Regarding Nagios report generation
I have been using nagios, I took over it from a team member who installed it, so in order to take it further, i want to try and send mails to the respective email ids whenever the service or host goes down… Where can I start from ?

Answer Question   |  September 2, 2010  6:54 AM
Nagios, Remote desktop, Virtual machine management, Virtual Machines

Sharing user on Windows xp user not working
how can I get the shared user(not administrator)to work?It was working on the 31st of Aug. now it’s not working on Sept 1st.When goes to be open it says user group policy not accessed.

Answer Question   |  September 2, 2010  1:00 AM
Group Policy, Group Policy Errors, Group Policy management, Windows XP, Windows XP clients

Can I Create Network Shared Folder Access Based On Computer Group Membership?
Noob to AD here, trying to solve a problem. Any help is greatly appreciated. [strong]Can you assign access to a network shared folder based on a computer’s group membership?[/strong] I originally created a script that assigns a shared network folder (Drive S) according to user group membership, BUT some users work in different departments and [...]

Answer Question   |  September 11, 2010  12:04 AM
Active Directory, Active Directory Permissions, Network Shared Folder, Shared folders, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server Shared Folders

In Access 2007, how do I increase the file lock capacity so I can split an existing table into smaller ones?
In Access 2007, how do I increase the file lock capacity so I can split an existing table into smaller ones? Thanks

Answer Question   |  September 2, 2010  11:14 PM
Access 2007, Access 2007 functions, Access Tables, File locks, Windows 7, Windows 7 in 2010

SQL Server 2005 error after development
I developed an application and when we moved it to the clients site we started getting this error from their SQL 2005 box: An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server [...]

Answer Question   |  September 2, 2010  8:12 PM
Application deployment, Application development, SQL Server, SQL Server 2005

Purchasing old windows 2000 client access licenses
If I have a terminal server running Windows 2000 am I allowed to purchase old Windows 2000 client access licenses off of ebay? If I have the certificate I am legally good right?

Answer Question   |  September 2, 2010  8:06 PM
Terminal Server, Windows, Windows 2000, Windows Licenses, Windows Server 2000

SharePoint – New Announcement Alert Posted on a Different Page
On our current company internal Web site, we have an announcement list on almost every section of the site. What I want to be able to do is have a “New Announcement Alert” on the home page (the only example I can think of is Facebook status updates). When a new announcement is posted on [...]

Answer Question   |  September 1, 2010  2:07 PM
SharePoint, SharePoint administration, SharePoint configuration, Sharepoint installation, SharePoint Services

Old address listed for domain name
One of my Windows DNS servers must have an old address listed for a domain name. How can I fix it manually? Windows Server 2003.

Answer Question   |  September 1, 2010  1:51 PM
DNS server, Domain Administration, Domain name, Windows, Windows Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 error messages

Setup IT USB drives to install/upgrade to Windows 7
Can I setup IT USB drives for the installation or upgrades to Windows 7? Can I protect the drives from being copied to another drive or used for anything other than installs? Can it log the number of installs to the drive?

Answer Question   |  September 1, 2010  1:48 PM
USB, USB drive, Windows 7, Windows 7 in 2010, Windows 7 installation, Windows 7 upgrade

Is Backup Exec 12.5 compatible with Windows server 2008 R2?
Backup Exec 12.5 on a Windows Server 2008 R2 continually shows this error in the event log: V-79-57344-65225 – A failure occurred accessing the Writer metadata. V-79-57344-65225 – AOFO: Initialization failure on: “System?State”. Advanced Open File Option used: Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). Snapshot provider error (0xE000FEC9): A failure occurred accessing the Writer metadata. [...]

Answer Question   |  September 6, 2010  1:47 PM
Backup Exec, Backup Exec 12.5, Backup Exec Error Messages, Windows, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2

Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 on Windows 2008 server
Hi I have installed Windows 2008 server enterprise edition SP2. Then i want install MOC 2007. But MOC 2007 ca only install on Windows 2003 server SP1 and higher versions. Is there eny hotfixes for Windows 2008 server? What may i do? Is eny latest version MOC ? (MOC 2010)

Answer Question   |  September 1, 2010  11:56 AM
Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2, MOC, Office Communicator, VMware ESX 3.5, Windows, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition

When creating a web application in Sharepoint 2007, where is the data stored?
hello guys when I create a web application on sharepoint 2007…where does t he data and documents that am uploading be saved?? in that path that I have set ?? or on SQL Server that I have installed on C: drive thank u in advance

Answer Question   |  September 11, 2010  7:29 AM
Data storage, Data storage management, SharePoint 2007, SharePoint Server, SharePoint Server 2007, SQL Database

Is it possible to install SQL Server 2008 R2 on Windows 7 Home Basic 64 bit?
Hi, Is it possible to install MS SQL SERVER 2008 R2 INSTALLATION ON WIN 7 HOME BASIC 64 BIT OS.  

Answer Question   |  September 1, 2010  7:07 AM
SQL Server, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 in 2010

Oracle 10g XE can be installed on Win 7 home basic 64 Bit
Please let me know can Oracle 10g XE can be installed on Win 7 home basic 64 Bit.

Answer Question   |  March 5, 2011  7:00 AM
Oracle 10g, Windows 7, Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 in 2010

Adding Linux as a second domain controller
This question will undoubtedly anger many if not all, but after 5 years I am at my wit’s end. Can I install and setup a new domain using linux as a domain controller behind a router in such a way that it won’t interfere with or be seen by the current win 2k3 domain controller?

Answer Question   |  September 8, 2010  5:37 AM
Domain Controller, Linux, Multiple Domain Controllers, Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain, Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller

Windows server 2003 update error
I installed a update for windows 2003 server it caused the server to not start up properly. I tried last known good. It brought me right back to the same problem. How can I undo a Windows update?

Answer Question   |  August 31, 2010  8:19 PM
Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server Update Services, Windows Update, Windows Update Management, Windows Updates

SQL 2008 R2 CPU Count
The SQL 2008 R2 Std specification says it can use up to 4 cpus.  If I have two quad-core xeon processors.  Would this count as 8 or 2?

Answer Question   |  September 2, 2010  5:55 PM
CPU usage, Intel Xeon, SQL 2008, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2

Adprep /domainprep error while upgrading from Windows Server 2003 to 2008
I have a 2003 domain that I want to upgrade to 2008 and the forestprep worked, but have an error on the domainprep.  Below is the information that comes up when I run the adprep command. C:>C:ADPREP2008adprep32.exe /domainprep Running domainprep … Adprep was unable to modify some attributes on object DC=abc,DC=abc,DC=mn,DC=us. [User Action] Check the [...]

Answer Question   |  September 7, 2010  4:15 PM
Adprep, ForestPrep, Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain, Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 Upgrade, Windows Server 2003 Upgrade, Windows Server 2008

Who deleted all the files in Windows 2003 Member Server share?
How can I tell who deleted all the files in one of my shares on a windows 2003 member server? We are running Active Directory 2003 as well and do not have auditing enabled.

Answer Question   |  September 4, 2010  2:59 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, File Shares, Member Servers, Windows 2003 Member Server, Windows Server 2003

Setting up failover Exchange server?
Can I setup a failover Exchange server with a different priority MX record so if my main server fails my mail will still flow? How can I then point the clients to it? Will I need double licenses for this setup?

Answer Question   |  August 31, 2010  2:23 PM
Exchange, Exchange Forwarding, Failover, License, License management