Re: Server login reporting

[Gavin Wilby]

I struggling with this really.

I still dont get how this can be parsed to a emailed report of what I want.

I dont need to know successful null sessions for example.

I just need to know when any user tries to log into the DC, and then tell
mw what account and where from.

Gavin.

On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Christopher Bodnar <
christopher_bod...@glic.com> wrote:

> I think the OP mentioned this was a 2008 DC. These are the event ID's for
> 2003, in 2008 they are different.
>
> Try this:
>
>
> http://www.ultimatewindowssecurity.com/securitylog/encyclopedia/event.aspx?eventID=4624
>
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> From:Webster 
> To:"NT System Admin Issues"  >
> Date:12/04/2012 06:36 PM
> Subject:RE: Server login reporting
> --
>
>
>
> This should help you out.
>
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc787567(v=ws.10).aspx
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Webster
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com ]
> Subject: Re: Server login reporting
>
> OK,
>
> I understand what your all saying but the server in question shows 100's
> if not 1000's of logon events.
>
> How to I ascertain which ones are true user logons to the servers console?
>
> Gavin.
>
> On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 10:48 PM, Kim Longenbaugh 
> wrote:
> > Great minds.
> >
> >
> >
> > From: Joseph L. Casale 
> > [mailto:jcas...@activenetwerx.com
> ]
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 4:33 PM
> >
> >
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > Subject: RE: Server login reporting
> >
> >
> >
> >>I know the sec log shows this, but its a nightmare to go through.
> >
> > Its really not, you can use the UI to actually build a query.
> >
> >
> >
> > Open up the mmc, click "Attach a Task To this Log..."
> >
> >
> >
> > You'll be shocked how easy it is:) It even has "send an email" as an
> action.
> > Use the query builder to abstract you from the syntax if needed.
>
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Re: Server login reporting

[Gavin Wilby]

OK,

I understand what your all saying but the server in question shows
100's if not 1000's of logon events.

How to I ascertain which ones are true user logons to the servers console?

Gavin.

On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 10:48 PM, Kim Longenbaugh
 wrote:
> Great minds…..
>
>
>
> From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:jcas...@activenetwerx.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 4:33 PM
>
>
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Server login reporting
>
>
>
>>I know the sec log shows this, but its a nightmare to go through.
>
> Its really not, you can use the UI to actually build a query.
>
>
>
> Open up the mmc, click "Attach a Task To this Log..."
>
>
>
> You'll be shocked how easy it is:) It even has "send an email" as an action.
> Use the query builder to abstract you from the syntax if needed.
>
>
>
> jlc
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Re: Multi Account Outlook sent items

[Gavin Wilby]

Correct, the email gets saved to the default sent items folder.

Gavin.

On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Ken Schaefer  wrote:
> Just to clarify:
>
> In Outlook 2010, you have added both mailboxes for the user's profile.
>
> When the user's compose mail there is a drop-down option for the "From" field 
> which allows them to select the appropriate "from:" address. Despite 
> selecting the appropriate From: address, the mail still gets saved in the 
> wrong "Sent Items" folder?
>
> Cheers
> Ken
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, 23 October 2012 9:21 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Multi Account Outlook sent items
>
> Hi,
>
> Sorry, Outlook 2010.
>
> Gavin.
>
> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Ken Schaefer  wrote:
>> What version of Outlook?
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, 23 October 2012 8:36 PM
>> To: NT System Admin Issues
>> Subject: Multi Account Outlook sent items
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> II have an odd issue that I cant seem to get to the bottom of.
>>
>> I have an Exchange 2010 SP2 server, that handles email for two external 
>> domains.
>>
>> Every user has a mailbox on the net work that reflects the "main" domain.
>>
>> There are also other mailboxes on the second domain that certain users have 
>> full access to, and they send emails as the user of that mailbox.
>>
>> What should happene is that when they send as themselves, that sent items go 
>> to the sent items of their email account (which it does), if they send asa 
>> the other account, it should save the sent mail to the sent items of the 
>> second account, it doesnt, it saves it in the sent of the main one.
>>
>> Can someone tell me how to make this work as described, iv only seen this on 
>> a 2010 setup.
>>
>> I have created the Full Access permisions through both the EMC and also 
>> through PowerShell using the follwing command:
>>
>> Add-MailboxPermission alias -User "the user" -AccessRights FullAccess 
>> -AutoMapping:$false, to prevent it advertising the mailbox.
>>
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Re: Multi Account Outlook sent items

[Gavin Wilby]

Hi,

Sorry, Outlook 2010.

Gavin.

On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Ken Schaefer  wrote:
> What version of Outlook?
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, 23 October 2012 8:36 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Multi Account Outlook sent items
>
> Hi,
>
> II have an odd issue that I cant seem to get to the bottom of.
>
> I have an Exchange 2010 SP2 server, that handles email for two external 
> domains.
>
> Every user has a mailbox on the net work that reflects the "main" domain.
>
> There are also other mailboxes on the second domain that certain users have 
> full access to, and they send emails as the user of that mailbox.
>
> What should happene is that when they send as themselves, that sent items go 
> to the sent items of their email account (which it does), if they send asa 
> the other account, it should save the sent mail to the sent items of the 
> second account, it doesnt, it saves it in the sent of the main one.
>
> Can someone tell me how to make this work as described, iv only seen this on 
> a 2010 setup.
>
> I have created the Full Access permisions through both the EMC and also 
> through PowerShell using the follwing command:
>
> Add-MailboxPermission alias -User "the user" -AccessRights FullAccess 
> -AutoMapping:$false, to prevent it advertising the mailbox.
>
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Multi Account Outlook sent items

[Gavin Wilby]

Hi,

II have an odd issue that I cant seem to get to the bottom of.

I have an Exchange 2010 SP2 server, that handles email for two external domains.

Every user has a mailbox on the net work that reflects the "main" domain.

There are also other mailboxes on the second domain that certain users
have full access to, and they send emails as the user of that mailbox.

What should happene is that when they send as themselves, that sent
items go to the sent items of their email account (which it does), if
they send asa the other account, it should save the sent mail to the
sent items of the second account, it doesnt, it saves it in the sent
of the main one.

Can someone tell me how to make this work as described, iv only seen
this on a 2010 setup.

I have created the Full Access permisions through both the EMC and
also through PowerShell using the follwing command:

Add-MailboxPermission alias -User "the user" -AccessRights FullAccess
-AutoMapping:$false, to prevent it advertising the mailbox.

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Proxy server and ISA

[Gavin Wilby]

Hi,

I have implemented an install of GFI Web Monitor on a  server that runs ISA2004.

Due to the fact that the ISA has to be set to require auth, for the
users to get logged, I need to set IE for all users to Bypass Proxy
Connections for Loacl Addresses under the Connections for the LAN.

I can see how to policy this out and I cant find the right key to fix
the registry.

Help please?

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Re: Get external IP from command line

[Gavin Wilby]

Stolen from another website, but this seems to work OK:


Create a file named ip.vbs and copy the following into it:

Option Explicit
Dim http : Set http = CreateObject( "MSXML2.ServerXmlHttp" )
http.Open "GET", "http://whatismyip.org";, False
http.Send
Wscript.Echo http.responseText   'or do whatever you want with it
Set http = Nothing

Execute using

C:\>cscript ip.vbs


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>
> Hi chaps
>
>
>
> Does anyone know of a command line tool that can return the external IP of 
> the machine it’s run on? I need to run a script on some machines and need to 
> note the external IP.
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Another BGINFO question

[Gavin Wilby]

This should be an easy one to someone that knows, how can I insert the AD
computer description into a servers BGINFO screen?

I have to remote into a lot of servers on some sites and it would be useful
to have the description available on the screen as a lot of them dont have
clear computer hostnames.

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Re: BGINFO

[Gavin Wilby]

I have a pretty good config file now, its looks OK on users desktops,
(actually makes it a bit more professional), and has all the pertinant
information that we need.

Things like current logged on user, hostname, diskspace, IP address etc.

Works for us.

Its called on a logon script, and a reg entry that I put in so the users
dont get the EULA to agree to.

G.

On Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 8:32 PM, Steven Peck  wrote:

> We have it in the startup part so it only updates when someone logs on.
> It's only a glance status not a substitute for torubleshooting.
>
> We have
> Server Name:
> Server Domain: (Dmz's are in work groups and named per DMZ)
> IP Address
>
> This is more for when you are multi-tasking and helps keep you aware of
> which server you are on.
>
> Steven
> On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 5:36 AM, Bob Hartung wrote:
>
>>  I use BGINFO the same way on my servers. I run it with a scheduled task
>> daily so the diskspace available on local drives is always up to date.
>> Having all the system info on the desktop is very handy and often saves
>> having to run several utilities to get the same info.
>>
>> I also have it setup that when I remote into a users PC, logging in as the
>> administrator, I get all the system info on that desktop.
>>
>> --
>>
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>> Wisco Industries, Inc.
>> 736 Janesville St.
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>> *From:* Terry Dickson [mailto:te...@treasurer.state.ks.us]
>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues [mailto:
>> ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com]
>> *Sent:* Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:59:59 -0600
>>
>> *Subject:* RE: BGINFO
>>
>> Well I can think of several things, on some of my servers I have it
>> running on startup for the administrator login. That way the info is right
>> there on the desktop for us to easily see. On others it is not on the
>> desktop but I can easily run it when I want to from the menu.
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Angus Scott-Fleming [mailto:angu...@geoapps.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 3:43 PM
>> To: NT System Admin Issues
>> Subject: Re: BGINFO
>>
>> On 27 Nov 2010 at 9:06, Gavin Wilby wrote:
>>
>> > I really love this little app, and have started to deploy it to
>> > desktops - it makes life a whole lot easier.
>>
>> What do you do with it on the desktops?
>>
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Exchange deleted items clear down

[Gavin Wilby]

On Exchange 2003 is was dead easy to do a policy that would delete items
from users folders (specifically out of the deleted items folder) after a
certain amount of time.

I have a client with very messy users and he wants any email older than 60
days in the Deleted Items to be removed for all users on a 2007 Exchange
server - whats the best way to achive this?

Any pointers would be very helpful.

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Re: BGINFO

[Gavin Wilby]

Ignore that - its a reg key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sysinternals\BGInfo\eulaAccepted

On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 9:06 AM, Gavin Wilby  wrote:

>   Hi,
>
> I really love this little app, and have started to deploy it to desktops -
> it makes life a whole lot easier.
>
> One question, on first run (like all sysinternal apps) it requires for the
> end user to accept the license conditions. Bearing in mind I Do accept them,
> what gets modified to tell the program you have done so, id like it to be
> silent for the end users if at all poosible.
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BGINFO

[Gavin Wilby]

Hi,

I really love this little app, and have started to deploy it to desktops -
it makes life a whole lot easier.

One question, on first run (like all sysinternal apps) it requires for the
end user to accept the license conditions. Bearing in mind I Do accept them,
what gets modified to tell the program you have done so, id like it to be
silent for the end users if at all poosible.

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Re: Finding duplicate files

[Gavin Wilby]

Thanks all for the other suggestions, Ill give them a try and see which one
sits better.

When I find out what worked the best for me Ill post back with information.

G.

On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 8:10 AM, Gavin Wilby  wrote:

> Hi,
>
> It isnt, but thanks for the heads up, it may well be useful I the future.
>
> Gavin.
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 1:54 PM, Miller Bonnie L. <
> mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu> wrote:
>
>>  If that server is R2, you could load up FSRM (File Server Resource
>> Manager) and run a duplicate files report.
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* Thursday, November 04, 2010 3:46 AM
>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>> *Subject:* Finding duplicate files
>>
>>
>>
>> Good morning all,
>>
>>
>>
>> Its been a while since I have had to visit this group, so I apologies in
>> advance for unlurking and coming straight in with a question.
>>
>>
>>
>> I have a 2003 standard file server, and its used in the main for storing
>> photos that the owner takes.
>>
>>
>>
>> These are a mix of CR2, JPG, TIFF and PSD files, depending on the post
>> process (if any).
>>
>>
>>
>> However, its apparent that over the years that files and folders have been
>> duplicated, and the structure is in a right mess.
>>
>>
>>
>> Can anyone recommend a (free) solution that will at least identify any
>> dupes, and allow me to output them to a list, a CSV would be most
>> appropriate.
>>
>>
>>
>> TIA.
>>
>> --
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Re: Finding duplicate files

[Gavin Wilby]

Hi,

It isnt, but thanks for the heads up, it may well be useful I the future.

Gavin.

On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 1:54 PM, Miller Bonnie L. <
mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu> wrote:

>  If that server is R2, you could load up FSRM (File Server Resource
> Manager) and run a duplicate files report.
>
>
>
> *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 04, 2010 3:46 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Finding duplicate files
>
>
>
> Good morning all,
>
>
>
> Its been a while since I have had to visit this group, so I apologies in
> advance for unlurking and coming straight in with a question.
>
>
>
> I have a 2003 standard file server, and its used in the main for storing
> photos that the owner takes.
>
>
>
> These are a mix of CR2, JPG, TIFF and PSD files, depending on the post
> process (if any).
>
>
>
> However, its apparent that over the years that files and folders have been
> duplicated, and the structure is in a right mess.
>
>
>
> Can anyone recommend a (free) solution that will at least identify any
> dupes, and allow me to output them to a list, a CSV would be most
> appropriate.
>
>
>
> TIA.
>
> --
> Gavin Wilby,
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
> GSXR Blog: http://www.eekafreek.com
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
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Re: Finding duplicate files

[Gavin Wilby]

I did find that - as long as it works OK thats fine.

Thanks for the confirmation.

On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 11:05 AM, William Robbins wrote:

> I used this a couple weeks ago:  http://www.easyduplicatefinder.com/
>
>  - WJR
>
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 05:46, Gavin Wilby  wrote:
>
>> Good morning all,
>>
>> Its been a while since I have had to visit this group, so I apologies in
>> advance for unlurking and coming straight in with a question.
>>
>> I have a 2003 standard file server, and its used in the main for storing
>> photos that the owner takes.
>>
>> These are a mix of CR2, JPG, TIFF and PSD files, depending on the post
>> process (if any).
>>
>> However, its apparent that over the years that files and folders have been
>> duplicated, and the structure is in a right mess.
>>
>> Can anyone recommend a (free) solution that will at least identify any
>> dupes, and allow me to output them to a list, a CSV would be most
>> appropriate.
>>
>> TIA.
>>
>> --
>> Gavin Wilby,
>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
>> GSXR Blog: http://www.eekafreek.com
>>
>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
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Finding duplicate files

[Gavin Wilby]

Good morning all,

Its been a while since I have had to visit this group, so I apologies in
advance for unlurking and coming straight in with a question.

I have a 2003 standard file server, and its used in the main for storing
photos that the owner takes.

These are a mix of CR2, JPG, TIFF and PSD files, depending on the post
process (if any).

However, its apparent that over the years that files and folders have been
duplicated, and the structure is in a right mess.

Can anyone recommend a (free) solution that will at least identify any
dupes, and allow me to output them to a list, a CSV would be most
appropriate.

TIA.

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Re: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question

[Gavin Wilby]

Hi Guys,

Thats really useful to know thank you hugely.

Ill take a proper look at the settings of the proxy and try and implemented
as suggested.

Thanks again.

G.

On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 1:48 AM, James Hill wrote:

> We use a .pac file.  Works quite well.  Here's an example that will work
> perfectly for most environments:-
>
> function FindProxyForURL(url, host) {
>
>
> // If URL has no dots in host name, send traffic direct.
>if (isPlainHostName(host))
>return "DIRECT";
>
>
> // If IP address is internal or hostname resolves to internal IP, send
> direct.
>
>var resolved_ip = dnsResolve(host);
>
>if (isInNet(resolved_ip, "10.0.0.0", "255.0.0.0") ||
>isInNet(resolved_ip, "172.16.0.0",  "255.240.0.0") ||
>isInNet(resolved_ip, "192.168.0.0", "255.255.0.0") ||
>isInNet(resolved_ip, "127.0.0.0", "255.255.255.0"))
>return "DIRECT";
>
>
> // All other traffic uses below proxies, in fail-over order.
>return "PROXY yourproxyserver:8080; DIRECT";
> }
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Malcolm Reitz [mailto:malcolm.re...@live.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, 13 July 2010 1:43 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question
>
> That's what I was getting at. Very easy to publish wpad.dat or proxy.pac
> via DHCP option 252 to all clients. Make sure you point to the
> wpad.dat/proxy.pac by FQDN, not IP, so the proxy is gracefully ignored when
> the PC is off the corporate network.
>
> -Malcolm
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 09:27
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question
>
> IMHO, this is not the most effective way of going about it.
>
> I would instead enforce that IE (and if you can, any other browsers) to
> automatically detect proxy settings, then set up
> http://wpad.example.com/wpad.dat, then configure wpad.dat with the
> settings you want.
>
> That way, if the above URL isn't available - because they're outside your
> perimeter, for example - then the browser is free to go direct, and not use
> the proxy.
>
> Kurt
>
> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 04:08, Gavin Wilby  wrote:
> > Good Afternoon all,
> > I have a quick question regarding Internet Proxys.
> > I have a site that has a GPO that forces all users to to run through
> > the Message Labs proxy server. The policy forces it so it cannot be
> > turned off, and there are one or two exceptions in that policy.
> > Now this is all well and good right up until the point that one of the
> > users (a director) takes his laptop out of the building, and then
> > disappears abroad with it without telling us. The internet then stops
> > working for him, as Im guessing that its trying to use a proxy server
> > that it can neither find, nor authenticate to. Due to the policy being
> > forced he, as an end user cant turn it off, and we have resorted to
> > manually changing the registry to get it working again.
> > The GPO mentioned above is of course a USER based policy, so I cant
> > omit his laptop from it, and although I could omit HIM from it, I dont
> > really want to, as it means he has free rein on every PC he logs into.
> > No doubt Im missing something blindingly obvious here, but whats going
> > to be the best solution?
> >
> > --
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> >
> >
> >
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Foundation Server

[Gavin Wilby]

Been looking at this as a way to have a low cost server for things like a
BES or a Mail Archiver.

I understand that it will only accept up to 15 users, but one assumes thats
15 concurrent connections to it, so if I have an enviroment of 30 users, but
only 10 of them have Blackberries it would work OK??

Same for a Mail Archiver, as long as no more than 15 users hit it at once it
would work??

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Re: Server Disk Imaging

[Gavin Wilby]

Isnt getting the installed servers off the datastore to another server the
real PITA with ESXi though?

Gavin.

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 5:57 PM, Charlie Kaiser
wrote:

> +1.
> Even if it's just putting ESXi on each server's bare metal and building the
> server OS on top of that, your recoverability goes WAY up with no
> additional
> infrastructure costs.
>
> ***
> Charlie Kaiser
> charl...@golden-eagle.org
> Kingman, AZ
> ***
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 8:57 AM
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > Subject: Re: Server Disk Imaging
> >
> > Please, I have 10 servers virtualized.  I didn't spend
> > anymore on the two physical servers I have than the 10
> > servers I would've had to purchase without a virtual
> > environment.  In fact, if I had to estimate it, I estimate I
> > spent at least 50% less.  Probably closer to 70%, but 50% is
> > a safe, easy estimate.
> >
> > Most servers aren't doing anything than maing heat and using
> > electricity while they're on.  Unless you're doing some
> > intensive database stuff, hard to justify staying physical nowadays.
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:48 AM, HELP_PC  wrote:
> >
> >
> >   Storagecraft is ,IMO, the best and if you find a good
> > reseller is not so expensive. You may also buy the It edition
> > for a yearly fee and you are able to image unlimited number
> > of machines.
> >   Virtualization for 10 servers requires a very expensive
> > hardware if you are not simply experimenting!
> >
> >   Regards
> >
> >   GuidoElia
> >   HELPPC
> >
> >
> > 
> >
> >   Da: Bob Hartung [mailto:bhart...@wiscoind.com]
> >   Inviato: lunedì 12 luglio 2010 15.31
> >   A: NT System Admin Issues
> >   Oggetto: Server Disk Imaging
> >
> >
> >   I've been looking for a disk imaging solution for the
> > servers on our network. They currently are all Dell PowerEdge
> > servers running Windows 2003. My main goal is to be able to
> > restore a server quickly in the event of a hardware failure,
> > like a RAID card failure that hoses the hard drives.
> >
> >   We use Arcserve for doing nightly backups and as a file
> > by file solution, it's fine. For disaster recovery, it leaves
> > a lot to be desired. It essentially does a reinstall of the
> > operating system and then restores from back. As such, it's
> > not very fast.
> >
> >   I've tried a number of disk imaging software packages.
> > They all can create an image of the server system drive while
> > the server is running and that's great. However, what seems
> > to always be a weak point is restoring from a boot disk.
> >
> >   All the packages have a utility to create a bootable CD
> > but they generally have a problem either accessing the RAID
> > volume or the LAN adapter or both. Whether they use Windows
> > PXE, Linux or DOS, drivers seem to be a problem. It would
> > seem logical that these software packages would have a
> > utility to copy the existing drivers off the system and
> > incorporate them into the BootDisk but none do that I've found.
> >
> >   The only package I've tried so far that seems to work
> > with the couple of servers I've been testing on is Acronis
> > Backup and Recovery for Servers. I'd use this if it weren't
> > so expensive at roughly $1,000 per server.
> >
> >   Anyone using a disk imaging solution they'd care to recommend?
> >
> >   Thanks.
> >
> >
> >   --
> >
> >   Bob Hartung
> >   Wisco Industries, Inc.
> >   736 Janesville St.
> >   Oregon, WI 53575
> >   Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215
> >   Fax: (608) 835-7399
> >   e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com <http://wiscoind.com/>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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Re: Server Disk Imaging

[Gavin Wilby]

Yup - I have restored from all sorts, the most amazing was a DL380G6 to a
Dell Optiplex, this was a SBS2008 system, that came up almost completely
cleanly, I think all that happened was a PCI network card wasn't recognised,
this would have been easily sorted with the driver available at restore
time, but its wasn't really a show stopper.

Ill admit though, in that instance it was just a "lets see if you can" test.

Gavin.

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Jonathan Link wrote:

> It's been a while, but isn't Acronis good about restoring to dissimilar
> hardware?  I mean, isn't that a good feature, maybe even a necesarry one?
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Bob Hartung wrote:
>
>>  I like Acronis but I've seen half a dozen disk imaging software packages
>> that backup everything from Windows 2000 up to Windows 2008 for $50 - $100.
>> They don't make any distinction that it's a workstation or server operating
>> system. They just restore sectors to a drive. An as far as I can see, the
>> only thing separating these packages from Acronis is the bootable media.
>>
>> If I can find a software for our 10 servers that cost a total of $500 -
>> $1000 instead of $10,000 that seems worth pursuing.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Bob Hartung
>> Wisco Industries, Inc.
>> 736 Janesville St.
>> Oregon, WI 53575
>> Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215
>> Fax: (608) 835-7399
>> e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com
>>
>> --
>> *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
>>
>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues [mailto:
>> ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com]
>> *Sent:* Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:13:07 -0500
>>
>> *Subject:* Re: Server Disk Imaging
>>
>> For what its worth, Acronis is worth every penny of what it costs.
>>
>> That 1000 bucks, when you actually really need it, say for a complelty
>> popped server, is nothing…
>>
>> You might guess I am a fan, but to be honest, I wouldnt even consider
>> another image based backup product over Acronis now we have used it on a few
>> sites.
>>
>> Its not just the DR to consider, as its so quick to image and bare metal
>> restore a server, for testing purposes etc its excellent. Why do an install
>> on a live server when you can simply do it on a copy?
>>
>> Gavin.
>>
>>  On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 2:40 PM,  wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Well, it seems nearly all "Image a server and be able to restore it"
>>> products all run about $1000 a pop.
>>>
>>> Check out UltraBac Gold.  They are staking their reputation on their
>>> ability to do "live" images, and then to restore to any machine (bare
>>> metal).  They also have (you guessed - additional license) a product which
>>> will create the image directly to a virtual machine.  SO, if the server
>>> blows, one simply brings the VM on line.
>>>
>>> We have one Gold license and do not have the VM product.  We have a VM
>>> "ready", but the restore for us would be a two-step process.
>>>
>>> Anyway, their "preview" product is the full product (ALL licenses good)
>>> but is time-limited (ie, 2-4 weeks).
>>>
>>> They're definely worth a look!
>>>
>>> http://www.ultrabac.com
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>>>
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Re: Remote shutdown question...

[Gavin Wilby]

Can you shut down other servers OK in the same way?

Gavin.

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 3:11 PM, Jim Holmgren wrote:

>  I’m trying to run shutdown.exe /r /m *\\hostname*  to remotely shut down
> a member server (2003 R2) from my Windows 7 machine.  I keep getting the
> following error:
>
> The entered computer name is not valid or remote shutdown is not supported on 
> the target computer. Check the name and then try again or
> contact your system administrator.(53)
>
> Windows firewall is turned off / disabled and I’m running the command
> prompt as a domain admin account.  Found multiple references to the issue
> via Google – but no resolution.  I have tried specifying hostname/IP/FQDN
> – no change.
>
> Anyone have an idea?
>
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Re: Server Disk Imaging

[Gavin Wilby]

For what its worth, Acronis is worth every penny of what it costs.

That 1000 bucks, when you actually really need it, say for a complelty
popped server, is nothing…

You might guess I am a fan, but to be honest, I wouldnt even consider
another image based backup product over Acronis now we have used it on a few
sites.

Its not just the DR to consider, as its so quick to image and bare metal
restore a server, for testing purposes etc its excellent. Why do an install
on a live server when you can simply do it on a copy?

Gavin.

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 2:40 PM,  wrote:

>
> Well, it seems nearly all "Image a server and be able to restore it"
> products all run about $1000 a pop.
>
> Check out UltraBac Gold.  They are staking their reputation on their
> ability to do "live" images, and then to restore to any machine (bare
> metal).  They also have (you guessed - additional license) a product which
> will create the image directly to a virtual machine.  SO, if the server
> blows, one simply brings the VM on line.
>
> We have one Gold license and do not have the VM product.  We have a VM
> "ready", but the restore for us would be a two-step process.
>
> Anyway, their "preview" product is the full product (ALL licenses good) but
> is time-limited (ie, 2-4 weeks).
>
> They're definely worth a look!
>
> http://www.ultrabac.com
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> "Bob Hartung"  wrote on 07/12/2010 08:30:56 AM:
>
>
> > I've been looking for a disk imaging solution for the servers on our
> > network. They currently are all Dell PowerEdge servers running
> > Windows 2003. My main goal is to be able to restore a server quickly
> > in the event of a hardware failure, like a RAID card failure that
> > hoses the hard drives.
> >
> > We use Arcserve for doing nightly backups and as a file by file
> > solution, it's fine. For disaster recovery, it leaves a lot to be
> > desired. It essentially does a reinstall of the operating system and
> > then restores from back. As such, it's not very fast.
> >
> > I've tried a number of disk imaging software packages. They all can
> > create an image of the server system drive while the server is
> > running and that's great. However, what seems to always be a weak
> > point is restoring from a boot disk.
> >
> > All the packages have a utility to create a bootable CD but they
> > generally have a problem either accessing the RAID volume or the LAN
> > adapter or both. Whether they use Windows PXE, Linux or DOS, drivers
> > seem to be a problem. It would seem logical that these software
> > packages would have a utility to copy the existing drivers off the
> > system and incorporate them into the BootDisk but none do that I've
> found.
> >
> > The only package I've tried so far that seems to work with the
> > couple of servers I've been testing on is Acronis Backup and
> > Recovery for Servers. I'd use this if it weren't so expensive at
> > roughly $1,000 per server.
> >
> > Anyone using a disk imaging solution they'd care to recommend?
> >
> > Thanks.
>
> >
> > --
> >
> > Bob Hartung
> > Wisco Industries, Inc.
> > 736 Janesville St.
> > Oregon, WI 53575
> > Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215
> > Fax: (608) 835-7399
> > e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>


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Re: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question

[Gavin Wilby]

Noone else uses the proxy outside of the office, as he is the only one with
a domain connected laptop.

All other users are static.

Gavin.

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Maglinger, Paul wrote:

>  And other users are able to connect just fine when they are out of the
> office?  Is he running the local firewall on his system and possibly blocked
> your proxy?
>
>
>
> *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, July 12, 2010 7:16 AM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question
>
>
>
> Hi Paul,
>
>
>
> At the moment its one user yes, the problem occurs when he leaves the
> Company LAN, so he then looses his Internet regardless of  the network he
> uses.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Maglinger, Paul 
> wrote:
>
> So this just the one user and is it anywhere he uses it where he’s not in
> your building, or is it a problem just where he is staying?
>
>
>
> *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, July 12, 2010 6:08 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question
>
>
>
> Good Afternoon all,
>
>
>
> I have a quick question regarding Internet Proxys.
>
>
>
> I have a site that has a GPO that forces all users to to run through the
> Message Labs proxy server. The policy forces it so it cannot be turned off,
> and there are one or two exceptions in that policy.
>
>
>
> Now this is all well and good right up until the point that one of the
> users (a director) takes his laptop out of the building, and then disappears
> abroad with it without telling us. The internet then stops working for him,
> as Im guessing that its trying to use a proxy server that it can neither
> find, nor authenticate to. Due to the policy being forced he, as an end user
> cant turn it off, and we have resorted to manually changing the registry to
> get it working again.
>
>
>
> The GPO mentioned above is of course a USER based policy, so I cant omit
> his laptop from it, and although I could omit HIM from it, I dont really
> want to, as it means he has free rein on every PC he logs into.
>
>
>
> No doubt Im missing something blindingly obvious here, but whats going to
> be the best solution?
>
> --
> Gavin Wilby,
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Gavin Wilby,
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>


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~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
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Re: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question

[Gavin Wilby]

Hi Paul,

At the moment its one user yes, the problem occurs when he leaves the
Company LAN, so he then looses his Internet regardless of  the network he
uses.


On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Maglinger, Paul wrote:

>  So this just the one user and is it anywhere he uses it where he’s not in
> your building, or is it a problem just where he is staying?
>
>
>
> *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, July 12, 2010 6:08 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question
>
>
>
> Good Afternoon all,
>
>
>
> I have a quick question regarding Internet Proxys.
>
>
>
> I have a site that has a GPO that forces all users to to run through the
> Message Labs proxy server. The policy forces it so it cannot be turned off,
> and there are one or two exceptions in that policy.
>
>
>
> Now this is all well and good right up until the point that one of the
> users (a director) takes his laptop out of the building, and then disappears
> abroad with it without telling us. The internet then stops working for him,
> as Im guessing that its trying to use a proxy server that it can neither
> find, nor authenticate to. Due to the policy being forced he, as an end user
> cant turn it off, and we have resorted to manually changing the registry to
> get it working again.
>
>
>
> The GPO mentioned above is of course a USER based policy, so I cant omit
> his laptop from it, and although I could omit HIM from it, I dont really
> want to, as it means he has free rein on every PC he logs into.
>
>
>
> No doubt Im missing something blindingly obvious here, but whats going to
> be the best solution?
>
> --
> Gavin Wilby,
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>


-- 
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question

[Gavin Wilby]

Good Afternoon all,

I have a quick question regarding Internet Proxys.

I have a site that has a GPO that forces all users to to run through the
Message Labs proxy server. The policy forces it so it cannot be turned off,
and there are one or two exceptions in that policy.

Now this is all well and good right up until the point that one of the users
(a director) takes his laptop out of the building, and then disappears
abroad with it without telling us. The internet then stops working for him,
as Im guessing that its trying to use a proxy server that it can neither
find, nor authenticate to. Due to the policy being forced he, as an end user
cant turn it off, and we have resorted to manually changing the registry to
get it working again.

The GPO mentioned above is of course a USER based policy, so I cant omit his
laptop from it, and although I could omit HIM from it, I dont really want
to, as it means he has free rein on every PC he logs into.

No doubt Im missing something blindingly obvious here, but whats going to be
the best solution?

-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: Domain controllers, what is supposed to happen.

[Gavin Wilby]

Of course, and DNS being such a new protocol and all that ;)

2010/4/21 Andrew Levicki 

> It is getting on a bit now, don't forget!
>
>
> On 21 April 2010 22:40, Gavin Wilby  wrote:
>
>> Fair enough - if correct though, your right XP is stupid.
>>
>> Gavin.
>>
>>   On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Michael B. Smith <
>> mich...@smithcons.com> wrote:
>>
>>>That’s the way it works in Vista/Win7. I’m not sure that’s the way it
>>> works in XP. I think that XP is stupid - if it gets a response from a
>>> server, it uses that one server throughout an entire boot cycle.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This is just a vague memory though. I’ve not supported XP in several
>>> years.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Michael B. Smith
>>>
>>> Consultant and Exchange MVP
>>>
>>> http://TheEssentialExchange.com <http://theessentialexchange.com/>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 21, 2010 9:30 AM
>>>
>>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>>> *Subject:* Re: Domain controllers, what is supposed to happen.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Surely though if you have a pri and secondary DNS server, that after DNS1
>>> times out on resolution then DNS2 will then be queried?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Carol Fee  wrote:
>>>
>>> +1 on that.  I think if the XP workstation had been rebooted, it would
>>> have been just fine.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *CFee*
>>>
>>> *From:* Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com]
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 21, 2010 9:24 AM
>>>
>>>
>>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>>>
>>> *Subject:* RE: Domain controllers, what is supposed to happen.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It’s possible that XP may require a reboot before it retires an
>>> unreachable DNS server. I dunno. But it should work just fine.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Michael B. Smith
>>>
>>> Consultant and Exchange MVP
>>>
>>> http://TheEssentialExchange.com <http://theessentialexchange.com/>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* Reimer, Mark [mailto:mark.rei...@prairie.edu]
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 21, 2010 9:15 AM
>>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>>> *Subject:* Domain controllers, what is supposed to happen.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sorry, long email.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Windows 2003 Native Domain, two domain controllers, server1 and server2.
>>> Workstations are primarily XP, some Windows 7. Other servers (file server,
>>> email etc) are all Windows 2003. We have about 150 workstations.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We have AD DNS, and WINS. Server1 has FSMO roles Infrastructure Master,
>>> PDC Emulator, RID Master. Server2 has FSMO roles Domain Naming Master,
>>> Schema Master. Both are GC’s.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In the DHCP settings workstations get both server’s IP’s as DNS. Server2
>>> is listed first, then server1. Primary WINS server is server1, secondary is
>>> Server2.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Last night Server1 went down. It was off hours, but I got a call from
>>> some late night worker (using XP), saying they couldn’t do anything.
>>> Couldn’t reach any of the servers, or internet. I was able to get the server
>>> going again (bad memory chip, so I just took it out).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I thought that if one server went down, the DNS/WINS look up would go to
>>> the other server. But it might be slower (note, I didn’t try any of this,
>>> just going on what the user said). Comments?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If I didn’t get Server1 running again, what should I have done? I assume
>>> I should do the following.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 1.   Seize the FSMO roles from server1, and put them on server2.
>>>
>>> 2.   Change DHCP so Primary WINS server is server2. Maybe even take
>>> out Server1 as DNS/WINS possibilities.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Then work on getting Server1 running again, or replacing it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Did I miss anything?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help and insight you can give.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gavin Wilby,
>>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
>>> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Gavin Wilby,
>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
>> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>  --
> Kind regards,
>
> Andrew Levicki
> ルビッキー アンドルュー
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> MCITP Enterprise Administrator on Windows Server 2008
> MCITP Enterprise Messaging Administrator on Exchange Server 2007
> Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) on Windows Server 2003
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> ITILv3
>
>
>
>
>
>


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~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: Domain controllers, what is supposed to happen.

[Gavin Wilby]

Fair enough - if correct though, your right XP is stupid.

Gavin.

On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Michael B. Smith wrote:

>  That’s the way it works in Vista/Win7. I’m not sure that’s the way it
> works in XP. I think that XP is stupid – if it gets a response from a
> server, it uses that one server throughout an entire boot cycle.
>
>
>
> This is just a vague memory though. I’ve not supported XP in several years.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Michael B. Smith
>
> Consultant and Exchange MVP
>
> http://TheEssentialExchange.com <http://theessentialexchange.com/>
>
>
>
> *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 21, 2010 9:30 AM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Domain controllers, what is supposed to happen.
>
>
>
> Surely though if you have a pri and secondary DNS server, that after DNS1
> times out on resolution then DNS2 will then be queried?
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Carol Fee  wrote:
>
> +1 on that.  I think if the XP workstation had been rebooted, it would have
> been just fine.
>
>
>
> *CFee*
>
> *From:* Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 21, 2010 9:24 AM
>
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>
> *Subject:* RE: Domain controllers, what is supposed to happen.
>
>
>
> It’s possible that XP may require a reboot before it retires an unreachable
> DNS server. I dunno. But it should work just fine.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Michael B. Smith
>
> Consultant and Exchange MVP
>
> http://TheEssentialExchange.com <http://theessentialexchange.com/>
>
>
>
> *From:* Reimer, Mark [mailto:mark.rei...@prairie.edu]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 21, 2010 9:15 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Domain controllers, what is supposed to happen.
>
>
>
> Sorry, long email.
>
>
>
> Windows 2003 Native Domain, two domain controllers, server1 and server2.
> Workstations are primarily XP, some Windows 7. Other servers (file server,
> email etc) are all Windows 2003. We have about 150 workstations.
>
>
>
> We have AD DNS, and WINS. Server1 has FSMO roles Infrastructure Master, PDC
> Emulator, RID Master. Server2 has FSMO roles Domain Naming Master, Schema
> Master. Both are GC’s.
>
>
>
> In the DHCP settings workstations get both server’s IP’s as DNS. Server2 is
> listed first, then server1. Primary WINS server is server1, secondary is
> Server2.
>
>
>
> Last night Server1 went down. It was off hours, but I got a call from some
> late night worker (using XP), saying they couldn’t do anything. Couldn’t
> reach any of the servers, or internet. I was able to get the server going
> again (bad memory chip, so I just took it out).
>
>
>
> I thought that if one server went down, the DNS/WINS look up would go to
> the other server. But it might be slower (note, I didn’t try any of this,
> just going on what the user said). Comments?
>
>
>
> If I didn’t get Server1 running again, what should I have done? I assume I
> should do the following.
>
>
>
> 1.   Seize the FSMO roles from server1, and put them on server2.
>
> 2.   Change DHCP so Primary WINS server is server2. Maybe even take
> out Server1 as DNS/WINS possibilities.
>
>
>
> Then work on getting Server1 running again, or replacing it.
>
>
>
> Did I miss anything?
>
>
>
> Thanks for any help and insight you can give.
>
>
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Gavin Wilby,
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>


-- 
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GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: Spontaneous server reboots

[Gavin Wilby]

Was going to be my suggestion!

On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 12:41 AM, Mike Gill wrote:

>  Check for bad caps on the motherboard?
>
>
>
> --
> Mike Gill
>
>
>
> *From:* Kyle Plummer [mailto:kplum...@nje.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 20, 2010 3:46 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Spontaneous server reboots
>
>
>
> I have an HP DL380G4 server that randomly reboots. At first I suspected an
> issue with Windows. However, I booted into the BIOS and let it sit there for
> a few minutes. Again at random intervals the system will reboot. Sometimes I
> can’t even get all the way into the BIOS.
>
>
>
> I replaced the memory modules with new ones (twice, just to be sure) –
> still reboots randomly even from the BIOS. I suspect an issue with the
> motherboard. Any other possible causes, or has anyone experienced this with
> the G4’s? It had run for about four years prior with no issue until this
> started. No other hardware changes or updates to the BIOS have been done in
> the last year (only Windows patches).
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>
>
> Kyle B. Plummer
>
>
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GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
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Re: Domain controllers, what is supposed to happen.

[Gavin Wilby]

Surely though if you have a pri and secondary DNS server, that after DNS1
times out on resolution then DNS2 will then be queried?



On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Carol Fee  wrote:

>  +1 on that.  I think if the XP workstation had been rebooted, it would
> have been just fine.
>
>
>
> *CFee*
>
> *From:* Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 21, 2010 9:24 AM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* RE: Domain controllers, what is supposed to happen.
>
>
>
> It’s possible that XP may require a reboot before it retires an unreachable
> DNS server. I dunno. But it should work just fine.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Michael B. Smith
>
> Consultant and Exchange MVP
>
> http://TheEssentialExchange.com <http://theessentialexchange.com/>
>
>
>
> *From:* Reimer, Mark [mailto:mark.rei...@prairie.edu]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 21, 2010 9:15 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Domain controllers, what is supposed to happen.
>
>
>
> Sorry, long email.
>
>
>
> Windows 2003 Native Domain, two domain controllers, server1 and server2.
> Workstations are primarily XP, some Windows 7. Other servers (file server,
> email etc) are all Windows 2003. We have about 150 workstations.
>
>
>
> We have AD DNS, and WINS. Server1 has FSMO roles Infrastructure Master, PDC
> Emulator, RID Master. Server2 has FSMO roles Domain Naming Master, Schema
> Master. Both are GC’s.
>
>
>
> In the DHCP settings workstations get both server’s IP’s as DNS. Server2 is
> listed first, then server1. Primary WINS server is server1, secondary is
> Server2.
>
>
>
> Last night Server1 went down. It was off hours, but I got a call from some
> late night worker (using XP), saying they couldn’t do anything. Couldn’t
> reach any of the servers, or internet. I was able to get the server going
> again (bad memory chip, so I just took it out).
>
>
>
> I thought that if one server went down, the DNS/WINS look up would go to
> the other server. But it might be slower (note, I didn’t try any of this,
> just going on what the user said). Comments?
>
>
>
> If I didn’t get Server1 running again, what should I have done? I assume I
> should do the following.
>
>
>
> 1.   Seize the FSMO roles from server1, and put them on server2.
>
> 2.   Change DHCP so Primary WINS server is server2. Maybe even take
> out Server1 as DNS/WINS possibilities.
>
>
>
> Then work on getting Server1 running again, or replacing it.
>
>
>
> Did I miss anything?
>
>
>
> Thanks for any help and insight you can give.
>
>
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>


-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Printer managment

[Gavin Wilby]

Hi All,

I have taken over yet another site of around 50 users, all on XP
workstations. They have a 2003 server that acts as a DC, and file and print
server.

They have around 20 odd network printers scattered over 4 floors, that have
all sorts of names and network addresses.

I want to rename them logically and give them all static addresses in order
of their name, so Laser 1 would be 192.168.100.201 for example.

Normally we would just rename the printer, change the IP address of it and
then manually remove the old queue from the relavant PC's and reattch the
new queue by connecting to \\server\laser1 .

I feel there must be a better and less disruptive way of doing this,... what
do you guys do when managing large organisations?

-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: Outlook 2003 Macro

[Gavin Wilby]

Art,

Getting nowhere fast, but if you happen to recall how you did it that would
be really helpful please.

Gavin.

On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 4:29 PM, Art DeKneef  wrote:

>  It has been several years but I did something similar to this for a
> company that would send out a email already configured with the basic info
> except for the person’s name it was being sent to. Kind of like an automated
> response form.
>
>
>
> It was set up so all that needed to be done was for a button on the toolbar
> to be clicked, up popped the new email and the employee entered the
> recipients email address, name and a couple of lines and hit send.
>
>
>
> I don’t have the document I used for reference nor remember where I got it
> from any more but it is doable. I’m getting ready to head out to client
> sites so I can look a little more later if you don’t find what you are
> looking for.
>
>
>
> Art
>
>
>
> *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, April 16, 2010 1:50 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Outlook 2003 Macro
>
>
>
> :)
>
>
>
> Funny how I post and then Google comes good
>
>
>
> I can use this to make the email generation work:
>
>
>
> *Sub NewMail()**
> Dim objOLApp As Outlook.Application
> Dim NewMail As Outlook.MailItem
> Set objOLApp = New Outlook.Application
> Set NewMail = objOLApp.CreateItem(olMailItem)
> NewMail.SentOnBehalfOfName = **j...@domain.com* 
> *NewMail.Display**
> End Sub*
>
>
>
> So all I need now is the ability to attach a sig to the bottom of it!
>
>
>
> Anyone?
>
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Gavin Wilby 
> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> I hope someone can assist me here, as its kinda outside of my skill set.
>
>
>
> I have a user that has a single exchange server, but 2 domains coming into
> it.
>
>
>
> He runs Outlook 2003, the Exchange server is 2003 standard.
>
>
>
> He needs to be able to send an email as a user on the other email domain,
> but he doesnt want to have to actually remember to always hit the send filed
> of the email and add the user manually.
>
>
>
> To compound matters he has to have a different Outlook Signature, when
> sending as this user.
>
>
>
> What I need I think is a macro, that I can assign a button to, that will
> basically.
>
>- Create a new email
>
>
>- Fill the From field as the user that has the alternate email address.
>
>
>- Automatically pick a sig, and apply it correctly to the new email.
>
>  All he then has to do is write the email and hit send.
>
>
>
> Can anyone help me with this please?
>
>
>
> --
>
> Gavin Wilby,
>
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
>
> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Gavin Wilby,
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>


-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: Outlook 2003 Macro

[Gavin Wilby]

:)

Funny how I post and then Google comes good

I can use this to make the email generation work:

*Sub NewMail()
Dim objOLApp As Outlook.Application
Dim NewMail As Outlook.MailItem
Set objOLApp = New Outlook.Application
Set NewMail = objOLApp.CreateItem(olMailItem)
NewMail.SentOnBehalfOfName = **j...@domain.com* 
*NewMail.Display
End Sub*

**
So all I need now is the ability to attach a sig to the bottom of it!

Anyone?


On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Gavin Wilby  wrote:

>   Hi all,
>
> I hope someone can assist me here, as its kinda outside of my skill set.
>
> I have a user that has a single exchange server, but 2 domains coming into
> it.
>
> He runs Outlook 2003, the Exchange server is 2003 standard.
>
> He needs to be able to send an email as a user on the other email domain,
> but he doesnt want to have to actually remember to always hit the send filed
> of the email and add the user manually.
>
> To compound matters he has to have a different Outlook Signature, when
> sending as this user.
>
> What I need I think is a macro, that I can assign a button to, that will
> basically.
>
>- Create a new email
>- Fill the From field as the user that has the alternate email address.
>- Automatically pick a sig, and apply it correctly to the new email.
>
> All he then has to do is write the email and hit send.
>
> Can anyone help me with this please?
>
> --
> Gavin Wilby,
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>
>
>
>
>
>
>


-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Outlook 2003 Macro

[Gavin Wilby]

Hi all,

I hope someone can assist me here, as its kinda outside of my skill set.

I have a user that has a single exchange server, but 2 domains coming into
it.

He runs Outlook 2003, the Exchange server is 2003 standard.

He needs to be able to send an email as a user on the other email domain,
but he doesnt want to have to actually remember to always hit the send filed
of the email and add the user manually.

To compound matters he has to have a different Outlook Signature, when
sending as this user.

What I need I think is a macro, that I can assign a button to, that will
basically.

   - Create a new email
   - Fill the From field as the user that has the alternate email address.
   - Automatically pick a sig, and apply it correctly to the new email.

All he then has to do is write the email and hit send.

Can anyone help me with this please?

-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

McAfee security scanner

[Gavin Wilby]

Hi,

I keep seeing this turning up on some users desktops. I had a feeling its an
option on an Acrobat download but now Im not sure. Can anyone confirm where
its coming from please?

-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: Office install audit

[Gavin Wilby]

Perfect, many thanks

On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 3:28 PM, Joe Tinney  wrote:

>  ProduKey. Has command line parameters to generate different types of
> files and can use a computer list or the entire domain.
>
>
>
> *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 23, 2010 11:21 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Office install audit
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
>
>
> I need to run something at login that will interrogate a few PC's on a
> domain, and return to me their Office serial number that they have
> installed.
>
>
>
> I realise that Jelly bean can get this off, but I could do with something
> automated?
>
>
>
> Ideas please?
>
> --
> Gavin Wilby,
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>


-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Office install audit

[Gavin Wilby]

Hi,

I need to run something at login that will interrogate a few PC's on a
domain, and return to me their Office serial number that they have
installed.

I realise that Jelly bean can get this off, but I could do with something
automated?

Ideas please?

-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: RMDIR and Wildcards

[Gavin Wilby]

Thanks boys! Thats perfect - cheers :)



On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Tim Evans  wrote:

>  correct, sorry about that.
>
>
>
> ...Tim
>
>
>
> *From:* Crawford, Scott [mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu]
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 14, 2010 8:39 AM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* RE: RMDIR and Wildcards
>
>
>
> You need to throw in a /d if you want to match against directories
>
>
>
> For /d %f in (\directory*) do rd /s "%f"
>
>
>
> *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 14, 2010 10:38 AM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: RMDIR and Wildcards
>
>
>
> Hi Tim,
>
>
>
> Are you sure that syntax is correct, as it doesnt appear to work here :(
>
>
>
> Gavin.
>
> On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 4:25 PM, Tim Evans  wrote:
>
> for %f in (\directory*) do rd /s "%f"
>
>
>
> Add /Q if you're brave and don't want to be prompted for each one
>
>
>
> ...Tim
>
>
>
> *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 14, 2010 8:05 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* RMDIR and Wildcards
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
>
>
> For one reason or another I have a need to automatically remove certain
> directories (full or otherwise) from a few windows server systems.
>
>
>
> As *rmdir \directory* /S *doesnt appear to work, is there any other
> way that this can be batched and scheduled?
>
>
>
> The directories are all called randomnumber.tmp and so I want to wildcard
> the rmdir. Yes, these are directories NOT tmp files.
>
> --
> Gavin Wilby,
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Gavin Wilby,
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
> Sent from Whitehaven, Eng, United Kingdom
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>


-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
Sent from Whitehaven, Eng, United Kingdom

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: RMDIR and Wildcards

[Gavin Wilby]

Hi Tim,

Are you sure that syntax is correct, as it doesnt appear to work here :(

Gavin.

On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 4:25 PM, Tim Evans  wrote:

>  for %f in (\directory*) do rd /s "%f"
>
>
>
> Add /Q if you're brave and don't want to be prompted for each one
>
>
>
> ...Tim
>
>
>
> *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 14, 2010 8:05 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* RMDIR and Wildcards
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
>
>
> For one reason or another I have a need to automatically remove certain
> directories (full or otherwise) from a few windows server systems.
>
>
>
> As *rmdir \directory* /S *doesnt appear to work, is there any other
> way that this can be batched and scheduled?
>
>
>
> The directories are all called randomnumber.tmp and so I want to wildcard
> the rmdir. Yes, these are directories NOT tmp files.
>
> --
> Gavin Wilby,
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>


-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
Sent from Whitehaven, Eng, United Kingdom

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

RMDIR and Wildcards

[Gavin Wilby]

Hi,

For one reason or another I have a need to automatically remove certain
directories (full or otherwise) from a few windows server systems.

As *rmdir \directory* /S *doesnt appear to work, is there any other
way that this can be batched and scheduled?

The directories are all called randomnumber.tmp and so I want to wildcard
the rmdir. Yes, these are directories NOT tmp files.

-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: Quick Exmerge question.

[Gavin Wilby]

Thanks Michael,

That was my concern, Ill have to do a test this weekend to be sure, but I
guess Ill follow your advice with the dual import.

The reason for this is that all old email is going to a mail archiver, but
obviously I dont wish it to effect the contacts.

G.

On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 7:24 PM, Michael B. Smith
wrote:

>  It SHOULD only bring those created/modified this year.
>
> The easy way around this is to run two imports. One for "everything" based
> on the date range, and the second, only for the Contacts folder, without a
> date range, with "Merge" allowed.
>
>  ------
> *From:* Gavin Wilby [gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 05, 2009 10:52 AM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Quick Exmerge question.
>
>   Hi,
>
> If I Exmerge a networks email from Exchange 2003 out to PST files in there
> entirety to a location, bearing in mind that this will go back maybe 7 or 8
> years for some, and then import the PST files back into  a new 2007 Exchange
> server using the import-mail powershell command and set the date range for
> the import  from 1st Jan 2009 to present day.
>  What will happen with their personal contacts?
>
> Will all of them import, or will it take the create date and only bring the
> ones back from this year? And if so, is there an easy way around it?
> --
> Gavin Wilby,
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>


-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

New partition

[Gavin Wilby]

Hi,

I just want to run this past you guys to make sure that what i want to do
today is clear in my head and I havent forgotton anyhting.

I have a SBS2003 server that has a hardwared mirrored drive on it.

The drive is split into a 20GB partition (c:) for the system to live on and
a 50GB partition (e:) for data, and Exchange databases to live on.

Im introducing two new disks as a 72GB mirror to the server. This is to be
the new data store. so what i propose is.


   - Unmount the Exchange stores.
   - Stop any services that are using any files on the e: drive.
   - Make a note of any shares and permissions.
   - Copy all the data from the old e: drive to the new drive (lets just say
   its called z:)
   - When thats done and verified, change the drive letters around so the
   old e: becomes x:, and the old z: becomes the new e:
   - Remount the exchange stores.
   - replace and shares and permissions.
   - Once all checked wipe the x: drive and then extend the c: drive into
   the new space.

 I have two known good backups of the server, but can anyone see any issues
with this process?

-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: IE spell checker

[Gavin Wilby]

Cheers Sam,
They did have GTB, but it had to be removed, but I dont recall what the
reason was now - I may test it again using the Enterprise one and see what,
if anything breaks.

Gavin.

On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 12:09 AM, Sam Cayze  wrote:

>  Forgot the link: <http://toolbar.google.com/T4/enterprise/>
>
> http://toolbar.google.com/T4/enterprise/
>
>
>
>
>  --
> *From:* Sam Cayze
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 29, 2009 6:09 PM
> *To:* 'NT System Admin Issues'
> *Subject:* RE: IE spell checker
>
>  Google Toolbar.  They even have GPO's that allow you to customize the
> toolbar, disable page rank, etc.
>
>  --
> *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 29, 2009 5:53 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* IE spell checker
>
> Hi Guys,
> There seems to be a ton out there but has anyone got any recommends for a
> commercial environment? Id quite like it to work inline (ala Word) so it
> underlines as you type out forms or what not - if it can use the Word
> dictionary, then all the better.
>
> --
> Gavin Wilby,
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
> Sent from Isle Of Man
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>


-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
Sent from Isle Of Man

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: IE spell checker

[Gavin Wilby]

Yeh - found IESpell, there is a commercial version of it, but it wont spell
check "inline".

On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 12:27 AM, Cliff Partlow  wrote:

>  Free for personal use only ..sorry :-)
>
>
>
>
>
> "From The Sunny Side Of The Street!"
>
> Cliff P.
>
>
>
> *From:* Cliff Partlow [mailto:cliff...@cox.net]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 29, 2009 4:25 PM
>
> *To:* 'NT System Admin Issues'
> *Subject:* RE: IE spell checker
>
>
>
> http://www.iespell.com/
>
>
>
> I have used this for years.
>
>
>
>
>
> "From The Sunny Side Of The Street!"
>
> Cliff P.
>
>
>
> *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 29, 2009 3:53 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* IE spell checker
>
>
>
> Hi Guys,
>
>
>
> There seems to be a ton out there but has anyone got any recommends for a
> commercial environment? Id quite like it to work inline (ala Word) so it
> underlines as you type out forms or what not - if it can use the Word
> dictionary, then all the better.
>
> --
> Gavin Wilby,
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
> Sent from Isle Of Man
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>


-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
Sent from Isle Of Man

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

IE spell checker

[Gavin Wilby]

Hi Guys,
There seems to be a ton out there but has anyone got any recommends for a
commercial environment? Id quite like it to work inline (ala Word) so it
underlines as you type out forms or what not - if it can use the Word
dictionary, then all the better.

-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
Sent from Isle Of Man

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: Paging the Powershell gurus

[Gavin Wilby]

Thanks Brian, I should be able to do something with that :)
Any reading recommends for this sort of stuff?

Gavin.

On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 6:41 PM, Brian Desmond wrote:

> $server = Read-Host “Enter server name “




-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: Paging the Powershell gurus

[Gavin Wilby]

To make a little clearer, I want to be able to use this:

*[ps] new-variable servername -value*

But then to be prompted to enter the hostname, so I can then drop the
"servername" into the previous script.



On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Gavin Wilby  wrote:

>   Hi,
>
> I use a anti-spam system that's on a remote server, and so I like to lock
> down my Receive Connectors/ SMTP servers to only accept email from certain
> IP addresses.
>
> I have the following script that kinda does it for me:
>
>
> *[PS] C:\Windows\System32>Set-ReceiveConnector "Windows SBS Internet
> Receive %SERVERNAME%" -RemoteIPRanges (Get-Content
> c:\users\sys_adm\desktop\%youriplist%.txt)*
> its a little bit of a pain though, as I have to have the IP list in a text
> file somewhere and then modify the script to use it. and also the receive
> connector name is never the same so i have to change that in the script.
>
> Id LIKE to have it so it asks for certain variables before it starts, so it
> picks up the right hostname for instance, a little like a set /p does.
>
> Can this be done?
>
> --
> Gavin Wilby,
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>
>
>
>
>
>


-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
Sent from Whitehaven, Eng, United Kingdom

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Paging the Powershell gurus

[Gavin Wilby]

Hi,

I use a anti-spam system that's on a remote server, and so I like to lock
down my Receive Connectors/ SMTP servers to only accept email from certain
IP addresses.

I have the following script that kinda does it for me:


*[PS] C:\Windows\System32>Set-ReceiveConnector "Windows SBS Internet Receive
%SERVERNAME%" -RemoteIPRanges (Get-Content
c:\users\sys_adm\desktop\%youriplist%.txt)*
its a little bit of a pain though, as I have to have the IP list in a text
file somewhere and then modify the script to use it. and also the receive
connector name is never the same so i have to change that in the script.

Id LIKE to have it so it asks for certain variables before it starts, so it
picks up the right hostname for instance, a little like a set /p does.

Can this be done?

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Re: The "Duh" Question of the Day 8/4/09

[Gavin Wilby]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gavsta/3262638773/

On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 3:33 PM, Steven M. Caesare wrote:

>  Old enuff to know better, yet still manage to be an idiot most of the
> time.
>
>
>
> I’ve needed corrective lenses since 7th grade. Glasses for several years,
> then contacts. I had Lasik a year ago[1]. I need about +2.5 diopters of
> correction in each eye.
>
>
>
> -sc
>
>
>
> [1] Lasik rocks.
>
>
>
> *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:17 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: The "Duh" Question of the Day 8/4/09
>
>
>
> Out of curiosity, how old are you?
>
> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 9:31 AM, Steven M. Caesare 
> wrote:
>
> I prefer to shrink the scale on most docs and have _*TWO*_ side by side
> pages.
>
>
>
> Well, actually, that’s a lie. I’m almost always bouncing between multiple
> windows, so when I’m editing I actually have a full height doc (@ 80%)on the
> right and then room on the left to get at other things (CMD windows, emails,
> etc…)
>
>
>
> With a decent resolution monitor, and ClearType enabled, there are very few
> cases where I find I need to use the Office Apps or a browser at 100% scale.
> I find 75-80% works well, and I can usually get a full page in there.
>
>
>
> Ditto for CMD windows…. I permanently crank the font down to a ~9 point(as
> well as go green-on-black) and can get a couple of 50-line tall windows
> rolling without sucking up all the screen real estate.
>
>
>
> Lasik not included.
>
>
>
> -sc
>
>
>
> *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 05, 2009 9:23 AM
>
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: The "Duh" Question of the Day 8/4/09
>
>
>
> Two words: protrait mode.
>
>
>
> I changed my 22" to portrait and have never looked back.  PDF files, page
> at a time and readable.  Websites, no scrolling to get to the bottom (or
> significantly less).  Since most websites are aligned for 1024 horizontal
> resolution, you won't have to scroll left or right.  And, I find I prefer a
> long screen than a wide screen when remoting into servers.
>
> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 9:03 AM, Sherry Abercrombie 
> wrote:
>
> So yesterday afternoon just before I leave for the day, the
> HelpDesk/Desktop lead comes to my cube and asks this question:  "Would you
> be willing to give up one of your 19" monitors for a new 23" monitor?"
> Well DUH.
>
> So now I get to setup my new 23" Samsung monitor.
>
> --
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>
> "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
> Arthur C. Clarke
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Auditing Exchange Public Folders

[Gavin Wilby]

Hello,

My GoogleFoo is failing me here.

I have an Exchange 2003 Standard setup with a few public folders in
it, one being a contacts folder with approx 5000 contacts in it.

I have been informed that a few contacts have disappeared, but of
course noone has deleted them, so the server must have done it!

Is there a way to audit the contacts folder for entry deletion easily,
so if it happens again I can at least show the boss that n user
deleted x entry?

Gavin.

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Re: On the back of the "favorite tools" thread,...

[Gavin Wilby]

+1

Used it a number of times successfully.
Gavin Wilby.
MCSE. MCTS. MCITP. ACSP.
MSN: gavst...@hotmail.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk 


Phillip Partipilo wrote:

  +1 on Easyrecovery.  It's some kind of magic, its saved tail here several
times. Seems to manage to access NTFS structures directly without going
through the OS -  a few instances, Windows has said a disk was blank and
needed to be formatted, and Easyrecovery recovered all the data. Well, the
great majority of it.  Generally it was failing hardware that was causing
those problems.


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

-Original Message-
From: Peter van Houten [mailto:peter...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 2:08 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: On the back of the "favorite tools" thread,...



Easy Recovery. Try before buy:

http://www.ontrackdatarecovery.com/data-recovery-downloads/#data

--
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-Original Message-
From: Don Kuhlman [mailto:drkuhl...@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 1:45 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: On the back of the "favorite tools" thread,...


Anyone have any ideas for rebuilding the MFT after corrupting the primary

  
  and backup version of it on a hard drive for a Toshiba laptop?
  
  
Hoping that if the MFT is gone (both versions) the data is still there and

  
  may be recoverable somehow?
  
  
Thanks

Don K



- Original Message 
From: "Maglinger, Paul"
To: NT System Admin Issues
Sent: Monday, August 3, 2009 3:35:21 PM
Subject: RE: On the back of the "favorite tools" thread,...

To pound on hard drives specifically, I like to use iometer.

http://www.iometer.org/



-Original Message-
From: Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 3:31 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: On the back of the "favorite tools" thread,...

Does anyone here have any decent stress test tools?

When we get a new server we like to soak test it on the bench for a 
couple of days, but what Id like to do is run some tests on it that 
stress the CPU, Memory, HDD's etc...

Does anyone do this, and if so what do you use?

Iv  looked at UBCD, but it has too many things on it really, Id like 
something I can boot the server with and it just gets on with it, it 
would be handy if it runs inside Windows as well as being a boot disk.


  
  
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Re: GPO for a single user

[Gavin Wilby]

He wants to do a GP to a person at an account level, not in the OU that
they reside.

Its not possible.
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Tom Miller wrote:

  
  
You can do a GPO for a user or group.  Remove "authenticated users" and
add the user or group instead to associations within an OU.
  
>>> Ben Scott  8/3/2009 5:26 PM
>>>
Hey list,
  
  To the best of my knowledge, there is no way to create a GPO for a
particular user account.  You can, of course, create a GPO linked to
the OU containing that user account, and then set "permissions" on the
GPO such that only that user has the "Apply Group Policy" permission
for that GPO.  But ultimately, it's still a GPO associated with an OU.
  
  We have occasional "one-off" GPOs.  They get applied to a single
role account used for automation that needs a logoff script custom to
the application.  (We could detect the user name in a more global
logoff script, I suppose, but that's even less elegant.)
  
  I was thinking an individual user GPO would be a convenient feature
to have.  It would be somewhat analogous to the "machine local GPO"
that currently exists for computers.  You can edit that GPO by logging
into the computer and running GPEDIT.MSC.  It applies to the local
machine only.  It would be nice if user accounts had something like
like that.  Maybe a "User GPO" button on the "Account" tab or
whatever.
  
  If someone knows of a better way with existing tools, please feel
free to hit me with a cluebat.
  
  Anyone know how one would submit this as a suggestion to Microsoft?
Last I went looking, msw...@microsoft.com had been shut down.  There
was a sort-of replacement at <http://connect.microsoft.com>,
but it
was aimed at focus groups and beta tests, and didn't have a mechanism
to provide feedback for stuff Microsoft hadn't thought of yet.  (How
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On the back of the "favorite tools" thread,...

[Gavin Wilby]

Does anyone here have any decent stress test tools?

When we get a new server we like to soak test it on the bench for a 
couple of days, but what Id like to do is run some tests on it that 
stress the CPU, Memory, HDD's etc...


Does anyone do this, and if so what do you use?

Iv  looked at UBCD, but it has too many things on it really, Id like 
something I can boot the server with and it just gets on with it, it 
would be handy if it runs inside Windows as well as being a boot disk.


--
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Re: Dumb Exchange Question

[Gavin Wilby]

doh!

That easy huh?

On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 4:59 PM, Don Ely  wrote:

> Just add the policy, don't apply it to users and manually add an SMTP alias
> to the users you want to test...
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 8:29 AM, Gavin Wilby  wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I am wanting to test an anti-spam susyem for an existing domain, and to do
>> it I need to add a new external domain to the system.
>>
>> I know that has to be added to a recipiant policy to work, but is it easy
>> to just allocate that policy to a couple of users? I just tried it on a test
>> system and it fired the policy out to al domain users, which I dont want to
>> do.
>>
>> --
>> Gavin Wilby,
>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
>> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>


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Dumb Exchange Question

[Gavin Wilby]

Hi All,

I am wanting to test an anti-spam susyem for an existing domain, and to do
it I need to add a new external domain to the system.

I know that has to be added to a recipiant policy to work, but is it easy to
just allocate that policy to a couple of users? I just tried it on a test
system and it fired the policy out to al domain users, which I dont want to
do.

-- 
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk

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SBS 2008 - WSUS

[Gavin Wilby]

Can this be uninstalled without breaking the SBS??

I know that the "control panal" uses it for some bits, but for the 
network I have its really not needed in relation to the amount of space 
it uses.


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Re: Free HTML editor?

[Gavin Wilby]

Ill give both Matrix and Notepad++ a go,.. I understand what your saying
about HTML not being a wysiwyg system.

Thanks for all the advice guys!

G.

On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 1:01 AM, Ken Schaefer  wrote:

> -Original Message-
> From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, 31 July 2009 4:22 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Free HTML editor?
>
> On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Erik Goldoff wrote:
> >> Agreed on HTML not being WYSIWYG ... But using MatrixY2K I can 'quickly'
> >> swap back and forth between the code text and the preview mode ...
> >
> > I can do that with Notepad++.  It's called [ALT]+[TAB].  ;-)
> >
> >> ... within the same app
> >
> > Myself, I don't care if it's the same app.  :)  Indeed, I would prefer if
> my text editor didn't
> > try to be a web browser.  I have a web browser for that.  "Do one thing,
> and do it well."  :-)
>
> You can still have that - just have your editor reuse the rendering engine
> that your browser(s) use. Best of both worlds.
>
> Cheers
>  Ken
>
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>


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Paging the scripting Guru's - mass shortcut properties rename???

[Gavin Wilby]

Hi,

I'm on a site that uses a Document Management system that was recently (not
by me) moved to a different server. There are thousands of files that live
in a repository:

\\server01\documents\clients\ *

Unfortunately, what we have now found is that the users use shortcuts inside
this structure to point to other parts of the repository, these obviously
reference the old server, that no longer exists.

I thought of removing the DNS name of the old server and using a cname to
redirect it, but that's a bit of a cludge IMO.

Can I go to the root of the store, and get a script to look at all the
shortcuts and change the path from say:

\\server01\documents\clients\document.docto
\\server02\documents\clients\document.doc

This needs to be done with no danger to the containers or the folders
within...

Any ideas?

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Re: Really odd XP keyboard

[Gavin Wilby]

DING

Thats the issue. We did hammer then all, it was the disconnect/ reconnect
that did it.

On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 4:16 PM, David Mazzaccaro <
david.mazzacc...@hudsonhhc.com> wrote:

>  On a good computer, in notepad...
> hold down CTRL and press BACKSPACE you get the little square you are
> talking about.
> Maybe the CTRL key(s) are stuck?  Try hammering them?
>
>
>  --
> *From:* David Mazzaccaro [mailto:david.mazzacc...@hudsonhhc.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 30, 2009 11:13 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>  *Subject:* RE: Really odd XP keyboard
>
>   http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00518.htm
>
>
>  --
> *From:* John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org]
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 30, 2009 11:16 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Really odd XP keyboard
>
>  I heard blinker fluid is good for that...;-)
> John W. Cook
> Systems Administrator
> Partnership For Strong Families
> Sent to you from my Blackberry in the Cloud
>
> --
> *From*: David Mazzaccaro
> *To*: NT System Admin Issues
> *Sent*: Thu Jul 30 11:09:40 2009
> *Subject*: RE: Really odd XP keyboard
>
> Ah... sorry, missed that.
> I don't think it is the keyboard then, so swapping it out may not help.
> :(
> Maybe open up the box and clean the keyboard connection on the motherboard.
>
>
>
>  --
> *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 30, 2009 11:07 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Really odd XP keyboard
>
>
> I dont know, as its stuck at the login screen.
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 4:04 PM, David Mazzaccaro <
> david.mazzacc...@hudsonhhc.com> wrote:
>
>>  Does it happen with the onscreen keyboard?
>> (osk.exe or start>prog>accessories>accessibility>on screen keyboard)
>>
>>
>>
>>  --
>> *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* Thursday, July 30, 2009 11:02 AM
>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>> *Subject:* Re: Really odd XP keyboard
>>
>>  erm, it happens when I vnc to it too!
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Steve Ens  wrote:
>>
>>> Toss it and put a new one in.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Gavin Wilby wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I have a remote user that cannot login to her machine after locking it
>>>> at lunch time. The really odd thing is the way the keyboard behaves.
>>>>
>>>> A backspace creates a square box. A H does a backspace and hitting the X
>>>> does like a pageup in doskey.
>>>>
>>>> Ever seen anything like this?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Gavin Wilby,
>>>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
>>>> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
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>> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>> Sent from Whitehaven, Eng, United Kingdom
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Re: Really odd XP keyboard

[Gavin Wilby]

:) oddly the VNC C-A-D works fine.

Rebooting didnt help.

Iv just got her to unplug the KB and it immediatly started to work - I dont
understand how that effects a remote session.

Gavin.
On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 4:08 PM, Richard Stovall <
richard.stov...@researchdata.com> wrote:

>  Crtl-Alt-Del and shutdown.
>
>
>
> Oh wait…
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 30, 2009 11:07 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Really odd XP keyboard
>
>
>
>
> I dont know, as its stuck at the login screen.
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 4:04 PM, David Mazzaccaro <
> david.mazzacc...@hudsonhhc.com> wrote:
>
> Does it happen with the onscreen keyboard?
>
> (osk.exe or start>prog>accessories>accessibility>on screen keyboard)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>  --
>
> *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 30, 2009 11:02 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Really odd XP keyboard
>
>  erm, it happens when I vnc to it too!
>
> On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Steve Ens  wrote:
>
> Toss it and put a new one in.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Gavin Wilby 
> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
>
>
> I have a remote user that cannot login to her machine after locking it at
> lunch time. The really odd thing is the way the keyboard behaves.
>
>
>
> A backspace creates a square box. A H does a backspace and hitting the X
> does like a pageup in doskey.
>
>
>
> Ever seen anything like this?
>
>
> --
> Gavin Wilby,
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>
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Re: Really odd XP keyboard

[Gavin Wilby]

I dont know, as its stuck at the login screen.


On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 4:04 PM, David Mazzaccaro <
david.mazzacc...@hudsonhhc.com> wrote:

>  Does it happen with the onscreen keyboard?
> (osk.exe or start>prog>accessories>accessibility>on screen keyboard)
>
>
>
>  ------
> *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 30, 2009 11:02 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Really odd XP keyboard
>
>  erm, it happens when I vnc to it too!
>
> On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Steve Ens  wrote:
>
>> Toss it and put a new one in.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Gavin Wilby wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have a remote user that cannot login to her machine after locking it at
>>> lunch time. The really odd thing is the way the keyboard behaves.
>>>
>>> A backspace creates a square box. A H does a backspace and hitting the X
>>> does like a pageup in doskey.
>>>
>>> Ever seen anything like this?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gavin Wilby,
>>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
>>> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Gavin Wilby,
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
> Sent from Whitehaven, Eng, United Kingdom
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>


-- 
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
Sent from Whitehaven, Eng, United Kingdom

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Re: Really odd XP keyboard

[Gavin Wilby]

On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Gavin Wilby  wrote:

> erm, it happens when I vnc to it too!
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Steve Ens  wrote:
>
>> Toss it and put a new one in.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Gavin Wilby wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have a remote user that cannot login to her machine after locking it at
>>> lunch time. The really odd thing is the way the keyboard behaves.
>>>
>>> A backspace creates a square box. A H does a backspace and hitting the X
>>> does like a pageup in doskey.
>>>
>>> Ever seen anything like this?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gavin Wilby,
>>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
>>> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Gavin Wilby,
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
> Sent from Whitehaven, Eng, United Kingdom




-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
Sent from Whitehaven, Eng, United Kingdom

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: Really odd XP keyboard

[Gavin Wilby]

erm, it happens when I vnc to it too!

On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Steve Ens  wrote:

> Toss it and put a new one in.
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Gavin Wilby wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a remote user that cannot login to her machine after locking it at
>> lunch time. The really odd thing is the way the keyboard behaves.
>>
>> A backspace creates a square box. A H does a backspace and hitting the X
>> does like a pageup in doskey.
>>
>> Ever seen anything like this?
>>
>> --
>> Gavin Wilby,
>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
>> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>


-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
Sent from Whitehaven, Eng, United Kingdom

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Really odd XP keyboard

[Gavin Wilby]

Hi,

I have a remote user that cannot login to her machine after locking it at
lunch time. The really odd thing is the way the keyboard behaves.

A backspace creates a square box. A H does a backspace and hitting the X
does like a pageup in doskey.

Ever seen anything like this?

-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: Free HTML editor?

[Gavin Wilby]

Hmmm, good call, but it doesnt work with ASP files.

On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 1:32 PM,  wrote:

>
> NVu worked pretty well for me a few years back.
> --
> Richard D. McClary
> Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group
>
> *ASPCA®*
> 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36
> Urbana, IL  61802
>
> richardmccl...@aspca.org
>
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> C: 217-417-1182
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>
> Gavin Wilby  wrote on 07/30/2009 07:23:49 AM:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I need a free tool to make simple textual changes to websites. I
> > realise that I can do this freely in Notepad, but Id like a WYSIWYG
> > front end if possible.
> >
> > Any recommends?
> >
> > --
> > Gavin Wilby,
> > Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
> > GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>


-- 
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
Sent from Whitehaven, Eng, United Kingdom

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Re: Free HTML editor?

[Gavin Wilby]

No. Thats exactly how it does it.

Its absolutly sickening to behold.

Unfortunatly the MS sharepoint creator makes the same messy code.

G.

On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 1:33 PM,  wrote:

>
> Has Word changed?  Used to be, if you tried to make the tiniest little bit
> of a change using Word, Word would insert a zillion lines of crud code.  As
> far as I could tell, its sole purpose was to let the next person working on
> it know someone else had used Word.
> --
> Richard D. McClary
> Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group
>
> *ASPCA®*
> 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36
> Urbana, IL  61802
>
> richardmccl...@aspca.org
>
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> James Rankin  wrote on 07/30/2009 07:31:33 AM:
>
> > Word?
>
> > 2009/7/30 Gavin Wilby 
> > Hi,
> >
> > I need a free tool to make simple textual changes to websites. I
> > realise that I can do this freely in Notepad, but Id like a WYSIWYG
> > front end if possible.
> >
> > Any recommends?
> >
> > --
> > Gavin Wilby,
> > Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
> > GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put
> > into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I
> > am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that
> > could provoke such a question."
> >
> > http://raythestray.blogspot.com
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>


-- 
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GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
Sent from Whitehaven, Eng, United Kingdom

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Re: Free HTML editor?

[Gavin Wilby]

Have you *seen* what Word does to HTML?

On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 1:31 PM, James Rankin  wrote:

> Word?
>
> 2009/7/30 Gavin Wilby 
>
>  Hi,
>>
>> I need a free tool to make simple textual changes to websites. I realise
>> that I can do this freely in Notepad, but Id like a WYSIWYG front end if
>> possible.
>>
>> Any recommends?
>>
>> --
>> Gavin Wilby,
>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
>> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into
> the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able
> rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such
> a question."
>
> http://raythestray.blogspot.com
>
>
>
>
>
>


-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
Sent from Whitehaven, Eng, United Kingdom

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Free HTML editor?

[Gavin Wilby]

Hi,

I need a free tool to make simple textual changes to websites. I realise
that I can do this freely in Notepad, but Id like a WYSIWYG front end if
possible.

Any recommends?

-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: Windows 7 edition comparison

[Gavin Wilby]

Ill be honest, most of our guys will be staying with XP. It works, we
know it works, its supported and the end user knows how to use it.

W7 will go to standalone laptops in the main, and Vista was a mistake
for everyone concerned,.. Windows ME anyone?

Gavin Wilby.
MCSE. MCTS. MCITP. ACSP.
MSN: gavst...@hotmail.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk 


Steven M. Caesare wrote:

  
  
  

  
  I’m
with ya. Some things in 2k8 make me very happy: Drilling
down in to what process owns what I/O load, error logging/filtering, TS
gateway, IIS admin, etc…
   
  Other
things make me want to pull my hair out… the network
control panel/configuration stuff comes to mind. As does firewall
configuration, etc…
   
  Win2k
as compared to NT4 managed to improve just about
everything and seemed to do little wrong. Win2K8 seems to have changed
a lot of
things for just for the sake of being able to call it “new”.
   
  -sc
   
  
  From: James
Rankin
[mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] 
  Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 7:28 PM
  To: NT System Admin Issues
  Subject: Re: Windows 7 edition comparison
  
   
  I also am skipping
Vista...does
anyone else have the same feeling as me with changing to Windows 7/2008
Server,
that MS let XP/2003 bed in for so long that we all hate the changes? I
don't
remember NT4 --> 2000 being as annoying as the changes that I am
experiencing now with shifting to Windows 2008. I despise the default
desktop,
the fat icons, the hunting through roles and features to add stuff
inalthough, to be fair, they have significantly reduced the attack
surface
of a basic Windows server by doing the last of these. Am I just getting
old,
cranky and stuck in my ways, or does anyone else feel the pain?
  
  2009/7/24 Bill Lambert <blamb...@concuity.com>
  I have Windows 7 on my dream list for next
year's budget so
we'll be skipping Vista.  All XP clients here...no Vista.
  
Bill Lambert
Concuity
847-941-9206
  
  
  
-Original Message-
From: Cameron Cooper [mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com]
  
  
  
  Sent: Friday, July
24, 2009
10:06 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Windows 7 edition comparison
  
We will start the move to Windows 7 sometime in 2010, otherwise all XP
here
with one Vista machine.
  
_
Cameron Cooper
IT Director - CompTIA A+ Certified
Aurico Reports, Inc
Phone: 847-890-4021    Fax: 847-255-1896
  ccoo...@aurico.com
  
-Original Message-
From: Don Guyer [mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com]
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 9:59 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Windows 7 edition comparison
  
We are still an XP client shop, with about 1% of the systems running
Vista. I envision us going right to Win 7.
  
Don Guyer
Systems Engineer - Information Services
Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group
431 W. Lancaster Avenue
Devon, PA 19333
Direct: (610) 993-3299
Fax: (610) 650-5306
  don.gu...@prufoxroach.com
  
-Original Message-
From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesare.com]
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 10:50 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Windows 7 edition comparison
  
Currently support XP on systems we roll out. Allow Vista for systems
researchers buy on their own. Movie to win7 for our rollouts after
evaluating the release version.
  
We are skipping Vista as a standard desktop.
  
-sc
  
> -Original Message-
> From: Peter van Houten [mailto:peter...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 10:45 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Windows 7 edition comparison
>
> With the impending move of the Windows world to version 7, I
thought
it
> would be prudent for the list to discuss this. In addition, most
of us
> would use a Windows desktop, in one form or other, on a personal
system
> to access and/or administer corporate servers/networks.
>
> Off the top of my head, questions would be (but not limited to):
>
> . Staying with XP?
>    Why / until when
>
> . Staying with Vista? ;-)
>    U...
>
> . Recommendations to management/clients regarding upgrading?
>
> . 32 or 64 bit?
>
> . Which edition of se7en (as my 13 year old calls it)
>    Microsoft is not very helpful here:
>
> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/compare-
> editions?T1=tab01
>
> This is better:
>
> http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/14422-compare-windows-7-
> editions.html
>
> --
> Peter van Houten
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>
 ~
  
~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
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 ~
  
  
~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>
 ~
  
  
~ Finally,

Re: Blackberry HTML email

[Gavin Wilby]

:)

Fair call - but as most things, its not my decision - and Outlooks HTML
rendering does limit you somewhat!
Gavin Wilby.
MCSE. MCTS. MCITP. ACSP.
MSN: gavst...@hotmail.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk 


Ben Scott wrote:

  On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 3:19 AM, Gavin Wilby  wrote:
  
  
Our company stationary is a framed HTML email ...

  
  
  Good gods.  And you expect that to display on handheld devices?
You're lucky it displays on desktops.

-- Ben

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

  


 

 

Blackberry HTML email

[Gavin Wilby]

Good Morning all,

Does anyone here have a Blackberry and have it set up to receive HTML
email? If so, I need a small favour.

Our company stationary is a framed HTML email, but it breaks when
received by a Blackberry. Its hard to decsribe if you cannot see it,
but basically, it will show the left hand frame, with the logo and
contact details in it, but it then only occasionally allows you to
scroll down to the body of the email.

If I could send it to someone to look at and tell me what part of the
HTML is doing it please?

-- 
Gavin Wilby.
MCSE. MCTS. MCITP. ACSP.
MSN: gavst...@hotmail.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk 

 

 

Re: Lost only domain controller

[Gavin Wilby]

Just to Hi-jack the thread - I got the Matrix on BlueRay yesterday... 
Stunning!


Gavin.

John Cook wrote:


I’m part of the Matrix, just like you, you’re just aware enough to 
accept it – you took the Blue pill didn’t you???


*John W. Cook*

*Systems Administrator*

*Partnership For Strong Families*

*315 SE 2nd Ave*

*Gainesville, Fl 32601*

*Office (352) 393-2741 x320*

*Cell (352) 215-6944*

*Fax (352) 393-2746*

*MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I, A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4*

*From:* Andy Shook [mailto:andy.sh...@peak10.com]
*Sent:* Friday, July 24, 2009 4:56 PM
*To:* NT System Admin Issues
*Subject:* RE: Lost only domain controller

Wow. NT list traffic going to your blackberry. You must be lonely.

Shook

*From:* John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org]
*Sent:* Friday, July 24, 2009 4:58 PM
*To:* NT System Admin Issues
*Subject:* RE: Lost only domain controller

DK how many ws there are, maybe 20, they have 2 other servers 
(obviously not DCs), it probably would be better (in my opinion) to 
just rebuild the whole mess considering it was a W2K functional level 
but my friend is going to try the restore. Thanks all for the 
comments, any more are welcome ( I have the Blackberry),have a great 
weekend, I’m outta here.


*John W. Cook*

*Systems Administrator*

*Partnership For Strong Families*

*315 SE 2nd Ave*

*Gainesville, Fl 32601*

*Office (352) 393-2741 x320*

*Cell (352) 215-6944*

*Fax (352) 393-2746*

*MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I, A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4*

*From:* Stephan Barr [mailto:stephanbarr.li...@gmail.com]
*Sent:* Friday, July 24, 2009 4:41 PM
*To:* NT System Admin Issues
*Subject:* Re: Lost only domain controller

Coming in later here. How many workstations/servers in the domain? If 
not so many may be easier/quicker to install new DC and rejoin the hosts.


Cheers.

On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 3:25 PM, John Cook > wrote:


No idea, probably just the native windows backup, bunch of cheapskate 
doctors…..I think the lesson has been learned.


*John W. Cook*

*Systems Administrator*

*Partnership For Strong Families*

*315 SE 2nd Ave*

*Gainesville, Fl 32601*

*Office (352) 393-2741 x320*

*Cell (352) 215-6944*

*Fax (352) 393-2746*

*MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I, A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4*

*From:* Christopher Bodnar [mailto:christopher_bod...@glic.com 
]

*Sent:* Friday, July 24, 2009 4:19 PM


*To:* NT System Admin Issues

*Subject:* RE: Lost only domain controller

If this is the only DC, has a good backup, and he will be using the 
same hardware, he might be OK. What backup software were they using ?


Chris Bodnar, MCSE
Sr. Systems Engineer
Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services
Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
Email: christopher_bod...@glic.com 
Phone: 610-807-6459
Fax: 610-807-6003



*From:* john.c...@pfsf.org  
[mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org ]

*Sent:* Friday, July 24, 2009 4:10 PM
*To:* NT System Admin Issues
*Subject:* Lost only domain controller

And no it’s not mine, I know better! I got a call from a friend asking 
me if there was any way to recover a domain controller (only one, W2K, 
HP Blade I believe) from an unbootable C: drive. There is a system 
state backup, is that enough to do a recovery? I personally have never 
had to recover from such robust stupidity so I really don’t know but 
my initial thought is they’re screwed. If anyone can tell me 
differently it would be most appreciated.


*John W. Cook*

*Systems Administrator*

*Partnership For Strong Families*

*315 SE 2nd Ave*

*Gainesville, Fl 32601*

*Office (352) 393-2741 x320*

*Cell (352) 215-6944*

*Fax (352) 393-2746*

*MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I, A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4*

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Re: OT: Facebook dislikes you guys

[Gavin Wilby]

Quite right as well.

Sherry Abercrombie wrote:
I'll accept your friend request Sean as soon as I get home this 
afternoon and send you the group add request also.  FB is blocked here 
at work..


On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 8:07 AM, Sean Rector <mailto:sean.rec...@vaopera.org>> wrote:


Pick me!  Pick me! ;)…ya’all can find me on FB, too…Sean Rector or
http://www.facebook.com/seanrinva

 


Sean Rector, MCSE

 


*From:* Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:saber...@gmail.com
<mailto:saber...@gmail.com>]
*Sent:* Wednesday, July 22, 2009 8:00 PM
*To:* NT System Admin Issues
*Subject:* Re: OT: Facebook dislikes you guys

 


There is one already.  Invitation to join sent to you & others;)

On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Gavin Wilby
mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com>> wrote:

You know, we could make a NT.S.A group??

Gavin.

Sherry Abercrombie wrote:

+2, another request sent to ya.

On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Rubens Almeida
mailto:rubensalme...@gmail.com>
<mailto:rubensalme...@gmail.com <mailto:rubensalme...@gmail.com>>>
wrote:

   Sent you another one, just in case :)

   On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 7:51 PM, Gavin
Wilbymailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com>

   <mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com <mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com>>>
wrote:
   > Just sent you a new one - see what happens!
   >
   > Gavin.
   >
   > Sam Cayze wrote:
   >>
   >> Ok, not really, but this is weird...
   >> WAY back in the day during a long thread about social
   networking, I was
   >> honored to have a bunch of you try to add me to your Facebook
   friends list.
   >> Sweet, right?
   >> But, I have never been able to 'Accept' the invitations from
   you guys;
   >> when I try, it just brings me back to my Profile page when I
   click on it.
   >> I forgot about it for ages, but just now I randomly got an
   email reminding
   >> me to add you guys... but I still can't!
   >> What's is going on?
   >>
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   >> Information Technology Administrator
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Re: Team Viewer - remote support app

[Gavin Wilby]

Thats why I thought it was such a good idea.

On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 12:15 PM, tony patton <
tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com> wrote:

>
> We tried it and loved it for supporting end users but had to stop using it
> as the company wouldn't fork out the €1000 to purchase it for commercial
> use.
>
> From an end user point of view is was ideal as you just had to point them
> to the teamviewer webiste and get them to run the support version.
> Nothing to install so nothing to talk through, just ask them for the ID and
> password.
>
> Regards
>
> Tony Patton
>
>
>
>   *Gavin Wilby *
>
> 22/07/2009 23:33
>   Please respond to
> "NT System Admin Issues" 
>
>To
> "NT System Admin Issues"   cc
>   Subject
>  Team Viewer - remote support app
>
>
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Came across this today (teamviewer.com) free for non commercial use.
>
> Seems to work very well, almost too well for free, anyone used it before?
>
> Ideal for me to help family out, especially as its Mac compatible too!
>
> Gavin.
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~ <
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Re: OT: Facebook dislikes you guys

[Gavin Wilby]

Dunno, cant see  it yet - and due to the HUGE time difference involved, 
Im off to bed!


G.

Andrew Laya wrote:

Please do share...  what is the group name?

thx,
Andrew.


On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 8:03 PM, Gavin Wilby <mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com>> wrote:


ooo - lovely, cheers 

Gavin.

Sherry Abercrombie wrote:

There is one already.  Invitation to join sent to you &
others;)

On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Gavin Wilby
mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com>
<mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com <mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com>>>
wrote:

   You know, we could make a NT.S.A group??

   Gavin.

   Sherry Abercrombie wrote:

   +2, another request sent to ya.

   On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Rubens Almeida
   mailto:rubensalme...@gmail.com>
<mailto:rubensalme...@gmail.com <mailto:rubensalme...@gmail.com>>
   <mailto:rubensalme...@gmail.com
<mailto:rubensalme...@gmail.com>

   <mailto:rubensalme...@gmail.com
<mailto:rubensalme...@gmail.com>>>> wrote:

  Sent you another one, just in case :)

  On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 7:51 PM, Gavin
   Wilbymailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com> <mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com
<mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com>>
  <mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com
<mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com>
   <mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com
<mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com>>>> wrote:
  > Just sent you a new one - see what happens!
  >
  > Gavin.
  >
  > Sam Cayze wrote:
  >>
  >> Ok, not really, but this is weird...
  >> WAY back in the day during a long thread about social
  networking, I was
  >> honored to have a bunch of you try to add me to your
   Facebook
  friends list.
  >> Sweet, right?
  >> But, I have never been able to 'Accept' the
invitations from
  you guys;
  >> when I try, it just brings me back to my Profile
page when I
  click on it.
  >> I forgot about it for ages, but just now I
randomly got an
  email reminding
  >> me to add you guys... but I still can't!
  >> What's is going on?
  >>
  >> Sam Cayze
  >> Information Technology Administrator
  >> /*ROLLOUTS
  >> *//*ONSITE • ON DEMAND*/*//*
  >>
  >> 952.279.6218...Direct Dial
  >> 612.386.3946...Mobile
  >> 877.471.6495...eFax
  >> www.Rollouts.com <http://www.Rollouts.com>
<http://www.Rollouts.com>
   <http://www.Rollouts.com>

  http://www.Rollouts.com>
  >> www.e-Technicians.net
<http://www.e-Technicians.net> <http://www.e-Technicians.net>
   <http://www.e-Technicians.net>

  <http://www.e-technicians.net/>
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not the
   intended
  recipient,
  >> please delete this email and notify Rollouts.
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >
  >
  > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a
   resource hog! ~
  > ~
 
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   "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable
   from magic."
   

Re: OT: Facebook dislikes you guys

[Gavin Wilby]

ooo - lovely, cheers 

Gavin.

Sherry Abercrombie wrote:

There is one already.  Invitation to join sent to you & others;)

On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Gavin Wilby <mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com>> wrote:


You know, we could make a NT.S.A group??

Gavin.

Sherry Abercrombie wrote:

+2, another request sent to ya.

On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Rubens Almeida
mailto:rubensalme...@gmail.com>
<mailto:rubensalme...@gmail.com
<mailto:rubensalme...@gmail.com>>> wrote:

   Sent you another one, just in case :)

   On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 7:51 PM, Gavin
Wilbymailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com>
   <mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com
<mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com>>> wrote:
   > Just sent you a new one - see what happens!
   >
   > Gavin.
   >
   > Sam Cayze wrote:
   >>
   >> Ok, not really, but this is weird...
   >> WAY back in the day during a long thread about social
   networking, I was
   >> honored to have a bunch of you try to add me to your
Facebook
   friends list.
   >> Sweet, right?
   >> But, I have never been able to 'Accept' the invitations from
   you guys;
   >> when I try, it just brings me back to my Profile page when I
   click on it.
   >> I forgot about it for ages, but just now I randomly got an
   email reminding
   >> me to add you guys... but I still can't!
   >> What's is going on?
   >>
   >> Sam Cayze
   >> Information Technology Administrator
   >> /*ROLLOUTS
   >> *//*ONSITE • ON DEMAND*/*//*
   >>
   >> 952.279.6218...Direct Dial
   >> 612.386.3946...Mobile
   >> 877.471.6495...eFax
   >> www.Rollouts.com <http://www.Rollouts.com>
<http://www.Rollouts.com>

   http://www.Rollouts.com>
   >> www.e-Technicians.net <http://www.e-Technicians.net>
<http://www.e-Technicians.net>

   <http://www.e-technicians.net/>
   >>
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   intended only
   >> for the designated recipient(s). Rollouts Incorporated
   prohibits use,
   >> distribution or transmittal by or to an unintended recipient
   without
   >> Rollouts' express written approval. If you are not the
intended
   recipient,
   >> please delete this email and notify Rollouts.
   >>
   >>
   >>
   >
   >
   > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a
resource hog! ~
   > ~
<http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~
   >

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


"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable
from magic."
Arthur C. Clarke

 
 




~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~




--
Sherry Abercrombie

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
Arthur C. Clarke
Sent from Hurst, TX, United States

 

 



~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
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Re: OT: Facebook dislikes you guys

[Gavin Wilby]

You know, we could make a NT.S.A group??

Gavin.

Sherry Abercrombie wrote:

+2, another request sent to ya.

On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Rubens Almeida 
mailto:rubensalme...@gmail.com>> wrote:


Sent you another one, just in case :)

On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 7:51 PM, Gavin Wilbymailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> Just sent you a new one - see what happens!
>
> Gavin.
>
> Sam Cayze wrote:
>>
>> Ok, not really, but this is weird...
>> WAY back in the day during a long thread about social
networking, I was
>> honored to have a bunch of you try to add me to your Facebook
friends list.
>> Sweet, right?
>> But, I have never been able to 'Accept' the invitations from
you guys;
>> when I try, it just brings me back to my Profile page when I
click on it.
>> I forgot about it for ages, but just now I randomly got an
email reminding
>> me to add you guys... but I still can't!
>> What's is going on?
>>
>> Sam Cayze
>> Information Technology Administrator
>> /*ROLLOUTS
>> *//*ONSITE • ON DEMAND*/*//*
>>
>> 952.279.6218...Direct Dial
>> 612.386.3946...Mobile
>> 877.471.6495...eFax
>> www.Rollouts.com 
http://www.Rollouts.com>
>> www.e-Technicians.net 

>>
>> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachment(s) are
intended only
>> for the designated recipient(s). Rollouts Incorporated
prohibits use,
>> distribution or transmittal by or to an unintended recipient
without
>> Rollouts' express written approval. If you are not the intended
recipient,
>> please delete this email and notify Rollouts.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~
>

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




--
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"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
Arthur C. Clarke

 

 



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

Re: Team Viewer - remote support app

[Gavin Wilby]

Cheers Lee,

I had a support session from a BIG player using it today - what amused 
me is that they used the non commercial one - I mentioned it and it was 
becuase WebFX was down (apparently). It wasnt Mcafee, but it may have 
well as been!


Just tried it on my Macbook to wifes PC, worked great - dead easy for 
even the slowest of end users to install.


Gavin.

Lee Douglas wrote:

Works great for me - all XP and it's hard to beat free



On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 6:32 PM, Gavin Wilby <mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com>> wrote:


Hi,

Came across this today (teamviewer.com <http://teamviewer.com>)
free for non commercial use.

Seems to work very well, almost too well for free, anyone used it
before?

Ideal for me to help family out, especially as its Mac compatible too!

Gavin.

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~


 

 



~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: OT: Facebook dislikes you guys

[Gavin Wilby]

Just sent you a new one - see what happens!

Gavin.

Sam Cayze wrote:

Ok, not really, but this is weird...
WAY back in the day during a long thread about social networking, I 
was honored to have a bunch of you try to add me to your Facebook 
friends list. Sweet, right?
But, I have never been able to 'Accept' the invitations from you guys; 
when I try, it just brings me back to my Profile page when I click on it.
I forgot about it for ages, but just now I randomly got an email 
reminding me to add you guys... but I still can't!

What's is going on?

Sam Cayze
Information Technology Administrator
/*ROLLOUTS
*//*ONSITE • ON DEMAND*/*//*

952.279.6218...Direct Dial
612.386.3946...Mobile
877.471.6495...eFax
www.Rollouts.com http://www.Rollouts.com>
www.e-Technicians.net 

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachment(s) are intended 
only for the designated recipient(s). Rollouts Incorporated prohibits 
use, distribution or transmittal by or to an unintended recipient 
without Rollouts' express written approval. If you are not the 
intended recipient, please delete this email and notify Rollouts.



 



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

Team Viewer - remote support app

[Gavin Wilby]

Hi,

Came across this today (teamviewer.com) free for non commercial use.

Seems to work very well, almost too well for free, anyone used it before?

Ideal for me to help family out, especially as its Mac compatible too!

Gavin.

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

Re: Printer issue

[Gavin Wilby]

Hi Chris,

Thanks for the reply, I did ask her to email me the document today, but 
she emailed me the attchement instead :) By the time I noticed she had 
gone for the day - Ill try that again tomorrow.


Are you suggesting a corrupt email(s).

She reckons that if she prints to one of the local networked Ricohs it 
works fine, the problem is only on her local USB printer (which is brand 
new).


Gavin.

Christopher Bodnar wrote:

What happens if you try printing locally in the office? Have her forward
the e-mail to you, ,and try printing locally to a regular network printer
(i.e. HP LJ something or other). Does it print correctly ?




Chris Bodnar, MCSE
Sr. Systems Engineer
Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services
Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
Email: christopher_bod...@glic.com
Phone: 610-807-6459
Fax: 610-807-6003

-Original Message-
From: gavin.wi...@gmail.com [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 5:48 PM

To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Printer issue

I have a really odd issue here and hope someone can help me.

I have a remote user using XP pro, on a domain that she attaches to via 
a VPN.


She uses a couple of apps via a 2008 Terminal Server one of which being 
Outlook that attaches to the Exchange server at the remote end. All of 
this works fine so far (bar a couple of the teething issues using remote 
apps).


However, although all email looks fine to her on the screen, when she 
tries to print *some* of them to her locally attached HP laser printer 
(a 3005 I think), it prints out looking like the following:


http://www.flickr.com/photos/gavsta/3743455647/

Now Im guessing the font thats used in the email isnt getting to the 
printer correctly, I have tried all sorts of drivers combinations (the 
printer is on the 2008 HCL), and the problem remains.


Can anyone assist with this?

Gavin.

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


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

Printer issue

[Gavin Wilby]

I have a really odd issue here and hope someone can help me.

I have a remote user using XP pro, on a domain that she attaches to via 
a VPN.


She uses a couple of apps via a 2008 Terminal Server one of which being 
Outlook that attaches to the Exchange server at the remote end. All of 
this works fine so far (bar a couple of the teething issues using remote 
apps).


However, although all email looks fine to her on the screen, when she 
tries to print *some* of them to her locally attached HP laser printer 
(a 3005 I think), it prints out looking like the following:


http://www.flickr.com/photos/gavsta/3743455647/

Now Im guessing the font thats used in the email isnt getting to the 
printer correctly, I have tried all sorts of drivers combinations (the 
printer is on the 2008 HCL), and the problem remains.


Can anyone assist with this?

Gavin.

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

Re: TechNet Plus

[Gavin Wilby]

There is now a somewhat ficticious company created as an ISV, and to 
qualify its been published and I took and passed the Vista competency.

Thats all you have to do.

I assume the £199 is an annual charge, but gets you all the goodies as 
they come out?

Gavin.

Andy Shook wrote:
>
> Idiot. J
>
>  
>
> Shook
>
>  
>
> *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 16, 2009 5:07 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: TechNet Plus
>
>  
>
> Hmm,
>
>  
>
> If I log onto the site to apply for it, it shows me associated with 
> the work account that already exists :(
>
>  
>
> Gavin.
>
> On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 9:45 PM, Brian Desmond  <mailto:br...@briandesmond.com>> wrote:
>
> *The test is idiotproof. It's one of the ones where it doesn't let you 
> click next until you pick the right answer IIRC. *
>
> * *
>
> *Thanks,*
>
> *Brian Desmond*
>
> *br...@briandesmond.com <mailto:br...@briandesmond.com>*
>
> * *
>
> *c - 312.731.3132*
>
> * *
>
> *From:* David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org <mailto:david@nwea.org>]
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 16, 2009 3:21 PM
>
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* RE: TechNet Plus
>
>  
>
> +1  Exactly. If you do consulting and charge money for it you are 
> eligible. Nowadays you have to take a test first before you get the 
> Action Pack, but I haven't had to do that for my renewal yet so I 
> can't say how hard the test is...
>
>  
>
> Dave
>
>  
>
>  
>
> *From:* David [mailto:blazer...@gmail.com <mailto:blazer...@gmail.com>]
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 16, 2009 1:09 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: TechNet Plus
>
>  
>
> That's true.  But if you do any consulting or outside work at all, you 
> are eligible.
>
> David
>
> On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Peter van Houten  <mailto:peter...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> "Action Pack software is not provided for personal use, for hosting
> customer applications, or for installation at a customer site. It cannot
> be used, for example, to host a commercial website; this is considered a
> production environment outside the scope of the software's intended
> purpose."
>
> >From the end of this page:
>
> https://partner.microsoft.com/UK/program/managemembership/actionpack/mapslicensing
>
> --
> Peter van Houten
>
> On the 16/07/2009 21:55, Gavin Wilby wrote the following:
>
>  
>
> Is it easy enough to get for myself - bear in mind the company I work
> for also gets it...
>
> David Lum wrote:
>
> Microsoft Action Pack...worth every penny...
>
> Dave
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com
> <mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com>] Sent: Thursday, July
> 16, 2009 12:42 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: TechNet Plus
>
> Im struggling to find an easy/ cheap way to get a SBS2008 server for
> home use.
>
> If I go for TechNet Plus will that give me a full license of said
> product to use for personal use? Or is it all trialware?
>
> Gavin.
>
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~
>
>
>
>
> -- 
> David
>
> _
>
> I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she
> handles four things:  A rainy day, the elderly, lost luggage, and
> tangled Christmas tree lights.
>
>  
>
>  
>
>  
>
>  
>
>  
>
>  
>
>
>
>
> -- 
> Gavin Wilby,
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>
>  
>
>  
>
>  
>
>  


~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Action Pack

[Gavin Wilby]

Yup - its a doddle to do.


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

Re: TechNet Plus

[Gavin Wilby]

OK - Im convined, 199 quid for what i want is nothing really.

Ill create a new ID over the weekend and report back to let you know if 
it worked and what hurdles you now have to go through.


Gavin.

Len Hammond wrote:

Do it - you won't regret it.
 
Did the test earlier this year. There is a bit of a training session 
available to prepare you for the test. I didn't find the help until 
after I took the test the first time and missed one too many. Spent 
the hour with the training piece and aced the test the second time. 
Really not a bad way to qualify for the Action Pack. I went for the 
Action Pack because I need to support Vista and wanted to put Vista on 
my desk machine and by the time I got the Action Pack, Win 7RC was 
out, so I left XP on my desk machine and put W7 on the laptop. 
 


Len Hammond
CSI:Hartland
lenhamm...@gmail.com <mailto:lenhamm...@gmail.com>


On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 4:20 PM, David Lum <mailto:david@nwea.org>> wrote:


+1  Exactly. If you do consulting and charge money for it you are
eligible. Nowadays you have to take a test first before you get
the Action Pack, but I haven’t had to do that for my renewal yet
so I can’t say how hard the test is…

 


Dave

 

 


*From:* David [mailto:blazer...@gmail.com
<mailto:blazer...@gmail.com>]
*Sent:* Thursday, July 16, 2009 1:09 PM

*To:* NT System Admin Issues
*Subject:* Re: TechNet Plus

 


That's true.  But if you do any consulting or outside work at all,
you are eligible.

David

On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Peter van Houten
mailto:peter...@gmail.com>> wrote:

"Action Pack software is not provided for personal use, for hosting
customer applications, or for installation at a customer site. It
cannot
be used, for example, to host a commercial website; this is
considered a
production environment outside the scope of the software's intended
purpose."

From the end of this page:


https://partner.microsoft.com/UK/program/managemembership/actionpack/mapslicensing

    --
Peter van Houten

On the 16/07/2009 21:55, Gavin Wilby wrote the following:

 


Is it easy enough to get for myself - bear in mind the company
I work
for also gets it...

David Lum wrote:

Microsoft Action Pack...worth every penny...

    Dave

    -Original Message-
From: Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com
<mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com>] Sent: Thursday, July
16, 2009 12:42 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: TechNet Plus

Im struggling to find an easy/ cheap way to get a SBS2008
server for
home use.

If I go for TechNet Plus will that give me a full license of said
product to use for personal use? Or is it all trialware?

Gavin.


~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~




-- 
David


_

I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she
handles four things:  A rainy day, the elderly, lost luggage, and
tangled Christmas tree lights.

 

 

 

 



 

 



~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: What does it take to get off this mailing list?

[Gavin Wilby]

Why would you leave?

g.

Boris Elieff wrote:
I've been blocking this for years.  I would like this email address 
permanently removed.  Until this happens, I will not only not purchase 
anything from sunbelt but I will discourage everyone else to not 
purchase either.


Please respond.


Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. Check it out. 
 



 

 



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

Re: TechNet Plus

[Gavin Wilby]

Hmm,

If I log onto the site to apply for it, it shows me associated with the work
account that already exists :(

Gavin.

On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 9:45 PM, Brian Desmond wrote:

>  *The test is idiotproof. It’s one of the ones where it doesn’t let you
> click next until you pick the right answer IIRC. *
>
> * *
>
> *Thanks,*
>
> *Brian Desmond*
>
> *br...@briandesmond.com*
>
> * *
>
> *c - 312.731.3132*
>
> * *
>
> *From:* David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 16, 2009 3:21 PM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* RE: TechNet Plus
>
>
>
> +1  Exactly. If you do consulting and charge money for it you are eligible.
> Nowadays you have to take a test first before you get the Action Pack, but I
> haven’t had to do that for my renewal yet so I can’t say how hard the test
> is…
>
>
>
> Dave
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* David [mailto:blazer...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 16, 2009 1:09 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: TechNet Plus
>
>
>
> That's true.  But if you do any consulting or outside work at all, you are
> eligible.
>
> David
>
> On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Peter van Houten 
> wrote:
>
> "Action Pack software is not provided for personal use, for hosting
> customer applications, or for installation at a customer site. It cannot
> be used, for example, to host a commercial website; this is considered a
> production environment outside the scope of the software's intended
> purpose."
>
> From the end of this page:
>
>
> https://partner.microsoft.com/UK/program/managemembership/actionpack/mapslicensing
>
> --
> Peter van Houten
>
> On the 16/07/2009 21:55, Gavin Wilby wrote the following:
>
>
>
> Is it easy enough to get for myself - bear in mind the company I work
> for also gets it...
>
> David Lum wrote:
>
> Microsoft Action Pack...worth every penny...
>
> Dave
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, July
> 16, 2009 12:42 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: TechNet Plus
>
> Im struggling to find an easy/ cheap way to get a SBS2008 server for
> home use.
>
> If I go for TechNet Plus will that give me a full license of said
> product to use for personal use? Or is it all trialware?
>
> Gavin.
>
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~
>
>
>
>
> --
> David
>
> _
>
> I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she
> handles four things:  A rainy day, the elderly, lost luggage, and
> tangled Christmas tree lights.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>


-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: TechNet Plus

[Gavin Wilby]

Is it easy enough to get for myself - bear in mind the company I work 
for also gets it...


David Lum wrote:

Microsoft Action Pack...worth every penny...

Dave

-Original Message-
From: Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 12:42 PM

To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: TechNet Plus

Im struggling to find an easy/ cheap way to get a SBS2008 server for 
home use.


If I go for TechNet Plus will that give me  a full license of said 
product to use for personal use? Or is it all trialware?


Gavin.

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~



~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~


  



~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

TechNet Plus

[Gavin Wilby]

Im struggling to find an easy/ cheap way to get a SBS2008 server for 
home use.


If I go for TechNet Plus will that give me  a full license of said 
product to use for personal use? Or is it all trialware?


Gavin.

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

Re: Removing primary AD server or PDC from domain?

[Gavin Wilby]

The server that you have left, use that to seize and then use the FMSO 
roles that the dead server was providing.

Then manually remove the old DC from AD.

Theres a million sites that tell you how to do this.

FMSO: 
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=seize%20fsmo%20roles&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Remove DC: 
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=manually+remove+dc+from+active+directory&btnG=Search&meta=

Gavin.


Cesare' A. Ramos wrote:
> Hey guys..
>  
> We have hit a new one here that we are not familiar with and have been 
> doing some research.  We have some thoughts based on the research but 
> wanted to bounce of the group to see further input.
>  
> We have an environment that has 2 locations.  They had 2 Windows 2003 
> servers at one location and 1 at the second location.  One of the 
> servers at the primary location was acting as the role holder for AD 
> and PDC basically.  That server went offline and cannot be recovered.  
> That being the case the other 2 servers are having issues replicating 
> and such.
>  
> From experiance, we are familiar with DCpromo and such but the issue 
> is we cannot DCpromo from a server that is not there.
>  
> Our goal is to transfer or assign the roles to one of the existing 
> servers to allow us to address the network issues.  We are trying to 
> do this without building a new domain and having to reconfig user 
> systems and servers.
>  
> As stated, we are wrapping up research so wanted some input..
>  
> Thanks all.
>  
> CAR
>
> 
> This e-Mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and 
> intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they 
> are addressed. If you have received this e-Mail in error please notify 
> the sender via returned e-Mail. Please note that any views or opinions 
> presented in this e-Mail are solely those of the author and do not 
> necessarily represent those of the company. Although IDF operates 
> anti-virus programs, it does not accept responsibility for any damage 
> whatsoever that is caused by viruses being passed.
>
> ** Think before you print this message. **
>
>  
>
>  


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

Re: Blogging

[Gavin Wilby]

Do What i do - have it hosted free at Wordpress.com and point your 
domain name to it.


Gavin.

Jay Dale wrote:

What if you have a domain name already but no webhost?

Jay

-Original Message-
From: Peter van Houten [mailto:peter...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 2:48 PM

To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Blogging

+1 for Wordpress-formatted blogs. Plenty of free [well supported] themes
and most of them are pretty configurable.

If you have your own domain and download Wordpress, it is very easy to
set up and use. Your ISP will have to supply a backend database as part
of your hosting account. Importantly, backup of your blog content is
well documented. Upgrade of the Wordpress software is also in place and
pretty straightforward.

--
Peter van Houten

  

On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 8:55 AM, Micheal Espinola Jr
mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com>> wrote:

To start, use some free online blogging sites to see if you like it
without having to get into hosting and costs. Two biggies in my mind
are: wordpress.com , blogger.com
, etc.

Personally, I prefer Wordpress-based blogs. It has a nice feel and is
very easy to extend functionality and maintain.

--
ME2



On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 6:19 AM, Jon Harrismailto:jk.har...@gmail.com>> wrote:
  

What is a good Blogging site/setup? I know next to nothing about


this
  

and need to begin actually doing some blogging.

Thanks,

Jon



~ 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: Blogging

[Gavin Wilby]

Jon Harris wrote:
What is a good Blogging site/setup?  I know next to nothing about this 
and need to begin actually doing some blogging.
 
Thanks,
 
Jon


 

 

Seconded for Wordpress.

Thats what my boring efforts end up on - its free, easy to use and it 
looks good.


You can use a blogger client (ecto in my case), use the web, or simply 
email your entires to it.


Gavin.

http://www.stoof.co.uk

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

Re: AV revisited

[Gavin Wilby]

Does it do remote deploy across the domain, or do you create install
packages and GPO them out?

Gavin.

Roger Wright wrote:

  
  

  
  
  Keep
in mind that with VIPRE Enterprise you’ll probably rarely use the
client
interface.  Everything’s managed from the administrative console
which is very logical and clean.
   
  
    
  
   
  Roger
Wright
  Network
Administrator
  Evatone,
Inc.
  727.572.7076 
x388
  _ 
  
  
   
  
  
  From: John
Aldrich
[mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 3:34 PM
  To: NT System Admin Issues
  Subject: RE: AV revisited
  
  
   
  Of
everything I’ve used
so far (AVG, Norton, McAfee, Kaspersky) I like AVG Network Edition
best.
It’s very simple to use and admin. I have a trial version of Vipre Home
edition running on a spare PC right now, but I had some issues with the
interface
so I don’t really like it as much as I like AVG Network Edition or even
AVG Home edition.
   
  
  
  
   
  
  
  From: Erik
Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:27 PM
  To: NT System Admin Issues
  Subject: AV revisited
  
  
   
  
  got a
friend with a small law firm as a
client, HQ office about 20 stations and 6 servers, 10 satellite offices
with 5
stations ...
  
  
   
  
  
  They have
Trend and are VERY unhappy with the
latest updates, and will not consider Symantec nor McAfee as a
replacement ...
  
  
   
  
  
  Given
that, what would you recommend as a
best price/performance product with some centralized control ?  AVG,
AVAST, Sophos, or what ???  And why ?
  
  
   
  
  Erik
Goldoff
  IT 
Consultant
  Systems,
Networks, & Security 
  
   
  
   
   
  Checked
by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 8.5.374 / Virus Database: 270.12.76/2183 - Release Date:
06/17/09
05:53:00
   
   
  
   
   
   



 

 

Re: Boot.ini / software RAID, need to fix.

[Gavin Wilby]

Since this is a HP, thats really not an issue.
But I think that partition is stopping the mirror from happening cleanly -
you cant boot off the 2nd disk, but before I remove it, and as I have no
recourse if it goes wrong I want to be dead sure itll be OK.

On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 12:59 PM, Ken Schaefer  wrote:

>  Yes you can. The EISA partition isn’t bootable by Windows. That said, it
> has the Dell diagnostics on it, which obviates the need to have the CD handy
> (and it loads much faster)
>
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Ken
>
>
>
> *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, 28 May 2009 8:39 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Boot.ini / software RAID, need to fix.
>
>
>
> OK,
>
>
>
> Scratch all that, all i really need to know is, can I remove the EISA
> partition without wrecking the boot loader, I *think* so, but Id just like a
> little reassurance 1st.
>
>
>
> gavin.
>
> On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 9:53 AM, Gavin Wilby 
> wrote:
>
> I actually meant:
>
>
>
> multi(0)disk(2)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003 for Small
> Business Server" /noexecute=optout /fastdetect
>
> On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 9:50 AM, Gavin Wilby 
> wrote:
>
>   Hi all,
>
>
>
> I have taken over an SBS site and they have (horror) a 2 disk software
> mirror. However although the Disk Manager shows the disks mirroring OK, as
> here: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3570/3572139495_92aa843fdb_o_d.jpg
>
>
>
> The boot ini looks like this:
>
>
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=30
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003 for Small
> Business Server" /noexecute=optout /fastdetect
> C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons
>
>
>
> I assume that I can simply add this as a line to the ini file?
>
>
>
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003 for Small
> Business Server" /noexecute=optout /fastdetect
>
>
>
> Which will aloow me to boot from the second disk if I ever have to?
>
>
>
> I also want to remove that small partition at the start of the disk0,
> looking at the ini file there should be no reason why I cannot?
>
>
> --
> Gavin Wilby,
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Gavin Wilby,
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>
> Sent from Isle Of Man
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Gavin Wilby,
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
> Sent from Isle Of Man
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>


-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: Boot.ini / software RAID, need to fix.

[Gavin Wilby]

OK,

Scratch all that, all i really need to know is, can I remove the EISA
partition without wrecking the boot loader, I *think* so, but Id just like a
little reassurance 1st.

gavin.

On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 9:53 AM, Gavin Wilby  wrote:

>  I actually meant:
>
> multi(0)disk(2)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003 for Small
> Business Server" /noexecute=optout /fastdetect
>
>  On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 9:50 AM, Gavin Wilby wrote:
>
>>   Hi all,
>>
>> I have taken over an SBS site and they have (horror) a 2 disk software
>> mirror. However although the Disk Manager shows the disks mirroring OK, as
>> here: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3570/3572139495_92aa843fdb_o_d.jpg
>>
>> The boot ini looks like this:
>>
>> [boot loader]
>> timeout=30
>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
>> [operating systems]
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003 for Small
>> Business Server" /noexecute=optout /fastdetect
>> C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons
>>
>> I assume that I can simply add this as a line to the ini file?
>>
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003 for Small
>> Business Server" /noexecute=optout /fastdetect
>>
>> Which will aloow me to boot from the second disk if I ever have to?
>>
>> I also want to remove that small partition at the start of the disk0,
>> looking at the ini file there should be no reason why I cannot?
>>
>> --
>> Gavin Wilby,
>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
>> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Gavin Wilby,
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>  Sent from Isle Of Man
>
>
>
>
>
>


-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
Sent from Isle Of Man

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: Boot.ini / software RAID, need to fix.

[Gavin Wilby]

I actually meant:

multi(0)disk(2)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003 for Small
Business Server" /noexecute=optout /fastdetect

On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 9:50 AM, Gavin Wilby  wrote:

>   Hi all,
>
> I have taken over an SBS site and they have (horror) a 2 disk software
> mirror. However although the Disk Manager shows the disks mirroring OK, as
> here: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3570/3572139495_92aa843fdb_o_d.jpg
>
> The boot ini looks like this:
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=30
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003 for Small
> Business Server" /noexecute=optout /fastdetect
> C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons
>
> I assume that I can simply add this as a line to the ini file?
>
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003 for Small
> Business Server" /noexecute=optout /fastdetect
>
> Which will aloow me to boot from the second disk if I ever have to?
>
> I also want to remove that small partition at the start of the disk0,
> looking at the ini file there should be no reason why I cannot?
>
> --
> Gavin Wilby,
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>
>
>
>
>
>


-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
Sent from Isle Of Man

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Boot.ini / software RAID, need to fix.

[Gavin Wilby]

Hi all,

I have taken over an SBS site and they have (horror) a 2 disk software
mirror. However although the Disk Manager shows the disks mirroring OK, as
here: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3570/3572139495_92aa843fdb_o_d.jpg

The boot ini looks like this:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003 for Small
Business Server" /noexecute=optout /fastdetect
C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons

I assume that I can simply add this as a line to the ini file?

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003 for Small
Business Server" /noexecute=optout /fastdetect

Which will aloow me to boot from the second disk if I ever have to?

I also want to remove that small partition at the start of the disk0,
looking at the ini file there should be no reason why I cannot?

-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: OOF

[Gavin Wilby]

Hi, yup they are all OL2007 - we get the full internal and external options,
along with the feature set of Exch2007, it simply doesnt work.

I have checked the tracking logs (which are horrible compared to 2003 I
might add), and it appears that the OOF is being generated, but it never
gets there :(.

I have tried smallbizserver.net, but no joy there either.

G.

On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Ken Schaefer  wrote:

>  Sorry - I meant what Outlook clients. If they are all OL2007, then the
> full set of options should be exposed via the OL gui.
>
> Maybe there is something that SBS 2008 does... Have you tried an SBS forum?
>
> Cheers
> Ken
>
>  ------
>  *From:* Gavin Wilby [gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, 22 May 2009 9:13 PM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: OOF
>
>Hi,
>
> The clients are a mix of XP, Vista and W7.
>
> All run Outlook 2007.
>
> External OOF doesnt work in any scenerio.
>
> Gavin.
>
> On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 11:47 AM, Ken Schaefer wrote:
>
>>  What clients are you using?
>>
>> Reading:
>> http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2007/04/04/437544.aspx
>> and
>> http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2006/10/06/429115.aspx
>> should give you all you need.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Ken
>>
>>  --
>> *From:* Gavin Wilby [gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* Friday, 22 May 2009 7:43 PM
>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>> *Subject:* Re: OOF
>>
>>   Anyone?
>>
>> On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Gavin Wilby wrote:
>>
>>>   Paging the Exchange 2007 guru's
>>>
>>> As we are a small IT shop looking after a bunch of different people we
>>> need to have OOF working externally. We recently swung over to a SBS2008
>>> server, and since then OOF never get to external recipients.
>>>
>>> I have changed the default domain in the Org Configuration, Hub
>>> Transport, to Allow external out-of-office messages only, it was on the
>>> bottom option before that. However, no other options work here anyway?
>>>
>>> Am I missing something - or do I have to do this via the command shell?
>>>
>>> Id like this to be wide open really, Im not interested in security issues
>>> that this might open up.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gavin Wilby,
>>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
>>> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>>> Sent from Whitehaven, Eng, United Kingdom
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>
>


-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
Sent from Whitehaven, Eng, United Kingdom

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: OOF

[Gavin Wilby]

Hi,

The clients are a mix of XP, Vista and W7.

All run Outlook 2007.

External OOF doesnt work in any scenerio.

Gavin.

On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 11:47 AM, Ken Schaefer  wrote:

>  What clients are you using?
>
> Reading:
> http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2007/04/04/437544.aspx
> and
> http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2006/10/06/429115.aspx
> should give you all you need.
>
> Cheers
> Ken
>
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> *From:* Gavin Wilby [gavin.wi...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, 22 May 2009 7:43 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: OOF
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>   Anyone?
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> On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Gavin Wilby wrote:
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>>   Paging the Exchange 2007 guru's
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>> As we are a small IT shop looking after a bunch of different people we
>> need to have OOF working externally. We recently swung over to a SBS2008
>> server, and since then OOF never get to external recipients.
>>
>> I have changed the default domain in the Org Configuration, Hub Transport,
>> to Allow external out-of-office messages only, it was on the bottom option
>> before that. However, no other options work here anyway?
>>
>> Am I missing something - or do I have to do this via the command shell?
>>
>> Id like this to be wide open really, Im not interested in security issues
>> that this might open up.
>>
>> --
>> Gavin Wilby,
>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
>> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
>> Sent from Whitehaven, Eng, United Kingdom
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> --
> Gavin Wilby,
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
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Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
Sent from Whitehaven, Eng, United Kingdom

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Re: OOF

[Gavin Wilby]

Anyone?

On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Gavin Wilby  wrote:

>   Paging the Exchange 2007 guru's
>
> As we are a small IT shop looking after a bunch of different people we need
> to have OOF working externally. We recently swung over to a SBS2008 server,
> and since then OOF never get to external recipients.
>
> I have changed the default domain in the Org Configuration, Hub Transport,
> to Allow external out-of-office messages only, it was on the bottom option
> before that. However, no other options work here anyway?
>
> Am I missing something - or do I have to do this via the command shell?
>
> Id like this to be wide open really, Im not interested in security issues
> that this might open up.
>
> --
> Gavin Wilby,
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
> Sent from Whitehaven, Eng, United Kingdom
>
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>


-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

OOF

[Gavin Wilby]

Paging the Exchange 2007 guru's

As we are a small IT shop looking after a bunch of different people we need
to have OOF working externally. We recently swung over to a SBS2008 server,
and since then OOF never get to external recipients.

I have changed the default domain in the Org Configuration, Hub Transport,
to Allow external out-of-office messages only, it was on the bottom option
before that. However, no other options work here anyway?

Am I missing something - or do I have to do this via the command shell?

Id like this to be wide open really, Im not interested in security issues
that this might open up.

-- 
Gavin Wilby,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
Sent from Whitehaven, Eng, United Kingdom

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~