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automatically move emails to folder after number of days

Is there a way you can set a rule in Outlook 2003 so that messages in your inbox get moved to another folder in your mailbox after a specified number of days? I looked in the rules and alerts, but didn't find exactly what i needed. I'm not...

Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, E-mail clients, Groupware, degnan

Discussion threads 2006-11-15

Windows search not finding files

I have a user running XP pro. He is using Windows search to look through his My Documents folder (on the network, not C: drive) to try to find all his Adobe Illustrator (*.ai) files. He knows he has about 3000 of them, but the search only shows...

Tags: degnan, Windows Search, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2006-10-20

group policy for laptop users

Here's my dilemma:If I connect to work via Cisco VPN client from a personal machine, everythings great. If I connect via a work laptop (joined to Win2k3 domain), performance is horribly slow. I imagine it is because I have My Documents/Application Data/Desktop redirected to a network share at...

Tags: degnan, desktop, group policy, laptop computer, windows

Q&A 2005-10-05

print prefs keep defaulting to landscape

Everytime one user tries to print something, Windows keeps defaulting their printing preferences to Landscape, even though they kept changing it back to Portrait. It is not application specific. They are running Windows XP and are trying to print to an HP8100DN. Does anyone have any ideas? ...

Tags: Printers, Document management, printer, printing, orientation

Q&A 2005-07-19

Setting up an Exchange server

We are looking to set up an Exchange 2003 Server at work and what i want to know is where can i find resources/books for planning, installation, best practices, how-to's, etc. Can anyone give me some advice?Hey,plenty of resources, wether you want to go to amazon or similar, CBTs...

Tags: degnan, e-mail, Exchange, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, server

Q&A 2005-06-30

want all users to have same power scheme

Is there a way to have all users of a computer to have the same power scheme? These are WinXP systems on a Win2k3 domain. I tried the following registry hack w/o success:HKEY_USERS.DEFAULTControl PanelPowerCfg changed to 3 always onI can only get the power settings for individual users...

Tags: Contains, policy setting

Q&A 2005-04-25

prevent user from joining pc to domain

I found that by default any domain user can join a pc to a domain, and i want to lock it down so only domain admins can join a pc to a domain. Is there a way in group policy i can accomplish this?This is in the Domain Security...

Tags: degnan, domain, Domain-Security Policy, PC, windows

Q&A 2005-04-19

Symantec Ghost 8.0 try to create image

I wanted to create an image of a pc on my network. From the ghost console i made a create image task for the client pc and started it. The client rebooted, started pc-dos, then i get the following message:PRO0008E: Invalid decimal digit in Protocol.ini fileIt then states...

Tags: degnan, ERD, image, software, Symantec Corp., Symantec Ghost

Q&A 2005-04-16

clicking mailto: link causes many popups

I have a user running winxp pro using outlook 2003. In internet explorer, if they click on a link with a mailto: destination (ex. mailto:admin@yourdomain.com), around 70 blank popup windows appear with mailto: in the address bar. I imagine there would be more but i think the memory...

Tags: degnan, e-mail, mailTo, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Outlook, popUp, registry, software, window

Q&A 2005-03-02

memos disappear

I have a user who has a Handspring Visor running Palm OS 3.x. Their memos have disappeared on the handheld, but everything else (addresses, datebook) remain intact. Unfortunately when they sync with palm desktop, it erased the memos there as well. I thought it was odd that...

Tags: Handhelds, handheld

Q&A 2005-02-14

test firewall with service on any port

We want to test our new firewall to confirm ports are being blocked. Is there a way on a windows 2k pro pc (or a 3rd party install) that will allow you to run a service on any port, for example, telnet?Easily done.InFormIt has a pretty good article on...

Tags: Firewalls, Microsoft Windows 2000, degnan, Telnet

Q&A 2005-01-14

dhcp with multiple vlans

Is there a way to have multiple vlans on a cisco switch have separate dhcp scopes for each? I only want to have one dhcp server(win2k server in win2k domain). They are on the same physical network. So far the research I have done is telling me I...

Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., degnan, DHCP, it management, VLAN

Q&A 2005-01-05

set up Win2k server as LDAP server

I have been looking and looking on how to set up a Win2k server(in a Win2k domain) as an LDAP server (without using 3rd party software). I haven't found much, and what I have found was for Win2k3, not Win2k. Does anyone now where I can find how-to...

Tags: degnan, LDAP server, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, server, windows

Q&A 2005-01-04

Hotsync crashes system

Hotsync crashes system (Windows XP running Palm Desktop for Handspring 4.01) when trying to sync with Handspring Visor and has to be restarted by the switch on the power supply. No messages in Event Viewer. Tried plugging cradle into different USB port, made no difference. No bsod,...

Tags: degnan, desktop, hotsync, Palm Desktop, Palm Inc., palmOne Inc., software

Q&A 2004-12-14

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How HBO reeled in expense costs

When HBO decided to implement expense automation technology, the CIO projected extra time for integration complexities. The technology didn't actually premiere for two years, but the expected benefits have finally been realized.When entertainment company HBO sought better control over employee-initiated expenses—which account for 30 to 60 percent of a company’s...

Tags: Databases, David Southgate, HBO, Extensity

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