RE: Alternatives to DFS

2010-03-20 Thread Brian Desmond
Are you using NTFRS or DFS-R? Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com c   - 312.731.3132 -Original Message- From: Des Waugh [mailto:d...@charanda.com.au] Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 8:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Alternatives to DFS Hi Anyone using 3rd party repl

Re: Deploy xpmode updates av and such

2010-03-20 Thread Phil Brutsche
That is very likely ;) On 3/20/2010 5:56 PM, Anders Blomgren wrote: > Are you thinking of APP-V? -- Phil Brutsche p...@optimumdata.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ ~

Alternatives to DFS

2010-03-20 Thread Des Waugh
Hi Anyone using 3rd party replication software I am open to suggestions I have a customer with 7 offices currently using 6 x WIN2K3R2 std and a WIN2K8R2 server with MS DFS relication I am looking for a more reliable system as the current setup is removing files into the conflict and deleted folder

RE: Dell whine

2010-03-20 Thread greg.sweers
I have removed the Document Management portion of the Wave Suite and we have never had problems with the Embassy Suite afterwards. With it installed I have had problems actually with several pieces of software. You can install the security suite to support Security and Disk encryption only.

RE: Dell whine

2010-03-20 Thread Sam Cayze
Wave Security Suite. For Full Disk Encryption, fingerprint readers, etc. From: richardmccl...@aspca.org [mailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org] Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 7:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Dell whine Now that the rant has hopefully wound down... What exactly is

Re: Deploy xpmode updates av and such

2010-03-20 Thread Anders Blomgren
No, MED-V is the "managed" xpmode. It's basically a centrally managed and hidden xp vm that just shows the apps it runs on your regular desktop. Are you thinking of APP-V? -Anders On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 11:48 PM, Phil Brutsche wrote: > My impression is MED-V is something more akin to VMware's

Re: Deploy xpmode updates av and such

2010-03-20 Thread jgarciaitlist
Cool --Original Message-- From: Phil Brutsche To: NT System Admin Issues ReplyTo: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Deploy xpmode updates av and such Sent: Mar 20, 2010 6:48 PM My impression is MED-V is something more akin to VMware's ThinApp. On 3/20/2010 5:38 PM, jgarciaitl...@gmail.c

Re: OT: Made me chuckle

2010-03-20 Thread Sherry Abercrombie
Take a hike Angus, I didn't have time to read the whole article.the snip posted was all that I read. On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 12:21 AM, Angus Scott-Fleming wrote: > On 19 Mar 2010 at 10:38, Sherry Abercrombie wrote: > > > What I find amazing is that the fired employee's account wasn't disable

Re: Deploy xpmode updates av and such

2010-03-20 Thread Phil Brutsche
My impression is MED-V is something more akin to VMware's ThinApp. On 3/20/2010 5:38 PM, jgarciaitl...@gmail.com wrote: > Is med -v also vm? -- Phil Brutsche p...@optimumdata.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~

Re: Deploy xpmode updates av and such

2010-03-20 Thread jgarciaitlist
Is med -v also vm? Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -Original Message- From: jgarciaitl...@gmail.com Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:37:41 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Deploy xpmode updates av and such What med ?? --Original Message-- From: Phil Brutsche To: NT System Admin

Re: Deploy xpmode updates av and such

2010-03-20 Thread jgarciaitlist
What med ?? --Original Message-- From: Phil Brutsche To: NT System Admin Issues ReplyTo: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Deploy xpmode updates av and such Sent: Mar 20, 2010 6:36 PM +1 XP Mode is intended for consumers and those who aren't ActiveDirectory-using control freaks. Micros

Re: Deploy xpmode updates av and such

2010-03-20 Thread Phil Brutsche
+1 XP Mode is intended for consumers and those who aren't ActiveDirectory-using control freaks. Microsoft's enterprise solution for compatibility problems is MED-V or whatever it is they call it these days. On 3/20/2010 3:41 PM, Anders Blomgren wrote: > If you have a large scale need for xpmode

Re: CMD line way to change CD Rom drive letter

2010-03-20 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Yea, there are multiple reasons I shy away from Z: to this day still. -- ME2 On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 9:15 AM, Angus Scott-Fleming wrote: > On 18 Mar 2010 at 8:59, Steven M. Caesare wrote: > > > +1. > > > > Mine goes to "R:" > > for cd-Rom ... that's what I use, too. Too much history w

Re: CMD line way to change CD Rom drive letter

2010-03-20 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
+1, but mine goes to "O:" -- ME2 On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 5:59 AM, Steven M. Caesare wrote: > +1. > > > > Mine goes to “R:” > > > > -sc > > > > > > *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, March 18, 2010 6:48 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: CMD

Re: Deploy xpmode updates av and such

2010-03-20 Thread Anders Blomgren
If you have a large scale need for xpmode then I'd rather look at a vdi solution or just terminal server/citrix. -Anders On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 1:44 AM, wrote: > Any ideas of deploying for xpmode in windows 7? > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that I

RE: dell rant [OT reply]

2010-03-20 Thread Eldridge, Dave
My miss. I need to get out more to these. I do get itpro. Looking forward to that. thanks From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 11:25 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: dell rant [OT reply] Dave - my presentation is based on the arti

RE: dell rant [OT reply]

2010-03-20 Thread Michael B. Smith
Dave - my presentation is based on the article I wrote which is scheduled to be the cover article for May's WindowsITPro. It'll be available to both print and online subscribers. But yes, the TEC organizers normally make the presentations available online. I don't know about the pre-conf worksh

RE: dell rant [OT reply]

2010-03-20 Thread Eldridge, Dave
Ha Ha Linear Actuators! I used to work on those for Data General. Man when one those would snap back from an emergency condition you better hope your fingers were out of the way. J Michael any chance your presentation will be available later on the net? From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich..

Re: Dell whine

2010-03-20 Thread Jon Harris
AFAIKT it seems to be some form of network security that the Fed's want. It appears as more trouble than it is worth from past experience. It does cause AV/AS issues or was for some packages. Some are just so bad you really can't tell if that is the problem or the AV/AS software is. Jon On Sat

RE: dell rant [OT reply]

2010-03-20 Thread Michael B. Smith
Yep. I'm giving one "from the field" presentation on 2003 -> 2010 upgrades and a pre-conference workshop on HA in 2010 for all server roles (not just MB). Gonna see you there? Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Free, Bob [mailto:r...@pge

RE: Made me chuckle

2010-03-20 Thread John Hornbuckle
That's how we roll here. In the IT security awareness training we provide our users, we stress to them that one of the reasons it's critical that they keep their password a secret is that they're responsible for anything that happens under the context of their username. John From: Jon Harri

Dell whine

2010-03-20 Thread RichardMcClary
Now that the rant has hopefully wound down... What exactly is this "Embassy Suite" Dell tends to inflict upon its customers? What positive things might it do? One definitely negative thing it does is interfere with our sponsor's newest AV/ASpy product. It prevents push deployments, it preven

RE: CMD line way to change CD Rom drive letter

2010-03-20 Thread Steven M. Caesare
1) Cool utility, thanks for passing that on. 2) This line saddens me: " If required, read at Wikipedia how INI files work." -sc -Original Message- From: Angus Scott-Fleming [mailto:angu...@geoapps.com] Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 1:21 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: CMD li