| Subject | Date Asked |
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| active directory | 8/4/2008 |
Q: tell me about trust in 2003 server
A: While this is a very broad question, I can give you some links that may help you. ...
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| Mac users in Security Groups is not working. | 10/3/2007 |
Q: I have a Windows 2003 Active Directory environment with Mac users. These users do not see their ...
A: Dave, I'm not sure I understand the question. When you create a new mac user, you want them to be ...
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| Manage Policy in Windows 2003 server | 8/29/2007 |
Q: HISTORY: I'm having a problem with our current network right now.At first, We build a parent and a ...
A: This link will show you how to use GPMC to backup and restore GPO's, you can use this to export and ...
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| DNS,DHCP and AD ! | 8/29/2007 |
Q: i wanna install AD , DNS and DHCP on my windows 2003 server but i dont know how to configure them , ...
A: This link will give you step by step instructions on installing AD and DNS ...
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| Server 2003 policies | 8/18/2007 |
Q: I have a windows 2003 server Enterprise Edition. and I m trying to configure it to automatically ...
A: What your looking for is a screen saver policy Screen Saver Settings Screen savers were originally ...
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| Server 2003 policies | 8/16/2007 |
Q: I have a windows 2003 server Enterprise Edition. and I m trying to configure it to automatically ...
A: Here is an excerpt from MSDN, keep in mind that this policy only disconnects drive mappings, local ...
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| Realtek Network Card Issue | 8/13/2007 |
Q: i have a Realtek Gigabit Ethernet Card, and till yesterday nite it was working fine, but today when ...
A: They only have support numbers for China, Taiwan, Japan and USA. Here is an Email address you can ...
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| Realtek Network Card Issue | 8/12/2007 |
Q: i have a Realtek Gigabit Ethernet Card, and till yesterday nite it was working fine, but today when ...
A: Network cards as well as other devices are susepctible to failure, whether it's due to power surges ...
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| Sending large files - a QB file of 600 MB file | 8/7/2007 |
Q: We have an offsite accountant who needs access to our Quickbooks file which is around 600 MBs. Do ...
A: I used to use WSFTP, it was free, I'm not sure if it is any longer. http://www.wsftp.com/ The ...
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| TCP IP | 8/3/2007 |
Q: Just installed a new router, a Linksys G, and I am getting error mesagge - "TCP IP is not enable ...
A: You may have multiple adapters in you pc, check the IP settings on all adapters and make sure they ...
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| how to open a port | 7/29/2007 |
Q: It would be great if you can help with those: 1) When I send a message via MSN messenger or gmail ...
A: There is no easy way to intercept email or chat for these purposes. When we say open a port we refer ...
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| errors | 7/25/2007 |
Q: I am running windows small server 2003. On my c: I am out of room and need to make room. I am ...
A: You can unshare shared folders, move them and share them on the d drive without any issues. Also ...
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| Remote Desktop | 7/12/2007 |
Q: We have a Windows XP environment at work and we're running Windows 2000 server. Here's my ...
A: This is populated by broadcast, Can you browse to these servers, if you open my networks (or ...
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| DNS Pointers | 7/9/2007 |
Q: Can you help me to understand the pointers in DNS and what they are used for? Are they created ...
A: A pointer record in DNS allows for reverse lookups, meaning when you look for a server or web site ...
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| wifi | 6/28/2007 |
Q: As per out previous discussion,do you know of any way I can have my laptop in 2 different places ...
A: Sounds like DHCP is not working correctly, have you checked the configuration of your router? Do you ...
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| Server-AD | 6/26/2007 |
Q: We have 2 servers on our network. The one is a Windows 2003 Server, which is the primary domain ...
A: If you can get to the registry of the Windows 2000 server go here Under Hkey Local Machine ...
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| wifi | 6/26/2007 |
Q: As per out previous discussion,do you know of any way I can have my laptop in 2 different places ...
A: Does both locations use automatic IP addresses or DHCP? Or do you have a static IP address at one ...
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| Windows Share Permissions | 6/26/2007 |
Q: My question is this... In the windows share permissions for some of the shared directories in our ...
A: Do you also see a long series of #'s and letters? Or GUID # Sometimes when a permission has been ...
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| setting up two computers in a network | 6/24/2007 |
Q: I have a Dell desktop about 5 years old, and a Sony Vaio laptop about 4 years old. They are both ...
A: Most Wireless routers also Have ports for CAT5 cables to plug directly in. You can use both for ...
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| users | 6/23/2007 |
Q: Is it possible to move data from one user to another in xp?.Also how do I open two users at the same ...
A: When in XP if you have administrative priveledges on the PC then the easiest way to do this is, ...
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| Not able to see other computers in workgroup | 6/22/2007 |
Q: Have a DT running XP home SP2 and a laptop running Vista Home Premium. I have set up the network ...
A: Did you use the networking Wizards on both PC's? sometimes you may need to enable Netbios on the ...
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| Server-AD | 6/21/2007 |
Q: We have 2 servers on our network. The one is a Windows 2003 Server, which is the primary domain ...
A: The first question is, when was the last backup taken? If you have a recent backup you will need to ...
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| wireless network | 6/21/2007 |
Q: I have wifi for my computer.It has always worked for me. Recently, I went away for the weekend and ...
A: I would just note where you entered passwords so you can remove them in the future, I travel at ...
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| wireless network | 6/20/2007 |
Q: I have wifi for my computer.It has always worked for me. Recently, I went away for the weekend and ...
A: It depends on where you needed to put the password, usually when I travel the passwords I use are ...
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| Active directory | 6/19/2007 |
Q: folder in windows server 2003 Active directory.I will be thankful to you if you help me.
A: We publish printers and shared folders in Windows Server 2003 or more precisely in Active Directory ...
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| Home Folder | 6/16/2007 |
Q: Could you tell me the steps for assigning home folders for domain users.I will be thankful to you.
A: Assign a home folder to a domain user Note: To specify a network path for the home folder, you must ...
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| User Account | 6/14/2007 |
Q: I went into user accounts and when I switch hed accounts, two accounts were deleted and I now do not ...
A: Did you delete the "Administrator" account or an account that has administrator priveledges. Try ...
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| Remote Desktop | 6/14/2007 |
Q: We have a server running Server 2003 & a network of about 30 computers all running XP Pro. I ...
A: If you are using WINS you need to view the database and delete the old record, otherwise you will ...
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| Windows 2003 Server with Very Low Disk Space | 6/14/2007 |
Q: I couldn't find an exact category for this problem so forgive me if I'm posting in the wrong area. I ...
A: I usually don't recommend using imaging on Domain Controllers, if it is the only server in the ...
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| Win server 2003 tool | 6/13/2007 |
Q: I hope you are doing well. With you extensive experience. Do you know any type of use full tool to ...
A: It looks like you need to remove the computer accounts before adding them again. Open AD users and ...
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| trouble connect to domain | 6/13/2007 |
Q: I am having trouble to connect to domain, even though the domain is up and running. When I want to ...
A: It sounds like you have 2 problems. One you have Name resolution problems, you need to check WINS ...
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| Remote Desktop | 6/12/2007 |
Q: We have a server running Server 2003 & a network of about 30 computers all running XP Pro. I ...
A: Shelly, Check your DNS settings, also try connecting to the remote desktops with the IP address ...
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| netone connection problem | 6/11/2007 |
Q: Sir, am having bsnl-netone connection for my home pc, now my problem is am not able to connect net ...
A: I am not sure what Netone is, do you have the installation CD from Netone? It sounds like after the ...
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| connecting to Internet in a home Wlan | 6/10/2007 |
Q: I have this Wlan with Netgear Router to share internet to my 3 PCs since various years and it works ...
A: I'm not sure what useless services you disabled, did you also disable this on the other pc's? I ...
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| networking and formatting computer | 6/5/2007 |
Q: ! im vanessa.. gud day to you.. amm.. i just wanna ask on how i can format my computer using windows ...
A: Vanessa, You can boot to the Windows XP cd by rebooting the pc with the xp disc in the drive, if it ...
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| how to use remote desktop | 6/4/2007 |
Q: How can I use remote desktop to connect from my school computer to my home computer.
A: This all depands on Firewall settings on your school network and home, If you have a cable modem and ...
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| Printer sharing | 6/3/2007 |
Q: I have three computers networked together. Two running Windows XP and one running Windows Vista. I ...
A: Have you shared the Printer on the pc it is installed? check the permissions on the printer also ...
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| networking | 5/31/2007 |
Q: i am however trying to decide which of the following i should do first. There is a course called ...
A: From the sounds of it the Network Cabling will probably teach you how to run cables and terminate ...
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| Group policy failure. | 5/27/2007 |
Q: I have a problem with group policy and I hope that you can take the time to help me out. First the ...
A: Mostafa, On first glance it appears that your workstation cannot contact the server hosting the ...
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| Computer in LAN workgroup not recognized | 5/26/2007 |
Q: Trying to get a simple (hah) two-XP network operating. Gateway is a desktop XP Home, client is newer ...
A: When you say one is a Gateway, I'm not sure what you mean, if you have a router you should not need ...
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| ip based camera | 5/26/2007 |
Q: i have a sony high resolution web camera with a 10/100mbps termination. can i use it for netmeeting? ...
A: Most webcams I've used are connected with USB, it is possible that you can use this for a web cam, I ...
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| Client Services Netware | 5/26/2007 |
Q: (I don't know if I have come to the right adress but Netware is a networking client, so I thought ...
A: You need to go to the network properties to remove the netware client, if you use the "Right" mouse ...
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| Connection question | 5/24/2007 |
Q: I am using a laptop and therefore am using a wireless connection. However, my laptop picks up the ...
A: If you use your "right" mouse button and click on the wireless network settings, does it show enable ...
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| DNS | 5/24/2007 |
Q: First of all I hope you have a good day. I'm running a w3k server as a router (NAT) to grant ...
A: Your probably best to use your ISP DNS servers as your DNS server would forward the Internet queries ...
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| Port Forwarding | 5/23/2007 |
Q: We got a small home network in Dlink 302G modem with the IP's ranging from 10.1.1.3 to 10.1.1.32.We ...
A: Your static IP in the 10.x.x.x range is non routable, these are reserved for private networks such ...
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| POP Server | 5/22/2007 |
Q: How to setup a POP server on the internet using windows 3k server. Any help would be appreciated. ...
A: Please replace contoso.com with your domain name, and server name taken from: ...
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| Group policy failure. | 5/22/2007 |
Q: I have a problem with group policy and I hope that you can take the time to help me out. First the ...
A: Sorry I took a few days, I still feel this is a rights issue, the ADM files are stored in the sysvol ...
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| Group policy failure. | 5/21/2007 |
Q: I have a problem with group policy and I hope that you can take the time to help me out. First the ...
A: When you say Microsoft support center, do you mean that you called in and had a support case open on ...
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| win XP firewall connection prob for P2P telecasts | 5/20/2007 |
Q: From today morning I got frustrated like anything ... bcos none of the TV softwares(TVU Player, ...
A: I would check with whoever is administrating the shared Internet connection with you. Also see if ...
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| help please | 5/20/2007 |
Q: i have problem with internet.i can connect to internet for first time.if i disconnect internet and i ...
A: Without knowing your network configuration, it is difficult to pinpoint the cause of this. It looks ...
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| Restrict some LAN computers Internet via win2k3 server | 5/18/2007 |
Q: I have a LAN of 50 winXPsp2 workstations, in a win2k3sp2 domain. I have single DSL connection for ...
A: ISA will do this, however it is not one of my specialties, There are wizards for creating rules in ...
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| Windows Networking | 5/17/2007 |
Q: I am the sys admin for a VLAN network in a college. I have a domain server and active directory ...
A: There are a few ways to do this, if you'velocked them down with GPO all you need to do is add them ...
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| windows xp issues | 5/14/2007 |
Q: My question is I have a dell latitude laptop with windows xp has serious operating windows issues is ...
A: t, Sometimes you can make a bootable copy of tools such as Antivirus and disk utilities, From the ...
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| Windows permissions | 5/12/2007 |
Q: I'm very confused about setting up Windows share and security permissions. If, for example, I have ...
A: exactly, however if you assign permissions to a folder on the security (or NTFS permissions)Tab and ...
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| Windows permissions | 5/11/2007 |
Q: I'm very confused about setting up Windows share and security permissions. If, for example, I have ...
A: The share permissions control permissions on the share while the security tab controls NTFS ...
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| Simultaneous dial up and lan connections to the internet | 4/17/2007 |
Q: I would like to know if there is a setting with in windows XP or a thrid party program that I can ...
A: This is not possible in XP, if it were they would probably lock it down with GPO as well. There is ...
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| home network printing | 3/14/2007 |
Q: I have xp home ed. on my cpu and use broadband cable access. I recently added a netgear router and ...
A: You should be able to network the pc's without these disks. Here is a link to download a Word doc ...
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| Trying to transfer files from old PC to new PC | 2/28/2007 |
Q: I am trying to transfer flies from a Windows XP 2000 with Service Pack 4 computer (my old PC)to a ...
A: From the description of the problem it looks like you are getting the error on the XP pc. I would ...
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| Moving programs from c drive to d drive | 2/25/2007 |
Q: How can I move my programs from my c drive to my d drive? I would like to keep my c drive with ...
A: John, The registry contains information on where the program is installed, with some applications ...
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| Network adapter | 2/22/2007 |
Q: I had an older computer with windows xp and my network adapter worked good, but the computer was a ...
A: Are you sure the pins matched up on the slot you installed it in? If it is the same try another ...
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| M$ Win Server 2003 can not ping xp clients | 2/21/2007 |
Q: I have a LAN with 7 PCs and another PC as server!! but my server which has M$ Windows Server™ 2003 ...
A: Ali, The address you are pinging is the loopback address of the server. The IP addresses need to be ...
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| Automatic Log Off | 2/8/2007 |
Q: I have two networks runing Win2k3 with Xp Pro clients. I would like to be able to have the server ...
A: there is a tool at www.sysinternals.com called PsShutdown it's a command line utility that you can ...
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| Active Directory | 10/24/2006 |
Q: Can I make some user object attributes mandatory instead of optional (for example making the adress ...
A: Rida, The only way to do this is to use LDP as there are no safeguards in place like ADSIedit has. ...
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