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Answer Question   |  June 8, 2011  3:49 PM
AS/400, Business Intelligence, Channel, CIO, Contests, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Scavenger Hunt, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Symantec Endpoint Protection 12, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server
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16,755 pts.

Workgroup USB printer
I have a company workgroup were XP/7 PCs map back to a shared printer on a Win7 PC. The other PCs seem to be losing connection to the printer and get offline messages on regular bases. What should I check to fix this? I understand that each PC should have the same user account/password; I [...]

Answer Question   |  June 23, 2011  2:53 PM
Windows 7, Windows Workgroups and Networking, Workgroup, Workgroup printers
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210 pts.

Method for Creating User ID’s In Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
We are getting ready to migrate our W2K AD to W2K3. Currently our user ID’s are first initial of the first name the full last name. We would like to get away from those types of user ID’s and go with something random, easy to manage, want allow duplicates and is not associated with the [...]

Answer Question   |  June 8, 2011  2:15 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory Migration Tool, Open IT Forum, Windows Login, Windows Security, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server Management
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5 pts.

Emails showing up in root of mailbox in OWA (Exchange 2003) — why?
We’re running Exchange 2003 on Windows Server 2003 with Sunbelt VIPRE for email security.  I had a user complain of a strange issue that he is experiencing when using OWA in both Firefox and Internet Explorer. When he clicks on his name at the root of his mailbox’s folder structure (or in FireFox when he [...]

Answer Question   |  July 1, 2011  12:46 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange administration, Internet Explorer Batch Scripts, OWA
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4,990 pts.

FTP from AS/400 to PC
Hi Anyone Please help.. I need to pull from the as400 via ftp a file onto the pc. I tried the following: I have run ftp on the run command entering both the logon and password. I have done a dir dir 227 Entering Passive Mode (10,44,164,2,119,23). 125 List started. QPGMR 122880 08/06/11 05:05:00 *FILE [...]

Answer Question   |  July 20, 2011  8:10 AM
AS/400 FTP, FTP, FTP Server, Run Commands
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365 pts.

Security Permissions on Shared Folders
I have a resource server that serves a large number of users.  We place all of our user accounts in groups based on their geographical location and organization function.  We limit the permissions on folders to read/ srite, execute and delete. However, we do not give Full Control permissions.  If a user creates a folder, [...]

Answer Question   |  June 8, 2011  8:02 PM
Folder permissions, Folder security, Security, Security management, Shared folders, Windows XP
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5 pts.

SATA setting to install operating system
I have a Dell desktop with an SATA drive. What setting does SATA need to be in to allow me to install the operating system? We know that changing this setting allowed it to work the last time.

Answer Question   |  June 8, 2011  6:28 PM
Operating systems, OS installation, OS installation/upgrades, SATA, SATA Drives
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975 pts.

Cloning C and G drives on Windows Server 2008
I need to clone my C drive and G drive on a Windows server 2008. The C drive is a mirror and the G drive is a 6 disk raid 5. What is my best option for cloning this setup?

Answer Question   |  October 21, 2011  6:11 PM
C drive, Clone database, RAID 5, Windows Server 2008
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975 pts.

Creating new domain user in Windows Server 2003 and 2008
What process do I use for creating a new domain user, Exchange account and shared drives? Can I use a script for this? How do I automate this on my Windows Server 2003 or 2008 network?

Answer Question   |  June 13, 2011  6:08 PM
Automation, Domain Users, Exchange administration, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008
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755 pts.

Tracking deleted OU
One OU was deeted from our Windows 2003 AD domain. Can we track how it was deleted or who deleted it?

Answer Question   |  June 8, 2011  6:06 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory Domain, OU, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain
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755 pts.

Setting up NTP on Windows Server 2003 computer
I am trying to setup NTP on a Windows 2003 computer. when I run: net time /set \domaincontroller1 I got the following error message: “System Error 1314 has occurred a required privilege is not held by the client.” How can I resolve this?

Answer Question   |  June 8, 2011  4:27 PM
Domain Controller, NTP, NTP Configuration, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 error messages
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1,110 pts.

Window SC Command
I am using Windows “sc” command line program to query the status of services of a particular software that is installed in Windows 2008 server environment.

Answer Question   |  June 9, 2011  3:33 PM
DOS, DOS Batch, DOS program, Windows Server, Windows Server 2008
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480 pts.

Free IT Book: The Data Warehouse Mentor
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Answer Question   |  June 8, 2011  12:43 PM
AS/400, Business Intelligence, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Giveaways, IT Books, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server
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6,315 pts.

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16,755 pts.

File fragmentation in Windows Explorer
Can we show file fragmentation in windows explorer as a column in specific folders using windows advanced server 2003?

Answer Question   |  June 8, 2011  2:43 PM
Windows Explorer, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 administration
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16,755 pts.

Forcing Windows users to choose random passwords
Can we force Windows to choose random passwords for accounts created in 2003 Active Directory? Can we force the user to then change their password on login?

Answer Question   |  June 14, 2011  2:38 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, Active Directory security, Password management, Password policies, Windows administration
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975 pts.

Mounting USB drive in Ubuntu
How can I mount a USB drive in Ubuntu or RedHat for read and write access? We need to copy log files to the thumb drive.

Answer Question   |  June 7, 2011  2:27 PM
Log files, RedHat, Ubuntu, USB drive, USB ports
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1,110 pts.

Goldmine 6.7 on Windows 7
Is there anyway to get Goldmine 6.7 (32-bit program with 10-years of history) software to function on a new computer with Windows 7.

Answer Question   |  March 3, 2012  12:11 PM
CRM, Goldmine 6.7, Windows 7, Windows 7 Application Compatibility, Windows 7 migration
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5 pts.

How is my web hosting company’s ftp server setup?
I’m trying to figure out how my web hosting company’s ftp server that allows access to my web site is setup. I have ssh access so I can see some of the system files. I’ll share some of these system files in order to help figure out how there ftp server is setup. bash-3.2$ whoami [...]

Answer Question   |  October 15, 2011  1:15 AM
File permissions, FTP, FTP Server, Web hosting, Web hosting services
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1,285 pts.

What FTP server for Apache virtual host server?
I am working on putting together a web server using Apache 2.2.14 on Ubuntu Server 10.04 64 bit. I plan on having 10+ virtual host on the server. I would like for there to be ftp access to each virtual host, but I’m not sure what the best way to do that is. These appear [...]

Answer Question   |  June 7, 2011  1:14 PM
Apache, FTP, FTP Server, Ubuntu, Virtual Hosting
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1,285 pts.