R: NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regkey

2008-09-24 Thread HELP_PC
And in any case you lose ability to see last access to the file from properties GuidoElia HELPPC -Messaggio originale- Da: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Inviato: mercoledì 24 settembre 2008 21.03 A: NT System Admin Issues Oggetto: Re: NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regkey On Wed, S

Re: Scheduled message to user

2008-09-24 Thread Angus Scott-Fleming
On 24 Sep 2008 at 15:36, Tom Miller wrote: > Hi Folks: > > I am looking for a utility or a method to provide my users a periodic > message upon logon. We currently use Zenworks and I schedule this > throughout the year for specific days (time sheet approval days). > Currently on specific day

RE: Troubleshooting Server 2008 Reboots

2008-09-24 Thread Ken Schaefer
If the Event Log is saying that the last machine restart was unexpected, then it has probably blue screened (or you have a power issue). Disable the "automatic restart on failure" setting, and verify. Cheers Ken From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 25 September 2008 8

RE: Troubleshooting Server 2008 Reboots

2008-09-24 Thread Martin Blackstone
I've seen the exact behavior myself in the past.. From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 6:35 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Troubleshooting Server 2008 Reboots >Again, we're not talking about a system *crash*-we're talking about a

RE: Troubleshooting Server 2008 Reboots

2008-09-24 Thread Joseph L. Casale
>Again, we're not talking about a system *crash*-we're talking about a *reboot*. Yea, it very well could! BE install's drivers for one... >I would hope that a faulty application couldn't easily cause a server to just >up and reboot with nary an error message. I can't tell you how many times I h

Re: External RAID HDD Enclosure Recomendations

2008-09-24 Thread Kurt Buff
Heh. 51st coming very soon... On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 4:11 AM, Michael B. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey, there are a few people on this mailing list older than I am...I'm not > the most senior by far. > > Right, Bob and Kurt? :-) > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Troubleshooting Server 2008 Reboots

2008-09-24 Thread John Hornbuckle
Symantec has a new version of BE coming out any day that's supposed to have better integration with Hyper-V. Maybe that will help. I'm not ready to say that BE is the cause of the problem. Again, we're not talking about a system *crash*-we're talking about a *reboot*. I would hope that a faulty

RE: Troubleshooting Server 2008 Reboots

2008-09-24 Thread John Hornbuckle
Yeah, I do see that as a best practice. My thinking at the time was that I wanted a DC/DNS up and running before the VMs started. I've since read that the startup order of the VMs can be controlled, so that I could make a VM the DC/DNS and have it start first. I may migrate in that direction in

Cisco routers and bandwitdth management

2008-09-24 Thread Silvio L. Nisgoski
Hello, What would be some good reading material for learning about the basics of configuring a Cisco router ? What I need to do in a shorter time frame is to define what is the equipment necessary for managing two WAN links with a 1841 ( I believe that to be the model ) , and the customer want

OT: Anyone out there using Shoretel with the new 24A switch?

2008-09-24 Thread Kurt Buff
I'm experiencing a difficulty, and wouldn't mind a discussion offlist... ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ ~

RE: Troubleshooting Server 2008 Reboots

2008-09-24 Thread Michael B. Smith
I would open a case with Symantec. DPM does this with no problems. (And, just in general, I prefer to leave my hosts ONLY running guests. I think it minimizes the support headaches and simplifies the debugging of same. But that's just me.) Regards, Michael B. Smith, MCITP:SA,EMA/MCS

RE: Troubleshooting Server 2008 Reboots

2008-09-24 Thread Bob Fronk
Same thing happens when I try to just backup the files on the VM. Something about BE and an Exchange VM don't play well. I am looking for different software for backup of MS VM. Bob Fronk [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 200

File audit logging on EMC Celerra?

2008-09-24 Thread RM
Does anyone know how to turn on file auditing for a CIFS share on an EMC Celerra? I can't find the option anywhere in the NAS manager thingy... RM ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ ~

RE: Troubleshooting Server 2008 Reboots

2008-09-24 Thread John Hornbuckle
Yeah, it's Backup Exec 12. I'm not backing up the VM file-I've got a BE Remote Agent installed on the VM, and am connecting to that to backup. From: Bob Fronk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 6:33 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Troubleshooting Server 20

RE: Troubleshooting Server 2008 Reboots

2008-09-24 Thread John Hornbuckle
You got it. There are a number of guests on that machine. They all back up with no problems. Only when the host is backing up the guest that's running Exchange am I seeing this problem. From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 6:14 PM To: NT System

RE: Troubleshooting Server 2008 Reboots

2008-09-24 Thread John Hornbuckle
I had looked there (see my comment about the reliability monitor). Not a peep in there; it thinks everything is peachy. From: Eric Woodford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 6:08 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Troubleshooting Server 2008 Reboots oddly I

RE: External RAID HDD Enclosure Recomendations

2008-09-24 Thread David Lum
+1, Been doing business with them for 8+ years..you can look back at everything you've ordered, ever (ok maybe other sites are like that). Dave From: Roger Wright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 3:09 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: External RAID HDD Enclosu

RE: Troubleshooting Server 2008 Reboots

2008-09-24 Thread Bob Fronk
Are you using Backupexec to copy that VM? I have a Windows 2003 server with MSVS hosting a BES server (has some Exchange parts), and it the entire host server blue screens every time I try to backup with Backup Exec. It has something to do with VSS, but I have not been able to figure it out.

RE: Troubleshooting Server 2008 Reboots

2008-09-24 Thread Michael B. Smith
Not sure that I can help, but I'm not clear on what you are telling me. Your host is running Server 2008 with Hyper-V. Fine. Got that. Are you telling us that the host is also running DNS, DC, and BE? And that those aren't in guests? And that when it goes to back up a guest the host reb

Re: Troubleshooting Server 2008 Reboots

2008-09-24 Thread Eric Woodford
oddly I am sitting in a Win2008 class, and the instructor is covering this. How about checking the new Perf Mon functionality... "reliability manager" and see if there's anything on the server going on.. ?? On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 2:57 PM, John Hornbuckle < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've got

Re: Scheduled message to user

2008-09-24 Thread Eric Woodford
I'd think this could be easily coded in a VBS startup script. Check network folder, if a file exists in this folder, display it. heck, that can be done in a simple DOS Batch file. On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 1:21 PM, Tom Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know you're the intended recipient.

Troubleshooting Server 2008 Reboots

2008-09-24 Thread John Hornbuckle
I've got a 64-bit Server 2008 machine running Hyper-V. It's also a DNS server, a DC, and a Backup Exec server. Its function as a backup server is new-I've only been doing that for about two days. Twice today, while backing up one of the VMs to a NAS system, this server has rebooted. I've backed

RE: MapPoint 2009

2008-09-24 Thread Andy Ognenoff
We haven't hit the 10k limit either, I'm more concerned about the fact that most of the color coding and pushpin images have changed or been removed so all my old maps show inaccurate depictions of my data. :( - Andy O. >-Original Message- >From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Scheduled message to user

2008-09-24 Thread Tim Vander Kooi
2 words…Outlook Appointments. ☺ From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 3:37 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Scheduled message to user ☺ Yup, you can certainly set KiX to only display a message on certain days and then nothing on other days. I th

RE: Scheduled message to user

2008-09-24 Thread David Lum
☺ Yup, you can certainly set KiX to only display a message on certain days and then nothing on other days. I think you’d need to use an array (something I don’t know how to do) to accomplish what you’re looking for. It’s very straightforward to have to do something like say “Good afternoon Tom

Re: Scheduled message to user

2008-09-24 Thread Angus Scott-Fleming
On 24 Sep 2008 at 15:36, Tom Miller wrote: > > Hi Folks: > > I am looking for a utility or a method to provide my users a periodic > message upon logon. We currently use Zenworks and I schedule this > throughout the year for specific days (time sheet approval days). > Currently on specific

RE: Scheduled message to user

2008-09-24 Thread Ralph Smith
Mesaage Manager from RJL software is something you can buy for doing logon messages. They used to have a free version that was scaled down. http://www.rjlsoftware.com/ From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 4:20

RE: Scheduled message to user

2008-09-24 Thread Tom Miller
I know you're the intended recipient. So there. Not my fault you can't read minds... But, you are saying I can use vbscript/kix/powershell to run an executable on specified days? I have about 25 days per year it needs to be run. >>> David Lum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 9/24/2008 4:09 PM >>> KiXtart

RE: Scheduled message to user

2008-09-24 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Yep, and that one is pretty straight forward. Computer/windows settings/securitysettings/local policies-Security options/Interactive Logon. From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 4:18 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Scheduled message to user Acc

RE: Scheduled message to user

2008-09-24 Thread David Lum
Acceptable use notice should be via GPO - they should see it BEFORE logging in as then the login is the implied acceptance to the policy. David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 From: Ralph Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed

RE: Scheduled message to user

2008-09-24 Thread Ralph Smith
Huh. I was just going to make a similar request because I have been asked to put up logon messages, and also an acceptable use notice. From: Tom Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 3:36 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: S

RE: Scheduled message to user

2008-09-24 Thread Michael Ross
You can do that if your logon script is kix. You can tell it certain variables of when to fire that message off From: Tom Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 2:36 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Scheduled message to user Hi Folks: I am looking

RE: Scheduled message to user

2008-09-24 Thread David Lum
KiXtart can probably do this, probably many other login script "handlers" too (VBScript, etc). I don't know hard it would be, but I'm sure it's feasible. In totally unrelated nit-picking (and nothing personal), I have a rhetorical Q: "This e-mail message, including attachments, is for the sole use

RE: MapPoint 2009

2008-09-24 Thread Tim Vander Kooi
I am not sure, although I don't know that we have a need for more than 10,000 pushpins here. I don't use the software, I install and support it for the people who do know how to use the software. ;-) TVK -Original Message- From: Andy Ognenoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, Se

RE: MapPoint 2009

2008-09-24 Thread Andy Ognenoff
How are you dealing with the pushpin issue? - Andy O. >-Original Message- >From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 2:44 PM >To: NT System Admin Issues >Subject: RE: MapPoint 2009 > >We just upgraded here about a week ago when it was released a

RE: MapPoint 2009

2008-09-24 Thread Tim Vander Kooi
We just upgraded here about a week ago when it was released and so far our GSI team has raved about how much they love it compared to previous MP versions and Google's product/s. The common interface between MP 2009 and Streets and Trips 2009 is a very nice step in the right direction also. Tim

RE: MapPoint 2009

2008-09-24 Thread Andy Ognenoff
>Does it still have a 10,000 limit? Yep, 10k limit is still there but here's some info on that: http://blogs.msdn.com/virtualearth/archive/2008/07/28/overcoming-pushpin-lim itations-in-mappoint-2009.aspx I found a workaround for the pushpins issue on new maps. You can add all the ol

RE: MapPoint 2009

2008-09-24 Thread Andy Ognenoff
>If it weren't so expensive, id have that here.. right now I got people >using google earth for that. Except that Google Earth isn't free for commercial use...it's $400/year, so even more expensive than MapPoint. http://earth.google.com/product_comparison.html - Andy O. ~ Finally, powerful en

Scheduled message to user

2008-09-24 Thread Tom Miller
Hi Folks: I am looking for a utility or a method to provide my users a periodic message upon logon. We currently use Zenworks and I schedule this throughout the year for specific days (time sheet approval days). Currently on specific days a web page opens with an announcement, message, etc.

Re: NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regkey

2008-09-24 Thread Kurt Buff
On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 1:28 AM, Graeme Carstairs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One of our "Expert Users" > has discovered and article a magazine article regarding speeding up Windows, > and it suggested the following > The NTFS File system stores every file access in the form of a last-accesses > t

RE: MapPoint 2009

2008-09-24 Thread Michael Ross
If it weren't so expensive, id have that here.. right now I got people using google earth for that. -Original Message- From: Holstrom, Don [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 1:29 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: MapPoint 2009 I have a client with 18,0

RE: MapPoint 2009

2008-09-24 Thread Holstrom, Don
I have a client with 18,000+ customers and they want to watch how their base is moving here around the D.C. area. It helps them decide where customers want them to be available. -Original Message- From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 2:23

Re: MapPoint 2009

2008-09-24 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
That sounds horrible. What do you use MP for? On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 2:14 PM, Holstrom, Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does it still have a 10,000 limit? > > -Original Message- > From: Andy Ognenoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 12:10 PM > To: NT System

RE: NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regkey

2008-09-24 Thread Webster
> -Original Message- > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regkey > > rut-roh raggy: > > http://www.msfn.org/board/Registry-Myths-1-IoPageLockLimit-t25684.html I would do a documentation error report to Citrix but I have submitte

RE: MapPoint 2009

2008-09-24 Thread Holstrom, Don
Does it still have a 10,000 limit? -Original Message- From: Andy Ognenoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 12:10 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: MapPoint 2009 Anyone here using MapPoint and have upgraded to 2009? I just did - and I have to say, it

Re: NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regkey

2008-09-24 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
This article contains a list of registry tweaks for optimizing Windows Server 2003 SP1 based appliances. I don't know if/how this translates [or doesn't] to normal servers - but the keys listed are interesting to review and consider. Support for Windows Server 2003 SP1 on Windows Storage Server 2

Re: NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regkey

2008-09-24 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
rut-roh raggy: http://www.msfn.org/board/Registry-Myths-1-IoPageLockLimit-t25684.html On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 12:30 PM, Webster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: HELP_PC [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: R: NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regkey > > It is a Citrix recommended practice for all se

RE: Duplicated File Finder

2008-09-24 Thread David Lum
It depends what you're looking at - in my environments it's *highly* unlikely any two files with same name, created/modify date, file size and checksum are actually different files. Having said that I don't ever blindly have it delete every duplicate either. The users I deal with are good at co

Re: Duplicated File Finder

2008-09-24 Thread Stefan Jafs
When there is a folder called pdfs and oldpdfs with the same files it's pretty obvious! Sent from BlackBerry From: James Winzenz To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Wed Sep 24 12:14:09 2008 Subject: RE: Duplicated File Finder I would be w

RE: NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regkey

2008-09-24 Thread Webster
From: HELP_PC [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: R: NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regkey Uhmm , it look dangerous. Windows itself or other software could use this information during some checks or updates It is a Citrix recommended practice for all servers in a Farm. Citrix also recommends

Re: Duplicated File Finder

2008-09-24 Thread Sherry Abercrombie
Ever heard of the term "data deduplication" James? It's been quiet the buzz-phrase for a while now in the backup field, and now I'm seeing it in other areas of IT. On 9/24/08, James Winzenz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would be wary of using any product to check for duplicate files. How >

RE: R: NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regkey

2008-09-24 Thread Adam Meixler
We had a file server (windows 2003) which ran into an issue where enough sessions were being created that the system process would consume 100% of a CPU. After mucking about with Lanman and SessionManager settings PSS had us modify NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate as well NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation

RE: Duplicated File Finder

2008-09-24 Thread James Winzenz
I would be wary of using any product to check for duplicate files. How do you *know* they are duplicate files? How is it checking? Filename, last modified date, size, etc. could all be the same, but the files could still be different. Unless your program has a way of scanning the content of the

RE: Duplicated File Finder

2008-09-24 Thread Stefan Jafs
I'm running it on 2003, it's amazing how some users have to have the same files in so many different folder! I guess they user belt and suspenders also! __ Stefan Jafs From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, Septembe

OT: MapPoint 2009

2008-09-24 Thread Andy Ognenoff
Anyone here using MapPoint and have upgraded to 2009? I just did - and I have to say, it sucks. They replaced the standard library of 335 pushpin icons with 45 and they're mostly the same color. All the olds maps have to be recreated. Oh, and they do offer the option to import custom symbols an

Re: NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regkey

2008-09-24 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 11:02 AM, Micheal Espinola Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Its safe. Will it help your system? It depends[1]. This isn't a new > find - its been available since at least Windows 2000, up through I > believe all the current versions of Windows.. This feature actually goes

RE: Duplicated File Finder

2008-09-24 Thread Michael B. Smith
Bah. It doesn't understand the file and directory links used by Vista and Server 2008. It seriously over-reports disk usage and finds duplicate files that aren't actually duplicates. Regards, Michael B. Smith, MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP My blog: http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/mi

Re: R: NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regkey

2008-09-24 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 7:07 AM, Michael B. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I use this key extensively for file server performance improvement. > > While I'm not going to tell you that it WON'T affect your applications, I > will tell you that I've never had a problem with using it. +1 for my ex

RE: NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regkey

2008-09-24 Thread Andy Ognenoff
I use it on every machine we have and have never run into problems.  - Andy O. From: Graeme Carstairs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 3:29 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regkey     ~ Fin

Re: NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regkey

2008-09-24 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Its safe. Will it help your system? It depends[1]. This isn't a new find - its been available since at least Windows 2000, up through I believe all the current versions of Windows.. 1. Dont ask me on what. I've never been able to make that determination. On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 4:28 AM, Graeme

RE: GroundWorks - anyone use it?

2008-09-24 Thread Oliver Marshall
Zabbix is what you want. It's much better than either nagios (which is too hard) or GW (which isn't enough of an improvement over nagios). Olly From: Pete Howard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 24 September 2008 14:39 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: GroundWorks - anyone use it?

RE: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

2008-09-24 Thread Miller Bonnie L .
FYI, I've found that the problem with the Dells is usually boot-order related. If you want to use a physical USB floppy drive and you also have the virtual media floppy enabled, the physical USB floppy must come BEFORE the virtual media in the boot order. I'm not sure why it matters (maybe it

RE: R: NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regkey

2008-09-24 Thread Bambi . J . Saastad
I have used it, and it does help, BUT I have systems that look at a heartbeat.txt file that is recreated every minute, and the create date does not change properly if the file is just overwritten. . . SAVE THE EARTH.. IT'S THE ONLY PLANET WITH CHOCOLATE

RE: High availability

2008-09-24 Thread Steve Kelsay
Great last name, by the way! Any roots in Kentucky? From: Kelsay, Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 3:43 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: High availability Aye, that is our website. We are a comparison site for car, bike and home insurance.

RE: R: NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regkey

2008-09-24 Thread David Lum
MS has comments on this in their performance tuning guide http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/sysperf/Perf_tun_srv.mspx As Dan said it is disabled by default in Vista and 2008 Server . David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 From:

Re: R: NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regkey

2008-09-24 Thread Michael . Leone
"Graeme Carstairs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 09/24/2008 04:51:12 AM: > Thats what I though > > The MS KB/Technet info says to make the setting on Windows 2000 if > you have over 70,000 folders in an NTFS volume. > > But this guy insists its made his home server, and PC much faster > and wan

RE: RDP quits after windows update

2008-09-24 Thread Miller Bonnie L .
Just had this happen after a reboot this morning on a remote server-ugh. Was able to turn it on/off using this article and two reboots via psexec and shutdown.exe: http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/05/04/serverhacks_remote.html -Bonnie From: HELP_PC [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: GroundWorks - anyone use it?

2008-09-24 Thread Pete Howard
I tried the Groundworks VM appliance when it came out a while back and was not impressed. It was a big improvement over plain nagios, easy to get running but still bleh. Pete Howard | Systems Engineer MCSE 3.51-2003 | ESX VCP *EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message From: D

RE: R: NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regkey

2008-09-24 Thread Sam Cayze
+1, I have seen this tip MANY times on any top 10 performance tweaking lists. Use it myself too. From: Glen Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 7:05 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: R: NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regk

RE: Dell 3115CN paper size question

2008-09-24 Thread gsweers
Verify you have the latest firmware. I seem to remember seeing this on the 5100 series which is its big brother and we don't seem to have that issue anymore. From: Oliver Marshall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:47 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Dell

Re: Dell 3115CN paper size question

2008-09-24 Thread Jon Harris
I know for our HP printers I make it so that the Manual Feed Tray is not available and that fixed it on most of them. For our Konica's I had to set the tray from Auto to our Large Capacity Tray and make the Manual Feed Tray not available. We still have a few that cause us issues but a lot fewer t

Dell 3115CN paper size question

2008-09-24 Thread Oliver Marshall
Hi chaps, I've checked on the Dell forums about this but can't find much, and before I play Dell-Roulette I thought I would ask on the list to see if anyone else has come up against this. We run a number of Dell 3115CN workgroup printers, and I have to say I love them. However we have an is

RE: R: NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regkey

2008-09-24 Thread Glen Johnson
I've never tried it on a server but I can say for sure that it made a big difference on a XP box with loads of mp3s. XP box is an old Dell p3 866 with 450g of storage. IE, my home server. From: James Rankin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 4:56 AM To: NT System A

RE: R: NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regkey

2008-09-24 Thread Dan Nagpal
The default value for this key has been changed to 1 for Windows Server 2008 and Vista. The setting may affect the behavior of file usage reports and backup software if they rely on the last access timestamp. I have been using this setting on Windows file servers and its operational equivalent

RE: External RAID HDD Enclosure Recomendations

2008-09-24 Thread Michael B. Smith
Hey, there are a few people on this mailing list older than I am...I'm not the most senior by far. Right, Bob and Kurt? :-) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 11:47 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: External RA

RE: R: NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regkey

2008-09-24 Thread Michael B. Smith
I use this key extensively for file server performance improvement. While I’m not going to tell you that it WON’T affect your applications, I will tell you that I’ve never had a problem with using it. Regards, Michael B. Smith, MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP My blog: http://TheEssentia

Re: R: NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regkey

2008-09-24 Thread James Rankin
This is where a test/development server comes in...I've never had cause to enable something like this myself, but rather than find out the hard way that some piece of software relies on it, this would be an ideal time to break out a free copy of VMWare Server and VMWare converter and see exactly wh

Re: R: NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regkey

2008-09-24 Thread Graeme Carstairs
Thats what I though The MS KB/Technet info says to make the setting on Windows 2000 if you have over 70,000 folders in an NTFS volume. But this guy insists its made his home server, and PC much faster and wants to do it to his work one. I am wary, working on the asumption if it made such a huge d

RE: remote copying

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R: NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regkey

2008-09-24 Thread HELP_PC
Uhmm , it look dangerous. Windows itself or other software could use this information during some checks or updates GuidoElia HELPPC _ Da: Graeme Carstairs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Inviato: mercoledì 24 settembre 2008 10.29 A: NT System Admin Issues Oggetto: NTFSDisableLastAccessUp

NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate regkey

2008-09-24 Thread Graeme Carstairs
One of our "Expert Users" has discovered and article a magazine article regarding speeding up Windows, and it suggested the following The NTFS File system stores every file access in the form of a last-accesses time stamp. If there are a lot of accesses, a waiting list is constructed in RAM and th

RE: High availability

2008-09-24 Thread Ken Schaefer
Add some extra web front ends and load balance them (hardware or Windows NLB) You can put the Query role on each WFE The App tier can also be balanced except the Index role - that can only run on a single box. You can use clustering for SQL. If you mirror the data elsewhere, you'll need to run

RE: High availability

2008-09-24 Thread Kelsay, Mark
Aye, that is our website. We are a comparison site for car, bike and home insurance. Few other things as well. Mark From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 23 September 2008 17:34 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: High availability "Kelsay, Mark" <[EMAIL