RE: ESX backup solutions?

Not say any of are unaware of this, but there are *many* who are oblivious to the concept of a hotbackup. My opinion is these are not 100% reliable. A hotbackup is very much like pulling the cord out of the wall on a running server and imaging it. Its dirty. Reality is that works a lot of time w

RE: Determine os version

Maybe the fact he said gwmi and you typed gmwi? -Original Message- From: Christopher J. Bosak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 10:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Determine os version Gave it a shot just for the heck of it... The term 'Gmwi' is n

Subinacl Question

What is the syntax to grant Dom Users the ability to create/modify on a directory but instead of "Delete" "Delete subfolders and files" so they can't tank the actual dir? Thanks! jlc ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~

RE: Convert W2k to ESX

Use the controller vmware reco's for the OS, just add it to the critical device database. If you're not sure what to do, boot into PE and use the p2v plugin for bart. I can give you more info at work tomorrow... jlc From: Jonathan Kadoo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 200

RIS post install setup

For ages I have used HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEX\ to do my post install setup and reboot at the end. I have tracked down on XP and 2k that there are post install process that want to run and get killed as the machine never reaches the desktop. Anyone got an alternati

RE: V2P?

her guy to "yank the tool" My value add for the day. Shook From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 10:09 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: V2P? Yank the tools, make sure mass storage drivers for your controller are in the critical de

RE: V2P?

Yank the tools, make sure mass storage drivers for your controller are in the critical device database, image out then in. When it boots for the first time, it will find everything and you can add your OE specific software. jlc From: James Rankin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, Octobe

RE: Slightly OT DOS Syntax Q

In my scripts, I do this: cd x:\directory rmdir x:\directory /s /q This way the dir can't be deleted, as your in it. From: Clayton Doige [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 6:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Slightly OT DOS Syntax Q Dusting off some DOS and drawi

Windows XP sp3 Firewall GPO settings ignored

I got a few new HP machines I deployed that have the NetworkName reg key blank, so my GPO is not truing off the firewall. I see lots hits on this, but no solution. Anyone know what gives? Thanks! jlc ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~

RE: Force expire of passwords

This is similar to how I did it, but I can't find my script atm... http://forums.techarena.in/active-directory/923604.htm jlc From: Gavin Wilby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 8:48 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Force expire of passwords Hi All, Windows 2003 se

RE: So, I'm up late patching systems, and getting cranky...

Explain your setup? I assume you are using the MS ini and sharing data off volumes exported by your SAN? Make the drive persistent / bound. jlc -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 4:05 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: So, I'

RE: Wattage Calculation

"Eh", lol... Do we really *all* say that? Wow :) -Original Message- From: Angus Scott-Fleming [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 1:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Wattage Calculation On 23 Oct 2008 at 12:31, Joseph L. Casale wrote: > &

RE: Enumerate GUIDs for all comps in an OU

about? Thanks! jlc From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 11:57 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Enumerate GUIDs for all comps in an OU Hey Michael, I am using CIM Studio to look for this, and call me dense but I can't find it :) Can you push me a

RE: Enumerate GUIDs for all comps in an OU

ichael B. Smith, MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP My blog: http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael Link with me at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/theessentialexchange From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 6:38 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE

Last Logon and Computer

Is there a way to enumerate who last logged on to a wkst by querying the wkst name in AD? Thanks! jlc ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ ~

RE: Out of Cycle Critical Windows Patch to be released today, stay tuned

Prolly nothing, my clients all have the browser disabled and none of them except maybe two with thermal printers share anything... -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 4:30 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Out of Cycle Cr

RE: Out of Cycle Critical Windows Patch to be released today, stay tuned

Why won't Shavlik release it to you for 6 hours? -Original Message- From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 3:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Out of Cycle Critical Windows Patch to be released today, stay tuned 75 servers patched no i

RE: Win2k VB script

ed, Oct 22, 2008 at 12:01 PM, Joseph L. Casale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: Anyone know a Win2k friendly way of doing this: Set colNetwork = WMICompSystem.ExecQuery _ ("Select * from Win32_Printer Where Network = 'True'") It looks

RE: Wattage Calculation

>> I think the clamp-on Sears doohickeys require you to be able to separate the >> hot from the neutral leads -- You can't just jam the server's power cord in >> there. If you need a per-server reading, you'll need an in-line device or >> possibly a metered power strip. > >Correctimundo: Owner's M

WSUS Groups

Is there a way to duplicate approvals for a group into a newly created group? Thanks! jlc ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ ~

RE: NOD32 - > VIPRE

AIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ******* -Original Message- From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 15:47 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: NOD32 - > VIPRE Lol, ESET should buy a copy and learn a few things. S

RE: NOD32 - > VIPRE

Lol, ESET should buy a copy and learn a few things. So far I am very happy switching away from ESET, Vipre answered every deficiency I had with ESET. jlc From: Stefan Jafs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 1:22 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: NOD32 - > VIPRE

Win2k VB script

Anyone know a Win2k friendly way of doing this: Set colNetwork = WMICompSystem.ExecQuery _ ("Select * from Win32_Printer Where Network = 'True'") It looks like the Network filter isn't available on Win2k and I need to leverage this. Thanks! jlc ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that I

Canon ir8070 drivers

Anyone know the difference between an iR-8070, iR-8070-M3 and iR-8070-S1? I can't find any mention in the docs? Thanks! jlc ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ ~

RE: Enumerate GUIDs for all comps in an OU

s\Michael> gwmi win32_computersystemproduct | fl uuid uuid : 61383066-3835-3962-6635-001B384EE42B PS C:\Users\Michael> Regards, Michael B. Smith, MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP My blog: http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael Link with me at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/theessentialexchange From: Joseph L.

RE: Enumerate GUIDs for all comps in an OU

linkedin.com/in/theessentialexchange From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 6:23 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Enumerate GUIDs for all comps in an OU Anyone know a query I can do through vb for this? Thanks! jlc ~ Finally, po

RE: WSUS Updates

local update cache. net stop wuauserv Delete everything under %systemroot%\softwaredistribution Net start wuauserv Then run Wuauclt /detectnow to force a detection cycle. From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 9:12 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject

RE: Help with sizing a Windows 2003 Print Server

have a BIG problem. -Original Message- From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 9:13 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Help with sizing a Windows 2003 Print Server Disc space could be more of a concern if for instance you were using ps

RE: Help with sizing a Windows 2003 Print Server

Disc space could be more of a concern if for instance you were using ps drivers and had multiple users printing simultaneously. There is a KB article on how to relocate the spool dir on big servers jlc From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 8:01 AM To: N

RE: WSUS Updates

tion. The computer will show that the updates are needed even if the updates are not approved for the group the computer is in. Eric On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 10:57 AM, Joseph L. Casale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: Bonnie, So in the windowsupdate.log I see:

RE: WSUS Updates

olicy is applying correctly according to AD. Client machine event logs WSUS Server event logs WSUS server IIS logs (check for client connections) Clients' Windowsupdate.log files Reports on those updates in WSUS console -Bonnie From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday,

RE: WSUS Updates

hose updates in WSUS console -Bonnie From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 10:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: WSUS Updates Sorry for the delay, just wanted to see what happens after a small tweak. Everything is missing ~6 office updates

RE: Label Matrix barcode printing

://www.teklynx.com/products/labels/faq/labelmatrix_faq_24.html From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 9:57 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Label Matrix barcode printing Anyone use this? I couldn't make it work w/o Admin privs using the usual File/R

RE: WSUS Updates

orks in conjunction with "configure automatic updates" enabled set to 4, with a scheduled installation time. If that is all set correctly, confirm that the workstations are getting the policy applied successfully. You might need to look at workstation event logs, and/or run GP

Label Matrix barcode printing

Anyone use this? I couldn't make it work w/o Admin privs using the usual File/Regmon analysis? Thanks! jlc ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ ~

RE: Enumerate GUIDs for all comps in an OU

name=* objectGuid ? If you actually want vbscript for it, I can hunt it down. But it's a LOT more lines. Regards, Michael B. Smith, MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP My blog: http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael Link with me at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/theessentialexchange From: Joseph

Enumerate GUIDs for all comps in an OU

Anyone know a query I can do through vb for this? Thanks! jlc ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ ~

RE: DC changing time?

Bad NTP Time source? Enumerate and check them... From: mqcarp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 9:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: DC changing time? We had a weird issue where apparently a DC rolled back exactly one day in time (6:30PM Monday became 6:30PM Sunday

RE: Redirected My Documents folder and roaming profiles

Maybe the option in the Redirected Folder GPO Config that says "Move existing data to new location..."? From: Silvio L. Nisgoski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 5:45 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Redirected My Documents folder and roaming profiles Hello, In a

Lost Media

I have an HP server with a copy of Win2003 HP bios locked installed. A maint. guy lost the cd, the sticker is on it. How do I get just a cd? Anyone been through this on OE media? Thanks, jlc ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~

WSUS Updates

I have a WSUS 3.0 SP1 machine under Windows 2003 AD that isn't forcing delayed updates. I just noticed that the GPO had been set not to alert non admins of pending updates, but it was set to start install 1 minute after start if delayed? What am I missing? Thanks! jlc ~ Finally, powerful endp

RE: NOD32 - > VIPRE

Just in the middle of a transition myself from NOD32 to Vipre. NOD32 has so many manglement issues and its deployment is busted. Tech support sucks, they are busy and NEVER return calls. After two bad dats made my life miserable, I dumped them. The management features of Vipre answered every issu

RE: HostRAID expansion question

Because you are using "software raid" which is fugly:) When Bart starts, press F6 and load the *specific* driver for your controller. jlc From: Mike Gill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 12:32 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: HostRAID expansion question This is sort

RE: PXE Boot to RDP Advice?

I do this with Thinstation which uses RDesktop. Works very nice... A bit tricky for your redirected req's but I think it can all be done. jlc -Original Message- From: N Parr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 8:40 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: PXE Boot to R

RE: Comparing NT Backup speeds

>It also allows you to schedule your jobs (which Task Scheduler built into >windows allows you to do with ntbackup) and manage media sets (which RSM, also >built into windows, allows you to do with ntbackup). Well, I just dumped BE for RSM/NTBackup on a windows file server with an autoloader an

RE: Offline Files

user's understanding that, sometimes, there are 'issues'. I wish I could say it's all better in Vista, but Vista has it's own unique set of issues (but so far, no need to reset cache). Carl From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 6

Offline Files

I have mainly XP and some Win2k wkst's and we use Offline Folders for redirected Desktops/My Docs and force offline caching at the share level. Almost every PC always gets corrupted offline cache constantly (Error:5 Source: Offline Files) and I need to manually fix this. Since the path's of some

RE: Comparing NT Backup speeds

Michael, What are these tweaks you speak of? jlc From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 6:26 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Comparing NT Backup speeds Well a local device will usually be faster than a remote device. Ntbackup, with the registr

RE: can't remember the fix

see would make you cringe ... seems there's a BUNCH of folks out there selling themselves as IT professionals with no idea whatsoever of 'best practices' From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 12:23 PM To: NT Syste

RE: Windows Storage Server 2003 SIS

Just keep in mind the recoverability of the volume. It can't simply be mounted by any version of windows as the files that are SIS'ed are only pointers. Additionally, I had a RIS volume I remounted in a new RIS server and it for some reason couldn't pickup the old sis database and the volume need

RE: can't remember the fix

here selling themselves as IT professionals with no idea whatsoever of 'best practices' ________ From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 12:23 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: can't remember the fix Old but has a

RE: can't remember the fix

Old but has all that came4 to mind for me: http://www.tech-archive.net/Archive/Office/microsoft.public.office.misc/2005-05/msg01676.html hth, jlc Ps. Users can install stuff? Heh, I just finished a LONG audit of all the lame-arse software that a previous admin "got" working by making everyone Lo

RE: An alternate storage solution needed...

While I can surely relate to a company wanting me to do cheap sh!t but wanting reliability etc etc I can only point you to ASB's famous sig: "Fast, cheap, reliable. Pick two" Those wont be redundant and the performance is very bad (they are for home owners...). I can't see a DB application being

Sunbelt and CBL issues

The list got recognition on CBL again :) http://cbl.abuseat.org/lookup.cgi?ip=64.128.133.151 Wondered why I wasn't getting any mail! ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ ~

WshNetwork.RemovePrinterConnection Issues

Is it expected that if the server providing the network printer is offline, this vb code cannot delete the mapped printer? Anyone know a more reliable way to purge all network printers in a vb script? Thanks! jlc ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~

Powershell scheduled job

I have a job I schedule as follows: powershell.exe -PSConsoleFile "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Bin\ExShell.psc1" -Command ". 'C:\Scripts\job.ps1'" How can I redirect the output of this job to a text file? Thanks! jlc ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource ho

RE: External RAID HDD Enclosure Recomendations

You just made me feel special! I looked at some of the mail I kept from this and some is from '99. I'm 31 and gearing up to go back to school next year :) jlc -Original Message- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 10:52 AM To: NT System Admi

RE: FTP Question

zilla automatically detects. I use it on both active and passive ftp servers, without touching anything... Regards, Michael B. Smith, MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP My blog: http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael Link with me at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/theessentialexchange From: Joseph L. C

RE: FTP Question

Yeah, it's the port/passive issue and your firewall most likely. Change your client prefs from what it is to the other... jlc From: Roger Wright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 8:54 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: FTP Question We have to make regular connecti

RE: Troubleshooting Server 2008 Reboots

>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: OT: External RAID HDD Enclosure Recomendations

I have a Norco DS-1240 for some super non important data sliced out over LVM with iSCSI on CentOS. POS in every way. Tech support sucks, and they know it sucks, its not worth the money. Although supporting SATA II, the interference in the design of the backplane is so bad, you have to jump the

RE: External RAID HDD Enclosure Recomendations

The unit sucks from what I hear, the D-Link DNS-323 is cheaper and has better throughput. http://wiki.dns323.info/information:benchmarks http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/Info/Performance I was going to buy a DNS-323 just to get Debian on it, but cant hardly see the time being there for that:)

RE: VBScript Issue

PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 12:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: VBScript Issue how about using the array index? colDisks(0) On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 9:57 AM, Joseph L. Casale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: I am trying to moni

VBScript Issue

I am trying to monitor the disc space on a specific drive, I am using: Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\CIMV2") Set colDisks = objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_LogicalDisk Where DeviceID = 'L:'", "WQL", wbemFlagReturnImmediately + wbemFlagForwardOnly)

RE: Server. 2003 recovery console

MCP+I,CompTIA A+, N+ -Original Message- From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 12:28 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Server. 2003 recovery console Yup, figure out which one is active then drop the other and make a new mirror. Are these

RE: Server. 2003 recovery console

Yup, figure out which one is active then drop the other and make a new mirror. Are these just data drives? jlc -Original Message- From: John Cook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 10:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Server. 2003 recovery console Than

RE: Server. 2003 recovery console

The MBR is not broken? It boots way past that stage... -Original Message- From: Todd Lemmiksoo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 9:03 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Server. 2003 recovery console Have you tried FIXMBR in the recovery console. Todd --

RE: Server. 2003 recovery console

This could be from a variety of reasons. Its tanking once it starts loading drivers etc. What happened before? Any updates? Believe it or not, a repair install is a very safe thing to do, and it almost always works. Image the box for backup, then try it. I had this very issue from two situation

RE: iPhone Exchange Prep Walk Thru

-) I poked around for something like that, I know you can install them on WindowsMobile devices, but there was so much garbage about people trying to config their phones I gave up trying to cipher through it. Thanks Ill dig that up. -Original Message- From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[

RE: iPhone Exchange Prep Walk Thru

Ben, You can add any ssl cert, even self sign certs. Download the Enterprise Deployment Tool and make a Mobile Config that you install on it. The Enterprise Deployment PDF walks through it... jlc -Original Message- From: Benjamin Zachary - Lists [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday,

RE: Dell OEM XP Pro cd w/ SP3

that. Or I will need to try to create a unattend.inf file and $OEM$ dir structure with the drivers, etc - Original Message - From: "Joseph L. Casale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NT System Admin Issues" Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 6:53 PM Subject: RE: Dell OE

RE: Dell OEM XP Pro cd w/ SP3

indows\system32\drivers as well ? - Original Message - From: "Joseph L. Casale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NT System Admin Issues" Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 3:14 PM Subject: RE: Dell OEM XP Pro cd w/ SP3 Sorry, missed the post before. ImageX would work fine

RE: ESET Rant // ESET == The New CA

ROTFLMAO, http://www.wilderssecurity.com/ is down. I wonder why :) From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 4:06 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: ESET Rant // ESET == The New CA When the bad dat got pushed out lastweek (and trust me, according

RE: ESET Rant // ESET == The New CA

__ Stefan Jafs From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: September-18-08 17:49 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: ESET Rant // ESET == The New CA So, after the bad dat from ESET tried to ruin my life, today all my DVR systems stopped working. Today's dat decided the exe is &q

ESET Rant // ESET == The New CA

So, after the bad dat from ESET tried to ruin my life, today all my DVR systems stopped working. Today's dat decided the exe is "probably a variant of some genetic" virus. What a farking POS! They want to ruin my life, I am sure... jlc Ps. And no one would return my support messages since last

RE: Dell OEM XP Pro cd w/ SP3

h "peimg". I always use imagex. Regards, Michael B. Smith, MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP My blog: http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael Link with me at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/theessentialexchange -Original Message- From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

RE: Dell OEM XP Pro cd w/ SP3

h, MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP My blog: http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael Link with me at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/theessentialexchange -Original Message----- From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subj

RE: Dell OEM XP Pro cd w/ SP3

/ SP3 > That's one of the reasons I dropped nLite for sysprep'ed ghost images. > > Joseph L. Casale wrote: >> I always use MS methods for all my deployments, which often means a tad >> extra work >> but its peace of mind from supportability when the merde hits

RE: Running script via pptp

Actually, Looks like Network Access Quarantine Control in Windows Server 2003 will do what you need if your using MS client. From: Benjamin Zachary - Lists [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 7:36 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Running script via pptp Just wond

RE: Running script via pptp

Yea, the Cisco client can let you run an app at login, which can be script that sits and waits for some event (server availability?) until it completes. The MS client could be launched by a script that does what you need to couldn't it? Instead of click "this" to connect to vpn, click "that"? Th

RE: Dell OEM XP Pro cd w/ SP3

>Now I´m curious... which would be the subtle ways nLite screws stuff ? Have >used nLite many times, and keep postergating the build of a fully automated >install disk... Whether or not it works, imagine being on the phone to MS and describing a corp wide failure/issue and saying you d4eployed a p

VBScript and registry

What's the right way to check for a value in the registry, and if its not there then I can do what I need. I have a custom key we use, HKLM\My Custom Key\... but if I attempt a WshShell.RegRead "HKLM\My Custom Key\" and its not yet created I get an error? So what's the equivalent "if exist" met

RE: RIS, GUIDs and Cheap Mobos

Yeah, and the cheap sh!t doesn't always think about things like GUIDs... Turns out in WDS you can use the WDSUtil command as the reg entries are not in the same place. jlc -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 2:27 PM To: NT System

RE: HP printer problem

Just ran into an issue where the latest driver for a 2430n was producing equally silly behavior with the old firmware in the units. Updated it so it was current with the new driver and was cool. jlc From: Glen Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 2:08 PM To: NT Sys

RE: RIS, GUIDs and Cheap Mobos

works? I've actually never been skiing... unless the Wii counts, and I'm still not good at it... just snowmobiling where I dare =) -Bonnie From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 11:09 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: RIS, GUIDs

RE: Problem with Logon Script

ray(objVar) Then strGroups = LCase(Join(CurrentUser.MemberOf)) Else strGroups = objVar End If Regards, Michael B. Smith, MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP My blog: http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael Link with me at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/theessentialexchange From: Joseph

RE: RIS, GUIDs and Cheap Mobos

t, RIS automatically uses the MAC address of the private network adaptor with the last 12 digits of the GUID. This creates a unique identifier for each computer. RIS then creates the computer account in Active Directory using this identifier, which solves the duplicate GUID problem. "

RE: RIS, GUIDs and Cheap Mobos

alExchange.com From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 4:10 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RIS, GUIDs and Cheap Mobos How do I setup RIS to not use the GUID when developing comp accounts in AD. Some Character bought some super cheap mobo's and

Problem with Logon Script

I have a Win2ksp2 AD setup with WinXP clients, Why does this *sometimes" work: Set ADSysInfo = CreateObject("ADSystemInfo") Set CurrentUser = GetObject("LDAP://" & ADSysInfo.UserName) strGroups = LCase(Join(CurrentUser.MemberOf)) And this always work: strADsPath = "WinNT:///" & strUserName Set

PDF Print Server

Guys, I was about to setup Acrophobia but noticed it cant be setup to print to file. I don't want to grow my Exchange DB unnecessarily with emailing these back! Anyone got a reco? Thanks! jlc ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~

Printer Logon Scripts

I need to drop all but a few printers, then add my own new ones. Anyone know how to enumerate all the installed printers, and then I could loop those except the few I want to go through the RemovePrinterConnection Method. Thanks, jlc ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource ho

Recursive VBScript

When I use: ExecQuery("Select * from CIM_DataFile where Drive='c:'" & "AND Path='\\Test\\Foo\\Bar\\'" & "AND Name LIKE '%app.exe.config%'") It looses the recursive search when you give it a Path=. If you just choose the drive, it scans the whole drive. Anyone know how to make this recursive whe

RE: OMG WSUS Just tanked *EVERY* Desktop in my org!

OMG WSUS Just tanked *EVERY* Desktop in my org! What you using to redeploy? - Original Message ----- From: Joseph L. Casale<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: NT System Admin Issues<mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 4:10 PM Subject: RE: OMG

RE: Printer Login Script Help

Thursday, September 11, 2008 8:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Printer Login Script Help I hear ya.. been there - Original Message ---- From: Joseph L. Casale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 9:43:52 PM Subject: RE: Printe

RE: Printer Login Script Help

t; wshNetWork.SetDefaultPrinter "\\PrintServer\FinLaser" ElseIf InStr(strGroups, HUMAN_RESOURCES_GROUP) Then wshNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "g:", "\\FileServer\Human Resources\" wshNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\\PrintServer\HrLaser&qu

RE: Printer Login Script Help

lity to push out printers via GPOs. Original Message: ----- From: Joseph L. Casale [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:05:11 -0600 To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com<mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> Subject: Printer Log

Printer Login Script Help

I need some help guys, While I am deploying everything, I am thinking that the *last* thing I had planned to fix was the way the previous guy setup printers. I have one print server with a handful of queues I need to add to every profile. I need to do this via group membership. Anyone have anyt

RE: [OT] Linux and its stupid periodic fsck...

Hrm, I can't remember if it mounts the volume rw, I don't think so. You should be able to ctr-break it. FWIW, edit fstab to prevent this:) jlc Ps. WTF do you have such a large array for? From: Phillip Partipilo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September

RE: RIS, GUIDs and Cheap Mobos

. Smith MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 7:26 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: RIS, GUIDs and Cheap Mobos CD Based install, no images. Its in the text mode portion, and is

RE: RIS, GUIDs and Cheap Mobos

Cheap Mobos That sounds more like the image wasn’t riprep’ed. Regards, Michael B. Smith MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 4:10 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RIS, GUIDs and Cheap

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