Changing servers – GUID issues with Domain Name
Hello all, Basically, we have an old windows 2000 small business server, which is running exchange, SQL, ISA and much more. So we are running out of space on a few of teh drives and considering that we are using RAID we cant just add a drive and repartition the C drive to get more [...]

Answer Question   |  July 25, 2006  3:08 PM
Active Directory, DataCenter, Desktops, DHCP, DNS, Exchange, Hardware, Management, Microsoft Windows, Network management software, Network protocols, Networking, Networking services, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server

Drives Not showing full capacity after reinstall XP
DimensionXPS/Gen2 machine. WinXP Home SP2. Intel 82801ER SATA Raid controller(factory), (*2*) WD 1200JB 70GB hard drives. MyComputer shows only the “partition”‘s worth of the drive used when I did WinXP reinstall, and goofed format (fat32, instead of NTFS). Have researched incl. Dell, and still cannot get good config. set. It runs, it connects, I have [...]

Answer Question   |  July 21, 2006  5:33 PM
Arrays, Hardware, RAID, SCSI, Storage management

Windows 2000 – removable drive problems (CD, floppy, USB)
Hello, My PC, Win2k, SP4, will not read cd’s from either drive or floppys or a jumpdrive. All devices seem to be recognized by the device manager and are assigned drive letters accordingly. The floppy is recognized and works if you insert a boot disk. The jump drive, when inserted, assigns a drive letter to [...]

Answer Question   |  July 20, 2006  1:34 PM
Hardware, Storage, Tech support

OWA on SBS2003 Network Question
I would like to switch the OWA IIS server from the main contraoller box in a SBS2003 network to a member server in the same network (currently being used as a TS server) What needs to be done and can it be done in this network environment? All help is greatly appreciated…

Answer Question   |  July 17, 2006  6:52 AM
Desktops, Exchange, Exchange security, Hardware, Interoperability, Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, Software, SQL Server, Tech support, Web site design & management

router for home network with cable connection
I apologize in advance for asking such a beginner’s question, but I am planning to get cable high speed internet and want to get a router before I do (to save money). I have an old desktop, running win98se, and a newish laptop, winxp with wireless capacity. Also an old mac which I’m not planning [...]

Answer Question   |  July 14, 2006  6:41 PM
Cabling, Hardware, Hubs, Routers, Switches

DVD Burner Problem
Hello, I have an issue i never ran into before. I have a brand new CD/DVD burner that will burn CDs but not DVDs. It is a LG GSA-4160B (HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4160B in windows). Now i already updated the firmware to the latest version (406a) to no prevail. And the strangest thing is if you [...]

Answer Question   |  January 26, 2012  8:55 PM
Backup & recovery, Disk drives, Hardware

Installing Printers Based on Active Directory Group
Hi All, I’m looking to install all my printers based on security groups within active directory I was planning on using the script below: *** START SCRIPT PRINTERS.VBS *** Const IT_GROUP = “IT” Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”) Set WshNetwork = CreateObject(“WScript.Network”) Set ADSysInfo = CreateObject(“ADSystemInfo”) Set CurrentUser = GetObject(“LDAP://” & ADSysinfo.UserName) strGroups = LCase(Join(CurrentUser.MemberOf)) ON [...]

Answer Question   |  July 19, 2006  3:13 AM
DataCenter, Development, Hardware, Help Desk, Microsoft Windows, Network testing, Networking, Remote management, Software, Tech support

Group Policy-Internet Access
I use the old trick of bogus settings for the proxy server in Group Policy. I have as an example: OU1-Internet Access OU2-No Access When I move anyone from the OU2 to OU1 to allow them access, the proxy address still remains in the settings. I can manually change it back, but cannot get it [...]

Answer Question   |  July 3, 2006  3:20 PM
Cabling, DataCenter, Desktop management applications, Desktops, Hardware, Hubs, Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Network protocols, Networking, OS, Patch management, Routers, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Switches, Tech support, Web services, Web site design & management

Sound card problem
I have a computer that I had to reinstall the operating system on because it was so full of viruses and adaware that that was my only recourse. I loaded Windows XP Professional on it but now…. the sound card won’t work. It is an integrated one – not a PCI one. When I got [...]

Answer Question   |  June 29, 2006  11:33 AM
Hardware, Tech support

Can’t login as Administrator
Hello Everybody, I can’t login to adminstrator profile in my standalone win 2000 adv server. I use this system for my study purposes. What happened actually is when I was shuting my system, it got powered off because of some UPS problem and the next time when I logged in using Administrator, it showed me [...]

Answer Question   |  June 29, 2006  7:29 AM
Backup & recovery, Cabling, Data analysis, Data mining/analysis, Data warehousing applications, Database, DataCenter, DataManagement, DB2, Desktop management applications, Desktops, DHCP, DNS, Ecommerce applications, Enterprise Desktop, Exchange, Hardware, Hewlett-Packard, Hubs, Instant Messaging, Lotus Domino, Management, Microsoft Systems Management Server, Microsoft Windows, Network management software, Networking, Networking services, Oracle, OS, PC/Windows Connectivity, Power management, Routers, Security, Servers, Software, SQL Server, Switches, Systems management software, Tech support, Training

Cannot copy from CD…
Does anyone have insight into why when I upgraded the hard drive and restored a system, all the restore CDs work except for the MS Works application. I thought maybe the CD was damaged but I was able to copy the data to a different system. So, I bought a copy of MS Office 2003 [...]

Answer Question   |  July 28, 2006  8:59 AM
Data analysis, Hardware, Interoperability, Software, Tech support

CD won’t play
I have a CD that is for training users on Word 2002. I cannot get it to play on any of the lab computers. It will play on one workstation that has a CD-RW but the rest are just 42X CD-ROMS and they won’t play the CD. I have checked the Auto Play functions and [...]

Answer Question   |  June 23, 2006  5:54 PM
Hardware

Network Controller Driver missing, company not known
Hi, All of a sudden my working network controller’s driver went missing. I have dual boot (XP, ME), and it is missing in both OS. Could it be a hardware problem ? Do I need to replace the network card ? I searched for the driver in WinXP installation disc, but didn’t find it, though [...]

Answer Question   |  March 14, 2009  5:26 AM
Cabling, Hardware, Hubs, Interoperability, Networking, NIC, Routers, Software, Switches, Tech support

Opinions about firewalls and VPN
I currently have watchguard firewalls and IPSec tunnels between them and the other watchguard firewalls. We also have remote users VPN into the firewall for access to our network. Our firewalls are fine but we haven’t been that happy with the support over the last 5 or so years. We are joining together with another [...]

Answer Question   |  June 28, 2006  9:56 AM
Active Directory, Application security, Budgeting, Cabling, Cisco, Database, Dell, Desktops, DHCP, DNS, Encryption, Exchange, Firewalls, Forensics, Foundry, Hardware, Hubs, Incident response, Instant Messaging, Intrusion management, Juniper Networks, Management, Microsoft Windows, Network security, Networking, Networking services, OS, Project management, Routers, Secure Coding, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Switches, VPN, Wireless

Using xp_cmdshell
Hi, I am using xp_cmdshell in one of my stored procedures(database SQL server) to delete older files from a folder in another server. That server is mapped as a network drive on the sql server computer. But when I used this drive inside xp_cmdshell command and do a dir , the output I get is [...]

Answer Question   |  May 15, 2008  12:29 PM
DataCenter, Desktops, Development, Hardware, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL, SQL Server

160gig HDD
Hard Drive is 160 Gig, but after installation, the drive only shows 127 gig. What is the problem asked on 02/18/2005 03:05PM PST

Answer Question   |  June 20, 2006  4:51 AM
Hardware

Network Manager
I am a recent hire Network Manager for a technology charter middle and high school. I am to develop and maintain a WAN connecting both sites. My job functions are as follows: 1. Administer LAN for middle and High School. 2. Develop and maintain WAN connecting all sites. 3. Purchase, install, and maintain all necessary [...]

Answer Question   |  June 13, 2006  3:39 PM
Cabling, Hardware, Hubs, Network applications management, Network management software, Network protocols, Networking, Routers, Switches

problem with sound card please help me
Hi, I have a problem with my soud card, it doest work after I formated the hard drive and made a clean installation, when I check in my device manager it appears with a little sign and I try to re-install the drivers but it says… An error has occurred during the installation of the [...]

Answer Question   |  June 13, 2006  2:37 PM
Business/IT alignment, Cabling, Career development, Data analysis, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Hardware, Interoperability, Microsoft Windows, Software, Tech support

10Gbps backbone
hi i need some help completing a uni assignment. i have a 10Gb SMF cable backbone and i need to connect to a router that supports this. it also need to interface with the rest of the LAN, cat5e cable. i cant seem to find anything viable. any suggestions??

Answer Question   |  June 8, 2006  4:56 AM
3Com, Avaya, Budgeting, Cabling, Cisco, Dell, Enterasys, Foundry, Hardware, Hewlett-Packard, Hubs, Juniper Networks, Lucent, Networking, Nortel, Project management, Routers, Switches

VLANs
In my network we configured 5 VLANs( STATIC VLANs) and placed each switch in each floor. I want to allow my manager to access all VLANs from any where he connects the network. how do i configure this setup? Thanks & Regards, Rajesh.M

Answer Question   |  June 2, 2006  3:01 AM
Cabling, Cisco, Hardware, Hubs, Networking, Routers, Switches