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- Have a message appear during login
- Is there any way of having a message appear on screen during a Windows login? (i.e. Tip of the day)You could...set it to launch an application that displays a message at login for a period of time. I don't know what application could do this, I assume a third party...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, dliby@...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-21
- Terminal server disconnects every 56 minutes
- I am using a vpn to remote desktop into a Terminal Server installed on Windows server 2003. Every 56 minutes +or- 1 minute I get the Microsoft message "Reconnecting""The connection has been lost attempting to reconnect to your session."The program that is open on the Terminal Server is still operating...
- Tags: Servers, dliby@..., Microsoft Windows Terminal Server, server
- Discussion threads 2007-08-15
- Remote Desktop Disconnects
- I have a several Windows 2003 Servers that I remote Desktop into. Resently one server has a problem. I start Remote Desktop to it and it disconnects automatically. I have tried troubleshooting it with no results. Has anyone had this problem?TSCould be just that Teminal services manager on the the...
- Tags: Servers, dliby@..., remote desktop, server
- Discussion threads 2007-07-16
- Maximum Volume size with Windows Server 2003
- I am going to add an external drive array to a Windows Server 2003. Is there a size limit to the mapping of this array? I would like the array size to be approximately 4 TB.Provided that it's externalThere are only the size requirements imposed by the hardware used. I...
- Tags: dliby@..., windows, windows server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003
- Discussion threads 2007-02-09
- Windows Server 2003 R2
- Is server 2003 r2 only an Enterprise edition?I have Server 2003 sp1 running on seeveral servers do I need to or have to or should I upgrade to to R2?
- Tags: dliby@..., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, networking, received some software that refers to installation on server 2003 r2, server
- Discussion threads 2007-01-11
- No Windows xp audio
- I have a Windows XP computer with onboard sound. The sound worked fine until yesterday. After re-installing the audio drivers the sounds and audio devices says there is no audio device.The motherboard is an Asus P5P800 SE. I am using the most current driversbiosCheck in the bios to see if...
- Tags: dliby@..., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, windows, windows xp audio
- Discussion threads 2006-12-19
- use wildcard to go to a directory
- I have user directories that name different on each computer. The directory is "xxxxxxxx.default"Where the x's are random generated characters. I need to copy the same file to each of these directories. How can I use a wildcard in a batch file?It's simple. Use it! For example “copy something.txt c:*.defaultsomething.txt”Yes...
- Tags: C: est1.default
- Q&A 2006-07-17
- Add remote office to a Domain
- I have Active Directory with one Domain on 2003 domain controllers running at our main office. I need to add a remote office with 3 workstations and 1 file server. What is the best way to set this up?Active Directory Sites and Services. Make it a site [with the caveate...
- Tags: remote office, dliby@..., it management, domain
- Q&A 2006-06-27
- Custom auto install for Windows XP
- How can I create a custom installation of Windows XP and put it on a Bootable CD?Best way that I know of is to use Norton Ghost. There are a number of ways to distribute a Ghost image but one way it to put it on a cd or...
- Tags: Custom, Ghost, GHOST IMAGE, Microsoft Windows XP, asnwer, DEPLOY.CAB, This Works, Bev, dliby@..., windows, Microsoft Windows
- Q&A 2006-05-23
- Schedule a service to stop
- How can I schedule a service to stop and later restart on a 2000 server?Batch files are simple. Usage example:File 1: Net Stop SpoolerFile 2: Net Start SpoolerSchedule them 2 minutes apart and you're off. This works for simple stuff, but gets trickier depending on the service you're tackling...
- Tags: This Works
- Q&A 2006-05-10
- Grayed out buttons in Office 2003
- I have several conputers with Office 2003:Go to File | send to| Mail Recipient for reviewMail Recipient as Attachmentbuttons are grayed outHow can I activation the two buttons?Are you using Outlook or another email program?This is a good place to start:http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;834008&spid=2525&sid=69I am using ThunderbirdThe article gave me the answer...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, Mail Recipient
- Q&A 2006-05-03
- New Remote Office
- I have an Office with 150 users on a Windows 2003 Domain using Active Directory. I need to Update a remote office for 12 people. The Office doesn't have AD. There is a sdsl connection between the offices with a VPN firewall. What is the best way to incorporate the...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, dliby@...
- Q&A 2006-04-04
- Switching between laptop profiles
- I have a laptop with Windows 2000 that needs to log into a Domain in the office, log into a home network at the users home and start with another profile while he is on the road. Is there any software that we can use that is user friendly to...
- Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, computer, profileS
- Q&A 2006-03-27
- remotely change registry
- Is there a way I can remotely change registry keys in Windows XP and Windows 2000? This to avoid visiting each work station. I have Active Directory and SMS 2003Apply Group Policy through AD.The site below will give you some useful pointers and has some good links that might help...
- Tags: registry, This Helped, Helped, dliby@..., windows, Open Regedit
- Q&A 2006-03-08
- What is the purpose of these two files?
- On one of our computers I found two files uses a lot of cpu resources. psybnc.sys and mkserv.exe.I terminated both files without any problems. I cannot find any references to these anywhere. I have Symantec run. Plus I ran Spybot and ad-aware. None of these programs give me any...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.html
- Q&A 2006-02-22
- maximum computers in a workgroup
- What is the maximum number of Windows XP computer that can be assigned to a workgroup?The # of concurrent connections limit per machine not in a Windows domain is 10. That limit does not deny the 11th computer or 12th or so one from joining the workgroup.It really depends on...
- Tags: computer, concurrent connection, dliby@..., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, windows, workgroup
- Q&A 2006-02-04
- net and cmd running in task manager
- I have Windows XP sp2 workstations running in a Domain. after they start I see that cmd.exe and net.exe are running in the task manager. What could cause this to happen? Can I set them to turn off automatically?Sounds like you have a virus or malware running.Those shouldn't show up...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY
- Q&A 2006-01-13
- Create raid-1 mirror in WindowsXP
- Can a raid-1 mirror be created in a Windows XP computer? I have two 80 gig sata drives and I want to create a raid-1 using Windows XPYes. The following two sites should get you going.http://www.foxconnchannel.com/pdf/755-760%20A01-Raid%20manual-V1.0.pdf#search='Create%20raid1%20mirror%20in%20Windows%20XP'http://www.duxcw.com/digest/Howto/mb/abit/kx7-333/raid1.htmctrservices answer is assuming you want to use a hardware RAID solution. If you...
- Tags: RAID, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Storage
- Q&A 2005-12-07
- Mail merge locks Word 2000
- When I start a mail merge in Word and use Excel 2000 as the data source Word Hangs up. In the bottom left of the screen I get the message "Iniating DDE link with Microsoft Excel" then nothing happens. I am using Microsoft Office 2000 sp3. What is happening?Microsoft...
- Tags: data source, dliby@..., Dynamic Data Exchange, Dynamic Data Exchange protocol, Mail Merge, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Word 2000, windows
- Q&A 2005-09-21
- Remote Desktop Connection not working
- I have remote desktop connection working on Windows XP and Windows 2000 Pro workstations.A couple of the W2k worksations will allow me to remote connect out to other workstations, but I cannot connect into them. I get a message that remote connection may not be enabled. I am not sure...
- Tags: desktop, dliby@..., Microsoft Windows 2000, RDP, remote desktop, windows, workstation
- Q&A 2005-09-09
