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Excel spreadsheet data refresh from AS/400 through Client Access Express.

I am creating Excel spreadsheets that are populuated with data from the AS/400. When I perform the refresh data option from inside Excel from my PC, it works properly. When I forward the spreadsheet to a user, the ODBC window pops up asking that the password be entered for my USERID. It should...

View Answer   |  Feb 2 2005  10:30 AM GMT
Tech support, Help Desk
asked by RickatEaton

  0 pts.

Windows 2000 SErver Problem inEVent Viewer EVENT ID 4319

Hai ??.. In my domain controller am getting in event viewer an error a Duplicate name has been detected on the TCP networks. The IP address of the machine that sent the message is in that data. Use nbtstat ?n in a command windows to see which name is in the conflict state EVENT ID 4319 Last three...

View Answer   |  Feb 2 2005  2:27 AM GMT
Tech support, Help Desk, Networking
asked by management

  0 pts.

Windows XP Recycle bin.

I have a computer that has an issue with the recycle bin. It does not cause an real problems but is driving me crazy. The Recycle Bin allows shows that is has items in it. I empty the bin and if you open it it is empty, but the icon on the desktop still shows it as full, I click empty and it...

View Answer   |  Jan 27 2005  11:51 AM GMT
Tech support, Help Desk
asked by Wrangler

  0 pts.

orphaned .OST

Hi, i have i had to restart a users machine today and when i logged back in and opened outlook there was no sign of the .PST, but the .OST is there. i search for it and its as though it never existed. i read that you can convert .OST to .PST to recover your messages. i found some software but its...

View Answer   |  Jan 26 2005  11:40 AM GMT
Tech support, Help Desk, Windows
asked by andy11983

  0 pts.

Hard Disk Data Recovery - NTFS MBR Failure-2

Hello everyone, I have a Western Digital 800JB ATA 80GB 7200rpm drive that was used for a time as a boot drive for WXPP. It was replaced recently as a boot drive by a smaller 40GB drive, and the 80GB drive relegated to backup duties (slaved to a CD drive on a 40-wire cable). Before full transfer...

View Answer   |  Jan 25 2005  7:12 AM GMT
Tech support, Help Desk, Third-party services
asked by microsolve

  0 pts.

Hard Disk Data Recovery - NTFS MBR Failure

Hello everyone, I have a Western Digital 800JB ATA 80GB 7200rpm drive that was used for a time as a boot drive for WXPP. It was replaced recently as a boot drive by a smaller 40GB drive, and the 80GB drive relegated to backup duties (slaved to a CD drive on a 40-wire cable). Before full transfer...

View Answer   |  Jan 25 2005  7:12 AM GMT
Tech support, Help Desk, Third-party services
asked by microsolve

  0 pts.

Defrag 725 GB ona Windows 2000 Server: Pros and Cons

Good morning! I hae had some performance issues on a Win 2K files server and have been given a recommendation to defrag the system. I am reluctant to do so for two reasons: 1. We do not have an alternate server to place these files while defragging 2. The 2K server is configured as a...

View Answer   |  Jan 24 2005  9:25 AM GMT
Tech support, Help Desk, Windows 2000 Server
asked by Melvin

  0 pts.

goldmine kicking user out

Hi, im new to this forum so here goes. One of our users is having some trouble with her goldmine. when she gets to the "Document Management Center" and tries to open a document goldmine locks up and closes it has been working correctly until yesterday and the GMLINK is installed . The goldmine...

View Answer   |  Jan 19 2005  4:48 AM GMT
Tech support, Help Desk, Networking
asked by andy11983

  0 pts.

Microsoft Exchange

I have a small office of 7 computers(XP Pro) and a server(Windows 2000) runing exchange 5.5 i have resently reloaded two of these computers and install sp2, for some reason these computers keep losing exchange, if the system is idle for a few minutes and try to open MS outlook (2003) I get a...

View Answer   |  Jan 17 2005  2:35 AM GMT
Tech support, Help Desk, Networking
asked by wilsonbay1143

  0 pts.

Windows XP Pro Remote Desktop

Windows XP has this wonderful additon called 'remote desktop' whereas you are supposed to be able to login and work on your office machine from home. I can do a remote desktop with all LOCAL (intralan) machines in which I have an account. The question is HOW do I do it via the WAN (internet). If...

View Answer   |  Jan 13 2005  4:34 AM GMT
Tech support, Help Desk, Microsoft Windows
asked by ve3ofa

  80 pts.

SOS! communicating to the network

I'm in a bad bind here. My VP of the company just got a new system, and for some strange reason when he is communicating to our file server, his communication just delays. For example, when attempting to browse into folders, it appears that he is getting a 2-5 second delay. When working off his...

View Answer   |  Jan 7 2005  9:29 AM GMT
Tech support, Help Desk, Hardware
asked by ESuazo

  0 pts.

Lotus mail address problem

I have one user - (running lotus 6.5 on clients and servers) - whenever they send out an email via the internet their address is dispalayed as xxxx_xxxx/domainname%domainname@domain.org all others go out correctly as xxxx.xxxx@domainname.org I have deleted and readded their id and mailbox but...

View Answer   |  Jan 6 2005  4:32 PM GMT
Tech support, Help Desk, IT architecture
asked by billwelsh

  5 pts.

iSeries Graphical System Debugger

Hello! Can anyone help me with iSeries Graphical System Debugger? I did install Graphical Debugger according to iSeries News (September 2004 issue) article "Introduction to the iSeries Graphical System Debugger" by Vadim Berestetsky and Cary Bates with no problems. When I start debugger (with...

View Answer   |  Jan 5 2005  10:59 AM GMT
Tech support, Help Desk, Hardware
asked by Dalibor

  5 pts.

Win2k sp4-2

I upgraded my hp vectra machine(running w2k) from sp3 to service pack 4, now it is behaving erraticaly. It reboots it self, produce blue screen of death very often. Before the sp4 it was not behaving this way, though it was hanging for a while when restarting windows or at login. I update all...

View Answer   |  Jan 4 2005  6:42 PM GMT
Help Desk, Third-party services, Hardware
asked by senomango

  0 pts.

Win2k sp4

I upgraded my hp vectra machine(running w2k) to service pack 4, now it is behaving erraticaly. It reboots it self, produce blue screen of death very often. Before the sp4 it was not behaving this way, though it was hanging for a while when restarting windows or at login. I update all drivers that...

View Answer   |  Jan 4 2005  6:41 PM GMT
Tech support, Help Desk, Third-party services
asked by senomango

  0 pts.

Browse List of Computers in "Microsoft Windows Network" on Windows 2000 has missing entries

Happy New Year to one and all. How can I get the Browse List of Computers in "Microsoft Windows Network" on Windows 2000 to show ALL of the Computers in my Subnet? I have several Domain Controllers on the Subnet, but I cannot see all of the Workstations within those Domains from the Browse List...

View Answer   |  Jan 4 2005  7:59 AM GMT
Tech support, Help Desk, Windows
asked by HenryKafeman

  0 pts.

Power Meter and Processor overheating

I am facing a strange problem with my win 2000 server pc(256mb RAM, P4, 40gb hdd) as it automatically restarts when I start the computer. Yesterday it completely shut down before showing me the desktop and when I pressed the power button the initial screen came up showing message "the processor...

View Answer   |  Dec 30 2004  6:56 AM GMT
Tech support, Help Desk, Installation
asked by BinooDas1234

  10 pts.

Slow boot-up in win xp home edition

My notebook(40gb HDD, 256mb RAM)with win xp home edition has become dramatically slow in last 1-2 months. It takes more than 5 minutes to boot even after I removed everything from startup group using msconfig. The initial screen (win XP home) stays atleast 2-3minutes. How can I manage this? Is...

View Answer   |  Dec 30 2004  4:24 AM GMT
Tech support, Help Desk, Third-party services
asked by BinooDas1234

  10 pts.

Restricted access to win XP professional

I have a small WORKGROUP with windows 2000 server and 5 windows XP professional systems. All computers can read/write each other. Now I want to make one XP client secure/restric access, so that no other computer can access that except only other XP computer. How can I do that? Please advise. ...

View Answer   |  Dec 28 2004  2:48 AM GMT
Security management, Tech support, Help Desk
asked by BinooDas1234

  10 pts.

vpn through s-box firewall of checkpoint

i'm try to create a vpn from the internet to my "small buisness server 2003" that act as vpn server without any luck, if i try to connect to my server from the internal network it's work just fine, iv'e mapped the correct ports according to the microsoft article that say to forward port 1723 and 47...

View Answer   |  Dec 25 2004  6:01 PM GMT
Security management, Help Desk, Administration
asked by drorbenyosef

  5 pts.

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