Windows 2003 activation error...pls help

Hi all, During the last week my windows 2003 R2 server has started to throw up An error Event ID 1000 An error occurred while the wizard was checking the current Windows product license. Error Code: 8: 0x8007000e As a result I'm experiencing very slow access for users to this server. I know the

Re: Anyone have experience with Computrace?

I've been a fan of online support communities for way longer than Marc, because of the wonderful members like Marc that we get to know. I've always been amazed by the incredible people that willingly spend time helping everyone they can. Over the years I've become personal friends with many ind

Re: Anyone have experience with Computrace?

*Sniff* Seriously, though, it's fun to read your stuff. Between you and Mr. Schneier, I learn a lot. On 3/21/08, Marc Maiffret <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No problem, it is definitely a two way street for me. I have been on this > list for over 10 years since I was 17 starting eEye and this lis

Re: Anyone have experience with Computrace?

My company doesn't deal with PII on laptops, but the equation for those which do is simple: Laptop stolen = bad publicity, even if data never accessed. Laptop stolen but hard drive encrypted = minor annoyance and no bad publicity, because data not accessible. Big difference. Even it, for instanc

Re: OT: RE: Inside the Twisted Mind of the Security Professional

Wouldn't be a new company, would it? On 3/21/08, Marc Maiffret <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On topic, but more of a story and history lesson on eEye research (my old > alma mater) for those interested in security, vulnerability research, etc... > > Having personally managed and helped train one of

Re: Pop Quiz

On 21 Mar 2008 at 14:13, Matt Plahtinsky wrote: > What would be the quickest way to find out what workstation a user is > logged into, Other than walking up to the user and looking at the pc? IPScan (freeware from Angryziber) usually shows me the logged-in username when I scan a Windows 2000 do

Re: Spyware on Laptop

On 20 Mar 2008 at 16:31, Za Vue wrote: > ... I have ran `Hijackthis.exe" and 3 different anti-spyware and anti-virus > applications against the laptop. No virus and 20 or so spyware entries. Looks > the > machine is completely FUBAR. > > What else do you guys/ladies recommend? Back up any c

Re: Using Symantec Ghost to transfer image from PATA to SATA disk

Followup to this old thread. While surfing this evening I came across this interesting FAQ for VirtualBox which might be of some use: --- Included Stuff Follows --- Migrate_Windows - VirtualBox [0] ... Hard Disk Support For reasons we don't understand, Windows memorizes which ID

RE: Anyone have experience with Computrace?

No problem, it is definitely a two way street for me. I have been on this list for over 10 years since I was 17 starting eEye and this list and all of you have been of invaluable help to educate me on where IT is going so I can think about what that means for security. As I have said in the past

Re: Anyone have experience with Computrace?

Thanks Marc, I'm sure everyone here appreciates your insight, I for one am glad you have the time to help bring the big picture in focus for us. Painstakingly sent to you from my Blackberry. - Original Message - From: Marc Maiffret <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Fri

OT: RE: Inside the Twisted Mind of the Security Professional

On topic, but more of a story and history lesson on eEye research (my old alma mater) for those interested in security, vulnerability research, etc... Having personally managed and helped train one of the top security research teams ever, a team that at any given point over a 9 year period had a r

RE: Anyone have experience with Computrace?

Correct, the only product I know of that survives a reimage is Computrace, but that is only with specific laptop/desktop models where they have partnered with companies to embed their software within hardware. Which if someone has one of these laptops and they want to donate it to me I will let eve

RE: General AV Question - Scanning Extensions

This is actually an ok option to take and the only thing you are not going to catch is malicious code within things like .zip files. However, once the zip file is extracted and the .exe is then attempted to run you will catch it anyways. I never really did understand why AV systems by default scann

Re: Using Symantec Ghost to transfer image from PATA to SATA disk

Firstly I would like to thank you all personally for taking the time out to respond to the post, the information you've provided has both been insightful and informative. From a tech perspective I'm looking forward to giving Peter's "ERD/reghack/inject" process a whirl, although taking into account

RE: Making XP recognize 4Gb Ram

Ben Scott wrote: > It's actually not a processor issue. Well, kinda but not really. It's an architecture limit of 32bit. > The processor can map RAM > around address space that hardware needs, and with PAE, the processor > can map to RAM above 4 GB, too. In Windows XP, Microsoft made the > de

RE: 2008 ntbackup

That's the first thing that enters my mind when someone says vss -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 2:59 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: 2008 ntbackup Visual Source Safe? Weird... On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 12:04 PM, Michael

RE: Pop Quiz

If you have the messenger service running, a quick way is do a net send to the username and then nbtstat -c. It will get the last system they logged into if you have decent NetBios name resolution..I used to do that all the time on a pretty big network untill we globally shut down the messenger ser

Re: Making XP recognize 4Gb Ram

On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 12:46 PM, Ziots, Edward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Its an X86 processor issue ... It's actually not a processor issue. The processor can map RAM around address space that hardware needs, and with PAE, the processor can map to RAM above 4 GB, too. In Windows XP, Micros

RE: Multi-function printer recommendations

Meh. I don't buy the cost thing. For one, the HP and brother printers I also have here don't even get a chance to get through the toner cartridges before the printer expires them. The brother unit I researched and another disgusted person with the same printer actually cracked his toner open and sa

Re: 2008 ntbackup

Visual Source Safe? Weird... On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 12:04 PM, Michael B. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > It's a conspiracy! > > > > :-P > > > > Long-term, MSFT only wants to support one backup mechanism, that is shared > among all products: VSS. > > > > Streaming backup isn't VSS. Ther

Re: Pop Quiz

http://www.microsoft.com/sysinternals psloggedon is your tool. On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 11:13 AM, Matt Plahtinsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What would be the quickest way to find out what workstation a user is > logged into, Other than walking up to the user and looking at the pc? > > W2k3 do

RE: Multi-function printer recommendations

Right, and we'll be moving to a toner type unit because of this. We also need to laminate a lot of things and this type of printer obviously doesn't work with that idea. But for a tide-me-over it's a great unit, and fast. -- Mike Gill > -Original Message- > From: Angus Scott-Fleming [mai

RE: 2008 ntbackup

I didn't think you were harsh, just honest. And I share your pain with regard to not being able to discuss all of the great things coming, especially in EBS08. It is awesome. (I'm pretty sure the word "awesome" is not covered by my NDA.) Tim From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent

Re: Pop Quiz

This script might be a good start. It queries all live pcs for actively logged on user accts. http://www.visualbasicscript.com/m_37477/tm.htm On 3/21/08, Matt Plahtinsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What would be the quickest way to find out what workstation a user is > logged into, Other tha

Re: Making XP recognize 4Gb Ram

...now I feel like a total biter with my fashionably late "Ding!" On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 1:12 PM, Michael B. Smith < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ding-ding-ding. > > > > And I blogged in great detail about my successes and failures in making > that jump to 64-bit… > > > > Regards, > > > > Michae

Re: Making XP recognize 4Gb Ram

Ding! On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 12:55 PM, Webster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My answer was x64. > > > > *From:* Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Friday, March 21, 2008 11:51 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Making XP recognize 4Gb Ram > > > > And what was you

RE: Create directory remotely

I love scriptingused them to create a folder off the root (C:\tools), copy BGINGO.EXE and BGInfoSettings.BGI to it, PSEXEC BGINFO.EXE (to "register .BGI files) and copied a .LNK shortcut to the All Users\StartUp folder so when any user logs in (if they have perms) they're good to go! Excel + .

RE: 2008 ntbackup

*bow* I realize that what I said came off rather harsh - sorry about that to the OP. While MSFT tells those of us that are MVPs and beta-testers more (sometimes) than the general public, it also slaps us with non-disclosure agreements. While a MSFT employee can blog about all sorts of stuff

Re: Granting rights to services on a DC, etc.

Thanks - I will be reading this paper, and may try to leverage this situation into real training for me and others. On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 11:37 AM, Michael B. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Being local administrator on the Exchange server allows him to do things > like install Exchange serv

RE: Multi-function printer recommendations

Plus the crayons (as I call them) cost a fortune, and the prints can easily scratch, although I have to hand it to Xerox, the prints are very brilliant, the best, deepest, most pure color I've ever seen. OTOH, have you ever had to have a Xerox machine fixed? Bend the fark over, is their policy, b

RE: 2008 ntbackup

And yet that unreleased product is commenting on you Michael...It told me you are the sexiest man it has had the pleasure of doing business with. :-P From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 2:25 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: 2008 ntbackup I can

RE: 2008 ntbackup

The SP1 backup in Vista is much improved, IMHO. Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Benjamin Zachary [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 3:27 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: 2008 ntbackup Yeah, in the end

RE: Multi-function printer recommendations

On 21 Mar 2008 at 11:22, Mike Gill wrote: > Xerox has a program where non-profits get an 8560DN MFP (solid ink) for free Biggest problem with the Xerox/Tektronix solid-wax printers is that in the summer here in Tucson, Arizona, if you leave papers printed with this ink in the car, the ink ofte

RE: 2008 ntbackup

Yeah, in the end not a big deal. Its more useless than Vista's backup. I ran Vista's backup at home a few times, had it do a backup only to find it wont backup .ini files and such so my apps were backed up but all the config settings were missing :-) Even putting the app in My Documents and

RE: 2008 ntbackup

I can give you a 50 line C# program that will back up Exchange just fine using VSS. Backup isn't the problem. Restore is. There is non-trivial magic about restore. I can't comment about an unreleased product. Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.

RE: 2008 ntbackup

I have been reading in blogs that the SBS 2008 will backup exchange without complications, but the lack of tape support is a pain. I guess there will be a management solution for server farms (3rd party), and every tape drive comes with some 'free' software. So we have to use a different package fo

RE: 2008 ntbackup

In a nutshell, and JMHO, Windows Backup is feature-reduced for two reasons: 1. To sell DPM 2. To stop paying royalties for the Backupexec code in NTBackup) Carl _ From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 3:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject

RE: 2008 ntbackup

It's a conspiracy! :-P Long-term, MSFT only wants to support one backup mechanism, that is shared among all products: VSS. Streaming backup isn't VSS. Therefore. Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:[EMA

RE: Spyware on Laptop

I'll have to try counterspy out-haven't taken a look at it before =) -B From: Alex Eckelberry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 12:01 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Spyware on Laptop Or just download the free trial of Counterspy www.sunbelt-software.com

RE: 2008 ntbackup

DPM Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Benjamin Zachary [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 3:01 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: 2008 ntbackup Well, I just have a small network, 50 users, 3 servers. They

RE: 2008 ntbackup

You can backup locally and copy the backup to a network destination. That's about it. I can't guess as to whether that may change in the future, but I can certainly share with you that a large segment of the customer base is VERY unhappy about it and that the feedback has been provided to Micro

RE: Spyware on Laptop

Or just download the free trial of Counterspy www.sunbelt-software.com Spybot won't likely kill this thing, RogueRemover might. Bonnie -- I don't believe Spywareinfo is that active anymore, although the site is still up. Alex From: Miller Bonnie L. [ma

RE: 2008 ntbackup

Well, I just have a small network, 50 users, 3 servers. They have been doing ntbackup to a 'backup' server at night and then putting the 3 bkfs onto a tape. I kind of steered away from that and just had the ntbackup (2003) go and attach to the remote boxes and grab the data it needed right to tape

RE: 2008 ntbackup

Does it have anything to do with the "remote streaming backup" changes? I know E2k7 SP1 turned this off, and I thought it was because of something to do with changes in Windows 2008. You have to turn it back on via regedit for third-party backup software to work on WS03/E2k7sp1. Haven't reall

RE: 2008 ntbackup

It was a statement/question. The statement was that it cant do network style backups as in 2000/2003 ntbackup. I was hoping someone would say no you are incorrect on that statement and I would be all set :-) _ From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21,

RE: Granting rights to services on a DC, etc.

When we were setting up delegations my boss and I called that the Excedrin Headache whitepaper :-) -Original Message- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 11:24 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Granting rights to services on a DC, etc.

RE: Granting rights to services on a DC, etc.

Being local administrator on the Exchange server allows him to do things like install Exchange service packs and deal with service restarts, etc. In Exchange 2007, it's extended even more that way ('cuz they got rid of admin groups, you know). The "Exchange administrator" piece lets him change thi

RE: Pop Quiz

Don't forget to add shutdown.exe to the end of that, it should initiate a call from the user! John W. Cook System 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,CompTIA

RE: 2008 ntbackup

Is there a question in there? Windows Backup sucks. On many levels. It's not ntbackup. Not even close. Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Benjamin Zachary [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 2:18 PM To: NT System A

Re: Granting rights to services on a DC, etc.

Ah - so, if he's not a local administrator on a remote Exchange box, or the OU in which the objects reside (mailboxes/accounts/DLs/contacts/etc.) hasn't been delegated to him, he can't do anything with them, besides viewing them like any other random user. That's nice. I like that. On Fri, Mar 21

RE: Pop Quiz

Forgot to add PSEXEC.exe is available from MS and you need to be an admin of the workstation. -Original Message- From: Chris Blair [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 1:22 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Pop Quiz psexec.exe \\workstationname cmd.exe /c set

RE: Granting rights to services on a DC, etc.

He can't modify the active directory attributes on an object that he doesn't have write access to. :-) Yes! That is the paper. Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 2

RE: Multi-function printer recommendations

Xerox has a program where non-profits get an 8560DN MFP (solid ink) for free on a 2 year maintenance contract. You get billed only for what you use ($.11/c and $.02/bw). They send wax sticks at no charge as you need it and there are no penalties for not using it at all. We got one as we had an old

RE: Pop Quiz

psexec.exe \\workstationname cmd.exe /c set Look for the Logon server line -Original Message- From: Matt Plahtinsky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 1:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Pop Quiz What would be the quickest way to find out what workstation a u

RE: Create directory remotely

i = a -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 11:06 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Create directory remotely DOH! Now I feel like a twit... Thanks guys! Dave -Original Message- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAI

RE: Create directory remotely

Or PowerShell: Get-content servers.txt |% new-item -type directory -path \\$_\c$\dirname Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 2:05 PM To: NT System Admi

2008 ntbackup

So I install the 2008 'ntbackup' which looks like the stripped down vista style version. I cant choose other servers or shares or anything. I can do a complete, partial or system state backup of the local system only. I poked around thinking there was some switch or something for this app, I fo

Re: Granting rights to services on a DC, etc.

On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Michael B. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry, it's been a busy couple of weeks. > > If you give him (or preferentially, a group that you create and make him a > member of) FC on the OU where you want him to be able to do these things, he > can make the mo

RE: Anyone have experience with Computrace?

But this get's wiped out if someone reimages the disc (it's not running on its own little partition) correct? John W. Cook System 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

Pop Quiz

What would be the quickest way to find out what workstation a user is logged into, Other than walking up to the user and looking at the pc? W2k3 domain Matt ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ ~

RE: Create directory remotely

DOH! Now I feel like a twit... Thanks guys! Dave -Original Message- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 10:45 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Create directory remotely "md \\server\c$\name" Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange

RE: Create directory remotely

Can always use psexec with the md command also Psexec \\servername md c:\dir\dir etc etc Z Edward E. Ziots Network Engineer Lifespan Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA Phone: 401-639-3505 -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21

Re: Create directory remotely

Adding this to the previous comment from Kurt, your command would look like... for /f %f in (servers.txt) do md \\%f\c$\name Where servers.txt is your list of servers, and name is the name of the directory you wish to create. If your directory name has a space in it, you'll need to use quotes.

RE: Granting rights to services on a DC, etc.

Sorry, it's been a busy couple of weeks. If you give him (or preferentially, a group that you create and make him a member of) FC on the OU where you want him to be able to do these things, he can make the modifications that he wants, and only affect that OU. There is a white paper, named somethin

General AV Question - Scanning Extensions

So, in configuring NOD32, I see there is an option to adjust the scanners to only scan extensions that can actually execute code. This is supposed to speed up systems greatly by reducing the overhead of scanning every file. Eset provides a default list of about 40 extensions to include. More can

Re: Granting rights to services on a DC, etc.

Answers? Hello? On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 7:18 PM, Kurt Buff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 7:07 PM, Michael B. Smith > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Don't do it. > > > > Step away from the keyboard. > > > > A DHCP Administrator on a DC is a domain admin. > > Which is

RE: Create directory remotely

"md \\server\c$\name" Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 1:40 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Create directory remotely Guys, I have a need to cre

Re: Create directory remotely

Use a 'for' loop with a text file containing the names of the machines and the mkdir command. If you need to set particular permissions on the directory, I'd use fileacl.exe in it as well. Kurt On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 10:40 AM, David Lum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Guys, > > I have a need to cr

Create directory remotely

Guys, I have a need to create a directory on many servers using one batch file, but how I do that escapes me. How can I create a directory on remote servers w/out having to RDP into each one? I have a CSV with about 200 servers and I want to create a new directory off the root. Dave Lum - Syste

Re: Log on activity monitor

Very nice script. Does it deal with machines that are locked, and left on, say, overnight? Will this capture and deal with that? On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 5:21 AM, Za Vue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > You guys can copy and paste it. Personal stuff has been trimmed; it is part > of my 9 page

Re: Making XP recognize 4Gb Ram

My journey to X64 was much like Michaels. I really should update my website with that information, but just haven't had the time. Joe On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 1:12 PM, Michael B. Smith < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ding-ding-ding. > > > > And I blogged in great detail about my successes and fai

RE: Win2k TS - Registry size expansion

Did you reboot the server? Webster > -Original Message- > From: Juned Shaikh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 1:59 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Win2k TS - Registry size expansion > > Hi, > > ENV: Win2k SP4 Server running citrix metaframx XP1.8 > >

RE: Making XP recognize 4Gb Ram

Ding-ding-ding. And I blogged in great detail about my successes and failures in making that jump to 64-bit. Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Webster [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 12:55 PM To: NT System Adm

Vista: Verifying firewall status as a standard user

Under Vista, the following VBscript doesn't work unless UAC is disabled and the user is an administrator. Set objShare = Wscript.CreateObject("HNetCfg.HNetShare") Set objEveryColl = objShare.EnumEveryConnection This snippet is from a "get out of quarantine" security validation routine t

RE: Making XP recognize 4Gb Ram

Thanks, that's what I needed to know. I appreciate it. From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 12:56 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Making XP recognize 4Gb Ram Confirmed, X64 is the way you need to go. Z Edward E. Ziots Network Engi

RE: Making XP recognize 4Gb Ram

Confirmed, X64 is the way you need to go. Z Edward E. Ziots Network Engineer Lifespan Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA Phone: 401-639-3505 -Original Message- From: Webster [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 12:55 PM To: NT System Admin Iss

Re: Making XP recognize 4Gb Ram

This article, while specifically about Vista, is a pretty good explanation and a good read. http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/02/15/vista_workshop/ They also make the point that if you upgrade to 64 bit, just to be able to use that gig between 3 and 4 that you are being counterproductive as much o

RE: Making XP recognize 4Gb Ram

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000811.html (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/server/PAE/PAEdrv.mspx) /PAE enables 36bits *in the CPU* for storing page tables. This does not *automatically* mean that your Windows OS will use 36bits for storing memory page table

RE: Making XP recognize 4Gb Ram

My answer was x64. From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 11:51 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Making XP recognize 4Gb Ram And what was your answer? From: Webster [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 12:47 PM To: NT S

Re: 2008 standard vs. enterprise

2008 supports both NTFRS and DFS-R - Just like with 2003 R2, NTFRS is used for replication of NETLOGON and SYSVOL. DFS-R is *definitely* in 2008 Standard. Michael B. Smith wrote: > Oh! I think it has to be in standard – Active Directory uses it in > replication. I’ll ask MSFT and see if I can get

RE: Making XP recognize 4Gb Ram

And what was your answer? From: Webster [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 12:47 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Making XP recognize 4Gb Ram From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Making XP recognize 4Gb Ram Does anyone have idea

RE: Making XP recognize 4Gb Ram

Its not going to see 4GB the best is probablt 3.2-3.4x. Its an X86 processor issue, also the PCI busses and device attached will also take away from the available RAM. You might very well need to go X64. Z Edward E. Ziots Network Engineer Lifespan Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Securit

RE: Making XP recognize 4Gb Ram

From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Making XP recognize 4Gb Ram Does anyone have idea how to make XP recognize 4gb Ram? We just went thru this in great detail not too long ago. Webster ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~

Making XP recognize 4Gb Ram

Does anyone have idea how to make XP recognize 4gb Ram? This is on a Dell OPtiplex 745 with XP Pro 32bit I have used /PAE and /3gb in the boot.ini with no luck. My next suggestion was upgrade to 64bit Luke L. Brumbaugh Network Engineer Butler Animal Health Supply Ph:(614) 659-1736

RE: 2008 standard vs. enterprise

Thanks Michael-I'll wait and see what you hear! -Bonnie From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 9:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: 2008 standard vs. enterprise Oh! I think it has to be in standard - Active Directory uses it in replication. I'll

RE: 2008 standard vs. enterprise

Oh! I think it has to be in standard - Active Directory uses it in replication. I'll ask MSFT and see if I can get a definitive reply (and get the website fixed). Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTE

RE: 2008 standard vs. enterprise

That's what I thought, but couldn't remember if that was the name. But what I'm saying is that I can run DFS-R on R2 STANDARD (we are running that on most servers). The chart says you have to get WS08 ENTERPRISE to run the same (albeit improved/updated) feature? From: Michael B. Smith [mailto

RE: 2008 standard vs. enterprise

DFS-R was introduced in R2. Improved in 2008. http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb540031(VS.85).aspx Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 10:39 AM To: NT System

RE: Inside the Twisted Mind of the Security Professional

What is wrong with that, at least they can't say you are a bore. Z Edward E. Ziots Network Engineer Lifespan Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA Phone: 401-639-3505 -Original Message- From: Webster [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 10:59 AM

RE: Inside the Twisted Mind of the Security Professional

I agree, but then again I am one of those security types mentioned. Z Edward E. Ziots Network Engineer Lifespan Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA Phone: 401-639-3505 -Original Message- From: Angus Scott-Fleming [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 10:4

Re: Inside the Twisted Mind of the Security Professional

On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 10:45 AM, Angus Scott-Fleming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Very interesting article by Bruce Schneier: Apt, also. (But he usually is.) One thing I might quibble with: "Good engineering involves thinking about how things can be made to work ...". That's not entirely t

Re: Inside the Twisted Mind of the Security Professional

You're telling me... On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 7:58 AM, Webster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And demented. > > > > *From:* Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Subject:* Re: Inside the Twisted Mind of the Security Professional > > > > I knew I was twisted!!! > > On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 7:45 AM, An

Re: Inside the Twisted Mind of the Security Professional

But very good at what he does. Jon On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Webster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And demented. > > > > *From:* Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Subject:* Re: Inside the Twisted Mind of the Security Professional > > > > I knew I was twisted!!! > > On Fri, Mar 21, 200

RE: Log on activity monitor

On 21 Mar 2008 at 7:32, Ziots, Edward wrote: > Sure pass those scripts this way if you feel so kind to ZV. So many folks asked, I figured I'd just post in-line. Here's my BOOTHIST.CMD, works on Win2k and XP, I ass*u*me it'll work on Vista. Just modify it to write to a shared location on the n

RE: Inside the Twisted Mind of the Security Professional

And demented. From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Inside the Twisted Mind of the Security Professional I knew I was twisted!!! On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 7:45 AM, Angus Scott-Fleming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Very interesting article by Bruce Schneier: --- Included St

Re: Inside the Twisted Mind of the Security Professional

I knew I was twisted!!! On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 7:45 AM, Angus Scott-Fleming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Very interesting article by Bruce Schneier: > > --- Included Stuff Follows --- > Inside the Twisted Mind of the Security Professional > Bruce Schneier Email 03.20.08 | 12:00 AM > >

RE: Multi-function printer recommendations

We use the Dell 3115cn as well. Have had good luck with it so far. We always make sure to get the 3-year warranty on them though. Matt Karsten From: Bob Fronk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 10:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Multi-function printer re

Inside the Twisted Mind of the Security Professional

Very interesting article by Bruce Schneier: --- Included Stuff Follows --- Inside the Twisted Mind of the Security Professional Bruce Schneier Email 03.20.08 | 12:00 AM Uncle Milton Industries has been selling ant farms to children since 1956. Some years ago, I remember opening

RE: 2008 standard vs. enterprise

Anyone know if the "Cross-File Replication (DFS-R)" is a new feature in 2008, or the same as what you can load in with WS03 R2? Right now, WS03 R2 Standard does what I think they are saying is only available on WS08 Enterprise? That's could mean about 20 server upgrades for us just for DFS...

RE: Multi-function printer recommendations

That's probably going to give you the most bang for the buck. From: Bob Fronk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 7:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Multi-function printer recommendations I just bought a few Dell 3115cn and have been very happy with them.

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