RE: LoJack

e of clients that have this on their laptops haven't lost them. -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 11:50 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: LoJack On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 12:07 PM, Art DeKneef wrote: > You need the

RE: LoJack

If I understand your questions correctly. You need the BIOS set to Activated and the software application agent installed on the computer for it to fully work. The software agent is what communicates with the recovery center. The BIOS piece maintains its presence even through reinstalls or diff

RE: RT devices?

It depends on what you mean by managing RT devices or what you need. I'm curious why you think per user isn't good? I don't see the difference but I am probably missing something. As Tobie mentioned, you do have the System Center on premise option with the Intune add-in. So you have the choice

RE: Forefront client security

>From what I remember. Forefront Client Security was the original product/name. The name changed to Forefront Endpoint Protection with the initial System Center products. It is now called System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection. I wonder what it will be called next? -Original Message- F

RE: Virtualization in small office

You don't specify size of office so here is a generalization. This is based on office size of less than 25 users. What I would do is use Server 2012 Standard as the host. Then create 2 VMs. The first VM would run Server 2012 Essentials and the second VM would run Server 2012 Standard. Server 20

RE: Virtualization in small office

Server 2012 Standard comes with TWO VM instances, not four. You're thinking of Server 2008 R2 Enterprise. Art From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 9:27 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Virtualization in small office I VM even in single-serv

RE: Keeping 550+ systems maintained

Would Windows Intune be a possibility for those remote devices? From: Graeme Carstairs [mailto:loonyto...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 12:12 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Keeping 550+ systems maintained You could look at direct access As long as the remote machine

RE: Servers in remote locations

Server/VM ratios depend on Server OS version. I think you are thinking of Server 2008 R2 Standard which does give you 4 VMs per server license. However that has changed in Server 2012 Standard. You are only allowed 2 VMs per server license. Server 2012 Datacenter gives you unlimited. While unli

RE: SMB IT provider Q

That is a service I provide my clients. But I haven't charged them for the service. Probably because in the past 20 years I have been running my own shop I had to bring in a temp server just twice. And because both times the office was broken into and the server was stolen. Different clients. At on

RE: SBS2011 RWW

I think, since it's been a while, that there was a registry setting I changed in order for other servers to show up. And I don't remember what it was. Doing this enable all computers to remain in the correct OUs. Art From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2

RE: It is quiet today

S. The world ended last week and there are only a few of us left. Art From: Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@live.com] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 4:52 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: It is quiet today Looks like today is another quiet day. Jon _ From: jk.

RE: Cheapest way to get Hyper-V and 64GB

Curious also what was up with the cable. Have a couple of short runs (60 feet or so) that are CAT 5 and are doing fine with gig speeds. Well getting average 550 Mbps on quick speed tests. Art From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, December 6, 2012 4:16 PM To: N

RE: Exchange 2010 - manage mobile phone

Are the versions of the iOS current? I have had that issue before a few times. Sometimes being at the most current version for that device solved it. The others were solved when we used a "real" certificate instead of the self-signed one. Art From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sen

RE: small office and branches setup

Yes they do. Backup exec.cloud -Original Message- From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 1:37 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: small office and branches setup Only because Veritas doesn't have a cloud backup. :) -Origin

RE: Strange SBS2011 migration path, looking for some input

>From your description I thought it was a mess. Calling it backwards is being >polite. :-) Yes, the new server is powerful enough. I was afraid based on the other machines it had like 4 or 8 gig for memory. That's was one beefy box to run SBS 2011 Essentials. They must have had ideas for that b

RE: Strange SBS2011 migration path, looking for some input

What a mess. SBS 2011 Essentials will not support Exchange. That's why he has it installed on another box. It looks like Essentials was installed to replace an old DC and try to update the network. But that's in the past now. I would plan to install a new version of SBS 2011 Premium based on th

RE: Fax Server Solution Redux

I'll second the FACSys software. http://www.solgenia.com/collaboration-apps/solgenia-facsys I have it at clients that range from small to a Fortune 100 company. Avanti Computers Mesa, AZ 480-649-4430 Office 480-529-4430 Mobile -Original Message- From: Jim [mailto:jim@gmail.com] Se

RE: Windows InTune

is 3 Datacenter MLs are needed. One for each dual socket host. Art DeKneef Avanti Computers Mesa, AZ 480-649-4430 Office 480-529-4430 Mobile From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 8:47 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows InTune

RE: Windows InTune

Brian, Don’t you mean you need 3 Datacenter MLs? One for each of the dual socket hosts. Art DeKneef Avanti Computers Mesa, AZ 480-649-4430 Office 480-529-4430 Mobile From: Brian Desmond [mailto:br...@briandesmond.com] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 7:50 AM To: NT System Admin

RE: iPhone 4S/IOS 5/Exchange 2010

Does the phone have all the updates applied? Had something similar and after updating the phone it connected. Is Wi-Fi on? Turn it off and try again. Yeah, another quirky thing from Apple. Art DeKneef Avanti Computers Mesa, AZ 480-649-4430 Office 480-529-4430 Mobile From: David Lum

RE: [semi-OT] LinkSys router UI mockups

ass, or the lab or dialed in to the rack at their scheduled time. Art DeKneef Avanti Computers Mesa, AZ 480-649-4430 Office 480-529-4430 Mobile -Original Message- From: Daniel Chenault [mailto:dchena...@lgnetworksinc.com] Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 1:34 PM To: NT System Admin Iss

RE: SBS Standard 2011 or Server 2008 R2

SharePoint comes in two versions, free, SharePoint Foundation Server, and paid, SharePoint Server. SharePoint Foundation most likely will handle all their needs. For server 2008 R2 you have to configure SharePoint from scratch, while with SBS, SharePoint is setup for you with the basics as part

RE: SBS Standard 2011 or Server 2008 R2

Ben, I will have to disagree with you on this. In my experience I haven't had many issues with the different SBSs compared to regular Windows Server. Each has its place and I agree it will depend on the individual client's needs. Yes the "wizards" are an issue with a lot of people but think of it

RE: SBS Standard 2011 or Server 2008 R2

In addition to Andrew's questions. How many offices are there? Do they need resources from the main office? How is email handled? As for what else you get with SBS, maybe you should spend a little time here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/Windows-Small-Business-Server/ed itions

RE: Machine name with $ sign as username

Why is it unusual? I still have a few locations that have SBS2003 with an additional server and Windows 7 clients working with no problem. If I understand you correctly you have the two servers, both are Domain Controllers, and you created user accounts on both servers? That sounds like you hav

RE: Machine name with $ sign as username

The problem with removing the computer from the domain to reset the secure channel and rejoining it is the computer gets a new SID and any groups it might belong to are no longer valid. And you have a few reboots in there. Try this in an elevated command prompt. Type: nltest /Server:ServerName /SC

RE: Win7 in VM, pricing, and Action Pack.

In order to run Windows 7 in a VM you need a Windows 7 license. I don't believe there is a distinction between physical and virtual keys like there are for servers. Microsoft includes the XPMode virtual license in Windows 7 but that's all. You're right the Action Pack includes 10 upgrade licens

RE: Favorite corporate PCs?

There are a few white box notebook distributors out there. Most of them use the Intel notebook spec for the business class laptops. Intel even has an Ultrabook reference design. There are a few other business class laptops out there. All are made by the same ODMs that build the laptops for everyone

RE: SBS2003 to SBS2011 upgrade

For the firewall you're going to get several suggestions. There are those by Fortinet, Sonicwall, Watchguard and similar. Then there is Untangle and a few others that I can't think of right now. As for the upgrade my experience has been YMMV. Most have gone well but there have been a few Usual

RE: Another tablets question

Based on info from an Microsoft System Center 2012 training event Tues. and Wed. and reading between the lines since Windows 8 is still in beta, "Not right now but we will have something shortly when Windows 8 ships". I think we all know they will. It's a matter of when the updates will be availabl

RE: SBS swing - don't feel my pain

About the SBS OU structure, for the most part that's true. But as you experienced, changing the default structure caused you lost time and aggravation. What if a future patch or service pack broke something because of your change? Most of us that have been working with SBS over all the versions lea

RE: Hyper-V Design Questions

elow. Michael Walker Senior Network Engineer Citrus Valley Health Partners 140 W. College Street, Covina, CA 91723 Phone/Fax/Pager: (888) 299-6882 <mailto:mwal...@mail.cvhp.org> mwal...@mail.cvhp.org From: Art DeKneef [mailto:art.dekn...@cox.net] Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 1:31 PM To:

RE: Hyper-V Design Questions

Just some general questions and observations. 1. The Hyper-V host server can legally only run the Hyper-V role. So no you can't move AD and File & Print Services to the host. 2. Are the virtual servers all new servers or replacing existing servers? 3. Do you have other AD se

RE: SBS 2011 Premium Add-on

g to the 2008R2 server? It is a bit cheaper to do this but I figured for the small amount extra I may be better off with the Premium add-on instead (if sbs 2011 cal's aren't required). Confusing? From: Art DeKneef [mailto:art.dekn...@cox.net] Sent: Wednesday, 25 January 2

RE: SBS 2011 Premium Add-on

That's that quite accurate. He doesn't need to purchase SBS 2011 CALs to do what I think James wants to do. If James is only interested in adding another server to his SBS 2008 environment just for RDS he would be better off just purchasing Server 2008 R2 and the additional RDS licenses as need

RE: Is the Office 2010 license key same for 32 bit & 64 bit

The key works with either one. But I would think twice about uninstalling 32-bit Office 2010 and installing 64-bit Office 2010. You need to think about the programs and add-ins that you are using or might use with Office 2010. A lot of them will not work with the 64-bit version. Nothing more fr

RE: Dual Display KVM

I have an Aten CS-1744 Dual-View KVM Switch that has worked flawlessly for me. Does manual or hot key between the 4 ports. The difference is that the dual view is just VGA ports so I think you would need the VGA/DVI converters and this has no PS/2 connections, just USB. The box also supports so

RE: Big brother, not many care that he's here.

Along this thought, I saw an advertisement for a new show on the History Channel starting on Thursday, Dec. 8. The premise is a group of people have to evade a group of trackers who are following them while using the available cameras to track them. Or something close to that. I think it will b

RE: SBS Essentials 2011

ongoing support costs is the major issue. So it sounds like Essentials might be a better bet. They also want an intranet so the SharePoint stuff should be handy, but again its the maintenance associated with it that is their major concern. Sent from my SR-71 Blackbird _____ From: "Art DeKn

RE: SBS Essentials 2011

To answer some of the questions about SBS 2011 Essentials. I have deployed and use it. But like anything, what are your customers' requirements? Essentials is not cloud-based. What do you mean by cloud-based? Parts of it can be in the cloud. It costs less than Standard, supports AD if you w

RE: Best way to restrict access to file server?

Some random thoughts since you haven't described the current network, amount of files, do both groups need access to some of the shared files, number of users, budget, etc. Leave the trusted people on the network and apply the appropriate file permissions. Identify the untrusted ports (so t

RE: OT: I need a Landline! You read that right.

Sam, Can I ask you a couple of questions about Google Voice? Was it difficult to setup with the USB phone? Are you using Outlook integration with it? Reason I ask is someone just asked me to help him with trying to dial from Outlook 2010 using Google Voice through a USB headset. Trying to d

RE: PowerShell query for AD group

I got Learn PowerShell in a Month of Lunches after seeing Don at a local Microsoft event. I found the book helpful and useful since I was learning PowerShell. He gives a few examples and builds from there. The book is good for those wanting to learn in my opinion. At least it was for me. I also go

RE: recovering dead server hard drives

ering dead server hard drives Are you 100% certain it's not just a power supply failure? I've seen over a dozen PS failures just like this... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** > -Original Message----- > From: Ar

RE: recovering dead server hard drives

rt -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 3:23 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: recovering dead server hard drives On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 6:00 PM, Art DeKneef wrote: > I can put the drives into another > system but if I r

RE: Cyberattack of the day...

You're comparing two different things here. Granted most people wouldn't know the difference. You say Verisign and others have indoctrinated us to the "fact" that an SSL encrypted website is "secure". I checked and they all seem to say "sessions" and not websites. Your post below mentions session

RE: Woah... why am I brain cramping on this!? (Folder permissions)

If you stop Inheritable permissions from the top level folder, the bottom folders retain the current permissions. And allow you to change permissions on the individual folders. Also you might look into Access Based Enumeration on the new server. That way users only see folders they have access

RE: RE: RE: RE: windows 7 forensics

There are a few forensic sites that will help guide you. There are a few software packages that have past court review to show that the original is not changed in any way when making an image. Encase comes in mind but there are others. Of course I can't remember them right now. A couple of them wer

RE: Cloning

Windows 7 Pro and above allow you to do an image backup to external hard drive. From: Evan Brastow [mailto:ebras...@automatedemblem.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 8:25 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Cloning Hi All, Dumb question. It's been a while (like, 6 years) since I'v

RE: "Personal" laser printers

Have you ever compared the costs associated with eFax to a dedicated fax server? Sam is talking thousands of faxes per month. The last time I did a few years ago with the amount of employees (40) and the amount of faxes received per employee per month, it was cheaper to put in a dedicated fax serv

RE: Help with Run as Administrator Compatibility mode - UAC in Windows 7

Are you starting the command prompt as administrator? I know I have had a few issues sometimes when I run scripts and do not specifically invoke administrator. Art From: Jonathan [mailto:ncm...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 11:46 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Help with R

RE: USB 2 or ESATA boot drive

The version of TechNet that is included with the MAPS subscription is called TechNet for Microsoft Action Pack Solution Provider. You are right in that it is similar. They are all similar. Depending on the version of TechNet you are entitled to different benefits. For the version of TechNet inc

RE: Getting Rid of CAT5?

t: Re: Getting Rid of CAT5? On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Art DeKneef wrote: > Without trying to stir up a debate on networking... I agree with > everything that has been mentioned here with one exception. You can > run gigabit over > CAT5 cabling if it has been installed p

RE: Getting Rid of CAT5?

Without trying to stir up a debate on networking... I agree with everything that has been mentioned here with one exception. You can run gigabit over CAT5 cabling if it has been installed properly. See http://www.gigabit-ethernet.org/technology/whitepapers/gige_1098/copper.html #base I have a few

RE: Creating a bootable flash drive from Win7 to install firmware

I made a bootable USB flash drive with Win PE on it and use that for all the times I need a bootable USB drive. Just add your files and then navigate there to run said file. Art -Original Message- From: Mike Leone [mailto:oozerd...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 8:25 AM To

Opinions on Bluehost.com

Anyone using them or have any comments? Checking for a client who is looking to have a domain hosted and was recommended by one of the members son. Thanks, Art ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ ~

RE: Windows ISO differences?

You mean besides the View clicky thing under the Details column on the software download page of TechNet? I've never seen or heard of a single page that lists all the checksums. I usually find them when I go to the download page and click on View under the Details column. The price lists have bee

RE: Networked camera

Since no one has answered the question yet. Look at Axis devices. www.axis.com Have several types of outdoor rated cameras and enclosures. Software to view or record the video. Recording can either be continuous or motion sensitive. They are the cameras we use, sell and recommend. Art

RE: Upgrade to Outlook 2010 breaks LOB email sending ability

No, 32-bit version. From: Stefan Jafs [mailto:stefan.j...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 12:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Upgrade to Outlook 2010 breaks LOB email sending ability 64-bit Office version? SJ On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 3:16 PM, Art DeKneef wrote: In

Upgrade to Outlook 2010 breaks LOB email sending ability

In case someone might know offhand while I research more. Customer has LOB app on the 2008 server they access through RDP from a Windows 7 Pro computer that had Office 2007 Small Business installed and was working just fine. From within this LOB app they could send an email of the invoice from

RE: Outlook 2003 Macro

It has been several years but I did something similar to this for a company that would send out a email already configured with the basic info except for the person's name it was being sent to. Kind of like an automated response form. It was set up so all that needed to be done was for a button

RE: Win7 licensing question

s to indicate that he's telling it straight, which is pretty cool. Kurt On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 13:46, Art DeKneef wrote: > True. Mostly. > > Windows 7 Enterprise is available to Software Assurance customers. So you need to order 7 Professional with SA and you get the right (benef

RE: Win7 licensing question

True. Mostly. Windows 7 Enterprise is available to Software Assurance customers. So you need to order 7 Professional with SA and you get the right (benefit) of being able to use the Enterprise version and it's included features. SA also gives you other benefits they may be worthwhile to your co

RE: Win7 Pro vs. Enterprise

Bitlocker. Especially if you have laptops. Other things to consider are Applocker, boot from VHD and BranchCache. Art -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 1:20 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Win7 Pro vs. Enterprise All,

RE: Migration of SBS 2003 Premium to SBS 200 Premium

If you think the current AD is in a mess I would start clean. The process is a little longer but you can start with a clean AD set up the way you want now. And depending on how many is a relatively small might take about the same amount of time. It's been a while but I think the SBS 2003 Premium SP

RE: SBS 2008 Noob

I checked a couple of SBS2008 systems and all of them show the correct memory in all locations. And you are right. SBS 2008 is only available in 64-bit. Art From: Matt Plahtinsky [mailto:cbusitl...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 2:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: S

RE: Downsizing to SBS. Same domain name?

Wouldn't you have domain SID issues? I think I remember something like that trying to do a test some time ago here in the lab. The old ABC.Local identification will be different from the new ABC.Local identification. There is the Microsoft migration paper for SBS2008 that outlines going from re

Handling two separate companies on same network

Client has asked about having another company added to the network. Currently small business, 10 employees, SBS 2008. New company will be minority owned and according to him the businesses must be separated. When I asked for clarification he wasn't sure. Instead saying the Federal government wa

RE: Possible OT: Vista Woes...hanging

Funny. Well not really but I spent Thursday afternoon working on a Sony Vaio with Vista Home Premium that had trouble booting and would just hang. Backed up most data but had some I couldn't get. Getting corrupt errors. Could see disk from UBCG 4 Windows except for some areas it would just hang. Tr

RE: Microsoft Response Point

PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Microsoft Response Point I have a suspicion that they will be directing people towards an OCS solution for the phone system. On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Art DeKneef wrote: > I have it in the office and use it and like it for the most part and have &g

RE: Microsoft Response Point

he product being improved or updated. It has the feeling of a dead product right now. Too bad since it is a great small business phone system. Art DeKneef Avanti Computers Mesa, AZ 480-649-4430 From: Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 11:48 AM To:

RE: OT: Time estimate needed

I believe most of us on this list get computers from a vendor that has a Windows XP, Vista or 7 OEM license. That license is married to that machine. When you sell or donate that computer you transfer all rights to the OEM software for that computer to the new owner. How do you make the new end use

RE: OT: Time estimate needed

Another way to do this is to build one laptop, install all the software, configure the settings and then sysprep the image. Use this image on the remaining laptops. Input XP key and computer name when needed. Start Office, insert key and finish. Save sysprep image for later use. 1. Having

RE: AV/malware comparison site

http://www.av-comparatives.org Carl From: Art DeKneef [mailto:art.dekn...@cox.net] Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 4:34 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: AV/malware comparison site I don't have my computer with me and of course I can't remember the sites name now. And my

RE: AV/malware comparison site

AV/malware comparison site On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 13:34, Art DeKneef wrote: > I don’t have my computer with me and of course I can’t remember the sites > name now. And my searching is giving me everything but what I want. I’m > looking for the site that compares AV programs and anot

AV/malware comparison site

I don't have my computer with me and of course I can't remember the sites name now. And my searching is giving me everything but what I want. I'm looking for the site that compares AV programs and another site that lists whether a program is valid or not. They have been mentioned on the list before

Computer books online

Since Bookpool is no longer where have you gone to purchase books online? Thanks, Art ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ ~

RE: TS Licensing

I go by how the business needs are. Going by your numbers you have 150 employees that used computers. How many computers do you have for the employees to use? How many do not need TS access? If they have 50 users that need access from 75 different computers then User CALs are used. The people c

RE: Phone number to tell you your phone number.

Depends on the phone system and the carrier. On a Nortel Norstar with multiple PRI T-1s I use to admin the number displayed was the main office/billing number. They started another company and wanted a different number displayed for the new company. Called the LEC and had them make sure it passed t

RE: Still struggling with iPhone, ISA and SSL certs...

I had a similar issue last week. This was with a SBS 2003 server with Exchange Server 2003 SP2. OWA was working fine from outside. Tried to setup an iPhone and I think received the same error message. I checked everything I found on the web and all the settings were correct. It just wouldn't connec

RE: Win7 on an Adaptec 29160

Just wondering but what if you started with Vista x64 and then did an upgrade to Windows 7? I know it would be a little more work doing two installs but would it keep working or flag the SCSI controller as not supported? Art -Original Message- From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:jcas...@active

RE: Trend Micro Client Outbreak - Need to remove it from Domain ...fast

>From the Web Console click on Security Settings. You should see groups listed >on the left. Click on Desktops. Computers should be listed there. Highlight a >computer and click Remove. Of the two choices choose Uninstall the selected >agents and click Apply. That should remove the files from th

RE: consumer routers resetting to default

RITY ** LOYALTY > ** POSITIVE, CAN DO ATTITUDE** **TEAM PLAYER*** > > * * > > */“There are 10 types of people in the world; those who understand > binary, and those who don’t”/* > > / / > > *From:* Art DeKneef [mailto:art.dekn...@cox.net] > *Sent:* Friday, June 26,

RE: consumer routers resetting to default

s of people in the world; those who understand binary, and those who don't" From: Art DeKneef [mailto:art.dekn...@cox.net] Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 2:25 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: consumer routers resetting to default That's what I was thinking after the

RE: consumer routers resetting to default

ement enabled? John-AldrichTile-Tools From: Art DeKneef [mailto:art.dekn...@cox.net] Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 12:29 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: consumer routers resetting to default Thought I would ask and see if others have experienced this. During the past two week

OT: consumer routers resetting to default

Thought I would ask and see if others have experienced this. During the past two weeks I have had customers call and ask them to help them with getting their Internet access working again at their house. In the five cases that I have seen all of the routers have been reset to default. All are m

RE: Building new server using answer file

I do my installs with the SBS 2008 DVD. Put the answer file on a USB stick and the install will look for the USB drive automatically. You might have to change the server BIOS settings to not boot off of USB drives. You will get the 'unable to find files' message if you don't. Pretty straigh

RE: Was RE: Drobo Pro - Now Hyper-V blue screen???

ats a strange protein; it rejects it." - P. B. Medawar From: "Art DeKneef" To: "NT System Admin Issues" Date: 05/21/2009 07:29 PM Subject: Was RE: Drobo Pro - Now Hyper-V blue screen??? _ This has been an interesting experience so far. It

RE: Windows 2003/Exchange 2003 to SBS 2008

Microsoft has some guides and I think Jeff Middleton has updated his swing method for SBS2008. Or you can look here for some early info. http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sbs/standard-server-2003-migration-to-sbs-2008-part-1/ -Original Message- From: Oliver Marshall [mailto:oliv

RE: Has anyone seen....

How about Windows Server 2008 Foundation Edition. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/foundation.aspx -Original Message- From: Jay Dale [mailto:jd...@xpresstel.com] Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 8:27 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Has anyone seen http://tech

RE: Faxing solution

It depends on the company, type of industry, legal requirements and country. While e-mail works for a lot of situations there are some businesses that "have" to have fax. I agree that e-mail and a PDF of the document can suffice in most cases, in reality not everyone is there yet. From: Mur

RE: Faxing solution

I have several customers that use FACSys. From: Bill Lambert [mailto:blamb...@concuity.com] Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 11:44 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Faxing solution Hello all. We are currently faxing about 3000 pages a month and receiving around 1000. Most of the outbou

RE: Internet based backup

I365 was bought by Seagate not Symantec. From: E. Peeters [mailto:mlf2...@ibarras.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 10:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Internet based backup I signed my current contract a little bit less than two years ago, so my pricing isn't the most accura

Was RE: Drobo Pro - Now Hyper-V blue screen???

ing I need to start over from scratch, I've decided to update this adventure, go get something to eat and drink and start over again without Win 7 this time. From: Eric E Eskam [mailto:ees...@usgs.gov] Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 6:21 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Drob

RE: Drobo Pro

r 2008. A few I looked at didn't have 2008 support yet or it was only in the more expensive stuff. I'll have to look at the Drobo stuff. Art From: Eric E Eskam [mailto:ees...@usgs.gov] Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 6:01 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Drobo Pro &

RE: Drobo Pro

d the potential. -Original Message- From: Eric E Eskam [mailto:ees...@usgs.gov] Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 5:52 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Drobo Pro "Art DeKneef" wrote on 05/15/2009 04:03:03 PM: > I'm not using any special adaptors yet, just what's include

RE: Drobo Pro

Kind of. I currently have a server running Hyper-V server that is running two virtual servers. SBS 2008 and another 2008 Server 64-bit. Both servers are virtually local on the box. They attach to a Thecus N5200Pro via iSCSI for additional storage space. The next step is to create a couple more vir

RE: I want all new users to have a roaming profile - HOW?

o:gavin.wi...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 2:49 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: I want all new users to have a roaming profile - HOW? Hi, Nope - doesnt work :( On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Art DeKneef wrote: If I remember right using the SBS 2003 Create a new template all

RE: I want all new users to have a roaming profile - HOW?

If I remember right using the SBS 2003 Create a new template allows you to do this. Haven't had to create a new user for some time but I would use the template account and it would create the user and allow them to have that roaming profile. Art From: Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.c

RE: Server 2003 DNS issue - Fixed

replies from outside. Does internal DNS work? You might throw wireshark on the box and see what the DNS queries do... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** > -Original Message----- > From: Art DeKneef [mailto:art.dekn...@cox

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