is almost completely transparent in function

> and does its job well. I've got a junior admin who's worked through it

> easily, and is showing other junior admins how it works, and the whole

> team is stoked about the product.
>
> In all, an excellent product.
>
> Please convey my thanks to the VIPRE team.
>
> Well done.
>
> Kurt
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ 
>   ~


~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~
  ~

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does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message
nor responsibility for any change made to it after it was sent by the
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  ~


~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~
  ~

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: VIPRE - I like it

[Stu Sjouwerman]

Thanks !!

We'll tell the DEV-team for sure.

We now also support automatic uninstalls for 

- AVG 8.x
- McAfee 7.x & 8.x, including MacAfee EPO Agent, Rogue System Sensor,
Resuscitator
- Sophos agent 7.x (Enterprise 3.x)
- Symantec AntiVirus 9, 10, 10.1, 10.1.4, 10.1.5, 10.1.5000 
- Symantec EndPoint 11
- Trend 7.x, 8.x, Patch Installer; Trend Micro Threat Management Agent;
Cisco Trust Agent 2.1.103.0; Cisco Trust Agent 802_1x Wired Client;
Office Scan Agent
- Webroot 3.x

Instructions how to use are at our KB here:
http://support.sunbeltsoftware.com/Default.aspx?answerid=1768

Warm regards,

Stu
  

-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:02 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: VIPRE - I like it

Stu, Alex, et al,

We've cobbled together a brute force script that is ripping out McAfee
for us, and it's working fairly well.

I just wanted to say, publicly, that I'm so far, after rolling out
VIPRE to approximately 90 workstations out of our nearly 400, very
pleased with how it's working. It's caught 9 moderate to serious
infestations of which McAfee was completely unaware (a keylogger and
several trojans, among others), and allowed us to clean them. We're
planning now for using this tool for quarantining IM clients, among
other things - it's no substitute for removing administrator
privileges, but until we achieve that it looks to be a good stopgap.

Also, the control console is almost completely transparent in function
and does its job well. I've got a junior admin who's worked through it
easily, and is showing other junior admins how it works, and the whole
team is stoked about the product.

In all, an excellent product.

Please convey my thanks to the VIPRE team.

Well done.

Kurt

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~


..

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: VIPRE - I like it

[Scott Schneider]

We are in the midst of possibly switching from Symantec to Vipre. We are
a Dell shop and I just found out if you have Embassy Trust Suite loaded,
it has to be uninstalled for Vipre to run a scan. A major pain as most
laptops are remote.

Other than that my demo has gone well so far. 

-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: November-20-08 12:19 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it


My smaller clients I switched from Trend to Vipre, my bigger clients
(and my 9-5 job with 300 employees / McAfee) I'm waiting for Vipre to be
a bit more mature. Personally I acually have had very very few issues
with Trend over the years, but the price difference for the smaller
clients was the tipping point.

Dave


From: Steve Burkett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 8:59 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

Is that the main reason people are dumping Trend?  The support is
rubbish?


(Our Kaspersky renewal's coming up in January... )

-Original Message-
From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 20 November 2008 14:44
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it

I may pickup Vipre and Ninja when our Trend contract ends. Thats the
plan anyway, Trend has got to go, their support is useless. I have two
major problems with it and they are not able to help, other then have me
send in files and respond to emails endlessly and then resend them all
again.


- Original Message -
From: "Kurt Buff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:01 AM
Subject: VIPRE - I like it


> Stu, Alex, et al,
>
> We've cobbled together a brute force script that is ripping out McAfee

> for us, and it's working fairly well.
>
> I just wanted to say, publicly, that I'm so far, after rolling out 
> VIPRE to approximately 90 workstations out of our nearly 400, very 
> pleased with how it's working. It's caught 9 moderate to serious 
> infestations of which McAfee was completely unaware (a keylogger and 
> several trojans, among others), and allowed us to clean them. We're 
> planning now for using this tool for quarantining IM clients, among 
> other things - it's no substitute for removing administrator 
> privileges, but until we achieve that it looks to be a good stopgap.
>
> Also, the control console is almost completely transparent in function

> and does its job well. I've got a junior admin who's worked through it

> easily, and is showing other junior admins how it works, and the whole

> team is stoked about the product.
>
> In all, an excellent product.
>
> Please convey my thanks to the VIPRE team.
>
> Well done.
>
> Kurt
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ 
>   ~


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Re: The script...

[Klint Price - ArizonaITPro]

Care to make one for NOD32? lol.

Klint



Eldridge, Dave wrote:

Thanks Kurt I will look at it.
dave

-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:34 AM

To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: The script...

This script is rough - and it's a steal from a web site, and we've
modified or added to it, heavily. It's also not a complete solution -
for instance, we've found that, for reasons we don't have nailed down
yet, the frameworkservice doesn't *always* disappear, though it does
over 80% of the time, so for now we've just been turning it off and
disabling it when we find that problem.

Don't blame me if it blows up your machine...

Several notes:

1) We launch this script remotely with 'psexec \\computername -c -f
c:\batchfile.cmd'

2) You'll note that we delete registry entries twice. This was much
more successful than removing them once. I don't know why.

3) This script works against Win2k and XP machines - we don't have Vista

4) Watch for line wrappage!

5) This script is very rough, feedback appreciated. I'm using this as
a teaching tool for the junior admin who found it and has modified it.
I have not reviewed all of it, though I answered lots of questions
while he modified it. He's learned a lot. Heh.

---Start Batch File--
@echo

***
@echo ** Copyright MYFIXES.COM
   ***
@echo **  TERMS AND CONDITIONS
   ***
@echo

***
@echo Author: Paul Ionescu
@echo.
@echo PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!
@echo.
@echo  This batch file is provided free of charge by MYFIXES.COM and
can be used
@echo  as long as the copyright note is not removed.
@echo.
@echo  MYFIXES.COM asumes no liability for any damage that this batch
program
@echo may cause to your computer and advises that it should be used as
directed
@echo by a technical support professional.
@echo.
@echo  The batch file will create an icon on your desktop to facilitate
@echo access to the MY FIXES website. You can delete this icon at any
time.
@echo.
@echo  Press any key to agree with these terms. By agreeing with these
terms you
@echo are releasing MYFIXES.COM and the creator of the batch file from
any
@echo responsability for the use of the batch file.
@echo If you don't agree close this window.
@echo.

@cd %userprofile%\Desktop
@echo [InternetShortcut] > "My Fixes.url"
@echo URL=http://www.myfixes.com >> "My Fixes.url"
@cls
@echo  If the Mcafee folders are in a different directory than
C:\PROGRAM FILES
@echo please type it in now or just hit Enter if you installed McAfee in
the
@echo default location.
@echo.
@set mcdir=c:\program files\network associates
rem @set /P mcdir=" Directory (Enter for default):"

@if "%mcdir%"=="" @set mcdir=C:\PROGRAM FILES\Network Associates

MsiExec.exe /x{59224777-298D-4E9C-9AEB-4A91BDA01B27} /quiet

MsiExec.exe /x{5DF3D1BB-894E-4DCD-8275-159AC9829B43} /quiet

@echo Stopping McAfee Services...


@net stop "Network Associates Task Manager"
@net stop "Network Associates McShield"
@net stop "McAfee Framework Service"

@echo Stopping McAfee Processes...

@tskill TBmon
@tskill shstat
@tskill UdaterUI
@tskill Mctray
@tskill mcvsshld
@tskill mcagent
@tskill MpfAgent
@tskill MpfTray
@tskill mscifapp
@tskill MSKAgent
@tskill McVSEscn
@tskill oasclnt
@tskill MCLogLch
@tskill MskAgent
@tskill mclogcln

@echo Deleting McAfee Registry Keys...

@reg delete HKLM\Software\McAfee /f
@reg delete HKCU\Software\McAfee /f

@reg delete HKLM\Software\McAfee.com /f
@reg delete HKLM\Software\McRem /f
@reg delete HKCU\Software\McAfee.com /f

@echo Deleting McAfee Add\Remove Programs Entries...

rem Below, are the registry keys that I have added manually.

@reg delete
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
{5DF3D1BB-894E-4DCD-8275-159AC9829B43}"
/f
@reg delete
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0104BA4A-D33C-40AF-8FD3-C42512D43468}" /f
@reg delete
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{04D18721-749F-4140-AEB0-CAC099CA4741}" /f
@reg delete
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{056ADD67-DDB0-47BE-9F7D-DC652206F766}" /f
@reg delete
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{08815891-3400-4CD8-B644-23BE617ED6D6}" /f
@reg delete
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0AA5BF4A-88BD-4E61-9968-BBF04701B5C6}" /f
@reg delete
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0D7C69CB-CF5F-4594-8FEE-0B6DDA9F75D6}" /f
@reg delete
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{1161A96C-CBA5-4CA7-BB39-BC9280348E73}" /f
@reg delete
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{1A13B2E0-805B-44F7-94A8-8D3A2258D6A2}" /f
@reg delete
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{1FE25B89-B3E7-4FF8-B67A-300286F51E5F}" /f
@reg delete
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{221F3B81-CAD5-4EE1-82FE-65CAA21623DF}" /f
@reg delete
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2D417134-0D48-4856-B6F5-04E63171E24C}" /f
@reg delete
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2D4842EA-9F7B-4B6A-B157-41C6250DA148}" /f
@reg delete
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3153E8D7-C724-47CC-A7FE-5C90EB4

RE: The script...

[Eldridge, Dave]

Thanks Kurt I will look at it.
dave

-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:34 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: The script...

This script is rough - and it's a steal from a web site, and we've
modified or added to it, heavily. It's also not a complete solution -
for instance, we've found that, for reasons we don't have nailed down
yet, the frameworkservice doesn't *always* disappear, though it does
over 80% of the time, so for now we've just been turning it off and
disabling it when we find that problem.

Don't blame me if it blows up your machine...

Several notes:

1) We launch this script remotely with 'psexec \\computername -c -f
c:\batchfile.cmd'

2) You'll note that we delete registry entries twice. This was much
more successful than removing them once. I don't know why.

3) This script works against Win2k and XP machines - we don't have Vista

4) Watch for line wrappage!

5) This script is very rough, feedback appreciated. I'm using this as
a teaching tool for the junior admin who found it and has modified it.
I have not reviewed all of it, though I answered lots of questions
while he modified it. He's learned a lot. Heh.

---Start Batch File--
@echo

***
@echo ** Copyright MYFIXES.COM
   ***
@echo **  TERMS AND CONDITIONS
   ***
@echo

***
@echo Author: Paul Ionescu
@echo.
@echo PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!
@echo.
@echo  This batch file is provided free of charge by MYFIXES.COM and
can be used
@echo  as long as the copyright note is not removed.
@echo.
@echo  MYFIXES.COM asumes no liability for any damage that this batch
program
@echo may cause to your computer and advises that it should be used as
directed
@echo by a technical support professional.
@echo.
@echo  The batch file will create an icon on your desktop to facilitate
@echo access to the MY FIXES website. You can delete this icon at any
time.
@echo.
@echo  Press any key to agree with these terms. By agreeing with these
terms you
@echo are releasing MYFIXES.COM and the creator of the batch file from
any
@echo responsability for the use of the batch file.
@echo If you don't agree close this window.
@echo.

@cd %userprofile%\Desktop
@echo [InternetShortcut] > "My Fixes.url"
@echo URL=http://www.myfixes.com >> "My Fixes.url"
@cls
@echo  If the Mcafee folders are in a different directory than
C:\PROGRAM FILES
@echo please type it in now or just hit Enter if you installed McAfee in
the
@echo default location.
@echo.
@set mcdir=c:\program files\network associates
rem @set /P mcdir=" Directory (Enter for default):"

@if "%mcdir%"=="" @set mcdir=C:\PROGRAM FILES\Network Associates

MsiExec.exe /x{59224777-298D-4E9C-9AEB-4A91BDA01B27} /quiet

MsiExec.exe /x{5DF3D1BB-894E-4DCD-8275-159AC9829B43} /quiet

@echo Stopping McAfee Services...


@net stop "Network Associates Task Manager"
@net stop "Network Associates McShield"
@net stop "McAfee Framework Service"

@echo Stopping McAfee Processes...

@tskill TBmon
@tskill shstat
@tskill UdaterUI
@tskill Mctray
@tskill mcvsshld
@tskill mcagent
@tskill MpfAgent
@tskill MpfTray
@tskill mscifapp
@tskill MSKAgent
@tskill McVSEscn
@tskill oasclnt
@tskill MCLogLch
@tskill MskAgent
@tskill mclogcln

@echo Deleting McAfee Registry Keys...

@reg delete HKLM\Software\McAfee /f
@reg delete HKCU\Software\McAfee /f

@reg delete HKLM\Software\McAfee.com /f
@reg delete HKLM\Software\McRem /f
@reg delete HKCU\Software\McAfee.com /f

@echo Deleting McAfee Add\Remove Programs Entries...

rem Below, are the registry keys that I have added manually.

@reg delete
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
{5DF3D1BB-894E-4DCD-8275-159AC9829B43}"
/f
@reg delete
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0104BA4A-D33C-40AF-8FD3-C42512D43468}" /f
@reg delete
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{04D18721-749F-4140-AEB0-CAC099CA4741}" /f
@reg delete
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{056ADD67-DDB0-47BE-9F7D-DC652206F766}" /f
@reg delete
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{08815891-3400-4CD8-B644-23BE617ED6D6}" /f
@reg delete
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0AA5BF4A-88BD-4E61-9968-BBF04701B5C6}" /f
@reg delete
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0D7C69CB-CF5F-4594-8FEE-0B6DDA9F75D6}" /f
@reg delete
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{1161A96C-CBA5-4CA7-BB39-BC9280348E73}" /f
@reg delete
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{1A13B2E0-805B-44F7-94A8-8D3A2258D6A2}" /f
@reg delete
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{1FE25B89-B3E7-4FF8-B67A-300286F51E5F}" /f
@reg delete
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{221F3B81-CAD5-4EE1-82FE-65CAA21623DF}" /f
@reg delete
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2D417134-0D48-4856-B6F5-04E63171E24C}" /f
@reg delete
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2D4842EA-9F7B-4B6A-B157-41C6250DA148}" /f
@reg delete
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3153E8D7-C724-47CC-A7FE-5C90EB4093A0}" /f
@reg delete
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3AEC7772-2766-4C67-

RE: win2k3 R2 / win2k8 books

[Webster]

> -Original Message-
> From: Ben Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: win2k3 R2 / win2k8 books
> 
> On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 10:17 AM, Webster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > Minasi came out with an update for R2.
> 
>   I seem to recall reading that Minasi and his team for the "Windows
> Server" books were working on something for 2008, but were actually
> planning to split it up into multiple volumes, since the thing was
> getting so big people were risking back injury lifting it.  :)
> 

Yep, 3 books.

http://www.minasi.com/2008class/2008books.htm

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=
mark+minasi+2008


Webster


~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

The script...

[Kurt Buff]

This script is rough - and it's a steal from a web site, and we've
modified or added to it, heavily. It's also not a complete solution -
for instance, we've found that, for reasons we don't have nailed down
yet, the frameworkservice doesn't *always* disappear, though it does
over 80% of the time, so for now we've just been turning it off and
disabling it when we find that problem.

Don't blame me if it blows up your machine...

Several notes:

1) We launch this script remotely with 'psexec \\computername -c -f
c:\batchfile.cmd'

2) You'll note that we delete registry entries twice. This was much
more successful than removing them once. I don't know why.

3) This script works against Win2k and XP machines - we don't have Vista

4) Watch for line wrappage!

5) This script is very rough, feedback appreciated. I'm using this as
a teaching tool for the junior admin who found it and has modified it.
I have not reviewed all of it, though I answered lots of questions
while he modified it. He's learned a lot. Heh.

---Start Batch File--
@echo 
***
@echo ** Copyright MYFIXES.COM
   ***
@echo **  TERMS AND CONDITIONS
   ***
@echo 
***
@echo Author: Paul Ionescu
@echo.
@echo PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!
@echo.
@echo  This batch file is provided free of charge by MYFIXES.COM and
can be used
@echo  as long as the copyright note is not removed.
@echo.
@echo  MYFIXES.COM asumes no liability for any damage that this batch program
@echo may cause to your computer and advises that it should be used as directed
@echo by a technical support professional.
@echo.
@echo  The batch file will create an icon on your desktop to facilitate
@echo access to the MY FIXES website. You can delete this icon at any time.
@echo.
@echo  Press any key to agree with these terms. By agreeing with these terms you
@echo are releasing MYFIXES.COM and the creator of the batch file from any
@echo responsability for the use of the batch file.
@echo If you don't agree close this window.
@echo.

@cd %userprofile%\Desktop
@echo [InternetShortcut] > "My Fixes.url"
@echo URL=http://www.myfixes.com >> "My Fixes.url"
@cls
@echo  If the Mcafee folders are in a different directory than C:\PROGRAM FILES
@echo please type it in now or just hit Enter if you installed McAfee in the
@echo default location.
@echo.
@set mcdir=c:\program files\network associates
rem @set /P mcdir=" Directory (Enter for default):"

@if "%mcdir%"=="" @set mcdir=C:\PROGRAM FILES\Network Associates

MsiExec.exe /x{59224777-298D-4E9C-9AEB-4A91BDA01B27} /quiet

MsiExec.exe /x{5DF3D1BB-894E-4DCD-8275-159AC9829B43} /quiet

@echo Stopping McAfee Services...


@net stop "Network Associates Task Manager"
@net stop "Network Associates McShield"
@net stop "McAfee Framework Service"

@echo Stopping McAfee Processes...

@tskill TBmon
@tskill shstat
@tskill UdaterUI
@tskill Mctray
@tskill mcvsshld
@tskill mcagent
@tskill MpfAgent
@tskill MpfTray
@tskill mscifapp
@tskill MSKAgent
@tskill McVSEscn
@tskill oasclnt
@tskill MCLogLch
@tskill MskAgent
@tskill mclogcln

@echo Deleting McAfee Registry Keys...

@reg delete HKLM\Software\McAfee /f
@reg delete HKCU\Software\McAfee /f

@reg delete HKLM\Software\McAfee.com /f
@reg delete HKLM\Software\McRem /f
@reg delete HKCU\Software\McAfee.com /f

@echo Deleting McAfee Add\Remove Programs Entries...

rem Below, are the registry keys that I have added manually.

@reg delete 
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{5DF3D1BB-894E-4DCD-8275-159AC9829B43}"
/f
@reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0104BA4A-D33C-40AF-8FD3-C42512D43468}" /f
@reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{04D18721-749F-4140-AEB0-CAC099CA4741}" /f
@reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{056ADD67-DDB0-47BE-9F7D-DC652206F766}" /f
@reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{08815891-3400-4CD8-B644-23BE617ED6D6}" /f
@reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0AA5BF4A-88BD-4E61-9968-BBF04701B5C6}" /f
@reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0D7C69CB-CF5F-4594-8FEE-0B6DDA9F75D6}" /f
@reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{1161A96C-CBA5-4CA7-BB39-BC9280348E73}" /f
@reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{1A13B2E0-805B-44F7-94A8-8D3A2258D6A2}" /f
@reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{1FE25B89-B3E7-4FF8-B67A-300286F51E5F}" /f
@reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{221F3B81-CAD5-4EE1-82FE-65CAA21623DF}" /f
@reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2D417134-0D48-4856-B6F5-04E63171E24C}" /f
@reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2D4842EA-9F7B-4B6A-B157-41C6250DA148}" /f
@reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3153E8D7-C724-47CC-A7FE-5C90EB4093A0}" /f
@reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3AEC7772-2766-4C67-8487-4189C55DDE4E}" /f
@reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3C9654E8-E7F6-491D-A674-85CB53573FEE}" /f
@reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{451D30D1-C1EB-4891-BD3A-5FD7E3001784}" /f
@reg delete "HKEY_

RE: Mobile admin question

[Joe Heaton]

I've had this question answered, so no need to reply.  Thanks

 

Joe Heaton

Employment Training Panel

 

From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 9:08 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Mobile admin question

 

Exchange 2k3

 

Using the mobileadmin tool, once I initiate a remote wipe, is there any
way to see if/when it happens?  Also, should I have the phone itself
turned on?  Does it require the phone to run a sync to the server?

 

New to this, so any help would be appreciated.

 

 

Joe Heaton

AISA

Employment Training Panel

1100 J Street, 4th Floor

Sacramento, CA  95814

(916) 327-5276

[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 

 

 

 

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: VIPRE - I like it

[David Lum]

My smaller clients I switched from Trend to Vipre, my bigger clients (and my 
9-5 job with 300 employees / McAfee) I'm waiting for Vipre to be a bit more 
mature. Personally I acually have had very very few issues with Trend over the 
years, but the price difference for the smaller clients was the tipping point.

Dave


From: Steve Burkett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 8:59 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: VIPRE - I like it

Is that the main reason people are dumping Trend?  The support is
rubbish?


(Our Kaspersky renewal's coming up in January... )

-Original Message-
From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 20 November 2008 14:44
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it

I may pickup Vipre and Ninja when our Trend contract ends. Thats the
plan
anyway, Trend has got to go, their support is useless. I have two major
problems with it and they are not able to help, other then have me send
in
files and respond to emails endlessly and then resend them all again.


- Original Message -
From: "Kurt Buff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:01 AM
Subject: VIPRE - I like it


> Stu, Alex, et al,
>
> We've cobbled together a brute force script that is ripping out McAfee
> for us, and it's working fairly well.
>
> I just wanted to say, publicly, that I'm so far, after rolling out
> VIPRE to approximately 90 workstations out of our nearly 400, very
> pleased with how it's working. It's caught 9 moderate to serious
> infestations of which McAfee was completely unaware (a keylogger and
> several trojans, among others), and allowed us to clean them. We're
> planning now for using this tool for quarantining IM clients, among
> other things - it's no substitute for removing administrator
> privileges, but until we achieve that it looks to be a good stopgap.
>
> Also, the control console is almost completely transparent in function
> and does its job well. I've got a junior admin who's worked through it
> easily, and is showing other junior admins how it works, and the whole
> team is stoked about the product.
>
> In all, an excellent product.
>
> Please convey my thanks to the VIPRE team.
>
> Well done.
>
> Kurt
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~


~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

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~   ~

Re: VIPRE - I like it

[Eric Wittersheim]

I have just switched from Trend Officescan and Scanmail to Sunbelt Vipre and
Ninja.  My experience so far has not been the best.  I have had to make more
support calls to Sunbelt in the last 2 weeks than I made to Trend in the
last 3 years.  That being said once we got the kinks worked out I really
like the product so far.  I just installed Ninja yesterday so I will have to
wait a bit to get a real feel for it.

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 11:06 AM, Steve Ens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I have noticed in the five years I've use Trend's CSM for SMB (now called
> Worry Free or something stupid) I have only needed to use Trend's support
> once.  The product is great.  I have implemented Vipre a few places though
> and that seems to really rock.  However I have needed to use the support a
> few times but it is excellent.
> Steve
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 10:59 AM, Steve Burkett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > wrote:
>
>> Is that the main reason people are dumping Trend?  The support is
>> rubbish?
>>
>>
>> (Our Kaspersky renewal's coming up in January... )
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Sent: 20 November 2008 14:44
>> To: NT System Admin Issues
>> Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it
>>
>> I may pickup Vipre and Ninja when our Trend contract ends. Thats the
>> plan
>> anyway, Trend has got to go, their support is useless. I have two major
>> problems with it and they are not able to help, other then have me send
>> in
>> files and respond to emails endlessly and then resend them all again.
>>
>>
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "Kurt Buff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
>> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:01 AM
>> Subject: VIPRE - I like it
>>
>>
>> > Stu, Alex, et al,
>> >
>> > We've cobbled together a brute force script that is ripping out McAfee
>> > for us, and it's working fairly well.
>> >
>> > I just wanted to say, publicly, that I'm so far, after rolling out
>> > VIPRE to approximately 90 workstations out of our nearly 400, very
>> > pleased with how it's working. It's caught 9 moderate to serious
>> > infestations of which McAfee was completely unaware (a keylogger and
>> > several trojans, among others), and allowed us to clean them. We're
>> > planning now for using this tool for quarantining IM clients, among
>> > other things - it's no substitute for removing administrator
>> > privileges, but until we achieve that it looks to be a good stopgap.
>> >
>> > Also, the control console is almost completely transparent in function
>> > and does its job well. I've got a junior admin who's worked through it
>> > easily, and is showing other junior admins how it works, and the whole
>> > team is stoked about the product.
>> >
>> > In all, an excellent product.
>> >
>> > Please convey my thanks to the VIPRE team.
>> >
>> > Well done.
>> >
>> > Kurt
>> >
>> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
>> > ~   ~
>>
>>
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Mobile admin question

[Joe Heaton]

Exchange 2k3

 

Using the mobileadmin tool, once I initiate a remote wipe, is there any
way to see if/when it happens?  Also, should I have the phone itself
turned on?  Does it require the phone to run a sync to the server?

 

New to this, so any help would be appreciated.

 

 

Joe Heaton

AISA

Employment Training Panel

1100 J Street, 4th Floor

Sacramento, CA  95814

(916) 327-5276

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Re: VIPRE - I like it

[Steve Ens]

I have noticed in the five years I've use Trend's CSM for SMB (now called
Worry Free or something stupid) I have only needed to use Trend's support
once.  The product is great.  I have implemented Vipre a few places though
and that seems to really rock.  However I have needed to use the support a
few times but it is excellent.
Steve

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 10:59 AM, Steve Burkett
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

> Is that the main reason people are dumping Trend?  The support is
> rubbish?
>
>
> (Our Kaspersky renewal's coming up in January... )
>
> -Original Message-
> From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 20 November 2008 14:44
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it
>
> I may pickup Vipre and Ninja when our Trend contract ends. Thats the
> plan
> anyway, Trend has got to go, their support is useless. I have two major
> problems with it and they are not able to help, other then have me send
> in
> files and respond to emails endlessly and then resend them all again.
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Kurt Buff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:01 AM
> Subject: VIPRE - I like it
>
>
> > Stu, Alex, et al,
> >
> > We've cobbled together a brute force script that is ripping out McAfee
> > for us, and it's working fairly well.
> >
> > I just wanted to say, publicly, that I'm so far, after rolling out
> > VIPRE to approximately 90 workstations out of our nearly 400, very
> > pleased with how it's working. It's caught 9 moderate to serious
> > infestations of which McAfee was completely unaware (a keylogger and
> > several trojans, among others), and allowed us to clean them. We're
> > planning now for using this tool for quarantining IM clients, among
> > other things - it's no substitute for removing administrator
> > privileges, but until we achieve that it looks to be a good stopgap.
> >
> > Also, the control console is almost completely transparent in function
> > and does its job well. I've got a junior admin who's worked through it
> > easily, and is showing other junior admins how it works, and the whole
> > team is stoked about the product.
> >
> > In all, an excellent product.
> >
> > Please convey my thanks to the VIPRE team.
> >
> > Well done.
> >
> > Kurt
> >
> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> > ~   ~
>
>
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RE: VIPRE - I like it

[Steve Burkett]

Is that the main reason people are dumping Trend?  The support is
rubbish?


(Our Kaspersky renewal's coming up in January... )

-Original Message-
From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: 20 November 2008 14:44
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it

I may pickup Vipre and Ninja when our Trend contract ends. Thats the
plan 
anyway, Trend has got to go, their support is useless. I have two major 
problems with it and they are not able to help, other then have me send
in 
files and respond to emails endlessly and then resend them all again.


- Original Message - 
From: "Kurt Buff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:01 AM
Subject: VIPRE - I like it


> Stu, Alex, et al,
>
> We've cobbled together a brute force script that is ripping out McAfee
> for us, and it's working fairly well.
>
> I just wanted to say, publicly, that I'm so far, after rolling out
> VIPRE to approximately 90 workstations out of our nearly 400, very
> pleased with how it's working. It's caught 9 moderate to serious
> infestations of which McAfee was completely unaware (a keylogger and
> several trojans, among others), and allowed us to clean them. We're
> planning now for using this tool for quarantining IM clients, among
> other things - it's no substitute for removing administrator
> privileges, but until we achieve that it looks to be a good stopgap.
>
> Also, the control console is almost completely transparent in function
> and does its job well. I've got a junior admin who's worked through it
> easily, and is showing other junior admins how it works, and the whole
> team is stoked about the product.
>
> In all, an excellent product.
>
> Please convey my thanks to the VIPRE team.
>
> Well done.
>
> Kurt
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~ 


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RE: VIPRE - I like it

[Ralph Smith]

I got VIPRE through PCmall.

> -Original Message-
> From: Eric Wittersheim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 11:47 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it
> 
> Joe,
> 
> I got Vipre and Ninja from PC Connection.
> 
> Eric
> 
> 
> On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 10:00 AM, Joe Heaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> 
> 
>   Does Sunbelt have any resellers for these, or is it straight
from
>   Sunbelt only?
> 
>   Joe Heaton
>   Employment Training Panel
> 
> 
>   -Original Message-
>   From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>   Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 6:44 AM
>   To: NT System Admin Issues
> 
>   Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it
> 
>   I may pickup Vipre and Ninja when our Trend contract ends. Thats
the
>   plan
>   anyway, Trend has got to go, their support is useless. I have
two
> major
>   problems with it and they are not able to help, other then have
me
> send
>   in
>   files and respond to emails endlessly and then resend them all
> again.
> 
> 
>   - Original Message -
>   From: "Kurt Buff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>   To: "NT System Admin Issues"

>   Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:01 AM
>   Subject: VIPRE - I like it
> 
> 
>   > Stu, Alex, et al,
>   >
>   > We've cobbled together a brute force script that is ripping
out
> McAfee
>   > for us, and it's working fairly well.
>   >
>   > I just wanted to say, publicly, that I'm so far, after rolling
out
>   > VIPRE to approximately 90 workstations out of our nearly 400,
very
>   > pleased with how it's working. It's caught 9 moderate to
serious
>   > infestations of which McAfee was completely unaware (a
keylogger
> and
>   > several trojans, among others), and allowed us to clean them.
> We're
>   > planning now for using this tool for quarantining IM clients,
> among
>   > other things - it's no substitute for removing administrator
>   > privileges, but until we achieve that it looks to be a good
> stopgap.
>   >
>   > Also, the control console is almost completely transparent in
> function
>   > and does its job well. I've got a junior admin who's worked
> through it
>   > easily, and is showing other junior admins how it works, and
the
> whole
>   > team is stoked about the product.
>   >
>   > In all, an excellent product.
>   >
>   > Please convey my thanks to the VIPRE team.
>   >
>   > Well done.
>   >
>   > Kurt
>   >
>   > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource
hog! ~
>   > ~ 
~
> 
> 
>   ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog!
~
>   ~   ~
> 
>   ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog!
~
>   ~   ~
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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RE: Strange login issues

[Don Guyer]

Sorry for the delay in response.just catching up on e-mails.

 

We do not have this enabled for remote/laptop/mobile users.

 

Don Guyer

Systems Engineer

Information Services

Prudential Fox Roach/ Trident

431 W. Lancaster Avenue

Devon, PA 19333

Ph: (610) 993-3299

Fax: (610) 650-5306

www.prufoxroach.com http://www.prufoxroach.com/> 

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From: David Liu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 6:33 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Strange login issues

 

But doesn't this also cause prolonged delay for mobile users who take
their systems off site, when their laptops cannot connect to the network
to process GPO's? Or do you have separate policies for desktops vs.
laptops?





From: Don Guyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: NT Issues 
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 14:47:37 -0500
To: NT Issues 
Subject: RE: Strange login issues

We stumbled upon the "Always Wait for the Network..." setting when
we rolled out a software package via GPO. When it failed, it logged a
message in Event Viewer regarding the "GPO Policy Refresh" something or
other. We ended up applying a GPO for that setting to every computer on
the network and our support calls dropped.
 

Don Guyer
Systems Engineer
Information Services
Prudential Fox Roach/ Trident
431 W. Lancaster Avenue
Devon, PA 19333
Ph: (610) 993-3299
Fax: (610) 650-5306
www.prufoxroach.com http://www.prufoxroach.com/> 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 

From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 1:49 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Strange login issues

That sounds promising. I'll try it, thanks Robert.
 

Joe Heaton
Employment Training Panel
 

From: Hart, Robert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 9:09 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Strange login issues

We had an issue that was close to that about 2 years ago.  It turned out
to be new machines that had CPUs with H/T or dual cores.  We ended up
changing the GPO to have the setting "Always wait for the network at
computer startup and logon.  We have not seen the problem since.  
 
The problem was also very random for us and very hard to duplicate in a
lab but happened must often on a fresh reboot with a quick logon.  
 

Robert Hart 
GENEX Services, Inc
Client System Engineer 


From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 11:06 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Strange login issues

Server 2K3
Windows XP SP3
 
We just replaced 60 user PCs.  We have GPOs that map needed drives for
the users.  One of the login scripts maps the user to their home
directory, which looks like the following:
 
Net use F: /d
Net use F: \\server\%username% /Persistent:yes
 
The issues we're getting are the following:
 
1) Randomly the F: drive will not be mapped at all.

2) Randomly the F: drive will be mapped to \\server\Users, instead
of the person's personal folder.


I mention the rollout of new PCs, because this behavior wasn't happening
beforehand.  My personal preference for mapping personal drives is to do
it within ADUC, under the Profile tab, but that's not how it was when I
got here, and I'm still trying to plan switching it over without
disrupting users.  There are no other login scripts that map the F:
drive, so there's no conflict there.  Sometimes having the person log
out and back into the network fixes it, sometimes it doesn't.  Also,
when I mention random, I mean it.  Random users, random times, random
symptom between the above two.  Any help on where I can look to figure
out why this is happening would be great.
 
Thanks,
 
Joe Heaton
AISA
Employment Training Panel
1100 J Street, 4th Floor
Sacramento, CA  95814
(916) 327-5276
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Re: VIPRE - I like it

[Eric Wittersheim]

Joe,

I got Vipre and Ninja from PC Connection.

Eric

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 10:00 AM, Joe Heaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Does Sunbelt have any resellers for these, or is it straight from
> Sunbelt only?
>
> Joe Heaton
> Employment Training Panel
>
> -Original Message-
> From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 6:44 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it
>
> I may pickup Vipre and Ninja when our Trend contract ends. Thats the
> plan
> anyway, Trend has got to go, their support is useless. I have two major
> problems with it and they are not able to help, other then have me send
> in
> files and respond to emails endlessly and then resend them all again.
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Kurt Buff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:01 AM
> Subject: VIPRE - I like it
>
>
> > Stu, Alex, et al,
> >
> > We've cobbled together a brute force script that is ripping out McAfee
> > for us, and it's working fairly well.
> >
> > I just wanted to say, publicly, that I'm so far, after rolling out
> > VIPRE to approximately 90 workstations out of our nearly 400, very
> > pleased with how it's working. It's caught 9 moderate to serious
> > infestations of which McAfee was completely unaware (a keylogger and
> > several trojans, among others), and allowed us to clean them. We're
> > planning now for using this tool for quarantining IM clients, among
> > other things - it's no substitute for removing administrator
> > privileges, but until we achieve that it looks to be a good stopgap.
> >
> > Also, the control console is almost completely transparent in function
> > and does its job well. I've got a junior admin who's worked through it
> > easily, and is showing other junior admins how it works, and the whole
> > team is stoked about the product.
> >
> > In all, an excellent product.
> >
> > Please convey my thanks to the VIPRE team.
> >
> > Well done.
> >
> > Kurt
> >
> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> > ~   ~
>
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~
>

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

Re: win2k3 R2 / win2k8 books

[Ben Scott]

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 10:17 AM, Webster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Minasi came out with an update for R2.

  I seem to recall reading that Minasi and his team for the "Windows
Server" books were working on something for 2008, but were actually
planning to split it up into multiple volumes, since the thing was
getting so big people were risking back injury lifting it.  :)

  I certainly heartily recommend Minasi's server books.  Best "one
stop shopping" coverage of Win Server admin out there.  Quite
comprehensive, too (hence the size issue).  What I like best is he
describes how things *really* fly, in the real world.  If something's
a bad idea, he says so.  If there's a best practice, he gives it.
Great stuff.

-- Ben

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: MS to give away AV/AS, discontinue OneCare in 2009

[Sam Cayze]

Curious, did anything legal ever come from bundling Defender in Vista?
If not, I won't imagine anything would come out bundling AV with the OS
either.



-Original Message-
From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 9:59 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: MS to give away AV/AS, discontinue OneCare in 2009

There is a difference between giving software away and including it in
the OS. If they do the latter then I would agree with you regarding
potential lawsuits, but I doubt that they would. They are very
intentionally ripping all the "extras" out of Windows 7 and putting them
on Live.com as free downloads, which is where I'm sure the A/M solution
would go too.
TVK

-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 8:27 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: MS to give away AV/AS, discontinue OneCare in 2009

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:47 PM, Tim Vander Kooi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> I don't think that a lawsuit would go far, unless the courts are also
going
> to force AVG and the others to stop providing their products for free
also.

  Well, IANAL, but my understanding is:

  The difference is that Microsoft also sells the OS.  You *have* to
run *Microsoft* Windows if you're going to run Windows.  On the other
hand, you don't *have* to run *Microsoft* anti-virus.  But if
Microsoft starts including AV in Windows, their competitors are at a
disadvantage.  In the world of anti-trust law, this is called "product
bundling".

  Microsoft is generally considered a monopoly, in the US and the EU,
anyway.  See, for example, US v. Microsoft (1998).  (Others may
disagree, but the courts' opinions are what matter for this
discussion.)  In the US at least, monopolies are not illegal in and of
themselves, but they *are* prohibited from doing certain things,
including product bundling.

  So AVG can give away their stuff if they want, but Microsoft cannot.
 Or so I would expect a lawsuit from the AV industry to claim.

-- Ben

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~   ~

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RE: 2008 DFS Namespace type (Resolved)

[Kennedy, Jim]

Excellent, my google-fu is back! Export, delete, recreate the right way and 
then import it.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753875.aspx



> -Original Message-
> From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:48 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: 2008 DFS Namespace type
>
> Just awhile ago I created a DFS Namespace. Unfortunately I did not
> enable the 2008 type, it is a windows 2000 type but it is Domain type.
> Any way to change it to 2008, right click properties won't let me edit
> that part of it. I can recreate it pretty easily but just changing
> would be nice.
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~

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Re: MS to give away AV/AS, discontinue OneCare in 2009

[Matthew W. Ross]

My memory on the Bundling of IE is not crystal clear, but there was a bit more 
than just "Bundling" at issue.

I seem to remember that Microsoft was claiming that IE could not be separated 
from the OS, and that the lawsuit included the fact that Microsoft would 
threaten vendors (Dell, HP, etc.) if they did not make IE the default browser. 
Maybe I'm not remembering correctly, but I do know it was more complicated that 
just bundling.

If I were Microsoft, I would ship it with new versions of the OS, but disabled. 
I would have the current "No AntiVirus Installed" popup come up as it normally 
does, and recommend available antivirus solutions, just as it currently does. 
There, I would include the Microsoft solution. Yes, it's "bundled," but 
disabled until you choose to turn it on. Make it the customer's choice to use 
it.

Personally, I think this is something Microsoft should have been doing for 
years, free or not. It is in their best interest to be just as safe and secure 
an OS as any other, and if they put their money where their mouth is, they can 
do it. Now, with a valid Antivirus avalible to all users of windows, perhaps 
the world will see a decline in viruses, spammers, botnets, and other malware. 
(Thank you, AVG and Avast, for starting the trend for free AV, but I just don't 
think you will have the same penetration as MS will.)

--Matt Ross
  _  

From: Ben Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:11:05 -0800
Subject: Re: MS to give away AV/AS, discontinue OneCare in 2009

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 9:31 AM, David McSpadden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
  > It is exactly like their backup software.  It is not so much as
  > bundling.  You don't have to use it.
  
I don't think that matters.
  
Keep in mind that I'm not stating my own opinions on the way things
  *should* be in my ideal world.  I'm analyzing past events and trying
  to extrapolate the future behavior of others.  Whether I agree or
  disagree with what others do doesn't matter.  Of course, my analysis
  could well be flawed; I readily admit my understanding is limited.
  
Anyway, as I understand it, the legal argument would be that since
  MSFT is bundling their AV product with their OS, it puts their
  competitors at a disadvantage.  Since MSFT is a monopoly, they're not
  allowed to do that.  Or so the AV industry would claim.  Beyond that,
  my understanding ends.  I don't know how/why the courts decide on
  "competitive disadvantage" or "bundling".  Ask a lawyer if you want
  the details.
  
As I understand it, the "for free" argument is largely immaterial.
  Mostly because the courts recognize that nothing is ever really
  "free".
  
I'm really starting to get out of my depth here, but looking at how
  past decisions have gone down, I think it would depend on several
  factors: (1) How MSFT conducts themselves in court.  MSFT played games
  in US vs MSFT.  That hurt their standing.  (2) Any dirty laundry
  uncovered during the evidence phase.  As a hypothetical example, MSFT
  internal email traffic saying they're out to hurt Symantec's cash flow
  because Backup Exec competes with MS DPM.  (3) How prominent MSFT
  makes the AV.  They got in trouble over MSIE because the icon was on
  the desktop, it was the default program, you couldn't uninstall it,
  and MSFT pressured computer vendors to prevent them from giving
  alternatives.  If it's an optional download someone has to go and seek
  out, I'm guessing that would make a difference.
  
  -- Ben
  
  ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
  ~   ~

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: VIPRE - I like it

[Joe Heaton]

Does Sunbelt have any resellers for these, or is it straight from
Sunbelt only?

Joe Heaton
Employment Training Panel

-Original Message-
From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 6:44 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: VIPRE - I like it

I may pickup Vipre and Ninja when our Trend contract ends. Thats the
plan 
anyway, Trend has got to go, their support is useless. I have two major 
problems with it and they are not able to help, other then have me send
in 
files and respond to emails endlessly and then resend them all again.


- Original Message - 
From: "Kurt Buff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:01 AM
Subject: VIPRE - I like it


> Stu, Alex, et al,
>
> We've cobbled together a brute force script that is ripping out McAfee
> for us, and it's working fairly well.
>
> I just wanted to say, publicly, that I'm so far, after rolling out
> VIPRE to approximately 90 workstations out of our nearly 400, very
> pleased with how it's working. It's caught 9 moderate to serious
> infestations of which McAfee was completely unaware (a keylogger and
> several trojans, among others), and allowed us to clean them. We're
> planning now for using this tool for quarantining IM clients, among
> other things - it's no substitute for removing administrator
> privileges, but until we achieve that it looks to be a good stopgap.
>
> Also, the control console is almost completely transparent in function
> and does its job well. I've got a junior admin who's worked through it
> easily, and is showing other junior admins how it works, and the whole
> team is stoked about the product.
>
> In all, an excellent product.
>
> Please convey my thanks to the VIPRE team.
>
> Well done.
>
> Kurt
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~ 


~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: MS to give away AV/AS, discontinue OneCare in 2009

[Tim Vander Kooi]

There is a difference between giving software away and including it in the OS. 
If they do the latter then I would agree with you regarding potential lawsuits, 
but I doubt that they would. They are very intentionally ripping all the 
"extras" out of Windows 7 and putting them on Live.com as free downloads, which 
is where I'm sure the A/M solution would go too.
TVK

-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 8:27 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: MS to give away AV/AS, discontinue OneCare in 2009

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:47 PM, Tim Vander Kooi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I don't think that a lawsuit would go far, unless the courts are also going
> to force AVG and the others to stop providing their products for free also.

  Well, IANAL, but my understanding is:

  The difference is that Microsoft also sells the OS.  You *have* to
run *Microsoft* Windows if you're going to run Windows.  On the other
hand, you don't *have* to run *Microsoft* anti-virus.  But if
Microsoft starts including AV in Windows, their competitors are at a
disadvantage.  In the world of anti-trust law, this is called "product
bundling".

  Microsoft is generally considered a monopoly, in the US and the EU,
anyway.  See, for example, US v. Microsoft (1998).  (Others may
disagree, but the courts' opinions are what matter for this
discussion.)  In the US at least, monopolies are not illegal in and of
themselves, but they *are* prohibited from doing certain things,
including product bundling.

  So AVG can give away their stuff if they want, but Microsoft cannot.
 Or so I would expect a lawsuit from the AV industry to claim.

-- Ben

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

2008 DFS Namespace type

[Kennedy, Jim]

Just awhile ago I created a DFS Namespace. Unfortunately I did not enable the 
2008 type, it is a windows 2000 type but it is Domain type. Any way to change 
it to 2008, right click properties won't let me edit that part of it. I can 
recreate it pretty easily but just changing would be nice.

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: win2k3 R2 / win2k8 books

[Webster]

> -Original Message-
> From: Adam Greene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: win2k3 R2 / win2k8 books
> 
> Anyone have favorite Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Server 2008
> administration guides they would recommend? Looking for a general
> overall
> bible-type book. For example, this book has served us well: "Mastering
> Windows Server 2003 by Mark Minasi." But need to get up to speed on 2k3
> R2 and 2k8.

Minasi came out with an update for R2.

http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Windows-Server-2003-Upgrade/dp/0470056452/re
f=pd_bbs_sr_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227194153&sr=8-4


Webster


~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

Re: MS to give away AV/AS, discontinue OneCare in 2009

[Ben Scott]

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 9:31 AM, David McSpadden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It is exactly like their backup software.  It is not so much as
> bundling.  You don't have to use it.

  I don't think that matters.

  Keep in mind that I'm not stating my own opinions on the way things
*should* be in my ideal world.  I'm analyzing past events and trying
to extrapolate the future behavior of others.  Whether I agree or
disagree with what others do doesn't matter.  Of course, my analysis
could well be flawed; I readily admit my understanding is limited.

  Anyway, as I understand it, the legal argument would be that since
MSFT is bundling their AV product with their OS, it puts their
competitors at a disadvantage.  Since MSFT is a monopoly, they're not
allowed to do that.  Or so the AV industry would claim.  Beyond that,
my understanding ends.  I don't know how/why the courts decide on
"competitive disadvantage" or "bundling".  Ask a lawyer if you want
the details.

  As I understand it, the "for free" argument is largely immaterial.
Mostly because the courts recognize that nothing is ever really
"free".

  I'm really starting to get out of my depth here, but looking at how
past decisions have gone down, I think it would depend on several
factors: (1) How MSFT conducts themselves in court.  MSFT played games
in US vs MSFT.  That hurt their standing.  (2) Any dirty laundry
uncovered during the evidence phase.  As a hypothetical example, MSFT
internal email traffic saying they're out to hurt Symantec's cash flow
because Backup Exec competes with MS DPM.  (3) How prominent MSFT
makes the AV.  They got in trouble over MSIE because the icon was on
the desktop, it was the default program, you couldn't uninstall it,
and MSFT pressured computer vendors to prevent them from giving
alternatives.  If it's an optional download someone has to go and seek
out, I'm guessing that would make a difference.

-- Ben

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: MS to give away AV/AS, discontinue OneCare in 2009

[David McSpadden]

It is exactly like their backup software.  It is not so much as
bundling.
You don't have to use it.  Just like you don't have to use Internet
Explorer to browse the Internet.  They also have a defrag tool. You
don't have to use it.
I will still buy my AV but for the Mom and Dad that are trying to send
their
kid to school on a tight budget the monthly or yearly subscription to an
AV
could be an unexpected expense.  Free AV with the Laptop would be
priceless
to them and endear another segment of the population to Microsoft.

-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 9:27 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: MS to give away AV/AS, discontinue OneCare in 2009

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:47 PM, Tim Vander Kooi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> I don't think that a lawsuit would go far, unless the courts are also
going
> to force AVG and the others to stop providing their products for free
also.

  Well, IANAL, but my understanding is:

  The difference is that Microsoft also sells the OS.  You *have* to
run *Microsoft* Windows if you're going to run Windows.  On the other
hand, you don't *have* to run *Microsoft* anti-virus.  But if
Microsoft starts including AV in Windows, their competitors are at a
disadvantage.  In the world of anti-trust law, this is called "product
bundling".

  Microsoft is generally considered a monopoly, in the US and the EU,
anyway.  See, for example, US v. Microsoft (1998).  (Others may
disagree, but the courts' opinions are what matter for this
discussion.)  In the US at least, monopolies are not illegal in and of
themselves, but they *are* prohibited from doing certain things,
including product bundling.

  So AVG can give away their stuff if they want, but Microsoft cannot.
 Or so I would expect a lawsuit from the AV industry to claim.

-- Ben

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: MS to give away AV/AS, discontinue OneCare in 2009

[Michael B. Smith]

They can, however, give it away for free, as they do some of their other
Live services.

Regards,

Michael B. Smith, MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP
My blog: http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael
Link with me at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/theessentialexchange


-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 9:27 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: MS to give away AV/AS, discontinue OneCare in 2009

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:47 PM, Tim Vander Kooi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> I don't think that a lawsuit would go far, unless the courts are also
going
> to force AVG and the others to stop providing their products for free
also.

  Well, IANAL, but my understanding is:

  The difference is that Microsoft also sells the OS.  You *have* to
run *Microsoft* Windows if you're going to run Windows.  On the other
hand, you don't *have* to run *Microsoft* anti-virus.  But if
Microsoft starts including AV in Windows, their competitors are at a
disadvantage.  In the world of anti-trust law, this is called "product
bundling".

  Microsoft is generally considered a monopoly, in the US and the EU,
anyway.  See, for example, US v. Microsoft (1998).  (Others may
disagree, but the courts' opinions are what matter for this
discussion.)  In the US at least, monopolies are not illegal in and of
themselves, but they *are* prohibited from doing certain things,
including product bundling.

  So AVG can give away their stuff if they want, but Microsoft cannot.
 Or so I would expect a lawsuit from the AV industry to claim.

-- Ben

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~


~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

Re: VIPRE - I like it

[James Kerr]

I may pickup Vipre and Ninja when our Trend contract ends. Thats the plan 
anyway, Trend has got to go, their support is useless. I have two major 
problems with it and they are not able to help, other then have me send in 
files and respond to emails endlessly and then resend them all again.



- Original Message - 
From: "Kurt Buff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:01 AM
Subject: VIPRE - I like it



Stu, Alex, et al,

We've cobbled together a brute force script that is ripping out McAfee
for us, and it's working fairly well.

I just wanted to say, publicly, that I'm so far, after rolling out
VIPRE to approximately 90 workstations out of our nearly 400, very
pleased with how it's working. It's caught 9 moderate to serious
infestations of which McAfee was completely unaware (a keylogger and
several trojans, among others), and allowed us to clean them. We're
planning now for using this tool for quarantining IM clients, among
other things - it's no substitute for removing administrator
privileges, but until we achieve that it looks to be a good stopgap.

Also, the control console is almost completely transparent in function
and does its job well. I've got a junior admin who's worked through it
easily, and is showing other junior admins how it works, and the whole
team is stoked about the product.

In all, an excellent product.

Please convey my thanks to the VIPRE team.

Well done.

Kurt

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~ 



~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: win2k3 R2 / win2k8 books

[Ziots, Edward]

Miansi... Period, 

Also Stanek's Pocket Guides are killer. 

And Ken Schaefers book on IIS 7.0 is another good one to have in the
bookcase: ( Professional IIS 7.0)
http://www.amazon.com/Professional-IIS-7-Ken-Schaefer/dp/0470097825

Z

Edward E. Ziots
Network Engineer
Lifespan Organization
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone: 401-639-3505
MCSE, MCP+I, ME, CCA, Security +, Network +
-Original Message-
From: Adam Greene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 9:32 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: win2k3 R2 / win2k8 books

Anyone have favorite Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Server 2008 
administration guides they would recommend? Looking for a general
overall 
bible-type book. For example, this book has served us well: "Mastering 
Windows Server 2003 by Mark Minasi." But need to get up to speed on 2k3
R2 
and 2k8.

Thanks,

 



~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

win2k3 R2 / win2k8 books

[Adam Greene]

Anyone have favorite Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Server 2008 
administration guides they would recommend? Looking for a general overall 
bible-type book. For example, this book has served us well: "Mastering 
Windows Server 2003 by Mark Minasi." But need to get up to speed on 2k3 R2 
and 2k8.


Thanks,





~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

Re: MS to give away AV/AS, discontinue OneCare in 2009

[Ben Scott]

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:47 PM, Tim Vander Kooi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I don't think that a lawsuit would go far, unless the courts are also going
> to force AVG and the others to stop providing their products for free also.

  Well, IANAL, but my understanding is:

  The difference is that Microsoft also sells the OS.  You *have* to
run *Microsoft* Windows if you're going to run Windows.  On the other
hand, you don't *have* to run *Microsoft* anti-virus.  But if
Microsoft starts including AV in Windows, their competitors are at a
disadvantage.  In the world of anti-trust law, this is called "product
bundling".

  Microsoft is generally considered a monopoly, in the US and the EU,
anyway.  See, for example, US v. Microsoft (1998).  (Others may
disagree, but the courts' opinions are what matter for this
discussion.)  In the US at least, monopolies are not illegal in and of
themselves, but they *are* prohibited from doing certain things,
including product bundling.

  So AVG can give away their stuff if they want, but Microsoft cannot.
 Or so I would expect a lawsuit from the AV industry to claim.

-- Ben

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: Data Storage solutions

[Dallas Burnworth]

As will all Dell solutions, they are basically OEMs from other companies
i.e. Fujitsu for Dell blades, Quantum for Powervault products, Xerox and
Lexmark for printers, Samsung and Acer for monitors etc. Equallogic is
an excellent product. The only change I have experienced is that when
they were bought by Dell it was much more difficult to get part numbers
and specs so that you could compare to other solutions. Part of the
difficulty is that Equallogic was absorbed by Dell so there was a
learning curve for all related employees during transition for both
companies. 

 

 



From: Lumumba, Juma (ILRI-ICRAF) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:34 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Data Storage solutions

 

Hi All,

 

We are evaluating 3 manufacturer solutions  for storage, NetApps
FAS3140, EMC Clariion NS40 and SUN Storagetek 6140  through a tender
process. However, one of one departments are planning to purchase a DELL
EqualLogic PS Series solution for a new project that is about to be
approved.  Any experiences with this Dell solution?

 

Thanks,

 

Lumumba.

 

 

 

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

Re: NTDS Replication Schedule

[mck1012]

What I would recommend is to get rid of the bridgehead server and setup site 
links for each site to your hub site. Let the KDC control all the replications 
links. Enable change notification on each site link. 

 





From: Travis Krampy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: NT System Admin Issues 
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 7:53:34 AM
Subject: Re: NTDS Replication Schedule

 
10 sites, 14 DC's (1 DC in each site, 4 in the main 
site), 1000 users, 1 DC per site, except for the main site which has 4.  I 
have one DC as a bridgehead, this is the only DC that is handling all site 
replication to the remote sites
"mck1012" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
How  large is your forest? How many sites? how many dc's? how many users? how 
many  dc's per site? are you using site links? are any dc's used as a 
bridgehead? 





 From: Travis Krampy  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: NT System Admin Issues  
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:40:30  PM
Subject: Re: NTDS  Replication Schedule

 
Connection speed varies from DSL to T-1  speeds.  sometimes many changes are 
being made daily (new users, etc...),  but mostly from the main site and 
replicated to the other sites.
"mck1012" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
What is your connection speed at the remote sites. And how often are  changes 
being made. I would look into enabling change notification on the  site links. 
I have over 50 DC's in my forest with about 48 sites and the  convergence time 
is about 2-3 minutes. 




To enable change notification on a site link 
1. In ADSI Edit, expand the Configuration Container icon  and then 
expand CN=Configuration,DC= ForestRootDomainName and CN=Sites.
2. Expand the CN=Inter-Site Transports container, and  then click CN=IP.
3. In the details pane, right-click the site link object whose options 
attribute you want to change, and then click Properties.
4. In the Select a property to view box, click options.
5. If the Value(s) box displays , in the Edit Attribute box, 
type 1 for the value (bit 0=1).
If the Value(s) box contains a value, you must derive  the new value by using a 
Boolean BITWISE-OR calculation of the existing  value and the value that 
enables the replication change you are making.  Then convert that value to an 
integer. Therefore, if a value is set,  convert the integer value to a binary 
value and OR that value with the  value 0001. Then convert the results back to 
an integer and type the value  in the Edit Attribute box.
For example, if the existing decimal value is 4, that value is equal to  0100 
in the binary system. The value that enables change notification is  1, or 0001 
in binary. The OR operation combines 0 OR 0 = 0, 0 OR 1 = 1, 1  OR 0 = 1, 1 OR 
1 = 1. Therefore, the following OR calculation computes the  binary value:
0100 (existing value) 
0001 (value that enables change notification) 
0101 (adds enable change notification to the existing setting) 

The binary value 0101 converts to the digital value 5. For information  about 
binary calculations and converting binary values to digital values,  see 
Windows 2000 Server Help.
6. Click Set and then click OK. 




 From: Travis Krampy  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: NT System Admin Issues  
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008  8:39:53 PM
Subject: NTDS  Replication Schedule

Hi

I was wondering if anyone had  any advise on setting up NTDS replication 
schedule in ADSS.

I have a  main site, and 10 remote sites.

I have 4 Domain controllers at the  main site, and 1 domain controller at each 
remote site.

I know that  you can set the replication schedule for none, 1x an hour, 2x an 
hour, 3x an  hour or 4x an hour.

I was planning on having my local site replicate  to the remote sites 1 time 
per hour and my local site replicate to the local  DC's 4x an hour, but I was 
not sure if this would generate too much  traffic.

Can anyone please advise?

Thanks

Travis 

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog!  ~
~    ~


  
~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

Re: smart phone sync with Vista

[Jon Harris]

That is also what the Microsoft people are saying it is not a major
release but they are NOT calling it Vista R2, to me that is what it will
be.  Same difference as between 98 and 98SE some added features but mainly
fixing features added in the earlier release.  While that is nice and all it
means there will be alot of people waiting for something that will not be
that differnet nor is it going to be worth the waiting.  I could be wrong
and usually am but I just don't see it that way. I have users on Vista now
that were screaming about the change off from XP to Vista.  Not one has
screamed most like it more and I have fewer "problem" machines.  Keep in
mind many if not most are running machines that are no less than 3 years old
to 6 years old at the time of the switch.  All I had to add to these
machines was RAM all have at least 1.25 GB of RAM to 2 GB of RAM and none
have the best processor at the time they were purchased.  I have way more
complaints about the new Ribbon for Office 2007 but I have had a couple of
users just love it, they are the older ones that could never find how to
format a document.

Jon

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 10:26 PM, Carl Houseman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

>  If Microsoft is smart they'll bump the internal number to 7.0 just to
> undercut everyone saying it's Vista 2.0 or Vista R2.   But something like
> that will probably annoy MS developers who know it's not different enough to
> justify a major version increment.
>
>
>
> (Yes, I know that what's been demonstrated or released so far has shown 6.1
> as the internal number).
>
>
>
> Carl
>
>
>
> *From:* Jon Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>  *Sent:* Wednesday, November 19, 2008 7:55 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: smart phone sync with Vista
>
>
>
> By the way Len just so you know the core number for Windows 7 is 6.1.  It
> is going to be closer to Windows Vista R2.
>
>
>
> Jon
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 7:28 PM, Joe Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Len, are you running a 64 bit version of Vista by chance.  I have an 8525
> and initially had issues with Vista Ultimate 64 bit.   I will admit that I
> am running WM6.0 (or is it 6.1?) and have not tried it with WM 5.0.
>
> I was running some custom cooked ROMs on my 8525 when I took it WM6.0 and
> didn't see any negative effects.
>
> HTH.
>
> Joe Fox
> Systems/Network Administrator
>
> Mobile# (716) 846-9308
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/josephfoxjr
>
>
>
>  On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 5:15 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> This one was connecting fine and then I disconnected it to make a phone
> call and when brought back it wouldn't connect again. This device is new
> enough to be stable and old enough for MS and HTC to have the bugs worked
> out of the drivers. But, then again, I guess not. The @#$%^ thing will not
> connect or sync anymore. Even after the battery trick again.
>
>
>
> /rant on
>
>
>
> There is no excuse for a company the resources of Microsoft to send out
> stuff that refuses to work. But then again, they did publish Windows
> Millenium Edition and Vista. :-\I think I'll just wait for Windows 7.
>
>
>
> /rant off
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 4:59 PM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I'm sorry it's not working, really.  But, I wouldn't blame Vista, but
> probably a combination of Vista, your specific hardware and the specific
> device based on Internet searches.  My device connects flawlessly with Vista
> (well, after the battery trick).
>
>
>
> *From:* Len Hammond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:55 PM
>
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: smart phone sync with Vista
>
>
>
> Now the phone and the laptop have quit communicationg altogether. No amount
> of rebooting seems to get it talking again. I'll try the battery trick again
> but if not, then I'm just going to remove the Windows Mobile Device Center
> and forget the whole thing. Getting the phone to sync with a Vista box is
> just not worth the effort. It still syncs with the XP box and that is
> adequate for now. Maybe when Win7 comes out I'll try again.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> There is. And it now shows my device. However now the two aren't talking
> and I still can't find the data it said earlier synced, when they WERE
> talking. This is kinda frustrating.
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 3:47 PM, Steve Ens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Isn't there a sync centre in the COntrol Panel in Vista?
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:29 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> No. Hadn't found that one yet. Thank you.
>
>
>
> OK. Here is the current status. Powered down the laptop - left if off for a
> couple of minutes and then restarted. Powered down the 8525 and removed the
> battery for a couple of minutes. Powered up the Vista laptop. Reinstalled
> battery in the device and powered up.
>
>
>
> Connected the 8525 device to a USB port on the laptop and thi