Upgrading computers from Windows XP to Windows 7 best data migration practice.
For a free automated process use the User State Migration Tool (USMT). You can also purchase commercial tools with more capabilities. So long as you work with your users to keep data in predefined locations the USMT is an OK tool. For this, using a network share gives advantages of temporarily keeping a copy of [...]

View Answer   |  September 23, 2010  6:49 PM
Data migration, Windows, Windows 7 in 2010, Windows 7 installation, Windows Operating System, Windows Upgrades, Windows XP, Windows XP SP3

Securing IIS on a Windows server 2003
for my side, we actually harden the servers and patch the servers (windows) and IIS. If there is any FTP sites, remove the Anonymous Login too ———- Setting the site to only support HTTPS and requiring Windows Authentication is usually a good thing as well.

View Answer   |  September 23, 2010  6:15 PM
IIS, IIS configuration, IIS Server, Security in 2010, Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 security

Installing older Windows server on new Dell machine
If you have the media for the OS you want to load and the drivers for Windows 2003 then yes. Keep in mind that Windows 2003 and Windows 2003 R2 are basically the same thing.

View Answer   |  September 23, 2010  6:12 PM
Dell, Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition

Open IT Forum: Segregation of duties versus full access for sys admins?
We grant the administrator full access and then it is the internal IT auditor that watches the people with full access by requesting and running different audit reports to make sure that changes to programs are only done through the proper change control programs and that the change control adminstrator does not push though changes. [...]

View Answer   |  September 23, 2010  3:24 PM
Open IT Forum, Security in 2010, Systems administration, Systems administrators

We need to install 3 different versions of the same adobe suite on the same computer
You can try to do it, loading each version into its own directory. However, I think the effort may well be doomed. The problem you are likely to face is that many Windows programs place files in the Common Files directory under Program Files, and they also place files in various directories in the Windows [...]

View Answer   |  September 23, 2010  2:31 PM
Adobe, Adobe Creative Suite, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows Application

Adobe Reader can’t open downloaded VIP files
Acrobat Reader will only open PDF files. If you are getting files with the VIP extension, they are meant for your embroidary machine, and can be read with the appropriate software.

View Answer   |  September 23, 2010  2:16 PM
Adobe, Adobe Reader 9.x, vip downloads, Windows 7

How can we make a site respond to www. and just http?
You should have an A record for www.yourcompany.com in the DNS zone. Setup a CNAME for yourcompany.com pointing to www.yourcompany.com. This will get the DNS working. You may need to configure IIS to accept both names if you are using hostnames. If you aren’t using hostnames there’s nothing else to configure.

View Answer   |  September 22, 2010  8:53 PM
DNS, IIS, Web servers, Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows Web Server 2003

Windows Firewall cannot run
Hi Sagarpathare253, Here are some instances when other members have run into this problem and received answers. Hope this helps! Let us know if you run into anything further. <a href=”http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/windows-firewall-cannot-run-because-another-program-or-service-is-running-that-might-use-the-network-address-translation-component-ipnatsys/”>Windows Firewall cannot run because another program or service is running </a> <a href=”http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/winows-firewall-issue-with-server-2003/”>Windows Firewall issue with Server 2003</a> Thanks, Melanie

View Answer   |  September 22, 2010  7:56 PM
Firewall management, Firewalls, Network Address Translation, Windows, Windows firewall, Windows Server 2003

MCA – Oracle or .Net career
Oracle and .NET are two very different paths to take. Oracle is a database product while .NET is an application programming language. While they are complimentary to each other you should be familiar with both in addition to SQL Server, MySQL, etc.

View Answer   |  September 22, 2010  5:55 PM
.NET, IT career development, IT career planning, IT careers, MCA, Oracle Careers

Excel date format
Excel Help says you can use a function called DATEVALUE. In an empty cell, type =DATEVALUE( then click the cell that has the Text date and then close the parenthesis and press ENTER. That gives you the serial number of the date, and you can use format to cause it to to look like the [...]

View Answer   |  September 22, 2010  5:39 PM
Database migration, Excel 2003, Excel 2003 functions, Excel Database

Can Office 2007 32-bit work on a 64-bit machine?
Yes. 32 bit versions of Office 2010 will be working on 64 bit Windows 7. Here is the link from MS’s Technet: <a href=”http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee681792.aspx”>http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee681792.aspx</a>

View Answer   |  September 22, 2010  2:34 PM
32- versus 64-bit Windows OSes, 32-bit, 64-bit, Office 2007, Office 2007 deployment, Office suites

Protecting a file folder from everyone except two users
Not sure where to start but here goes. 1. Create both the user ID 2. Create the folder 3. Right Click on the folder and select Properties 4. IF you are sharing the folder, Click on Share this folder. 5. At Permission select the 2 user id to access the folder. Remove “Everyone” from the [...]

View Answer   |  September 22, 2010  2:32 PM
Confidentiality, File Protection, Security in 2010, Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 security, Windows Server Security

Advice on upgrading SBS 2003 to Windows server 2008
Yes you can migrate from SBS 2003 to Server 2008, BUT it depends on you technical expertise. Depending on what you current environment is, an intermediary setup (temp server) may be required. Are you keeping the same infrastructure or are you planning on doing a ‘new domain’? Also, are you using Exchange on your SBS? [...]

View Answer   |  September 22, 2010  2:32 PM
SBS, SBS 2003, SBS Migration, Small Business Server, Small Business Server 2003, Windows, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Installation, Windows Server Upgrades

How to implement crosstab query in Access?
Hi Shamu. A Google search would return many results. Here’s one: <a href=”http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-6121381.html”>How do I… create a crosstab query in Microsoft Access?</a>

View Answer   |  September 22, 2010  1:43 PM
Access, CrossTab Query, SQL Server, SQL Server 2000

Single session on 2003 Windows Terminal Server.
This what “should” happen by default. Unfortunately it doesn’t always happen for some reason.There is an option to turn on remote session logging to help investigate problems .check this link to enable the logging service http://support.microsoft.com/kb/327508/en-us

View Answer   |  September 22, 2010  8:26 AM
Terminal Server, Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows Terminal Server

Are LTO tapes backwards compatible. Why would I not be able to read old tapes?
They are compatible up to a point. LTO4 drives can read and write LTO4 & LTO3 and read only for LTO2. So if the original backup was done with a LTO2 or LTO3 drive it has the ability to read the tapes. If the backup was done with a LTO1 drive then the LTO4 drive [...]

View Answer   |  May 15, 2013  8:11 PM
Backup, Backup and recovery management software, LTO Tape, Storage in 2010, Tape Backups, Tape storage, Windows

Sysprep and Virtual Machines
P2V the physical machine, then remove it from the domain, rename it. Then make any changes that are needed to make the image, then run sysprep.

View Answer   |  September 21, 2010  7:57 PM
Application virtualization, P2V, Sysprep, Virtual Machines, VMware P2V

Active directory will not let me add email accounts when creating users
Install the Exchange Client tools from the Exchange CD. Run the exchange server intallation, but do a custom install and install only the administrative tools.

View Answer   |  September 21, 2010  6:32 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory Users, Exchange, Exchange user settings, Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP SP3

Migrate MYSql database to SQL 2005
Microsoft has a <a href=”http://www.microsoft.com/Sqlserver/2008/en/us/migration.aspx”>conversion tool</a> available.

View Answer   |  September 21, 2010  6:12 PM
MySQL, MySQL Database, MySQL functions, SQL, SQL 2005, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server migration, Windows

BIOS updates while system is running and without reboot
The bios will be updated, but won’t fully take effect until the next reboot.

View Answer   |  September 21, 2010  6:08 PM
BIOS, BIOS Update, PowerEdge, PowerEdge servers, Reboot