NOC engineer career
I’m not a senior, but I do have more than twelve years in th IT field, various positions, jobs and employers. I think everyday you should learn something and in this field particularly you should be able be always learning. I think you need to be open-minded. This is a key concept. In my opinion [...]

View Answer   |  January 15, 2011  4:02 PM
CCNA, CCNA Certification, IT careers, MCSE
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4,570 pts.

Helpdesk CSM Software
<a href=”http://www.spiceworks.com”>Spiceworks</a>

View Answer   |  January 14, 2011  9:08 PM
IT Help Desk, Software applications, Windows 7 Professional, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
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5,130 pts.

Disable administrative shares in SBS 2008
You can remove them but Microsoft does not recommend doing so. They are there, as the name suggests, for administors to manage the server remotely. <a href=”http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954422″>How to remove administrative shares in Windows Server 2008</a>

View Answer   |  January 13, 2011  7:01 PM
SBS 2008, Small Business Server, Small Business Server 2008, Windows Small Business Server
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3,310 pts.

Windows XP Shutting Down after VMware update
When a server is in that state, can you reach any network shares on it? If no, then have tried powerring off the guest system from the vmware management console?

View Answer   |  January 13, 2011  6:41 PM
VMware, Windows Update Manager, Windows Updates, Windows XP Error Messages, Windows XP rebooting
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185 pts.

AS/400 compatibility
Compatible or comparable? Don’t really know the question but my guess is that you are wondering if you can run windows on an as400. If that is the case please check out http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/html/as400/v4r5/ic2979/info/RZAHQNTSPO.HTM

View Answer   |  January 13, 2011  6:08 PM
AS/400, AS/400 interoperability, Windows Vista, Windows XP
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2,045 pts.

Restrict web content in SBS 2008 domain
I believe the only way to achieve your web filtering would be to use a third party appliance that can filter on content. The vendor will have a number of preset values to chose from, and you would be able to add your own. This device would also require a yearly subscription, but that cost [...]

View Answer   |  January 13, 2011  4:27 PM
Content filtering, GPO, SBS 2008, Small Business Server, Small Business Server 2008, Windows Server
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2,015 pts.

How to force screensaver with password in SBS 2008 domain
Hi there, Maybe this link will help you: http://gps.cloudapp.net/ You will be able to find what you need with full explanations.

View Answer   |  January 13, 2011  11:08 AM
GPO, Network security, SBS 2008, Small Business Server 2008
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185 pts.

Are MOF files necessary for PC operation?
To my experience it doesnt matter,windows 7 will take over ther operating of your p.c despite removing MOF FILES….after you have such space requirement, just reboot system with your Disk installation at first start up, and from their you can choose upgrade to Windows 7… Window 7 will actually grap your old document files and [...]

View Answer   |  January 13, 2011  2:32 AM
Windows 7, Windows 7 installation, Windows Vista
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3,260 pts.

Need project plan for Access 2007 database migration to SQL Server
Not much information to go on here but your answer is likely contained here: <a href=”http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2279654″> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2279654

View Answer   |  January 12, 2011  7:45 PM
Access 2007, Access Database, SQL Database, SQL Server, SQL Server database, SQL Server migration
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690 pts.

Deleting successive rows on Excel 2007
Try the macro here…. Sub XRows() Dim Col As Integer Dim St As Integer Dim Cnt As Integer Dim SRow As Integer Dim I As Integer SRow = 3 (because u wnat to delete every 3rd row) Application.ScreenUpdating = False Col = 1 Cnt = Selection.Rows.Count For I = Col To Cnt Step SRow St [...]

View Answer   |  January 12, 2011  11:34 AM
Excel 2007, Excel 2007 functions, Excel 2007 workbooks, Excel worksheets
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22,035 pts.

Pivot table automatic update in Excel 2010
In PivotTable Properties > PivotTable and on PivotTable tool bar u can change the automatic update property in there. It is also possible to Auto-Refresh if the table is based on external data.

View Answer   |  January 12, 2011  7:15 AM
Excel 2010, Excel Tables, Pivot tables, Windows XP Professional
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22,035 pts.

Disable roaming profiles on Windows server 2008 r2
Find the users account in Active Directory Users and Computers on your domain server. Click on the Profile tab. Remove the informaiton in the Profile Path box. Note: This turns off the user’s Roaming Profile. To limit the user to one computer, go to the Account Tab on the User’s properties and click on Log [...]

View Answer   |  January 12, 2011  6:42 AM
Roaming Profiles, Windows, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Support, Windows Server User Profiles
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15 pts.

Telnet problem on SCO Unix 5.05
Try to download the two patches…. RS505x and oss497x (x denotes the latest update). Some of the components are network related. There is a TXT file which guides u for installation.

View Answer   |  January 12, 2011  5:21 AM
Server connectivity, TCP/IP, Telnet, Unix
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22,035 pts.

Windows Server 2003 Time Sync Issue
W32Time synchronizes clocks within a forest using a time hierarchy that begins with the PDC Emulator in the forest root domain, which is considered the stratum 2 time source for the forest. This domain controller can have its own clock controlled several ways: -By synching to a reliable time server on the Internet. -By synching [...]

View Answer   |  January 11, 2011  10:15 PM
Dell servers, Time Sync, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Time Sync issue
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3,260 pts.

RAID usage for 5 HDD
You will have the capacity of 4 (5-1) disks.

View Answer   |  January 11, 2011  3:44 PM
Hard disks, HDD, RAID, RAID configuration, Storage capacity planning
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63,535 pts.

How does VDI handle IP addresses for each virtual desktop?
You’ll want to go to normal unreserved DHCP. Each VDI VM needs its own IP. Even more: Each VM needs its own IP address and each access point needs one too. If you use 10 VMs on a single host, then you need 21 IP addresses when each VM is in use: 1 IP address [...]

View Answer   |  January 11, 2011  2:05 PM
Desktop virtualization, DHCP, IP Addresses, VDI, Virtualization strategies, VMware View, Windows Vista, Windows XP
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15 pts.

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740 pts.

Configure SCCM 2007 Primary Site with a SMS 2003 (Child) Primary Site
Of course, it is possible that, Parent i.e. SCCM 2007 is ConfigMgr and Child is SMS2003. There will possible to consider getting a Microsoft engagement for a day or two to help design the hierarchy. And also take care about licensing procedure. See the below two links …. <a href=”http://paddymaddy.blogspot.com/2008/11/step-by-step-guide-for-installing-and.html”>Here</a> OR <a href=”http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/socal/archive/2007/03/12/sccm-2007-how-to-site-configuration.aspx”>Here</a>

View Answer   |  January 11, 2011  10:38 AM
SCCM, SCCM 2007, SMS, System Center Configuration Manager, System Center Configuration Manager 2007
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22,035 pts.

Hard Disk and Partition Imaging Backup software help
My first preference is <b>SystemRescueCD</b>. it is a bootable system rescue CD-ROM for PCs containing utilities that allow to manage and edit hard disk partitions. Needless to say that it takes image of hard disk partitions, a partition table backup and restore utility, various file system tools that allow to format, resize and edit existing [...]

View Answer   |  January 11, 2011  4:50 AM
Backup and restore, Disk partitioning, Hard Disk and Partition Imaging and Backup, Hard disk performance, Hard disks
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22,035 pts.

RAID Configuration of DL 585 and DL 785 G6 Proliant servers
I woudld suggest using the current SmartStart CD (ver 8.60). It will walk you through config and setup, including configuration of the storage to the desired RAID configuration.

View Answer   |  January 10, 2011  4:13 PM
HP ProLiant, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID configuration
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5,130 pts.