OS Questions


AS400 SQL
Is anyone using a third party product that maes AS400 SQL easier and more user frienfly?

Answer Question   |  October 13, 2005  10:19 AM
DB2 Universal Database, Desktops, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server
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Denying Internet Access to User on Network
I have a PC on our network that has more than one user. I know how to deny access to the PC itself, but I would like one user be able to access our network, but not the internet. The other user to access both. The server is running Win2003SBS, the PC is running WinXP. [...]

Answer Question   |  October 20, 2005  2:23 PM
Access control, Biometrics, Browsers, Compliance, CRM, DataCenter, Desktop management applications, Desktops, Digital certificates, Disaster Recovery, filtering, Firewalls, Forensics, Identity & Access Management, Incident response, Intrusion management, Management, Microsoft Systems Management Server, Microsoft Windows, Network security, Networking, OS, Policies, provisioning, Risk management, Security, Security Program Management, Security tokens, Servers, Single sign-on, SQL Server, SSL/TLS, Systems management software, VPN, Web security, Wireless
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Windows 2000 user profile
New users are not able to login in to the machine running windows2000 pro error maessage shown is “user profile cannot be loaded specified file missing” pls give the solution for it.

Answer Question   |  October 11, 2005  12:11 AM
Desktops, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server
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Why do IT projects fail?-3
Hi, I’m a Computer Engineering at CSU Chico. I’m conducting a research paper on “Why IT Projects Fail”. If someone could give me an example of a failed projects, “failed” meaning that it didn’t get finished on time, or the final project did not meet the requierments. Also if you could give a quick description [...]

Answer Question   |  September 30, 2008  3:10 PM
390, Cabling, Career development, Data analysis, Data mining/analysis, Data warehousing applications, Database, DataCenter, DB2, Desktops, Development, Hardware, Hubs, Linux, Mainframe, Management, Manufacturing applications, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Oracle, OS, Patch management, Project management, Routers, Security, Servers, Software Quality Assurance, Software testing, SQL Server, Switches, Tech support
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Why do IT projects fail?-2
Hi, I’m a Computer Engineering at CSU Chico. I’m conducting a research paper on “Why IT Projects Fail”. If someone could give me an example of a failed projects, “failed” meaning that it didn’t get finished on time, or the final project did not meet the requierments. Also if you could give a quick description [...]

Answer Question   |  October 10, 2005  3:10 PM
390, Business/IT alignment, Cabling, Career development, Data analysis, Data mining/analysis, Data warehousing applications, Database, DataCenter, DB2, Desktops, Development, Hardware, Hubs, Linux, Mainframe, Management, Manufacturing applications, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Oracle, OS, Patch management, Routers, Security, Servers, Software Quality Assurance, Software testing, SQL Server, Switches, Tech support
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Finding what folders users/groups have permissions to.
Hi, I dont really know a simple way to ask this question. I am administering a WIN2k Domain and would liek to tidy up a few years of people bodging the AD with quick fixes. Basically i want to start again with OU’s, Groups, and permissions to shared resources. The question I have is: Is [...]

Answer Question   |  October 6, 2005  9:54 AM
Active Directory, DataCenter, Desktops, DHCP, DNS, Management, Microsoft Windows, Networking services, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Storage
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Outlook Express Message Store
I recently created Roaming user profiles for all my users and wanted their email profiles to be centrally stored as well (we use Outlook Express POP3 with an external mail server provided by our ISP). But Roaming User profiles don’t copy the Local Settings folder which usually contains the Identities folder in which Outlook Express [...]

Answer Question   |  October 13, 2005  4:35 AM
DataCenter, Desktops, Exchange, Management, Microsoft Windows, Networking, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Tech support
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15 pts.

Windows logon by fingerprint
I would like to tighten desktop security by replacing/renforcing the login passwords with fingerprints. The userID must be matched to the user’s fingerprint for logon authentication. My USB fingerprint scanner already has software that enrolls, verifies and stores fingerprints in a database in the form of templates. So my challenge is that I have to [...]

Answer Question   |  October 24, 2005  3:58 AM
Application security, Biometrics, Database, Desktops, Development, Digital certificates, Encryption, Exchange, Identity & Access Management, Instant Messaging, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, provisioning, Secure Coding, Security, Security tokens, Servers, Single sign-on, SQL Server
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Cannot Manipulate Files–Permissions
Windows 2000 Server and Professional, latest OS patches. I have one user who has lost the ability to do anything with any of the files he has access to other than to list thenm and read them. He cqannot write to them, he cannot copy the files, etc. I have checked the permissions for the [...]

Answer Question   |  October 11, 2005  4:43 PM
Desktops, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server
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2,015 pts.

File Synchronization
In a server 2003 environment, we sync our My Documents folder to the server. One user’s account, when logging off, takes an enourmous amount of time to complete syncronize and he gets these errors repeatedly in the error log: offline files [servernameusersusermy docs]UNABLE TO MAKE READING.mdb available offline. Any suggestions as to what I can [...]

Answer Question   |  October 5, 2005  12:38 PM
Cabling, Cisco, Dell, Desktops, Hardware, Hubs, Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Network monitoring, Network protocols, Networking, OS, Performance management, Routers, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Switches, VoIP
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w2k server (C$ default share) keeps switching off.
Hello, A couple of weeks ago, users were suddenly unable to connect to a server after it had been restarted, this was tracked down to some services which were on manual and were not starting. After starting these services, users were able to contact their shared folders on the server, but they are unable to [...]

Answer Question   |  October 7, 2005  8:06 PM
Desktops, Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, Software, SQL Server
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Cannot see entire network
hi all, i have formatted my system and installed win2kserver.wnen i tried configuring for network printer i am not able to connect to the printer.infact i am not able to access the workgroup itself in which the printer is.when i go to MyNetworkPlaces->EntireNetwork, i don’t see all the workgroups in the network.i tried changing my [...]

Answer Question   |  October 6, 2005  7:45 AM
Availability, DataCenter, Desktop management applications, Desktops, Hardware, Management, Microsoft Windows, Networking, OS, Patch management, Security, Servers, Software, SQL Server, Tech support, Updates from SearchWindowsSecurity.com staff, Windows
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Looking for a UNIQUE KVM Solution
I’m looking for something unusual in the way of a KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) system, and have no idea where to find such a thing – so I’ll describe it. In this case, I’ll happily take brand names, since this would be a commercial product. As part of my business, I visit sites which are [...]

Answer Question   |  October 28, 2005  4:25 PM
Cabling, DataCenter, Dell, Desktops, Hardware, Hewlett-Packard, Hubs, Interoperability, Linux, Management, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Internet Information Server, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Networking, OS, Routers, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Switches, Tech support, Windows, Wireless
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1,070 pts.

Explorer window won’t stay closed
This is only happening on one of the 3 servers I manage. The system32 window keeps appearing everytime someone logs into that server. I have done everything that I have thought to do to try to fix it, I got a KB article from MS and looked through all of that but nothing applied. anyone [...]

Answer Question   |  October 4, 2005  10:42 AM
Desktops, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server
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email statistics on microsoft exchange
if i send 1 email out with 10 people copied, does the server email statistics say I sent 1 email or 10 emails?

Answer Question   |  October 3, 2005  11:33 PM
Desktops, Exchange, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server
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Remote intall tool
I wondered if enyone has used any inexpensive tool to install (push) software on multiple desktops remotely. I work for a nonprofit with about 100 desktop PCs and SMS is an overkill. Victor

Answer Question   |  October 3, 2005  10:18 PM
Desktops, Management, Microsoft Windows, Networking, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server
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“map drive” IFS
Hello, We have a ?LAN without any server Windows OS in it? , so everybody is a client (with fixed IP). The only ?server? we have, is our iSeries i5 (V5R3) with iSeries Access(CA) installed (also on the clients). We cannot ?map drive? the IFS f.e. root with QS6555A8Aroot (or anything else on the iSeries; [...]

Answer Question   |  November 4, 2010  2:49 AM
390, Access, AS/400, Backup & recovery, Data analysis, Database, DB2, DB2 Universal Database, Desktops, Development, Hardware, IBM, Mainframe, Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, OS, RPG, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Storage, Tech support
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5 pts.

PST file is not synchronizing properly.
We have a small LAN, W2k Server, XP Pro clients. All users use Outlook for their POP3 e-mail accounts. The pst file is kept in the C:Documents and SettingsusernameApplication DataMicrosoftOutlook folder. Occasionally, when a user logs off the PST file doesn’t go back to the server, instead remaining on the machine (s)he logged on to. [...]

Answer Question   |  October 3, 2005  8:23 AM
Desktops, Exchange, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server
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nt4 migration to win 2003
I have a winnt4 pdc and 5 bdc servers and 1200 xp clients are logging on to nt4 server now i want to migrate to win 2003 ads . what i require is that all my clients should be able to login to win 2003 ads without doing any activity at client end. iwant to [...]

Answer Question   |  September 27, 2005  3:07 AM
Billing and customer care, Billing Support Systems, DataCenter, Desktops, Management, Microsoft Windows, Networking, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Tech support
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