RE: Microsoft UM?

[Brian Desmond]

Do you have a specific question? I've used it a bunch and as an end user I find 
it be a fantastic experience/tool. I've played with it a little on the backend 
and it's certainly complicated. 

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

c – 312.731.3132


> -Original Message-
> From: Ryan Finnesey [mailto:ryan.finne...@harrierinvestments.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 12:17 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Microsoft UM?
> 
> Lol Yes me to.  I was looking for some feedback on the product.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 1:09 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Microsoft UM?
> 
> I'm sure someone has.
> 
> On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 21:22, Ryan Finnesey
>  wrote:
> > Has anyone deployed Microsoft Communications Server as a phone
> system?
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Ryan
> 
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~
>   ~
> 
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~
>   ~

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

RE: Microsoft UM?

[Ryan Finnesey]

Lol Yes me to.  I was looking for some feedback on the product. 

-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 1:09 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Microsoft UM?

I'm sure someone has.

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 21:22, Ryan Finnesey
 wrote:
> Has anyone deployed Microsoft Communications Server as a phone system?
>
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Ryan

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

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

Re: Microsoft UM?

[Kurt Buff]

I'm sure someone has.

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 21:22, Ryan Finnesey
 wrote:
> Has anyone deployed Microsoft Communications Server as a phone system?
>
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Ryan

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

Microsoft UM?

[Ryan Finnesey]

Has anyone deployed Microsoft Communications Server as a phone system?

 

Cheers

Ryan

 

 


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

RE: I need to buy a DSLAM in Vancouver area

[Clayton Doige]

There's a store called Future Shop that might be able to help - moved away
from Vancouver 11 years ago so not sure on the specific shops there these
days, maybe radio shack? Should be lots of places around though - depending
on where in Van your guy is - god I miss home - somebody give me a job
there!! Lol ;-)

 

Hope that is some use anyways

 

From: Silvio L. Nisgoski [mailto:nisgo...@gmx.de] 
Sent: 08 January 2010 01:12
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: I need to buy a DSLAM in Vancouver area

 

Hello, 

 

We have a person working in Vancouver ( Canada ) this month, and boss has
decided this person needs to find and buy a DSLAM there, for using in lab
testing and training.

 

Nothing fancy, 16 ports at least, supporting ADSL2+. Of course possibilities
of upgrades to other standards are welcome.

 

Could anyone recomend some place, either online or real, physical stores ?
Second hand is also accecptable, if one of you has something like this
gathering dust in a closet...

 

Thanks.

 

 

 

 

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

Re: Win7 God mode? - more toys

[Brian Richards]

Thanks - that's basically the same page I referred to in my post (below the 
list).





From: Anatoly Podgoretsky 
To: NT System Admin Issues 
Sent: Thu, January 7, 2010 5:14:41 PM
Subject: Re: Win7 God mode? - more toys

 
Full official 
list http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee330741(VS.85,loband).aspx
--
Anatoly Podgoretsky

 
- Original Message - 
>From: Brian Richards 
>To: NT System Admin Issues 
>Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:46 PM
>Subject: Re: Win7 God mode? - more toys
>
>
>{00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33} Default Location 
>{00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33} 
>{0142e4d0-fb7a-11dc-ba4a-000ffe7ab428} Biometric Devices 
>{0142e4d0-fb7a-11dc-ba4a-000ffe7ab428} 
>{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D} Power Options 
>{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D} 
>{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9} Notification Area Icons 
>{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9} 
>{1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70} Credential Manager 
>{1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70} 
>{15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4} Get Programs 
>{15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4} 
>{17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966} Default Programs 
>{17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966} 
>{1D2680C9-0E2A-469d-B787-065558BC7D43}     
>{1FA9085F-25A2-489B-85D4-86326EEDCD87}     
>{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}     
>{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}     
>{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}     
>{241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B} RemoteApp and Desktop Connections 
>{241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B} 
>{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423} Windows Firewall 
>{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423} 
>{62D8ED13-C9D0-4CE8-A914-47DD628FB1B0} Region and Language 
>{62D8ED13-C9D0-4CE8-A914-47DD628FB1B0} 
>{78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC}  Performance Information and Tools 
>{78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC} 
>I compared the GUIDs with a list from 
>http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee330741%28VS.85%29.aspx (posted by a 
>commenter on Ina's blog).
>
>HTH!
>Brian
>
>
>
>

From: Ben Schorr 
>To: NT System Admin Issues 
>Sent: Thu, January 7, 2010 3:29:52 PM
>Subject: RE: Win7 God mode? - more toys
>
>
>Yeah, I just wish the list they provide told us what those did.  I don’t feel 
>like trial-and-erroring each one.
> 
>Ben M. Schorr
>Chief Executive Officer
>__
>Roland Schorr & Tower
>www.rolandschorr.com
>b...@rolandschorr.com
> 
>From:Phillip Partipilo [mailto:p...@psnet.com] 
>Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:24 AM
>To: NT System Admin Issues
>Subject: RE: Win7 God mode? - more toys
> 
>More undocumented toys have been released.
> 
>http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10426627-56.html
> 
> 
> 
>Phillip Partipilo
>Parametric Solutions Inc.
>Jupiter, Florida
>(561) 747-6107
> 
> 
>From:David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] 
>Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 10:43 AM
>To: NT System Admin Issues
>Subject: Win7 God mode?
> 
>Anyone?
>http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10423985-56.html
>David Lum// SYSTEMS ENGINEER 
>NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION
>(Desk) 971.222.1025// (Cell) 503.267.9764
> 
> 
> 
> 
>


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

I need to buy a DSLAM in Vancouver area

[Silvio L. Nisgoski]

Hello, 

We have a person working in Vancouver ( Canada ) this month, and boss has 
decided this person needs to find and buy a DSLAM there, for using in lab 
testing and training.

Nothing fancy, 16 ports at least, supporting ADSL2+. Of course possibilities of 
upgrades to other standards are welcome.

Could anyone recomend some place, either online or real, physical stores ? 
Second hand is also accecptable, if one of you has something like this 
gathering dust in a closet...

Thanks.


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

RE: Win7 God mode? - more toys

[Steven M. Caesare]

Telling us what those CLSID's actually sis would have been nice.

 

-sc

 

From: Phillip Partipilo [mailto:p...@psnet.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 3:24 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Win7 God mode? - more toys

 

More undocumented toys have been released.

 

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10426627-56.html

 

 

 

Phillip Partipilo

Parametric Solutions Inc.

Jupiter, Florida

(561) 747-6107

 

 

From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 10:43 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Win7 God mode?

 

Anyone?

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10423985-56.html

David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER 
NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION
(Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764

 

 

 

 



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Re: Win7 God mode? - more toys

[Anatoly Podgoretsky]

Full official list 
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee330741(VS.85,loband).aspx
--
Anatoly Podgoretsky


  - Original Message - 
  From: Brian Richards 
  To: NT System Admin Issues 
  Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:46 PM
  Subject: Re: Win7 God mode? - more toys


{00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33} Default Location 
{00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33} 
{0142e4d0-fb7a-11dc-ba4a-000ffe7ab428} Biometric Devices 
{0142e4d0-fb7a-11dc-ba4a-000ffe7ab428} 
{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D} Power Options 
{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D} 
{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9} Notification Area Icons 
{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9} 
{1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70} Credential Manager 
{1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70} 
{15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4} Get Programs 
{15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4} 
{17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966} Default Programs 
{17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966} 
{1D2680C9-0E2A-469d-B787-065558BC7D43} 
{1FA9085F-25A2-489B-85D4-86326EEDCD87} 
{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} 
{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} 
{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} 
{241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B} RemoteApp and Desktop 
Connections {241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B} 
{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423} Windows Firewall 
{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423} 
{62D8ED13-C9D0-4CE8-A914-47DD628FB1B0} Region and Language 
{62D8ED13-C9D0-4CE8-A914-47DD628FB1B0} 
{78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC}  Performance Information and 
Tools {78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC} 

  I compared the GUIDs with a list from 
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee330741%28VS.85%29.aspx (posted by a 
commenter on Ina's blog).

  HTH!
  Brian




--
  From: Ben Schorr 
  To: NT System Admin Issues 
  Sent: Thu, January 7, 2010 3:29:52 PM
  Subject: RE: Win7 God mode? - more toys


  Yeah, I just wish the list they provide told us what those did.  I don’t feel 
like trial-and-erroring each one.



  Ben M. Schorr
  Chief Executive Officer
  __
  Roland Schorr & Tower
  www.rolandschorr.com
  b...@rolandschorr.com



  From: Phillip Partipilo [mailto:p...@psnet.com] 
  Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:24 AM
  To: NT System Admin Issues
  Subject: RE: Win7 God mode? - more toys



  More undocumented toys have been released.



  http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10426627-56.html







  Phillip Partipilo

  Parametric Solutions Inc.

  Jupiter, Florida

  (561) 747-6107





  From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 10:43 AM
  To: NT System Admin Issues
  Subject: Win7 God mode?



  Anyone?

  http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10423985-56.html

  David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER 
  NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION
  (Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764





 


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RE: Time

[Ben Schorr]

Exactly right.  Takes mere seconds to do it and requires no maintenance.

Ben M. Schorr
Chief Executive Officer
Roland Schorr & Tower
www.rolandschorr.com / www.officeforlawyers.com 
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> -Original Message-
> From: Carl Houseman [mailto:c.house...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:41 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Time
> 
> +1
> 
> Not to mention, setting this up is almost trivial - at the PDC you
type one
> command line and you're done.  The hardest part might be creating a
rule to
> allow the NTP protocol out through your firewall.
> 
> Carl
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Ben Schorr [mailto:b...@rolandschorr.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 3:20 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Time
> 
> You should point the DC to an external time source just as a matter of
best
> practice. I'll echo my colleagues here who use pool.ntp.org.  We set
all of our
> clients (companies, I mean) up to sync to that and it works
beautifully.
> Everything stays nice and tight and in sync.
> 
> Ben M. Schorr
> Chief Executive Officer
> Roland Schorr & Tower
> www.rolandschorr.com / www.officeforlawyers.com
> Member: American Bar Association - 01473703
> Author: The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007:
> http://tinyurl.com/ol4law-amazon
> Author: The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Word 2007:
> http://tinyurl.com/abaword2007
> 
> 
> 
> > -Original Message-
> > From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:16 AM
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > Subject: RE: Time
> >
> > It may well have been, to be honest. I'm not sure I'd have noticed
it
> being 4
> > minutes off when I first set it up.
> >
> > I'll keep an eye on things, and if it keeps losing time I'll
> definitely look at
> > pointing it to an external source.
> >
> >
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Carl Houseman [mailto:c.house...@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 2:56 PM
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > Subject: RE: Time
> >
> > Was your clock of by 4 minutes?  Was it always that way?
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 2:33 PM
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > Subject: RE: Time
> >
> > Are servers' internal clocks that flaky?
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Carl Houseman [mailto:c.house...@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:51 PM
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > Subject: RE: Time
> >
> > You want to set up the PDC to sync time an external NTP source or
> you'll be
> > doing this manual adjustment on a regular basis...  command lines
have
> been
> > previously suggested to do just that.
> >
> > Carl
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:29 PM
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > Subject: RE: Time
> >
> > Thanks to everyone for the info. I found that the PDC machine time
was
> four
> > minutes off. It looks to have been using its own internal clock, and
I
> guess
> > that was off. I adjusted it, then after a few minutes checked my
> site's DC and
> > found that it had updated to the correct time, then a bit later my
> machine
> > had done the same. So presumably all DCs and workstations on the
> network
> > will by correct soon.
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:37 AM
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > Subject: Time
> >
> > I received a complaint from one of my users that the time on her
> computer is
> > four minutes behind actual time. And she's right--I've noticed
myself
> that all
> > of our computers are four minutes behind.
> >
> > I've never messed with the time features in Windows, so I'm not sure
> how to
> > correct this. From what I can tell, it client machines update their
> time from
> > their site's domain controller. Since this is happening at multiple
> sites, the
> > time on all sites' DCs appears to be four minutes behind. But where
do
> the
> > domain controllers get THEIR time from?
> >
> >
> > John Hornbuckle
> > MIS Department
> > Taylor County School District
> > www.taylor.k12.fl.us
> >
> >
> >
> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~
> >   ~
> >
> >
> > NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written
> communications
> > to or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to
> the public
> > and the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to
> > public disclosure.
> >
> >
> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint s

Re: Time

[Kurt Buff]

Let me expand upon that.

NTP is your friend unless you have a local time synch source, such as
a GPS unit or radio unit that provides network or serial port synch.

Kurt

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 11:32, John Hornbuckle
 wrote:
> Are servers' internal clocks that flaky?
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Carl Houseman [mailto:c.house...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:51 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Time
>
> You want to set up the PDC to sync time an external NTP source or you'll be
> doing this manual adjustment on a regular basis...  command lines have been
> previously suggested to do just that.
>
> Carl
>
> -Original Message-
> From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:29 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Time
>
> Thanks to everyone for the info. I found that the PDC machine time was four
> minutes off. It looks to have been using its own internal clock, and I guess
> that was off. I adjusted it, then after a few minutes checked my site's DC
> and found that it had updated to the correct time, then a bit later my
> machine had done the same. So presumably all DCs and workstations on the
> network will by correct soon.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:37 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Time
>
> I received a complaint from one of my users that the time on her computer is
> four minutes behind actual time. And she's right--I've noticed myself that
> all of our computers are four minutes behind.
>
> I've never messed with the time features in Windows, so I'm not sure how to
> correct this. From what I can tell, it client machines update their time
> from their site's domain controller. Since this is happening at multiple
> sites, the time on all sites' DCs appears to be four minutes behind. But
> where do the domain controllers get THEIR time from?
>
>
> John Hornbuckle
> MIS Department
> Taylor County School District
> www.taylor.k12.fl.us
>
>
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~
>
>
> NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written communications 
> to or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the 
> public and the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to 
> public disclosure.
>
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~
>
>

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

Re: Time

[Kurt Buff]

Yes. NTP is your friend.

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 11:32, John Hornbuckle
 wrote:
> Are servers' internal clocks that flaky?
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Carl Houseman [mailto:c.house...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:51 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Time
>
> You want to set up the PDC to sync time an external NTP source or you'll be
> doing this manual adjustment on a regular basis...  command lines have been
> previously suggested to do just that.
>
> Carl
>
> -Original Message-
> From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:29 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Time
>
> Thanks to everyone for the info. I found that the PDC machine time was four
> minutes off. It looks to have been using its own internal clock, and I guess
> that was off. I adjusted it, then after a few minutes checked my site's DC
> and found that it had updated to the correct time, then a bit later my
> machine had done the same. So presumably all DCs and workstations on the
> network will by correct soon.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:37 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Time
>
> I received a complaint from one of my users that the time on her computer is
> four minutes behind actual time. And she's right--I've noticed myself that
> all of our computers are four minutes behind.
>
> I've never messed with the time features in Windows, so I'm not sure how to
> correct this. From what I can tell, it client machines update their time
> from their site's domain controller. Since this is happening at multiple
> sites, the time on all sites' DCs appears to be four minutes behind. But
> where do the domain controllers get THEIR time from?
>
>
> John Hornbuckle
> MIS Department
> Taylor County School District
> www.taylor.k12.fl.us
>
>
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~
>
>
> NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written communications 
> to or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the 
> public and the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to 
> public disclosure.
>
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~
>
>

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~   ~

RE: Windows 2008 User Shares called "Documents"

[SMREKAR, JACK]

Not sure if you have found a fix for this or not. the issue is with a file 
called DESKTOP.INI in the root of the users home directory. if you compare the 
file of a "document" folder and one of a regular folder you will see a 
difference in what is contained in the files.

There are 2 fixes.

1.You can delete the desktop.ini file and it will rebuild correctly

2.   We have a script that looks at the file and then makes the 
corrections. We run it only when we notice a lot of document folders.
We believe that the issue is with using a terminal session or RDP to connect to 
your network. Generally once it is fixed for a user we do not have to fix that 
user again.


Jack Smrekar
Appleton Area School District
920-993-7062 Ext. 2123
A+  N+  Server +

"The highest of distinctions is service to others." -- King George VI

[cid:image002.gif@01CA8FB1.E5F80320]



From: Peter Schwarz [mailto:pschw...@syndeotech.com]
Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 9:20 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Windows 2008 User Shares called "Documents"

That could be it! I will check.

Thanks,
Peter

From: Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 2:32 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Windows 2008 User Shares called "Documents"

I have seen this but only when the user sets up offline files to use the root 
of their share for their My Documents.

Jon
On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 7:28 PM, Miller Bonnie L. 
mailto:mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu>> wrote:
Are you viewing this from a Vista machine?  I've seen some kind of video bug 
that only happens when RDP'ing in from a Vista box.  When the name column is 
set to full width (usually by double-clicking the title bar) many of the names 
show up funny.  If you narrow the name column down in the view, it shows the 
folder names correctly.  Can't remember if it was discussed on this list or 
another last year.

Come to think of it, I used to see this all the time, and have not had it 
happen since reinstalling my machine on W7.

-Bonnie

From: Klint Price 
[mailto:kpr...@arizonaitpro.com]
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 8:42 AM

To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Windows 2008 User Shares called "Documents"

I am having the same issue on a windows 2003 domain.  I have not had time to 
troubleshoot, but am interested to know if one of my Jr's made a change to the 
AD.

Klint


From: Peter Schwarz [pschw...@syndeotech.com]
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 5:17 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Windows 2008 User Shares called "Documents"
Hi,

We just migrated a Client to Windows 2008 SBS from Windows 2003 SBS. AD is used 
to point home drive U: to
\\servername\users\%username%

Now when I look in the "users" folder I see this
[cid:image001.jpg@01CA8FB1.CF10F9A0]

Behind those folders that appear as "Documents" in the list are actually users' 
folders. How can I make them appear with the actual user's name?

Thanks,
Peter























Scanned by Barracuda Appliance as part of the 
Appleton Area School District

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

RE: Time

[Carl Houseman]

+1

Not to mention, setting this up is almost trivial - at the PDC you type one
command line and you're done.  The hardest part might be creating a rule to
allow the NTP protocol out through your firewall.

Carl

-Original Message-
From: Ben Schorr [mailto:b...@rolandschorr.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 3:20 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Time

You should point the DC to an external time source just as a matter of
best practice. I'll echo my colleagues here who use pool.ntp.org.  We
set all of our clients (companies, I mean) up to sync to that and it
works beautifully.  Everything stays nice and tight and in sync.

Ben M. Schorr
Chief Executive Officer
Roland Schorr & Tower
www.rolandschorr.com / www.officeforlawyers.com 
Member: American Bar Association - 01473703
Author: The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007:
http://tinyurl.com/ol4law-amazon 
Author: The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Word 2007:
http://tinyurl.com/abaword2007   



> -Original Message-
> From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:16 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Time
> 
> It may well have been, to be honest. I'm not sure I'd have noticed it
being 4
> minutes off when I first set it up.
> 
> I'll keep an eye on things, and if it keeps losing time I'll
definitely look at
> pointing it to an external source.
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Carl Houseman [mailto:c.house...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 2:56 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Time
> 
> Was your clock of by 4 minutes?  Was it always that way?
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 2:33 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Time
> 
> Are servers' internal clocks that flaky?
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Carl Houseman [mailto:c.house...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:51 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Time
> 
> You want to set up the PDC to sync time an external NTP source or
you'll be
> doing this manual adjustment on a regular basis...  command lines have
been
> previously suggested to do just that.
> 
> Carl
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:29 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Time
> 
> Thanks to everyone for the info. I found that the PDC machine time was
four
> minutes off. It looks to have been using its own internal clock, and I
guess
> that was off. I adjusted it, then after a few minutes checked my
site's DC and
> found that it had updated to the correct time, then a bit later my
machine
> had done the same. So presumably all DCs and workstations on the
network
> will by correct soon.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:37 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Time
> 
> I received a complaint from one of my users that the time on her
computer is
> four minutes behind actual time. And she's right--I've noticed myself
that all
> of our computers are four minutes behind.
> 
> I've never messed with the time features in Windows, so I'm not sure
how to
> correct this. From what I can tell, it client machines update their
time from
> their site's domain controller. Since this is happening at multiple
sites, the
> time on all sites' DCs appears to be four minutes behind. But where do
the
> domain controllers get THEIR time from?
> 
> 
> John Hornbuckle
> MIS Department
> Taylor County School District
> www.taylor.k12.fl.us
> 
> 
> 
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~
>   ~
> 
> 
> NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written
communications
> to or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to
the public
> and the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to
> public disclosure.
> 
> 
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~
>   ~


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



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

Re: Time

[Steven Peck]

While for authentication purposes it is necessary to be in sync and
consistent with your own domain, it can be useful to be somewhat in
sync with the rest of the world.  Messaging, cell phones, etc being
close enough to the same prevents questions like, why is my
workstation 4 minutes off.  Automation with an external source helps
with this.

Steven

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Ben Schorr  wrote:
> You should point the DC to an external time source just as a matter of
> best practice. I'll echo my colleagues here who use pool.ntp.org.  We
> set all of our clients (companies, I mean) up to sync to that and it
> works beautifully.  Everything stays nice and tight and in sync.
>
> Ben M. Schorr
> Chief Executive Officer
> Roland Schorr & Tower
> www.rolandschorr.com / www.officeforlawyers.com
> Member: American Bar Association - 01473703
> Author: The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007:
> http://tinyurl.com/ol4law-amazon
> Author: The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Word 2007:
> http://tinyurl.com/abaword2007
>
>
>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
>> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:16 AM
>> To: NT System Admin Issues
>> Subject: RE: Time
>>
>> It may well have been, to be honest. I'm not sure I'd have noticed it
> being 4
>> minutes off when I first set it up.
>>
>> I'll keep an eye on things, and if it keeps losing time I'll
> definitely look at
>> pointing it to an external source.
>>
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Carl Houseman [mailto:c.house...@gmail.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 2:56 PM
>> To: NT System Admin Issues
>> Subject: RE: Time
>>
>> Was your clock of by 4 minutes?  Was it always that way?
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
>> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 2:33 PM
>> To: NT System Admin Issues
>> Subject: RE: Time
>>
>> Are servers' internal clocks that flaky?
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Carl Houseman [mailto:c.house...@gmail.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:51 PM
>> To: NT System Admin Issues
>> Subject: RE: Time
>>
>> You want to set up the PDC to sync time an external NTP source or
> you'll be
>> doing this manual adjustment on a regular basis...  command lines have
> been
>> previously suggested to do just that.
>>
>> Carl
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
>> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:29 PM
>> To: NT System Admin Issues
>> Subject: RE: Time
>>
>> Thanks to everyone for the info. I found that the PDC machine time was
> four
>> minutes off. It looks to have been using its own internal clock, and I
> guess
>> that was off. I adjusted it, then after a few minutes checked my
> site's DC and
>> found that it had updated to the correct time, then a bit later my
> machine
>> had done the same. So presumably all DCs and workstations on the
> network
>> will by correct soon.
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
>> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:37 AM
>> To: NT System Admin Issues
>> Subject: Time
>>
>> I received a complaint from one of my users that the time on her
> computer is
>> four minutes behind actual time. And she's right--I've noticed myself
> that all
>> of our computers are four minutes behind.
>>
>> I've never messed with the time features in Windows, so I'm not sure
> how to
>> correct this. From what I can tell, it client machines update their
> time from
>> their site's domain controller. Since this is happening at multiple
> sites, the
>> time on all sites' DCs appears to be four minutes behind. But where do
> the
>> domain controllers get THEIR time from?
>>
>>
>> John Hornbuckle
>> MIS Department
>> Taylor County School District
>> www.taylor.k12.fl.us
>>
>>
>>
>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~
>>   ~
>>
>>
>> NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written
> communications
>> to or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to
> the public
>> and the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to
>> public disclosure.
>>
>>
>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~
>>   ~
>
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~
>
>

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

RE: Win7 God mode? - more toys

[Ben Schorr]

Thanks guys.  Don't see anything there I can't live without.

 

Ben M. Schorr
Chief Executive Officer
__
Roland Schorr & Tower
www.rolandschorr.com  
b...@rolandschorr.com

 

From: Sean Martin [mailto:seanmarti...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:22 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Win7 God mode? - more toys

 

Found this on Slashdot...

*  Administrative Tools.{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524153} 

*  All Tasks.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} 

*  Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002b30309d} 

*  Connections.{241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B} 

*  Fonts.{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524152} 

*  Computer.{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} 

*  Documents.{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103} 

*  History.{ff393560-c2a7-11cf-bff4-44455354} 

*  Network Places.{208d2c60-3aea-1069-a2d7-08002b30309d} 

*  Printers and Faxes.{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} 

*  Programs Folder.{7be9d83c-a729-4d97-b5a7-1b7313c39e0a} 

*  Recycle Bin.{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} 

*  Start Menu.{48e7caab-b918-4e58-a94d-505519c795dc} 

*  Scheduled Tasks.{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF} 

*  WEI.{78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Ben Schorr 
wrote:

Yeah, I just wish the list they provide told us what those did.  I don't
feel like trial-and-erroring each one.

 

Ben M. Schorr
Chief Executive Officer
__
Roland Schorr & Tower
www.rolandschorr.com  
b...@rolandschorr.com

 

From: Phillip Partipilo [mailto:p...@psnet.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:24 AM 


To: NT System Admin Issues

Subject: RE: Win7 God mode? - more toys 

 

More undocumented toys have been released.

 

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10426627-56.html

 

 

 

Phillip Partipilo

Parametric Solutions Inc.

Jupiter, Florida

(561) 747-6107

 

 

From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 10:43 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Win7 God mode?

 

Anyone?

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10423985-56.html

David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER 
NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION
(Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764

 

 

 

 



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Re: Win7 God mode? - more toys

[Angus Scott-Fleming]

On 7 Jan 2010 at 12:46, Brian Richards  wrote:

> I compared the GUIDs with a list from
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee330741%28VS.85%29.aspx (posted by
> a commenter on Ina's blog). 

A little googling found the ones you missed:

> {1D2680C9-0E2A-469d-B787-065558BC7D43}

"{1D2680C9-0E2A-469d-B787-065558BC7D43}" = "Fusion Cache"
http://www.gladiator-antivirus.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t50666.html

> {1FA9085F-25A2-489B-85D4-86326EEDCD87}

Wireless User Interface APIs (Windows) 
The Manage Wireless Networks Control Panel item is used to manage wireless 
network profiles. The ShellExecute function can also be used to start the 
Manage Wireless Networks item. The path to use when calling ShellExecute 
is shell:::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\\::{1fa9085f-25a2-489b-
85d4-8632 6eedcd87} .
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa816373(VS.85).aspx  

> {208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}

MSFN Forums > XP and default Desk Top icons
"{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} My Network Places "
http://www.msfn.org/board/lofiversion/index.php/t46650.html

> {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

MSFN Forums > XP and default Desk Top icons
"{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} My Computer"
http://www.msfn.org/board/lofiversion/index.php/t46650.html

> {2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}

Printers folder: 
October 09, 1998
JSI Tip 0756. Special Folder keys.
http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/72080/jsi-tip-0756-special-folder-keys.html

FWIW ...

Angus

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




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Re: Win7 God mode? - more toys

[Sean Martin]

Found this on Slashdot...
Administrative Tools.{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524153}
All Tasks.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002b30309d}
Connections.{241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B}
Fonts.{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524152}
Computer.{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
Documents.{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}
History.{ff393560-c2a7-11cf-bff4-44455354}
Network Places.{208d2c60-3aea-1069-a2d7-08002b30309d}
Printers and Faxes.{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}
Programs Folder.{7be9d83c-a729-4d97-b5a7-1b7313c39e0a}
Recycle Bin.{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
Start Menu.{48e7caab-b918-4e58-a94d-505519c795dc}
Scheduled Tasks.{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}
WEI.{78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Ben Schorr  wrote:

>  Yeah, I just wish the list they provide told us what those did.  I don’t
> feel like trial-and-erroring each one.
>
>
>
> Ben M. Schorr
> Chief Executive Officer
> __
> *Roland Schorr & Tower
> *www.rolandschorr.com
> b...@rolandschorr.com
>
>
>
> *From:* Phillip Partipilo [mailto:p...@psnet.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:24 AM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* RE: Win7 God mode? - more toys
>
>
>
> More undocumented toys have been released.
>
>
>
> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10426627-56.html
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Phillip Partipilo
>
> Parametric Solutions Inc.
>
> Jupiter, Florida
>
> (561) 747-6107
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 05, 2010 10:43 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Win7 God mode?
>
>
>
> Anyone?
>
> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10423985-56.html
>
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> NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION
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Re: Win7 God mode? - more toys

[Brian Richards]

{00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33} Default Location 
{00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33} 
{0142e4d0-fb7a-11dc-ba4a-000ffe7ab428} Biometric Devices 
{0142e4d0-fb7a-11dc-ba4a-000ffe7ab428} 
{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D} Power Options 
{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D} 
{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9} Notification Area Icons 
{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9} 
{1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70} Credential Manager 
{1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70} 
{15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4} Get Programs 
{15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4} 
{17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966} Default Programs 
{17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966} 
{1D2680C9-0E2A-469d-B787-065558BC7D43}     
{1FA9085F-25A2-489B-85D4-86326EEDCD87}     
{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}     
{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}     
{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}     
{241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B} RemoteApp and Desktop Connections 
{241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B} 
{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423} Windows Firewall 
{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423} 
{62D8ED13-C9D0-4CE8-A914-47DD628FB1B0} Region and Language 
{62D8ED13-C9D0-4CE8-A914-47DD628FB1B0} 
{78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC}  Performance Information and Tools 
{78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC} 
I compared the GUIDs with a list from 
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee330741%28VS.85%29.aspx (posted by a 
commenter on Ina's blog).

HTH!
Brian





From: Ben Schorr 
To: NT System Admin Issues 
Sent: Thu, January 7, 2010 3:29:52 PM
Subject: RE: Win7 God mode? - more toys


Yeah, I just wish the list they provide told us what those did.  I don’t feel 
like trial-and-erroring each one.
 
Ben M. Schorr
Chief Executive Officer
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From:Phillip Partipilo [mailto:p...@psnet.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:24 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Win7 God mode? - more toys
 
More undocumented toys have been released.
 
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10426627-56.html
 
 
 
Phillip Partipilo
Parametric Solutions Inc.
Jupiter, Florida
(561) 747-6107
 
 
From:David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 10:43 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Win7 God mode?
 
Anyone?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10423985-56.html
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NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION
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I just did.  They're really not interesting at all, just different control
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Yeah, I just wish the list they provide told us what those did.  I don't
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More undocumented toys have been released.

 

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Anyone?

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10423985-56.html

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Yeah, I just wish the list they provide told us what those did.  I don't
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More undocumented toys have been released.

 

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10426627-56.html

 

 

 

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Jupiter, Florida

(561) 747-6107

 

 

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Anyone?

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RE: Time

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You should point the DC to an external time source just as a matter of
best practice. I'll echo my colleagues here who use pool.ntp.org.  We
set all of our clients (companies, I mean) up to sync to that and it
works beautifully.  Everything stays nice and tight and in sync.

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> -Original Message-
> From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:16 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Time
> 
> It may well have been, to be honest. I'm not sure I'd have noticed it
being 4
> minutes off when I first set it up.
> 
> I'll keep an eye on things, and if it keeps losing time I'll
definitely look at
> pointing it to an external source.
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Carl Houseman [mailto:c.house...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 2:56 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Time
> 
> Was your clock of by 4 minutes?  Was it always that way?
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 2:33 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Time
> 
> Are servers' internal clocks that flaky?
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Carl Houseman [mailto:c.house...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:51 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Time
> 
> You want to set up the PDC to sync time an external NTP source or
you'll be
> doing this manual adjustment on a regular basis...  command lines have
been
> previously suggested to do just that.
> 
> Carl
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:29 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Time
> 
> Thanks to everyone for the info. I found that the PDC machine time was
four
> minutes off. It looks to have been using its own internal clock, and I
guess
> that was off. I adjusted it, then after a few minutes checked my
site's DC and
> found that it had updated to the correct time, then a bit later my
machine
> had done the same. So presumably all DCs and workstations on the
network
> will by correct soon.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:37 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Time
> 
> I received a complaint from one of my users that the time on her
computer is
> four minutes behind actual time. And she's right--I've noticed myself
that all
> of our computers are four minutes behind.
> 
> I've never messed with the time features in Windows, so I'm not sure
how to
> correct this. From what I can tell, it client machines update their
time from
> their site's domain controller. Since this is happening at multiple
sites, the
> time on all sites' DCs appears to be four minutes behind. But where do
the
> domain controllers get THEIR time from?
> 
> 
> John Hornbuckle
> MIS Department
> Taylor County School District
> www.taylor.k12.fl.us
> 
> 
> 
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RE: Time

[David Lum]

With any luck, I WON’T be.

Dave

From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 7:33 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Time


ROFL! That’s a good one! ☺ I’m probably in the same boat.









-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:28 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Time



So, I'll get to use that in about 5 years at $WORK, if things go the

way they usually do...



I'll try to keep that in mind.



On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 07:19, Michael B. Smith  wrote:

> Setsntp is GONE in Server 2008 R2.

>

> C:\Users\Administrator>net help time

> The syntax of this command is:

>

> NET TIME

>

> [\\computername | /DOMAIN[:domainname] | /RTSDOMAIN[:domainname]] [/SET]

>

> NET TIME synchronizes the computer's clock with that of another computer

> or domain, or displays the time for a computer or domain. When used without

> options on a Windows Server domain, it displays the current

> date and time at the computer designated as the time server for the domain.

>

> \\computername Is the name of the computer you want to check or

>synchronize with.

>

> /DOMAIN[:domainname] Specifies to synchronize the time from the Primary Domain

>   Controller of domainname.

>

> /RTSDOMAIN[:domainname] Specifies to synchronize with a Reliable Time Server

> from domainname.

>

> /SET  Synchronizes the computer's time with the time

>on the specified computer or domain.

>

> The /QUERYSNTP and /SETSNTP options have been deprecated. Please use w32tm.exe

> to configure the Windows Time Service.

>

> -Original Message-

> From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com]

> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:53 AM

> To: NT System Admin Issues

> Subject: RE: Time

>

> By default, I think they get it from a Microsoft server. However, I think you 
> can change that using the "net time" command as follows: "net time 
> /setsntp:" Or you can do like I did and download a time sync util 
> and have it set the time on the DCs. I usually use us.pool.ntp.org as my 
> default time server and it'll automatically select a server out of that pool.

>

> The time sync util I like is Tardis from a UK company. It's shareware, and 
> technically I suppose I ought to pay for it, but hey... getting money for 
> something like that isn't easy.

>

>

>

> -Original Message-

> From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]

> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:37 AM

> To: NT System Admin Issues

> Subject: Time

>

> I received a complaint from one of my users that the time on her computer is 
> four minutes behind actual time. And she's right--I've noticed myself that 
> all of our computers are four minutes behind.

>

> I've never messed with the time features in Windows, so I'm not sure how to 
> correct this. From what I can tell, it client machines update their time from 
> their site's domain controller. Since this is happening at multiple sites, 
> the time on all sites' DCs appears to be four minutes behind. But where do 
> the domain controllers get THEIR time from?

>

>

>

>

> John Hornbuckle

> MIS Department

> Taylor County School District

> www.taylor.k12.fl.us

>

>

>

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RE: Time

[John Hornbuckle]

It may well have been, to be honest. I'm not sure I'd have noticed it being 4 
minutes off when I first set it up.

I'll keep an eye on things, and if it keeps losing time I'll definitely look at 
pointing it to an external source.



-Original Message-
From: Carl Houseman [mailto:c.house...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 2:56 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Time

Was your clock of by 4 minutes?  Was it always that way?

-Original Message-
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 2:33 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Time

Are servers' internal clocks that flaky?

-Original Message-
From: Carl Houseman [mailto:c.house...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:51 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Time

You want to set up the PDC to sync time an external NTP source or you'll be
doing this manual adjustment on a regular basis...  command lines have been
previously suggested to do just that.

Carl

-Original Message-
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:29 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Time

Thanks to everyone for the info. I found that the PDC machine time was four
minutes off. It looks to have been using its own internal clock, and I guess
that was off. I adjusted it, then after a few minutes checked my site's DC
and found that it had updated to the correct time, then a bit later my
machine had done the same. So presumably all DCs and workstations on the
network will by correct soon.

-Original Message-
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:37 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Time

I received a complaint from one of my users that the time on her computer is
four minutes behind actual time. And she's right--I've noticed myself that
all of our computers are four minutes behind.

I've never messed with the time features in Windows, so I'm not sure how to
correct this. From what I can tell, it client machines update their time
from their site's domain controller. Since this is happening at multiple
sites, the time on all sites' DCs appears to be four minutes behind. But
where do the domain controllers get THEIR time from?


John Hornbuckle
MIS Department
Taylor County School District
www.taylor.k12.fl.us



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RE: Time

[Mayo, Bill]

They can be, yes.  As has already been mentioned, the best solution is
to use the standard Windows time synchronization throughout the domain,
and have the PDC emulator sync to an external source.  IME that protects
you from drift pretty well.

Bill Mayo 

-Original Message-
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 2:33 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Time

Are servers' internal clocks that flaky?



-Original Message-
From: Carl Houseman [mailto:c.house...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:51 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Time

You want to set up the PDC to sync time an external NTP source or you'll
be doing this manual adjustment on a regular basis...  command lines
have been previously suggested to do just that.

Carl

-Original Message-
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:29 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Time

Thanks to everyone for the info. I found that the PDC machine time was
four minutes off. It looks to have been using its own internal clock,
and I guess that was off. I adjusted it, then after a few minutes
checked my site's DC and found that it had updated to the correct time,
then a bit later my machine had done the same. So presumably all DCs and
workstations on the network will by correct soon.

-Original Message-
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:37 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Time

I received a complaint from one of my users that the time on her
computer is four minutes behind actual time. And she's right--I've
noticed myself that all of our computers are four minutes behind.

I've never messed with the time features in Windows, so I'm not sure how
to correct this. From what I can tell, it client machines update their
time from their site's domain controller. Since this is happening at
multiple sites, the time on all sites' DCs appears to be four minutes
behind. But where do the domain controllers get THEIR time from?


John Hornbuckle
MIS Department
Taylor County School District
www.taylor.k12.fl.us



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RE: Time

[Carl Houseman]

Was your clock of by 4 minutes?  Was it always that way?

-Original Message-
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 2:33 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Time

Are servers' internal clocks that flaky?

-Original Message-
From: Carl Houseman [mailto:c.house...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:51 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Time

You want to set up the PDC to sync time an external NTP source or you'll be
doing this manual adjustment on a regular basis...  command lines have been
previously suggested to do just that.

Carl

-Original Message-
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:29 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Time

Thanks to everyone for the info. I found that the PDC machine time was four
minutes off. It looks to have been using its own internal clock, and I guess
that was off. I adjusted it, then after a few minutes checked my site's DC
and found that it had updated to the correct time, then a bit later my
machine had done the same. So presumably all DCs and workstations on the
network will by correct soon.

-Original Message-
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:37 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Time

I received a complaint from one of my users that the time on her computer is
four minutes behind actual time. And she's right--I've noticed myself that
all of our computers are four minutes behind.

I've never messed with the time features in Windows, so I'm not sure how to
correct this. From what I can tell, it client machines update their time
from their site's domain controller. Since this is happening at multiple
sites, the time on all sites' DCs appears to be four minutes behind. But
where do the domain controllers get THEIR time from?


John Hornbuckle
MIS Department
Taylor County School District
www.taylor.k12.fl.us



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

RE: Time

[John Hornbuckle]

Are servers' internal clocks that flaky?



-Original Message-
From: Carl Houseman [mailto:c.house...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:51 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Time

You want to set up the PDC to sync time an external NTP source or you'll be
doing this manual adjustment on a regular basis...  command lines have been
previously suggested to do just that.

Carl

-Original Message-
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:29 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Time

Thanks to everyone for the info. I found that the PDC machine time was four
minutes off. It looks to have been using its own internal clock, and I guess
that was off. I adjusted it, then after a few minutes checked my site's DC
and found that it had updated to the correct time, then a bit later my
machine had done the same. So presumably all DCs and workstations on the
network will by correct soon.

-Original Message-
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:37 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Time

I received a complaint from one of my users that the time on her computer is
four minutes behind actual time. And she's right--I've noticed myself that
all of our computers are four minutes behind.

I've never messed with the time features in Windows, so I'm not sure how to
correct this. From what I can tell, it client machines update their time
from their site's domain controller. Since this is happening at multiple
sites, the time on all sites' DCs appears to be four minutes behind. But
where do the domain controllers get THEIR time from?


John Hornbuckle
MIS Department
Taylor County School District
www.taylor.k12.fl.us



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~   ~


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RE: Adding 2008 DC's...

[Michael B. Smith]

It removes a number of "obsolete" security options.

I quote the word "obsolete" because some older/insecure products depend on 
them. Older versions of SAMBA for example. Some NAS that based on older 
versions of SAMBA, etc.

I ran into a product at one customer called a "CAS" that allowed a single 
sign-on to Apache/IIS/and Windows by actually doing a man-in-the-middle attack! 
It depended on this too.

From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 1:36 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Adding 2008 DC's...

>From what I've read changing the functional level to 2008 doesn't really "do" 
>anything I particular anyway, right?

From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:09 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Adding 2008 DC's...

You have to run the schema upgrade, but nothing says that you ever have to bump 
the domain functional level or the forest functional level.

I've done this for a number of customers, with no ill effect.

I'd recommend you roll out 2008 or 2008 R2. It'll save you work in the future.

From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:00 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Adding 2008 DC's...

We have an environment with five 2003 Server DC's. I need to roll out two new 
DC's and would like to make them 2008 Server. Do you guys consider this a major 
or minor infrastructure change? I'm on the fence - existing DC's are untouched 
save for running ADPREP on the schema master, otherwise the  existing DC's are 
untouched. Lots of new features though and to me just as importantly 2008 will 
be supported for years to come.

My fellow SE's are telling me to just roll out 2003 and call it good, but to me 
it seems silly since our DC's typically hang around a long time (6+ years 
currently), and in 5 years security patches go away for 2003 (extended support 
ends 7/2015, and mainstream support ends 7/2010).

Comments?
David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER
NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION
(Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764














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

RE: Adding 2008 DC's...

[David Lum]

>From what I've read changing the functional level to 2008 doesn't really "do" 
>anything I particular anyway, right?

From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:09 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Adding 2008 DC's...

You have to run the schema upgrade, but nothing says that you ever have to bump 
the domain functional level or the forest functional level.

I've done this for a number of customers, with no ill effect.

I'd recommend you roll out 2008 or 2008 R2. It'll save you work in the future.

From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:00 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Adding 2008 DC's...

We have an environment with five 2003 Server DC's. I need to roll out two new 
DC's and would like to make them 2008 Server. Do you guys consider this a major 
or minor infrastructure change? I'm on the fence - existing DC's are untouched 
save for running ADPREP on the schema master, otherwise the  existing DC's are 
untouched. Lots of new features though and to me just as importantly 2008 will 
be supported for years to come.

My fellow SE's are telling me to just roll out 2003 and call it good, but to me 
it seems silly since our DC's typically hang around a long time (6+ years 
currently), and in 5 years security patches go away for 2003 (extended support 
ends 7/2015, and mainstream support ends 7/2010).

Comments?
David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER
NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION
(Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764










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

RE: Adding 2008 DC's...

[David Lum]

Agreed. 2008 R2 is the plan actually, but from my org's perspective going to 
2008 or 2008 R2 is the same level of change.

Dave

From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:tvanderk...@expl.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:10 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Adding 2008 DC's...

I am curious why you would only go to Server 2008 and not 2008 R2? If you are 
going to begin your migration of AD to a newer version why not go to the latest 
one available instead of remaining a couple of years behind?
Having at least one DC at 2008 R2 will also make more of the "better together" 
features of Windows 7 available to you when you make that move (Direct Access 
for instance will make a big difference to admins going forward when it comes 
to patching and management).
Tim

From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:00 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Adding 2008 DC's...

We have an environment with five 2003 Server DC's. I need to roll out two new 
DC's and would like to make them 2008 Server. Do you guys consider this a major 
or minor infrastructure change? I'm on the fence - existing DC's are untouched 
save for running ADPREP on the schema master, otherwise the  existing DC's are 
untouched. Lots of new features though and to me just as importantly 2008 will 
be supported for years to come.

My fellow SE's are telling me to just roll out 2003 and call it good, but to me 
it seems silly since our DC's typically hang around a long time (6+ years 
currently), and in 5 years security patches go away for 2003 (extended support 
ends 7/2015, and mainstream support ends 7/2010).

Comments?
David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER
NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION
(Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764










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

RE: Time

[Carl Houseman]

You want to set up the PDC to sync time an external NTP source or you'll be
doing this manual adjustment on a regular basis...  command lines have been
previously suggested to do just that.

Carl

-Original Message-
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:29 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Time

Thanks to everyone for the info. I found that the PDC machine time was four
minutes off. It looks to have been using its own internal clock, and I guess
that was off. I adjusted it, then after a few minutes checked my site's DC
and found that it had updated to the correct time, then a bit later my
machine had done the same. So presumably all DCs and workstations on the
network will by correct soon.

-Original Message-
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:37 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Time

I received a complaint from one of my users that the time on her computer is
four minutes behind actual time. And she's right--I've noticed myself that
all of our computers are four minutes behind.

I've never messed with the time features in Windows, so I'm not sure how to
correct this. From what I can tell, it client machines update their time
from their site's domain controller. Since this is happening at multiple
sites, the time on all sites' DCs appears to be four minutes behind. But
where do the domain controllers get THEIR time from?


John Hornbuckle
MIS Department
Taylor County School District
www.taylor.k12.fl.us



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

RE: Time (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Kent, Larry CTR USA]

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

I'm on a Boat...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avaSdC0QOUM

 

From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:33 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Time

 

ROFL! That's a good one! J I'm probably in the same boat.

 

 

 

 

-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:28 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Time

 

So, I'll get to use that in about 5 years at $WORK, if things go the

way they usually do...

 

I'll try to keep that in mind.

 

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 07:19, Michael B. Smith 
wrote:

> Setsntp is GONE in Server 2008 R2.

> 

> C:\Users\Administrator>net help time

> The syntax of this command is:

> 

> NET TIME

> 

> [\\computername | /DOMAIN[:domainname] | /RTSDOMAIN[:domainname]]
[/SET]

> 

> NET TIME synchronizes the computer's clock with that of another
computer

> or domain, or displays the time for a computer or domain. When used
without

> options on a Windows Server domain, it displays the current

> date and time at the computer designated as the time server for the
domain.

> 

> \\computername Is the name of the computer you want to check or

>synchronize with.

> 

> /DOMAIN[:domainname] Specifies to synchronize the time from the
Primary Domain

>   Controller of domainname.

> 

> /RTSDOMAIN[:domainname] Specifies to synchronize with a Reliable Time
Server

> from domainname.

> 

> /SET  Synchronizes the computer's time with the time

>on the specified computer or domain.

> 

> The /QUERYSNTP and /SETSNTP options have been deprecated. Please use
w32tm.exe

> to configure the Windows Time Service.

> 

> -Original Message-

> From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com]

> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:53 AM

> To: NT System Admin Issues

> Subject: RE: Time

> 

> By default, I think they get it from a Microsoft server. However, I
think you can change that using the "net time" command as follows: "net
time /setsntp:" Or you can do like I did and download a time
sync util and have it set the time on the DCs. I usually use
us.pool.ntp.org as my default time server and it'll automatically select
a server out of that pool.

> 

> The time sync util I like is Tardis from a UK company. It's shareware,
and technically I suppose I ought to pay for it, but hey... getting
money for something like that isn't easy.

> 

> 

> 

> -Original Message-

> From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]

> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:37 AM

> To: NT System Admin Issues

> Subject: Time

> 

> I received a complaint from one of my users that the time on her
computer is four minutes behind actual time. And she's right--I've
noticed myself that all of our computers are four minutes behind.

> 

> I've never messed with the time features in Windows, so I'm not sure
how to correct this. From what I can tell, it client machines update
their time from their site's domain controller. Since this is happening
at multiple sites, the time on all sites' DCs appears to be four minutes
behind. But where do the domain controllers get THEIR time from?

> 

> 

> 

> 

> John Hornbuckle

> MIS Department

> Taylor County School District

> www.taylor.k12.fl.us

> 

> 

> 

> NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written
communications to or from this entity are public records that will be
disclosed to the public and the media upon request. E-mail
communications may be subject to public disclosure.

> 

> 

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

> 

> 

> 

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

> 

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

> ~  ~

> 

> 

 

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

~   ~

 

 

 

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE


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

RE: Time

[John Hornbuckle]

Thanks to everyone for the info. I found that the PDC machine time was four 
minutes off. It looks to have been using its own internal clock, and I guess 
that was off. I adjusted it, then after a few minutes checked my site's DC and 
found that it had updated to the correct time, then a bit later my machine had 
done the same. So presumably all DCs and workstations on the network will by 
correct soon.




-Original Message-
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:37 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Time

I received a complaint from one of my users that the time on her computer is 
four minutes behind actual time. And she's right--I've noticed myself that all 
of our computers are four minutes behind.

I've never messed with the time features in Windows, so I'm not sure how to 
correct this. From what I can tell, it client machines update their time from 
their site's domain controller. Since this is happening at multiple sites, the 
time on all sites' DCs appears to be four minutes behind. But where do the 
domain controllers get THEIR time from?




John Hornbuckle
MIS Department
Taylor County School District
www.taylor.k12.fl.us



NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written communications to 
or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the public and 
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~   ~

RE: Adding 2008 DC's...

[Steven M. Caesare]

It is a significant change... but a very safe one, IMO.

 

If you aren't doing anything specifically custom that might barf on
seeing NEW schema attributes show up, this is a non-impact operation.

 

-sc

 

From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:00 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Adding 2008 DC's...

 

We have an environment with five 2003 Server DC's. I need to roll out
two new DC's and would like to make them 2008 Server. Do you guys
consider this a major or minor infrastructure change? I'm on the fence -
existing DC's are untouched save for running ADPREP on the schema
master, otherwise the  existing DC's are untouched. Lots of new features
though and to me just as importantly 2008 will be supported for years to
come.

 

My fellow SE's are telling me to just roll out 2003 and call it good,
but to me it seems silly since our DC's typically hang around a long
time (6+ years currently), and in 5 years security patches go away for
2003 (extended support ends 7/2015, and mainstream support ends 7/2010).

 

Comments?

David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER 
NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION
(Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764

 

 

 

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

RE: Adding 2008 DC's...

[Michael B. Smith]

You can disable that requirement. See

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731654(WS.10).aspx

and/or

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942564

Although, I wouldn't expect that to come into play until after you bump the DFL 
or FFL...

From: Matthew Bullock [mailto:mbull...@root9.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:12 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Adding 2008 DC's...

The only issue I've had so far is when there are legacy unix/linux clients 
authenticating to AD using samba.  We have some older storage appliances that 
are out of support that wont authenticate after upgrading a single DC to 2008.

-mb

From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:00 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Adding 2008 DC's...

We have an environment with five 2003 Server DC's. I need to roll out two new 
DC's and would like to make them 2008 Server. Do you guys consider this a major 
or minor infrastructure change? I'm on the fence - existing DC's are untouched 
save for running ADPREP on the schema master, otherwise the  existing DC's are 
untouched. Lots of new features though and to me just as importantly 2008 will 
be supported for years to come.

My fellow SE's are telling me to just roll out 2003 and call it good, but to me 
it seems silly since our DC's typically hang around a long time (6+ years 
currently), and in 5 years security patches go away for 2003 (extended support 
ends 7/2015, and mainstream support ends 7/2010).

Comments?
David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER
NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION
(Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764










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

RE: Adding 2008 DC's...

[Matthew Bullock]

The only issue I've had so far is when there are legacy unix/linux clients 
authenticating to AD using samba.  We have some older storage appliances that 
are out of support that wont authenticate after upgrading a single DC to 2008.

-mb

From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:00 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Adding 2008 DC's...

We have an environment with five 2003 Server DC's. I need to roll out two new 
DC's and would like to make them 2008 Server. Do you guys consider this a major 
or minor infrastructure change? I'm on the fence - existing DC's are untouched 
save for running ADPREP on the schema master, otherwise the  existing DC's are 
untouched. Lots of new features though and to me just as importantly 2008 will 
be supported for years to come.

My fellow SE's are telling me to just roll out 2003 and call it good, but to me 
it seems silly since our DC's typically hang around a long time (6+ years 
currently), and in 5 years security patches go away for 2003 (extended support 
ends 7/2015, and mainstream support ends 7/2010).

Comments?
David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER
NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION
(Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764






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

RE: Adding 2008 DC's...

[Michael B. Smith]

You have to run the schema upgrade, but nothing says that you ever have to bump 
the domain functional level or the forest functional level.

I've done this for a number of customers, with no ill effect.

I'd recommend you roll out 2008 or 2008 R2. It'll save you work in the future.

From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:00 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Adding 2008 DC's...

We have an environment with five 2003 Server DC's. I need to roll out two new 
DC's and would like to make them 2008 Server. Do you guys consider this a major 
or minor infrastructure change? I'm on the fence - existing DC's are untouched 
save for running ADPREP on the schema master, otherwise the  existing DC's are 
untouched. Lots of new features though and to me just as importantly 2008 will 
be supported for years to come.

My fellow SE's are telling me to just roll out 2003 and call it good, but to me 
it seems silly since our DC's typically hang around a long time (6+ years 
currently), and in 5 years security patches go away for 2003 (extended support 
ends 7/2015, and mainstream support ends 7/2010).

Comments?
David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER
NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION
(Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764






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

RE: Adding 2008 DC's...

[Tim Vander Kooi]

I am curious why you would only go to Server 2008 and not 2008 R2? If you are 
going to begin your migration of AD to a newer version why not go to the latest 
one available instead of remaining a couple of years behind?
Having at least one DC at 2008 R2 will also make more of the "better together" 
features of Windows 7 available to you when you make that move (Direct Access 
for instance will make a big difference to admins going forward when it comes 
to patching and management).
Tim

From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:00 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Adding 2008 DC's...

We have an environment with five 2003 Server DC's. I need to roll out two new 
DC's and would like to make them 2008 Server. Do you guys consider this a major 
or minor infrastructure change? I'm on the fence - existing DC's are untouched 
save for running ADPREP on the schema master, otherwise the  existing DC's are 
untouched. Lots of new features though and to me just as importantly 2008 will 
be supported for years to come.

My fellow SE's are telling me to just roll out 2003 and call it good, but to me 
it seems silly since our DC's typically hang around a long time (6+ years 
currently), and in 5 years security patches go away for 2003 (extended support 
ends 7/2015, and mainstream support ends 7/2010).

Comments?
David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER
NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION
(Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764






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

Adding 2008 DC's...

[David Lum]

We have an environment with five 2003 Server DC's. I need to roll out two new 
DC's and would like to make them 2008 Server. Do you guys consider this a major 
or minor infrastructure change? I'm on the fence - existing DC's are untouched 
save for running ADPREP on the schema master, otherwise the  existing DC's are 
untouched. Lots of new features though and to me just as importantly 2008 will 
be supported for years to come.

My fellow SE's are telling me to just roll out 2003 and call it good, but to me 
it seems silly since our DC's typically hang around a long time (6+ years 
currently), and in 5 years security patches go away for 2003 (extended support 
ends 7/2015, and mainstream support ends 7/2010).

Comments?
David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER
NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION
(Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764


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

RE: Process Monitor

[Crawford, Scott]

Process Monitor shows you all activity relating to files and registry
keys. So, you can watch every process running and see what files and
registry keys its creating/modifying/reading/etc.


This comes in handy when you have an application that thinks it needs
admin rights to run. Often, this is caused b the application writing to
some file/reg location that standard users don't have write access to.
So, using procmon, you can run the application as a standard user, and
look in the procmon log for access denieds. That lets you know what the
app needs access to. You can then give users full control to that
location.

 

This is definitely more an art than a science, but with practice, it's
not too bad. In the vast majority of cases, the problem location has
been Program Files\AppName or HKLM\Software\AppName.  Giving users full
control of those two folders/keys usually "fixes" it.

 

From: David W. McSpadden [mailto:dav...@imcu.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:41 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Process Monitor

 

I read the procmon would show me the access rights to a file so I could
lock a server/computer down to the minimum required perms.  I have it
downloaded and running but I don't see anything about perms???

 

 

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

OT: AP Technologies SecurePay

[Jeff Johnson]

Is there anyone out there that is using SecurePay from AP Technologies?  We are 
having an issue and can't seem to get a hold of the support department.  I 
think the issue is due to 2010, but would like to find out if anyone else is 
having the problem.

Jeff Johnson
Systems Administrator
714-773-2600 Office
714-773-6351 Fax
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~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~<>

RE: Time

[John Aldrich]

ROFL! That’s a good one! J I’m probably in the same boat.

 

 

 

 

-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:28 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Time

 

So, I'll get to use that in about 5 years at $WORK, if things go the

way they usually do...

 

I'll try to keep that in mind.

 

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 07:19, Michael B. Smith  wrote:

> Setsntp is GONE in Server 2008 R2.

> 

> C:\Users\Administrator>net help time

> The syntax of this command is:

> 

> NET TIME

> 

> [\\computername | /DOMAIN[:domainname] | /RTSDOMAIN[:domainname]] [/SET]

> 

> NET TIME synchronizes the computer's clock with that of another computer

> or domain, or displays the time for a computer or domain. When used without

> options on a Windows Server domain, it displays the current

> date and time at the computer designated as the time server for the domain.

> 

> \\computername Is the name of the computer you want to check or

>synchronize with.

> 

> /DOMAIN[:domainname] Specifies to synchronize the time from the Primary Domain

>   Controller of domainname.

> 

> /RTSDOMAIN[:domainname] Specifies to synchronize with a Reliable Time Server

> from domainname.

> 

> /SET  Synchronizes the computer's time with the time

>on the specified computer or domain.

> 

> The /QUERYSNTP and /SETSNTP options have been deprecated. Please use w32tm.exe

> to configure the Windows Time Service.

> 

> -Original Message-

> From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com]

> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:53 AM

> To: NT System Admin Issues

> Subject: RE: Time

> 

> By default, I think they get it from a Microsoft server. However, I think you 
> can change that using the "net time" command as follows: "net time 
> /setsntp:" Or you can do like I did and download a time sync util 
> and have it set the time on the DCs. I usually use us.pool.ntp.org as my 
> default time server and it'll automatically select a server out of that pool.

> 

> The time sync util I like is Tardis from a UK company. It's shareware, and 
> technically I suppose I ought to pay for it, but hey... getting money for 
> something like that isn't easy.

> 

> 

> 

> -Original Message-

> From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]

> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:37 AM

> To: NT System Admin Issues

> Subject: Time

> 

> I received a complaint from one of my users that the time on her computer is 
> four minutes behind actual time. And she's right--I've noticed myself that 
> all of our computers are four minutes behind.

> 

> I've never messed with the time features in Windows, so I'm not sure how to 
> correct this. From what I can tell, it client machines update their time from 
> their site's domain controller. Since this is happening at multiple sites, 
> the time on all sites' DCs appears to be four minutes behind. But where do 
> the domain controllers get THEIR time from?

> 

> 

> 

> 

> John Hornbuckle

> MIS Department

> Taylor County School District

> www.taylor.k12.fl.us

> 

> 

> 

> NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written communications 
> to or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the 
> public and the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to 
> public disclosure.

> 

> 

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

> 

> 

> 

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

> 

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

> ~  ~

> 

> 

 

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RE: Time

[John Aldrich]

Ahh... that's good to know. We're still on 2003 here.



-Original Message-
From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:20 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Time

Setsntp is GONE in Server 2008 R2.

C:\Users\Administrator>net help time
The syntax of this command is:

NET TIME

[\\computername | /DOMAIN[:domainname] | /RTSDOMAIN[:domainname]] [/SET]

NET TIME synchronizes the computer's clock with that of another computer
or domain, or displays the time for a computer or domain. When used without
options on a Windows Server domain, it displays the current
date and time at the computer designated as the time server for the domain.

\\computername  Is the name of the computer you want to check or
synchronize with.

/DOMAIN[:domainname]  Specifies to synchronize the time from the Primary
Domain
  Controller of domainname.

/RTSDOMAIN[:domainname]  Specifies to synchronize with a Reliable Time
Server
 from domainname.

/SETSynchronizes the computer's time with the time
on the specified computer or domain.

The /QUERYSNTP and /SETSNTP options have been deprecated. Please use
w32tm.exe
to configure the Windows Time Service.

-Original Message-
From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:53 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Time

By default, I think they get it from a Microsoft server. However, I think
you can change that using the "net time" command as follows: "net time
/setsntp:" Or you can do like I did and download a time sync
util and have it set the time on the DCs. I usually use us.pool.ntp.org as
my default time server and it'll automatically select a server out of that
pool.

The time sync util I like is Tardis from a UK company. It's shareware, and
technically I suppose I ought to pay for it, but hey... getting money for
something like that isn't easy.



-Original Message-
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:37 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Time

I received a complaint from one of my users that the time on her computer is
four minutes behind actual time. And she's right--I've noticed myself that
all of our computers are four minutes behind.

I've never messed with the time features in Windows, so I'm not sure how to
correct this. From what I can tell, it client machines update their time
from their site's domain controller. Since this is happening at multiple
sites, the time on all sites' DCs appears to be four minutes behind. But
where do the domain controllers get THEIR time from?




John Hornbuckle
MIS Department
Taylor County School District
www.taylor.k12.fl.us



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  ~

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Re: Time

[Kurt Buff]

So, I'll get to use that in about 5 years at $WORK, if things go the
way they usually do...

I'll try to keep that in mind.

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 07:19, Michael B. Smith  wrote:
> Setsntp is GONE in Server 2008 R2.
>
> C:\Users\Administrator>net help time
> The syntax of this command is:
>
> NET TIME
>
> [\\computername | /DOMAIN[:domainname] | /RTSDOMAIN[:domainname]] [/SET]
>
> NET TIME synchronizes the computer's clock with that of another computer
> or domain, or displays the time for a computer or domain. When used without
> options on a Windows Server domain, it displays the current
> date and time at the computer designated as the time server for the domain.
>
> \\computername  Is the name of the computer you want to check or
>                synchronize with.
>
> /DOMAIN[:domainname]  Specifies to synchronize the time from the Primary 
> Domain
>                      Controller of domainname.
>
> /RTSDOMAIN[:domainname]  Specifies to synchronize with a Reliable Time Server
>                         from domainname.
>
> /SET            Synchronizes the computer's time with the time
>                on the specified computer or domain.
>
> The /QUERYSNTP and /SETSNTP options have been deprecated. Please use w32tm.exe
> to configure the Windows Time Service.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:53 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Time
>
> By default, I think they get it from a Microsoft server. However, I think you 
> can change that using the "net time" command as follows: "net time 
> /setsntp:" Or you can do like I did and download a time sync util 
> and have it set the time on the DCs. I usually use us.pool.ntp.org as my 
> default time server and it'll automatically select a server out of that pool.
>
> The time sync util I like is Tardis from a UK company. It's shareware, and 
> technically I suppose I ought to pay for it, but hey... getting money for 
> something like that isn't easy.
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:37 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Time
>
> I received a complaint from one of my users that the time on her computer is 
> four minutes behind actual time. And she's right--I've noticed myself that 
> all of our computers are four minutes behind.
>
> I've never messed with the time features in Windows, so I'm not sure how to 
> correct this. From what I can tell, it client machines update their time from 
> their site's domain controller. Since this is happening at multiple sites, 
> the time on all sites' DCs appears to be four minutes behind. But where do 
> the domain controllers get THEIR time from?
>
>
>
>
> John Hornbuckle
> MIS Department
> Taylor County School District
> www.taylor.k12.fl.us
>
>
>
> NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written communications 
> to or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the 
> public and the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to 
> public disclosure.
>
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ 
>   ~
>
>
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ 
>   ~
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~
>
>

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

RE: Time

[Michael B. Smith]

Setsntp is GONE in Server 2008 R2.

C:\Users\Administrator>net help time
The syntax of this command is:

NET TIME

[\\computername | /DOMAIN[:domainname] | /RTSDOMAIN[:domainname]] [/SET]

NET TIME synchronizes the computer's clock with that of another computer
or domain, or displays the time for a computer or domain. When used without
options on a Windows Server domain, it displays the current
date and time at the computer designated as the time server for the domain.

\\computername  Is the name of the computer you want to check or
synchronize with.

/DOMAIN[:domainname]  Specifies to synchronize the time from the Primary Domain
  Controller of domainname.

/RTSDOMAIN[:domainname]  Specifies to synchronize with a Reliable Time Server
 from domainname.

/SETSynchronizes the computer's time with the time
on the specified computer or domain.

The /QUERYSNTP and /SETSNTP options have been deprecated. Please use w32tm.exe
to configure the Windows Time Service.

-Original Message-
From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:53 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Time

By default, I think they get it from a Microsoft server. However, I think you 
can change that using the "net time" command as follows: "net time 
/setsntp:" Or you can do like I did and download a time sync util 
and have it set the time on the DCs. I usually use us.pool.ntp.org as my 
default time server and it'll automatically select a server out of that pool.

The time sync util I like is Tardis from a UK company. It's shareware, and 
technically I suppose I ought to pay for it, but hey... getting money for 
something like that isn't easy.



-Original Message-
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:37 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Time

I received a complaint from one of my users that the time on her computer is 
four minutes behind actual time. And she's right--I've noticed myself that all 
of our computers are four minutes behind.

I've never messed with the time features in Windows, so I'm not sure how to 
correct this. From what I can tell, it client machines update their time from 
their site's domain controller. Since this is happening at multiple sites, the 
time on all sites' DCs appears to be four minutes behind. But where do the 
domain controllers get THEIR time from?




John Hornbuckle
MIS Department
Taylor County School District
www.taylor.k12.fl.us



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or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the public and 
the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to public 
disclosure.


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  ~



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  ~

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~   ~

Re: Process Monitor

[tony patton]

Have you tried LUA Buglight?

http://blogs.msdn.com/aaron_margosis/pages/LuaBuglight.aspx

Regards

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



From:
"David W. McSpadden" 
To:
"NT System Admin Issues" 
Date:
07/01/2010 14:41
Subject:
Process Monitor



I read the procmon would show me the access rights to a file so I could 
lock a server/computer down to the minimum required perms.  I have it 
downloaded and running but I don't see anything about perms???
 
 

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RE: Time

[Michael Waltonen]

You can also run the below command on the PDC.

 

w32tm.exe /config /syncfromflags:MANUAL /manualpeerlist:"" /update

 

-Mike

 

From: bounce-8784773-8243...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com
[mailto:bounce-8784773-8243...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] On Behalf Of
richardmccl...@aspca.org
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:49 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Time

 


I had all this fun back in September.  This is a message I saved (thank you,
Bill Mayo and others!): 


I would suggest you read some of the articles that I'll link below, but I
will try to summarize to the best of my recollection (without re-reading
myself).  What you are seeing in the registry is not necessarily in effect.
When HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters\Type is set
to "NT5DS", the "NtpServer" key is ignored.  The default operation in a
domain environment is that all member computers use domain controllers for
their time source.  Among the domain controllers, the one with the PDC
emulator role is authoritative--this is the one that you should set to sync
from an external, trusted source. 
  
 
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773013(WS.10).aspx 
 
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042/ 
 

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-
us/time_w32tm.mspx?mfr=true 
 
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773263(WS.10).aspx 


-- 
Richard D. McClary 
Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group 
ASPCAR 
  

John Hornbuckle  wrote on 01/07/2010
08:37:21 AM:

> I received a complaint from one of my users that the time on her 
> computer is four minutes behind actual time. And she's right--I've 
> noticed myself that all of our computers are four minutes behind.
> 
> I've never messed with the time features in Windows, so I'm not sure
> how to correct this. From what I can tell, it client machines update
> their time from their site's domain controller. Since this is 
> happening at multiple sites, the time on all sites' DCs appears to 
> be four minutes behind. But where do the domain controllers get 
> THEIR time from?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> John Hornbuckle
> MIS Department
> Taylor County School District
> www.taylor.k12.fl.us
> 
> 
> 
> NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written 
> communications to or from this entity are public records that will 
> be disclosed to the public and the media upon request. E-mail 
> communications may be subject to public disclosure.
> 
> 
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~
> 

 

 

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

RE: Time

[John Aldrich]

By default, I think they get it from a Microsoft server. However, I think
you can change that using the "net time" command as follows: "net time
/setsntp:" Or you can do like I did and download a time sync
util and have it set the time on the DCs. I usually use us.pool.ntp.org as
my default time server and it'll automatically select a server out of that
pool.

The time sync util I like is Tardis from a UK company. It's shareware, and
technically I suppose I ought to pay for it, but hey... getting money for
something like that isn't easy.



-Original Message-
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:37 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Time

I received a complaint from one of my users that the time on her computer is
four minutes behind actual time. And she's right--I've noticed myself that
all of our computers are four minutes behind.

I've never messed with the time features in Windows, so I'm not sure how to
correct this. From what I can tell, it client machines update their time
from their site's domain controller. Since this is happening at multiple
sites, the time on all sites' DCs appears to be four minutes behind. But
where do the domain controllers get THEIR time from?




John Hornbuckle
MIS Department
Taylor County School District
www.taylor.k12.fl.us



NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written communications
to or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the
public and the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to
public disclosure.


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~   ~



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~   ~

Re: Time

[Kurt Buff]

Wherever you set it to.

I do this on my DCs:

' net time /setsntp:us.pool.ntp.org'

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 06:37, John Hornbuckle
 wrote:
> I received a complaint from one of my users that the time on her computer is 
> four minutes behind actual time. And she's right--I've noticed myself that 
> all of our computers are four minutes behind.
>
> I've never messed with the time features in Windows, so I'm not sure how to 
> correct this. From what I can tell, it client machines update their time from 
> their site's domain controller. Since this is happening at multiple sites, 
> the time on all sites' DCs appears to be four minutes behind. But where do 
> the domain controllers get THEIR time from?
>
>
>
>
> John Hornbuckle
> MIS Department
> Taylor County School District
> www.taylor.k12.fl.us
>
>
>
> NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written communications 
> to or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the 
> public and the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to 
> public disclosure.
>
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~
>
>

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

Re: Time

[RichardMcClary]

I had all this fun back in September.  This is a message I saved (thank 
you, Bill Mayo and others!):


I would suggest you read some of the articles that I'll link below, but I 
will try to summarize to the best of my recollection (without re-reading 
myself).  What you are seeing in the registry is not necessarily in 
effect.  When 
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters\Type is set to 
"NT5DS", the "NtpServer" key is ignored.  The default operation in a 
domain environment is that all member computers use domain controllers for 
their time source.  Among the domain controllers, the one with the PDC 
emulator role is authoritative--this is the one that you should set to 
sync from an external, trusted source.
 
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773013(WS.10).aspx
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042/
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/time_w32tm.mspx?mfr=true
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773263(WS.10).aspx


--
Richard D. McClary
Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group
ASPCA®
 

John Hornbuckle  wrote on 01/07/2010 
08:37:21 AM:

> I received a complaint from one of my users that the time on her 
> computer is four minutes behind actual time. And she's right--I've 
> noticed myself that all of our computers are four minutes behind.
> 
> I've never messed with the time features in Windows, so I'm not sure
> how to correct this. From what I can tell, it client machines update
> their time from their site's domain controller. Since this is 
> happening at multiple sites, the time on all sites' DCs appears to 
> be four minutes behind. But where do the domain controllers get 
> THEIR time from?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> John Hornbuckle
> MIS Department
> Taylor County School District
> www.taylor.k12.fl.us
> 
> 
> 
> NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written 
> communications to or from this entity are public records that will 
> be disclosed to the public and the media upon request. E-mail 
> communications may be subject to public disclosure.
> 
> 
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~
> 

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

RE: Time

[Michael B. Smith]

The DC holding the PDC FSMO role.

-Original Message-
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:37 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Time

I received a complaint from one of my users that the time on her computer is 
four minutes behind actual time. And she's right--I've noticed myself that all 
of our computers are four minutes behind.

I've never messed with the time features in Windows, so I'm not sure how to 
correct this. From what I can tell, it client machines update their time from 
their site's domain controller. Since this is happening at multiple sites, the 
time on all sites' DCs appears to be four minutes behind. But where do the 
domain controllers get THEIR time from?




John Hornbuckle
MIS Department
Taylor County School District
www.taylor.k12.fl.us



NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written communications to 
or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the public and 
the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to public 
disclosure.


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


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

Time

[John Hornbuckle]

I received a complaint from one of my users that the time on her computer is 
four minutes behind actual time. And she's right--I've noticed myself that all 
of our computers are four minutes behind.

I've never messed with the time features in Windows, so I'm not sure how to 
correct this. From what I can tell, it client machines update their time from 
their site's domain controller. Since this is happening at multiple sites, the 
time on all sites' DCs appears to be four minutes behind. But where do the 
domain controllers get THEIR time from?




John Hornbuckle
MIS Department
Taylor County School District
www.taylor.k12.fl.us



NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written communications to 
or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the public and 
the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to public 
disclosure.


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

Process Monitor

[David W. McSpadden]

I read the procmon would show me the access rights to a file so I could lock a 
server/computer down to the minimum required perms.  I have it downloaded and 
running but I don't see anything about perms???
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~   ~

RE: SHDOCVW.DLL disappearing from Windows XP Pro (Vipre Enterprise)

[John Aldrich]

Well, I replaced the file on the affected machine with one from my PC and it
has not had a problem since. I just thought I'd throw it out here in case
anyone has the same problem. J

 

John-AldrichTile-Tools

 

From: Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 7:54 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: SHDOCVW.DLL disappearing from Windows XP Pro (Vipre Enterprise)

 

Since it is Vipre try submitting it to Sunbelt for testing evaluation.  They
seem to be quick and accurate with fixes.

 

Jon

On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Ziots, Edward  wrote:

http://www.slavasoft.com/fsum/index.htm

 

Z

 

So basically you are going to have to know your patch level on that machine,
and research the patches to see which one updates this DLL to 6.0.2900.5512
( which you said yours is at) 

 

Then download that patch, extract the dll, and hash it and compare the
hashes. If they are both the same then you know the file hasn't been
modified, but if they aren't then you might be dealing with something rogue
within the dll itself, which you would need visual studio/basic to
disassemble the DLL and compare the guts of the DLL internals for both the
downloaded dll and the system dll there to determine if there is some rogue
code that is triggering it, or if it's a false positive by the Vipre. 

 

 

Edward Ziots

Network Engineer

Lifespan Organization

MCSE,MCSA,MCP+I, ME, CCA, Security +, Network +

ezi...@lifespan.org

Phone:401-639-3505

  _  

From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 9:18 AM 


To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: SHDOCVW.DLL disappearing from Windows XP Pro (Vipre Enterprise)

 

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll check it out.  The version on my system (NOT
the one having problems) is 6.0.2900.5512. I don't have the fsum app, so I
can't say what the checksum is. Can you advise where to get that?

 

John-AldrichTile-Tools

 

From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:ezi...@lifespan.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 9:12 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: SHDOCVW.DLL disappearing from Windows XP Pro (Vipre Enterprise)

 

John, 

 

I am going to assume that you are running XP SP3, what is the version of
that shdocvw.dll? 

 

I have 6.0.2900.5580

Its SHA1 hash is the following: 

C:\WINDOWS\system32>fsum -sha1 shdocvw.dll

 

; SlavaSoft Optimizing Checksum Utility - fsum 2.5 http://www.slavasoft.com/> >

;

; Generated on 01/06/10 at 09:04:01

;

557776093fc907a1efd708c5251969eec4a7d5d2 ?SHA1*shdocvw.dll

 

Check the hash on your dll, and make sure it is the same. ( You will need a
pristine system patched to the latest baseline) and verify it's the same. If
it isn't, then something is going awry. 

 

The dll is the shell doc object and control library dll. 

 

Per the process explorer you can see which executables this dll is invoked
in. 

 

By default its explorer.exe, Winword, outlook, mstsc ( remote desktop
connection)

 

I would also check these version and make sure they also hash the same way. 

 

Z

 

Edward Ziots

Network Engineer

Lifespan Organization

MCSE,MCSA,MCP+I, ME, CCA, Security +, Network +

ezi...@lifespan.org

Phone:401-639-3505

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From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 8:50 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: SHDOCVW.DLL disappearing from Windows XP Pro (Vipre Enterprise)

 

I have Vipre Enterprise and on one of the client machines the critical
system file shdocvw.dll (Windows XP Pro) has disappeared twice after Vipre
detects SearchMiracle.EliteBar. I'm not sure the two are related, but it's
awfully suspicious to me that this is happening. The first time it happened,
I was out of the office and couldn't get to the machine until the next day,
so the user lost the use of his computer for half a day. The second time
(yesterday afternoon) the user notified me just about quitting time that
Vipre was telling him it needed to reboot to finish cleaning itself of an
infestation. I told him to reboot and when we tried to log in after it came
back up, the desktop was bare - not even a taskbar. Fortunately, CTL+ALT+DEL
worked and I was able to pull up a command prompt and repair the damage
(again.)

 

Anyone seen this behavior? Is it a false positive? Should I put that file in
the "admin known good" section on the server so Vipre will leave it alone? 

 

FWIW, I posted a similar topic on the Vipre Enterprise support forum. Just
thought I'd post it here as well so anyone who has a similar problem can fix
it like I did - I copied the relevant file off my desktop machine and put it
on the affected machine, and miracle of miracles, I was able to launch
Explorer.exe and the desktop reappeared. J

 

John-AldrichTile-Tools

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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RE: HP 2430n printing issue

[Miller Bonnie L .]

If you make another queue to that printer from a different server (or 
workstation if it's direct), loading the same driver, does the problem still 
happen?  This should narrow down if it's really something in the queue/driver 
config, or something with the printer itself.  If it still happens, I'd look 
for the cold reset option on the printer to see if it still does it from 
factory defaults (plus your network config).

-Bonnie

On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 5:24 PM, Joseph L. Casale 
mailto:jcas...@activenetwerx.com>> wrote:
Well, I can't argue against, but with excel open, when you toggle from this 
2430n to another and print again, it works?
There's no change from the user perspective of any settings and the conf pages 
printed to both are identical!

Odd...

jlc

From: Phillip Partipilo [mailto:p...@psnet.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 2:27 PM

To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: HP 2430n printing issue

Could the driver perhaps be printing the document as an image, versus vectors?  
i.e., when something doesn't print correctly from Adobe Reader, you have an 
option to "print as image" which will rasterize all vectors/curves/fonts in the 
document.  Perhaps its rasterizing with a nearest-neighbor resizing algorithm 
which would cause fine gridlines to disappear.  I dunno, just an idea.



Phillip Partipilo
Parametric Solutions Inc.
Jupiter, Florida
(561) 747-6107


From: Joseph L. Casale 
[mailto:jcas...@activenetwerx.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 1:56 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: HP 2430n printing issue

I have one of these amongst several that misses a repeatable pattern of 
gridlines when printing from excel.
It's a perfect pattern that almost looks intentional but the same doc printed 
to the other prints them all.

Firmware and driver are all the same, I'm lost where else to look? All the 
settings (though not likely relevant) in jetdirect webadmin are the same.

Anyone seen this?

Thanks!
jlc






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RE: How long to get a server?

[Adam Buckland]

Have given up on Dell, now just buy cheap HP servers from a reseller...
add own memory and disks with the prices cheaper than Dell I have a hot
spare (well slightly warm) Basic HP kit is on next day delivery.

 

Dell are having big problems at the moment, they sent people Xmas cards
to give to people they had promised laptops that would be there before
Xmas

 

 

Cheers

 

Adam.

 

 

From: Matt Plahtinsky [mailto:cbusitl...@gmail.com] 
Sent: 06 January 2010 13:50
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: How long to get a server?

 

So how long does it take to get a server after you order one?  I ordered
two servers (nothing special) from Dell for a small business that I am
supporting.  Rep said it would take 7-14 days max to build and would
then overnight the servers to me.  That was a month and a half ago.  We
have got 4 notices that the servers have been delayed.  At this
point they are 1 month late and we just got another delayed notice. 

Just checking to see if this is within what you all would consider a
acceptable time frame for getting a servers.   I have recently started
on a Disaster Recovery plan that if our building should burn down or
servers get stolen that we would order new ones from Dell, however if
the business was down for a month and a half while we were waiting for
servers I would be out of a job..   Going to have to rethink the DR
plan for servers as I guess getting new ones in a day or two is out of
the question

I wander if I would get faster service if I was an Enterprise size
company instead of an SMB

Thanks

Matt

 

 

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