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Cloning Vista installation

I have a "perfect" MS Vista setup that I need to clone or deploy to another 20 computers. The hardware is identical and it all needs to be done in a hurry. In the old days I would have copied hard drives by hooking up the next drive to the second IDE controller. Then I would have used my trusty...

View Answer   |  Apr 6 2008  8:44 AM GMT
Vista, clone, Ghost image
asked by Chairish

  5 pts.

I think my recovery partition is causing problems with dual booting...

hello, i downgraded my HP DV6408nr from vista to xp but left the recovery partition untouched. i then tried to install ubuntu and to get it to work along side with xp, problem is that after installing ubuntu, XP did not appear in the boot loader menu. i only had ubuntu and vista... not...

Answer Question   |  Apr 5 2008  3:50 PM GMT
Windows XP, Vista, Ubuntu Linux
asked by Yurib

  10 pts.

Cannot get iNotes to work with Vista OS using Firefox

Hi, I recently upgraded to windows Vista OS (Home Basic as a trial). I use iNotes extensively. I know that you must use Firefox but I still can't get it to work. Is it because I am using the Home Basic version? I do not get script prompts. Thanks so much. My IT dept. cannot help me.

Answer Question   |  Apr 3 2008  2:58 AM GMT
iNotes, Lotus Notes, Vista
asked by Jllums

  5 pts.

Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit VPN To Work Network?

Hi Guys, I just found the hard way that Cisco doesnt have 64 bit VPN Client. i googled a bit came up short.....every search was going towards install XP with Dual Boot and Use XP for work. I need your help in setting VPN using Vista's Network Setup. Start -> Connect To -> Setup a...

View Answer   |  Mar 30 2008  7:21 PM GMT
Cisco, VPN, Vista
asked by Prashant Pathak

  5 pts.

joining vista to a Windows Server 2003 domain

i have a vista ultimate machine and i would like it to join a domain, i have attempted this repeated times and continually end up with the cannot join the domain error. do i need to configure the ip address manually on the 2003 or is it the dns, and dhcp. i am probably missing something that is...

View Answer   |  Mar 15 2008  7:25 PM GMT
Windows Server 2003, Vista, Domain
asked by Golfer2

  110 pts.

RAID Problems

Hi, I have just built a system using a Gigabyte GA-73VM-S2 Motherboard using nVidia SATA Raid. I attached 2 500Gb Samsung SATA2 drives, downloaded the SATA Raid drivers for Vista from nVidia and created a Mirrored Raid array with them, then installed Windows Vista Business. The install appeared...

View Answer   |  Mar 15 2008  4:49 PM GMT
RAID, SATA, Vista
asked by Nickc1976

  65 pts.

option 252 with vista

I'm using option 252 in dhcp to specify my proxy server. It works just fine with windows XP and 2k. However, vista machines will not get a dhcp address. If I give the machine a static address and manually point ie to the proxy.pac file it works just fine. Does anyone have any ideas on whats...

Answer Question   |  Mar 14 2008  6:15 PM GMT
DHCP, Vista, Option 252 DHCP
asked by Payne

  20 pts.

Attempt to reply or forward a message in OWA prompts error message

When I attempt to reply or forward a message in Outlook Web Access (OWA) 2003, I get a blank box with the following error message: "Problems with this Web page might prevent it from being displayed properly or functioning properly. In the future, you can display this message by double-clicking the...

View Answer   |  Mar 13 2008  5:23 PM GMT
Outlook, Vista, Outlook Web Access
asked by Exchange Ask the Experts

  580 pts.

Remote Desktop from a Windows XP/Vista Machine to Mac OS X Leopard

I am trying to find a easy way to connect my windows machine from my office to my mac computer at home. I have found some of these others ways of doing this but i am trying to find a easier and faster way of doing it. I also tried some vnc programs and they seem a little slow. ...

View Answer   |  Mar 11 2008  8:33 PM GMT
Mac OS, Vista, Remote desktop
asked by CoopFLY

  120 pts.

Errors at the print que on Vista Home

Hi, I am stuck setting up the boss's new HP laptop (Vista Home Edition). I have it plugged into a docking station and is hard wired to a d-link router (also has wireless capability), then to his (older) Konica-Minolta 5430 DL color laser printer. I was able to go through the recommended...

View Answer   |  Mar 10 2008  5:32 PM GMT
Vista, D-Link, Vista Home
asked by Metadog

  5 pts.

internet history in Vista

I want to securely delete the internet browser history in Vista but the folder is hidden. How do I view a hidden folder in Windows Vista?

View Answer   |  Mar 5 2008  4:41 PM GMT
Windows, Security, Internet
asked by Computab55

  45 pts.

Exchange Server 2003 with Patch 911829 installed

I've installed this patch to enable a Vista IE7 user to use OWA. As soon as I rebooted the Server adn Event ID: 8213 "MSExchangeFBPublish" error is showing up almost every hour and it looks like it messed-up the "Cached Exchange Mode" in Outlook 2003 as well, existing users are unable to see the...

View Answer   |  Feb 19 2008  5:00 PM GMT
Exchange 2003, Vista, IE7
asked by KillerClone

  10 pts.

Vista Group Policy Problem

I have a group policy that allows the user to enable or disable their lan connection. This policy works fine on an XP machine. On a Vista machine, if I try to disable the lan connection, I get UAC popup asking for the administrator username and password. I have turned off the UAC and it still...

View Answer   |  Feb 12 2008  4:30 PM GMT
Group Policy, Vista
asked by Pbdb

  15 pts.

Multiple select of files and folders in Vista

I want to select multple files and folders in Windows Explorer (by CTRL + mouse click, by SHIFT + mouse click, by CTRL+A). Sometimes I do it successfully, sometemes Vista does not allow me to perform this (it allows selecting single files or folders only) Please, explain why it happens and what...

View Answer   |  Feb 7 2008  2:32 PM GMT
Vista, Windows Explorer
asked by 327031

  20 pts.

vista power shell utility.

is there anyway i can learn how to use cmd in vista or in under windows? any webby which provide such tutorials. could sum1 pls email me the link thanks:D @ aceminer@hotmail.com

View Answer   |  Feb 4 2008  3:03 PM GMT
Microsoft Windows, Vista
asked by Aceminer

  10 pts.

Vista-Outlook 2007 client access to Exchange 2003

I cannot access Exchange 2003 with my Vista/outlook 2007 client. The same worked fine with Windows XP/Outlook 2007. What do I need to do?

View Answer   |  Jan 24 2008  5:51 PM GMT
Exchange 2003, Vista, Outlook 2007
asked by Zoomba

  10 pts.

AS400 SSL with Vista

Hello, When trying to download the certificate SSL in operation navigator to a PC using Vista it keeps on telling me the password is incorrect. This only happens in Vista PCs. Does any one know what I am missing?

Answer Question   |  Jan 10 2008  7:05 PM GMT
AS/400, SSL/TLS, Vista
asked by Magda

  5 pts.

File Transfers using Vista

The file transfer screen looks totally different in Vista. How do you specify a library if it's not in your library list or check convert to ccsid? I changed file properties before but the Vistas screen does not give you that option. Is there an IBM manual with screen shots?

Answer Question   |  Jan 9 2008  11:04 PM GMT
AS/400, File Transfer Protocols, Vista
asked by Jvillebeck

  5 pts.

Looking for a script to enable XP ftp site.Thanks!

I am looking for a windows script/vbscript that can enable the FTP site inside XP\server2003\vista,from installing IIS to enable annonymous user.

Answer Question   |  Jan 1 2008  7:35 PM GMT
Windows XP, VBScript, FTP
asked by Kenoa

  5 pts.

SQL Server Tools do not show up

Greetings, I have my laptop running MS SQL 2005. I upgraded from XP to Vista. When XP was installed, I had SQL 2005 Express and SQL Server 2000 running parallel. After installing Vista (clean) I decided to just go with SQL 2005. I installed SQL 2005 Express. Later, I installed the full server,...

View Answer   |  Dec 20 2007  7:53 PM GMT
Windows XP, Vista, SQL Server 2005
asked by Taersious

  15 pts.

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