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Microsoft Word Backup Document
Hi,I have started seeing these documents appearing on the shared drives. They appear to be carbon copies of the original documents. Obviously this is eating up precious memory. How do I stop more of these files being created?
Tags: mr.sweetchuck, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp.
Discussion threads 2007-11-15
Exchange 2003 - Currupt Mailbox
Hi,I appear to have an issue with a currupt mailbox on my Exchange Server, (Windows Server 2003, SBS.) Is it possible to verify the mailbox integrety. I would also like to verify that the Information Store itself is ok. What options do I have? Also, what sort of down time...
Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, mr.sweetchuck, mailbox, ISINTEG, Ian, downtime
Discussion threads 2007-11-05
End-user problem - TCP/IP + user privileges
Hi I was wondering if anyone could help me.One of my users works out of the office a lot and has asked me to set up his XP laptop so that he can use his home broadband connection, (for email etc.) He currently does not has sufficient user privileges to...
Tags: Network technology, NETWORKING, Internet service providers (ISPs), Routers & switches, mr.sweetchuck, TCP, TCP/IP, router, broadband
Discussion threads 2007-10-25
Rebuilt XP not connecting to domain
Hi,I'm after rebuilding a laptop, reinstalling XP SP2 on the machine and I'm now trying to reconnect the machine to the domain. However every time I try to reconnect, it fails and gives a error, (see below.) I tried to verify the laptops configuration using ip config, but it doesn't...
Tags: NETWORKING, Network technology, mr.sweetchuck, IP, IP address, domain, laptop computer, Microsoft Windows XP
Discussion threads 2007-10-08
Exchange - push emails to receipiant.
Hi,Our Exchange Server (2003 Standard Ed.) went down for a few days last week. (The information store and the routing engine services would not start.) We have since resolved this problem - we first got the information store up and running then the routing engine. However, a large number of...
Tags: mr.sweetchuck, e-mail, server
Discussion threads 2007-10-02
Exchnage Server is unreachable
Hi,I am running a Microsoft Server 2003 with exchange 2003 and currently not getting ANY SMTP inbound/outbound/internal. I went to check the server, and I noticed that the server is liseted as "unreachable". could anyone suggest what might be the problem/ how to fix it? I'm really stumpted.Thanks,chuck.To clarify:Running Exchange...
Tags: mr.sweetchuck, server, Microsoft IIS 6.0
Discussion threads 2007-09-26
Shared Folders - limit folder size
Hi,Is it possible to limit the size of a folder within a shared folder on a Windows Server 2003 Server? Currently there is a shared folder called 'Shared' and within that, there is a folder for each employee within the company, (e.g. Shared:emp1, Shared:emp2, etc.) I want to set a...
Tags: Servers, mr.sweetchuck, Shared Folders
Discussion threads 2007-09-24
How to cap a shared folder
Hi,I have been asked to set a maximum folder size on a shared network drive. The folder is on a partition on a Windows Server 2003 SBS server. Inside the shared folder, each user has their own folder. Is it possible to set a maximum size for each of these...
Tags: Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Servers, mr.sweetchuck, Is it Possible
Discussion threads 2007-09-20
How to back up individual exchange mailboxes
Hi,I was wondering if it is possible to back up individaual mail boxes in Exchange 2003.Unfortunately our budget does not extent to allowing us to buy third party software. So I was wondering if there is a way of manually backing up a mailbox.I had hoped it would be possible...
Tags: mr.sweetchuck, mailbox
Discussion threads 2007-09-18
External Hardrives
Hi I was just wondering what people though about using external harddrive. I have heard that they are prone to failure. Is there one that is considered the most reliable?Is their reliability tied into their size, i.e. the bigger the more reliable, the smaller the less reliable, or vica versa?What...
Tags: mr.sweetchuck
Discussion threads 2007-09-04
Windows SBS 2003/ Printer connection issue.
Hi,I am trying to connect a printer to a domain and am having dificulty. I've installed the drivers, run the setup exe which finds the printer but when I attempt to connect to the printer, it frezes on "Creating a new port".I recently installed SP1, which included "firewall per port...
Tags: Printers, Firewalls, mr.sweetchuck, Microsoft Windows, printer
Discussion threads 2007-09-04
Windows NT Scripting
Hi I have been given a script to modify and don't have a clue how. It's a Windows NT Command Script. It's deletes all files that have a specific file extention. I want to modify it to move, not copy, these files to a location on the server rather than...
Tags: Scripting languages, Microsoft Windows, mr.sweetchuck, Microsoft VBScript, Microsoft Windows NT
Discussion threads 2007-08-30
How to build a recovery disk for a XP machine
Hi,I was wondering if anyone could suggest how to develop a recovery disk for multiple XP machines. I am looking for a disk that would recover system settings, installed programs etc. as opposed to a user's file, (e.g. docs, pdf, etc.) Currently, when rebuilding a PC, I have to reinstall...
Tags: mr.sweetchuck, recovery disk, XP Machine, Microsoft Windows XP
Discussion threads 2007-08-22
Client Certificate Authentication
My boss recently upgraded his laptop and wants to migrate his client authentitication certs to his new laptop. Is it possible to migrate a certificate between laptops without affect them? Or are they tied to that particular machine?These certs were not issued by third parties, (like the Department of Finance,...
Tags: Quality, Notebooks, mr.sweetchuck, laptop computer, authentication
Discussion threads 2007-08-20
OWA - local access only
Hi,Our Outlook Web Access is not reachable externally. I'm stumped as to the reason for this.1. Our internet connection is working.2. OWA is accessable internally.3. The event log shows no Errors, (one or two warnings re. Printers.Any suggestions?Thanks,chuck.Must have a firewall ruleThat redirects the external IP of OWA to the...
Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, mr.sweetchuck, Microsoft Outlook Web Access
Discussion threads 2007-08-03
Windows Server 2003 SP2
Hi I've been asked to install SP2 for Server 03 but am a little concerned. (I need to install it prior to instlaling an update that allows Vista machines to use OWA.) - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911829I was reading through the overview of Server 03 SP2 and came across this:"New firewall per port;...
Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Firewalls, IPSec, Network security, VPNs, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, mr.sweetchuck, Microsoft Windows Server, firewall, Service Pack 2, FortiGate, Microsoft Windows
Discussion threads 2007-07-30
Local Administative Rights
I have been asked to change the local administrative rights on a laptop, that runs XP to conform with the company LAN. Unforntunately no one knows what the old local admin password was.Is there a way that the domain admin can reset the password for the local admin? The only...
Tags: mr.sweetchuck, password, computer
Discussion threads 2007-07-25
How to configure Groupshield to scan outgoing emails
Hi,I am trying to configure McAfee Groupshield 6.0 to scan all outbound emails from my exchange sever, (2003). I am unsure of how to do this and I was wondering if anyone could help.Thanks,chuck.(Groupshield and Exchange are on the same server.)
Tags: mr.sweetchuck, GroupShield, e-mail
Discussion threads 2007-07-24
How to repair a PDF
Hi,I am having a problem trying to open a PDF file. Ever time I attempt to open, Adobe Reader loads, but displays a rather cryptic error message:There was an error opening this document. Access denied.It's not a case of permissions, as I have administrative permission and can open all other...
Tags: gahealy@..., Adobe PDF, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Acrobat, permission
Discussion threads 2007-07-18
Auto-Shutdown Scripts for office printer
HiI was just wondering if anyone knew of any scripts that could be used to automatically shutdown printers. I am refering to large office printers. It's increadably expensive to have one running over-night or over a weekend and it would be nice to cut this expence out.Couple OptionsMost of the...
Tags: gahealy@..., office printer
Discussion threads 2007-07-17


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