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- Set NIC Priority
- I currently have a computer that is attatched to 2 private networks. One is 10.x.x.x and one is 192.168.127.x. The Class C network is setup in our Machine shop so that the instructor here can send CNC files to the individual CNC machines. The Class A network...
- Tags: Class-A, hardware, jthibodeau, network, network interface card, networking, windows
- Discussion threads 2007-01-18
- Standby problem
- How do I prevent my computer from going into stnadby while it is at a login screen? There has to be some way to modify the registry.Thank YouStandby & hibernate are two of XPs bad points. I always turn both off in Power Options in Control Panel.I have...
- Tags: Registry Hack, Standby
- Q&A 2006-08-08
- Disable addition of thumb drives
- Is there a way to prevent standard users from using thumb drives in windows xp? I would like them to be prompted for an administrator's password when this happens.ThanksUsers and power users in Win2K and WinXP normally require administrator priveleges to setup thumb drives. If you setup your...
- Tags: USB flash drive, registry
- Q&A 2006-05-17
- Windows XP Replication
- I realize that I royally messed up but I figured that I'd ask anyways.Is there a way that you can get windows xp to replicate the users off of a domain? I don't want to make a domain controller per say, I just need the usernames so that I...
- Tags: jthibodeau, windows, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP
- Q&A 2006-02-21
- Recycle Bin
- Is there a group policy that I can set so that the Recycle Bin will get emptied every time a user logs out?ThanksThere is no direct setting, you could however do it with a logoff script.This script will perform that function:var bin = new ActiveXObject("BinManager.RecycleBin");// Report the contents of the...
- Tags: Report, Recycle Bin
- Q&A 2006-02-01
- Disable addition of printers
- Is there a way that I can disable the addition of network printers through paint? We have students here that are sending messages to eachother using the shared printers that we have.ThanksWhat OS are you using?Sorry...Long day. Should have been more clear...XP Home or Pro?win XP ProThis question was...
- Tags: Printers, Microsoft Windows XP, printer
- Q&A 2005-10-28
- Network Printers
- Is there a way to distrubute a network printer across all profiles without copying out an existing profile to the default user directory?Thank YouJames ThibodeauEasiest way would be to script it at logon.I use the Kixtart script to map and set default printers.http://www.kixtart.org/Here is a sample of the command lines...
- Tags: it management, jthibodeau, network, network printer, printer, stafp1\Laser99_Doc1, \\stafp1\Laser99_Doc1
- Q&A 2005-10-06
- Removable Access
- Is there a group policy that will allow out students to have access to removable media. We have disabled the ability for them to browse My computer but at the same time didn't realize that that would also cut off all affess to floppy and zip drives. ...
- Tags: jthibodeau, it management, Microsoft Access
- Q&A 2005-09-28
- disable tray contest menu
- Is there a way to disable the context menu on the system tray using group policies?thanksjamesUser ConfigurationAdministrativeTemplatesStart Menu & TaskbarDisable context menu for taskbarthat should kill it for the taskbar and system tray.if you want to test it out, the reg key it changes is HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer make...
- Tags: it management, jthibodeau, tray
- Q&A 2005-09-15
- Disable right click (shell context menus)
- Does anybody know how to disable right clicking (also known as the shell context menus) by using a group policy instead of going through regedit directly?Thank YouJames ThibodeauTryUser configuration|Administrative Templates|Windows Components|Windows Explorer|Disable Windows Explorer's default context menu.This question was closed by the author
- Tags: context menu
- Q&A 2005-08-26
- Help Desk Software
- I am looking for options on a good help desk support logging system. I would really like it to be web enabled too. What can you kind folks suggest?ThanksTrackitWe use Trackit made by Intuit software. Works great for tracking help desk calls, inventory, insurance. Prints out easy to...
- Tags: Call centers, TrackIT, help desk
- Discussion threads 2005-06-21
- Run script at logoff
- Is there a way that I can tweak the registry to automaitcally launch a small script during logoff? ThanksYou can set that up in a GPO here:User ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesSystemLogon/LogoffAlso, if it a pc not on a domain, you just goto gpedit.msc to access the local policys and place that...
- Tags: jthibodeau
- Q&A 2005-06-16
- disable internet explorer properties
- Can anyone tell me how to disable the properties for IE 6? The old trick of renaming the inetclp.cpl file doesn't seem to want to work on this version.ThanksThe easiest thing to use is group polocies(gpedit.msc). If for some reason this is not applicable then you can manually...
- Tags: Disable, DWORD Value, jthibodeau, Microsoft Internet Explorer, registry, REG_DWORD 0x00000001, windows
- Q&A 2005-05-11
- Please help.
- I've searched driverguide.com like crazy and I'm not having any luck. I need a windows 2000 driver for a HP Scanjet 5100c. If anybody has one can you please let me know?ThanksTry herehttp://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?dlc=en&tool=softwareCategory&lc=en&rule=19813&cc=us&product=61840Remember to delete any blank spaces that may have got inserted in the posting.ColThat's an updateThis...
- Tags: jthibodeau
- Discussion threads 2005-03-15
- OS X and a G4
- does anybody know of a way to get a Mac G4 to boot from a firewire drive? I'm trying to load an image that has OS X.3 without having to install a DVD drive in them because they are a pain in the arse to work on.Thankwellcreate a boot...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X, FireWire, jthibodeau, networking
- Discussion threads 2005-02-17
- Altiris issue
- In our building we are currently running the altiris deployment software suite. As of about a week ago I haven't been able to deploy any type of image at all. I've tried dofferenc computers and different images and I get nothing. The status code that I get...
- Tags: Altiris Inc., jthibodeau, networking
- Discussion threads 2005-02-03
- Mice
- can anybody think of a way to prevent users from physically remozing a mouse. I work in a high school and the problem evolved from students taking the mouse balls, then to stealing the mouse ball retainers and now they just take the entire mouse. Any help is...
- Tags: Mice, mouse
- Discussion threads 2005-01-10
- Universal Computer naming
- Is there a way to automatically set the computer name in a field? for instance %username% will work for the username. I am trying to set spybot to work in a schedule as the local administrator but whe I create an image of one machine and deploy it...
- Tags: jthibodeau
- Discussion threads 2005-01-07
- Accept Decline window
- I was wondering if there is a way that I would be able to incorporate a window during login that makes a user check off an acceptance box before the login occurs. I'm not talking about the login message that is in the registry but a window like the...
- Tags: window, jthibodeau, networking
- Discussion threads 2004-12-10
- Local Profiles
- Is there a way that I could have my systems here automatically delete the local profiles. I'm open to all suggestions except changing them to roaming profiles.Thank YouDo you run a domain or have a server?It can be specified through default domain policy in win2k or 2k3This question was...
- Tags: jthibodeau
- Q&A 2004-10-01
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