RE: Windows Login delay when wireless card is enabled

Can you disable the wireless card in the docked profile? This will stop the logon process using the wireless card at all during logon in the office. Mark -Original Message- From: Mike Gill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 07 August 2008 01:26 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windo

Re: Evaluating AV

Plus knowing that the folks at Sunbelt stand close behind any product they sell makes me lean toward Vipre. I know at the moment I have still not moved from the 1.0 NOD32 console to the 2.0 console because the documentation is so horrible. I am still not confortable with it. I know it works but

Re: Take ownership via commandline

Try subinacl.exe instead with the /SETOWNER switch Alternatively I believe fileacl may work 2008/8/6 Joseph L. Casale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I was using xcacls.exe in my script, but noticed I couldn't take > ownership of the actual folder with it. > > > > I am trying to adapt my script to xcacls

Access token update

Is there any way to update a Windows user's access token without logging off? I have some really ancient export function that seems to require administrator rights to run successfully, but my users will receive a different desktop (i.e. without any of their applications) if they have to log out and

RE: Access token update

Runas? Cheers Ken From: James Rankin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 7 August 2008 8:58 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Access token update Is there any way to update a Windows user's access token without logging off? I have some really ancient export function that seems to req

Anywhere USB

http://www.digi.com/products/usb/anywhereusb.jsp Anyone using this (or something similar) to support security dongles so they can run the corresponding licensing software on a VM? ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~

OT: Recommended for Laptop Users

I use both of these utilities on laptops and recommend them to other laptop users. These free utilities may not be as full-featured as some of the paid services but either could assist in recovering a lost or stolen machine. Definitely something to consider on personal machines. http://ad

RE: Anywhere USB

I don't use the USB product but I have the Serial over IP one and it rocks, Over the past month We've virtualized a bunch of servers and modems with this and it worked pretty well, It's based on the same real port tech as the USB one so I'd be pretty confident with it. We tried a couple of other co

RE: Anywhere USB

Thanks, have you seen anything similar that does Parallel? Still have some of those in use for licensing also. From: Garcia-Moran, Carlos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 7:54 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Anywhere USB I

RE: Anywhere USB

Hmm nope Serial and USB From: N Parr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 8:58 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Anywhere USB Thanks, have you seen anything similar that does Parallel? Still have some of those in use for licensing also. __

SCE list anywhere

Anyone know of a good System Center Essentials list anywhere? I am demoing the product and can't get the server to talk to the clients and without some idea as to what I need to do to get them to talk. Thanks, Jon ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~

RE: Windows Login delay when wireless card is enabled

We ran into the same problem with our new ThinkPads. Making the wireless connection not available at logon fixed the issue for us. On the ThinkPad, it’s an option in Access Connections but I have to think that Dell has a similar tool.  - Andy O. From: Mi

Re: Access token update

Thought about that, but they would have to have access to the admin password, which makes it kind of a non-starter Having said that, if a user is already a member of a group, if they are logged in, and you add their existing group to local Administrators, will they pick up admin rights without log

Any ESX guru's out there

Hey Gang, I am trying to figure out why one of my ESX hosts has a HA Agent error on it, and I have tried to Reconfigure for HA still no luck. I have restarted Service Mgmt and vpxa services no no dice. Z Edward E. Ziots Network Engineer Lifespan Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security

RE: SCE list anywhere

TVK and Rod are your men.and they both read this list. But myitforum.com hosts MOM/OpsMgr and SMS/SCCM lists, they may host an SCE list too, I dunno. Regards, Michael B. Smith MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Jon Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Se

Re: SCE list anywhere

I doubt there is one on www.myitforum.com On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 6:03 AM, Jon Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyone know of a good System Center Essentials list anywhere? I am > demoing the product and can't get the server to talk to the clients and > without some idea as to what I need

RE: Any ESX guru's out there

What's the error? Version of ESX and VC? From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 10:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Any ESX guru's out there Hey Gang, I am trying to figure out why one of my ESX hosts has a HA Agent error on it, and I h

Re: Any ESX guru's out there

What's the error? We had errors on our 64-bit hosts in HA and apparently there was some sort of 64-bit switch in the BIOS that needed setting to sort it out (sorry to be vague, but a consultant came in and fixed it when I was away, and my boss can't remember what it was) 2008/8/7 Ziots, Edward <[E

RE: Access token update

I don't think so. I believe that local groups are evaluated at login. Thanks, Krishna Reddy IT Manager Nucomm, Inc. From: James Rankin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 9:44 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Access toke

RE: Any ESX guru's out there

Latest VC 2.5x and 3.5i, Getting HA Agent on (ESX HOST NAME) in Cluster (NAMEOFCLUSTER) in SITE(NAME OF SITE) has an error. Z Edward E. Ziots Network Engineer Lifespan Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA Phone: 401-639-3505 From: Ga

Re: Any ESX guru's out there

The switch you are referring to in the BIOS is to enable Intel Virtualization Technology (IVT). James, if you can post the error, I may be able to help you out. Klint James Rankin wrote: > What's the error? We had errors on our 64-bit hosts in HA and > apparently there was some sort of 64-bit

RE: Any ESX guru's out there

Does VMotion and DRS work? What's your switch configuration like? Mike Original Message: - From: Ziots, Edward [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:20:29 -0400 To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: Any ESX guru's out there Latest VC 2.5x and 3.5i, Get

Best practice suggestion

Scenario: We have Citrix Presentation Server 4.0, with 2 published apps at the moment. We also have an old Citrix server, running 1.8 Metaframe, which is acting as a remote desktop for our Executive Director. We have received a shipment of 7 new laptops. Two separate situations to consider:

RE: Any ESX guru's out there

Vmotion works, DRS works. Edward E. Ziots Network Engineer Lifespan Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA Phone: 401-639-3505 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 11:24 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE:

Re: Evaluating AV

>From my observations as a NOD32 user: Like many modern applications, NOD32 will use all available resources if/when it needs to - without interfering with other applications. The system does not get "pegged" or become unresponsive. On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 9:05 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >

Re: Best practice suggestion

Here's what we do: - offer users the web interface. We have many staff in residential locations with broadband connections. This works for them and they are happy they can finally get to their files on the file servers. I like this option as I can set the web interface to time out. and/or

RE: Any ESX guru's out there

We neded up having to evict the ESX server and then re-add it, and then Disable and Re-enable HA on the Cluster, and it worked. Some seriously weird stuff Z Edward E. Ziots Network Engineer Lifespan Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA Phone: 401-639-3505 -Original Message

RE: Evaluating AV

Unlike Symantec v.10. Every morning when the startup scan kicks off, my users machines bog down tremendously, for 30-45 minutes, until that darn scan is completed. Joe Heaton -Original Message- From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 8:43 AM To

Re: Evaluating AV

Unlike Symantec Corporate. I have all settings set to "low" resource utilization yet the real-time virus scan is almost always number one in resource utilization. So I'm looking into VIPRE. >>> "Micheal Espinola Jr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 8/7/2008 11:42 AM >>> >From my observations as a NOD32 us

Home Directories and VPN

I have users that map network drives based on security group. Users Home drive is set by ADUC and set to the H: drive. Here is my problem. During the workday at the office the user has all their mapped drives and their home drive. Everything works properly. At the end of the day the user s

Re: Access token update

You appear to be right, just tried it and no joy. This is a real pain in the backside for me and is going to be one of those ways that end-users end up with administrative rights - in this case, not on their local machines, but on a terminal server. Unfortunately I can't see any way around it othe

RE: Best practice suggestion

We do have the PnAgent available, and that's what I've recently moved my internal users over to, for their apps. With the web interface, you use an SSL cert for security, correct? What exactly are you publishing for those users? You mention that they are able to access their files through web in

RE: Home Directories and VPN

What VPN/client are you using? Some allow you to process domain logon scripts after connection, which it sounds like would remap your home directory. - Andy O. >-Original Message- >From: Jeremy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 10:51 AM >To: NT System Admin Issue

RE: Take ownership via commandline

Nice, so if I want the owner of the dir, *and* its contents I have to run it twice? SubInAcl /subdirectories \\Server\C$\Data\Amok /setowner=Domain\JCasale SubInAcl /subdirectories \\Server\C$\Data\Amok\* /setowner= Domain\JCasale there's got to be a way around that? Thanks! jlc From: James Ran

RE: Home Directories and VPN

I don’t know what kind of VPN you have, but the Cisco dialer allows you to logon before Windows logon, so you establish VPN connectivity first, then when you put in your Windows credentials you are logged onto the domain correctly will all rights and access afforded to a local user. You probab

Re: SCE list anywhere

I looked and did not see one but then it was 5 am today I was looking. Jon On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 10:40 AM, Don Ely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I doubt there is one on www.myitforum.com > > > > > On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 6:03 AM, Jon Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Anyone know of a good

RE: Access token update

This might work for you: http://www.joeware.net/freetools/tools/cpau/index.htm  - Andy O. From: James Rankin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 10:55 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Access token update ~ Upgrade to Nex

RE: Access token update

Is the export function part of another program or is it standalone? I have some luck in creating a service (that interacts with the desktop) for programs that need to run under administrator level access. I used this for my technicians who needed Agilent IO Libraries which connects to Agilent

Re: SCE list anywhere

Yes I know they are the experts on this but I was hoping to find a forum like this one. You usually get a lot more information than you can use but you never know when knowing something you don't think you needed would be helpful. Jon On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 10:37 AM, Michael B. Smith < [EMAIL PR

RE: Access token update

Maybe one of these? http://www.commandline.co.uk/sanur/ Have you tried running filemon/regmon to see if it really needs admin access? -Bonnie From: James Rankin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 8:55 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Access token update You app

RE: Evaluating AV

Startup scans are murder with any product. Just plain mean to your workers. I always try to stay away from them... -Original Message- From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 10:46 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Evaluating AV Unlike Symante

Re: Home Directories and VPN

When the users goes to login have them check the box to use dialup networking to log in. This will bring up the VPN dialog box (if you are using MS VPN, not sure about others). When he/she logs on the home directory should be there. On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 10:50 AM, Jeremy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wro

RE: Scripted AD Redirected Profile Change

Thanks--I'll be saving this one! -Original Message- From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 12:33 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Scripted AD Redirected Profile Change Bonnie, This worked... Set ObjOU = GetObject ("LDAP://OU=Domain Use

Re: SCE list anywhere

http://www.myitforum.com/forums/System_Center_Products/forumid_91/tt.htm H On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 9:06 AM, Jon Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I looked and did not see one but then it was 5 am today I was looking. > > Jon > > On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 10:40 AM, Don Ely <[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: Evaluating AV

Boot scans are *mostly* a waste of time as modern malware in the form of rootkit-enabled threats will hide from several Windows API functions, rendering signature-searching scans useless. So, unless your A/V has its own fast disk reading routines, you have a problem. It also gets worse: http

Run .BAT on machine startup

I need to run a batch file on machine startup w/out having someone log into the boxhow do I accomplish this? W2K3 server.. Dave Lum - Systems Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - (971)-222-1025 "..remember that, in the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended u

RE: SCE list anywhere

We can put one together pretty quickly if you need it. How many folks are we talking that would find value in a SCE list? From: Jon Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 12:06 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: SCE list anywhere I looked and did not s

Re: Run .BAT on machine startup

Are you using AD? If so you can use startup scripts based on the computer. On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 11:14 AM, David Lum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I need to run a batch file on machine startup w/out having someone log > into the box….how do I accomplish this? W2K3 server.. > > > > > > *Dave L

Re: Take ownership via commandline

If there is, let me know. I run it twice. On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 12:02 PM, Joseph L. Casale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nice, so if I want the owner of the dir, *and* its contents I have to run it > twice? > > SubInAcl /subdirectories \\Server\C$\Data\Amok /setowner=Domain\JCasale > > SubInAcl /

Re: SCE list anywhere

I use SCE, maybe I can help. Have you installed the clients? Are you using a firewall between the server and clients? On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 9:03 AM, Jon Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyone know of a good System Center Essentials list anywhere? I am demoing > the product and can't get the

RE: Evaluating AV

I always wonder about start up scans...if the pc doesn't have a virus when it is shut down, then why enable start up scans. Waste of time if you ask me S -Original Message- From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 12:46 PM To: NT System Admin Issues

RE: Run .BAT on machine startup

Group Policy Startup script, anybody? From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 11:14 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Run .BAT on machine startup I need to run a batch file on machine startup w/out having someone log

RE: Evaluating AV

exactly, that what real-time protection is for. Let users workers actually get some work done. -Original Message- From: Steve Moffat [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of NTSysAdmin Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 11:45 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Evaluating AV I alw

Re: Run .BAT on machine startup

Sure. I do it for both Computer and User scripts. What is your question exactly? On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Christopher Boggs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Group Policy Startup script, anybody? > > > > > > From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thu

RE: Run .BAT on machine startup

Sorry, more of a rhetorical, stating-the-obvious kind of thing. And to the OP, you don't need AD to do them, you can set it up in a local policy even. -Original Message- From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 11:52 AM To: NT System Admin Issue

RE: SCE list anywhere

Thanks for the emails offline. The list is now active: http://www.myitforum.com/lists/#System_Center_Essentials_(SCE) -Original Message- From: Candee Vaglica [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 12:25 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: SCE list anywhere I

Re: SCE list anywhere

That one I had seen yesterday, and forgot about, only has 3 posts to it. I did find a couple of videos that I thought were useful as wll on that one. I was acutally hoping for something as active is this list. Jon On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 12:11 PM, Don Ely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www

RE: Evaluating AV

Some things don't take effect until the machine is restarted...so why not a virus? I have some systems configured to run a full scan - every file type, everywhere, incl. recycle bin and .zip files many levels deep - upon startup. However, these same systems power themselves up at 5:00am and the

Re: SCE list anywhere

No firewalls, I killed them before I started the testing. The Vista and 2003 server clients seemed to install as I can get health infomation but all of them say Not Yet Contacted. Jon On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 12:25 PM, Candee Vaglica <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I use SCE, maybe I can help. > Hav

RE: Run .BAT on machine startup - solved

I only need it for one server out of 200+ and I knew about the GPO option. What's funny is first I found this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/243486 The I found the "DOH!" answer: Use the task scheduler and select "Run when my computer starts". Works perfect, and I feel so dumb... Dave Lum

Re: SCE list anywhere

Is there a firewall on the server? I can dig up the port list for you if you need it. On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 1:05 PM, Jon Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No firewalls, I killed them before I started the testing. The Vista and > 2003 server clients seemed to install as I can get health infomat

Re: SCE list anywhere

Thanks Rod Jon On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 1:00 PM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the emails offline. The list is now active: > > http://www.myitforum.com/lists/#System_Center_Essentials_(SCE) > > -Original Message- > From: Candee Vaglica [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent:

Re: SCE list anywhere

All firewalls are disabled by GPO for domain members. Jon On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 1:11 PM, Candee Vaglica <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there a firewall on the server? > I can dig up the port list for you if you need it. > > On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 1:05 PM, Jon Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Re: SCE list anywhere

This was a huge help for me: http://blogs.technet.com/edwalt/archive/2007/09/20/2003094.aspx On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 1:13 PM, Jon Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All firewalls are disabled by GPO for domain members. > > Jon > > On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 1:11 PM, Candee Vaglica <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Anywhere USB

We have one we evaluated, but it did not work very well for what we needed it to do. They said they would have a product that would work for us in about a year though. We wanted to be able to switch from machine to machine for test and production, but the darned thing will only support one virtual

Re: SCE list anywhere

I think I just found my problem as well... Vista File and Print Sharing is turned off by default. I keep most of the systems this way. Jon On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 1:17 PM, Candee Vaglica <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This was a huge help for me: > > http://blogs.technet.com/edwalt/archive/2007/09

RE: Anywhere USB

Yes they made sure I understood that when I talked with them earlier. Which is fine for me I have 3-5 dongles I could consolidate to a single guest os for licensing. More than that and you start running in to conflicts if different dongles need different versions of the same Rainbow app or somethi

RE: SCE list anywhere

Do you have the clients pointed to your SCE server for updates? We usually hear about this when someone installs SCE into an environment where there are GPOs pointing the clients to a different WSUS box. You have to remove those GPOs before you will get true monitoring out of SCE. TVK From: Jon

Re: SCE list anywhere

Yeah I killed the GPO's that regulate that this morning. The servers seemed to respond to it but not the clients. I really did not want to have this SCE server handing out updates to clients as they are patched correctly now. I also just turned on File Sharing on one client and rebooted 2x and I

Re: SCE list anywhere

I should add that none of the XP clients have even checked in for Health Status yet and this is after 4 days. The Vista clients all checked in within 2 days, even with File Sharing turned off. Jon On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 2:03 PM, Jon Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah I killed the GPO's t

Re: SCE list anywhere

Glad I could help! Have you run gpupdate on the clients? I have the Windows Firewall on all the clients with the port exceptions pushed out via GPO. It was driving me crazy, but it's smooth as silk now. On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 2:03 PM, Jon Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah I killed the GPO's

RE: SCE list anywhere

Make sure you run gpupdate /force on the clients or it will take who knows how long before they get their policy updated to point to the SCE box. From: Jon Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 1:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: SCE list anywhere Yeah I ki

Re: SCE list anywhere

Yes I have done that 2 times as well as the restarts. Jon On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Tim Vander Kooi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Make sure you run gpupdate /force on the clients or it will take who > knows how long before they get their policy updated to point to the SCE box. > > > > > *Fr

RE: SCE list anywhere

Those port exceptions should be a part of your SCE GPOs, but you have to make sure that A) Your clients have permissions to access those GPOs, B) There aren't other GPOs overriding the settings of the 2 SCE GPOs. Option B is a very common cause of issues with SCE, option A not so much, but still

RE: SCE list anywhere

Also, be aware that SCE only does a sync on a regular schedule (12 hours by default I believe, although it can be altered via XML) between the WSUS DB and the SCE DB. If you just turned off your old WSUS GPOs today, it could very possibly be tonight or tomorrow morning before you see the full re

Re: SCE list anywhere

Awesome! Let us know when it's finished, I would *love* a copy! On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Tim Vander Kooi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Those port exceptions should be a part of your SCE GPOs, but you have to make > sure that A) Your clients have permissions to access those GPOs, B) There >

Re: SCE list anywhere

I know I would have bought one before doing this demo if there had been one. With a small window to work on this and do my regular tasks it would have been a big help. If this shows it's value and I can get the purchase pushed through I will still purchase the book. Jon On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 2

RE: Evaluating AV

What do you use to remotely and automatically start up your client machines? Joe Heaton -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 10:05 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Evaluating AV Some things don't take effect until the mac

RE: Run .BAT on machine startup

Policies Under machine - startup From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 12:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Run .BAT on machine startup I need to run a batch file on machine startup w/out having someone log into the boxhow do I accomplish t

RE: Home Directories and VPN

The other suggestions about starting the VPN before login are good. Sometimes that's not always practical, though. So what I've done is to provide a copy of the login script, or at least the drive mapping part, as a .bat file on the desktop. If they're working offline and realize they need to co

Re: SCE list anywhere

Well a restart of the server and I have one machine and only one machine reporting most if what I need to get this purchased. I will look tomorrow and see if everything I need is there. Thank you all for your assistance. FYI I ended up moving the system from the OU it was in back to the Compute

Re: SCE list anywhere

Awesome. Good luck! On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 2:54 PM, Jon Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well a restart of the server and I have one machine and only one machine > reporting most if what I need to get this purchased. I will look tomorrow > and see if everything I need is there. Thank you all

RAID rebuild during power outage?

I have a server w/ a failed HD in a RAID 5. I was planning on swapping out the HD w/ a replacement tonight. This is a large array (1TB) and given the chance of power outage during the rebuild, is this not a good idea? Our UPS systems will keep the server running for no more than 1 hour; after which

RE: Evaluating AV

Damn you and your desktops ;) -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 12:05 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Evaluating AV Some things don't take effect until the machine is restarted...so why not a virus? I have some syste

Re: RAID rebuild during power outage?

I think that would potentially be a Very Bad Thing. Any time you have a power outage, you risk filesystem corruption. Tack on that the array is already degraded, and you¹re just setting yourself up for a load of pain, IMO. On 8/7/08 12:08 PM, "David Mazzaccaro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I h

Script to Push and Install WSUS Updates Forcefully

Has anyone had any experience with Rob Dunn's script mentioned above found at * *http://tinyurl.com/5p6cbb Thanks, Klint ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ ~

RE: Evaluating AV

Shook likes searching nooks and crannys:) -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 1:05 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Evaluating AV Some things don't take effect until the machine is restarted...so why not a virus? I

Open File Lister

Is there a tool that will list all the files that are loaded during bootup and after. The tool would have to be a TSR of some sort to capture all of the load/run activity. It would be useful for determining which files on a computer are not/are being used. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam

Re: RAID rebuild during power outage?

Have you had a string of good luck you are looking to counter? I have a dim memory of RAID manuals saying, no lose power is very bad, but I could be remembering wrong. In general, I replace failed drives immediately (or as soon as the replacement drive arrives). Potential power outage... I think

RE: RAID rebuild during power outage?

The Raid will start to rebuild from the beginning. Not were it was stopped. Todd Lemmiksoo From: Salvador Manzo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 3:29 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: RAID rebuild during power outage? I think

RE: RAID rebuild during power outage?

thanks From: Todd Lemmiksoo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 3:46 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: RAID rebuild during power outage? The Raid will start to rebuild from the beginning. Not were it was stopped. Todd Lemmikso

OT: Vista Dual Display Problem

I've got a Vista machine that has two displays--a monitor plus a projector. I have no problem getting Vista to extend the desktop across both displays. However, that's not what I want; I want a mirrored setup. Can't get that to work, though. When I uncheck the option to extend the display to the p

RE: Vista Dual Display Problem

Nvidia chipset? What kind of video card? What kind of machine? You should be able to set a mirror in the video card software. Bob Fronk [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -Original Message- > From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 5:22 PM > To: NT System

Backup Up ActiveX

This is kind of a long shot but, does anyone know of a way to back up Active X controls that have been installed on a system? Basically I'd like to be able to install these on another machine without having to visit each site that installed them originally. - Andy O. ~ Upgrade to Next Generat

RE: Backup Up ActiveX

Wow, did I mangle that subject line...should be "Backing Up ActiveX". - Andy O. >-Original Message- >From: Andy Ognenoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 5:02 PM >To: NT System Admin Issues >Subject: Backup Up ActiveX > >This is kind of a long shot but, does any

Re: Vista Dual Display Problem

Within the display properties have you checked the advanced tab which should load the chipset software? Klint Bob Fronk wrote: > Nvidia chipset? What kind of video card? What kind of machine? > > You should be able to set a mirror in the video card software. > > > Bob Fronk > [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Backup Up ActiveX

This could depend on a number of issues. Are they simple .ocx or .dll files, or are they tied to specific registry keys for licensing purposes. Are they machine ActiveX or Broswer ActiveX objects? If it is a simple, stand alone file, then yes, you could back up the file, and restore it to an

RE: Backup Up ActiveX

That's funny, I actually read it as it was meant to be without notincg... Check out http://support.microsoft.com/kb/154850 My guess is that if you actually do a dir via the shell in their, you see all the files, then just copy and regsvr32 it into new pc maybe? Test on co-workers PC first of cour

Modify ISO

I'd like to add some files to a WinPE .iso. I thought an easy way to do that might be to mount the .iso as a drive and copy files to it. Can .isos be mounted in write mode? If so, what software can I use for this? Is there some other approach that will work? Thanks for your help. ~ Upgrade

RE: Modify ISO

Yea, you can edit the iso (ISOEdit, WinISO for example), but that won't get you anywhere w/ Pe 2.0 :) You don't see the part of the ISO you will be editing once booted. Read the Vista WDS Deployment Guide, if you cant find what you need ping back and tomorrow when I am at the dungeon I will find

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