Does Windows Server 2003 SP2 turn on Firewalls?
All of our windows firewalls are off by group policy. I have read that the windows 2003 sp 2 turns it on anyway. Is this true and if so how can I prevent it? Or do I need to do the updates offline and turn it off manually?

Answer Question   |  September 21, 2010  8:13 PM
Firewalls, Group Policy, Group Policy management, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy, Windows Server 2003 SP2

Run out of addresses on SonicWall pro 3060
We are using One to One nats on a sonicwall pro 3060. We have run out of addresses.We use them for remote desktop. There has to be a better solution. Has anyone found one yet? We have server 2003, 2008 and XP, 2000 and 7 clients.

Answer Question   |  August 30, 2010  8:12 PM
Network security appliances, Remote desktop, Remote Desktop Connection, SonicWALL, SonicWALL Pro 3060

IT Auditing
Our organization would like to do an internal audit of our IT department but don’t know what we’re looking for. Is there a standard checklist of things we should be looking at, like for Financial Audits?

Answer Question   |  October 10, 2010  7:34 PM
Auditing, Auditing software (security), IT auditing, IT auditing software, Windows XP

Windows 7 Troubleshooting difficulties
I am having difficulties troubleshooting a Windows 7 Issue. The computer slows to a crawl randomly. When it does, it takes about 1 to 2 minutes to open a windows or change from one program to the next. Some times, it can take 3 – 5 minutes to get Task Manager running. Once that is [...]

Answer Question   |  April 13, 2011  7:00 PM
CPU, CPU usage, Windows 7, Windows 7 in 2010, Windows 7 Pro

Dell Optiplex GX270 abnormal shutdown
MY OPTIPLEX GX270 SHUTS DOWN EVERY TIME WHILE REBOOTING,SHORTLY AFTER WINDOWS XP LOGO COMES UP.  I HAVE REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY WITH NO CHANGE.  WHAT IS WRONG?

Answer Question   |  August 30, 2010  5:42 PM
Dell Optiplex, Dell Optiplex GX270, System shutdown problem, Windows XP

Computer Information Technology
Im currently enrolled in Computer Information Technology, and concentrating on Network admin and Security. What courses do i need to enroll in to be compatiable.

Answer Question   |  September 1, 2010  2:20 PM
IT career development, IT career planning, Network administration, Network Administrator, Network Security Management, Security management

Excluding one machine from proxy server via group policy?
Can I exclude one machine from the proxy server using group policy or at least without having to visit this specific vice presidents Windows XP SP3 machine?

Answer Question   |  August 31, 2010  2:02 PM
Group Policy, Group Policy management, Proxy Server Configuration, Proxy servers, Windows XP SP3

Making Outlook Web Access (OWA) work on Firefox 3.6
Outlook web access will not work on Firefox 3.6. Our president really wants it to work. Is there anything I can do so he does not have to use Internet Explorer? Windows 7 on the laptop and desktop. Exchange 2005 on the backend.

Answer Question   |  September 1, 2010  2:01 PM
Exchange 2005, Exchange Back-End Servers, firefox, Outlook Web Access, OWA, Windows 7

SQL 2005 keeps rebooting
My SQL 2005 server keeps rebooting. I can not figure out why. I get an NT SUbsystem message and then a 30 second countdown. This happens 20-40 times in a day. How can I fix it? I can not even run a virus scan to completion. Windows server 2008 SQL 2005. McAfee 8.7.1.

Answer Question   |  September 15, 2010  1:59 PM
McAfee, Reboot problem, SQL Server, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2005 connectivity, Subsystems, Windows Server 2008

MCSE/CCNA Lab
HI All ,  Can we get free simulator Labs  for preparing CCNA /CCNP/ MCSE /REDHAT Thanks KSR

Answer Question   |  February 16, 2011  12:14 PM
CCNA, CCNA Network Simulator, CCNP, MCSE, MCSE CCNA, MCSE/CCNA Lab, RedHat

Exchange 2007 connection problem
Hi, I have exchange server 2007 and Dc which is running in windows 2008 .we have mutliple site and each site i have made  one server as Additional DC. Now i am facing problem with outlook 2007 , while trying to connect to the exchange ,its prompting for password always and also its trying to [...]

Answer Question   |  August 30, 2010  11:51 AM
Exchange 2007, Exchange 2007 SP1, Exchange Connectivity, Exchange errors, Outlook 2007, Outlook 2007 error messages, Windows domain management, Windows Server 2008

OHCI Compliant IEEE Host Controller
where can i find a driver for OHCI Compliant IEEE Host Controller for my ASUS mb an using XP

Answer Question   |  August 30, 2010  8:27 AM
Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI), ASUS, IEEE, Windows XP

After Patch Installation Documentation / Checklist
just wondering once you guys patch windows servers (any type), SQL server, windows xp or even as400, do you guys come out with a checklist or a document to show that the patch has been installed on the servers?

Answer Question   |  October 17, 2010  8:52 AM
Patch management, SQL Server, SQL Server 2005, Windows Patch Management, Windows Security, Windows Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Career advice: Software versus Networking
Dear Sir , I am a lecturer in Engg College in Andhrapradesh Lot of my students asking .. which is good carrer .. Going to software side is good . Or Going to Netoworking side by doing courses like MCSE /CCNA /RHCE etc is good … Which side is giving more stable career and good [...]

Answer Question   |  September 1, 2010  6:03 AM
802.11 networking equipment, IT career planning, IT careers, Networking careers, Software development, Software Test Engineer

DNS management and benefits
What is the actual use of Dns made easy or same other guys like Dyn.com…what is the advantage of using this.. If we have a server in US and mirrored to a CDN network…then is there any advantage or benefit in using Dns made easy or dyn.com?

Answer Question   |  August 30, 2010  3:19 AM
CDN, Content delivery networks, DNS, Domain Name System, Server

How do I recover a lost Windows XP product key?
i lost my product key of my xp cd original wht should i do to recover my product key back

Answer Question   |  July 7, 2011  6:03 PM
Windows Product Key, Windows XP, Windows XP administration, Windows XP installation

Access Listbox Without Focusing in WinForms
Is that possible to access ListBox without Focus? I mean as below example I have a TextBox and a ListBox. I wants when cursor in textbox listbox should search the items containing in textbox and do well up and down arrow key. When i press Enter the items which is search by listbox should replace [...]

Answer Question   |  August 27, 2010  3:44 PM
C#, ListBox, Visual Studio, Visual Studio 2005, VS 2005, WinForms

iseries access windows 7 compliance
Is IBM iseries access compatible with Windows 7(x64)

Answer Question   |  August 27, 2010  7:48 AM
iSeries Access, iSeries Access for Windows, iSeries interoperability, Windows 7, Windows 7 64-bit, windows 7 compliance

Any open source tools to test desktop applications using Java?
We have a Test Framework in Java.  This framework is used to test client-server and web applications. To test webapplications we are recording application flows for wrappers/Action keywords using Selenium IDE. Selenium provided Java driver to execute the recorded selenium specific code in wrappers. Similarly I want to use our test framework to test desktop [...]

Answer Question   |  August 27, 2010  7:41 AM
Automated software testing, Automated Testing, Automation, Desktop management applications, Java, Open source, Open source testing tools, Software Quality, Software testing

Making a change using CRM
I am using CRM in Lotus Notes. I am needing to change an account manager on many of our accounts. Currently, I am changing the account manager in each account one by one. My questions is: Is there a way to do a mass change vs. having to go into an account one by one??

Answer Question   |  August 26, 2010  8:43 PM
CRM, CRM analytics software, CRM applications, CRM software, Lotus Notes, User account management