Creating a virtual help desk: Application suggestions
We are looking at creating a virtual help desk. We want it to be easy for the users to use as well as the administrators that will be servicing the tickets. Do you have any suggestions for applications we should look into for this?
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| September 21, 2010 3:47 PM
Application development, Help Desk, Help desk services, Virtual Apps, Virtualization, Virtualization software
We are looking at creating a virtual help desk. We want it to be easy for the users to use as well as the administrators that will be servicing the tickets. Do you have any suggestions for applications we should look into for this?
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| September 21, 2010 3:47 PM
Application development, Help Desk, Help desk services, Virtual Apps, Virtualization, Virtualization software
Protecting a file folder from everyone except two users
Is there a way to protect a file folder on a Windows server 2003 from everyone including domain administrators? I want this confidential file to only be accessible to the President and I. How can I do this?
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| September 22, 2010 3:43 PM
Confidentiality, File Protection, Security in 2010, Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 security, Windows Server Security
Is there a way to protect a file folder on a Windows server 2003 from everyone including domain administrators? I want this confidential file to only be accessible to the President and I. How can I do this?
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| September 22, 2010 3:43 PM
Confidentiality, File Protection, Security in 2010, Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 security, Windows Server Security
VLAN setup advice
We have a network with Windows Servers, Windows Clients, Mac servers and Mac Clients. We have HP Pro Curve’s 4000M and a ProCurve 6108 as our switches. Should we setup VLANs? Can it be beneficial?
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| February 14, 2011 3:38 PM
HP ProCurve, Mac, ProCurve Switch 4000, Virtual LAN, VLAN, VLAN Setup, Windows, Windows Server
We have a network with Windows Servers, Windows Clients, Mac servers and Mac Clients. We have HP Pro Curve’s 4000M and a ProCurve 6108 as our switches. Should we setup VLANs? Can it be beneficial?
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| February 14, 2011 3:38 PM
HP ProCurve, Mac, ProCurve Switch 4000, Virtual LAN, VLAN, VLAN Setup, Windows, Windows Server
Slow Login process from client in Windows Server 2008
Slow Login process from xp client to windows2008 Domain,How to speed up?
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| October 30, 2010 2:51 PM
Network speed, Windows Login, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Domain, Windows XP
Slow Login process from xp client to windows2008 Domain,How to speed up?
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| October 30, 2010 2:51 PM
Network speed, Windows Login, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Domain, Windows XP
Exchange 2007 internal domain errors
I have got a windows sbs 2008 server with exchange 2007 and it all works fine however the company is part of a franshise therefor they have the same domain name ie redbull.com is head office and this paticular branch is also redbull.com. The branch can not email head office comes back with [strong]Delivery has [...]
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| September 20, 2010 11:15 AM
Exchange 2007, Exchange 2007 error messages, Exchange error messages, Small Business Server 2008, Windows, Windows Server 2008
I have got a windows sbs 2008 server with exchange 2007 and it all works fine however the company is part of a franshise therefor they have the same domain name ie redbull.com is head office and this paticular branch is also redbull.com. The branch can not email head office comes back with [strong]Delivery has [...]
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| September 20, 2010 11:15 AM
Exchange 2007, Exchange 2007 error messages, Exchange error messages, Small Business Server 2008, Windows, Windows Server 2008
How to connect Oracle 8i and Oracle forms
In the Laptop how to connect oracle 8i and forms and reports. Pls explain the procedures to follow
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| September 21, 2010 7:16 AM
Oracle, Oracle 8i, Oracle 8i Installation, Oracle DBA, Oracle Forms, Windows XP
In the Laptop how to connect oracle 8i and forms and reports. Pls explain the procedures to follow
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| September 21, 2010 7:16 AM
Oracle, Oracle 8i, Oracle 8i Installation, Oracle DBA, Oracle Forms, Windows XP
Group policy commands
I have a domain running server windows 2003. The users can not manually change their wallpapers, They are restricted because a prior admin set a Group Policy somewhere, however I havent been able to find it yet. But the users have been been able download or open pictures and set it as their wallpaper. 1. [...]
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| September 20, 2010 4:54 AM
Domain Group Policy, Group Policy, Windows domain management, Windows Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
I have a domain running server windows 2003. The users can not manually change their wallpapers, They are restricted because a prior admin set a Group Policy somewhere, however I havent been able to find it yet. But the users have been been able download or open pictures and set it as their wallpaper. 1. [...]
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| September 20, 2010 4:54 AM
Domain Group Policy, Group Policy, Windows domain management, Windows Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
USB Disk Initialization
Can anyone give me some tips or software ideas of how to initialize an external hard drive attached by USB? I have had 2 occasions, one with a brand new HD and one with a HD taken out of an old computer where Disk Management will show the drive as “unknown, Not Initialized” and you [...]
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| November 2, 2011 2:30 AM
Disk Manager, External Disk Drives, External hard drives, Hard disks, Hard drives, Partitioning, USB hard drives, Windows 7
Can anyone give me some tips or software ideas of how to initialize an external hard drive attached by USB? I have had 2 occasions, one with a brand new HD and one with a HD taken out of an old computer where Disk Management will show the drive as “unknown, Not Initialized” and you [...]
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| November 2, 2011 2:30 AM
Disk Manager, External Disk Drives, External hard drives, Hard disks, Hard drives, Partitioning, USB hard drives, Windows 7
Windows 2003 server client configuration
Using windows 2003 server running 6 PCs network. How can I prevent my children to go over the assigned logging time? In other words, How can I configure the server to log them off when their logging time is up? as it is now, they cannot log on before the time, but once their on, [...]
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| September 20, 2010 9:18 PM
Server management, Windows, Windows client administration and maintenance, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 configuration, Windows Server configuration
Using windows 2003 server running 6 PCs network. How can I prevent my children to go over the assigned logging time? In other words, How can I configure the server to log them off when their logging time is up? as it is now, they cannot log on before the time, but once their on, [...]
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| September 20, 2010 9:18 PM
Server management, Windows, Windows client administration and maintenance, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 configuration, Windows Server configuration
Excel 2007 macros
In Excel 2007: How to make current time/date (static) populate active cell when command button is clicked?
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| October 14, 2010 7:41 PM
Excel 2007, Excel 2007 macros, Excel macros, Office 2007, VBA, Visual Basic
In Excel 2007: How to make current time/date (static) populate active cell when command button is clicked?
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| October 14, 2010 7:41 PM
Excel 2007, Excel 2007 macros, Excel macros, Office 2007, VBA, Visual Basic
How can I e-mail data to be viewed in Excel?
How can I e-mail data, to be viewed in Excel, from a programme written in VB6, so that when the recipient opens it, the Excel workbook shows not only the data, but copies all the formulae, eg. Totalling columns etc. and the formatting, eg. colours?
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| September 17, 2010 4:36 PM
Excel 2007, Excel 2007 workbooks, VB 6.0, VB6, Visual Basic 6.0
How can I e-mail data, to be viewed in Excel, from a programme written in VB6, so that when the recipient opens it, the Excel workbook shows not only the data, but copies all the formulae, eg. Totalling columns etc. and the formatting, eg. colours?
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| September 17, 2010 4:36 PM
Excel 2007, Excel 2007 workbooks, VB 6.0, VB6, Visual Basic 6.0
Are LTO tapes backwards compatible. Why would I not be able to read old tapes?
We have 6 year old LTO tapes. We are trying to restore data from them using a LTO4 drive. We can not read the tapes at all. Not even the label. Can this be fixed? Any ideas? The drives are backwards compatible right?
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| September 21, 2010 3:15 PM
Backup, Backup and recovery management software, LTO Tape, Storage in 2010, Tape Backups, Tape storage, Windows
We have 6 year old LTO tapes. We are trying to restore data from them using a LTO4 drive. We can not read the tapes at all. Not even the label. Can this be fixed? Any ideas? The drives are backwards compatible right?
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| September 21, 2010 3:15 PM
Backup, Backup and recovery management software, LTO Tape, Storage in 2010, Tape Backups, Tape storage, Windows
Using Network Access Control to limit Internet access on a specific few machines
How can we use Windows 2008’s Network Access Control to limit intern’s computers from getting to the Internet? Where is this feature setup and do we need a client on the computers or does AD take care of this?
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| August 31, 2011 3:14 PM
NAC, Network Access Control, Security in 2010, Windows, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Support
How can we use Windows 2008’s Network Access Control to limit intern’s computers from getting to the Internet? Where is this feature setup and do we need a client on the computers or does AD take care of this?
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| August 31, 2011 3:14 PM
NAC, Network Access Control, Security in 2010, Windows, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Support
Upgrading computers from Windows XP to Windows 7 best data migration practice.
We will be upgrading users to Windows 7. We currently have XP SP3 boxes. We will need to migrate the data to new boxes. The boxes will come with 7 pre installed. Should each box be turned on and the data migrated directly or should we backup to the server and pull it in from [...]
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| September 23, 2010 3:13 PM
Data migration, Windows, Windows 7 in 2010, Windows 7 installation, Windows Operating System, Windows Upgrades, Windows XP, Windows XP SP3
We will be upgrading users to Windows 7. We currently have XP SP3 boxes. We will need to migrate the data to new boxes. The boxes will come with 7 pre installed. Should each box be turned on and the data migrated directly or should we backup to the server and pull it in from [...]
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| September 23, 2010 3:13 PM
Data migration, Windows, Windows 7 in 2010, Windows 7 installation, Windows Operating System, Windows Upgrades, Windows XP, Windows XP SP3
Migrating users from Outlook Express 6 to Outlook 2010.
We are migrating users from Outlook Express to Outlook 2010. What is the best procedure for transferring all emails and contracts over to 2010 seamlessly? What issues should I be aware of before hand?
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| September 17, 2010 3:12 PM
Outlook 2010, Outlook Express, Outlook Express 6, Outlook Migration, Outlook Upgrade, Windows
We are migrating users from Outlook Express to Outlook 2010. What is the best procedure for transferring all emails and contracts over to 2010 seamlessly? What issues should I be aware of before hand?
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| September 17, 2010 3:12 PM
Outlook 2010, Outlook Express, Outlook Express 6, Outlook Migration, Outlook Upgrade, Windows
How do I set up a NAS network drive and how is it accessed? What about security?
How can I set up a NAS device on my network? Will the users access files directly on it? Do we need to set security here or will the device be an extension of one of my Windows servers using it’s security? What is common practice?
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| September 21, 2010 3:11 PM
NAS, Network Access Storage device, Network Attached Storage, Network Drive, Security in 2010, Windows
How can I set up a NAS device on my network? Will the users access files directly on it? Do we need to set security here or will the device be an extension of one of my Windows servers using it’s security? What is common practice?
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| September 21, 2010 3:11 PM
NAS, Network Access Storage device, Network Attached Storage, Network Drive, Security in 2010, Windows
Add a drive to a Raid 5 without destroying the data
Can you change the amount of drives in a raid 5 array? For example we now have 6 136 GB drives in our raid 5 array. Can we add one more drive to the array as either a hot spare or actually part of the array? Currently the array uses all 6 drives.
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| September 1, 2011 3:10 PM
RAID, RAID 5, RAID Array, Storage in 2010, Windows, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
Can you change the amount of drives in a raid 5 array? For example we now have 6 136 GB drives in our raid 5 array. Can we add one more drive to the array as either a hot spare or actually part of the array? Currently the array uses all 6 drives.
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| September 1, 2011 3:10 PM
RAID, RAID 5, RAID Array, Storage in 2010, Windows, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
Is there a 3rd party tool (or native option) for retrieving data from DB/2 into an Excel spreadsheet complete with pivot tables?
Is there a 3rd party tool (or native option) for retrieving data from DB/2 into an Excel spreadsheet complete with pivot tables? This would likely be done via a web browser interface such as Joomlah.
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| September 20, 2010 1:27 PM
DB2, DB2 Data Transfer, excel, Excel worksheets, Joomla, Pivot tables
Is there a 3rd party tool (or native option) for retrieving data from DB/2 into an Excel spreadsheet complete with pivot tables? This would likely be done via a web browser interface such as Joomlah.
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| September 20, 2010 1:27 PM
DB2, DB2 Data Transfer, excel, Excel worksheets, Joomla, Pivot tables
Using SELECT with LIMIT clause on a physical file
Hi – I’m new to PHP & SQL and wanted to know if you can use mysql SELECT with the LIMIT clause on a iseries physical file in order to do pagination. Thanks for the help.
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| September 24, 2010 1:18 PM
iSeries, MySQL, Oracle SQL Pagination, Pagination, SQL Select
Hi – I’m new to PHP & SQL and wanted to know if you can use mysql SELECT with the LIMIT clause on a iseries physical file in order to do pagination. Thanks for the help.
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| September 24, 2010 1:18 PM
iSeries, MySQL, Oracle SQL Pagination, Pagination, SQL Select
Word document using VB.net
there is a property of word document Tools->Option->TrackChanges->Changed Line. is it possible to set the ChangedLine property of word document by Vb.net programming.
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| August 1, 2011 9:37 AM
Office 2003, VB .NET, VB.NET 2005, Visual Basic, Visual Basic .NET
there is a property of word document Tools->Option->TrackChanges->Changed Line. is it possible to set the ChangedLine property of word document by Vb.net programming.
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| August 1, 2011 9:37 AM
Office 2003, VB .NET, VB.NET 2005, Visual Basic, Visual Basic .NET
