RE: Computer going "offline" need advice

[James Hill]

Does another computer patched into the same port with the same patch cables 
currently in use have the same issue?



From: Mike Gill [mailto:lis...@canbyfoursquare.com]
Sent: Thursday, 20 August 2009 3:13 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Computer going "offline" need advice

The thing is is (finally) reproducible. As soon as I tell Movie Maker to 
save the video to the computer, a window pops up asking for a file name. Within 
a second or two it goes offline. Every time. I���ve not tried multiple versions 
of the NIC driver beyond the Dell driver at the time of purchase and the newest 
one from the Broadcom website. It just doe�t seem like going further down 
that path will help. As mentioned I tried a 3Com 10/100 NIC as well and 
disabled the Broadcom from the BIOS. If I don���t get any good pointers by the 
end of the week I���m going to try a reinstall. I will try network monitor and 
see if anything comes up.�m just not good at using it.

--
Mike Gill

From: Daniel Rodriguez [mailto:drod...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 6:44 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Computer going "offline" need advice

I know that you probably may have checked, but, have you checked the power 
settings? Sometimes I have encountered where an update or patch will 
automatically set the power option to turn off the NIC to conserve power. Had 
an issue a couple of  years ago where we had deployed about 150 desktops and we 
were getting an issue similar to what you are reporting. We found that the NIC 
power save option was set. But even if we unchecked that option we were still 
getting issues. We found that if we went to the previous NIC Driver the issue 
went away. When a newer driver came out we loaded it on a few desktops and no 
issues came up.

Not saying that this could be your issue, but you never know.

On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Mike Gill 
mailto:lis...@canbyfoursquare.com>> wrote:

I have a WinXP SP3 machine (same problem existed with SP2) that goes offline 
randomly as indicated by the computer icon near the clock and the balloon tip. 
Right-clicking and choosing synchronize brings it back online. I see nothing in 
the event logs that indicate there is a problem. ve found numerous tips 
online and thus have updated the NIC driver, set it to 100Mbs instead of 
autodetect, tried a new NIC, tried a different port on the switch, new cables, 
re-punched the block, tested all cables using a Fluke tester, on and on.



I have just discovered how to reproduce the event. For some reason Movie Maker 
causes this to happen if there is a network resource such as a picture when 
saving the movie file. At any rate, I need to know what tool and method to use 
to diagnose the problem given the above. TIA!



--
Mike Gill
















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RE: Computer going "offline" need advice

[Mike Gill]

The thing is it’s (finally) reproducible. As soon as I tell Movie Maker to save 
the video to the computer, a window pops up asking for a file name. Within a 
second or two it goes offline. Every time. I’ve not tried multiple versions of 
the NIC driver beyond the Dell driver at the time of purchase and the newest 
one from the Broadcom website. It just doesn’t seem like going further down 
that path will help. As mentioned I tried a 3Com 10/100 NIC as well and 
disabled the Broadcom from the BIOS. If I don’t get any good pointers by the 
end of the week I’m going to try a reinstall. I will try network monitor and 
see if anything comes up. I’m just not good at using it.

 

-- 
Mike Gill

 

From: Daniel Rodriguez [mailto:drod...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 6:44 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Computer going "offline" need advice

 

I know that you probably may have checked, but, have you checked the power 
settings? Sometimes I have encountered where an update or patch will 
automatically set the power option to turn off the NIC to conserve power. Had 
an issue a couple of  years ago where we had deployed about 150 desktops and we 
were getting an issue similar to what you are reporting. We found that the NIC 
power save option was set. But even if we unchecked that option we were still 
getting issues. We found that if we went to the previous NIC Driver the issue 
went away. When a newer driver came out we loaded it on a few desktops and no 
issues came up.

Not saying that this could be your issue, but you never know.




On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Mike Gill  wrote:

I have a WinXP SP3 machine (same problem existed with SP2) that goes offline 
randomly as indicated by the computer icon near the clock and the balloon tip. 
Right-clicking and choosing synchronize brings it back online. I see nothing in 
the event logs that indicate there is a problem. I’ve found numerous tips 
online and thus have updated the NIC driver, set it to 100Mbs instead of 
autodetect, tried a new NIC, tried a different port on the switch, new cables, 
re-punched the block, tested all cables using a Fluke tester, on and on.

 

I have just discovered how to reproduce the event. For some reason Movie Maker 
causes this to happen if there is a network resource such as a picture when 
saving the movie file. At any rate, I need to know what tool and method to use 
to diagnose the problem given the above. TIA!

 

-- 
Mike Gill

 

 

 

 

 

 

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RE: Antivirus/Anti-spyware/Anti-adware/etc

[Sam Cayze]

Ripped out SAV years ago and installed eSet NOD32.  Haven't regretted it
one bit.  Piece of cake too.  
Sam
 
I agree with you on the MS point. 



From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:16 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Antivirus/Anti-spyware/Anti-adware/etc



Take a look at Trend's products.  Their version 6.0 of Worry Free is
quite good, and I'm running Internet Security on Win7 Home station and
don't have anything bad to say about it.

 

From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 12:03 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Antivirus/Anti-spyware/Anti-adware/etc

 

What do you guys like (besides Vipre, obviously! J) for
antivirus/anti-spyware/anti-malware/etc? Our AVG is coming up for
renewal in January and I'm not sure I want to renew it. I am considering
Vipre, although I thought the interface (on the home version - didn't
have a spare server to set up the Enterprise trial) was a bit "clunky"
due to having to "white list" an app in several different places. L

 

I'm also considering purchasing a bunch of licenses for Malware Bytes so
I can have that on every desktop. I'm also thinking about
F-Secure/F-Prot. I know that one of our vendors uses and recommends
Kaspersky and I have used them in the past at home.  Any others? 

 

The idea of using a Microsoft antivirus doesn't sit well with me Of
course there's always the argument of "they know where the security
holes are so they can protect them." But my answer to that is, "well, if
they know where the holes are, they can fix 'em and not charge me for an
antivirus product!" J

 

  

 

 

 

 

 


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RE: Antivirus/Anti-spyware/Anti-adware/etc

[Jim Majorowicz]

Take a look at Trend's products.  Their version 6.0 of Worry Free is quite
good, and I'm running Internet Security on Win7 Home station and don't have
anything bad to say about it.

 

From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 12:03 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Antivirus/Anti-spyware/Anti-adware/etc

 

What do you guys like (besides Vipre, obviously! J) for
antivirus/anti-spyware/anti-malware/etc? Our AVG is coming up for renewal in
January and I'm not sure I want to renew it. I am considering Vipre,
although I thought the interface (on the home version - didn't have a spare
server to set up the Enterprise trial) was a bit "clunky" due to having to
"white list" an app in several different places. L

 

I'm also considering purchasing a bunch of licenses for Malware Bytes so I
can have that on every desktop. I'm also thinking about F-Secure/F-Prot. I
know that one of our vendors uses and recommends Kaspersky and I have used
them in the past at home.  Any others? 

 

The idea of using a Microsoft antivirus doesn't sit well with me.. Of course
there's always the argument of "they know where the security holes are so
they can protect them." But my answer to that is, "well, if they know where
the holes are, they can fix 'em and not charge me for an antivirus product!"
J

 

John-AldrichTile-Tools

 

 

 

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RE: Mail server software

[Jim Majorowicz]

And I didn't even mention that Exchange 2010 doesn't even need OUTLOOK!

 

From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 8:54 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Mail server software

 

Your problem, John, is you've discounted, arguably, the best product on the
market based on 10 year old technology with arguments you didn't articulate.
Exchange can be backed up natively from NTBackup quite nicely and with a
properly administered Deleted Items Retention policy you will never have to
restore an individual mailbox.   Every major Anti-Virus player has a version
of their software that is "Exchange Aware" on install, even if you choose
not to install their Exchange scanning product to protect your SMTP traffic.

 

Even if cost is the only reason you want to discount Exchange you haven't
mentioned what sweet spot is per user.  Based on what you asked for in your
original post, discounting your "not Exchange" requirement I still would say
your best solution is Exchange.  I happen to notice you mentioned 200 users,
which puts you out of the range of SBS, but not EBS.  Have you priced that
as a solution?

 

From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 2:01 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Mail server software

 

I agree, I did not articulate my requirements very well. However, I
ass-u-med that any admin in their right mind would want to be able to back
up their mail server.  Maybe it's just me??? Same issue with Antivirus. Or
maybe you run your mail server without antivirus? 

 

I have to admit my experience with Exchange is limited to Exchange 5.5 (I
think it was) about 4 years ago. I just remember that we had some issues
with viruses getting into the mail server and we couldn't scan the mail
store as that would cause Exchange to die. Also had some problems when the
antivirus (Symantec Corporate Edition at the time) "ate" a log file that
Exchange was wanting and caused the system to crash.

 

So, yeah, I'm anti-Exchange both from a cost perspective and a perspective
of someone who's worked with an admittedly out-dated version. That being
said, my understanding is that the above facts have not changed
significantly since Ex 5.5. If they have, great, but that still leaves the
fact that Exchange is horribly expensive.

 

John-AldrichTile-Tools

 

From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 4:17
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Mail server software

 

Maybe I'm being obtuse, but you didn't state all of your objectives clearly.
The backup wasn't a requirement until later in your thread, as well as the
anti-virus/backup plugin issue.  You also left off a no-hosting requirement,
because you were bringing it back in house.

I get the impression that you don't know what you want, except that you
don't want Exchange, for reasons that haven't been effectuviley articulated
and seem to be poorly defined upfront to those trying to assist you.

 

-Jonathan

On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 4:08 PM, John Aldrich 
wrote:

Yes, but you don't have any way to restore *just one message* with NTBackup.
:-) Agree that I should have been a bit more specific... If you want to be
able to back up mailbox by mailbox, etc. you have to "pay to play" with
Exchange. Other email server software, no so much. :-)





-Original Message-
From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org]

Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 2:59 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues

Subject: RE: Mail server software

Not to discount what you know about Exchange but...
1. I don't think any DB should be scanned by an AV program that doesn't
recognize it as such. Ninja is stellar at this.
2. I'm backing up my E2K7 DBs with the native windowsbackup, no extra cost
to me.

John W. Cook
Systems Administrator
Partnership For Strong Families
315 SE 2nd Ave
Gainesville, Fl 32601
Office (352) 393-2741 x320
Cell (352) 215-6944
Fax (352) 393-2746
MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I, A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4


-Original Message-

From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com]
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 2:43 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues

Subject: RE: Mail server software

Exactly! That's one of my concerns... Antivirus has to be told to overlook
certain directories and you have to have an "exchange-aware" antivirus or
buy a special "plugin" for the antivirus to allow it to scan the Exchange

DB. AFAIK, most of the "alternatives" (at least Kerio) doesn't have this
restriction.

Not to mention having to buy special add-ons for your archiving solution
just to back up the email store. Oh, and while it's not a problem now, up
until the most recent version of Exchange, you couldn't have more than one
message store and if it got too big, it would virtually implode from being
so big.

On the reasons why I don't like Outlook, the 2 GB PST file size is a biggie.

:-) Although the main reason they get that big is that idiots like to send
large files 

RE: Mail server software

[Jim Majorowicz]

Your problem, John, is you've discounted, arguably, the best product on the
market based on 10 year old technology with arguments you didn't articulate.
Exchange can be backed up natively from NTBackup quite nicely and with a
properly administered Deleted Items Retention policy you will never have to
restore an individual mailbox.   Every major Anti-Virus player has a version
of their software that is "Exchange Aware" on install, even if you choose
not to install their Exchange scanning product to protect your SMTP traffic.

 

Even if cost is the only reason you want to discount Exchange you haven't
mentioned what sweet spot is per user.  Based on what you asked for in your
original post, discounting your "not Exchange" requirement I still would say
your best solution is Exchange.  I happen to notice you mentioned 200 users,
which puts you out of the range of SBS, but not EBS.  Have you priced that
as a solution?

 

From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 2:01 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Mail server software

 

I agree, I did not articulate my requirements very well. However, I
ass-u-med that any admin in their right mind would want to be able to back
up their mail server.  Maybe it's just me??? Same issue with Antivirus. Or
maybe you run your mail server without antivirus? 

 

I have to admit my experience with Exchange is limited to Exchange 5.5 (I
think it was) about 4 years ago. I just remember that we had some issues
with viruses getting into the mail server and we couldn't scan the mail
store as that would cause Exchange to die. Also had some problems when the
antivirus (Symantec Corporate Edition at the time) "ate" a log file that
Exchange was wanting and caused the system to crash.

 

So, yeah, I'm anti-Exchange both from a cost perspective and a perspective
of someone who's worked with an admittedly out-dated version. That being
said, my understanding is that the above facts have not changed
significantly since Ex 5.5. If they have, great, but that still leaves the
fact that Exchange is horribly expensive.

 

John-AldrichTile-Tools

 

From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 4:17
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Mail server software

 

Maybe I'm being obtuse, but you didn't state all of your objectives clearly.
The backup wasn't a requirement until later in your thread, as well as the
anti-virus/backup plugin issue.  You also left off a no-hosting requirement,
because you were bringing it back in house.

I get the impression that you don't know what you want, except that you
don't want Exchange, for reasons that haven't been effectuviley articulated
and seem to be poorly defined upfront to those trying to assist you.

 

-Jonathan

On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 4:08 PM, John Aldrich 
wrote:

Yes, but you don't have any way to restore *just one message* with NTBackup.
:-) Agree that I should have been a bit more specific... If you want to be
able to back up mailbox by mailbox, etc. you have to "pay to play" with
Exchange. Other email server software, no so much. :-)





-Original Message-
From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org]

Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 2:59 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues

Subject: RE: Mail server software

Not to discount what you know about Exchange but...
1. I don't think any DB should be scanned by an AV program that doesn't
recognize it as such. Ninja is stellar at this.
2. I'm backing up my E2K7 DBs with the native windowsbackup, no extra cost
to me.

John W. Cook
Systems Administrator
Partnership For Strong Families
315 SE 2nd Ave
Gainesville, Fl 32601
Office (352) 393-2741 x320
Cell (352) 215-6944
Fax (352) 393-2746
MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I, A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4


-Original Message-

From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com]
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 2:43 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues

Subject: RE: Mail server software

Exactly! That's one of my concerns... Antivirus has to be told to overlook
certain directories and you have to have an "exchange-aware" antivirus or
buy a special "plugin" for the antivirus to allow it to scan the Exchange

DB. AFAIK, most of the "alternatives" (at least Kerio) doesn't have this
restriction.

Not to mention having to buy special add-ons for your archiving solution
just to back up the email store. Oh, and while it's not a problem now, up
until the most recent version of Exchange, you couldn't have more than one
message store and if it got too big, it would virtually implode from being
so big.

On the reasons why I don't like Outlook, the 2 GB PST file size is a biggie.

:-) Although the main reason they get that big is that idiots like to send
large files via email...and email is NOT a file transfer application. :-)



-Original Message-

From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 1:44 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Mail server softwa

RE: Mail server software

[Sam Cayze]

Or BackupExec can now do this.  (Say it was purged from deleted items). 

-Original Message-
From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:41 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Mail server software

Yes you do.  It's called Deleted Items Retention.

-Original Message-
From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com]
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 1:08 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Mail server software

Yes, but you don't have any way to restore *just one message* with
NTBackup.
:-) Agree that I should have been a bit more specific... If you want to
be able to back up mailbox by mailbox, etc. you have to "pay to play"
with Exchange. Other email server software, no so much. :-)




-Original Message-
From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org]
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 2:59 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Mail server software

Not to discount what you know about Exchange but...
1. I don't think any DB should be scanned by an AV program that doesn't
recognize it as such. Ninja is stellar at this.
2. I'm backing up my E2K7 DBs with the native windowsbackup, no extra
cost to me.

John W. Cook
Systems Administrator
Partnership For Strong Families
315 SE 2nd Ave
Gainesville, Fl 32601
Office (352) 393-2741 x320
Cell (352) 215-6944
Fax (352) 393-2746
MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I, A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4


-Original Message-
From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com]
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 2:43 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Mail server software

Exactly! That's one of my concerns... Antivirus has to be told to
overlook certain directories and you have to have an "exchange-aware"
antivirus or buy a special "plugin" for the antivirus to allow it to
scan the Exchange DB. AFAIK, most of the "alternatives" (at least Kerio)
doesn't have this restriction.

Not to mention having to buy special add-ons for your archiving solution
just to back up the email store. Oh, and while it's not a problem now,
up until the most recent version of Exchange, you couldn't have more
than one message store and if it got too big, it would virtually implode
from being so big.

On the reasons why I don't like Outlook, the 2 GB PST file size is a
biggie.
:-) Although the main reason they get that big is that idiots like to
send large files via email...and email is NOT a file transfer
application. :-)



-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 1:44 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Mail server software

On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 1:21 PM, Brian Desmond
wrote:
> What's the problem with the database engine? There's been a massive 
> amount of engineering work in that space - I don't expect it's going
anywhere.

  I can't speak for the OP... but the fact that the Exchange IS is a
giant binary blob, completely opaque for the most part, requiring
special tools to work with it, has always made me somewhat
uncomfortable.

  I worked with a Cyrus mail system once that was really sweet.  It
could handle many more users on much smaller hardware vs Exchange at the
time, and all the mail was still stored in plain text files (one per
message).  You could analyze the message store with the "more"
command if you had to.  I don't think we ever had to, but it was nice to
know you had the option.

  I like simple systems; they tend to be more robust.  Exchange has
always struck me as being more complex than it needed to be.  In
particular, Exchange is pretty fragile when you mistreat it.  There's
not much you can do to a Cryus mail server that will result in major
data loss; you can reconstruct from basics if you have to.  Exchange,
sheesh, in 2000, all you had to do was run a file search against the
"M: drive" and the server would implode.

  On my list of things to worry about, all this is pretty low down on my
list, but it's not my ideal situation.

-- Ben

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RE: Mail server software

[Jim Majorowicz]

Yes you do.  It's called Deleted Items Retention.

-Original Message-
From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 1:08 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Mail server software

Yes, but you don't have any way to restore *just one message* with NTBackup.
:-) Agree that I should have been a bit more specific... If you want to be
able to back up mailbox by mailbox, etc. you have to "pay to play" with
Exchange. Other email server software, no so much. :-)




-Original Message-
From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org] 
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 2:59 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Mail server software

Not to discount what you know about Exchange but...
1. I don't think any DB should be scanned by an AV program that doesn't
recognize it as such. Ninja is stellar at this.
2. I'm backing up my E2K7 DBs with the native windowsbackup, no extra cost
to me.

John W. Cook
Systems Administrator
Partnership For Strong Families
315 SE 2nd Ave
Gainesville, Fl 32601
Office (352) 393-2741 x320
Cell (352) 215-6944
Fax (352) 393-2746
MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I, A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4


-Original Message-
From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com]
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 2:43 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Mail server software

Exactly! That's one of my concerns... Antivirus has to be told to overlook
certain directories and you have to have an "exchange-aware" antivirus or
buy a special "plugin" for the antivirus to allow it to scan the Exchange
DB. AFAIK, most of the "alternatives" (at least Kerio) doesn't have this
restriction.

Not to mention having to buy special add-ons for your archiving solution
just to back up the email store. Oh, and while it's not a problem now, up
until the most recent version of Exchange, you couldn't have more than one
message store and if it got too big, it would virtually implode from being
so big.

On the reasons why I don't like Outlook, the 2 GB PST file size is a biggie.
:-) Although the main reason they get that big is that idiots like to send
large files via email...and email is NOT a file transfer application. :-)



-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 1:44 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Mail server software

On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 1:21 PM, Brian Desmond
wrote:
> What's the problem with the database engine? There's been a massive amount
> of engineering work in that space - I don't expect it's going anywhere.

  I can't speak for the OP... but the fact that the Exchange IS is a
giant binary blob, completely opaque for the most part, requiring
special tools to work with it, has always made me somewhat
uncomfortable.

  I worked with a Cyrus mail system once that was really sweet.  It
could handle many more users on much smaller hardware vs Exchange at
the time, and all the mail was still stored in plain text files (one
per message).  You could analyze the message store with the "more"
command if you had to.  I don't think we ever had to, but it was nice
to know you had the option.

  I like simple systems; they tend to be more robust.  Exchange has
always struck me as being more complex than it needed to be.  In
particular, Exchange is pretty fragile when you mistreat it.  There's
not much you can do to a Cryus mail server that will result in major
data loss; you can reconstruct from basics if you have to.  Exchange,
sheesh, in 2000, all you had to do was run a file search against the
"M: drive" and the server would implode.

  On my list of things to worry about, all this is pretty low down on
my list, but it's not my ideal situation.

-- Ben

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


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 Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really
need to.

~ F

RE: Windows 7

[Sam Cayze]

More info on the deployment changes:
http://blogs.technet.com/windowssystemdeployment/archive/2009/01/20/wind
ows-7-deployment-changes.aspx



From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:09 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Windows 7


+1 
 
In heaven here with 7 on my laptop.  It was Vista, but performance
quickly deteriorated, faster than XP's average 6 month lifespan.  And I
hardly even boot my laptop, or install anything on it.  It's basically
for cabin trips and emergency use.
 
I even allowed myself to live with Aero and refrained from dumbing the
theme down back to classic.
 
Now that RSAT is already released (Wow, props to MS on that), I am
inclined to upgrade my XP workstation to 7.  I can't go 5 months without
rebuilding that darn thing.  I like to keep my workstation at the same
OS/Patch level as my users for testing and consistency, but I may need
to fire up a VM for that.
 
My users will diffidently be skipping Vista and getting Win7 soon.  I'm
eager for the deployment tools to be released, (they just RC'd). They
looked very powerful in Vista.  Bye Bye ghost!
 
Sam



From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:mblackst...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 9:05 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Windows 7



I installed it on my T400 today. It's like a dream compared to the last
2 years on Vista. 

And I didn't need a single driver from Lenovo. What wasn't installed by
the DVD was picked up on MS Update on the first pass.

It's so nice and fast. And now I don't wait 5 minutes to shut down or
restart anymore. 

I only have one small problem with my Shoretel Call Manager and other
than that, I'm in heaven baby!

 

 

From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 4:35 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Windows 7

 

Yeah, that's what I did too.  Just trying to figure out what keeps
thinking it needs to install.  Not a big deal.  In fact the system will
get wiped and reloaded here as soon as Win7 releases to us Action Pack
folks.

 

From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:mblackst...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:58 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Windows 7

 

No.

I got the instructions on the net which were essentially, install vista
and don't even activate. The first time you logon after the install,
immediately to install Win7. Don't even touch Vista. Just logon and go
straight to the Win7 install.

 

From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 9:10 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Windows 7

 

On the PC that our intern uses we upgraded XP Pro to Vista Business to
the Win7RC.  We ran into an issue where the PC always wants to restart
to finish installing an unspecified update after you log in.  If you
click cancel, it'll just work normal but it was annoying.  Did you
update the Vista after installing it or go straight to the Win7?

 

From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:mblackst...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 8:09 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Windows 7

 

On the family computer was XP Pro.

There is no XP Pro to Win7 upgrade so I had to go XP > Vista Ultimate >
Win7 Ultimate.

Took half the day but worked like a charm.

My PC I flattened XP and installed from scratch.

 

Not for the faint of heart of for a computer that matters (like a work
computer) but a fun challenge.

 

From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 5:53 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Windows 7

 

Windows 7 is very, very nice.  I especially like how the Taskbar has
been changed, and the fact that you no longer need a sidebar (just drop
it on the desktop).

It's faster than Vista.  I have two installs done so far -- a clean x64
and an in-place upgrade of x86, and they're both running smoothly.

Wireless networking configuration is MUCH better than before.

Overall, lots of pleasant changes including performance and usability.
I have 3 more systems to convert by the end of the month, or early
September.

-ASB
--- 
 http://Home.ASBzone.com/ASB/
 http://www.linkedin.com/in/AndrewBaker
---

On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Jon Harris  wrote:

I have my first Windows 7 x64 Enterprise client up and running.  I have
added the RSAT for 7 RTM, and the System Center Essentials Console as
well.  Office Enterprise 2007 and a couple of more applications like
Forefront Client Security.  I have run into on issue that may be just a
bug in my setup or something more but I can only get 2 Hotmail accounts
configured.  Under Vista I had three.  System Center Essentials can not
deploy a client to this system but I have just started looking at the
issues.

 

Other than what I have mentioned so far I see a big differences in the
GUI (think some users will like it others will dislike it but all will
need training).  The load tim

RE: Windows 7

[Sam Cayze]

+1 
 
In heaven here with 7 on my laptop.  It was Vista, but performance
quickly deteriorated, faster than XP's average 6 month lifespan.  And I
hardly even boot my laptop, or install anything on it.  It's basically
for cabin trips and emergency use.
 
I even allowed myself to live with Aero and refrained from dumbing the
theme down back to classic.
 
Now that RSAT is already released (Wow, props to MS on that), I am
inclined to upgrade my XP workstation to 7.  I can't go 5 months without
rebuilding that darn thing.  I like to keep my workstation at the same
OS/Patch level as my users for testing and consistency, but I may need
to fire up a VM for that.
 
My users will diffidently be skipping Vista and getting Win7 soon.  I'm
eager for the deployment tools to be released, (they just RC'd). They
looked very powerful in Vista.  Bye Bye ghost!
 
Sam



From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:mblackst...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 9:05 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Windows 7



I installed it on my T400 today. It's like a dream compared to the last
2 years on Vista. 

And I didn't need a single driver from Lenovo. What wasn't installed by
the DVD was picked up on MS Update on the first pass.

It's so nice and fast. And now I don't wait 5 minutes to shut down or
restart anymore. 

I only have one small problem with my Shoretel Call Manager and other
than that, I'm in heaven baby!

 

 

From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 4:35 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Windows 7

 

Yeah, that's what I did too.  Just trying to figure out what keeps
thinking it needs to install.  Not a big deal.  In fact the system will
get wiped and reloaded here as soon as Win7 releases to us Action Pack
folks.

 

From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:mblackst...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:58 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Windows 7

 

No.

I got the instructions on the net which were essentially, install vista
and don't even activate. The first time you logon after the install,
immediately to install Win7. Don't even touch Vista. Just logon and go
straight to the Win7 install.

 

From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 9:10 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Windows 7

 

On the PC that our intern uses we upgraded XP Pro to Vista Business to
the Win7RC.  We ran into an issue where the PC always wants to restart
to finish installing an unspecified update after you log in.  If you
click cancel, it'll just work normal but it was annoying.  Did you
update the Vista after installing it or go straight to the Win7?

 

From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:mblackst...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 8:09 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Windows 7

 

On the family computer was XP Pro.

There is no XP Pro to Win7 upgrade so I had to go XP > Vista Ultimate >
Win7 Ultimate.

Took half the day but worked like a charm.

My PC I flattened XP and installed from scratch.

 

Not for the faint of heart of for a computer that matters (like a work
computer) but a fun challenge.

 

From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 5:53 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Windows 7

 

Windows 7 is very, very nice.  I especially like how the Taskbar has
been changed, and the fact that you no longer need a sidebar (just drop
it on the desktop).

It's faster than Vista.  I have two installs done so far -- a clean x64
and an in-place upgrade of x86, and they're both running smoothly.

Wireless networking configuration is MUCH better than before.

Overall, lots of pleasant changes including performance and usability.
I have 3 more systems to convert by the end of the month, or early
September.

-ASB
--- 
 http://Home.ASBzone.com/ASB/
 http://www.linkedin.com/in/AndrewBaker
---

On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Jon Harris  wrote:

I have my first Windows 7 x64 Enterprise client up and running.  I have
added the RSAT for 7 RTM, and the System Center Essentials Console as
well.  Office Enterprise 2007 and a couple of more applications like
Forefront Client Security.  I have run into on issue that may be just a
bug in my setup or something more but I can only get 2 Hotmail accounts
configured.  Under Vista I had three.  System Center Essentials can not
deploy a client to this system but I have just started looking at the
issues.

 

Other than what I have mentioned so far I see a big differences in the
GUI (think some users will like it others will dislike it but all will
need training).  The load time is much faster to get to the login but
about the same to get to a useable desktop but I have not really done
any timing of the loads.  The ability to load Bluetooth devices as in
they are ready at the login prompt, very sweet.  Cisco AnyConnect works
a bit faster but we will see if it stays that way.  Windows Explo

RE: Selecting a domain controller to get GPOs from

[Ken Schaefer]

Alter AD Sites and Services. Machines will ping for the first responding DC, 
but then get a referral to the closest DC according to what's configured in AD 
Sites and Services.

Cheers
Ken

From: Owens, Michael [mailto:michael.ow...@dys.ohio.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, 19 August 2009 9:57 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Selecting a domain controller to get GPOs from

Is there a way to choose which DC a machine goes to by default?


I have a few domain controllers that are at remote sites, that are giving me 
replication issues. I am not allowed to touch these servers.  However, whenever 
I change a GPO... it doesn't replicate to these 2 servers.  I know this, 
because my servers for some reason automatically point to the problem domain 
controllers. I don't want to change the entire network, I just want to change 
all 7 of my servers so they all get the most recent policy. Can this be done?


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

RE: Windows 7

[Brian Desmond]

My HP EliteBook 8530W, there were no Windows Update drivers for the HP 3D 
DriveGuard or the Quick Launch Buttons. I had to manually load the Vista x64 
packages off hp.com and then it was happy. Everything else worked out of the 
box.

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com

c - 312.731.3132

From: Michael Hoffman [mailto:m...@drumbrae.net]
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 2:52 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Windows 7

One thing to keep an eye out for is the device manager. After install go to 
"Devices and Printers" and check that your system has no issues. So far we have 
had a number of issues with HP machines - well I say issues, really we just 
selected on the devices with issues and told windows to update drivers. Oh and 
right clicking on your system gives lots of options.
Can I say 'Cool' without being un-subscribed or getting a visit from the 
"Shook"?

Mike

From: Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com]
Sent: 18 August 2009 19:17
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Windows 7

We've been testing the migwiz.exe tool as well to go from XP to 7 and that 
works like the cat's meow.  Transfers settings, etc and tells you which apps 
you had before.  All on a clean install.
On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 10:09 PM, Martin Blackstone 
mailto:mblackst...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Coming out of XP on my home PC to Windows 7 has been a joy. A little learning 
curve but all around much better.

I put it on the family PC last week and my 7 year old has had no issues with 
getting used to it and neither has my wife who while she knows how to use a PC 
I would classify her as an average user. She likes all of it much better.

I still have Vista on my laptop and when I have some time, I can't wait to get 
rid of Vista.



From: Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 6:06 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Windows 7



I have my first Windows 7 x64 Enterprise client up and running.  I have added 
the RSAT for 7 RTM, and the System Center Essentials Console as well.  Office 
Enterprise 2007 and a couple of more applications like Forefront Client 
Security.  I have run into on issue that may be just a bug in my setup or 
something more but I can only get 2 Hotmail accounts configured.  Under Vista I 
had three.  System Center Essentials can not deploy a client to this system but 
I have just started looking at the issues.



Other than what I have mentioned so far I see a big differences in the GUI 
(think some users will like it others will dislike it but all will need 
training).  The load time is much faster to get to the login but about the same 
to get to a useable desktop but I have not really done any timing of the loads. 
 The ability to load Bluetooth devices as in they are ready at the login 
prompt, very sweet.  Cisco AnyConnect works a bit faster but we will see if it 
stays that way.  Windows Explorer GUI is a major change and I think the users 
will hate it.  The Firewall GUI has been changed big time but I think this is a 
good change.  It is easier to see what applications are permitted under which 
of 3 network conditions.  You can make changes but at the moment I need to be 
the Administrator to make the changes (users are permitted to allow exceptions 
by GPO).  All of this within about 2 hours of loading and starting work with 
if.  Loading the OS (scratch load), loading the Vista drivers, and loading all 
the applications took about 12 hours in total with about 2 to 3 of those hours 
spent transfering files from a USB drive.  I did all the patching off domain 
and only put the machine into the domain after it was loaded with 
programs/applications but before any AV or personal files.  Adding it to the 
domain and getting it configured with AV was just as fast as with Vista or 
faster.  Windows Update Services seems to be a bit faster.



Jon Harris


















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

Re: BUMP: DDE Issues / Opening stuff in Outlook is SLOW

[Micheal Espinola Jr]

+ a billion.  Excellent advice on dealing with lists in Gmail...

--
ME2



On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 9:31 PM, Ben Scott wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 9:06 PM, Richard Stovall  wrote:
>> Thought I was in the Admin_Misc group.  (I'm not quite used to gmail yet...)
>
>  Recommendation: For each list, create a filter to assign a unique
> for that list.  Enable the options to bypass the inbox, and never send
> to spam.  Each list's mail will then automatically be sorted into a
> label by itself, and leave the inbox normally empty.
>
>  Well-behaved lists will have a canonical List-ID embedded in the
> headers.  Gmail recognizes that header.  If you click the "show
> details" link for a list message, you'll expose a link to create a
> filter for that list ID.  For less cultured list servers (such as the
> Lyris system Sunbelt uses), click the
> down-pointing-triangle-which-gives-you-more-options, and use "Filter
> messages like this".  For the Sunbelt list, use the "To" address.
>
>  Additional option: Install Greasemonkey, and then add the
> "Folders4Gmail" script.  That lets you organize your labels into a
> collapsible hierarchy.  For example, I have "Sunbelt/NT",
> "Sunbelt/Exchg", and "Sunbelt/News".
> 
>
> -- Ben
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~
>
>

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

RE: Windows 7

[Martin Blackstone]

I installed it on my T400 today. It's like a dream compared to the last 2
years on Vista. 

And I didn't need a single driver from Lenovo. What wasn't installed by the
DVD was picked up on MS Update on the first pass.

It's so nice and fast. And now I don't wait 5 minutes to shut down or
restart anymore. 

I only have one small problem with my Shoretel Call Manager and other than
that, I'm in heaven baby!

 

 

From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 4:35 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Windows 7

 

Yeah, that's what I did too.  Just trying to figure out what keeps thinking
it needs to install.  Not a big deal.  In fact the system will get wiped and
reloaded here as soon as Win7 releases to us Action Pack folks.

 

From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:mblackst...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:58 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Windows 7

 

No.

I got the instructions on the net which were essentially, install vista and
don't even activate. The first time you logon after the install, immediately
to install Win7. Don't even touch Vista. Just logon and go straight to the
Win7 install.

 

From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 9:10 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Windows 7

 

On the PC that our intern uses we upgraded XP Pro to Vista Business to the
Win7RC.  We ran into an issue where the PC always wants to restart to finish
installing an unspecified update after you log in.  If you click cancel,
it'll just work normal but it was annoying.  Did you update the Vista after
installing it or go straight to the Win7?

 

From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:mblackst...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 8:09 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Windows 7

 

On the family computer was XP Pro.

There is no XP Pro to Win7 upgrade so I had to go XP > Vista Ultimate > Win7
Ultimate.

Took half the day but worked like a charm.

My PC I flattened XP and installed from scratch.

 

Not for the faint of heart of for a computer that matters (like a work
computer) but a fun challenge.

 

From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 5:53 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Windows 7

 

Windows 7 is very, very nice.  I especially like how the Taskbar has been
changed, and the fact that you no longer need a sidebar (just drop it on the
desktop).

It's faster than Vista.  I have two installs done so far -- a clean x64 and
an in-place upgrade of x86, and they're both running smoothly.

Wireless networking configuration is MUCH better than before.

Overall, lots of pleasant changes including performance and usability.  I
have 3 more systems to convert by the end of the month, or early September.

-ASB
--- 
 http://Home.ASBzone.com/ASB/
 http://www.linkedin.com/in/AndrewBaker
---

On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Jon Harris  wrote:

I have my first Windows 7 x64 Enterprise client up and running.  I have
added the RSAT for 7 RTM, and the System Center Essentials Console as well.
Office Enterprise 2007 and a couple of more applications like Forefront
Client Security.  I have run into on issue that may be just a bug in my
setup or something more but I can only get 2 Hotmail accounts configured.
Under Vista I had three.  System Center Essentials can not deploy a client
to this system but I have just started looking at the issues.

 

Other than what I have mentioned so far I see a big differences in the GUI
(think some users will like it others will dislike it but all will need
training).  The load time is much faster to get to the login but about the
same to get to a useable desktop but I have not really done any timing of
the loads.  The ability to load Bluetooth devices as in they are ready at
the login prompt, very sweet.  Cisco AnyConnect works a bit faster but we
will see if it stays that way.  Windows Explorer GUI is a major change and I
think the users will hate it.  The Firewall GUI has been changed big time
but I think this is a good change.  It is easier to see what applications
are permitted under which of 3 network conditions.  You can make changes but
at the moment I need to be the Administrator to make the changes (users are
permitted to allow exceptions by GPO).  All of this within about 2 hours of
loading and starting work with if.  Loading the OS (scratch load), loading
the Vista drivers, and loading all the applications took about 12 hours in
total with about 2 to 3 of those hours spent transfering files from a USB
drive.  I did all the patching off domain and only put the machine into the
domain after it was loaded with programs/applications but before any AV or
personal files.  Adding it to the domain and getting it configured with AV
was just as fast as with Vista or faster.  Windows Update Services seems to
be a bit faster.

 

Jon Harris

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security 

Re: Computer going "offline" need advice

[Daniel Rodriguez]

I know that you probably may have checked, but, have you checked the power
settings? Sometimes I have encountered where an update or patch will
automatically set the power option to turn off the NIC to conserve power.
Had an issue a couple of  years ago where we had deployed about 150 desktops
and we were getting an issue similar to what you are reporting. We found
that the NIC power save option was set. But even if we unchecked that option
we were still getting issues. We found that if we went to the previous NIC
Driver the issue went away. When a newer driver came out we loaded it on a
few desktops and no issues came up.

Not saying that this could be your issue, but you never know.



On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Mike Gill wrote:

>  I have a WinXP SP3 machine (same problem existed with SP2) that goes
> offline randomly as indicated by the computer icon near the clock and the
> balloon tip. Right-clicking and choosing synchronize brings it back online.
> I see nothing in the event logs that indicate there is a problem. I’ve found
> numerous tips online and thus have updated the NIC driver, set it to 100Mbs
> instead of autodetect, tried a new NIC, tried a different port on the
> switch, new cables, re-punched the block, tested all cables using a Fluke
> tester, on and on.
>
>
>
> I have just discovered how to reproduce the event. For some reason Movie
> Maker causes this to happen if there is a network resource such as a picture
> when saving the movie file. At any rate, I need to know what tool and method
> to use to diagnose the problem given the above. TIA!
>
>
>
> --
> Mike Gill
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

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

Re: BUMP: DDE Issues / Opening stuff in Outlook is SLOW

[Ben Scott]

On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 9:06 PM, Richard Stovall  wrote:
> Thought I was in the Admin_Misc group.  (I'm not quite used to gmail yet...)

  Recommendation: For each list, create a filter to assign a unique
for that list.  Enable the options to bypass the inbox, and never send
to spam.  Each list's mail will then automatically be sorted into a
label by itself, and leave the inbox normally empty.

  Well-behaved lists will have a canonical List-ID embedded in the
headers.  Gmail recognizes that header.  If you click the "show
details" link for a list message, you'll expose a link to create a
filter for that list ID.  For less cultured list servers (such as the
Lyris system Sunbelt uses), click the
down-pointing-triangle-which-gives-you-more-options, and use "Filter
messages like this".  For the Sunbelt list, use the "To" address.

  Additional option: Install Greasemonkey, and then add the
"Folders4Gmail" script.  That lets you organize your labels into a
collapsible hierarchy.  For example, I have "Sunbelt/NT",
"Sunbelt/Exchg", and "Sunbelt/News".


-- Ben

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

Re: BUMP: DDE Issues / Opening stuff in Outlook is SLOW

[Richard Stovall]

Woops.  Thought I was in the Admin_Misc group.  (I'm not quite used to
gmail yet...)

On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Richard Stovall wrote:
> Fail!  This is most definitely on topic.
>
> That being said, I have only seen this twice, and both times it was
> only with Excel after upgrades from 2003 to 2007.  One of them did
> recur after some later Excel 2007 Security updates.  Very strange.
>
> On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 8:53 PM, Sam Cayze wrote:
>> ANYBODY seen this? (See below) I fixed it for a while with some reg hacks
>> that killed off DDE, but it came back yesterday for 3 users, and maybe more
>> if they haven't notified me yet.  Most importantly, if I rerun my hacks, it
>> DOESN'T solve it anymore!  (I'm guessing an MS update broke something?)
>>
>> So I'm back to the drawing board.  About to call MSS, any advice on where
>> else to look?  Any good MS message boards?
>>
>> PS, here is the reg changes I made:
>>
>>
>> # HYPERLINKS:
>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxURL\shell\open\ddeexec]
>> @=""
>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\http\shell\open\ddeexec]
>> @=""
>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\https\shell\open\ddeexec]
>> @=""
>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\opennew\ddeexec]
>> @=""
>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\open\ddeexec]
>> @=""
>>
>> # DOC
>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Open\ddeexec]
>> @="[REM _DDE_Direct][FileOpen("%1")]"
>> # docx
>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.12\shell\Open\ddeexec]
>> @="[REM _DDE_Direct][FileOpen("%1")]"
>> #xls
>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.8\shell\Open\ddeexec]
>> @="[REM _DDE_Direct][FileOpen("%1")]"
>> # xlsx
>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.12\shell\Open\ddeexec]
>> @="[REM _DDE_Direct][FileOpen("%1")]"
>> [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.12\shell\Open\ddeexec]
>>
>> #Excel
>>
>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.8\shell\Open\command]
>> @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office 2003\\OFFICE11\\EXCEL.EXE\" \"%1\""
>>
>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Open\command]
>> @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office 2003\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE\"
>> \"%1\""
>>
>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.12\shell\Open\command]
>> @="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\MICROS~2\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE\" \"%1\""
>> 
>> From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com]
>> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 1:50 PM
>> To: NT System Admin Issues
>> Subject: DDE Issues / Opening stuff in Outlook is SLOW
>>
>> I have the issue where a few users are having issues opening attachments in
>> Outlook, and sometimes network drives.  It will take 1-2 minutes for a
>> Office Doc or URL to open, and cause Outlook to temporarily hang up in the
>> mean time.
>>
>> I have Googled and Googled, and most posts are answered, the rest point to
>> disabling DDE on the File Extension in Folder Options.  None, however have
>> told me how to fix the underlying issue with DDE itself (if there even is
>> one - I am still learning what DDE is).  Disabling on the file extension
>> doesn't really solve my problem, because a few minutes later I come back to
>> check the setting and the DDE setting is magically enabled again.
>>
>> I've even been seeing this on my work machine. Yikes.
>>
>> Anybody have any experience with this?
>>
>> XP SP3
>> Outlook 2003 SP-Latest
>> Mix of Firefox 3.x and 3.5, and IE 6 and 8.
>>
>> I tried disabling AV too.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sam Cayze
>> Information Technology Administrator
>> ROLLOUTS
>> ONSITE • ON DEMAND
>>
>> 952.279.6218...Direct Dial
>> 612.386.3946...Mobile
>> 877.471.6495...eFax
>> www.Rollouts.com
>> www.e-Technicians.net
>>
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>> distribution or transmittal by or to an unintended recipient without
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Re: BUMP: DDE Issues / Opening stuff in Outlook is SLOW

[Richard Stovall]

Fail!  This is most definitely on topic.

That being said, I have only seen this twice, and both times it was
only with Excel after upgrades from 2003 to 2007.  One of them did
recur after some later Excel 2007 Security updates.  Very strange.

On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 8:53 PM, Sam Cayze wrote:
> ANYBODY seen this? (See below) I fixed it for a while with some reg hacks
> that killed off DDE, but it came back yesterday for 3 users, and maybe more
> if they haven't notified me yet.  Most importantly, if I rerun my hacks, it
> DOESN'T solve it anymore!  (I'm guessing an MS update broke something?)
>
> So I'm back to the drawing board.  About to call MSS, any advice on where
> else to look?  Any good MS message boards?
>
> PS, here is the reg changes I made:
>
>
> # HYPERLINKS:
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxURL\shell\open\ddeexec]
> @=""
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\http\shell\open\ddeexec]
> @=""
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\https\shell\open\ddeexec]
> @=""
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\opennew\ddeexec]
> @=""
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\open\ddeexec]
> @=""
>
> # DOC
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Open\ddeexec]
> @="[REM _DDE_Direct][FileOpen("%1")]"
> # docx
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.12\shell\Open\ddeexec]
> @="[REM _DDE_Direct][FileOpen("%1")]"
> #xls
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.8\shell\Open\ddeexec]
> @="[REM _DDE_Direct][FileOpen("%1")]"
> # xlsx
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.12\shell\Open\ddeexec]
> @="[REM _DDE_Direct][FileOpen("%1")]"
> [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.12\shell\Open\ddeexec]
>
> #Excel
>
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.8\shell\Open\command]
> @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office 2003\\OFFICE11\\EXCEL.EXE\" \"%1\""
>
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Open\command]
> @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office 2003\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE\"
> \"%1\""
>
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.12\shell\Open\command]
> @="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\MICROS~2\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE\" \"%1\""
> 
> From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 1:50 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: DDE Issues / Opening stuff in Outlook is SLOW
>
> I have the issue where a few users are having issues opening attachments in
> Outlook, and sometimes network drives.  It will take 1-2 minutes for a
> Office Doc or URL to open, and cause Outlook to temporarily hang up in the
> mean time.
>
> I have Googled and Googled, and most posts are answered, the rest point to
> disabling DDE on the File Extension in Folder Options.  None, however have
> told me how to fix the underlying issue with DDE itself (if there even is
> one - I am still learning what DDE is).  Disabling on the file extension
> doesn't really solve my problem, because a few minutes later I come back to
> check the setting and the DDE setting is magically enabled again.
>
> I've even been seeing this on my work machine. Yikes.
>
> Anybody have any experience with this?
>
> XP SP3
> Outlook 2003 SP-Latest
> Mix of Firefox 3.x and 3.5, and IE 6 and 8.
>
> I tried disabling AV too.
>
>
>
> Sam Cayze
> Information Technology Administrator
> ROLLOUTS
> ONSITE • ON DEMAND
>
> 952.279.6218...Direct Dial
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> 877.471.6495...eFax
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> www.e-Technicians.net
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Re: Laptop security locks

[Ben Scott]

On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 4:46 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr
 wrote:
> Any combination lock can be cracked with enough time.

  "It is important to realize that any lock can be picked with a big
enough hammer."
-- Sun System & Network Administration Manual

-- Ben

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~   ~

Re: Computer going "offline" need advice

[Ben Scott]

On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Mike Gill wrote:
> I have just discovered how to reproduce the event. For some reason Movie
> Maker causes this to happen if there is a network resource such as a picture
> when saving the movie file. At any rate, I need to know what tool and method
> to use to diagnose the problem given the above.

  Try running traffic tests.  For example, copy a CD or DVD image
file.  Try both directions (to/from).  Also try a synthetic test, like
a flood ping with large packets.  I've used HRPING on Windows in the
past for that.

-- Ben

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~   ~

BUMP: DDE Issues / Opening stuff in Outlook is SLOW

[Sam Cayze]

ANYBODY seen this? (See below) I fixed it for a while with some reg
hacks that killed off DDE, but it came back yesterday for 3 users, and
maybe more if they haven't notified me yet.  Most importantly, if I
rerun my hacks, it DOESN'T solve it anymore!  (I'm guessing an MS update
broke something?)
 
So I'm back to the drawing board.  About to call MSS, any advice on
where else to look?  Any good MS message boards?
 
PS, here is the reg changes I made:
 
 
# HYPERLINKS:
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxURL\shell\open\ddeexec]
@=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\http\shell\open\ddeexec]
@=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\https\shell\open\ddeexec]
@=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\opennew\ddeexec]
@=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\open\ddeexec]
@=""
 

# DOC
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Open\ddeexec]
@="[REM _DDE_Direct][FileOpen("%1")]"
# docx
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.12\shell\Open\ddeexec]
@="[REM _DDE_Direct][FileOpen("%1")]"
#xls
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.8\shell\Open\ddeexec]
@="[REM _DDE_Direct][FileOpen("%1")]"
# xlsx
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.12\shell\Open\ddeexec]
@="[REM _DDE_Direct][FileOpen("%1")]"
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.12\shell\Open\ddeexec]
 
#Excel
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.8\shell\Open\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office 2003\\OFFICE11\\EXCEL.EXE\"
\"%1\""
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Open\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office 2003\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE\"
\"%1\""
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.12\shell\Open\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\MICROS~2\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE\" \"%1\""



From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] 
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 1:50 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: DDE Issues / Opening stuff in Outlook is SLOW


I have the issue where a few users are having issues opening attachments
in Outlook, and sometimes network drives.  It will take 1-2 minutes for
a Office Doc or URL to open, and cause Outlook to temporarily hang up in
the mean time.
 
I have Googled and Googled, and most posts are answered, the rest point
to disabling DDE on the File Extension in Folder Options.  None, however
have told me how to fix the underlying issue with DDE itself (if there
even is one - I am still learning what DDE is).  Disabling on the file
extension doesn't really solve my problem, because a few minutes later I
come back to check the setting and the DDE setting is magically enabled
again.  
 
I've even been seeing this on my work machine. Yikes.
 
Anybody have any experience with this?
 
XP SP3
Outlook 2003 SP-Latest
Mix of Firefox 3.x and 3.5, and IE 6 and 8.
 
I tried disabling AV too.   

 

Sam Cayze
Information Technology Administrator
ROLLOUTS
ONSITE * ON DEMAND

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612.386.3946...Mobile
877.471.6495...eFax
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RE: sort of OT

[Jim Majorowicz]

You're going to need to downgrade your version of Java.  As others have noted A
lot of those Cisco assistants need an older version of Java to work and won't
work with new.  I don't know what version you need, but it won't be too many
past the one required to get it to work in the first place.

 

From: Bill Lambert [mailto:blamb...@concuity.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 1:37 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: sort of OT

 

I know this may be a long shot but I figured it doesn't hurt to ask.

 

I've just installed the Cisco Configuration Assistant (v 2) on my pc.  We are
going to install a Cisco wireless solution.  Anyway, the install went well but
when I try to launch it, I get this message from the Java Virtual Machine
Launcher:  'Could not create the Java virtual machine'.  I searched Cisco and
Googled but couldn't find anything specific to this.

 

Anyone have advice on how to fix this?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Bill Lambert

Windows System Administrator

Concuity

A healthcare division of Trintech, Inc.  

Phone  847-941-9206

Fax  847-465-9147



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RE: Windows 7

[Jim Majorowicz]

Yeah, that's what I did too.  Just trying to figure out what keeps thinking it
needs to install.  Not a big deal.  In fact the system will get wiped and
reloaded here as soon as Win7 releases to us Action Pack folks.

 

From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:mblackst...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:58 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Windows 7

 

No.

I got the instructions on the net which were essentially, install vista and
don't even activate. The first time you logon after the install, immediately to
install Win7. Don't even touch Vista. Just logon and go straight to the Win7
install.

 

From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 9:10 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Windows 7

 

On the PC that our intern uses we upgraded XP Pro to Vista Business to the
Win7RC.  We ran into an issue where the PC always wants to restart to finish
installing an unspecified update after you log in.  If you click cancel, it'll
just work normal but it was annoying.  Did you update the Vista after installing
it or go straight to the Win7?

 

From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:mblackst...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 8:09 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Windows 7

 

On the family computer was XP Pro.

There is no XP Pro to Win7 upgrade so I had to go XP > Vista Ultimate > Win7
Ultimate.

Took half the day but worked like a charm.

My PC I flattened XP and installed from scratch.

 

Not for the faint of heart of for a computer that matters (like a work computer)
but a fun challenge.

 

From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 5:53 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Windows 7

 

Windows 7 is very, very nice.  I especially like how the Taskbar has been
changed, and the fact that you no longer need a sidebar (just drop it on the
desktop).

It's faster than Vista.  I have two installs done so far -- a clean x64 and an
in-place upgrade of x86, and they're both running smoothly.

Wireless networking configuration is MUCH better than before.

Overall, lots of pleasant changes including performance and usability.  I have 3
more systems to convert by the end of the month, or early September.

-ASB
--- 
 http://Home.ASBzone.com/ASB/
 http://www.linkedin.com/in/AndrewBaker
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On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Jon Harris  wrote:

I have my first Windows 7 x64 Enterprise client up and running.  I have added
the RSAT for 7 RTM, and the System Center Essentials Console as well.  Office
Enterprise 2007 and a couple of more applications like Forefront Client
Security.  I have run into on issue that may be just a bug in my setup or
something more but I can only get 2 Hotmail accounts configured.  Under Vista I
had three.  System Center Essentials can not deploy a client to this system but
I have just started looking at the issues.

 

Other than what I have mentioned so far I see a big differences in the GUI
(think some users will like it others will dislike it but all will need
training).  The load time is much faster to get to the login but about the same
to get to a useable desktop but I have not really done any timing of the loads.
The ability to load Bluetooth devices as in they are ready at the login prompt,
very sweet.  Cisco AnyConnect works a bit faster but we will see if it stays
that way.  Windows Explorer GUI is a major change and I think the users will
hate it.  The Firewall GUI has been changed big time but I think this is a good
change.  It is easier to see what applications are permitted under which of 3
network conditions.  You can make changes but at the moment I need to be the
Administrator to make the changes (users are permitted to allow exceptions by
GPO).  All of this within about 2 hours of loading and starting work with if.
Loading the OS (scratch load), loading the Vista drivers, and loading all the
applications took about 12 hours in total with about 2 to 3 of those hours spent
transfering files from a USB drive.  I did all the patching off domain and only
put the machine into the domain after it was loaded with programs/applications
but before any AV or personal files.  Adding it to the domain and getting it
configured with AV was just as fast as with Vista or faster.  Windows Update
Services seems to be a bit faster.

 

Jon Harris

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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~   ~

Re: sort of OT

[Candee Vaglica]

IIRC, I had to roll JAVA back to version 6.7.
Good luck!

On 8/19/09, Erik Goldoff  wrote:
> +1
> to use the PDM on a series of PIX 501s I run a virtual Win2000 server on my
> laptop, it uses IE5 and a much older Java version
>
>
> Erik Goldoff
>
>
> IT  Consultant
>
> Systems, Networks, & Security
>
>
>
>   _
>
> From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 4:58 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: sort of OT
>
>
>
> I've had trouble in the past with Cisco Java apps (ASDM, e.g.  and whatever
> it used to be called in the Pix 6.x days) not being compatible with whatever
> JRE was installed on the machine I was using at the time.  If you've got a
> current version, you might have to uninstall and go get an older version.
>
>
>
> You can find pretty much all of them here:
>
> http://java.sun.com/products/archive/
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> From: Bill Lambert [mailto:blamb...@concuity.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 4:37 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: sort of OT
>
>
>
> I know this may be a long shot but I figured it doesn't hurt to ask.
>
>
>
> I've just installed the Cisco Configuration Assistant (v 2) on my pc.  We
> are going to install a Cisco wireless solution.  Anyway, the install went
> well but when I try to launch it, I get this message from the Java Virtual
> Machine Launcher:  'Could not create the Java virtual machine'.  I searched
> Cisco and Googled but couldn't find anything specific to this.
>
>
>
> Anyone have advice on how to fix this?
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
> Bill Lambert
>
> Windows System Administrator
>
> Concuity
>
> A healthcare division of Trintech, Inc.
>
> Phone  847-941-9206
>
> Fax  847-465-9147
>
>
>
> NASDAQ: TTPA
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RE: [OT] Sage software north america

[Sam Cayze]

I have to go through Sage for one of our products.  (SalesLogix) I
remember they have VERY large re-instatements fees.  
 
>From what I recall, I can skip & renew support as needed, and buy it
back pro-rated as needed (I actually thought that was sweet).  If I have
an issue 3/4 of the way through the year, I can just add back support,
and only pay for the remaining for the 1/4 the year.  But I HAVE to keep
Maintenance current, or else be dinged with huge re-instate fees.
 
I bet it varies for each of their products though...
 
Sam




From: Gene Giannamore [mailto:gene.giannam...@abideinternational.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 5:26 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: [OT] Sage software north america



Just wondering about other people's experiences with support and
licensing with the various products from this company in USA. I am used
to the support and licensing practices used with MAS90 ( when Sage first
bought SOA, and when they brought out the first graphical version). 

We currently are using Sage's MasterBuilder  (formerly from Intuit -
originally from Omware). And the licensing and support practices are a
bit different.

Basically, the current controller did not understand the ramifications
of only renewing support for half our licenses, 1 year ago. Now sales is
demanding we purchase new licenses at full price.

This seems strange to me, since when the exact same thing happened at a
former employer (with MAS90 evolution III), Sage required payment for
the missed 2 years of support plus a small penalty (total was still much
less than the full price of the non-renewed licenses). 

 

 

 

 

Gene Giannamore

Abide International Inc.

Technical Support

561 1st Street West

Sonoma,Ca.95476

(707) 935-1577Office

(707) 935-9387Fax

(707) 766-4185Cell

gene.giannam...@abideinternational.com

www.abideinternational.com

 

 

 

 


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~   ~

RE: sort of OT

[Erik Goldoff]

+1 
to use the PDM on a series of PIX 501s I run a virtual Win2000 server on my
laptop, it uses IE5 and a much older Java version
 

Erik Goldoff


IT  Consultant

Systems, Networks, & Security 

 

  _  

From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 4:58 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: sort of OT



I've had trouble in the past with Cisco Java apps (ASDM, e.g.  and whatever
it used to be called in the Pix 6.x days) not being compatible with whatever
JRE was installed on the machine I was using at the time.  If you've got a
current version, you might have to uninstall and go get an older version.

 

You can find pretty much all of them here:

http://java.sun.com/products/archive/

 

 

 

From: Bill Lambert [mailto:blamb...@concuity.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 4:37 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: sort of OT

 

I know this may be a long shot but I figured it doesn't hurt to ask.

 

I've just installed the Cisco Configuration Assistant (v 2) on my pc.  We
are going to install a Cisco wireless solution.  Anyway, the install went
well but when I try to launch it, I get this message from the Java Virtual
Machine Launcher:  'Could not create the Java virtual machine'.  I searched
Cisco and Googled but couldn't find anything specific to this.

 

Anyone have advice on how to fix this?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Bill Lambert

Windows System Administrator

Concuity

A healthcare division of Trintech, Inc.  

Phone  847-941-9206

Fax  847-465-9147



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RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

[Tim Evans]

FWIW,  we are evaluating a Sprint 3G card right now. Based on this, I asked the 
rep if there was any way to block this kind of thing. His response:

Sprint's North America Plus Data Plan includes 5GB/month of usage in the U.S. 
and 300MB/month of usage in Canada and Mexico.  Users exceeding 5GB/month in 
the U.S. are charged $0.05/MB.  Users exceeding 300MB/month in Canada and 
Mexico are charged $2.00/MB.

A user in Canada can connect without a North America Plus Data Plan and 
unknowingly incur roaming charges at $2.00/MB.

A user in Mexico cannot connect without prior authorization and cannot 
unknowingly incur roaming charges at $2.00/MB.  (I don't know why Sprint has 
different policies for Canada and Mexico.)

This sounds even screwier to me, but according to this it shouldn't have 
happened in Mexico. He also pointed out that, if the user is downloading 
movies, it won't take more than a few to hit the 5GB limit.

...Tim

From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 9:56 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

Did what?

They don't consider Canada and Mexico international?  Last I check, those 
places were not in the USA.


From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:46 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.
I did.  These charges were from Canada and Mexico.


From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:44 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

Ask Sprint to block international use.

If I were you, I would leave domestic roaming enabled.  I have a ton of these 
Sprint cards deployed.  Half the time my employees need them, it's in an area 
that requires roaming.  I have one too, and 98% of the time I use it I'm 
roaming.

Sprint doesn't charge for domestic roaming on broadband cards.  At least with 
the business lines they don't...

Sam


From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:20 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.
It's killing me.  I gotta ask.

How much was the bill?

From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:55 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: OT: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

I have over 250 salesman with mobile broadband cards.  One genius went to a 
beach in Mexico and fired up his laptop and watched movies on hulu.
Needless to say, his stupidity creates a massive project in IT.   I have 1 
registry setting and I am searching for the other.   Has anyone created a 
policy to block roaming?

Yes I know he should pay for it, etc.   But I am not the CEO.

Any help will be appreciated, Sprint will not block and Novatel hasn't given me 
an answer yet.


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[OT] Sage software north america

[Gene Giannamore]

Just wondering about other people's experiences with support and licensing with 
the various products from this company in USA. I am used to the support and 
licensing practices used with MAS90 ( when Sage first bought SOA, and when they 
brought out the first graphical version).
We currently are using Sage's MasterBuilder  (formerly from Intuit - originally 
from Omware). And the licensing and support practices are a bit different.
Basically, the current controller did not understand the ramifications of only 
renewing support for half our licenses, 1 year ago. Now sales is demanding we 
purchase new licenses at full price.
This seems strange to me, since when the exact same thing happened at a former 
employer (with MAS90 evolution III), Sage required payment for the missed 2 
years of support plus a small penalty (total was still much less than the full 
price of the non-renewed licenses).




Gene Giannamore
Abide International Inc.
Technical Support
561 1st Street West
Sonoma,Ca.95476
(707) 935-1577Office
(707) 935-9387Fax
(707) 766-4185Cell
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RE: Laptop security locks

[Michael Hoffman]

The keys can also be hacked. There is a video online somewhere of opening a 
Kingston lock with a piece of cardboard tube. There are a number of cheaper 
brands and they are good value. You can also get mounts that stick to the cases 
and you can just use standard cable - the sort that you can get from an AV 
supplier for securing lighting on staging etc.

We had a cybercafé where the monitors were mounted on the wall using 
quick-release brackets, but we linked the monitors to each other using 
Kensington locks. You could remove the monitor, but would need to steal the 
wall as well to get them out the door.

You can buy tamper alarms, so you could link a number together and tamperproof 
a central joint. Depends on if you think someone will walk in with bolt-cutters.

You can easily order sets of locks that use the same key from Kensington, and 
probably Belkin.

Mike

-Original Message-
From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com] 
Sent: 19 August 2009 9:47 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Laptop security locks

Any combination lock can be cracked with enough time.  I used to have
a cheat-sheet for entering ever single combination on Simplex door
code locks.  If you were good, you could enter ever single combination
in an hour.

Ever have drop-off box Fedex packages go missing in the 80's?  Guess why.

--
ME2



On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 4:05 PM, Tom Miller wrote:
> Boss wants keys, and I think those units were more than I want to pay.
>
 Stefan Jafs  8/19/2009 3:50 PM >>>
>
> Why not use the combination locks, no need for a key.
>
> http://ca.kensington.com/html/12126.html
>
> ___
>
> Stefan Jafs
>
>
>
> From: Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 3:42 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Laptop security locks
>
>
>
> Folks,
>
>
>
> Looking for recommendations on low-end laptop locks.  We have temporary
> training room that will have a number of laptops, and I don't want them
> taking flight.
>
>
>
> I'd like a system where there is a master key for all locks, since we won't
> be distributing these locks to users.  I see Belkin has something, but it's
> not clear to me if the master is for that lock or all locks I'd buy.
>
>
>
> Suggestions?  Looking to spend less than $20 per lock.
>
>
>
>
>
> Tom Miller
> Engineer, Information Technology
> Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board
> 757-788-0528
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Computer going "offline" need advice

[Mike Gill]

I have a WinXP SP3 machine (same problem existed with SP2) that goes offline
randomly as indicated by the computer icon near the clock and the balloon
tip. Right-clicking and choosing synchronize brings it back online. I see
nothing in the event logs that indicate there is a problem. I've found
numerous tips online and thus have updated the NIC driver, set it to 100Mbs
instead of autodetect, tried a new NIC, tried a different port on the
switch, new cables, re-punched the block, tested all cables using a Fluke
tester, on and on.

 

I have just discovered how to reproduce the event. For some reason Movie
Maker causes this to happen if there is a network resource such as a picture
when saving the movie file. At any rate, I need to know what tool and method
to use to diagnose the problem given the above. TIA!

 

-- 
Mike Gill

 


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Microsoft great plains on terminal server

[Jimmy Tran]

I have multiple users that Microsoft Great Plains terminal server.
After they login to Great Plains, they will get a prompt where they
would select which company to connect to.  On that particular screen, I
have users complaining it flickers nonstop for about a minute or two.
At that point, users cannot do anything until the flickering stops.
This happens to multiple users and I can't find anything on this.  Has
anyone experienced this?

 

Windows Server 2003 SP2 

Microsoft Great Plains Version: 8.00g73

 

 


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RE: Help with /regserver

[tony patton]

This is what I was going to suggest.

I think I originally heard about lua buglight on this list, so the credit 
goes to the original poster, whoever he/she may be.

Regards

Tony Patton
Desktop Operations Cavan
Ext 8078
Direct Dial 049 435 2878
email: tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com



Jim Mediger  
19/08/2009 21:08
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From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 1:57 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Help with /regserver
 
Give users write permissions but not delete. Grant Creator Owner full 
modify?
On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Glen Johnson  wrote:
Tony.
Hope no one minds if I jump in the middle of this thread.
Thanks for the tip on this neat program.
Just tested on a problem software and it shows that the program is writing 
temp files to C:\
Any suggestions how to allow it to run without giving the user admin over 
the whole c drive?
 
 
From: tony patton [mailto:tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 11:06 AM 

To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Help with /regserver
 
Have you tried LUA Buglight? 
http://blogs.msdn.com/aaron_margosis/archive/2008/11/06/lua-buglight-2-0-second-preview.aspx
 

Never used it myself so mightn't be what your looking for. 

Regards

Tony Patton
Desktop Operations Cavan
Ext 8078
Direct Dial 049 435 2878
email: tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com 

James Rankin  
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I have, and I can't seem to find anything out of the ordinary. I may give 
it another go tomorrow with a finer-toothed comb...

2009/8/18 Charlie Kaiser  
Install Process Monitor on the machine running the app (or a clean machine
with the app installed) and watch what it does. It should detail the exact
calls to registry, file system, and network resources. You should be able 
to
identify exactly which DLLs, exes, and registry calls you need to modify 
the
security on (or point to their app and say "it's broke").

***
Charlie Kaiser
charl...@golden-eagle.org
Kingman, AZ
*** 

> -Original Message-
> From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 7:46 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues 
> Subject: Re: Help with /regserver
>
> Hehe...I doubt anyone has worked with it, it's a horrible car
> wreck of an application called Universal Housing marketed by
> a company called Civica. Their own support teams are useless,
> and because we have a virtual Citrix farm with AppSense and
> mandatory profiles, they just blame our environment for any
> problems they can't solve.
>
> According to them, the switch "registers uhm.exe so that w2
> bof can access it". When I pressed them to explain this
> gobbledegook further, I was met with a wall of silence which
> is continuing now. One of their top consultants was on site
> yesterday and after looking at the error helpfully concluded
> that he wasn't a Windows guy. This pathetic lack of support
> is the reason I threw it out on the list in the hope that the
> /regserver switch did something generic that I could track to
> a registry key or file.
>
> I truly hate this software. Some of their report fields are
> called From and To which stop reports from running because I
> think they correspond to SQL commandsI've worked with
> some rubbish, but this could be one of the worst.
>
> Happy days!
>
>
> 2009/8/18 Christopher Bodnar 
>
>
>   It could be doing anything. Switches are hard coded in
> the application. The developers can create any switches they
> want, to do anything, and call them whatever they please. You
> should really ask the application vendor what the switches do.
>
>
>
>   What is the application? Maybe someone on the list is
> familiar with it, and can give some advice.
>
>
>
>   Chris Bodnar, MCSE
>   Sr. Systems Engineer
>   Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services
>   Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
>   Email: christopher_bod...@glic.com
>   Phone: 610-807-6459
>   Fax: 610-807-6003
>
>
> 
>
>
>   From: kz2...@googlemail.com [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com]
>
>   Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:12 AM
>   To: NT System Admin Issues
>   Subject: Help with /regserver
>
>
>
>   Hi guys / gals
>
>   I have a (POS) application that, unsurprisingly, is
> vital to our business. The company that manufacture said app
> have decided that they need to use a special executable to
> run it, which keeps the version updated. It's a FoxPro app
> (blech) and for some reason, when they run it, the first
> thing it does is call the main executable with the /regserver
> switch. I'm not sure what this does, and would apprec

RE: WSUS and IE 8

[Stefan Jafs]

No, did not get that far yet!

___
Stefan Jafs

From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 5:02 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: WSUS and IE 8

I was just thinking of doing this, finally.

Did you happen to find out how you were going to get rid of the nag prompts 
when you a user first starts IE 8?  If GPOs are in place for IE8, are they 
'captured' right away be IE 8?

Sam


From: Stefan Jafs [mailto:sj...@amico.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 3:55 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: WSUS and IE 8
Never mind look like it will be available August 25'th.

___
Stefan Jafs

From: Stefan Jafs [mailto:sj...@amico.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 4:53 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: WSUS and IE 8

I'm ready to deeply IE 8 using WSUS, problem is that is not there!
I did a cleanup a few months ago maybe that removed it, any way of getting IE 8 
back to WSUS?

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RE: WSUS and IE 8

[Sam Cayze]

I was just thinking of doing this, finally.
 
Did you happen to find out how you were going to get rid of the nag
prompts when you a user first starts IE 8?  If GPOs are in place for
IE8, are they 'captured' right away be IE 8?
 
Sam



From: Stefan Jafs [mailto:sj...@amico.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 3:55 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: WSUS and IE 8



Never mind look like it will be available August 25'th.

 

___

Stefan Jafs

 

From: Stefan Jafs [mailto:sj...@amico.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 4:53 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: WSUS and IE 8

 

I'm ready to deeply IE 8 using WSUS, problem is that is not there!

I did a cleanup a few months ago maybe that removed it, any way of
getting IE 8 back to WSUS?

 

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RE: sort of OT

[Richard Stovall]

I've had trouble in the past with Cisco Java apps (ASDM, e.g.  and
whatever it used to be called in the Pix 6.x days) not being compatible
with whatever JRE was installed on the machine I was using at the time.
If you've got a current version, you might have to uninstall and go get
an older version.

 

You can find pretty much all of them here:

http://java.sun.com/products/archive/

 

 

 

From: Bill Lambert [mailto:blamb...@concuity.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 4:37 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: sort of OT

 

I know this may be a long shot but I figured it doesn't hurt to ask...

 

I've just installed the Cisco Configuration Assistant (v 2) on my pc.
We are going to install a Cisco wireless solution.  Anyway, the install
went well but when I try to launch it, I get this message from the Java
Virtual Machine Launcher:  'Could not create the Java virtual machine'.
I searched Cisco and Googled but couldn't find anything specific to
this.

 

Anyone have advice on how to fix this?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Bill Lambert

Windows System Administrator

Concuity

A healthcare division of Trintech, Inc.  

Phone  847-941-9206

Fax  847-465-9147

 

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RE: WSUS and IE 8

[Stefan Jafs]

Never mind look like it will be available August 25'th.

___
Stefan Jafs

From: Stefan Jafs [mailto:sj...@amico.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 4:53 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: WSUS and IE 8

I'm ready to deeply IE 8 using WSUS, problem is that is not there!
I did a cleanup a few months ago maybe that removed it, any way of getting IE 8 
back to WSUS?

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WSUS and IE 8

[Stefan Jafs]

I'm ready to deeply IE 8 using WSUS, problem is that is not there!
I did a cleanup a few months ago maybe that removed it, any way of getting IE 8 
back to WSUS?

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RE: sort of OT

[Carol Fee]

Do you have the latest version of java installed ?
 
CFee
 



From: Bill Lambert [mailto:blamb...@concuity.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 4:37 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: sort of OT



I know this may be a long shot but I figured it doesn't hurt to ask...

 

I've just installed the Cisco Configuration Assistant (v 2) on my pc.
We are going to install a Cisco wireless solution.  Anyway, the install
went well but when I try to launch it, I get this message from the Java
Virtual Machine Launcher:  'Could not create the Java virtual machine'.
I searched Cisco and Googled but couldn't find anything specific to
this.

 

Anyone have advice on how to fix this?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Bill Lambert

Windows System Administrator

Concuity

A healthcare division of Trintech, Inc.  

Phone  847-941-9206

Fax  847-465-9147

 

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Re: Laptop security locks

[Micheal Espinola Jr]

Any combination lock can be cracked with enough time.  I used to have
a cheat-sheet for entering ever single combination on Simplex door
code locks.  If you were good, you could enter ever single combination
in an hour.

Ever have drop-off box Fedex packages go missing in the 80's?  Guess why.

--
ME2



On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 4:05 PM, Tom Miller wrote:
> Boss wants keys, and I think those units were more than I want to pay.
>
 Stefan Jafs  8/19/2009 3:50 PM >>>
>
> Why not use the combination locks, no need for a key.
>
> http://ca.kensington.com/html/12126.html
>
> ___
>
> Stefan Jafs
>
>
>
> From: Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 3:42 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Laptop security locks
>
>
>
> Folks,
>
>
>
> Looking for recommendations on low-end laptop locks.  We have temporary
> training room that will have a number of laptops, and I don't want them
> taking flight.
>
>
>
> I'd like a system where there is a master key for all locks, since we won't
> be distributing these locks to users.  I see Belkin has something, but it's
> not clear to me if the master is for that lock or all locks I'd buy.
>
>
>
> Suggestions?  Looking to spend less than $20 per lock.
>
>
>
>
>
> Tom Miller
> Engineer, Information Technology
> Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board
> 757-788-0528
>
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sort of OT

[Bill Lambert]

I know this may be a long shot but I figured it doesn't hurt to ask...

 

I've just installed the Cisco Configuration Assistant (v 2) on my pc.
We are going to install a Cisco wireless solution.  Anyway, the install
went well but when I try to launch it, I get this message from the Java
Virtual Machine Launcher:  'Could not create the Java virtual machine'.
I searched Cisco and Googled but couldn't find anything specific to
this.

 

Anyone have advice on how to fix this?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Bill Lambert

Windows System Administrator

Concuity

A healthcare division of Trintech, Inc.  

Phone  847-941-9206

Fax  847-465-9147

 

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RE: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

[Mike Gill]

+1

I do this all the time. The Key on the box generally works fine, though I
have had to call in once or twice. Still works fine. Just use an generic OEM
CD.

-- 
Mike Gill

-Original Message-
From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:p...@optimumdata.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 9:03 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

Ben Scott wrote:
>   Does anyone know of some way to get a clean, vanilla, generic Vista
> install on this?  Short of buying a whole 'nother license, I mean.  It
> has the COA sticker with Product Key on the side of the chassis.  Can
> I use an OEM CD from a Dell with that Product Key?  Is there a way
> order generic Vista Home Premium OEM media from Microsoft?

You don't need to purchase a another license for the machine.

In my experience you can use any OEM media you have to reinstall a
machine. You use the product key on the side of the machine for activation.

IIRC Microsoft does sell media kits, they'll be in the $20 to $25 range.
I don't know who to contact about that though.

-- 

Phil Brutsche
p...@optimumdata.com

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RE: Help with /regserver

[Jim Mediger]

Also, Apply to: This Folder Only.

From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 1:57 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Help with /regserver

Give users write permissions but not delete. Grant Creator Owner full modify?
On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Glen Johnson 
mailto:gjohn...@vhcc.edu>> wrote:

Tony.

Hope no one minds if I jump in the middle of this thread.

Thanks for the tip on this neat program.

Just tested on a problem software and it shows that the program is writing temp 
files to C:\

Any suggestions how to allow it to run without giving the user admin over the 
whole c drive?





From: tony patton 
[mailto:tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 11:06 AM

To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Help with /regserver



Have you tried LUA Buglight?
http://blogs.msdn.com/aaron_margosis/archive/2008/11/06/lua-buglight-2-0-second-preview.aspx
Never used it myself so mightn't be what your looking for.

Regards

Tony Patton
Desktop Operations Cavan
Ext 8078
Direct Dial 049 435 2878
email: tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com

James Rankin mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com>>

18/08/2009 16:01

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I have, and I can't seem to find anything out of the ordinary. I may give it 
another go tomorrow with a finer-toothed comb...

2009/8/18 Charlie Kaiser 
mailto:charl...@golden-eagle.org>>
Install Process Monitor on the machine running the app (or a clean machine
with the app installed) and watch what it does. It should detail the exact
calls to registry, file system, and network resources. You should be able to
identify exactly which DLLs, exes, and registry calls you need to modify the
security on (or point to their app and say "it's broke").

***
Charlie Kaiser
charl...@golden-eagle.org
Kingman, AZ
***

> -Original Message-
> From: James Rankin 
> [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 7:46 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Help with /regserver
>
> Hehe...I doubt anyone has worked with it, it's a horrible car
> wreck of an application called Universal Housing marketed by
> a company called Civica. Their own support teams are useless,
> and because we have a virtual Citrix farm with AppSense and
> mandatory profiles, they just blame our environment for any
> problems they can't solve.
>
> According to them, the switch "registers uhm.exe so that w2
> bof can access it". When I pressed them to explain this
> gobbledegook further, I was met with a wall of silence which
> is continuing now. One of their top consultants was on site
> yesterday and after looking at the error helpfully concluded
> that he wasn't a Windows guy. This pathetic lack of support
> is the reason I threw it out on the list in the hope that the
> /regserver switch did something generic that I could track to
> a registry key or file.
>
> I truly hate this software. Some of their report fields are
> called From and To which stop reports from running because I
> think they correspond to SQL commandsI've worked with
> some rubbish, but this could be one of the worst.
>
> Happy days!
>
>
> 2009/8/18 Christopher Bodnar 
> mailto:christopher_bod...@glic.com>>
>
>
>   It could be doing anything. Switches are hard coded in
> the application. The developers can create any switches they
> want, to do anything, and call them whatever they please. You
> should really ask the application vendor what the switches do.
>
>
>
>   What is the application? Maybe someone on the list is
> familiar with it, and can give some advice.
>
>
>
>   Chris Bodnar, MCSE
>   Sr. Systems Engineer
>   Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services
>   Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
>   Email: christopher_bod...@glic.com
>   Phone: 610-807-6459
>   Fax: 610-807-6003
>
>
> 
>
>
>   From: kz2...@googlemail.com 
> [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com]
>
>   Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:12 AM
>   To: NT System Admin Issues
>   Subject: Help with /regserver
>
>
>
>   Hi guys / gals
>
>   I have a (POS) application that, unsurprisingly, is
> vital to our business. The company that manufacture said app
> have decided that they need to use a special executable to
> run it, which keeps the version updated. It's a FoxPro app
> (blech) and for some reason, when they run it, the first
> thing it does is call the main executable with the /regserver
> switch. I'm not sure what 

RE: Laptop security locks

[Tom Miller]

Boss wants keys, and I think those units were more than I want to pay.

>>> Stefan Jafs  8/19/2009 3:50 PM >>>

Why not use the combination locks, no need for a key.
http://ca.kensington.com/html/12126.html

___
Stefan Jafs

 

From:Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 3:42 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Laptop security locks

 

Folks,

 

Looking for recommendations on low-end laptop locks.  We have temporary 
training room that will have a number of laptops, and I don't want them taking 
flight.  

 

I'd like a system where there is a master key for all locks, since we won't be 
distributing these locks to users.  I see Belkin has something, but it's not 
clear to me if the master is for that lock or all locks I'd buy.

 

Suggestions?  Looking to spend less than $20 per lock.

 

 

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Engineer, Information Technology
Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board
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RE: Laptop security locks

[Stefan Jafs]

Why not use the combination locks, no need for a key.
http://ca.kensington.com/html/12126.html
___
Stefan Jafs

From: Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 3:42 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Laptop security locks

Folks,

Looking for recommendations on low-end laptop locks.  We have temporary 
training room that will have a number of laptops, and I don't want them taking 
flight.

I'd like a system where there is a master key for all locks, since we won't be 
distributing these locks to users.  I see Belkin has something, but it's not 
clear to me if the master is for that lock or all locks I'd buy.

Suggestions?  Looking to spend less than $20 per lock.


Tom Miller
Engineer, Information Technology
Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board
757-788-0528

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RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

[Brumbaugh, Luke]

That's an idea!


From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 3:21 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

I would fire up RegMon to find your affected registry keys.  Deploy as needed.

OR, if you feeling fancy and want to impress management:

Run a script on the PC that determines if the WAN IP of the Sprint Card is 
associated to a location other than the US.  If so, break the connection and 
have a nasty pop-up that scolds the user (Optional :)
That would keep their ability to roam domestically (A must have in my opinion 
(See my other post)), but block internationally roaming.

There are some downloadable IP/Country databases you can obtain to query, or 
parse a web service result via a script.

ip2location.exe can do this.  Not sure how their pricing would work in this 
scenario.  http://www.ip2location.com/ip2location-application.aspx

 ip2location.exe -datafile 
 -inputfile 
 -ip 
 -outputfile 
 -format 
 -help
 -version


Example:
ip2location.exe -datafile IP-COUNTRY-DATABASE.BIN -ip 192.168.1.100




Nirsoft (I love these guys) has a tool for this.  
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/ipnetinfo.html

Free.

Perhaps you could find a MX Based VPN service to test your script.



Sam Cayze
Information Technology Administrator
ROLLOUTS
ONSITE * ON DEMAND

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From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 1:37 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.
Called sprint and asked, they said they could not block, that it had to be done 
in the software.


From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:56 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

Did what?

They don't consider Canada and Mexico international?  Last I check, those 
places were not in the USA.


From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:46 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.
I did.  These charges were from Canada and Mexico.


From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:44 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

Ask Sprint to block international use.

If I were you, I would leave domestic roaming enabled.  I have a ton of these 
Sprint cards deployed.  Half the time my employees need them, it's in an area 
that requires roaming.  I have one too, and 98% of the time I use it I'm 
roaming.

Sprint doesn't charge for domestic roaming on broadband cards.  At least with 
the business lines they don't...

Sam


From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:20 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.
It's killing me.  I gotta ask.

How much was the bill?

From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:55 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: OT: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

I have over 250 salesman with mobile broadband cards.  One genius went to a 
beach in Mexico and fired up his laptop and watched movies on hulu.
Needless to say, his stupidity creates a massive project in IT.   I have 1 
registry setting and I am searching for the other.   Has anyone created a 
policy to block roaming?

Yes I know he should pay for it, etc.   But I am not the CEO.

Any help will be appreciated, Sprint will not block and Novatel hasn't given me 
an answer yet.


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Laptop security locks

[Tom Miller]

Folks,
 
Looking for recommendations on low-end laptop locks.  We have temporary 
training room that will have a number of laptops, and I don't want them taking 
flight.  
 
I'd like a system where there is a master key for all locks, since we won't be 
distributing these locks to users.  I see Belkin has something, but it's not 
clear to me if the master is for that lock or all locks I'd buy.
 
Suggestions?  Looking to spend less than $20 per lock.
 
 
Tom Miller
Engineer, Information Technology
Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board
757-788-0528 
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RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

[Sam Cayze]

I would fire up RegMon to find your affected registry keys.  Deploy as
needed.
 
OR, if you feeling fancy and want to impress management:
 
Run a script on the PC that determines if the WAN IP of the Sprint Card
is associated to a location other than the US.  If so, break the
connection and have a nasty pop-up that scolds the user (Optional :)
That would keep their ability to roam domestically (A must have in my
opinion (See my other post)), but block internationally roaming.
 
There are some downloadable IP/Country databases you can obtain to
query, or parse a web service result via a script.
 
ip2location.exe can do this.  Not sure how their pricing would work in
this scenario.  http://www.ip2location.com/ip2location-application.aspx
 
 ip2location.exe -datafile 
 -inputfile 
 -ip 
 -outputfile 
 -format 
 -help
 -version
 
 
Example:
ip2location.exe -datafile IP-COUNTRY-DATABASE.BIN -ip 192.168.1.100
 
 
 
 
Nirsoft (I love these guys) has a tool for this.
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/ipnetinfo.html
 
Free.
 
Perhaps you could find a MX Based VPN service to test your script.
 

 

 

Sam Cayze
Information Technology Administrator
ROLLOUTS
ONSITE * ON DEMAND

952.279.6218...Direct Dial
612.386.3946...Mobile
877.471.6495...eFax
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www.e-Technicians.net  

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From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 1:37 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.



Called sprint and asked, they said they could not block, that it had to
be done in the software.

 

 

From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:56 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

 

Did what?  

 

They don't consider Canada and Mexico international?  Last I check,
those places were not in the USA.

 



From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:46 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

I did.  These charges were from Canada and Mexico.

 

 

From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:44 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

 

Ask Sprint to block international use.

 

If I were you, I would leave domestic roaming enabled.  I have a ton of
these Sprint cards deployed.  Half the time my employees need them, it's
in an area that requires roaming.  I have one too, and 98% of the time I
use it I'm roaming.  

 

Sprint doesn't charge for domestic roaming on broadband cards.  At least
with the business lines they don't...

 

Sam

 



From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:20 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

It's killing me.  I gotta ask.

 

How much was the bill?

 

From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:55 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: OT: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

 

I have over 250 salesman with mobile broadband cards.  One genius went
to a beach in Mexico and fired up his laptop and watched movies on hulu.

Needless to say, his stupidity creates a massive project in IT.   I have
1 registry setting and I am searching for the other.   Has anyone
created a policy to block roaming?

 

Yes I know he should pay for it, etc.   But I am not the CEO.

 

Any help will be appreciated, Sprint will not block and Novatel hasn't
given me an answer yet.

 

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Re: Help with /regserver

[Jonathan Link]

Give users write permissions but not delete. Grant Creator Owner full
modify?

On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Glen Johnson  wrote:

>  Tony.
>
> Hope no one minds if I jump in the middle of this thread.
>
> Thanks for the tip on this neat program.
>
> Just tested on a problem software and it shows that the program is writing
> temp files to C:\
>
> Any suggestions how to allow it to run without giving the user admin over
> the whole c drive?
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* tony patton [mailto:tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 18, 2009 11:06 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Help with /regserver
>
>
>
> Have you tried LUA Buglight?
>
> http://blogs.msdn.com/aaron_margosis/archive/2008/11/06/lua-buglight-2-0-second-preview.aspx
>
> Never used it myself so mightn't be what your looking for.
>
> Regards
>
> Tony Patton
> Desktop Operations Cavan
> Ext 8078
> Direct Dial 049 435 2878
> email: tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com
>
>*James Rankin *
>
> 18/08/2009 16:01
>
> Please respond to
> "NT System Admin Issues" 
>
> To
>
> "NT System Admin Issues" 
>
> cc
>
> Subject
>
> Re: Help with /regserver
>
>
>
>
>
>
> I have, and I can't seem to find anything out of the ordinary. I may give
> it another go tomorrow with a finer-toothed comb...
>
> 2009/8/18 Charlie Kaiser 
> Install Process Monitor on the machine running the app (or a clean machine
> with the app installed) and watch what it does. It should detail the exact
> calls to registry, file system, and network resources. You should be able
> to
> identify exactly which DLLs, exes, and registry calls you need to modify
> the
> security on (or point to their app and say "it's broke").
>
> ***
> Charlie Kaiser*
> *charl...@golden-eagle.org
> Kingman, AZ
> ***
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 7:46 AM
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > Subject: Re: Help with /regserver
> >
> > Hehe...I doubt anyone has worked with it, it's a horrible car
> > wreck of an application called Universal Housing marketed by
> > a company called Civica. Their own support teams are useless,
> > and because we have a virtual Citrix farm with AppSense and
> > mandatory profiles, they just blame our environment for any
> > problems they can't solve.
> >
> > According to them, the switch "registers uhm.exe so that w2
> > bof can access it". When I pressed them to explain this
> > gobbledegook further, I was met with a wall of silence which
> > is continuing now. One of their top consultants was on site
> > yesterday and after looking at the error helpfully concluded
> > that he wasn't a Windows guy. This pathetic lack of support
> > is the reason I threw it out on the list in the hope that the
> > /regserver switch did something generic that I could track to
> > a registry key or file.
> >
> > I truly hate this software. Some of their report fields are
> > called From and To which stop reports from running because I
> > think they correspond to SQL commandsI've worked with
> > some rubbish, but this could be one of the worst.
> >
> > Happy days!
> >
> >
> > 2009/8/18 Christopher Bodnar 
> >
> >
> >   It could be doing anything. Switches are hard coded in
> > the application. The developers can create any switches they
> > want, to do anything, and call them whatever they please. You
> > should really ask the application vendor what the switches do.
> >
> >
> >
> >   What is the application? Maybe someone on the list is
> > familiar with it, and can give some advice.
> >
> >
> >
> >   Chris Bodnar, MCSE
> >   Sr. Systems Engineer
> >   Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services
> >   Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
> >   Email: christopher_bod...@glic.com
> >   Phone: 610-807-6459
> >   Fax: 610-807-6003
> >
> >
> > 
> >
> >
> >   From: kz2...@googlemail.com [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com]
> >
> >   Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:12 AM
> >   To: NT System Admin Issues
> >   Subject: Help with /regserver
> >
> >
> >
> >   Hi guys / gals
> >
> >   I have a (POS) application that, unsurprisingly, is
> > vital to our business. The company that manufacture said app
> > have decided that they need to use a special executable to
> > run it, which keeps the version updated. It's a FoxPro app
> > (blech) and for some reason, when they run it, the first
> > thing it does is call the main executable with the /regserver
> > switch. I'm not sure what this does, and would appreciate it
> > if someone could educate me, because unless you run it with
> > admin rights (which ain't happening on my watch), the thing
> > fails with the error "Visual FoxPro could not start. Could
> > not load resources". Running with admin rights - all OK.
> >
> >   I've been looking at process monitor output all
> > afternoon and can't work out wha

RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

[Gary Whitten]

Check for a North America billing plan, not just a US plan.

  _  

From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 2:37 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.



Called sprint and asked, they said they could not block, that it had to be
done in the software.

 

 

From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:56 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

 

Did what?  

 

They don't consider Canada and Mexico international?  Last I check, those
places were not in the USA.

 

  _  

From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:46 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

I did.  These charges were from Canada and Mexico.

 

 

From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:44 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

 

Ask Sprint to block international use.

 

If I were you, I would leave domestic roaming enabled.  I have a ton of
these Sprint cards deployed.  Half the time my employees need them, it's in
an area that requires roaming.  I have one too, and 98% of the time I use it
I'm roaming.  

 

Sprint doesn't charge for domestic roaming on broadband cards.  At least
with the business lines they don't...

 

Sam

 

  _  

From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:20 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

It's killing me.  I gotta ask.

 

How much was the bill?

 

From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:55 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: OT: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

 

I have over 250 salesman with mobile broadband cards.  One genius went to a
beach in Mexico and fired up his laptop and watched movies on hulu.

Needless to say, his stupidity creates a massive project in IT.   I have 1
registry setting and I am searching for the other.   Has anyone created a
policy to block roaming?

 

Yes I know he should pay for it, etc.   But I am not the CEO.

 

Any help will be appreciated, Sprint will not block and Novatel hasn't given
me an answer yet.

 

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than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error,
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RE: Help with /regserver

[Glen Johnson]

Tony.

Hope no one minds if I jump in the middle of this thread.

Thanks for the tip on this neat program.

Just tested on a problem software and it shows that the program is
writing temp files to C:\

Any suggestions how to allow it to run without giving the user admin
over the whole c drive?

 

 

From: tony patton [mailto:tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 11:06 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Help with /regserver

 

Have you tried LUA Buglight? 
http://blogs.msdn.com/aaron_margosis/archive/2008/11/06/lua-buglight-2-0
-second-preview.aspx
  

Never used it myself so mightn't be what your looking for. 

Regards

Tony Patton
Desktop Operations Cavan
Ext 8078
Direct Dial 049 435 2878
email: tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com 



James Rankin  

18/08/2009 16:01 

Please respond to
"NT System Admin Issues" 

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Subject

Re: Help with /regserver

 






I have, and I can't seem to find anything out of the ordinary. I may
give it another go tomorrow with a finer-toothed comb...

2009/8/18 Charlie Kaiser  
Install Process Monitor on the machine running the app (or a clean
machine
with the app installed) and watch what it does. It should detail the
exact
calls to registry, file system, and network resources. You should be
able to
identify exactly which DLLs, exes, and registry calls you need to modify
the
security on (or point to their app and say "it's broke").

***
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charl...@golden-eagle.org
Kingman, AZ
*** 

> -Original Message-
> From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 7:46 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues 
> Subject: Re: Help with /regserver
>
> Hehe...I doubt anyone has worked with it, it's a horrible car
> wreck of an application called Universal Housing marketed by
> a company called Civica. Their own support teams are useless,
> and because we have a virtual Citrix farm with AppSense and
> mandatory profiles, they just blame our environment for any
> problems they can't solve.
>
> According to them, the switch "registers uhm.exe so that w2
> bof can access it". When I pressed them to explain this
> gobbledegook further, I was met with a wall of silence which
> is continuing now. One of their top consultants was on site
> yesterday and after looking at the error helpfully concluded
> that he wasn't a Windows guy. This pathetic lack of support
> is the reason I threw it out on the list in the hope that the
> /regserver switch did something generic that I could track to
> a registry key or file.
>
> I truly hate this software. Some of their report fields are
> called From and To which stop reports from running because I
> think they correspond to SQL commandsI've worked with
> some rubbish, but this could be one of the worst.
>
> Happy days!
>
>
> 2009/8/18 Christopher Bodnar 
>
>
>   It could be doing anything. Switches are hard coded in
> the application. The developers can create any switches they
> want, to do anything, and call them whatever they please. You
> should really ask the application vendor what the switches do.
>
>
>
>   What is the application? Maybe someone on the list is
> familiar with it, and can give some advice.
>
>
>
>   Chris Bodnar, MCSE
>   Sr. Systems Engineer
>   Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services
>   Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
>   Email: christopher_bod...@glic.com
>   Phone: 610-807-6459
>   Fax: 610-807-6003
>
>
> 
>
>
>   From: kz2...@googlemail.com [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com]
>
>   Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:12 AM
>   To: NT System Admin Issues
>   Subject: Help with /regserver
>
>
>
>   Hi guys / gals
>
>   I have a (POS) application that, unsurprisingly, is
> vital to our business. The company that manufacture said app
> have decided that they need to use a special executable to
> run it, which keeps the version updated. It's a FoxPro app
> (blech) and for some reason, when they run it, the first
> thing it does is call the main executable with the /regserver
> switch. I'm not sure what this does, and would appreciate it
> if someone could educate me, because unless you run it with
> admin rights (which ain't happening on my watch), the thing
> fails with the error "Visual FoxPro could not start. Could
> not load resources". Running with admin rights - all OK.
>
>   I've been looking at process monitor output all
> afternoon and can't work out what it's doing, I've been
> messing about with registry permissions and file permissions
> for what seems like an eternity. The great Google-God appears
> short on inspiration (for me, anyway). Can anyone tell me
> what this mysterious /regserver switch does, as I am sure
> something in our mand

RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

[Brumbaugh, Luke]

Called sprint and asked, they said they could not block, that it had to be done 
in the software.


From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:56 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

Did what?

They don't consider Canada and Mexico international?  Last I check, those 
places were not in the USA.


From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:46 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.
I did.  These charges were from Canada and Mexico.


From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:44 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

Ask Sprint to block international use.

If I were you, I would leave domestic roaming enabled.  I have a ton of these 
Sprint cards deployed.  Half the time my employees need them, it's in an area 
that requires roaming.  I have one too, and 98% of the time I use it I'm 
roaming.

Sprint doesn't charge for domestic roaming on broadband cards.  At least with 
the business lines they don't...

Sam


From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:20 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.
It's killing me.  I gotta ask.

How much was the bill?

From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:55 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: OT: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

I have over 250 salesman with mobile broadband cards.  One genius went to a 
beach in Mexico and fired up his laptop and watched movies on hulu.
Needless to say, his stupidity creates a massive project in IT.   I have 1 
registry setting and I am searching for the other.   Has anyone created a 
policy to block roaming?

Yes I know he should pay for it, etc.   But I am not the CEO.

Any help will be appreciated, Sprint will not block and Novatel hasn't given me 
an answer yet.


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Re: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

[Ben Scott]

On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 12:55 PM, Sam Cayze wrote:
> They don't consider Canada and Mexico international?

  No joke.  When it comes to wireless carriers, some countries are
more international than others.  Canada and Mexico get afforded
special status.  They're not domestic but they're not treated the same
as, e.g., UK.  (Don't ask me; I don't make the rules.)  It may still
be possible to have them blocked, but you prolly have to make a
special request.

-- Ben

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RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

[Sam Cayze]

Did what?  
 
They don't consider Canada and Mexico international?  Last I check,
those places were not in the USA.



From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:46 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.



I did.  These charges were from Canada and Mexico.

 

 

From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:44 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

 

Ask Sprint to block international use.

 

If I were you, I would leave domestic roaming enabled.  I have a ton of
these Sprint cards deployed.  Half the time my employees need them, it's
in an area that requires roaming.  I have one too, and 98% of the time I
use it I'm roaming.  

 

Sprint doesn't charge for domestic roaming on broadband cards.  At least
with the business lines they don't...

 

Sam

 



From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:20 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

It's killing me.  I gotta ask.

 

How much was the bill?

 

From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:55 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: OT: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

 

I have over 250 salesman with mobile broadband cards.  One genius went
to a beach in Mexico and fired up his laptop and watched movies on hulu.

Needless to say, his stupidity creates a massive project in IT.   I have
1 registry setting and I am searching for the other.   Has anyone
created a policy to block roaming?

 

Yes I know he should pay for it, etc.   But I am not the CEO.

 

Any help will be appreciated, Sprint will not block and Novatel hasn't
given me an answer yet.

 

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RE: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

[Joseph L. Casale]

>  (1) Uninstalling software from Windows is like unscrewing a virgin.
>There's really no way to go back to the way it was.

FFS, now that was funny!

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RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

[Brumbaugh, Luke]

I did.  These charges were from Canada and Mexico.


From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:44 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

Ask Sprint to block international use.

If I were you, I would leave domestic roaming enabled.  I have a ton of these 
Sprint cards deployed.  Half the time my employees need them, it's in an area 
that requires roaming.  I have one too, and 98% of the time I use it I'm 
roaming.

Sprint doesn't charge for domestic roaming on broadband cards.  At least with 
the business lines they don't...

Sam


From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:20 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.
It's killing me.  I gotta ask.

How much was the bill?

From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:55 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: OT: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

I have over 250 salesman with mobile broadband cards.  One genius went to a 
beach in Mexico and fired up his laptop and watched movies on hulu.
Needless to say, his stupidity creates a massive project in IT.   I have 1 
registry setting and I am searching for the other.   Has anyone created a 
policy to block roaming?

Yes I know he should pay for it, etc.   But I am not the CEO.

Any help will be appreciated, Sprint will not block and Novatel hasn't given me 
an answer yet.


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RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

[Sam Cayze]

Ask Sprint to block international use.
 
If I were you, I would leave domestic roaming enabled.  I have a ton of
these Sprint cards deployed.  Half the time my employees need them, it's
in an area that requires roaming.  I have one too, and 98% of the time I
use it I'm roaming.  
 
Sprint doesn't charge for domestic roaming on broadband cards.  At least
with the business lines they don't...
 
Sam



From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:20 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.



It's killing me.  I gotta ask.

 

How much was the bill?

 

From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:55 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: OT: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

 

I have over 250 salesman with mobile broadband cards.  One genius went
to a beach in Mexico and fired up his laptop and watched movies on hulu.

Needless to say, his stupidity creates a massive project in IT.   I have
1 registry setting and I am searching for the other.   Has anyone
created a policy to block roaming?

 

Yes I know he should pay for it, etc.   But I am not the CEO.

 

Any help will be appreciated, Sprint will not block and Novatel hasn't
given me an answer yet.

 

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RE: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

[David Lum]

How many machines? It might be possible to create an uninstall script. I 
remember creating a KiX script that at login would remove Yahoo! Messenger and 
Yahoo! toolbar if they were installed (and it even used that program's 
uninstaller). If all the machines are the same you could create a script for 
one and poof, use it on login and kill stuff.

Not as clean as a fresh-no-crapware-OS, but might be workable.

Just a thought,
Dave


-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 8:55 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

Hello all,

  Per management order,  I just picked up a side-client.  They just
bought an HP Pavilion desktop PC.  It came with a Vista Home Premium
OEM license.  HP pre-loads tons of shovelware that I'd rather not
have.  It verges on coming pre-installed with malware.  HP's restore
kit will only restore to "factory condition", i.e., shovelware.  Even
if you order the discs from HP.  I called HP, and their customer
support (quite craptacular, BTW) said I couldn't order just an OS
install disc.

  I'd like to just tell them "return the HP and buy a Dell" (even
Dell's home PCs come with a vanilla OS install CD), but they've
already tossed the box and everything.  Sigh.  I'd forgotten how much
I *don't* miss this aspect of SOHO IT.

  Does anyone know of some way to get a clean, vanilla, generic Vista
install on this?  Short of buying a whole 'nother license, I mean.  It
has the COA sticker with Product Key on the side of the chassis.  Can
I use an OEM CD from a Dell with that Product Key?  Is there a way
order generic Vista Home Premium OEM media from Microsoft?

  advTHANKSance

-- Ben

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RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

[Tom Miller]

With our Verizon mobile cards you can centrally control access similar
to what you'd have for content filtering on your firewall.  I'm just
getting into it but that seems to be available.  Maybe Sprint has this
sort of thing.

>>> "Richard Stovall"  8/19/2009
12:29 PM >>>

Yeeeooowwwch.
 
Can’t you do this on the contract at Sprint?  International roaming is
an option on ATT that has to be turned on.
 

From:Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:25 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

 
7000.00 +
 

From:Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:20 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

 
It’s killing me.  I gotta ask.
 
How much was the bill?
 

From:Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:55 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: OT: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

 
I have over 250 salesman with mobile broadband cards.  One genius went
to a beach in Mexico and fired up his laptop and watched movies on
hulu.
Needless to say, his stupidity creates a massive project in IT.   I
have 1 registry setting and I am searching for the other.   Has anyone
created a policy to block roaming?
 
Yes I know he should pay for it, etc.   But I am not the CEO.
 
Any help will be appreciated, Sprint will not block and Novatel hasn’t
given me an answer yet.
 
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RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

[Brumbaugh, Luke]

Nope, I called and that is not an option except to set in the Novatel Software.
Kinda dumb.

From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:29 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

Yeeeooowwwch.

Can't you do this on the contract at Sprint?  International roaming is an 
option on ATT that has to be turned on.

From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:25 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

7000.00 +

From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:20 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

It's killing me.  I gotta ask.

How much was the bill?

From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:55 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: OT: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

I have over 250 salesman with mobile broadband cards.  One genius went to a 
beach in Mexico and fired up his laptop and watched movies on hulu.
Needless to say, his stupidity creates a massive project in IT.   I have 1 
registry setting and I am searching for the other.   Has anyone created a 
policy to block roaming?

Yes I know he should pay for it, etc.   But I am not the CEO.

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an answer yet.


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RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

[Richard Stovall]

Yeeeooowwwch.

 

Can't you do this on the contract at Sprint?  International roaming is
an option on ATT that has to be turned on.

 

From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:25 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

 

7000.00 +

 

From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:20 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

 

It's killing me.  I gotta ask.

 

How much was the bill?

 

From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:55 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: OT: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

 

I have over 250 salesman with mobile broadband cards.  One genius went
to a beach in Mexico and fired up his laptop and watched movies on hulu.

Needless to say, his stupidity creates a massive project in IT.   I have
1 registry setting and I am searching for the other.   Has anyone
created a policy to block roaming?

 

Yes I know he should pay for it, etc.   But I am not the CEO.

 

Any help will be appreciated, Sprint will not block and Novatel hasn't
given me an answer yet.

 

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RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

[Brumbaugh, Luke]

7000.00 +

From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:20 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

It's killing me.  I gotta ask.

How much was the bill?

From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:55 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: OT: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

I have over 250 salesman with mobile broadband cards.  One genius went to a 
beach in Mexico and fired up his laptop and watched movies on hulu.
Needless to say, his stupidity creates a massive project in IT.   I have 1 
registry setting and I am searching for the other.   Has anyone created a 
policy to block roaming?

Yes I know he should pay for it, etc.   But I am not the CEO.

Any help will be appreciated, Sprint will not block and Novatel hasn't given me 
an answer yet.


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Re: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

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I have an old decrapified HP laptop that I need to replace.  (Silly 
accident and smashed the LCD screen.)  Thanks for the HP reminder warning!

It used to be, Best Buy would tell purchasers of new HP systems that their 
customer service desk would decrapify the new system for $60-$100.

Best of luck...
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Ben Scott  wrote on 08/19/2009 10:54:36 AM:

> Hello all,
> 
>   Per management order,  I just picked up a side-client.  They just
> bought an HP Pavilion desktop PC.  It came with a Vista Home Premium
> OEM license.  HP pre-loads tons of shovelware that I'd rather not
> have.  It verges on coming pre-installed with malware.  HP's restore
> kit will only restore to "factory condition", i.e., shovelware.  Even
> if you order the discs from HP.  I called HP, and their customer
> support (quite craptacular, BTW) said I couldn't order just an OS
> install disc.
> 
>   I'd like to just tell them "return the HP and buy a Dell" (even
> Dell's home PCs come with a vanilla OS install CD), but they've
> already tossed the box and everything.  Sigh.  I'd forgotten how much
> I *don't* miss this aspect of SOHO IT.
> 
>   Does anyone know of some way to get a clean, vanilla, generic Vista
> install on this?  Short of buying a whole 'nother license, I mean.  It
> has the COA sticker with Product Key on the side of the chassis.  Can
> I use an OEM CD from a Dell with that Product Key?  Is there a way
> order generic Vista Home Premium OEM media from Microsoft?
> 
>   advTHANKSance
> 
> -- Ben
> 
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~

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

RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

[Richard Stovall]

It's killing me.  I gotta ask.

 

How much was the bill?

 

From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:55 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: OT: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

 

I have over 250 salesman with mobile broadband cards.  One genius went
to a beach in Mexico and fired up his laptop and watched movies on hulu.

Needless to say, his stupidity creates a massive project in IT.   I have
1 registry setting and I am searching for the other.   Has anyone
created a policy to block roaming?

 

Yes I know he should pay for it, etc.   But I am not the CEO.

 

Any help will be appreciated, Sprint will not block and Novatel hasn't
given me an answer yet.

 

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RE: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

[Erik Goldoff]

 
Yep, that's what I had in mind !


Erik Goldoff
IT  Consultant
Systems, Networks, & Security 


-Original Message-
From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:16 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

Perhaps this?  http://www.yorkspace.com/pc-de-crapifier

I know there is a Dell Decrapifer program out there, never used it, nor
needed it.  Perhaps there is one specific to HP?  The link points to a
generic one. 

-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:09 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Sam Cayze
wrote:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326246

  "You should contact the OEM (original equipment manufacturer) or the
system builder directly to replace Microsoft software that was distributed
with your computer."

  I've called Microsoft in the past for OEM media replacement, and they try
*really hard* to get you to go back to the OEM.  A friend had lost their OEM
media for a computer where the OEM was no longer doing business.  Microsoft
tracked down the company that bought their assets, and made *them* ship a
set of *their* OEM media to me.

  I'm planning on giving it a shot anyway, but I'm pretty sure MSFT will
just tell me to fsck off.

-- Ben

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

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  ~


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~   ~

RE: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

[Michael Hoffman]

Microsoft do not provide media for OEM unless it is the holographic system 
builder media. For larger manufacturers the OEM is the only company who can 
provide this. If you have read about the leak of the Lenovo Windows 7 image you 
will understand that they take the master disk, roll in their brand certificate 
and brand the bios chips to match. So their disks are the only ones which will 
activate with their bios/hardware. We do a bit of building machines and can get 
replacement media from distribution, but we only do very small numbers.

Mike

-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] 
Sent: 19 August 2009 17:09
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Sam Cayze wrote:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326246

  "You should contact the OEM (original equipment manufacturer) or the system 
builder directly to replace Microsoft software that was distributed with your 
computer."

  I've called Microsoft in the past for OEM media replacement, and they try 
*really hard* to get you to go back to the OEM.  A friend had lost their OEM 
media for a computer where the OEM was no longer doing business.  Microsoft 
tracked down the company that bought their assets, and made *them* ship a set 
of *their* OEM media to me.

  I'm planning on giving it a shot anyway, but I'm pretty sure MSFT will just 
tell me to fsck off.

-- Ben

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

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

Re: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

[Ben Scott]

On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Jon Harris  wrote:
> I know you have thought of this but Add and Remove Programs?

  (1) Uninstalling software from Windows is like unscrewing a virgin.
There's really no way to go back to the way it was.  There's always
stuff leftover.  Some of it might just be unused registry entries and
DLLs, but you'll often find shared stuff was modified or "upgraded" by
the installer and can't be reverted.  And that's when the uninstaller
works correctly.  Sometimes uninstalls cause immediate malfunction in
other stuff, as I'm sure we've all seen.

  (2) It appears not all the HP shovelware can be easily uninstalled.

> I know when I am unsure I just try it and so far I have not been disappointed.

  I also don't have a copy of Vista Home Premium OEM handy.  Before I
undertake a major search effort, I thought I'd check to see if anyone
knew for sure if it would or wouldn't work.  :-)

-- Ben

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

RE: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

[Sam Cayze]

Perhaps this?  http://www.yorkspace.com/pc-de-crapifier

I know there is a Dell Decrapifer program out there, never used it, nor
needed it.  Perhaps there is one specific to HP?  The link points to a
generic one. 

-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:09 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Sam Cayze
wrote:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326246

  "You should contact the OEM (original equipment manufacturer) or the
system builder directly to replace Microsoft software that was
distributed with your computer."

  I've called Microsoft in the past for OEM media replacement, and they
try *really hard* to get you to go back to the OEM.  A friend had lost
their OEM media for a computer where the OEM was no longer doing
business.  Microsoft tracked down the company that bought their assets,
and made *them* ship a set of *their* OEM media to me.

  I'm planning on giving it a shot anyway, but I'm pretty sure MSFT will
just tell me to fsck off.

-- Ben

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

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

RE: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

[Erik Goldoff]

Try running crapware removal on the HP and then reimaging with Ghost or
Acronis or similar 



Erik Goldoff
IT  Consultant
Systems, Networks, & Security 


-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:55 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

Hello all,

  Per management order,  I just picked up a side-client.  They just bought
an HP Pavilion desktop PC.  It came with a Vista Home Premium OEM license.
HP pre-loads tons of shovelware that I'd rather not have.  It verges on
coming pre-installed with malware.  HP's restore kit will only restore to
"factory condition", i.e., shovelware.  Even if you order the discs from HP.
I called HP, and their customer support (quite craptacular, BTW) said I
couldn't order just an OS install disc.

  I'd like to just tell them "return the HP and buy a Dell" (even Dell's
home PCs come with a vanilla OS install CD), but they've already tossed the
box and everything.  Sigh.  I'd forgotten how much I *don't* miss this
aspect of SOHO IT.

  Does anyone know of some way to get a clean, vanilla, generic Vista
install on this?  Short of buying a whole 'nother license, I mean.  It has
the COA sticker with Product Key on the side of the chassis.  Can I use an
OEM CD from a Dell with that Product Key?  Is there a way order generic
Vista Home Premium OEM media from Microsoft?

  advTHANKSance

-- Ben

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


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

RE: BS: Microsoft leads browsers in malware, phishing defense

[Sam Cayze]

It actually is great for beating malware!  IE>AddressBar>firefox.com

I think it's very kind of Microsoft to include Firefox Downloader in
every version of windows ;)

/s

Sam

-Original Message-
From: Owens, Michael [mailto:michael.ow...@dys.ohio.gov] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:58 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: BS: Microsoft leads browsers in malware, phishing defense

What are you talking about?! Ie 6 is well known for it's unbeatable
malware protection!
*that's sarcasm*

-Original Message-
From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:02 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: BS: Microsoft leads browsers in malware, phishing defense

Oh, I know.  But I still appreciate where all this is going.  By even
making these kinds of claims, they are throwing themselves in to the
game/wolves - which should only be a good thing.

--
ME2



On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 10:02 AM, Sam Cayze
wrote:
> Turns out this study was funded by...
>
> wait for it...
>
> Microsoft.
>
> My favorite quote: "[T]his stuff is expensive to do right, and we need

> to monetize it somehow." ... "We invited Google, Mozilla, Apple, Opera

> to participate, but they didn't even bother to respond, except for 
> Opera, which stated they 'don't really focus on malware.'"
>
>
> Sam
> [Uninstalling Opera]
>
>
> 
> From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 3:43 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Yay! Microsoft leads browsers in malware, phishing 
> defense
>
> And now for the article link!  Whoops:
>
> http://www.scmagazineus.com/Microsoft-leads-browsers-in-malware-phishi
> ng-defense/article/146505/
>
> --
> ME2
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr 
>  wrote:
>>>
>>> "Everyone thinks Microsoft stinks at security," he said. "They need 
>>> to get some credit for some of the good stuff they've done.
>>> Microsoft has been a big target for attacks for a long time, and 
>>> that's actually a benefit to them. They've learned how they can turn

>>> that around and protect themselves better."
>>
>>
>> ...
>>
>>>
>>> In catching and stopping socially engineered malware, a significant 
>>> drop-off occurred after the Microsoft browser. Firefox 3 was next in

>>> line, blocking 27 percent. Apple's Safari 4 thwarted 21 percent, 
>>> followed by Google Chrome (seven percent) and Opera 10 (one
percent).
>>>
>>> The browsers, as a group, performed relatively better in offering 
>>> phishing protection. Firefox deterred 80 percent of suspected fraud 
>>> sites, Opera caught 54 percent, followed by Chrome (26 percent) and 
>>> Safari (two percent).
>>>
>>> "It's pretty shocking how bad some of the vendors are doing," Moy
said.
>>> "Everyone should challenge their assumptions and look at some real 
>>> data when they're making decisions [on which browser to use]."
>>
>> It doesnt change my mind about why I use Firefox, but this is some 
>> great news for Microsoft and IE. Its good too see these security 
>> initiatives coming to fruition.
>>
>> --
>> ME2
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

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RE: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

[Michael Hoffman]

If you use the HP recovery DVD then you do not have to put in a key as it is 
tied to a certificate and the BIOS. The easiest thing is to just ininstall all 
the bits, and then create a recovery disk using the recovery process then you 
can roll it back again later.

Mike

From: Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com]
Sent: 19 August 2009 17:05
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

I know you have thought of this but Add and Remove Programs?  I don't know but 
my guess is that if the COLA has the same SP as the OEM it may work.  I know 
when I am unsure I just try it and so far I have not been disappointed.

Jon
On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 11:54 AM, Ben Scott 
mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Hello all,

 Per management order,  I just picked up a side-client.  They just
bought an HP Pavilion desktop PC.  It came with a Vista Home Premium
OEM license.  HP pre-loads tons of shovelware that I'd rather not
have.  It verges on coming pre-installed with malware.  HP's restore
kit will only restore to "factory condition", i.e., shovelware.  Even
if you order the discs from HP.  I called HP, and their customer
support (quite craptacular, BTW) said I couldn't order just an OS
install disc.

 I'd like to just tell them "return the HP and buy a Dell" (even
Dell's home PCs come with a vanilla OS install CD), but they've
already tossed the box and everything.  Sigh.  I'd forgotten how much
I *don't* miss this aspect of SOHO IT.

 Does anyone know of some way to get a clean, vanilla, generic Vista
install on this?  Short of buying a whole 'nother license, I mean.  It
has the COA sticker with Product Key on the side of the chassis.  Can
I use an OEM CD from a Dell with that Product Key?  Is there a way
order generic Vista Home Premium OEM media from Microsoft?

 advTHANKSance

-- Ben

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






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

RE: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

[John Aldrich]

Well, you can *buy* a copy of the O/S, but it includes a license... the OEM
version is about $100-120 depending on where you buy it.



-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:55 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

Hello all,

  Per management order,  I just picked up a side-client.  They just
bought an HP Pavilion desktop PC.  It came with a Vista Home Premium
OEM license.  HP pre-loads tons of shovelware that I'd rather not
have.  It verges on coming pre-installed with malware.  HP's restore
kit will only restore to "factory condition", i.e., shovelware.  Even
if you order the discs from HP.  I called HP, and their customer
support (quite craptacular, BTW) said I couldn't order just an OS
install disc.

  I'd like to just tell them "return the HP and buy a Dell" (even
Dell's home PCs come with a vanilla OS install CD), but they've
already tossed the box and everything.  Sigh.  I'd forgotten how much
I *don't* miss this aspect of SOHO IT.

  Does anyone know of some way to get a clean, vanilla, generic Vista
install on this?  Short of buying a whole 'nother license, I mean.  It
has the COA sticker with Product Key on the side of the chassis.  Can
I use an OEM CD from a Dell with that Product Key?  Is there a way
order generic Vista Home Premium OEM media from Microsoft?

  advTHANKSance

-- Ben

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~   ~

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~   ~

Re: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

[Ben Scott]

On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Sam Cayze wrote:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326246

  "You should contact the OEM (original equipment manufacturer) or the
system builder directly to replace Microsoft software that was
distributed with your computer."

  I've called Microsoft in the past for OEM media replacement, and
they try *really hard* to get you to go back to the OEM.  A friend had
lost their OEM media for a computer where the OEM was no longer doing
business.  Microsoft tracked down the company that bought their
assets, and made *them* ship a set of *their* OEM media to me.

  I'm planning on giving it a shot anyway, but I'm pretty sure MSFT
will just tell me to fsck off.

-- Ben

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

Re: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

[Jon Harris]

I know you have thought of this but Add and Remove Programs?  I don't know
but my guess is that if the COLA has the same SP as the OEM it may work.  I
know when I am unsure I just try it and so far I have not been disappointed.

Jon

On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 11:54 AM, Ben Scott  wrote:

> Hello all,
>
>  Per management order,  I just picked up a side-client.  They just
> bought an HP Pavilion desktop PC.  It came with a Vista Home Premium
> OEM license.  HP pre-loads tons of shovelware that I'd rather not
> have.  It verges on coming pre-installed with malware.  HP's restore
> kit will only restore to "factory condition", i.e., shovelware.  Even
> if you order the discs from HP.  I called HP, and their customer
> support (quite craptacular, BTW) said I couldn't order just an OS
> install disc.
>
>  I'd like to just tell them "return the HP and buy a Dell" (even
> Dell's home PCs come with a vanilla OS install CD), but they've
> already tossed the box and everything.  Sigh.  I'd forgotten how much
> I *don't* miss this aspect of SOHO IT.
>
>  Does anyone know of some way to get a clean, vanilla, generic Vista
> install on this?  Short of buying a whole 'nother license, I mean.  It
> has the COA sticker with Product Key on the side of the chassis.  Can
> I use an OEM CD from a Dell with that Product Key?  Is there a way
> order generic Vista Home Premium OEM media from Microsoft?
>
>  advTHANKSance
>
> -- Ben
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~
>

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

RE: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

[Sam Cayze]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326246 

-Original Message-
From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:p...@optimumdata.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:03 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

Ben Scott wrote:
>   Does anyone know of some way to get a clean, vanilla, generic Vista 
> install on this?  Short of buying a whole 'nother license, I mean.  It

> has the COA sticker with Product Key on the side of the chassis.  Can 
> I use an OEM CD from a Dell with that Product Key?  Is there a way 
> order generic Vista Home Premium OEM media from Microsoft?

You don't need to purchase a another license for the machine.

In my experience you can use any OEM media you have to reinstall a
machine. You use the product key on the side of the machine for
activation.

IIRC Microsoft does sell media kits, they'll be in the $20 to $25 range.
I don't know who to contact about that though.

-- 

Phil Brutsche
p...@optimumdata.com

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

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

Re: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

[Phil Brutsche]

Ben Scott wrote:
>   Does anyone know of some way to get a clean, vanilla, generic Vista
> install on this?  Short of buying a whole 'nother license, I mean.  It
> has the COA sticker with Product Key on the side of the chassis.  Can
> I use an OEM CD from a Dell with that Product Key?  Is there a way
> order generic Vista Home Premium OEM media from Microsoft?

You don't need to purchase a another license for the machine.

In my experience you can use any OEM media you have to reinstall a
machine. You use the product key on the side of the machine for activation.

IIRC Microsoft does sell media kits, they'll be in the $20 to $25 range.
I don't know who to contact about that though.

-- 

Phil Brutsche
p...@optimumdata.com

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

RE: BS: Microsoft leads browsers in malware, phishing defense

[Owens, Michael]

What are you talking about?! Ie 6 is well known for it's unbeatable malware 
protection!
*that's sarcasm*

-Original Message-
From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:02 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: BS: Microsoft leads browsers in malware, phishing defense

Oh, I know.  But I still appreciate where all this is going.  By even making 
these kinds of claims, they are throwing themselves in to the game/wolves - 
which should only be a good thing.

--
ME2



On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 10:02 AM, Sam Cayze wrote:
> Turns out this study was funded by...
>
> wait for it...
>
> Microsoft.
>
> My favorite quote: "[T]his stuff is expensive to do right, and we need
> to monetize it somehow." ... "We invited Google, Mozilla, Apple, Opera
> to participate, but they didn't even bother to respond, except for
> Opera, which stated they 'don't really focus on malware.'"
>
>
> Sam
> [Uninstalling Opera]
>
>
> 
> From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 3:43 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Yay! Microsoft leads browsers in malware, phishing
> defense
>
> And now for the article link!  Whoops:
>
> http://www.scmagazineus.com/Microsoft-leads-browsers-in-malware-phishi
> ng-defense/article/146505/
>
> --
> ME2
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr
>  wrote:
>>>
>>> "Everyone thinks Microsoft stinks at security," he said. "They need
>>> to get some credit for some of the good stuff they've done.
>>> Microsoft has been a big target for attacks for a long time, and
>>> that's actually a benefit to them. They've learned how they can turn
>>> that around and protect themselves better."
>>
>>
>> ...
>>
>>>
>>> In catching and stopping socially engineered malware, a significant
>>> drop-off occurred after the Microsoft browser. Firefox 3 was next in
>>> line, blocking 27 percent. Apple's Safari 4 thwarted 21 percent,
>>> followed by Google Chrome (seven percent) and Opera 10 (one percent).
>>>
>>> The browsers, as a group, performed relatively better in offering
>>> phishing protection. Firefox deterred 80 percent of suspected fraud
>>> sites, Opera caught 54 percent, followed by Chrome (26 percent) and
>>> Safari (two percent).
>>>
>>> "It's pretty shocking how bad some of the vendors are doing," Moy said.
>>> "Everyone should challenge their assumptions and look at some real
>>> data when they're making decisions [on which browser to use]."
>>
>> It doesnt change my mind about why I use Firefox, but this is some
>> great news for Microsoft and IE. Its good too see these security
>> initiatives coming to fruition.
>>
>> --
>> ME2
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

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Re: BS: Microsoft leads browsers in malware, phishing defense

[Ben Scott]

On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 11:01 AM, Micheal Espinola Jr
 wrote:
> But I still appreciate where all this is going.  By even
> making these kinds of claims, they are throwing themselves in to the
> game/wolves - which should only be a good thing.

  Eh, maybe, maybe not.  Microsoft is hardly the first or only company
that has found it's generally a lot cheaper to just flat-out lie than
fund R&D.  (I'm not saying this particular case is a lie, nor am I
saying it isn't.  Just that talk's cheap.)

-- Ben

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

Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

[Ben Scott]

Hello all,

  Per management order,  I just picked up a side-client.  They just
bought an HP Pavilion desktop PC.  It came with a Vista Home Premium
OEM license.  HP pre-loads tons of shovelware that I'd rather not
have.  It verges on coming pre-installed with malware.  HP's restore
kit will only restore to "factory condition", i.e., shovelware.  Even
if you order the discs from HP.  I called HP, and their customer
support (quite craptacular, BTW) said I couldn't order just an OS
install disc.

  I'd like to just tell them "return the HP and buy a Dell" (even
Dell's home PCs come with a vanilla OS install CD), but they've
already tossed the box and everything.  Sigh.  I'd forgotten how much
I *don't* miss this aspect of SOHO IT.

  Does anyone know of some way to get a clean, vanilla, generic Vista
install on this?  Short of buying a whole 'nother license, I mean.  It
has the COA sticker with Product Key on the side of the chassis.  Can
I use an OEM CD from a Dell with that Product Key?  Is there a way
order generic Vista Home Premium OEM media from Microsoft?

  advTHANKSance

-- Ben

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

RE: Windows 7 Sysprep'd image fails restart - resolved

[Sam Cayze]

I've never had anything positive happen with Daemon Tools.  Probably not
a good measure to image machines with Rootkits installed.  There are a
million other ways to mount ISOs if that's all your trying to do, and
most of them less intrusive and detrimental.
 
Sam



From: Adam Meixler [mailto:ad...@interlink1.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 9:28 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Windows 7 Sysprep'd image fails restart - resolved



hi, doubt anyone will need this but the cause here was Daemon Tools
4.30.4 being loaded on the master image.

 

Resolution was to change the SPTD device startup to 2 from winPE to
allow sysprep to complete, then revert to the original value.

 

From: Adam Meixler 
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 11:53 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Windows 7 Sysprep'd image fails restart

 

Hi, I just wrapped up a Windows 7 RTM build and used sysprep /shutdown
/oobe /generalize to prep the machine to be WIM'd. Everything went fine
until the machine was brought online afterwards to complete its setup.
The machine (and all machines that have been deployed to) stops with an
error "Windows could not finish configuring the system".

 

Google hasn't turned up anything really useful aside from, kill
wmpntrk.exe during sysprep or rebuild and try again.

 

Is there any way to troubleshoot what is going wrong? (shift-f10 does
get a cmd prompt)

 

Thanks!

 

 

 

 


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Re: BS: Microsoft leads browsers in malware, phishing defense

[Micheal Espinola Jr]

Oh, I know.  But I still appreciate where all this is going.  By even
making these kinds of claims, they are throwing themselves in to the
game/wolves - which should only be a good thing.

--
ME2



On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 10:02 AM, Sam Cayze wrote:
> Turns out this study was funded by...
>
> wait for it...
>
> Microsoft.
>
> My favorite quote: "[T]his stuff is expensive to do right, and we need to
> monetize it somehow." … "We invited Google, Mozilla, Apple, Opera to
> participate, but they didn't even bother to respond, except for Opera, which
> stated they 'don't really focus on malware.'"
>
>
> Sam
> [Uninstalling Opera]
>
>
> 
> From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 3:43 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Yay! Microsoft leads browsers in malware, phishing defense
>
> And now for the article link!  Whoops:
>
> http://www.scmagazineus.com/Microsoft-leads-browsers-in-malware-phishing-defense/article/146505/
>
> --
> ME2
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr
>  wrote:
>>>
>>> "Everyone thinks Microsoft stinks at security,” he said. “They need to
>>> get some credit for some of the good stuff they've done. Microsoft has been
>>> a big target for attacks for a long time, and that's actually a benefit to
>>> them. They've learned how they can turn that around and protect themselves
>>> better."
>>
>>
>> ...
>>
>>>
>>> In catching and stopping socially engineered malware, a significant
>>> drop-off occurred after the Microsoft browser. Firefox 3 was next in line,
>>> blocking 27 percent. Apple's Safari 4 thwarted 21 percent, followed by
>>> Google Chrome (seven percent) and Opera 10 (one percent).
>>>
>>> The browsers, as a group, performed relatively better in offering
>>> phishing protection. Firefox deterred 80 percent of suspected fraud sites,
>>> Opera caught 54 percent, followed by Chrome (26 percent) and Safari (two
>>> percent).
>>>
>>> "It's pretty shocking how bad some of the vendors are doing," Moy said.
>>> "Everyone should challenge their assumptions and look at some real data when
>>> they're making decisions [on which browser to use].”
>>
>> It doesnt change my mind about why I use Firefox, but this is some great
>> news for Microsoft and IE. Its good too see these security initiatives
>> coming to fruition.
>>
>> --
>> ME2
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

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OT: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

[Brumbaugh, Luke]

I have over 250 salesman with mobile broadband cards.  One genius went to a 
beach in Mexico and fired up his laptop and watched movies on hulu.
Needless to say, his stupidity creates a massive project in IT.   I have 1 
registry setting and I am searching for the other.   Has anyone created a 
policy to block roaming?

Yes I know he should pay for it, etc.   But I am not the CEO.

Any help will be appreciated, Sprint will not block and Novatel hasn't given me 
an answer yet.


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RE: Windows 7 Sysprep'd image fails restart - resolved

[Adam Meixler]

hi, doubt anyone will need this but the cause here was Daemon Tools 4.30.4 
being loaded on the master image.

Resolution was to change the SPTD device startup to 2 from winPE to allow 
sysprep to complete, then revert to the original value.

From: Adam Meixler
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 11:53 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Windows 7 Sysprep'd image fails restart

Hi, I just wrapped up a Windows 7 RTM build and used sysprep /shutdown /oobe 
/generalize to prep the machine to be WIM'd. Everything went fine until the 
machine was brought online afterwards to complete its setup. The machine (and 
all machines that have been deployed to) stops with an error "Windows could not 
finish configuring the system".

Google hasn't turned up anything really useful aside from, kill wmpntrk.exe 
during sysprep or rebuild and try again.

Is there any way to troubleshoot what is going wrong? (shift-f10 does get a cmd 
prompt)

Thanks!





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RE: Selecting a domain controller to get GPOs from

[Owens, Michael]

I copied the wrong error.  :)


This is the replication status for the following directory partition on the 
local domain controller.

Directory partition:

DC=ForestDnsZones,DC=dysstudent,DC=local

The local domain controller has not received replication information from a 
number of domain controllers within the configured latency interval.

Latency Interval (Hours):

24

Number of domain controllers in all sites:

1

Number of domain controllers in this site:

1

The latency interval can be modified with the following registry key.

Registry Key:

HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NTDS\Parameters\Replicator latency error 
interval (hours)

To identify the domain controllers by name, install the support tools included 
on the installation CD and run dcdiag.exe.

You can also use the support tool repadmin.exe to display the replication 
latencies of the domain controllers in the forest. The command is "repadmin 
/showvector /latency ".

For more information, see Help and Support Center at


From: Owens, Michael [mailto:michael.ow...@dys.ohio.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:07 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Selecting a domain controller to get GPOs from

I know what the replication problem is, the sysvol needs rebuilt. We can fix 
the server but I was told that it wasn't broken. So in frusteration (after 
showing the powers that be) the error message, I figured a work around was in 
order. :)


This directory partition has not been backed up since at least the following 
number of days.

Directory partition:

DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=dysstudent,DC=local

'Backup latency interval' (days):

384

It is recommended that you take a backup as often as possible to recover from 
accidental loss of data. However if you haven't taken a backup since at least 
the 'backup latency interval' number of days, this message will be logged every 
day until a backup is taken. You can take a backup of any replica that holds 
this partition.

By default the 'Backup latency interval' is set to half the 'Tombstone Lifetime 
Interval'. If you want to change the default 'Backup latency interval', you 
could do so by adding the following registry key.

'Backup latency interval' (days) registry key:

System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NTDS\Parameters\Backup Latency Threshold 
(days)



For more information, see Help and Support Center at






From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:02 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Selecting a domain controller to get GPOs from

Rather than that, I would try to figure out what's causing the replication 
issues.  Have you checked the event logs or ran a dcdiag?


From: Owens, Michael [mailto:michael.ow...@dys.ohio.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 8:57 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Selecting a domain controller to get GPOs from

Is there a way to choose which DC a machine goes to by default?


I have a few domain controllers that are at remote sites, that are giving me 
replication issues. I am not allowed to touch these servers.  However, whenever 
I change a GPO... it doesn't replicate to these 2 servers.  I know this, 
because my servers for some reason automatically point to the problem domain 
controllers. I don't want to change the entire network, I just want to change 
all 7 of my servers so they all get the most recent policy. Can this be done?



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RE: Selecting a domain controller to get GPOs from

[Owens, Michael]

I know what the replication problem is, the sysvol needs rebuilt. We can fix 
the server but I was told that it wasn't broken. So in frusteration (after 
showing the powers that be) the error message, I figured a work around was in 
order. :)


This directory partition has not been backed up since at least the following 
number of days.

Directory partition:

DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=dysstudent,DC=local

'Backup latency interval' (days):

384

It is recommended that you take a backup as often as possible to recover from 
accidental loss of data. However if you haven't taken a backup since at least 
the 'backup latency interval' number of days, this message will be logged every 
day until a backup is taken. You can take a backup of any replica that holds 
this partition.

By default the 'Backup latency interval' is set to half the 'Tombstone Lifetime 
Interval'. If you want to change the default 'Backup latency interval', you 
could do so by adding the following registry key.

'Backup latency interval' (days) registry key:

System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NTDS\Parameters\Backup Latency Threshold 
(days)



For more information, see Help and Support Center at






From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:02 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Selecting a domain controller to get GPOs from

Rather than that, I would try to figure out what's causing the replication 
issues.  Have you checked the event logs or ran a dcdiag?


From: Owens, Michael [mailto:michael.ow...@dys.ohio.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 8:57 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Selecting a domain controller to get GPOs from

Is there a way to choose which DC a machine goes to by default?


I have a few domain controllers that are at remote sites, that are giving me 
replication issues. I am not allowed to touch these servers.  However, whenever 
I change a GPO... it doesn't replicate to these 2 servers.  I know this, 
because my servers for some reason automatically point to the problem domain 
controllers. I don't want to change the entire network, I just want to change 
all 7 of my servers so they all get the most recent policy. Can this be done?



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Liveoffice Email Archiving or other solutions?

[Garcia-Moran, Carlos]

Hey All;

 

We have an compliance vault email archiver that's feeling it's age and
it's due for a replacement, so we've been tasked to look at email
archiving solutions and someone suggested the liveoffice.com SAS site,
anyone has any experience with it? Or any suggestions on other SAS or
in-house good archiving solutions. Speed, PST imports and Outlook
integration would be at the top of the list for functionality.

 

Thx!

 

 

Carlos Garcia-Moran

Server / Storage Engineer

Sprague Energy

www.spragueenergy.com  

P: 603-430-5355

C: 857-234-0343

F: 603-430-7219

 

 


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RE: Selecting a domain controller to get GPOs from

[Maglinger, Paul]

Rather than that, I would try to figure out what's causing the
replication issues.  Have you checked the event logs or ran a dcdiag?



From: Owens, Michael [mailto:michael.ow...@dys.ohio.gov] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 8:57 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Selecting a domain controller to get GPOs from


Is there a way to choose which DC a machine goes to by default?
 
 
I have a few domain controllers that are at remote sites, that are
giving me replication issues. I am not allowed to touch these servers.
However, whenever I change a GPO... it doesn't replicate to these 2
servers.  I know this, because my servers for some reason automatically
point to the problem domain controllers. I don't want to change the
entire network, I just want to change all 7 of my servers so they all
get the most recent policy. Can this be done?
 



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BS: Microsoft leads browsers in malware, phishing defense

[Sam Cayze]

Turns out this study was funded by...
 
wait for it...
 
Microsoft.  
 
My favorite quote: "[T]his stuff is expensive to do right, and we need
to monetize it somehow." ... "We invited Google, Mozilla, Apple, Opera
to participate, but they didn't even bother to respond, except for
Opera, which stated they 'don't really focus on malware.'"
 
 
Sam
[Uninstalling Opera]
 
 



From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 3:43 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Yay! Microsoft leads browsers in malware, phishing defense


And now for the article link!  Whoops:
 
http://www.scmagazineus.com/Microsoft-leads-browsers-in-malware-phishing
-defense/article/146505/

--
ME2



On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr
 wrote:


"Everyone thinks Microsoft stinks at security," he said.
"They need to get some credit for some of the good stuff they've done.
Microsoft has been a big target for attacks for a long time, and that's
actually a benefit to them. They've learned how they can turn that
around and protect themselves better."

 
...
 

In catching and stopping socially engineered malware, a
significant drop-off occurred after the Microsoft browser. Firefox
  3 was next in line,
blocking 27 percent. Apple's Safari
  4 thwarted 21 percent,
followed by Google Chrome 
(seven percent) and Opera 
10 (one percent).

The browsers, as a group, performed relatively better in
offering phishing protection. Firefox deterred 80 percent of suspected
fraud sites, Opera caught 54 percent, followed by Chrome (26 percent)
and Safari (two percent).

"It's pretty shocking how bad some of the vendors are
doing," Moy said. "Everyone should challenge their assumptions and look
at some real data when they're making decisions [on which browser to
use]."


It doesnt change my mind about why I use Firefox, but this is
some great news for Microsoft and IE. Its good too see these security
initiatives coming to fruition.

--
ME2


 


 






 

 


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RE: Thin Client For VDI

[Michael DeBakey]

We are using about 160 WYSE thin clients with VMware View 3. We have a few more 
challenges due to the fact that we use a lot of flash in our environment 
(K-12), so we have had some hiccups. I have heard good things about HP thin 
clients as well. If you would like any more specifics please feel free to get 
in touch.

Mike

-Original Message-
From: Robert Jackson [mailto:r...@walkermartyn.co.uk] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 8:48 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Thin Client For VDI

Just looking for some information from those of you who have VDI 
environments. We're in the process of running some Capacity Planning for
a VMware purchase.

The next stage for us would be to factor in a VDI environment and I was
wondering what thin client hardware was in use in the real world?

We've had a look at Sun's offerings of their Sun Ray thin clients.
Although
the back end was Sun's xVM virtualisation solution, I was really
impressed by
the Sun Ray 270 Client. Don't know specifically if it would work in a
VMware
 environment, but liked the idea of a smart card to operate it.


Regards,
Rab.
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Selecting a domain controller to get GPOs from

[Owens, Michael]

Is there a way to choose which DC a machine goes to by default?


I have a few domain controllers that are at remote sites, that are giving me 
replication issues. I am not allowed to touch these servers.  However, whenever 
I change a GPO... it doesn't replicate to these 2 servers.  I know this, 
because my servers for some reason automatically point to the problem domain 
controllers. I don't want to change the entire network, I just want to change 
all 7 of my servers so they all get the most recent policy. Can this be done?



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RE: Thin Client For VDI

[Garcia-Moran, Carlos]

We use DevonIT thin clients, last year's models we bought in bulk, the
can do Native VDM client amongst other things, plus the have Dual DVI
monitor support, about $250 a unit

 

From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 9:19 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Thin Client For VDI

 

We are using a mixture of Chip PCs and Extreme PCs with Excalibur and
VMWare View.

The POE Chips are very unreliable using VMWare View. The Extreme PCs run
superbly.

2009/8/19 Robert Jackson 

Just looking for some information from those of you who have VDI
environments. We're in the process of running some Capacity Planning for
a VMware purchase.

The next stage for us would be to factor in a VDI environment and I was
wondering what thin client hardware was in use in the real world?

We've had a look at Sun's offerings of their Sun Ray thin clients.
Although
the back end was Sun's xVM virtualisation solution, I was really
impressed by
the Sun Ray 270 Client. Don't know specifically if it would work in a
VMware
 environment, but liked the idea of a smart card to operate it.


Regards,
Rab.
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7999
Software Engineer Fax:  +44 (0) 141 331
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Glasgow G3 6AH, Scotland   Web:
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"On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put
into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am
not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could
provoke such a question."

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Re: Thin Client For VDI

[James Rankin]

We are using a mixture of Chip PCs and Extreme PCs with Excalibur and VMWare
View.

The POE Chips are very unreliable using VMWare View. The Extreme PCs run
superbly.

2009/8/19 Robert Jackson 

> Just looking for some information from those of you who have VDI
> environments. We're in the process of running some Capacity Planning for
> a VMware purchase.
>
> The next stage for us would be to factor in a VDI environment and I was
> wondering what thin client hardware was in use in the real world?
>
> We've had a look at Sun's offerings of their Sun Ray thin clients.
> Although
> the back end was Sun's xVM virtualisation solution, I was really
> impressed by
> the Sun Ray 270 Client. Don't know specifically if it would work in a
> VMware
>  environment, but liked the idea of a smart card to operate it.
>
>
> Regards,
> Rab.
> ===
> Robert Jackson  Phone: +44 (0) 141 332
> 7999
> Software Engineer Fax:  +44 (0) 141 331
> 2820
> Walker Martyn Ltd
> 1 Park Circus PlaceEmail:
> r...@walkermartyn.co.uk
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> http://www.walkermartyn.co.uk
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>
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> Circus Place, Glasgow G3 6AH, UK.
> 
>
>
>
>
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>



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

http://raythestray.blogspot.com

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

Thin Client For VDI

[Robert Jackson]

Just looking for some information from those of you who have VDI 
environments. We're in the process of running some Capacity Planning for
a VMware purchase.

The next stage for us would be to factor in a VDI environment and I was
wondering what thin client hardware was in use in the real world?

We've had a look at Sun's offerings of their Sun Ray thin clients.
Although
the back end was Sun's xVM virtualisation solution, I was really
impressed by
the Sun Ray 270 Client. Don't know specifically if it would work in a
VMware
 environment, but liked the idea of a smart card to operate it.


Regards,
Rab.
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7999
Software Engineer Fax:  +44 (0) 141 331
2820
Walker Martyn Ltd
1 Park Circus PlaceEmail:
r...@walkermartyn.co.uk
Glasgow G3 6AH, Scotland   Web:
http://www.walkermartyn.co.uk
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RE: Sql Drive letter in cluster question

[Greg Olson]

Thanks for the confirmation that this will work guys!
-Greg


From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 8:54 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Sql Drive letter in cluster question

+1

Can also confirm that this definitely works with SQL Server 2005 + Windows 
Server 2003

Cheers
Ken

From: Brian Desmond [mailto:br...@briandesmond.com]
Sent: Wednesday, 19 August 2009 2:48 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Sql Drive letter in cluster question

Mount points are definitely supported and are a common way here. I think SQL 
2005 was the first SQL to support mount points.

I would create one mountpoint LUN per cluster resource group and group things 
that way. Don't forget to create parent/child relationships between your 
mountpoints and parent LUNs.

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com

c - 312.731.3132

Active Directory, 4th Ed - http://www.briandesmond.com/ad4/
Microsoft MVP - https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Brian

From: Greg Olson [mailto:gol...@markettools.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 12:59 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Sql Drive letter in cluster question

Hey all,
Just a quick question to the group. How do you guys handle assigning drive 
letters in a SQL cluster group?
For instance, I have a 4-node sql cluster, and every drive letter from A-Z is 
currently assigned. I was thinking of putting each DB and their log drive under 
a single drive letter using mount points under the letter to point to the 
different luns.
My concern\question is doing this in a Microsoft cluster, is this a supported 
config?
Thanks in advance for your input!
-Greg Olson















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