Windows XP

Operating System not found (but worse than usual)

I work in IT Tech support (Hardware & Networking) so have a fair bit of knowledge and experience but this one has really got me stumped. I got a tower running XP Pro on IDE 0 with DVD RW and on IDE1 I got 2nd data HDD. Both are Maxtor drives. It’s a fairly old machine but serves its purpose...

Acrive Directory Users and Computers

I provide support for a small school network running Windows Server 2003 on its server and Windows XP Pro SP3 on all of its clients. I want to set up user accounts that will remember user default setting no matter which client machine is used. All users need to map a network drive and various...

Connection problem with two PC's running Windows Server 2003

I am having a connection problem with two PC's running Windows Server 2003. I've confirmed all of the settings, but it's still not working. If I connect to Windows XP in one system while Windows Server 2003 is still running on the other system things are fine and the two PC's are pinging. ...

Mismatch between user logged on and secondary logon on Windows XP

Hi, For a high-security client's network, we have to ensure that the person logged in to the workstation is the one logging on via the internet to the client's website. Is there any way at all we can capture this data? I.e. can we read the user login field for that website..? Software/Hardware...

One windows user account too many

I have observed both in network settings and on standalone computers that windows (xp) sometimes creates an additional user account with the same name as the "proper" one but with a trailing .001, .002 etc. Sometimes it is the machine name instead that is added on to the account name. It is most...

microsoft windows XP Restrict user from changing desktop background?

Can anyone tell me how to restrict user from changing desktop background, while it home pc and not connected in lan, having broadband internet connection. please answer in datail and how to do it practically.. thanks in advance Software/Hardware used: OS : microsoft windows xp sp2 , RAM : 512mb,...

How we can make clean Ghost of Windows Xp

How we can make clean Ghost of Windows Xp

Can I deploy 2 different msi patches using msiexec command

I am trying to deploy two patches for Flash player 10 updates, an Activex for Internet Explorer and the other a plugin for Firefox. can I use the Msiexec.exe command to deploy both these patches simultaneously? Is the following command correct? eg: MSIEXEC /a...

pc shuts down on LAN, works fine without LAN

If i use the pc without lan, it works fine no problem at all. But the moment i connect the pc on LAN, it shuts down. Using cross cable i can connect it to another desktop. But not possible to connect to LAN using straight cable. Tried changing port and cable but no use OS - win xp ...

Citrix Printers

I have users logging into citrix session via ICA client and when they go on to print, they can see other logged in users Printers as well. Is there a way for me to hide other printers. Basically when they log for a citrix session, their default printer in their office is inherited to print from....

Unable to access EMC Celerra file system from Vista

I have file systems exported from EMC Celerra to Windows XP and vista machines. I can access these fine from XP clients, but not from Vista clients. Any settings either on Vista or Celerra that I should be worried about?

How can I synchronize the time of the three (3) PC's in my network w/c are running with WinXP SP3 to the time of the 2 Servers PC (Win 2003 server)?

I have a small workgroup running with five (5) PC's, two (2) of which are server running with Windows 2003 Server while the rest are running with Windows XP SP3. The 2 server are equipped with IRIG-B PCI board TCR511 (MEINBERG) to synchronize their time/date with an external Master clock source. My...

VoIP

[strong]I WANT TO KNOW HOW TO CREATE A VOIP SOFTWARE AND VOIP SERVER ?? AND I WANT TO KNOW THAT HOW A VOIP SERVER WORKS ? CAN WE CALL FROM COMPUTER TO MOBILE PHONES TO ANY PART OF THE WORLD TO THAT VOIP SOFTWARE?? IF OK WAT ARE THE PROCEDURES FOR THAT? I WANT TO KNOW MORE AND MORE DETAILS ABOUT...

Outlook 2003: Export PST Emails To Excel

When I use the "File > Import & Export" command from Outlook 2003, I have mixed results. I keep my emails in sub-folders off one of several PST files that I use regularly, in the "All Mail Folders" side-panel. I broke up the larger folders into smaller ones in case there was a size limitation....

Find PDF Image file

I have a file containing 16,000 pdf files. Some are just image files created from a scanner (Documents) Some files have been run through Adobe OCR. I need to extract only the files that have not been OCR. Any suggestions? Software/Hardware used: Windows XP Pro, Adobe Acrobat 9

Will there be any way to administer Hyper-V from an XP machine?

Will there be any way to administer Hyper-V from an XP machine? This question is from the 7/30 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

win2003 server domain control and internet control

how to control client system in win2003 ...client system using win xp OS Software/Hardware used: Windows Server 2003, Windows xp

Determine user's last logon date/time

Hello guys/gals! I have what I hope is a pretty straight forward question.  I have several WinXP Pro machines (non AD domain; all machines are in a workgroup).  I would like to run a script after the user authenticates that will display the last date/time he/she logged into the computer.  All...

Outlook Message Problem.

Hi, We are using Outlook 2003 with Word as an editor, the problem is only occurring for 1 user. When the user creates a new message and goes on writing the new mail after a bit he minimizes it and starts a new email. Doesn't like the 2nd new email and closes by pressing the X on top right hand...

Installing Windows XP from bootable CD

How can I install a clean copy of Windows XP from a bootable CD? The laptop has SATA hard disk and cannot continue with installation. The laptop has no floppy drive.