RE: Our job description of sorts...

And as the work gets bigger the screw-ups get bigger, but we learn from them quicker! From: paul chinnery [mailto:pdw1...@hotmail.com] Sent: 27 August 2009 6:28 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Our job description of sorts... Of course, it's also true that if we don't do it right (the

RE: enabling remote desktop on vista home prem

What do you actually need to RDP in to do? Accessing files and Media can all be done over the network, and changing settings will interrupt the movie playing. The hacks usually involve installing a now 6 year old dll file which was part of the Beta for the time when Microsoft were thinking about

RE: MSDN Licensing

Not sure about the rest, but Ultimate=Enterprise for windows 7. Mike From: Don Guyer [mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com] Sent: 21 August 2009 17:07 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: MSDN Licensing Happy Friday, We currently have MSDN benefits under our SA licensing contract. I

RE: Windows 7

It's on the Action Pack now: http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/partnermapspgm/thread/6a660a49-977a-40da-a912-8c415aa55832 Mike From: Len Hammond [mailto:lenhammo...@gmail.com] Sent: 20 August 2009 15:07 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows 7 That's where I'm headed, too. As s

RE: Laptop security locks

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

RE: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

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 bra

RE: Generic Vista install without OEM shovelware

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 [mailto:

RE: Windows 7

One thing to keep an eye out for is the device manager. After install go to "Devices and Printers" and check that your system has no issues. So far we have had a number of issues with HP machines - well I say issues, really we just selected on the devices with issues and told windows to update d

RE: Windows 7 RTM RSAT released!

It does install easily, even if it takes a while to download. Mike From: Jason Morris [mailto:jmor...@mjmc.com] Sent: 12 August 2009 22:37 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows 7 RTM RSAT released! The x64 version I used is 44MB. [cid:image001.png@01CA1BA1.CB8F4810] Jason From: Russ

RE: More consequences of bad IP law

Would the court have to hand write their documents in this case or can they still use Word? Mike From: Rob Bonfiglio [mailto:robbonfig...@gmail.com] Sent: 12 August 2009 20:45 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: More consequences of bad IP law The article I read earlier today was from Infor

RE: Win 7 issue

We've done a few now, no issues at all yet. Next is a laptop that has been running Vista since 2006 on the day it was released. Just a shame I missed this morning and the timestamp 12:34:56 7/8/9 for install :) Mike From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] Sent: 07 August 2009 19:57

RE: LinkedIn

I also have played with it a bit and it does have some uses, but more the soft sell and social than business. The data is used by the likes of Xobni. I got a nasty shock the other day when I clicked on an email and found Shook's Face staring at me from my laptop!! Anyone here want to start a cl

RE: Win 7 issue

Is it wrong to say that we are currently burning DVD's and lining up machines to install? The question is should I upgrade my main work machine today and can we get the entire office done as well? Mike From: Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] Sent: 07 August 2009 09:50 To: NT System Admin

RE: Win 7 issue

Subject: RE: Win 7 issue You are the man. tyvm. Now don't tell anyone else until we both get it down. From: Michael Hoffman [mailto:m...@drumbrae.net] Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 3:31 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Win 7 issue If you go to the New Downloads section you will

RE: Win 7 issue

look like I'm going to get to p ay with it today. ...Tim From: Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 10:44 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Win 7 issue only getting 170kb/second...might take a while. On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Michael Hoffman

RE: Win 7 issue

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RE: Win 7 issue

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RE: Win 7 issue

Try it now - Full version is on TechNet. Mike From: Don Guyer [mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com] Sent: 06 August 2009 16:57 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Win 7 issue Our SA Volume License key is there, but the download won't be available until tomorrow. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - I

RE: Favorite Tools

Wow, is it really him? We were just discussing how you had vanished and what you were doing? You do need to do some updates to that list. Take a look at FileHippo.com and get typing. Mike Mike Hoffman From: Evan Brastow [mailto:ebras...@automatedemblem.com] Sent: 03 August 2009 19:29 To: NT S

RE: Favorite Tools

Along with those mentioned I've currently playing with Ketarin - to keep them all up to date. http://ketarin.canneverbe.com/ Sysinternals + combofix + spybot + malwarebytes + anything from pirisoft (defraggler, ccleaner, recuva), or nirsoft There are some ketarin lists out there full of tools f

RE: Windows 7 questions

K-VNC works fine for us on RC1 as well. You could always try a "netsh firewall reset" and then follow the wizards. Mike -Original Message- From: Peter van Houten [mailto:peter...@gmail.com] Sent: 28 July 2009 16:25 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows 7 questions Interestin

RE: Windows 7 RTM

You guys are lucky over there, in the UK they have sold out, and also there is no upgrade, just a fresh install available. It's going to be fun ... Mike From: Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:saber...@gmail.com] Sent: 22 July 2009 21:27 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows 7 RTM I pre-orde

RE: I have a computer that can access only secure websites

We have found that a reset of IE from the menu and then reset of the winsock and IP stacks usually sorts this. Netsh winsock reset Netsh int ip reset log.txt I do have an HTA application that does this, but you need a registry change to let it run as elevated under Vista, so a cmd script is eas

RE: Win 7 license gotchas: Limits on upgrade from Vista, downgrade to XP

If you are going to deploy windows 7 using imaging software you need corporate versions, so if you have more than 25 machines simply starting a new corp license for just the software assurance will make life so much easier. You also get all the downgrade rights you want as well as the upgrade to

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

There is a tool on the server called the Trend Micro Vulnerability Scanner \Security Server\PCCSRV\Admin\Utility\TMVS which scans and allows pushed deployment. You might find it easier to finish the deployment and then remove the agents via the uninstall option on the web management screen. The

RE: Remote access options

We use Kaseya to manage client desktops and it has integrated remote support vie RDP/VNC/PCAnywhere depending on the client host and the what we set. While it's not as sophisticated as citrix/TS or a firewall based routed product we can deploy it to a site in 10 minute and have clients remotely

Office 2007 SP2 Out now

Well what more can I say Downloaded, installed, and .msp files added to the Office folder for slipstreaming. Today really is a day for patching. Remember to get those other patches for Groove, Sharepoint etc. Mike ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~

RE: Windows Server Foundation Edition

In the UK it is listed on the HP top config tool with distribution. There seems to be a choice of device cals or user cals and up to 20 users. There is no pricing as yet and a 10 day build time, so I guess they add the pricing in after the order is placed. So you can specify an ml110 with 13 cal

RE: Remote Office laptops backup Suggestions

that some sort of local device is what we are leaning to as well From: Michael Hoffman [mailto:m...@drumbrae.net] Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 1:59 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Remote Office laptops backup Suggestions How many per office? You could put in a Windows Home Server and l

RE: Remote Office laptops backup Suggestions

How many per office? You could put in a Windows Home Server and let it sort everything out (one server per 10 users). Then when they trash the laptop they can restore it themselves. Mike From: Garcia-Moran, Carlos [mailto:cgarciamo...@spragueenergy.com] Sent: 07 April 2009 18:02 To: NT System A

RE: Registry Cleaners

The cleaner in spybot is slightly better, in that it asks for confirmation before every change. After a virus removal and a major tidy then we look at the results and usually run a single pass. I like to know what each entry is and over time you learn what you can safely remove. Occasionally thi

RE: Antivirus

) GuidoElia HELPPC -Messaggio originale- Da: Michael Hoffman [mailto:m...@drumbrae.net] Inviato: sabato 7 marzo 2009 11.18 A: NT System Admin Issues Oggetto: RE: Antivirus We tend to use the Norton product exclusively for end users as unlike some other products they are less likely to turn it

RE: Antivirus

We tend to use the Norton product exclusively for end users as unlike some other products they are less likely to turn it off. We switched over to the 2009 product in October when it was launched and it does work really well. One issue it does not address is the cleanup after a partial infection

RE: Folder Redirection: A Cautionary Note

Also remember that under Vista shadow copy might help recover the situation. I had a Groove folder sitting on my desktop when I setup a policy to share the desktop folder and it wiped out the contents before syncing it with my other machines - nice!! Using shadow copy I managed to recover the ol

RE: Multiple engineering offices and sharing large files

We use SBS08 and DFS to share files across sites. You can have multiple exchange servers with SBS if you want, but with a good VPN link and RDP/HTTP as a backup you should be fine. We didn't anticipate moving large files around until I mixed up some folders and put a load of ISO's in the DFS sha

RE: SMB question..

You can unbundle - it's called a transition pack. It converts all the SBS products into full products. There is now a whole host of options from SBS to either EBS or full products. The end result is always cheaper and you still get the SBS wizards (just unsupported). If you expect to be below 7

RE: SMB question..

Now with SBS2008 everything is almost standard, just a lot quicker to set up. All of our clients have SBS2003 and we run SBS2008 internally. The integrated consoles make the simple tasks very easy while some of the more complex tasks are just not necessary as they are preconfigured. As a platfor

RE: SBS 2003 to SBS2008 Migration

The sbs2003->2008 migration is a hard slog. Do lots of preparation and check that everything is really running smoothly first. I had problems with DNS and ended up stripping off all my member servers and sites to simplify things. Also bring all the mailboxes down in size. If necessary archive th

RE: Now that Win7 is out , whos running it?

I must have been living in a bubble of joy or something as I have yet to find a program that any of our clients use that does not work under vista with anything but a minor tweak. So today I find myself firing up a W3.11 VPC instance for a piece of software which they stopped producing in 1991 a

Windows 7 On TechNet Now

Enjoy Mike Mike Hoffman Drum Brae Solutions Ltd ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ ~

RE: SBS license question

If you have Software Assurance you get Cold Standby Server rights, but this is not really a seamless failover. Now if you are virtualizing then you could do a proper test without needing to get an additional license, but this is for a machine which is usually powered off. Mike From: Oli

RE: Building a new instrastructure

All the Microsoft licensing schemes are upgrade only on the OS Desktop licenses, so you will need machines with Vista OEM licenses. With Vista Business you can downgrade to XP, and if you add Software Assurance then you can image one box and then deploy it 2599 times. You will need client acces

RE: Symantec Endpoint Protection

e contract ends, and dump Symantec like a hot potato. But I do like that we have the one brand for both desktop AV and Exchange AV, and would like to keep it that way. Joe Heaton ____ From: Michael Hoffman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008

RE: Symantec Endpoint Protection

I liked the product, it's just that at launch it was too heavy to run on anything but a dedicated box. As all our clients have SBS we just renewed and kept them on v.10. The new version is a lot lighter, but I'm still nervous about older servers and we are looking at a more blended defence. I'll pr

RE: MSFT licensing: Multiple hard disks, single computer, single drive at once

Motherboard failure under warranty does not require a new license. If you replace an HP motherboard with the same model then you might even not have to reactivate - this is the basis of some of the cracks for Vista. If it is not a big name system then it's up to the manufacturer whether they will s

RE: MSFT licensing: Multiple hard disks, single computer, single drive at once

nal Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 18 July 2008 06:37 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: MSFT licensing: Multiple hard disks, single computer, single drive at once On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 6:53 PM, Michael Hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you have co

RE: MSFT licensing: Multiple hard disks, single computer, single drive at once

OEM is OEM - it is tied to the machine it is installed on and that means the motherboard. Royalty OEM (DELL,HP etc) have a BIOS check in them so that activation is not required, but these are the technical details rather that the legal details. Just because a machine doesn't ask for activation does

RE: Ultra-small laptops with sim card slots ?

We use the Vye units here and they don't have a slot, but they have a compact flash slot. 7" is enough on the Vye's here J Mike From: Oliver Marshall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 15 July 2008 14:04 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Ultra-small laptops with sim card slots ?

RE: SBS Email Only Template

If you are creating users with just email accounts then how are they going to access their email boxes? Exchange in SBS is licensed differently to exchange in general. If you create a normal user then either a per user or per device license is required. If you create a mailbox for say a room for sc

RE: SBS Server disk damaged

If you have access to Technet you could try disk 2 downloaded from there. If it is the generic OEM disks then that would work as it's disk1 with the wizards on it. Mike From: HELP_PC [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 June 2008 17:22 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: R: SBS Server disk

RE: Norton AV

Just to add to what you have found out you if you have any problems with any of the 2006/7/8 products then record the key and do a full uninstall. Then install the latest 2008 product and put the key back in. I have been carrying a 15 day trial around on a data stick for months. NIS081550 is the

RE: Norton AV

Get onto the on-line chat support, they can reset the license counts for you. I've done this a number of time, just have the key ready. Mike From: HELP_PC [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 02 May 2008 18:23 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: R: Norton AV I am not sure you may transfer

RE: Media kit for older Microsoft products

There should be media somewhere. We recently had to order Office XP developer. Try ringing the replacement media line from Microsoft direct. Mike From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 30 April 2008 15:08 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Media kit for older Microsoft

RE: Why is Search so crap in Outlook 2007

I have found the vista search of outlook often a lot better than outlooks own search. It took me a few months to find though ... Mike -Original Message- From: Charlie Kaiser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 11 April 2008 14:24 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Why is Search so crap

RE: VISTA open or volume license SKU's

Once you have retired the old machine you still have a valid upgrade license with SA on it. So you buy a new box with OEM on it and then transfer the license. This transfer is a paper transaction and you need to keep a full paper trail. What you are getting with the SA is the Enterprise (or ultima

RE: 2008 ntbackup

I have been reading in blogs that the SBS 2008 will backup exchange without complications, but the lack of tape support is a pain. I guess there will be a management solution for server farms (3rd party), and every tape drive comes with some 'free' software. So we have to use a different package fo

RE: Internet Restrictions

How about OpenDNS? They now have a monitoring feature. Do you want to prevent the user from straying, or gather evidence to reprimand? Mike From: Eric E Eskam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 26 February 2008 21:04 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Internet Restrictions "Chri

RE: Vista SP1 Reports

On a 2 year old laptop it took 2+ hours to install (went to bed and left it). The main difference is the graphics on it (old nx8220) now rates at 3.8. No other differences although it does start up faster. On some dell desktops there is still no aero support, but they do feel a bit faster. The embe

RE: Patch Tuesday woes?

We're clean here as well, even Vista SP1 is clear ;-) Mike -Original Message- From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 13 February 2008 21:04 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Patch Tuesday woes? Didn't see it in testing and I haven't seen it on any production machines:

RE: Vista SP1 & Win2K8 RTM

..and keys are available on technet plus.. On Mon, Feb 4, 2008 at 3:58 PM, Michael Hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > W2K8 has been on the Beta site all day, with a nice warning that there > are no keys for them. Download speeds are slow, so I guess I'll have to > wait till

RE: Vista SP1 & Win2K8 RTM

W2K8 has been on the Beta site all day, with a nice warning that there are no keys for them. Download speeds are slow, so I guess I'll have to wait till tomorrow to upgrade our RC1 boxes. Mike -Original Message- From: Steve Ens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 04 February 2008 21:53 To: N

RE: Problems w/ licensing.microsoft.com

We've had problems with the Microsoft web site for about a week. Some guys getting a 404 page while doing on-line assessments. The licensing site seems to we working fine for us now, but it wasn't earlier. Now to download Windows Server 2008 and see what happens. Mike -Original Message-

RE: P2P migration, now no USB on W2K

Have you tried an RDP console session? We had a number of servers with software that just would not work unless started from a console session. Mike From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27 January 2008 14:58 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: P2P migration, now no

RE: disk quotas

In 2008 there is the standard Right-click on the folder interface for quotas but also the Quota Management section of the MMC console - a bit like the R2 interface. This has templates and reporting so you can see what's going on. If it's only reports you need then it should do you. Mike Fro