VM server
Hi Guys, I have moved a Dell server with with a windos OS on to my VM server when I start the server up it is asking for the activation key. When I put the activation key in it will not accept it I have contacted Microsoft and they cant fined any sign of the [...]
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| April 8, 2009 10:43 AM
Dell servers, Microsoft licensing, VMware, Windows, Windows Product Activation
Hi Guys, I have moved a Dell server with with a windos OS on to my VM server when I start the server up it is asking for the activation key. When I put the activation key in it will not accept it I have contacted Microsoft and they cant fined any sign of the [...]
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| April 8, 2009 10:43 AM
Dell servers, Microsoft licensing, VMware, Windows, Windows Product Activation
Active Directory: How to identify inactive computer accounts
Hello, I have a lot of computers in my Active Directory that are inactive and/or obsolete. I am searching for a very safe and fool proof procedure which I can use to identify these computer accounts in active directory and move them to a separate OU. I will keep them in this OU temporarily and [...]
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| April 18, 2013 5:15 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory query, Systems administration, Windows, Windows client administration and maintenance, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Hello, I have a lot of computers in my Active Directory that are inactive and/or obsolete. I am searching for a very safe and fool proof procedure which I can use to identify these computer accounts in active directory and move them to a separate OU. I will keep them in this OU temporarily and [...]
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| April 18, 2013 5:15 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory query, Systems administration, Windows, Windows client administration and maintenance, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
New Contest: Win 1 of 3 Xbox 360′s
New Contest: A trio of Xboxes for our top three users Now through the end of April, you can not only show off your IT skills by asking and answering questions on ITKnowledgeExchange.com, but you can earn the chance to spend some quality time honing your bad-guy-vaporizing skills on your very own Xbox 360. From [...]
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| March 20, 2009 1:48 PM
AS/400, CRM, databse, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, Linux, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows
New Contest: A trio of Xboxes for our top three users Now through the end of April, you can not only show off your IT skills by asking and answering questions on ITKnowledgeExchange.com, but you can earn the chance to spend some quality time honing your bad-guy-vaporizing skills on your very own Xbox 360. From [...]
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| March 20, 2009 1:48 PM
AS/400, CRM, databse, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, Linux, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows
Join our ITKnowledgeExchange.com LinkedIn group
We have created an ITKnowledgeExchange.com LinkedIn Group If you are a member of LinkedIn come and join the group. You will be able to continue the discussion or post questions that we will post onto the site. Thanks Sean Community Manager
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| November 13, 2009 4:19 PM
AS/400, CIO, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange 2003, Linux, Lotus Domino, Mobile, Oracle, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows
We have created an ITKnowledgeExchange.com LinkedIn Group If you are a member of LinkedIn come and join the group. You will be able to continue the discussion or post questions that we will post onto the site. Thanks Sean Community Manager
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| November 13, 2009 4:19 PM
AS/400, CIO, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange 2003, Linux, Lotus Domino, Mobile, Oracle, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows
How to create a desktop shortcut to a 2nd email account on Windows Mail
Windows Mail 2nd user account shortcut
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| January 6, 2010 10:00 AM
Desktop shortcut, Windows
Windows Mail 2nd user account shortcut
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| January 6, 2010 10:00 AM
Desktop shortcut, Windows
New Contest: ASK, Answer and win some Amazon.com gift cards
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| April 3, 2012 5:17 PM
AS/400, CIO, CRM, Data management, Database, DataCenter, Exchange, Linux, Lotus Domino, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL, SQL Server, Storage, VMware, VoIP, Windows
It’s that time again — a chance to win an Amazon.com gift certificate based on your activity in the IT Knowledge Exchange community! Remember: the more you ask, answer and discuss questions, the more Knowledge Points you will earn. (Only valid questions, answers and discussions will be counted towards your total.) The top 10 most [...]
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| April 3, 2012 5:17 PM
AS/400, CIO, CRM, Data management, Database, DataCenter, Exchange, Linux, Lotus Domino, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL, SQL Server, Storage, VMware, VoIP, Windows
dns suffix issue – please help!
Hello, We are currently restructuring our company’s DNS which is all server 2003. Each of our sites are being added into dns so they will have their own zones. What I noticed is that as soon as I put, say, miami.company.local as the primary domain suffix on a client, that machine is no longer allowed [...]
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| February 12, 2009 10:12 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, DNS, DNS Suffix, Windows, Windows Server 2003
Hello, We are currently restructuring our company’s DNS which is all server 2003. Each of our sites are being added into dns so they will have their own zones. What I noticed is that as soon as I put, say, miami.company.local as the primary domain suffix on a client, that machine is no longer allowed [...]
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| February 12, 2009 10:12 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, DNS, DNS Suffix, Windows, Windows Server 2003
How to use Linux printer in Windows?
how to use Linux printer in Windows
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| January 26, 2009 12:17 PM
Linux, Printer management, Printers, Windows
how to use Linux printer in Windows
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| January 26, 2009 12:17 PM
Linux, Printer management, Printers, Windows
AS400 mapped drive locks Windows account
I have a user that has AS400 mapped drives. When they access the drive, their Windows account gets disabled!?!? This isn’t happening to anyone else. We use EIM to control access to the Netserver folders. He can access the AS400 folders just fine, but when he does, that’s it for his Windows account. Any ideas? [...]
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| December 1, 2008 2:08 PM
AS/400, AS/400 Mapped Drive, EIM, iSeries, Mapped drives, NetServer, Windows
I have a user that has AS400 mapped drives. When they access the drive, their Windows account gets disabled!?!? This isn’t happening to anyone else. We use EIM to control access to the Netserver folders. He can access the AS400 folders just fine, but when he does, that’s it for his Windows account. Any ideas? [...]
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| December 1, 2008 2:08 PM
AS/400, AS/400 Mapped Drive, EIM, iSeries, Mapped drives, NetServer, Windows
Windows or Linux for best career?
i am fresher graduate am going to learn system administration which platform is best for the future growth & which have more job opportunists ?
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| June 12, 2012 3:30 AM
Career development, IT careers, Linux, Linux administration, Linux jobs, Systems administration, Unix administration, Unix jobs, Windows, Windows administration, Windows jobs
i am fresher graduate am going to learn system administration which platform is best for the future growth & which have more job opportunists ?
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| June 12, 2012 3:30 AM
Career development, IT careers, Linux, Linux administration, Linux jobs, Systems administration, Unix administration, Unix jobs, Windows, Windows administration, Windows jobs
installing jdk in xp clients through win2003 server
iam using win2003 server as DC and connected 50 xp clients i want to install jdk1.2 all clents? what is the best possibility to install jdk1.2 in all clients through server/client???
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| November 21, 2008 6:15 AM
JDK, Networking, Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
iam using win2003 server as DC and connected 50 xp clients i want to install jdk1.2 all clents? what is the best possibility to install jdk1.2 in all clients through server/client???
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| November 21, 2008 6:15 AM
JDK, Networking, Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Active Directory and Network security management
What is the best way for me to ensure Active Directory is being backed up? Another question is some people have dos programs that require modify access on c: I would like to know if there is a better way to assign that permission. Some people need local admin rights to run their programs. Obviously [...]
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| October 24, 2008 6:56 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory Backup and Restore, Backup, Network security, Network Security Management, Security, Windows
What is the best way for me to ensure Active Directory is being backed up? Another question is some people have dos programs that require modify access on c: I would like to know if there is a better way to assign that permission. Some people need local admin rights to run their programs. Obviously [...]
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| October 24, 2008 6:56 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory Backup and Restore, Backup, Network security, Network Security Management, Security, Windows
error message pop up
error message is(File or directory C: is corrupt and unreadable. Run chkdisk utility.) I don’t understand how to do this or what to go under to fix it. Please help me I tried to read over the troubleshooting ways you have listed on your website but I still don’t understand.
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| April 13, 2009 4:29 PM
Corrupt Database, Database, Windows
error message is(File or directory C: is corrupt and unreadable. Run chkdisk utility.) I don’t understand how to do this or what to go under to fix it. Please help me I tried to read over the troubleshooting ways you have listed on your website but I still don’t understand.
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| April 13, 2009 4:29 PM
Corrupt Database, Database, Windows
Can you rename the WINDOWS folder
I’d like to know if you can rename a working C:WINDOWS systems folder to C:WINNT in Windows XP-PRO. The applications that I’m using point to WINNT, and cannot be easily changed. Dennis M.
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| September 24, 2008 9:14 PM
Windows, Windows NT, Windows XP, WINNT
I’d like to know if you can rename a working C:WINDOWS systems folder to C:WINNT in Windows XP-PRO. The applications that I’m using point to WINNT, and cannot be easily changed. Dennis M.
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| September 24, 2008 9:14 PM
Windows, Windows NT, Windows XP, WINNT
Besides $$, what are the advantages of replacing Windows with Linux? Any disadvantages?
Am looking for vendor-neutral resources to help me decide whether we should replace Windows with Linux. This request for help was originally submitted to the Research Assistant on WhatIs.com.
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| October 8, 2008 5:15 PM
Linux, Microsoft Windows, Migrating OS, Windows
Am looking for vendor-neutral resources to help me decide whether we should replace Windows with Linux. This request for help was originally submitted to the Research Assistant on WhatIs.com.
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| October 8, 2008 5:15 PM
Linux, Microsoft Windows, Migrating OS, Windows
overheating PC
PC specs: A8NE Asus mother board. 2.2 dual core AMD processor Geforce 7600 512mb Graphics Card. 400W PSU (included with case) For some time i have been experiencing problems with my computer. when I have been running high spec games the computer would turn off. the screen would go black and i would have to [...]
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| September 2, 2008 5:35 PM
GPU, Hardware, operating system, overheating, PSU, Windows, XP
PC specs: A8NE Asus mother board. 2.2 dual core AMD processor Geforce 7600 512mb Graphics Card. 400W PSU (included with case) For some time i have been experiencing problems with my computer. when I have been running high spec games the computer would turn off. the screen would go black and i would have to [...]
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| September 2, 2008 5:35 PM
GPU, Hardware, operating system, overheating, PSU, Windows, XP
Mac, Linux, Windows, Storage
What or how is the best way to present a single pool of storage to Mac clients using AFP, Windows using SMB/CIFS, and Linux/Unix using NFS? The ideal solution would be users to access all of their data whether they bounced from a Mac to a Linux workstation and then to a Windows system. Basically [...]
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| August 30, 2008 7:20 PM
AFP, CIFS, Linux, Mac, NAS, NFS, SAN, SMB, Storage management, Unix, Windows
What or how is the best way to present a single pool of storage to Mac clients using AFP, Windows using SMB/CIFS, and Linux/Unix using NFS? The ideal solution would be users to access all of their data whether they bounced from a Mac to a Linux workstation and then to a Windows system. Basically [...]
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| August 30, 2008 7:20 PM
AFP, CIFS, Linux, Mac, NAS, NFS, SAN, SMB, Storage management, Unix, Windows
Identify 802.1x clients in an AD domain
I’m designing an 802.1x wired deployment with MAC Authentication Bypass for Windows workstations without the 802.1x client. I need to identify which workstations have the client and which do not. I also need to configure the 802.1x client on the workstations that do have it. The 802.1x client is part of the workstation’s NIC driver. [...]
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| October 8, 2008 6:20 PM
802.1x, 802.1x authentication, Active Directory, AD, Authentication, MAC address, Windows, Windows Server 2003
I’m designing an 802.1x wired deployment with MAC Authentication Bypass for Windows workstations without the 802.1x client. I need to identify which workstations have the client and which do not. I also need to configure the 802.1x client on the workstations that do have it. The 802.1x client is part of the workstation’s NIC driver. [...]
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| October 8, 2008 6:20 PM
802.1x, 802.1x authentication, Active Directory, AD, Authentication, MAC address, Windows, Windows Server 2003
Windows Mapping to IFS
After creating a folder in /home and giving PUBLIC and the user Full authority, we map to the folder from windows explorer. Some how the folder is ‘read only’ How do I change this?
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| September 2, 2008 6:23 PM
IFS, Mapping, Windows
After creating a folder in /home and giving PUBLIC and the user Full authority, we map to the folder from windows explorer. Some how the folder is ‘read only’ How do I change this?
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| September 2, 2008 6:23 PM
IFS, Mapping, Windows
Querying Active Directory via LDAP
I am trying to query active directory and I know that I can do a search like this: (&(objectClass=user) (&(mDBStorageQuota=10000))) where it searches for all objects that are ‘user’ objects and have an exchange lower limit set to ’10000′ which is 10MB. What I am trying to do is a search on a field that [...]
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| July 29, 2008 3:24 PM
Active Directory, LDAP, Windows
I am trying to query active directory and I know that I can do a search like this: (&(objectClass=user) (&(mDBStorageQuota=10000))) where it searches for all objects that are ‘user’ objects and have an exchange lower limit set to ’10000′ which is 10MB. What I am trying to do is a search on a field that [...]
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| July 29, 2008 3:24 PM
Active Directory, LDAP, Windows
