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Automatically run a batch file when you open a Windows XP command prompt: This is very limitingespecially when you use the command prompt for so many other tasks. Does the batch run and close the shell or it runs and leaves one with a prompt to perform other tasks?You could probably expand that batch file toinclude a dos-like menu system pointing to additional...; Tags: Bob.Roy, batch file, command prompt, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2007-08-23
Group policy not setting: Hello, I am the administrator of a small AD site on a windows 2003 network. Recently the company decided that all user desktop wall paper would be the same with company logo. I decided to try and do this via group policy, but 1 month down the road and none...; Tags: Construction, Bob.Roy, GPO, wall paper, group policy, MAKE SURE IT; Discussion threads 2007-08-10
Create an Excel data entry form that includes check boxes: missing "."ok I put the "." in but now get "runtime error 13, type mismatch" for line Application.WorksheetFunction.CountA (Range("A:A")) + 1Any ideas guys?Debuggin' neededI have a problem with this line: Application.WorksheetFunction.CountA(Range("A:A")) +1mismatch type 13. Anyone run the sheet? Nice idea otherwise.Complie ErrorThere is a problem with this line of...; Tags: Same Problem Here, data entry, Bob.Roy, NextRow, A:A, Application.WorksheetFunction.CountA, Microsoft Excel; Discussion threads 2007-08-01
Reset user passwords with Windows Server 2003's DSMod command-line tool: the -distingushname {unknown parameter}parameter is not working on my windows 2k3 server sp1.Spelling???Check your spelling..............RE: Reset user passwords with Windows Server 2003's DSMod command-line toolif you dont know the users DN you could pipe the dsquery right into the dsmod command, here is an example:If you wanted to change the...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Servers, Bob.Roy, Reset User Passwords, Dsmod, password, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, tool; Discussion threads 2007-08-01
Exchange 2007: Get used to the command line: Powershell could have addedthis functionality to its basic shell. I don't have access to exchange 2007 but wouldn't it be more fun if every powershell installation added this exchange functionality? or are there some tools i can install to provide for this?Powershell learning curveThere's a learning curve that has to...; Tags: Bob.Roy, command-line, e-mail, exchange 2007, exchange shell, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Microsoft Windows PowerShell, powershell, software, windows; Discussion threads 2007-01-08

How important is typing to IT career?: Recently, a colleague from our network administration department came to install a new router. As she was typing in the configurations, I noticed that she keeps her eyes on the monitor, as a proper typist should, but the problem is that she was making so many mistakes and would have...; Tags: typist, keyboard, career, typing, Bob.Roy, wrist, information technology; Discussion threads 2006-08-28
User profile load issue: Hi techies, I need some help on the above issue; it happens both on Windows XP and 2000. The problem is that for a particular user, everytime she logs off, she loses all her settings, including drive mappings, printers etc. I have run the hive cleanup tool, but in vain....; Tags: Printers, profileS; Q&A 2005-12-11
Merge data in Excel 2k without pasting: Hi Pals,greetings and salutations! Recently I was asked by two users who were working on the same workbooknot sharedthat they wanted to put their data together, and I did it manually. But look at this scenario, there are two pple working on exactly the same workbook, but saved differently. Let?s...; Tags: Bob.Roy, Microsoft Excel, software, workbook; Q&A 2005-08-23
Get up-to-the minute data with Excel's automatic Web queries: quite a tickler,only that I failed to do that for Excel 2k. I have a feeling it can do it too..anyone??Protected sitesThis works great on public sites, but how about subscription and other sites that are password protected? What extra procedures are necessary to get data from these protected sites?AgreeWhile...; Tags: Bob.Roy, excel tips, hardware, Microsoft Excel, ms-office, Web; Discussion threads 2005-07-13
Colors and Lines Tab? Where is that?: First of all, you can't double click a comment. They only appear when you mouse over the cell. When you try to mouse over the comment, it goes away because you are no longer over the cell.You can right-click on the cell and go to Format Comment, but that is...; Tags: Bob.Roy, cell, COLORS, comment box, Format Comment, hardware, Lines Tab, Microsoft Excel, source data; Discussion threads 2005-06-01
A bowling ball: A bowling ballwith "Homer" inscribed on it.Two years? Boy, are you going to be in DEEP sh1t by the time you are up to your "silver".Neil :DOK, Seriously - what does she like? What are her interests. We need to know. Have you asked her mum? Your mum? for ideas....; Tags: birthday; Discussion threads 2005-05-21
Corruption: We recently help job interviews for IT support assistants. In my branch of the company, we were required to recruit 2 people. Being the systems admin and the guy who was let more time to assess the candidates, i had given in my objective choices. Now am surprised, when this...; Tags: job, Bob.Roy, career, it management; Discussion threads 2005-05-12
No X-Mas bonus, 1/2 overtime allowance for IT Staff: This is not a case that may concern you guys out there but am so sad. At the end of every year, the company I work for gives some 'bonus' on top of earnings that is a fixed amount for everyone and slightly less for techies but varies from year...; Tags: Bob.Roy, career, information technology, overtime allowance; Discussion threads 2004-12-22
Windows NT boot after power outage: I have a backup DC that has failed to reboot since there was a power outage, the generator failed to startup in time and the UPSs failed to handle the load. Now when I try to boot it, it doesn't even show the BIOS version, but a cursor appears...; Tags: Bob.Roy, CPU, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT, outage, software, video, video adapter; Q&A 2004-12-02
Scripting to get more couch time: I have recently discovered that writing scripts could reduce my daily quota of movement and time by up to 40%. I am now trying to learn VBS and Jscript but am finding both quite hard to understand. I have therefore chosen to go with one, and my choice is vbscript,...; Tags: Perl, Bob.Roy, career, Microsoft VBScript; Discussion threads 2004-11-23
User rights becoming a Headache: Am the systems admin of a WinNT 4 domain amd at the software we run is on a files server. Now, clients are windows 98 and windows 2000, but am having trouble mapping drives as a user. Everytime i map the drive as Admin then the user logs on using...; Tags: Bob.Roy, domain, Microsoft Windows NT, networking, NTFS; Discussion threads 2004-11-04
ruled out: not any more; Tags: Bob.Roy; Discussion threads 2004-11-04
Windows NT 4 backup server Failing: I am in a medium sized company that runs on Win NT domains. Recently while carrying out tests for disaster recovery, i was preparing my backup server to go online so i could take off the PDC. Well i did that off production time and noticed that i could not...; Tags: backup, Bob.Roy, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, PDC, server, windows; Discussion threads 2004-11-04
How do I take It inventory from my desk: I recently joined a bank and was posted to a branch with just over 30 computers. Three months down the road, we are going to be renewing the computers at the branch and that means renaming them (bank policy doesn’t use DHCP), setting IP addresses, etc...I have heard that there...; Tags: audit, Bob.Roy, networking, PC, software, tool; Discussion threads 2004-10-29

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Silent-Bob (exe): Silent-Bob is your personnel audio recording tool. It is wiretapping the recording-channel of your soundcard and on mouseclick it records your favourite song into a wav-file. Since Silent-Bob is latching the last couple of minutes in the RAM you will never ever miss the beginning of your favourite song. A...; Tags: Song, Mouse, Systray-icon, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals; Software downloads 2001-02-28

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