Office patches failing to install on citrix servers

2010-09-20 Thread Steph Balog
So last weeks office patches are failing to install on one of my citrix servers and no matter what I do, no joy. change user /install doesn't work. Startin the ose does nothing for itno luck, any suggestions? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~

RE: Office patches failing to install on citrix servers

2010-09-20 Thread Steph Balog
So yes, any help would be appreciated. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to

what is the rss feed url here

2010-09-08 Thread Steph Balog
I would like to add it to the ipad feedler. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to

re: Google email for corporate use

2010-09-08 Thread Steph Balog
Read the very small print. Google owns everything on their server. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send

RE: Slow DFS connections for windows xp users (and windows 2003)

2009-07-09 Thread Steph Balog
(quoting Ken below) Ken (you dont happen to work at a university do you?) I did use wireshark, I was using wireshark when it was ethereal, and probably using it long before most on this list have been working. I HAVE stated the issue. Windows XP and 2003 clients are experiencing slow

Re: Slow DFS connections for windows xp users (and windows 2003)

2009-07-09 Thread Steph Balog
Sorry, one is not helpful when the person you are asking help from has o deem you worthy first. I asked if anyone else has experience this issue. I know what the root cause is. As I said, there is something going on with the xp and 2003 clients. It WORKS FINE on vista and windows 7. What

Re: Slow DFS connections for windows xp users (and windows 2003)

2009-07-09 Thread Steph Balog
This was not directed at you jon. It was for the other guy sitting there acting as if Ken was right to sit there marginalizing my issue the way he did. And the hardware are two dell 2950's. Direct scsi storage. It really is not a hardware issue at all as I repeat, the vista and windows 7

re: Slow DFS connections for windows xp users (and windows 2003)

2009-07-08 Thread Steph Balog
Come on guys, a little bit of help? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~

RE: Slow DFS connections for windows xp users (and windows 2003)

2009-07-08 Thread Steph Balog
The replication works fine in windows 2008. Is just the xp desktops are slow talking to them. Anyone? Please? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~

RE: Slow DFS connections for windows xp users (and windows 2003)

2009-07-08 Thread Steph Balog
Even connect directly to the server via the fqdn or ip does the same thing. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~

RE: Slow DFS connections for windows xp users (and windows 2003)

2009-07-08 Thread Steph Balog
I have applied hotfixes related to the problem, tried connecting via ip and fqdn rather than through the dfs namespace, rebooted the server, turned of smb2, turned down security features in the local security policy. And nothing. Again, the key here is the vista boxes, windows 2008 clients,

RE: Slow DFS connections for windows xp users (and windows 2003)

2009-07-08 Thread Steph Balog
During the time when the xp and 2003 clients sit there, it locks the explorer process up too. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~

RE: Slow DFS connections for windows xp users (and windows 2003)

2009-07-08 Thread Steph Balog
the underlying problem/root cause? (what logs have you captured? network traces? etc) Cheers Ken From: Steph Balog [validemai...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, 9 July 2009 12:06 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Slow DFS connections for windows xp

RE: Shadow Copy Management

2009-05-06 Thread Steph Balog
It is windows 2008, but how will diskshadow help in deleting certain shadow copies based on their dates? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~

Shadow Copy Management

2009-05-01 Thread Steph Balog
Is there any tools, any scripts, etc. that will allow me to manage multiple snapshot schedules. What I would like to do is, keep 12 snap shots in a 24 hour period, 2 snaps in a 48 hour period, and than 1 snap going back each day for 1 week and than 1 snap per week going baclk 3 months. (will

RE: Shadow Copy Management

2009-05-01 Thread Steph Balog
Thats the problem, i already created schedule but I need it to cycle out certain snaps. Like I take snaps every 2 hours each day, but the next day I want those snaps to go away. And then the ones I take every 6 hours, I want those to go away ever 2 days. And the ones I take once a day for a

RE: DNS / WINS Issue?

2009-02-28 Thread Steph Balog
Ahhh, (i see say the blind man as he tripped over is cane and saw) ;-) You issue isnt really sql at all, nor is it dns so much. You are a victim of one of MS's better TCP/IP stack designs (no really, it is a better design). MS did a great thing is the use of caches when it does its network

RE: Vista Client and DFS-R issue

2009-02-27 Thread Steph Balog
That worked, thanks bro. Why the hell does it do that though? Reminds me of the days when windows 95 and that stupid briefcase folder caused issues. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~

re: DNS / WINS Issue?

2009-02-27 Thread Steph Balog
What *could* be happening when your user drops connection and tries to reconnect to a naned pipe session, sql server is picking it up and trying to reconnect to the sleeping process it left behind. And because the IP has changed even though you use named pipes to connect, I guess it kind of

Vista Client and DFS-R issue

2009-02-26 Thread Steph Balog
I have an odd issue that I am not finding a lot of info on. I have a windows 2008 dfs setup (2 servers, replicating folders, using domain based dfs namespace). Only vista clients that are on the domain, when trying to connect to the dfs share, cannot write to the folders. Take them off of the

Windows 2008 File Cluster

2008-10-02 Thread Steph Balog
This is what I want to do I want to create a two node file cluster using 2008 server core. But I also want to use the quota management feature with 2008. My question is, will the quota templates created on one server be replicated over to the other. Will the snapshots, files, etc be