I know I have approx. 12 years of posts in a few public folders and .pst files.
I could have a go at uploading stuff?
Mike
From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com]
Sent: 29 April 2013 13:26
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: End of month plan B for list shutdown.
There's plenty of
All the Office / Exchange plans give you web based Outlook.
-Original Message-
From: itli...@imcu.com [mailto:itli...@imcu.com]
Sent: 03 April 2013 20:48
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Office 365
Do they have a webbased outlook so all my users would be standardized??
-Orig
Directory 2008.
Hope that answers your questions??
Would want the ability to encrypt email on demand and per policy.
From: Mike Hoffman [mailto:m...@drumbrae.net]
Posted At: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 3:27 PM
Posted To: itli...@imcu.com<mailto:itli...@imcu.com>
Conversation: Office 365
Subje
Ok, here's how it works.
1) Have issues with exchange performance
2) Subscribe to lists for assistance
3) Keep all messages for say 10 years
4) Have problems with exchange performance
5) Rinse, repeat ...
I think we might to install a dedicated cluster just to hold l
How are you going to backup that Uber-Partition? I have an SBS2011E R710 which
has 4Tb on one of the partitions. We did not make any of the volumes larger
that 2Tb so backup and restores would work natively. You should be able to just
add Volumes in Disk Management.
You could backup the server
We use Virtual CloneDrive as well – it works fine. Or if you want to transfer
an ISO to a USB we use http://www.pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/
Mike
From: Richard Stovall [mailto:rich...@gmail.com]
Sent: 06 February 2013 15:23
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: iso mounting so
It might not be a common choice, but if you want to upgrade a netbook/ultrabook
to Pro and then add it to your corporate fleet then you can put Enterprise on
it. With 7 this would sometimes fail at the BIOS check stage.
Mike
From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:tvanderk...@expl.com]
Sent: 04 February
Each generation of Windows has used a more sophisticated way of seamlessly
installing on a branded machine. The setup process has always stopped at the
key setup part and queried the machine before moving on.
With XP it looked at the pre-installed key and then checked the BIOS had a tag
in it t
ed in an emergency.
From: Mike Hoffman [mailto:m...@drumbrae.net]
Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2013 10:56 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: SMB IT provider Q
Why not give the clients each a server which can be re-tasked at short notice?
If you store the backup images on a device t
If you can standardize them on a model of server then it's a lot easier - or
even backups going to a iSCSI NAS box which you can mount from a laptop and
spin up in an emergency. Make a list of disasters and then work out what is the
minimum the client needs to carry on working - SBS2011 will run
Why not give the clients each a server which can be re-tasked at short notice?
If you store the backup images on a device that you can hyper-v up if necessary
then it has great value for the client to have available for themselves.
We have a few servers running Hyper-v which we are reconfiguring
http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/support.microsoft.com
There seems to be an Office 365 issue, so they probably just turned the support
pages off and went home :)
Mike
From: Damien Solodow [mailto:damien.solo...@harrison.edu]
Sent: 01 February 2013 14:55
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject:
Could you make the Base Hyper-V server a RODC? Would that limit the exposure as
we all know making the base server part of the domain is not recommended.
We had a few power outages in quick succession and all our test machines got
booted repeatedly – the hosts have been particularly grumpy since
down the machine, or
allow for an open machine and a restore after a reboot.
One day I'll reply to a post and it will appear within an hour!! - can I claim
the first "Frikin Lyris" of the year?
Mike
From: Mike Hoffman [mailto:m...@drumbrae.net]
Sent: 04 January 2013 18:02
To:
There's an article here about doing it:
http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-power-tools/replicating-steadystate-windows-7-129192
Mike
From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com]
Sent: 04 January 2013 17:13
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Replacement for SteadyState
Boo
If you reformat a machine you might not need more activations as the hardware
will match an existing license. You could use the VAMT to backup your
activation info and then re-apply it - or just use a KMS and stop worrying.
Mike
-Original Message-
From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@eph
I thought it was more of a recommendation - although if you are using Server
2012 with 1+2 virtualisation rights then you are anly allowed to run the
hyper-v bits on the base - and you do not want to be putting Exchange on the
domain controller, or the LOB box, and remember that SharePoint will
What about 2012 - 4Tb limit.
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
Sent: 05 December 2012 16:15
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Cheapest way to get Hyper-V and 64GB
I have a client system that can physically hold 64GB of RAM, is $2000+ 2008 R2
Server Enterprise the only way to use that
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Sent: Tue
You can download a 90 day trial of it from the MS website.
Mike
From: Guyer, Don [mailto:dgu...@che.org]
Sent: 27 November 2012 18:40
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Free Windows 8?
I thought I read somewhere that Enterprise is only available under Volume
Licensing. Maybe that's why?
R
I know they sent me a key - then I realised all my test machines are also
Enterprise. I have had my first set of machines with the 90 day trial time-out,
after a re-arm they are good for another 999 x 90 days.
Mike
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
Sent: 27 November 2012 18:21
To: NT
That's the reason we use lots of drive letters. In the SBS world where we
typically work we tend to put WSUS and other 'stuff' on their own drives for
that kind of reason. Heck we even have one server with a TB USB drive attached
which is then passed through to the Hyper-V client just for random
They introduce something called an ATX power supply at about the same time as
NT3.51. Before this the switch on the front was just mains (as was the cable on
the back of it). You tend to learn quickly about power safety when fixing a PC
with Mains in the case.
Mike
From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sca.
I've got an HTC x8 - upgraded from an HD7 and love it. Email is as you would
expect, and having lots of live tiles for different mailboxes on the main
screen is really useful. I tend to use tasks rather than notes and that works
for me - or else I use OneNote synced up with an O365 account / or
Angus
This is a really good article and should be a case study on how not to manage
change in an organisation. Regardless of the technology or solution when the
end users 'push back' on change you can either demonstrate the value in the
product and the IT department or give in and accept that s
And if the machine is running Windows 8 you get "App Commands", "Charm",
"Snap", "switch Apps", "Start" - now how cool is that!
Mike
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
Sent: 30 October 2012 13:33
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Wow, who knew?
When full screen RDP'd to a system that
You’ll probably notice how you can tone down the white screen –it’s the simple
things.
Mike
From: James Hill [mailto:falc...@gmail.com]
Sent: 25 October 2012 07:55
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Office 2013 RTM
I had a look at the beta but after 30 mins my eyes begged for mercy from al
When you get the right app - i.e. the built in email app - taking 1/3 of one
monitor then it makes a clean info pane while resizing the desktop. Currently
there are not very many apps that run well on 1/3 screen, but it's only a
matter of time. If someone produces a decent monitoring app then I
If you put a DNS entry into a hosts file and then setup a route into your
corporate KMS only allowing traffic from that site. If it looks like it will
take more than 10 minutes to setup then just use a MAK key.
Mike
From: Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org]
Sent: 17 September 2012 13:52
To: NT
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From: Mike Hoffman [mailto:m...@drumbrae.net]<mailto:[mailto:m...@drumbrae.net]>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 1:59 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
S
We've just ordered a curry for all our staff and closed early - after
reorganising the office and taking over another company :)
Now everyone gets to sit back, watch the Olympics and drink ...
Mike
From: Kat Aylward Langan [mailto:messagel...@gmail.com]
Sent: 27 July 2012 18:42
To: NT System Ad
I'll raise you an Edlin :)
Does anyone have Win3.1 graphics drivers for a virtual environment? I installed
it on my laptop in Virtual PC in about 5 minutes, but the screen resolution is
rather poor.
Mike
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
Sent: 24 July 2012 15:19
To: NT System Admin I
Once you get used to it there is not much different. I have number of machines
here running Win8 and Office 2013 and without a touch screen they are actually
quicker to get around. It does take a bit of getting used to and they could do
with a good welcome video - we are currently producing an i
What you would be looking for would be the Server 2012 Essentials product (new
name for SBS 2011 Essentials). This would be one server on one site doing the
AD/Office 365 Integration ‘Lite’ and then you should be able to use a
foundation or essentials server at each site using a remote access te
Over this side of the pond, in a country where 97% of companies have less than
10 staff SBS is a key product for us. Unless there is going to be a way of
putting Exchange on an Essentials box at a realistic price and in a supported
manner when that is a server on the network we will have to look
If a client is used to an SBS solution then they will expect something other
than public forum based support. We put clients on E-plans even for a single
mailbox for just that reason. Also you cannot migrate from a P to an E, so if
they think they might grow then they need an E plan.
E3 include
You should not be looking at SSO for just 10 users with office 365 as you
really need a 100% uptime connection (not 99.99%). We looked at this with small
clients and putting in a separate server for the sync component is over the
top. The build in sync tool is a complete solution build for big e
If they are going to be at 20 users but no more than 25 for a few years then
SBSe (Essentials) might be fine for you. It requires no CALs for the users and
if you need a second server for SQL/Sharepoint then you add the Premium Add-On
along with Cals for SBS Premium (only for those using the SQL
Do you mean "How do I turn off the Search Provider"?
Internet Options --> Programs --> Manage Add-Ons
Then choose the Search Providers section and look at the "Search in the Address
bar" Option
Mike
-Original Message-
From: Juned Shaikh [mailto:jsha...@gmail.com]
Sent: 07 May 2012 1
We had the developer preview on some machines and on one tablet performance is
actually worse on the Consumer Preview. Once you realise that you should be
putting all those Start Menu items on the Task Bar then you never really need
the start menu itself - but I miss that bit of thinking time yo
Most of the damage we have seen on SBS has been from people not using the
wizards and then manually trying to add users etc. Then they have an issue,
Google a fix and start adding OU's and security. The wizards always log what
they are doing so if anything goes wrong you can easily repeat what y
The SBS 2011 Premium Pack costs more than the standard server + SQL license as
it allows SBS Essentials clients to authenticate for file sharing. In an SBS
2011 environment the cost of the CALS has changed to take account of this. For
the SBS 2008 environment it might not be as good value but y
It's called a challenge. 20 years ago I was given a 1Mb limit on a VMS system
within 24 hours I put in a request to raise it as I was generating 10Mb
datasets.
Mike
-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
Sent: 23 January 2012 18:49
To: NT System Admin Issues
S
Please - no ...
One of my engineers is actually doing a programming course in Haskell.
Mike
-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com]
Sent: 20 January 2012 17:56
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Today is sort of a big day
I'm sure those were a Haskell [1]
Does that include the guy who's face appears on the LinkedIn pane in Outlook?
I thought it was at least 32!
Mike
From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com]
Sent: 18 January 2012 16:34
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Size of this NT admin list
28
On 18 January 2012 16:30, David Lu
Take a look at the FAQ here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/windows-small-business-server/default.aspx
There is a domain check when you install it to ensure SBS in present. Now
remember that it is not licensed on an SBS 2003 domain, but it will install. It
is the SQL part that chec
NAS box
which keeps a copy of the user data for while they are switching over?
A: I have a NAS box (but it's not NTFS) as well as VMHOST2. Not fully following
you here though...
Dave
From: Mike Hoffman [mailto:m...@drumbrae.net]<mailto:[mailto:m...@drumbrae.net]>
Sent: Monday, Jan
Remember that SBS2K3 is not supported by MS in a virtual environment - but does
work. Have you considered doing a proper DR practice to see what happens?
You might be in a better position than you think. If you have Shadow Copy on
the drives and can access the Exchange store then you will have a
It's enabled in the Preview build - and it's so much easier than typing a
password. I used a family photo for a while and the password was to draw a
noose round the mother-in-law's head - what fun.
What would be good is if they could move the photo around that way you don't
get smudge marks in
Do they own the IP on Ramdoubler?
I think I can hear the 80's calling, they want their 5 ¼ floppies back ...
Mike
From: Jim Holmgren [mailto:jholmg...@xlhealth.com]
Sent: 07 December 2011 22:14
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: RAMDisk Prevalence?
I use a RAM Disk for SQL TempDB on an ETL
aving to wait 2 weeks,
well, that's why we buy the more expensive options with hardware due to the
warrentee program.
On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 2:14 AM, Mike Hoffman
mailto:m...@drumbrae.net>> wrote:
Great articles.
I have been sceptical of Raid5 for main years after an incident where
ys up
On 5 Oct 2011 at 11:44, Mike Hoffman wrote:
> I´ve just had a similar thing with an SBS 2008 box, and discovered the
> Raid drives had issues. After replacing one drive the rebuild stuck at
> 99.83% and after that every 6-8 hours the network cards stopped and the
>
I've just had a similar thing with an SBS 2008 box, and discovered the Raid
drives had issues. After replacing one drive the rebuild stuck at 99.83% and
after that every 6-8 hours the network cards stopped and the system just froze.
Now the box is virtual and running fine since.
So just a thoug
I was trying to get 3 monitors off one card for my own desk (2 x 1920x1080
panels and an HP 22") but I got a passive DP adaptor by accident. So I then
went hunting around for other adaptors and found a PciE x2 VGA card with a dual
head on it and stuck that in as well. Then I went searching round
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From: Mike Hoffman [mailto:m...@drumbrae.net]<mailto:[mailto:m...@drumbrae.net]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 4:37 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Action Pack License Question
Set up a KMS server and just stop worrying. We have MVL, Action Pack, TechNet
and SPLA li
Set up a KMS server and just stop worrying. We have MVL, Action Pack, TechNet
and SPLA licenses floating around and the audit tools from the KMS VAMT (Volume
Activation Management Toolkit) keep us straight. I have a standard build folder
for Office, SharePoint Designer, Project and Visio with SP
Remember reimaging rights? You get that with your license. Now under most
circumstances these would not be applicable as Office Pro is different to Pro
Plus, but from Action Pack they are the same product.
You could put in a KMS server to sort the activation - and then just use the
console to v
Just when I've finally standardised all my clients on the same model of HP
desktop ...
Mike
From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:ezi...@lifespan.org]
Sent: 19 August 2011 12:29
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: [OT] The infection continues to spread (HP)
Yep and they just reported that the PC divi
Be careful where you get them from. In the UK we have seen them at well below
distribution cost price. With units like that you only find out their status
when you add the SmartNet and discover the unit has no support or warranty.
Buying SmartNet at the same time solves this problem.
We’ve just
You did spot that it includes the windows client licenses? So you can upgrade
the machines to Win 7 Enterprise and then add another tool if necessary
depending on the level of control needed.
Mike
From: Phil Garven [mailto:phil.gar...@gfi.com]
Sent: 03 August 2011 20:38
To: NT System Admin Issu
Take a look at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2524478/en-us?sd=rss&spid=14134
It seems it’s not just you.
Mike
From: Crawford, Scott [mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu]
Sent: 26 July 2011 10:36
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Here's the kind fo crap that'll make you insane
I dont know if y
You need to keep the UPS running at 30% of load if you want a decent life from
it. We've just supplied a client with some units to give 30hours at low current
and they needed extra batteries to supply the run time. APC do a relay card
which allows you to interface with other systems using simpl
We get the same issue - Win7 32/64, Win7 with SP1 32-bit only. I know there is
an updated version on the TechNet site with a slight tweak in the code, so they
might have pulled it while they test the version.
You should still be able to get it from the TechNet site.
Mike
-Original Message-
How about negotiating a staff discount at the local tattoo parlour?
-Original Message-
From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com]
Sent: 20 June 2011 20:29
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Stupid user tricks
If 4,999 out of 5,000 times you don't need to type something i
Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 20:08, Mike Hoffman
mailto:m...@drumbrae.net>> wrote:
> Win 7 Enterprise is not on the retail disks, when you get your agreement you
> will have access to download it. If you have TechNet access then you can
> start playing with the MDT and get the ISO from t
Win 7 Enterprise is not on the retail disks, when you get your agreement you
will have access to download it. If you have TechNet access then you can start
playing with the MDT and get the ISO from the same place.
You can go straight to SP1 on the builds and deploy from USB or over the net
depe
We supply a lot of generic laptop adaptors and have never had any problems.
Usually the supplied adaptor is manufactured by the same company as the
original part. The cost is usually about 50% of the own brand and the warranty
is just as good.
If you take a look at the part code it often tell
Did you update a server core yet - I had to break out the command line on that
one :)
We've been upgrading laptops and new boxes all week with no issues.
Mike
From: Carl Webster [mailto:carlwebs...@gmail.com]
Sent: 22 February 2011 19:37
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Windows 7/2008R2
It's a shame they won't split it into the 3 architectures on the disk. That
download has 32/64 and I64 all on the one iso.
Still, what's a 500gb download times 300 million copies ...
I'm sure when it gets on Windows Update it will be a lot smaller.
Mike
From: Carl Houseman [mailto:c.house...@g
It does count license check-ins from the workstations. So nothing will work
until 25 machines have checked in, and then it will complain if less that 25
check in every month.
Mike
-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
Sent: 15 February 2011 16:27
To: NT Syste
KMS does not work with OEM keys, you use the kms keys. The management interface
can show you existing keys.
Mike
-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
Sent: 15 February 2011 15:05
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Windows 7 Licensing Question
On Tue, Fe
Your existing agreement gives you rights to use corporate media on all
machines, so one image is fine. If you get SA on all the machines then you can
make that image W7Ent. KMS server runs nicely on server core with 256Mb ram.
Mike
From: Damien Solodow [mailto:damien.solo...@harrison.edu]
Sent:
Well put. We supply a lot of APC units, from the desktop systems to the fully
redundant units taking multiple 3 phase feeds. Always start with the load (the
VA), then look at the runtime, then the features, then the environment (input
and output).
I know that HP with HP used to cover all access
There are some models on the APC part list that are Dell specific - i.e. dell
wanted a unit without some of the interface options so APC removed them,
painted it black and then provided support. The warranty tends to be different
as Dell sometimes do the work.
Mike
From: N Parr [mailto:npar...
Are the roles splitting among the company? SBS 2011 has just RTM'ed.
You could start with the 2008 box, add the SBS box to it, then migrate in all
the users. Then break that server from the domain and rename it - re-joining
the clients that it is left with.
Remember there are no domain trusts i
the retail 2008 R2 OS...
Dave
-----Original Message-
From: Mike Hoffman [mailto:m...@drumbrae.net]
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 11:20 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Opinions on cheap server
Remember to stop the exchange service first if you are going to go live
straight away.
I
Remember to stop the exchange service first if you are going to go live
straight away.
I have a disk2Vhd produced drive arriving in my office tomorrow for a
pre-migration check i.e. we do it virtually and create an issues list.
How about disk2vhd to a partition on the new server?
Mike
-Orig
We've supplied some of the Tranquil PC boxes and use one internally in the
office here. Do you need storage or redundant storage? What else do you want
from it? Remember that Home Server is SBS 2003 core underneath, and has a bit
of sharepoint thrown in.
There are some changes approaching with
The most important of these is gathering the facts. This is not what then end
user issue seems to be, but what it actually it. Then you can decide to either
fix, mitigate, or investigate further.
I know of a number of IT companies where a server reboot is the fix to most
issues, while I know th
APC also to a trade in against an older model - usually about 10% off and then
they pick up and dispose of the old battery systems free of charge.
The batteries should last 3-5 years, but if the battery is out of warranty
either replace it or upgrade.
If you can find a good local reseller then
If you want OS plus apps then MDT will do it. One thing to realise is that if
you want a completely unattended install then you will need to test the image
and it would be easier to just create an ISO of that build.
We have a base image which we can push out which we then run a script on that
d
?
>>> Mike Hoffman mailto:m...@drumbrae.net>> 9/2/2010 2:32 PM
>>> >>>
All desktop OS licenses are upgrade only, so you buy with OEM and then add SA
if you want enterprise versions. Without SA you don’t get imaging rights, but
as long as you have some corporate licence th
All desktop OS licenses are upgrade only, so you buy with OEM and then add SA
if you want enterprise versions. Without SA you don't get imaging rights, but
as long as you have some corporate licence then you can use that media for all
installs.
For activation you can get a KMS server or use the
Or even just use search and replace to turn the list into a csv format.
If you can convert spaces into tabs you can then clearly see if the data is
contiguous or needs a column shifting, then put in spaces and commas. Word is
very good at 'cleaning' data and then you can paste into excel and sav
If you use MAK then you can re-image a machine every week and re-activate it -
it will still only count as a single hardware profile against the key.
With KMS you can re-image every week and it will count against the local KMS
server as a single device in a similar manner. The activation frequenc
15:11
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Join my network on LinkedIn
is that thru Xobni? I weed out CVs like that. People who have Facebook profile
pics of themselves smoking spliffs must wonder why they never get called back
:-)
On 10 August 2010 15:07, Mike Hoffman
mailto:m
We got a CV in an email a few days ago and before I had even looked at the name
a picture appeared - of the back of a bald head with a Smiley drawn on it. I
guess that's how not to make a first impression.
Has anyone noticed the face that appears on every email from this group?
Interesting vira
We replaced a UPS for a client where the old unit was used on a ship. Due to
the fact the unit was not suitable it failed and left a diver at the bottom of
the sea - they had to resort to tugging on ropes to get the guy back! They also
had the most important bit of equipment plugged into the sur
When you run your tool of choice to see the disk space is it running as
administrator? If you use something like defraggler it will show all the space
and whatever is eating the space will be fragmenting as it grows. It's not
unusual for an SBS box in this situation to have 50GB+ of IIS log file
We had an SBS box which died after patching this month. Dell PE2800, perc
controller, failed to reboot. Had to do the usual install sbs, patch to SP2,
restore backups, fix exchange, test a single patch watch it crash again,
install sbs, install sp2, restore backups, fix exchange, watch MS PSS ov
Access would work fine if you get the record locking right. If it is just a
single large table then you could simply export it into SharePoint and then it
handles the record locking. We have a lot of clients using SharePoint for
shared phone call logs and job allocation.
Mike
-Original Me
It would be an interesting advert for Google with a screen full of NSFW and
their search results in the middle :)
I'd also like to see a really good picture of the Microsoft sign as a
background. Is it too much if you put a streaming movie as a background (hmmm,
dreamscene anyone?) How would a
think
Here is a page that will explain some of it for you.
http://www.dragon-it.co.uk/links/hp_pcl_codes.htm
From: Mike Hoffman [mailto:m...@drumbrae.net]
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 8:10 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: [HUMOR] Someone misconfigured something somewhere, I think
re, I think
Have you tried using the NET USE command to capture the LPT output to the
installed matrix printer within the DOS session?
Erik Goldoff
IT Consultant
Systems, Networks, & Security
' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! '
From: Mike Hoffman [mailto:m...
Just out of interest we've spent the last week playing with codes on a
printer. We have a client running a vet practice using a dos based invoicing
system. He is now unable to get dot-matrix printers to work so we put in an HP
LJ1200, but the page width is too wide.
I know that putting the cod
When you buy a machine with a base OEM Windows 7 Pro on it you can add Software
Assurance to it and then then becomes W7 Enterprise. You then have full
downgrade rights, reimaging rights, transfer rights etc. for the upgraded
license. Cost depends on what sort of agreements you have in place, or
We've seen a number of machines with McAfee on them where the update killed
them and that was not the only issue, it was the userint.exe (as Tammy
suggested). Our solution was to use Autoruns on a WinPE disk and remove the
virus entries sitting in the key.
If you could get someone else trusted
22:35
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: kaseya + IT Systems Management Software +
Does center stage allow one to plug acronis and vipre? Deal with patches?
On 5/1/10, Mike Hoffman wrote:
> We've used Kaseya for a number of years and they are about to launch a
> K2 upgrade
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