RE: Sql Drive letter in cluster question

2009-08-19 Thread Greg Olson
Thanks for the confirmation that this will work guys! -Greg From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 8:54 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Sql Drive letter in cluster question +1 Can also confirm that this definitely works with SQL Server 2005

Thin Client For VDI

2009-08-19 Thread Robert Jackson
Just looking for some information from those of you who have VDI environments. We're in the process of running some Capacity Planning for a VMware purchase. The next stage for us would be to factor in a VDI environment and I was wondering what thin client hardware was in use in the real world?

Re: Thin Client For VDI

2009-08-19 Thread James Rankin
We are using a mixture of Chip PCs and Extreme PCs with Excalibur and VMWare View. The POE Chips are very unreliable using VMWare View. The Extreme PCs run superbly. 2009/8/19 Robert Jackson r...@walkermartyn.co.uk Just looking for some information from those of you who have VDI environments.

RE: Thin Client For VDI

2009-08-19 Thread Garcia-Moran, Carlos
We use DevonIT thin clients, last year's models we bought in bulk, the can do Native VDM client amongst other things, plus the have Dual DVI monitor support, about $250 a unit From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 9:19 AM To: NT System Admin Issues

Selecting a domain controller to get GPOs from

2009-08-19 Thread Owens, Michael
Is there a way to choose which DC a machine goes to by default? I have a few domain controllers that are at remote sites, that are giving me replication issues. I am not allowed to touch these servers. However, whenever I change a GPO... it doesn't replicate to these 2 servers. I know this,

RE: Thin Client For VDI

2009-08-19 Thread Michael DeBakey
We are using about 160 WYSE thin clients with VMware View 3. We have a few more challenges due to the fact that we use a lot of flash in our environment (K-12), so we have had some hiccups. I have heard good things about HP thin clients as well. If you would like any more specifics please feel

BS: Microsoft leads browsers in malware, phishing defense

2009-08-19 Thread Sam Cayze
Turns out this study was funded by... wait for it... Microsoft. My favorite quote: [T]his stuff is expensive to do right, and we need to monetize it somehow. ... We invited Google, Mozilla, Apple, Opera to participate, but they didn't even bother to respond, except for Opera, which stated

RE: Selecting a domain controller to get GPOs from

2009-08-19 Thread Maglinger, Paul
Rather than that, I would try to figure out what's causing the replication issues. Have you checked the event logs or ran a dcdiag? From: Owens, Michael [mailto:michael.ow...@dys.ohio.gov] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 8:57 AM To: NT System Admin Issues

Liveoffice Email Archiving or other solutions?

2009-08-19 Thread Garcia-Moran, Carlos
Hey All; We have an compliance vault email archiver that's feeling it's age and it's due for a replacement, so we've been tasked to look at email archiving solutions and someone suggested the liveoffice.com SAS site, anyone has any experience with it? Or any suggestions on other SAS or

RE: Selecting a domain controller to get GPOs from

2009-08-19 Thread Owens, Michael
I know what the replication problem is, the sysvol needs rebuilt. We can fix the server but I was told that it wasn't broken. So in frusteration (after showing the powers that be) the error message, I figured a work around was in order. :) This directory partition has not been backed up since

RE: Selecting a domain controller to get GPOs from

2009-08-19 Thread Owens, Michael
I copied the wrong error. :) This is the replication status for the following directory partition on the local domain controller. Directory partition: DC=ForestDnsZones,DC=dysstudent,DC=local The local domain controller has not received replication information from a number of domain

RE: Windows 7 Sysprep'd image fails restart - resolved

2009-08-19 Thread Adam Meixler
hi, doubt anyone will need this but the cause here was Daemon Tools 4.30.4 being loaded on the master image. Resolution was to change the SPTD device startup to 2 from winPE to allow sysprep to complete, then revert to the original value. From: Adam Meixler Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 11:53

OT: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

2009-08-19 Thread Brumbaugh, Luke
I have over 250 salesman with mobile broadband cards. One genius went to a beach in Mexico and fired up his laptop and watched movies on hulu. Needless to say, his stupidity creates a massive project in IT. I have 1 registry setting and I am searching for the other. Has anyone created a

Re: BS: Microsoft leads browsers in malware, phishing defense

2009-08-19 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Oh, I know. But I still appreciate where all this is going. By even making these kinds of claims, they are throwing themselves in to the game/wolves - which should only be a good thing. -- ME2 On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 10:02 AM, Sam Cayzesam.ca...@rollouts.com wrote: Turns out this study was

RE: Windows 7 Sysprep'd image fails restart - resolved

2009-08-19 Thread Sam Cayze
I've never had anything positive happen with Daemon Tools. Probably not a good measure to image machines with Rootkits installed. There are a million other ways to mount ISOs if that's all your trying to do, and most of them less intrusive and detrimental. Sam

Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

2009-08-19 Thread Ben Scott
Hello all, Per management order, I just picked up a side-client. They just bought an HP Pavilion desktop PC. It came with a Vista Home Premium OEM license. HP pre-loads tons of shovelware that I'd rather not have. It verges on coming pre-installed with malware. HP's restore kit will only

Re: BS: Microsoft leads browsers in malware, phishing defense

2009-08-19 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 11:01 AM, Micheal Espinola Jr michealespin...@gmail.com wrote: But I still appreciate where all this is going.  By even making these kinds of claims, they are throwing themselves in to the game/wolves - which should only be a good thing. Eh, maybe, maybe not.

RE: BS: Microsoft leads browsers in malware, phishing defense

2009-08-19 Thread Owens, Michael
What are you talking about?! Ie 6 is well known for it's unbeatable malware protection! *that's sarcasm* -Original Message- From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:02 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: BS: Microsoft leads

Re: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

2009-08-19 Thread Phil Brutsche
Ben Scott wrote: Does anyone know of some way to get a clean, vanilla, generic Vista install on this? Short of buying a whole 'nother license, I mean. It has the COA sticker with Product Key on the side of the chassis. Can I use an OEM CD from a Dell with that Product Key? Is there a way

RE: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

2009-08-19 Thread Sam Cayze
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326246 -Original Message- From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:p...@optimumdata.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:03 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware Ben Scott wrote: Does anyone know of some way to

Re: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

2009-08-19 Thread Jon Harris
I know you have thought of this but Add and Remove Programs? I don't know but my guess is that if the COLA has the same SP as the OEM it may work. I know when I am unsure I just try it and so far I have not been disappointed. Jon On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 11:54 AM, Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.com

Re: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

2009-08-19 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Sam Cayzesam.ca...@rollouts.com wrote: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326246 You should contact the OEM (original equipment manufacturer) or the system builder directly to replace Microsoft software that was distributed with your computer. I've called

RE: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

2009-08-19 Thread John Aldrich
Well, you can *buy* a copy of the O/S, but it includes a license... the OEM version is about $100-120 depending on where you buy it. -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:55 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Generic

RE: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

2009-08-19 Thread Michael Hoffman
If you use the HP recovery DVD then you do not have to put in a key as it is tied to a certificate and the BIOS. The easiest thing is to just ininstall all the bits, and then create a recovery disk using the recovery process then you can roll it back again later. Mike From: Jon Harris

RE: BS: Microsoft leads browsers in malware, phishing defense

2009-08-19 Thread Sam Cayze
It actually is great for beating malware! IEAddressBarfirefox.com I think it's very kind of Microsoft to include Firefox Downloader in every version of windows ;) /s Sam -Original Message- From: Owens, Michael [mailto:michael.ow...@dys.ohio.gov] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:58

RE: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

2009-08-19 Thread Erik Goldoff
Try running crapware removal on the HP and then reimaging with Ghost or Acronis or similar Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, Security -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:55 AM To: NT System Admin Issues

RE: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

2009-08-19 Thread Sam Cayze
Perhaps this? http://www.yorkspace.com/pc-de-crapifier I know there is a Dell Decrapifer program out there, never used it, nor needed it. Perhaps there is one specific to HP? The link points to a generic one. -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent:

Re: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

2009-08-19 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Jon Harris jk.har...@gmail.com wrote: I know you have thought of this but Add and Remove Programs? (1) Uninstalling software from Windows is like unscrewing a virgin. There's really no way to go back to the way it was. There's always stuff leftover. Some of

RE: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

2009-08-19 Thread Michael Hoffman
Microsoft do not provide media for OEM unless it is the holographic system builder media. For larger manufacturers the OEM is the only company who can provide this. If you have read about the leak of the Lenovo Windows 7 image you will understand that they take the master disk, roll in their

RE: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

2009-08-19 Thread Erik Goldoff
Yep, that's what I had in mind ! Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, Security -Original Message- From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Generic Vista install without OEM

RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

2009-08-19 Thread Richard Stovall
It's killing me. I gotta ask. How much was the bill? From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:55 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband. I have over 250 salesman with mobile

Re: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

2009-08-19 Thread RichardMcClary
I have an old decrapified HP laptop that I need to replace. (Silly accident and smashed the LCD screen.) Thanks for the HP reminder warning! It used to be, Best Buy would tell purchasers of new HP systems that their customer service desk would decrapify the new system for $60-$100. Best of

RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

2009-08-19 Thread Brumbaugh, Luke
7000.00 + From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:20 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband. It's killing me. I gotta ask. How much was the bill? From: Brumbaugh, Luke

RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

2009-08-19 Thread Richard Stovall
Yeeeooowwwch. Can't you do this on the contract at Sprint? International roaming is an option on ATT that has to be turned on. From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:25 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Policy to block

RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

2009-08-19 Thread Brumbaugh, Luke
Nope, I called and that is not an option except to set in the Novatel Software. Kinda dumb. From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:29 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

2009-08-19 Thread Tom Miller
With our Verizon mobile cards you can centrally control access similar to what you'd have for content filtering on your firewall. I'm just getting into it but that seems to be available. Maybe Sprint has this sort of thing. Richard Stovall richard.stov...@researchdata.com 8/19/2009 12:29 PM

RE: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

2009-08-19 Thread David Lum
How many machines? It might be possible to create an uninstall script. I remember creating a KiX script that at login would remove Yahoo! Messenger and Yahoo! toolbar if they were installed (and it even used that program's uninstaller). If all the machines are the same you could create a script

RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

2009-08-19 Thread Sam Cayze
Ask Sprint to block international use. If I were you, I would leave domestic roaming enabled. I have a ton of these Sprint cards deployed. Half the time my employees need them, it's in an area that requires roaming. I have one too, and 98% of the time I use it I'm roaming. Sprint doesn't

RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

2009-08-19 Thread Brumbaugh, Luke
I did. These charges were from Canada and Mexico. From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:44 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband. Ask Sprint to block international use. If I were you, I would

RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

2009-08-19 Thread Sam Cayze
Did what? They don't consider Canada and Mexico international? Last I check, those places were not in the USA. From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:46 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE:

RE: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

2009-08-19 Thread Joseph L. Casale
(1) Uninstalling software from Windows is like unscrewing a virgin. There's really no way to go back to the way it was. FFS, now that was funny! ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~

Re: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

2009-08-19 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 12:55 PM, Sam Cayzesam.ca...@rollouts.com wrote: They don't consider Canada and Mexico international? No joke. When it comes to wireless carriers, some countries are more international than others. Canada and Mexico get afforded special status. They're not domestic

RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

2009-08-19 Thread Brumbaugh, Luke
Called sprint and asked, they said they could not block, that it had to be done in the software. From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:56 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband. Did what? They

RE: Help with /regserver

2009-08-19 Thread Glen Johnson
Tony. Hope no one minds if I jump in the middle of this thread. Thanks for the tip on this neat program. Just tested on a problem software and it shows that the program is writing temp files to C:\ Any suggestions how to allow it to run without giving the user admin over the whole c drive?

RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

2009-08-19 Thread Gary Whitten
Check for a North America billing plan, not just a US plan. _ From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerahs.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 2:37 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband. Called sprint and asked, they

Re: Help with /regserver

2009-08-19 Thread Jonathan Link
Give users write permissions but not delete. Grant Creator Owner full modify? On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Glen Johnson gjohn...@vhcc.edu wrote: Tony. Hope no one minds if I jump in the middle of this thread. Thanks for the tip on this neat program. Just tested on a problem software

RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

2009-08-19 Thread Sam Cayze
I would fire up RegMon to find your affected registry keys. Deploy as needed. OR, if you feeling fancy and want to impress management: Run a script on the PC that determines if the WAN IP of the Sprint Card is associated to a location other than the US. If so, break the connection and have a

Laptop security locks

2009-08-19 Thread Tom Miller
Folks, Looking for recommendations on low-end laptop locks. We have temporary training room that will have a number of laptops, and I don't want them taking flight. I'd like a system where there is a master key for all locks, since we won't be distributing these locks to users. I see

RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

2009-08-19 Thread Brumbaugh, Luke
That's an idea! From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 3:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband. I would fire up RegMon to find your affected registry keys. Deploy as needed. OR, if you feeling

RE: Laptop security locks

2009-08-19 Thread Stefan Jafs
Why not use the combination locks, no need for a key. http://ca.kensington.com/html/12126.html ___ Stefan Jafs From: Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 3:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Laptop security locks Folks,

RE: Laptop security locks

2009-08-19 Thread Tom Miller
Boss wants keys, and I think those units were more than I want to pay. Stefan Jafs sj...@amico.com 8/19/2009 3:50 PM Why not use the combination locks, no need for a key. http://ca.kensington.com/html/12126.html ___ Stefan Jafs From:Tom Miller

RE: Help with /regserver

2009-08-19 Thread Jim Mediger
Also, Apply to: This Folder Only. From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 1:57 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Help with /regserver Give users write permissions but not delete. Grant Creator Owner full modify? On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 2:46

RE: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

2009-08-19 Thread Mike Gill
+1 I do this all the time. The Key on the box generally works fine, though I have had to call in once or twice. Still works fine. Just use an generic OEM CD. -- Mike Gill -Original Message- From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:p...@optimumdata.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 9:03 AM To:

sort of OT

2009-08-19 Thread Bill Lambert
I know this may be a long shot but I figured it doesn't hurt to ask... I've just installed the Cisco Configuration Assistant (v 2) on my pc. We are going to install a Cisco wireless solution. Anyway, the install went well but when I try to launch it, I get this message from the Java Virtual

Re: Laptop security locks

2009-08-19 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Any combination lock can be cracked with enough time. I used to have a cheat-sheet for entering ever single combination on Simplex door code locks. If you were good, you could enter ever single combination in an hour. Ever have drop-off box Fedex packages go missing in the 80's? Guess why. --

RE: sort of OT

2009-08-19 Thread Carol Fee
Do you have the latest version of java installed ? CFee From: Bill Lambert [mailto:blamb...@concuity.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 4:37 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: sort of OT I know this may be a long shot but I figured it doesn't hurt

WSUS and IE 8

2009-08-19 Thread Stefan Jafs
I'm ready to deeply IE 8 using WSUS, problem is that is not there! I did a cleanup a few months ago maybe that removed it, any way of getting IE 8 back to WSUS? ___ Stefan Jafs This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the

RE: WSUS and IE 8

2009-08-19 Thread Stefan Jafs
Never mind look like it will be available August 25'th. ___ Stefan Jafs From: Stefan Jafs [mailto:sj...@amico.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 4:53 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: WSUS and IE 8 I'm ready to deeply IE 8 using WSUS, problem is that is

RE: sort of OT

2009-08-19 Thread Richard Stovall
I've had trouble in the past with Cisco Java apps (ASDM, e.g. and whatever it used to be called in the Pix 6.x days) not being compatible with whatever JRE was installed on the machine I was using at the time. If you've got a current version, you might have to uninstall and go get an older

RE: WSUS and IE 8

2009-08-19 Thread Sam Cayze
I was just thinking of doing this, finally. Did you happen to find out how you were going to get rid of the nag prompts when you a user first starts IE 8? If GPOs are in place for IE8, are they 'captured' right away be IE 8? Sam From: Stefan Jafs

RE: WSUS and IE 8

2009-08-19 Thread Stefan Jafs
No, did not get that far yet! ___ Stefan Jafs From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 5:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: WSUS and IE 8 I was just thinking of doing this, finally. Did you happen to find out

Microsoft great plains on terminal server

2009-08-19 Thread Jimmy Tran
I have multiple users that Microsoft Great Plains terminal server. After they login to Great Plains, they will get a prompt where they would select which company to connect to. On that particular screen, I have users complaining it flickers nonstop for about a minute or two. At that point, users

RE: Help with /regserver

2009-08-19 Thread tony patton
This is what I was going to suggest. I think I originally heard about lua buglight on this list, so the credit goes to the original poster, whoever he/she may be. Regards Tony Patton Desktop Operations Cavan Ext 8078 Direct Dial 049 435 2878 email: tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com Jim

Computer going offline need advice

2009-08-19 Thread Mike Gill
I have a WinXP SP3 machine (same problem existed with SP2) that goes offline randomly as indicated by the computer icon near the clock and the balloon tip. Right-clicking and choosing synchronize brings it back online. I see nothing in the event logs that indicate there is a problem. I've found

RE: Laptop security locks

2009-08-19 Thread Michael Hoffman
The keys can also be hacked. There is a video online somewhere of opening a Kingston lock with a piece of cardboard tube. There are a number of cheaper brands and they are good value. You can also get mounts that stick to the cases and you can just use standard cable - the sort that you can get

[OT] Sage software north america

2009-08-19 Thread Gene Giannamore
Just wondering about other people's experiences with support and licensing with the various products from this company in USA. I am used to the support and licensing practices used with MAS90 ( when Sage first bought SOA, and when they brought out the first graphical version). We currently are

RE: Policy to block roaming on sprint mobile broadband.

2009-08-19 Thread Tim Evans
FWIW, we are evaluating a Sprint 3G card right now. Based on this, I asked the rep if there was any way to block this kind of thing. His response: Sprint's North America Plus Data Plan includes 5GB/month of usage in the U.S. and 300MB/month of usage in Canada and Mexico. Users exceeding

RE: sort of OT

2009-08-19 Thread Erik Goldoff
+1 to use the PDM on a series of PIX 501s I run a virtual Win2000 server on my laptop, it uses IE5 and a much older Java version Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, Security _ From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com] Sent: Wednesday, August

RE: [OT] Sage software north america

2009-08-19 Thread Sam Cayze
I have to go through Sage for one of our products. (SalesLogix) I remember they have VERY large re-instatements fees. From what I recall, I can skip renew support as needed, and buy it back pro-rated as needed (I actually thought that was sweet). If I have an issue 3/4 of the way through

Re: sort of OT

2009-08-19 Thread Candee Vaglica
IIRC, I had to roll JAVA back to version 6.7. Good luck! On 8/19/09, Erik Goldoff egold...@gmail.com wrote: +1 to use the PDM on a series of PIX 501s I run a virtual Win2000 server on my laptop, it uses IE5 and a much older Java version Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks,

RE: Windows 7

2009-08-19 Thread Jim Majorowicz
Yeah, that's what I did too. Just trying to figure out what keeps thinking it needs to install. Not a big deal. In fact the system will get wiped and reloaded here as soon as Win7 releases to us Action Pack folks. From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:mblackst...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August

RE: sort of OT

2009-08-19 Thread Jim Majorowicz
You're going to need to downgrade your version of Java. As others have noted A lot of those Cisco assistants need an older version of Java to work and won't work with new. I don't know what version you need, but it won't be too many past the one required to get it to work in the first place.

BUMP: DDE Issues / Opening stuff in Outlook is SLOW

2009-08-19 Thread Sam Cayze
ANYBODY seen this? (See below) I fixed it for a while with some reg hacks that killed off DDE, but it came back yesterday for 3 users, and maybe more if they haven't notified me yet. Most importantly, if I rerun my hacks, it DOESN'T solve it anymore! (I'm guessing an MS update broke something?)

Re: Computer going offline need advice

2009-08-19 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Mike Gilllis...@canbyfoursquare.com wrote: I have just discovered how to reproduce the event. For some reason Movie Maker causes this to happen if there is a network resource such as a picture when saving the movie file. At any rate, I need to know what tool and

Re: Laptop security locks

2009-08-19 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 4:46 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr michealespin...@gmail.com wrote: Any combination lock can be cracked with enough time. It is important to realize that any lock can be picked with a big enough hammer. -- Sun System Network Administration

Re: BUMP: DDE Issues / Opening stuff in Outlook is SLOW

2009-08-19 Thread Richard Stovall
Fail! This is most definitely on topic. That being said, I have only seen this twice, and both times it was only with Excel after upgrades from 2003 to 2007. One of them did recur after some later Excel 2007 Security updates. Very strange. On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 8:53 PM, Sam

Re: BUMP: DDE Issues / Opening stuff in Outlook is SLOW

2009-08-19 Thread Richard Stovall
Woops. Thought I was in the Admin_Misc group. (I'm not quite used to gmail yet...) On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Richard Stovallrich...@gmail.com wrote: Fail!  This is most definitely on topic. That being said, I have only seen this twice, and both times it was only with Excel after

Re: BUMP: DDE Issues / Opening stuff in Outlook is SLOW

2009-08-19 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 9:06 PM, Richard Stovall rich...@gmail.com wrote: Thought I was in the Admin_Misc group.  (I'm not quite used to gmail yet...) Recommendation: For each list, create a filter to assign a unique for that list. Enable the options to bypass the inbox, and never send to

Re: Computer going offline need advice

2009-08-19 Thread Daniel Rodriguez
I know that you probably may have checked, but, have you checked the power settings? Sometimes I have encountered where an update or patch will automatically set the power option to turn off the NIC to conserve power. Had an issue a couple of years ago where we had deployed about 150 desktops and

RE: Windows 7

2009-08-19 Thread Martin Blackstone
I installed it on my T400 today. It's like a dream compared to the last 2 years on Vista. And I didn't need a single driver from Lenovo. What wasn't installed by the DVD was picked up on MS Update on the first pass. It's so nice and fast. And now I don't wait 5 minutes to shut down or restart

Re: BUMP: DDE Issues / Opening stuff in Outlook is SLOW

2009-08-19 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
+ a billion. Excellent advice on dealing with lists in Gmail... -- ME2 On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 9:31 PM, Ben Scottmailvor...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 9:06 PM, Richard Stovall rich...@gmail.com wrote: Thought I was in the Admin_Misc group.  (I'm not quite used to gmail yet...)

RE: Windows 7

2009-08-19 Thread Brian Desmond
My HP EliteBook 8530W, there were no Windows Update drivers for the HP 3D DriveGuard or the Quick Launch Buttons. I had to manually load the Vista x64 packages off hp.com and then it was happy. Everything else worked out of the box. Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com c -

RE: Selecting a domain controller to get GPOs from

2009-08-19 Thread Ken Schaefer
Alter AD Sites and Services. Machines will ping for the first responding DC, but then get a referral to the closest DC according to what's configured in AD Sites and Services. Cheers Ken From: Owens, Michael [mailto:michael.ow...@dys.ohio.gov] Sent: Wednesday, 19 August 2009 9:57 PM To: NT

RE: Windows 7

2009-08-19 Thread Sam Cayze
+1 In heaven here with 7 on my laptop. It was Vista, but performance quickly deteriorated, faster than XP's average 6 month lifespan. And I hardly even boot my laptop, or install anything on it. It's basically for cabin trips and emergency use. I even allowed myself to live with Aero and

RE: Windows 7

2009-08-19 Thread Sam Cayze
More info on the deployment changes: http://blogs.technet.com/windowssystemdeployment/archive/2009/01/20/wind ows-7-deployment-changes.aspx From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:09 PM To: NT System Admin Issues

RE: Mail server software

2009-08-19 Thread Jim Majorowicz
Yes you do. It's called Deleted Items Retention. -Original Message- From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 1:08 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Mail server software Yes, but you don't have any way to restore *just one message*

RE: Mail server software

2009-08-19 Thread Sam Cayze
Or BackupExec can now do this. (Say it was purged from deleted items). -Original Message- From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:41 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Mail server software Yes you do. It's called Deleted Items

RE: Mail server software

2009-08-19 Thread Jim Majorowicz
Your problem, John, is you've discounted, arguably, the best product on the market based on 10 year old technology with arguments you didn't articulate. Exchange can be backed up natively from NTBackup quite nicely and with a properly administered Deleted Items Retention policy you will never have

RE: Mail server software

2009-08-19 Thread Jim Majorowicz
And I didn't even mention that Exchange 2010 doesn't even need OUTLOOK! From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 8:54 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Mail server software Your problem, John, is you've discounted, arguably, the best

RE: Antivirus/Anti-spyware/Anti-adware/etc

2009-08-19 Thread Jim Majorowicz
Take a look at Trend's products. Their version 6.0 of Worry Free is quite good, and I'm running Internet Security on Win7 Home station and don't have anything bad to say about it. From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 12:03 PM To: NT System

RE: Antivirus/Anti-spyware/Anti-adware/etc

2009-08-19 Thread Sam Cayze
Ripped out SAV years ago and installed eSet NOD32. Haven't regretted it one bit. Piece of cake too. Sam I agree with you on the MS point. From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:16 PM To: NT System Admin

RE: Computer going offline need advice

2009-08-19 Thread Mike Gill
The thing is it’s (finally) reproducible. As soon as I tell Movie Maker to save the video to the computer, a window pops up asking for a file name. Within a second or two it goes offline. Every time. I’ve not tried multiple versions of the NIC driver beyond the Dell driver at the time of

RE: Computer going offline need advice

2009-08-19 Thread James Hill
Does another computer patched into the same port with the same patch cables currently in use have the same issue? From: Mike Gill [mailto:lis...@canbyfoursquare.com] Sent: Thursday, 20 August 2009 3:13 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Computer going offline need advice The thing is