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Default account when sending email

I know you can change the default account to be used when sending email using Outlook.What I would like to know is if there is anyway of setting a default account to use with a particular contact record so that e.g. dlist1 defaults to account1 and dlist2 defaults to account2.Hmmm...better...

Tags: Default Account, e-mail, JG@..., software

Q&A 2006-04-12

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Making default entries in Active Directory?

Greetings,When I set up a user's account, I typically provide as much info on the properties as I can (for hopefully future use)- things like the company address, default logon script, and other settings global to all users. Is there a way to make 'default' entries somewhere in AD...

Tags: Understaffed, hardware, Microsoft Windows Active Directory

Discussion threads 2005-02-28

user account

My client changed the default user account from administrator to limited in windows xp, the only other administrator account she has is the one builtin account for administaring the domain and the asp.net machine account which I can not access. Its only allowing me to log on as default wich...

Tags: evelint@...

Discussion threads 2007-02-09

OE annoyance

Outlook Express alert pops up saying that OE isn't the default email. Well, It's the only email client on the machine with 1 business account set up. How do you set it to default when it is already the default and the account options indicates that 1 account is...

Tags: ShadowFax

Discussion threads 2007-01-29

Windows XP Password Recovery

So basically I have my own personal account with Admin privileges and I recently changed it and being stupid forgot what it was after an absence from my computer.I used a password reset disk but my account is locked so it couldn't change it and I tried logging on using...

Tags: sameerfunlovin@..., Microsoft Windows, Admin Account, guest account, Admin-Rights, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2007-07-08

Setting default email account

Can anybody tell me if its possible to change the default account used dependent on the email recipient. Reason being that I have some email distribution lists that I only ever use in conjunction with specific email accounts and I want to change the account used automatically.

Tags: e-mail

Discussion threads 2006-04-20

Users sometimes send via Exchange instead of POP account

Hey everyone. Thanks in advance for any advice. I have a domain environment with Windows 2003 SBS and Exchange 2003. All Workstations have POP accounts and Exchange accounts. The default account is the POP account as Exchange is not setup to send/receive mail (yet...that's another story)....

Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Dedlbug@..., POP Account

Discussion threads 2007-09-20

Can i login with Help Assistant User account

Hi All,Could any bodylet me know why Help Assistant usr account is created by default in Windows XP,How one can use this account. I Tried loging with Help Assistant account but it does not let me enter.Can some bring some light on it.

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, ak_gates2010@..., Help Assistant

Discussion threads 2007-11-07

Can i login with Help Assistant User account

Hi All,Could any body let me know why Help Assistant usr account is created by default in Windows XP,How one can use this account. I Tried loging with Help Assistant account but it does not let me enter.Can some bring some light on it.

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, ak_gates2010@..., Help Assistant

Discussion threads 2007-11-07

Printer Default

I have a small peer to peer network. Four PC's are using Windows 2000 and one is using Winodws XP Home. File and printer sharing is installed. My problem is that the shared printer on the XP PC replaces the default printer on the Windows 2000 PC. Is...

Tags: Printers, printer

Q&A 2004-11-08

Windows XP Home logon account

If you change the name of the default account "Owner", then you can still log into XP Home with the name "Owner" (witch by the way doen't exist since you log in with the new name given), provided you know the password of the new name specified. Witch means that...

Tags: gateway2@..., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Owner, windows

Discussion threads 2005-06-29

Account Passwords and Policies: Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and the Windows Server 2003 Family

Password and account lockout settings are designed to protect accounts and data in your organization by mitigating the threat of brute force guessing of account passwords. Settings in the Account Lockout and Password Policy nodes of the Default Domain policy settings enable account lockout and control how account lockout operates....

Tags: Microsoft Windows NT Server, Password, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

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This is weird...

Okay, I just reloaded XP Pro on a machine using setupmgr.exe from the previous installation to create Winnt.sif and Winnt.bak for an unattended install.The issue: I entered the admin password for the answer file, knowing full well what it was, and continued on with the reinstall. Now the default Adminstrator...

Tags: Keyboards, keyboard, password

Q&A 2004-10-29

Set Default Shell folders for New Users

I would like to know how I can set default shell folders for new users everytime I create a new user account in Windows XP. I have partitioned the hard disk in two. I would like the following folders to be default in Drive d: each time I create...

Tags: actualrty@...

Discussion threads 2007-09-21

Default Behaviour of elevation prompt for Standard Users on all Vista Editi

I’ve seen 2 contradicting values for UAC Settings for these policies:On the Ultimate Edition , on the Explain Tab of each Policy it says: 1.User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for standard usersDefault: Prompt for credentials home / Automatically deny elevation requests enterprise2.User Account Control: Detect application installations...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, gayleribeiro@..., elevation

Discussion threads 2007-08-02

Exchange 2003 sending a default e-mail on account setup

In Exchange 2003 I would like to automatically send out a default e mail to all new accounts that are created. Similar to the welcome e-mail Microsoft produces when a new email account is created. Is this possible and how do I do it?Use a scriptYou can write a ADSI...

Tags: e-mail, Exchange, gerard.wilson@..., Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, new account

Discussion threads 2004-10-25

Changing Domain Administrator Password

Need to change our Domain Admin Password. Afraid that servers outside of DC that use the pasword to run services will not run properly when password is changed. Is there a Utility to use that will let me know all services that use the password to run so I will...

Tags: password

Q&A 2005-11-11

Deleting Local Administrator account

Why would anyone want to delete the local Administrator account in Windows XP Professional? Is there a security need to do that?Strange IdeaDisabling the account is a security norm.Deleting the account would be something a hacker might do.Security reasons - people will either renameir by using security settings, or...

Tags: Hacking, Microsoft Windows XP, security, hacker, Administrator Account

Discussion threads 2006-05-15

Using the Windows Vista Guest Account

In Windows Vista, there is more than just a Standard User account and an Administrator account.You have a third type of account that is great for someone who is visiting you or needs to access the Internet from your computer. This type of account is great when you have "snoopy"...

Tags: User Account, Microsoft Windows Vista, Computer, Productivity, Internet, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Steven Warren

Blog posts 2008-01-31

Exchange mailbox Duplicate

Hi, I have deleted a user account by mistake, after recreating the account, i added a new mailbox for the account aswell, i am now sitting with 2 mailboxes displaying in my exchange systems manager, The original mailbox has all the mail and the newly created mailbox is now the...

Tags: nbrophy@..., mailbox

Discussion threads 2007-08-31