en-us Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:02:27 -0500 donotreply@minasi.com 60 Mark Minasi's Reader Forum http://web2.minasi.com/forum/ Mark Minasi's Reader Forum http://web2.minasi.com/forum/http://www.minasi.com/ http://web2.minasi.com/forum/mrdlog.jpg Mark Minasi's Reader Forum Minasi Forums 144 47 Lync 2010 help... NMDANGE http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38790&REPLY_ID=188388 Exchange Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:10:00 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38790 Quote:
I'd be happy to lend some assistance. I don't drink beer though [;)]]]> Scottisch siri Polymath5 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38784&REPLY_ID=188387 Off Topic Banter Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:11:06 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38784 Quote:
I want to see what it does with a heavy Brooklyn accent! LOL]]> Traffic jam Playwell http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38791 Off Topic Banter Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:34:53 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38791
Trains could not cope either. The trains where brought to a halt as well. Because of 4 inches of snow.

Ill prepared at least...

]]> Retirement of Exchange 2003 when ok but... lacrosseboy http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38787&REPLY_ID=188386 Exchange Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:43:57 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38787 Quote:
Thanks for the links, I missed these.]]> Hyper v Enterprise 4 VMs? wobble_wobble http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38738&REPLY_ID=188385 All things Virtual! Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:19:48 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38738 Quote:
Look for CIS CALs.
Not sure of the VL cost but added bonus software makes it worth it. ( core infrastructure, see er 2008 R2 and lower plus System Centre, excluding SQL.)]]> 2008R2 DC + File Server wkasdo http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38785&REPLY_ID=188384 Windows Server 2008 R2 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:17:07 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38785 Quote:
NAC/NAP yes, but not a trivial solution if you ask me .... some other idea's: if you have managed switches, 802.1x can do this. Alternatively, IPSEC? Only a domain-joined would have the correct policies to set up IPSEC to the fileserver.

Another idea: I haven't tried it, but I think that if you force the minimum authentication protocol to be NTLMv2 on the domain and the server, you block the workgroup access. That would be really simple.]]> 2012 forum meeting wobble_wobble http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38789 Forum Meetings Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:32:30 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38789
Every one I've emailed recently are on the speakers list. Ex speakers let me know.

I'll have a posting by Monday.

Folks looking forward to April.]]> File Permissions aval http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38703&REPLY_ID=188380 Windows Server 2008 R2 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:09:52 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38703 Quote:
New user on the domain (Joe) taking the place of (Bob) no longer working there.

Common practice is to rename Bob's user account(and other references to his name) to "Joe" in Active Directory.

Then Joe automatically has access to whatever Bob had access to.

Is this what you did?

I agree with your thought about name change, as of now they can access the data in the renamed folder, I think from me doing each sub folder manual.

You might (and maybe you did) look at what level permissions are applied (in Advanced settings): This folder only, folders and subfolders, etc..

That might avoid having to do the subfolders manually.

But you got it working, that's the main thing.]]> Windows boot /logon time needs to improve MrEclipseguy http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38788&REPLY_ID=188379 Miscellany (Technical) Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:41:04 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38788 Quote:
Very cool. However perception is only half the battle. It also depends on what if any GP's are being pushed to the machine, how big the users profile is (yes I know we are talking simply power up here) but ask any users, and they will tell you that it takes 5-10 minutes to come to their desktop before they can actually open any programs and get to work. Well Yea, you have a 15 gig profile and of course its going to be slower... But alas, looking forward to the technology catching up to the end users desires.]]> Huge Security Breach at Security Firm Symantec aval http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38660&REPLY_ID=188376 Miscellany (Technical) Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:44:42 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38660 Quote:
Although, personally, I've not had bad luck with Symantec in the last 10 years, the latest version, SEP 12.1, opens a scan window at seemingly random times which distracts users.

I'm calling tech support about this right now.

Oops! Just been cut for the second time.

And I'm not making this up:

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH105319&locale=en_US

Unindentified scans... Come on!

I'd go ahead and run that script but I want to determine if I'd limit my protection.

I too am wondering if it's not time to move to something else.

But what?

ESET comes to mind.

???]]> First CAS2010 in Exc2007 env and OWA Err aval http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38769&REPLY_ID=188375 Exchange Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:28:00 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38769 Quote:
I'm glad to hear it's working for you.

But... some of this is surprising me.

I've learned that if E2K7 and E2K10 are going to co-exist for a period of time, you need:

1. To configure a legacy.domain.tld DNS record for the legacy CAS server (the existing mail,domain.tld (etc.) points to the E2K10 CAS svr).

(I think you could use another word than "legacy" though.

2. Retain a E2K7 CAS server.

-------------

Is there any documentation on just copying the E2K7 OWA binaries to the E2K10 CAS? And is this only for proyxing? We still need the E2K7 CAS, correct?]]> Permissions Polymath5 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38786&REPLY_ID=188374 Miscellany (Technical) Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:23:57 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38786 Quote:
That is what I thought, but wanted to make sure as it will take hours to update all the files.

Thanks so much!!]]> Microsoft Team Server 2010 NMDANGE http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38783&REPLY_ID=188370 Miscellany (Technical) Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:14:21 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38783 Quote:
Team Foundation Server can work with any plain text file type. It's just designed to work with Visual Studio]]> Took the plunge... JamesNT http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38773&REPLY_ID=188369 Off Topic Banter Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:25:33 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38773 Quote:
Jetze,

Best of luck on your new enterprise!

JamesNT]]> Pre-Migration Checklist - Networking Playwell http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38780&REPLY_ID=188368 Active Directory Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:46:47 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38780 Quote:
Just that you rules out netbios name resolving by broadcast by using vlans. And thus more productionlike.
]]> Difference between Server and client side rules. JSCLMEDAVE http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38782&REPLY_ID=188367 Exchange Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:39:06 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38782 Quote:
I read this to mean IF the client has set up their own rules (client Side Rule) then if I were to add a rule, via Exchange and the Exchange Management Shell, I would over write "all" of the rules that the client has set.

We do not set the rules for the clients, we have them set their own mailbox rules.]]> a Windows KMS question Ido http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38642&REPLY_ID=188364 Windows Server 2008 R2 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:36:29 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38642 Quote:
Hi Michael,

Thanks you for you’r input. It took us some time but we have solved the problem and can activate machines again. You were right. There is no way around this problem. We had to create more virtual machines and rearm them, in order to get the count up. See Citrix KB : http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX128580 for more information. Just making those machines in order to get the count up is not enough. There should be enough working machines in the network, some of the time (they need to be started once in a while), just to ‘keep the count up’. The ‘Cache’ will be deleted after 180 days (as far as I understood) so if there were machines registered there (which are not active at a time) they will be ‘gone’ and we are down again to a low KMS count. The KMS activation is only good for 180 days. After that, the already activated machines will try renewing. If the count is under 25, they will not be authorised again and will go into a 30 days period before Windows will begin telling the users that it may not be genuine. My advice to people – don’t use KMS service if you don’t have to.
]]> IPV6 and 2008R2 DC pdumigan http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38776&REPLY_ID=188363 Active Directory Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:29:07 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38776 Quote:
Thanks for the help!

I'll give this a try. I'll apply it to the server's OU to stop the AAAA record initially. Then I'll make sure it is on the DC OU for when the DCPromo moves the computer object. Then the clients' OU. I have some R2 clusters that I should probably keep it away from.

Thanks Again!]]> Jobs Inquiry netmarcos http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38781 Miscellany (Technical) Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:33 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38781 I am in dire need of SQL SRS reporting specialists and SharePoint/EPM developers located in the US/Canada. Please, if you or anyone you know is at all interested, contact me as soon as possible.

There is work to be done and money to be made.[;)]]]> Domain trust and netbios wkasdo http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38774&REPLY_ID=188358 Windows Server 2008 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:25:20 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38774 Quote:
quote:
Originally posted by cj_berlin

quote:
Originally posted by wkasdo

As will WINS :-)


I thought about mentioning that but shouldn't we avoid disturbing the dead?
Geriatric but not dead I'm afraid. About 50% of the enterprises still seem to have it. Had one funny case last month. I was inspecting their AD and was asked to have a look at WINS. I discovered that it was configured completely wrong: not replicating, and wrong IP addresses. It was not being used at all! At that point we just turned it off :-)]]> Removing dead Exchange 03 from Exchange 2007 setup Jazzy http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38775&REPLY_ID=188348 Exchange Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:35:56 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38775 Quote:
And then remove it according this article: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb288905(EXCHG.80).aspx I'm glad you're taking this approach, by the way. I cannot stress enough how importent it is to follow these two steps to get your environment healthy again. There are no shortcuts, do not try to remove stuff with ADSIedit.]]> Yellow error window after deployment sylvain_langlois http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38726&REPLY_ID=188345 Deployment: Windows and apps Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:14:22 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38726 Quote:
Thanks for the info. I didn't know that the logs moved around during deployment, which makes sense.

Still, I can't see where this error message is coming from. When the deployment is over, the first line of LiteTouch.log and BDD.log has the exact same error, with the same time stamp.
]]> How to modify the BCD (WinPE 3.1) on a USB samukange http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38764&REPLY_ID=188340 SS Problems, Solutions, Questions, Answers Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:21:39 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38764 Quote:
Mark,

First off let me say thank you for responding. I sure didnt expect to get a response from "the great one" himself.

Please call me Samu. I will try BUILDPE.CMD and let you know how it goes. Or can you just create a new BCD file?]]> Sites and Replication not working joregon http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38772&REPLY_ID=188339 Active Directory Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:39:14 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38772 Quote:
I appreciate the reply. Neither one of the documents seemed to provide a solution to the problem.

Even though I would have liked knowing how to fix it, I simply ran dcpromo to remove AD then re-ran dcpromo to promote to a DC again. This seemed to fix the problem. I'm glad it wasn't a production DC.]]> Error when backing up a DB lady_mcse http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38705&REPLY_ID=188338 SQL Server Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:41:20 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38705 Quote:
Keep in mind I am soooo not an SQL expert ... I know just enough to be dangerous.

But I would first take a look at disk space. Wherever the trans logs are, is there still plenty of empty disk space at the time the backup attempts are failing? Wherever the trans log backups are being written to, is there enough empty disk for the backup files to be written?]]> Ultimate Big Brother joe_elway http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38740&REPLY_ID=188332 Miscellany (Technical) Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:31:57 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38740 Quote:
http://www.absolute.com/en/lojackforlaptops/home.aspx

I got a presentation on this a few years ago. Uses circuitry in the laptop itself. I was told Dell had the circuits on their motherboards and you could activate them with a license. You could uninstall the agent but the circuit would reinstall it, call home, and you could call the cops ... or send in the troops as was allegedly done in Iraq.]]> Nightmares creating Windows PE boot disk downtime http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38762&REPLY_ID=188328 Windows 7 Desktop Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:12:57 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38762 Quote:
Thanks for the info Mark, the SteadierState tools looks pretty cool.

Unfortunately, when I tried the Windows PE disk (as per Newsletter #59), I get the following Windows Boot Manager Error:

Windows Boot Manager - Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause to fix the problem:
1. Insert your Windows installation disc and restart your computer.
2. Choose your language settings and then click "Next."
3. Click "Repair your Computer."
If you do not have this disk, contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance.
Status: 0xc000000f

Now, I did a bit more digging and found this Technet Article:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itproinstall/thread/355e386c-7472-48e2-998e-6ae1d14f7e3f

Basically I followed these steps and it worked OK:

1. copype.cmd x86 c:\winpe_x86

2. copy “c:\program files\windows aik\Tools\x86\imagex.exe” c:\winpe_x86\iso
3. imagex /mountrw c:\winpe_x86\winpe.wim 1 c:\winpe_x86\mount

4. xcopy "c:\program files\windows aik\Tools\x86\Servicing" c:\winpe_x86\iso\Servicing /s

5. copy c:\winpe_x86\winpe.wim c:\winpe_x86\ISO\sources\boot.wim

6. oscdimg -n -bc:\winpe_x86\etfsboot.com c:\winpe_x86\ISO c:\winpe_x86\winpe_x86.iso

Burn the .iso file and reboot the PC (making sure the PC is set to boot from CD-ROM/DVD first). Also, make sure you burn the ISO file correctly!

I then get the Windows PE prompt (at last) [:D]

Edit: I should have stated that I am using Windows 7 Professional and WAIK version 6.1.7600.16385]]> The Device Is Not Connected for All/Most Files don2007 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38739&REPLY_ID=188325 Windows Home Server Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:08:21 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38739 Quote:
I have never used WHS, so my following opinions are just that, opinions or better yet guesses. IMO, any drive can go bad instantly. Backups can be on logical partitions or physical partitions. I'm sure you already know the difference. If not, ask for an explanation between the two.

If I run into a drive where data recovery is needed, I use backtrack Linux to attempt a recovery. There are other distributions that are favored by other users. Either way, a boot CD has to be created & used to boot the machine. Then the original hard drive has to be mounted & read. I use the following commands:
fdisk -l (that's the letter l)That will tell me if the hard drive is seen. If it is, it will probably say /dev/sda1 or something similar.
Then I would run the following commands:
cd /mnt
mkdir ntfs
ln -s /dev/sda1 /mnt/ntfs
cd /mnt/ntfs
ls -asl |more

You should see the missing files. If you do there are ways to copy them across the network, once you connect the NIC
That would be:
dhclient eth0



]]> Win Server 2008 - Networking Found. - page 376 Jerbo http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38766&REPLY_ID=188324 Post Book Errata Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:49:53 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38766 Quote:
Wow! I never thought you'd be so efficient with a comment and/or reply...
Where do I sign up for the lifetime membership? :)

Thanks for your excellent work on the books; they've been an enormous help.]]> Central Administration Hangs After Clean Install lady_mcse http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38770&REPLY_ID=188323 Windows SharePoint Services / Portal Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:28:04 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38770 Quote:
Sure sounds like something DNS related to me. Especially that bit about 2 hr wait for the service account selection. Does it also take a long time for the initial logon (computer applying settings)?

Your first time opening CA and opening up web pages for the first time are always going to be slow, but should still be within a minute or two if everything underneath is working well.

Can you open the CA any faster from a remote PC? (You'll need to know the Port # and key in the URL for it)
Is this a single box with SQL & CA\Web Front End on the same machine?

If the remote PC opens faster, then it's possible that this article may apply to your situation:
http://www.harbar.net/archive/2009/07/02/disableloopbackcheck-amp-sharepoint-what-every-admin-and-developer-should-know.aspx

]]> Cached Domain Logon Info wkasdo http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38771&REPLY_ID=188318 Windows 7 Desktop Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:33:52 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38771 Quote:
I've always interpreted this as 50 different users. AFAIK, there is no limit on the number of times I can logon to an non-connected laptop.]]> Access Trust Relationship wkasdo http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38768&REPLY_ID=188317 Active Directory Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:30:49 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38768 Quote:
:-)

Good reason.]]> Is Mark Minasi on Video Mark Minasi we know? Mark Minasi http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38744&REPLY_ID=188314 Off Topic Banter Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:50:42 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38744 Quote:
Yes, but as I understand it, no one recognizes YOU these days, Jerrod!<g>]]> TechNet Guest Blogger TIM BOLTON Mark Minasi http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38755&REPLY_ID=188310 Miscellany (Technical) Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:42:54 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38755 Quote:
Nice! But of course not surprising.]]> outlook/exchange meeting tracking jon_ak http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38767 Exchange Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:02:28 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38767 Remote Desktop Services / Client OS Bruce98 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38763&REPLY_ID=188303 Windows Server 2008 R2 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:29:48 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38763 Quote:
quote:
Originally posted by cj_berlin

Bruce,

you can connect to a 2008 RDS from any client, it is backwards compatible. You might want to disable some of the security features on the server to ensure this but it is definitely possible to use your thin clients with a 2008 or newer RDS.

Thank you very much!]]> DC=Hyper-V guest, goes back and forth in time Pieter http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38745&REPLY_ID=188301 Active Directory Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:47:17 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38745 Quote:
Can anybody confirm that you have the same issue ?

Just search the System Event Log for source "EventLog" and ID "6009/6005/6013" and look at the timestamp just before and just after them.

Please mention if your DC's are virtual machines on Hyper-V.]]> Opening 2010 EMC Error messsage MadCow http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38754&REPLY_ID=188300 Exchange Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:21:27 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38754 Quote:

Creating a new user in AD and assigning it the Excahnge Org Admin rights resolved this issue. Looks like lots of people are having this issue.]]> PST Importer tool timberk http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38765&REPLY_ID=188299 Exchange Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:30:37 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38765 Quote:
Hey you're quick, Jetze![:)]

And the download page:

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=28767

~tb]]> Minasi Conference 2012 Announcement jadgate http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38263&REPLY_ID=188298 Forum Meetings Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:21:25 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38263 Quote:
Jerrod-

Check with Joe McGlynn (AKA Wobble_Wobble his forum handle) on the list of speakers. I know we had a pretty good list worked up as the middle of the month when I spoke to him, but it was not final. I finally got the cost details nailed down late last week. I realize you probably want to know who will be speaking before you plunk down the conference fee, but that's been Joe's task to finalize, so I can't tell you if he's got everything nailed down, schedule-wise. I have asked him to post it out on the Minasiconference.com web site as well.

Best,

Jim Adgate]]> Thank you Windows phone DennisMCSE http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38751&REPLY_ID=188294 Off Topic Banter Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:56:20 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38751 Quote:
quote:
Originally posted by joe_elway

I suppose it's lucky that only 1% of people are buying Windows Phone. Otherwise there'd be a line to get into the mental hospitals.

BTW, have you seen the Siri episode of The Big Bang Theory? Pure brilliance :)


That was an awesome episode on the Big Bang Theory!! The ending was great! [:D]

]]> REFS Playwell http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38760&REPLY_ID=188289 Microsoft News Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:17:22 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38760 Quote:
Wonder how it works with hard links, and shortcuts.
Would be nice if they'd make them dynamic.]]> W2K3 domain - PDC emulator down wkasdo http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38758&REPLY_ID=188288 Active Directory Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:34:05 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38758 Quote:
Agreed, DNS is where I'd investigate. Forwarders, zones, IP settings, etc.]]> RDS RemoteApp on Amazon AWS instance Brian480 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38761 Remote Desktop Services / Terminal Services Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:03:55 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38761 SO you thought SOPA was squashed ... joe_elway http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38759 Off Topic Banter Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:19:31 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38759
Meanwhile, the Irish government is trying to bring in a SOPA-like law without a parliamentary vote. I shouldn't be surprised ... a minister on the news tonight claimed that voting was undemocratic.

If you don't like ACTA/SOPA/what ever they call it, then keep the pressure on your local representatives.]]> Receive Connector Using DynamicDNS Service jon_ak http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38757&REPLY_ID=188285 Exchange Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:31:26 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38757 Quote:
Deleting and re-creating the receive connector along with the additional A record cured the woe to my ills. Even though the original receive connector had the same settings as the newly created, just must have been enough corruption/confusion from my experimentation. Fortunately, this is a test bed with eval versions of both 2k8r2 and exchange. Appreciate all the input...]]> Domain Controller - DHCP server? JamesNT http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38729&REPLY_ID=188276 Active Directory Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:23:38 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38729 Quote:
1 DC, 25 workstations, 7 servers two of which are terminal servers that support a combined 160 users. The one DC has DNS, DHCP.

No problems at all.

JamesNT]]> dnscmd error access denied Jazzy http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38756&REPLY_ID=188273 Windows Server 2008 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:53:13 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38756 Quote:
Cool! Glad I could help, didn't expect that to be honest. :)]]> Add new contacts to Exchange 2007 Jazzy http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=31168&REPLY_ID=150765 PowerShell Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:19:27 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=31168 Quote:
You're asking several things. First the New-MailContact cmdlet. You can read about the usage and the parameters in the documentation: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124519.aspx (simply Google the cmdlet, then click the first hit)

Notice that the required parameters are on top of the list, followed by the optional parameters. According this table we need the Name and ExternalEmailAddress parameter to make it work. The minimal usage is like this:

New-MailContact -Name "Jetze Mellema" -ExternalEmailAddress stoppen@hotmail.com
Agree? Now the csv-file magic, this is really interesting and not so complicated as it may seem at first.

The Import-csv cmdlet reads an csv-file en outputs the contents, which we can use as input for the next command. Lets create a csv-file with only this content:

FullName,Mail
Jetze Mellema, stoppen@hotmail.com
John Smith, mail@something.com

Save the file as test.csv. Now give the command 'import-csv test.csv', the output will be like:

FullName Mail
-------- ----

Jetze Mellema stoppen@hotmail.com
John Smith mail@something.com

As with all cmdlets you can pipe this output to other cmdlets as ft and fl. Notice that import-csv interprets the header of the file as the column names, we will use this names now to use the output as input for New-MailContact.

Import-csv test.csv | foreach { <insert our stuff here> }

Between the brackets we can write our cmdlet which will be run for every line in the csv-file. For example:

Import-csv test.csv | foreach { New-MailContact -Name $_.FullName -ExternalEmailAddress $_.Mail }

Notice we use $_ to refer to the data coming from the stream and then a dot and the name of the 'column'. I'm sure that other members on the forum can explain this in better terminology but this is all I have for you. [:)]

Did it help?]]> I feel So Stupid and Frustrated. Polymath5 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38669&REPLY_ID=188268 Photography Discussion Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:09:37 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38669 Quote:
The memory card pic might be good for someone who doesn't shoot a lot of stuff. I burn through cards and format them daily. But it is a clever idea!]]> Unlimited Cloud Storage... netmarcos http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38056&REPLY_ID=188265 Cool Links Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:52:46 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38056 Quote:
Yep. I am backing up all of my cool stuff to Bitcasa - as encrypted archives. Might use it to share non-essential stuff with a few people as well. Nice alternative to ftp drop folder.]]> Libraries folder opens every time you login Mark Minasi http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38753&REPLY_ID=188260 Windows 7 Desktop Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:12:01 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38753 Quote:
1) Check logon scripts. (Obvious, but worth looking at.)
2) Download autoruns from www.sysinternals.com and look for any references to the library.
3) Download procmon from Sysinternals and tell it to track everything that happens upon reboot. VERY large pile of data, but you can search its output and, again, look for the library.
4) Use group policy to turn on file auditing and then mark that folder (or folders, as it's a library) and watch the logs.

I hope this helps!]]> Does WSB Backup supports HDD more than 512b Mark Minasi http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38749&REPLY_ID=188259 Miscellany (Technical) Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:57:28 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38749 Quote:
Hi Nikolas -- basically Windows ITSELF doesn't understand 4K drives, so Backup -- which does block-level writes -- won't either.

One workaround is to send the backup to a SHARE... that's not block level.]]> Windows clock speeding up!?! lady_mcse http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38737&REPLY_ID=188254 Windows Server 2003 R2 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:06:54 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38737 Quote:
I've definitely seen where VMs lose time, usually because of competing resources. Like in one environment things were fine when a physical host had 2 VMS on it, but added a 3rd and while the end-users were satisfied with performance, all three started losing time. So in that case, I set them all to synch their clocks daily with the DC via script.

Haven't heard of one speeding up tho, but I think I would look at overclocking as a possible cause.]]> Three-Way Muder lady_mcse http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38752&REPLY_ID=188252 Off Topic Banter Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:58:13 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38752 Quote:
At least it was just a simple typo, and not Text-speak, like "MRDR". But in a headline is pretty badd. :-)

I found a typo in SharePoint the other day ... the central admin tool, working in User Profile Synch permissions ... says to use use a Failover server in "conjution with a SQL server database mirroring".



]]> Server 2008R2 better than Linux DC because....? Bruce98 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38648&REPLY_ID=188251 Windows Server 2008 R2 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:54:31 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38648 Quote:
Thanks to everyone for your help with this, greatly appreciated!]]> GEICO Pig Commercial - Time for some bacon! lacrosseboy http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38730&REPLY_ID=188243 Off Topic Banter Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:17:01 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38730 Quote:
It's stolen from Anger Birds!]]> Add 2 fields from CSV into 1 new field Nodgiles http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38747&REPLY_ID=188242 PowerShell Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:04:17 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38747 Quote:
found it. Its because I didnt specify unique sAMAccountName's so I added them in and it worked like a charm. I thought that having unique name's would be enough. I was wrong :-)]]> Latest RU for Exchange 2010 SP2 MadCow http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38748&REPLY_ID=188240 Exchange Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:33:42 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38748 Quote:

Thanks Jazzy.]]> Adding a new server to the existing CAS array DougWright http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38746&REPLY_ID=188239 Exchange Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:28:42 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38746 Quote:
Excellent. Well, that was easy. So then, the only thing I really need to do to make it a functional member of the array is to add the new server's IP to the load balancer. Thank you.]]> Event ID 1000 Error Web Front End Curt http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38550&REPLY_ID=188228 Windows SharePoint Services / Portal Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:28:32 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38550 Quote:
Sounds more like a symptom than a share point issue.
run a SQL trace and network trace for failed ODBC from a system DSN.
The logs have to show the security failure.


quote:
Originally posted by ostinoh

Hello -

On my web front end running Windows Sharepoint Services 2.0 I keep getting the following error three time always at the 8th mintute on one server and the 38th minute on my other server.

Thoughts on why and how to stop that?

Here is the error from event viewer

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Windows SharePoint Services 2.0
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1000
Date: 12/13/2011
Time: 3:08:46 PM
User: N/A
Computer: SXP00HTTP01E
Description:
#50070: Unable to connect to the database RosettaBPConfig on SWP00SQL05C\finp01. Check the database connection information and make sure that the database server is running.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.



]]> Windows SIM was unable to generate a catalog harmandeep http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=33242&REPLY_ID=188226 Deployment: Windows and apps Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:36:14 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=33242 Quote:
^^^ and Win2K8R2 is virtual Instance under VMware Workstation v7.1.5]]> Error 0xc000000e Restoring Windows 7 w/ ImageX chad_work2001 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38743&REPLY_ID=188224 Deployment: Windows and apps Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:49:12 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38743 Quote:
Good distinction and caveat Johan. Thanks.]]> Open Source Password Management Server? jadgate http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38714&REPLY_ID=188223 Miscellany (Technical) Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:42:52 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38714 Quote:
Anthony-

It just so happens I've come accross something that is browser based a few weeks back that tries to balance between security and usability. It works with both IE and FF on desktops. I think there's a mobile version as well. In my use of it so far, with the plug in enabled, its pretty "smart" about recognizing when you are at a site and prompting to add a new site's credentials to the list of stored credentials.

http://lastpass.com/

The old standby of Password Safe works as well but is less convienient to use as it requires you to keep a copy on your HD and move it around if you have multiple systems you work on.

Later,

Jim Adgate
]]> DNS Replication Pieter http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=36377&REPLY_ID=188220 Windows Server 2008 R2 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:31:25 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=36377 Quote:
To force AD integrated DNS zones :

1. force AD replication (scripted with repadmin or with Site and Services GUI, dssite.msc. Beware always pull replication !)
2. Reload the DNS zone (Re-click zone and choose Reload in the DNS management console, dnsmgmt.msc)

]]> Office 365 - or Google Docs for schools anthony http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38731&REPLY_ID=188216 Miscellany (Technical) Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:26:39 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38731 Quote:
Google in and of itself does work pretty well for a school. But there are some add-ons you can buy to really make it powerful. There are several control panel add-ins that let you bulk modify permissions on Google Docs, move ownership, bulk set permissions, etc. One that comes to mind is Promevo gPanel, it has some really great stuff if you find that the built-in admin tools are lacking.

I recommend not jumping to quickly into an add-in though. This way you can see what specific challenges you face and buy accordingly since each environment has it's own requirements. It's also always good to learn the platform before making additions to it.

You can also get gPanel for free if you use them as your re-seller.]]> Backing up virtual machines using Veeam B&R v6. wobble_wobble http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38741&REPLY_ID=188211 All things Virtual! Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:46:03 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38741 Quote:
I had a similar issue with Veeam 5 and 1GB Ethernet. Turned out the issue was NIC bindings but not sure how that helps in this instance.
Veeam tech support were very good, if that's any help.
]]> Help with Exchange Certificates Jazzy http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38742&REPLY_ID=188209 Exchange Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:33:28 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38742 Quote:
Scott, let's arrange a call/Skype/Lync whatever and let me explain how Autodiscover works. This will answer a lot of your questions and then we can make a plan to add Autodiscover to your environment. Ping me if you'd want that.]]> Lifehacker Pack for Windows and Mac: Best software netmarcos http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=37812&REPLY_ID=188195 Cool Links Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:57:31 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=37812 Quote:
Good list. I already have most of them installed.]]> Import csv to ADSI Jazzy http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38736&REPLY_ID=188193 PowerShell Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:52:40 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38736 Quote:
quote:
Originally posted by jhicks

Jazzy, there's nothing wrong with the CSV. It works just fine. That's what you get when you create a custom object and then export it to a CSV.

I stand corrected. Thanks!]]> Deploying first CAS2010 in Exc2007 Setup MadCow http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38719&REPLY_ID=188192 Exchange Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:49:48 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38719 Quote:
Thanks jazzy.

Yes, I am aware of that. Correct me if I misunderstood ...

After we remove the NLB VIP from our CAS2007 and Virtual name is webmail.domain.comand point it to CAS2010. The mailboxes sitting on exchange 2007 will point to CAS2010 based on the autodiscover.domain.com which has the same VIP and the NLB and when the CAS2010 sees that the mailbox is sitting on Exchange 2007 it will route the request through/to the CAS2007?????

]]> RIM changes leadership - FINALLY! timberk http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38734&REPLY_ID=188190 Off Topic Banter Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:17:07 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38734 Quote:
Here's an amusing bit of commentary on this turn of events, eh?:


Take off, you hosers!

~tb]]> SQL Not Updating: MDT 2010 w/ SQL Express 2008 R2 Katharsis http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38597&REPLY_ID=188180 Deployment: Windows and apps Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:07:28 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38597 Quote:
Will do, but just wiped the test machine again. Re-deploying it now; you should get both in about 20-30 minutes. (So you can look for it, my address is also gmail with my last name in the address.) And thanks a lot for helping with this. It's been driving me slightly batty.

UPDATE: Sent.

UPDATE: Also, I do have the deploy accounts with db_datareader for the role membership. (I also have db_datawriter for the heck of it.)]]> SAN Certificate Name(s) - Exchange 2010 timberk http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38516&REPLY_ID=188183 Exchange Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:08:32 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38516 Quote:
Perhaps.

In our case, we modified the Autodiscover URL in the AD Service COnnection point:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940726

And also modified the Internal URL attribute of the EWS, OWA, ECP and the Offline address book.

HTH

~tb]]> Menu Bar Missing from Outlook 2003 Curt http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38732&REPLY_ID=188182 Frequently Asked Question Suggestions Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:44:50 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38732 Quote:
Thanks for that. Some sites will recommend removing the users email profile.

IMHO, that's a shotgun blast solution to the problem. Or mabye the Chemo method. Surgical strick like yours is better.

That file has been getting corrupt for years now.

They STILL have issues with it.
[:(]
]]> Purchasing with my Conscience Curt http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38735 Off Topic Banter Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:17:35 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38735
True I have a phone , but I don't have an iPhone. I have taken a good bit of teasing for not getting an Apple product.

But a recent article told me I made a good decision not going with that phone.

http://business.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/22/10211052-why-apple-says-it-cant-build-an-iphone-in-the-us#comments

It seems that the company can brag about their offshore faciilties that can pull thousands of workers out of the company dorms, be fed a cup of tea and an biscut and be put on a 12 hour shift to fast pace the new iPhone out the door.

Not sure how many of you have read the history of the industrial revolution but this is very much akin to abuses of the past.

Now if people are willing to do this for their own business I applaud the dedication, but if compelled to keep their gig just to keep their place in the "DORM" (Talk about doublespeak), then it is another matter. It's very true that most of our electronics come from off shore, but when I percieve that a product is being marketed at a consumer base that reacts rather than acts on the products offered something goes off in that "Secret Person of the heart".

That voice says, just what is going on here.

Who knows, I may yet get an iPhone. Or perhaps something else. I'm not crazy about what I have seen so far from the new Windows Phone offerings.

But I've not persued it.

Yet in view of this article my perceptive powers are telling me that I'm kinda glad I don't have one.

This way I'm out of the "iPhone collective". Collectivism is just not my thing.

I wonder what kind of tea that was?
[;)]
]]> Where is your iPhone made? joe_elway http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38733 Off Topic Banter Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:16:01 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38733 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/business/apple-america-and-a-squeezed-middle-class.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=apple%20china&st=cse

You can see a list of Foxconn's customers here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxconn#Major_customers Yes, it does include Microsoft: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57357453-92/microsoft-probing-report-of-foxconn-mass-suicide-threat/]]> DNS static records turn into dynamic records! wkasdo http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38721&REPLY_ID=188161 Windows Server 2008 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:04:57 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38721 Quote:
Did you try the hotfix?]]> Nikon D7000 DSLR Ordered NikolasE http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38708&REPLY_ID=188155 Photography Discussion Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:26:36 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38708 Quote:
quote:
Originally posted by Polymath5

There is bad and good about all brands. Wish there was one perfect one!!! Do you shoot RAW or JPG? If you shoot RAW, end result should be the same as RAW is merely an instruction set and not an image. jpg are another matter as it's the camera deciding what an image will look like.

I don't know that model, but you can't go wrong with Nikon or Canon. Pretty much always comes down to price and variations in feature set. Final images will be determined by the shooter, not the camera. :-)


I couldnt agree more about this info. Yes i shoot in Raw always and Process the Picture as i want it.]]> Zero Day: A Novel by Mark Russinovich Rastor728 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=36549&REPLY_ID=188150 Miscellany (Technical) Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:28:49 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=36549 Quote:
Not bad for a guy who wrote some cool utilities for Macintosh OSX to work inside of Windows Active Directory etc....(I am sure he has a lot of other technical references, I just remember all of his tools I used to get OS X and Windows AD to work together)]]> Good Advice on SQL Security Curt http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38358&REPLY_ID=188146 SQL Server Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:16:46 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38358 Quote:
The new price for 2012 enterprise is more than 6,800 bucks per core.

That simply HAS to come down.

]]> WIN 7 Phone Bug in iCircuit JSCLMEDAVE http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38728 Miscellany (Technical) Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:08:27 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38728 Wanted to pass on this article in case anyone here is working with apps for the WIN 7 Phone. It was over my head to say the least but thought it was a good article that may save someone some time and grief.

Microsoft Certification Engineer finds two year-old bug in iCircuit.


A Two-year-old Bug Found by Microsoft
præclarum
The home of Frank Krueger.
http://praeclarum.org/post/16194355039/a-two-year-old-bug-found-by-microsoft


Via Twitter!

@praeclarum Why not just put max current on DC source? Looking forward to playing with iCircuit on wp7!

Frank A. Krueger @praeclarum
@lor3 Because that doesn't solve the bug, just hides it. The bug is that a very large constant signal causes a divide by 0 in the scope.
]]> Consultants and Documentation aval http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38715&REPLY_ID=188140 Exchange Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:43:53 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38715 Quote:
Record with Camtasia Studio?

Experimenting with that myself now - for me, not as a consultant.
]]> User Folder Creation aval http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38727&REPLY_ID=188138 Active Directory Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:38:04 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38727 Quote:
Are you by any chance using Group Policy to delete profiles after a certain period of time?

I was, and discovered that although the profile was deleted, the folder - at least the top level folder - was NOT being deleted.

Result: there would be something like this under the Users folder (formely Documents and Settings):

User1
User1001
User1002

Think there was a period in there somewhere.

Anyway, it was a real mess so I disabled that feature.]]> Hyper-V Networking and best practices question joe_elway http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38725&REPLY_ID=188132 All things Virtual! Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:57:10 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38725 Quote:
Some of the best guidance on this from MSFT is -implied- in the virtualisation recommendation for Forefront TMG. You absolutely can use a combination of VLAN ID (tag) and firewall rules to run many different firewalled VMs on a single host and even on a single NIC. Should you?

The Hyper-V virtual network is secure. You cannot hop VLANs on it. However, if you introduce NIC teaming from a 3rd party then the guidance can change. You MUST read the NIC teaming documentation that is relevant to the version of NIC teaming that you install. BTW, always install the latest one you can find when deploying the host, and then test the crap out of it. I'm looking forward to Win 8 native NIC teaming.

Here's my recommendation for host NICs:

1 NIC: parent
1 (or more) NIC: Internal VMs
1 (or more) NIC: External VMs

Pysical isolation of external facing networks protects internal facing from external influences, e.g. DDOS. DDOS happens more often than you would think, and it happens to the SMEs too because they are less capable of defending themselves from blackmail attacks. Being in some hosting data center is no protection either ... they usually charge a fortune for "protection" against DDOS cos the devices are expensive.

Ideal world, you'll have seperate hosts in the DMZ, but not everyone has the scale to justify that.]]> Replacing Wireless Network timberk http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38713&REPLY_ID=188127 Miscellany (Technical) Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:23:26 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38713 Quote:
quote:
Originally posted by Polymath5

I would like to replace our current wireless network. Currently it just passes the ip address requests to dhcp server, so all the phones and ipads take up address space. .......




How long is the DHCP lease? For WiFi clients, it should be a lot shorter than the standard LAN/Workstation. Think in terms of hours, not days.

~tb]]> Document Version Control NMDANGE http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38717&REPLY_ID=188117 Windows Server 2008 R2 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:09:24 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38717 Quote:
Visual Studio Team Foundation Server is Microsft's version control software for developers. Probably not the target audience for the product but might be worth a look...]]> windows sbs 2008 and server 2008 wobble_wobble http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38707&REPLY_ID=188101 Windows Server 2008 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:26:57 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38707 Quote:
Nope - only issues with SBS are as stated;
The SBS has to be the FSMO role holder (PDC, RID, Schema, Infrastucture, Domain Naming Master) and cannot do forest/ domain trusts.

There is the 75 user limit as well - but you gotta have a down size.

You can have as many DC's as you want though. You can also have a different exchange server/ sharepoint. Its a good, reliable product.
]]> Trust Win 2003 - Audito Logon wkasdo http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38718&REPLY_ID=188100 Active Directory Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:14:38 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38718 Quote:
tough problem :-) ... but badly defined :-(

Why do you need to know this, and what do you need to report exactly? What sort of access (any/ldap/file/http/sql/rds/...)? And can you assume the access originates from a given machine, or not even that?]]> Schedule Task as a Standard User wkasdo http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38720&REPLY_ID=188098 Windows 7 Desktop Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:54:17 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38720 Quote:
grant "logon as a batch job"?]]> Steps to Connecting to Deployment Share - Looping chad_work2001 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38693&REPLY_ID=188084 Deployment: Windows and apps Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:55:53 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38693 Quote:
I think what fixes this problem is the old "Clean the disk then try again" trick.
]]> Sysprep Seems to Pause Until One Clicks it - Why? chad_work2001 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38706&REPLY_ID=188081 Deployment: Windows and apps Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:13:27 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38706 Quote:
Thanks Johan, I was hoping it wasn't just me.]]> CCIE R&S pass JSCLMEDAVE http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38716&REPLY_ID=188076 IP routing Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:12:10 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38716 Quote:
Ok,,,]]> Laptop and windows tablet disk encryption JSCLMEDAVE http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38712&REPLY_ID=188073 Miscellany (Technical) Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:49:05 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38712 Quote:
quote:
Originally posted by MrEclipseguy

PGP?


Yeah I was going to say PGP or you could look at TrueCrypt.
http://www.truecrypt.org/

Depends on how you want to deploy it.]]> Ex2010 - Archiving Mailbox & MBX Retention Policy Jazzy http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38709&REPLY_ID=188069 Exchange Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:53:01 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38709 Quote:
Does this help? http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/exchangesvrcompliance/thread/a9862b81-c832-4d0e-9484-a300e1c5bd5c]]> Test Phish your employees. Isaac http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38710&REPLY_ID=188068 Off Topic Banter Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:02:57 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38710 Quote:
It's free, according to their own website license"

quote:
Ah, yes, spt is indeed licensed. The great part is that it is licensed under version 3 of the GNU General Public License. Awesome! spt is free, as in free beer, also as in freedom. Or, free like free shotgun shells and health packs…you know, for the zombie apocalypse.

Use the spt as you wish, modify it, change it…just don’t steal it or try to claim it’s yours or your idea. That’s about it. Free.
]]> Wiki Support in Sharepoint 2010 Bbacoyiannis http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38711&REPLY_ID=188067 Windows SharePoint Services / Portal Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:40:51 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38711 Quote:
Thanks anyone has any stories, we are evaluating how good the wiki function is in Sharepoint 2010..]]> Factoids and the odd opinion that don't fit... JamesNT http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38661&REPLY_ID=188061 Miscellany (Technical) Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:37:15 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38661 Quote:
Why yes it is, THANK YOU, MARK!!

JamesNT]]> Exchange 2010 SP1 issue -can't sync w/Droid 2.2 anthony http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=35503&REPLY_ID=188059 Exchange Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:58:42 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=35503 Quote:
I have a HTC EVO (Sprint) and I was seeing issues with my calendar only doing a one-way sync with Exchange 2010. As a matter of fact, none of the 5 Android devices that our users have would sync the calendar. Changes from Outlook/Exchange were pushed, but nothing that happened on the phone would get back to Outlook. If you changed an appointment time in Outlook, it would leave the old one, then add a new one with the new time.

I ended up doing a few different things to fix it from things I read on different forums.

1. Delete the sync partnership from the phone.

2. Clear the cache of the calendar app.

3. In Outlook, while in Calendar view, show ALL appointments in "list" view. Do a Ctrl "A" and select all the appointments. Right-click and put a category on ALL of them (anything it does not matter). Let it finish. Then Right-click again, and REMOVE the category. Supposedly, this does some sort of "refresh" on the calendar data from the server, and makes it all sync up again with the server. (god only knows, but it works)

4. Remove the battery from your phone, and re-insert it.

5. Power it on, and re-create the ActiveSync partnership.

After doing all that, my calendar started working again both ways. Apparently, it's bad on the built in Android app to accept appointment requests from the phone. One user I read narrowed it down to accepting an appointment, is what caused the calendar sync to stop.

Strange, but I would still not use an iPhone.]]> two working images into one image Mark Minasi http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38694&REPLY_ID=188052 Deployment: Windows and apps Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:28:23 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38694 Quote:
Ah... thanks!<g>]]> Ex2010 problems clarinathan http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38695&REPLY_ID=188048 Exchange Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:41:02 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38695 Quote:
If you lost the server, then you won't have the private key, unless you had a backup (PFX) file exported.
So you will need to recreate the certificate with new-exchangecertificate.
Cheers
Nathan
]]> Server doesn't show up in Network wkasdo http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38700&REPLY_ID=188046 Windows Server 2003 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:41:41 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38700 Quote:
> Warning: adapter [00000007] Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet has invalid DNS server: 69.1.30.XX (<name unavailable>)

That's wrong. The ISP DNS reference should go in the forwarder, not the IP settings. Go fix this first, then see if "Entire Network" comes back. If not, I'd check that:

- netbios is enabled (must be)
- Netbios Helper service is running
- Browser service is running.

]]> Tragic news but hope you can help netmarcos http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38697&REPLY_ID=188045 Off Topic Banter Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:17:53 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38697 Quote:
22 quid over the target thus far. I am so happy to see that.]]> Does "Full Access" allow "Send As"? Am I crazy? MrEclipseguy http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38704&REPLY_ID=188044 Exchange Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:55:54 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38704 Quote:
What about setting them up as a delegate, and assign rights that way?]]> Public folders bug? clarinathan http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38557&REPLY_ID=188026 Exchange Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:48:07 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38557 Quote:
I will see what I can find out.
Cheers
Nathan
]]> Win-7 XP Compatibility Mode ByDesign http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38698&REPLY_ID=188025 Windows 7 Desktop Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:17:53 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38698 Quote:
Is the PC on the a domain and the user account etc used in XP mode has an account setup on this? Also the XP mode PC, is that joined to the domain?

Like donn2007 this is just a guess but I thought I would put it out there :)]]> This is great! joe_elway http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38696&REPLY_ID=188023 Photography Discussion Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:16:35 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38696 Quote:
BRILLIANT! I think there was a bit of a storm in the UK over some magazine cover or makeup advert about 6 months ago. The amount of PS work done was way over the top and the celebrity in question was unrecognisable. Check out what this person did to Britney Spears when she was in the middle of her BigMac phase: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8njh3rgmHLI]]> ESX 4 - Change datastore from FC to iSCSI cj_berlin http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38600&REPLY_ID=188021 All things Virtual! Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:23:45 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38600 Quote:
Mark,

this is a valid question and surely using such a configuration in production as an Active/Active MP scenario is still not recommended.

But I am pretty sure we have this running in the lab. Will recheck and report back.
]]> all VM's on the SAN deandownsouth http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38702&REPLY_ID=188019 All things Virtual! Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:48:00 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38702 Quote:
quote:
Originally posted by wkasdo

A colleague of mine wrote this:

http://blogs.technet.com/b/instan/archive/2012/01/03/the-dark-side-of-virtualization.aspx

It's a true story, with the names of the guilty withheld.


A good warning tale. VM administrators really need to be aware of where their VMs are running at any time so we can make decisions to make sure workloads are able to continue running.


However, I still recommend running all your VMs on the SAN with the proviso that you make sure you have more than one array and that your important VMs (AD/DNS/DHCP etc.) are strategically placed on different arrays (i.e. don't have all DCs on the same shelf or same LUN or even same array and so on). Plan for an entire shelf of drives to go dark. Cluster your array controllers and never have just one path to any LUN. Use SAN based replication to other arrays including off site. Invest in storage virtualization which abstracts the underlying SAN hardware so that you have the most options and flexibility to add, move or change the underlying SAN architecture. It's the best of both worlds.

Those are some of the best practices for running VMs on the SAN.

I will say that with any company I've done work with with, I've never seen a "single SAN" or even a single array. The arrays always come with multiple controllers and switches and for high tier workloads, the arrays are mirrored to a whole other set of arrays and controllers, sometimes at a completely different site. In a properly configured and designed production SAN, it simply would not be possible for the _entire_ SAN (from the host's perspective) to go down-without it being a major site outage, in which case you have bigger issues than just your VMs going down or becoming isolated. In that case, that's where your SAN based replication or mirror to a secondary site will come into play, including your vSphere stretch cluster and HA.

If you can't have this level of redundancy in your SAN or you have only one array, then it is better to keep some parts of an application either physical or on a local disk of a host, like a DC or DNS server.]]> Task Scheduler Permissions don2007 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=27906&REPLY_ID=188018 Windows Server 2008 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:41:47 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=27906 Quote:
I would look at two commands, if they still exist:

cacls

&

at]]> USB WiFi Internet don2007 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38687&REPLY_ID=188016 Miscellany (Technical) Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:32:04 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38687 Quote:
I never had success with ICS but put the wifi stick on the device that can't get the web & try to share it in the other direction.]]> 2008R2 Print Server & XP CLients & Netbios VS FQDN wkasdo http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38681&REPLY_ID=188014 Windows Server 2008 R2 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:06:45 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38681 Quote:
Dunno about the masters, but this is a strange one. Tried a netmon trace to see what's going on?]]> I'm sure I'm confused ...but I'll ask anyway Sean W http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38688&REPLY_ID=188012 Remote Desktop Services / Terminal Services Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:11:27 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38688 Quote:
Thanks so much for the great response!!]]> Sysinternals - New updates JSCLMEDAVE http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38701 Miscellany (Technical) Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:09:53 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38701
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals]]> Strange switch behavior with VPLS connection wobble_wobble http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38690&REPLY_ID=187994 IP routing Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:04:36 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38690 Quote:
I've seen this a few times in my old job.

Once you put a managed switch onto it, you get mad outcomes.

STP fixed it once - http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk389/tk621/technologies_configuration_example09186a008009467c.shtml

Putting bog standard (SMC/ zyxel) switches on either end between the Cisco solved it another time.
Third time the provider had to change the connection.

I bet you can see pings inbound but can't reply, when using wireshark?

Is this a layer 2 or a layer 3 network connection? Using WiMax by any chance?
]]> Exchange 2010 Archiving and Journaling jasonsed http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38641&REPLY_ID=187988 Exchange Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:07:35 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38641 Quote:
Good question. I am new to this org, so I am not sure. I would guess 150 accounts or so definitely need to be archived. Most mailboxes are not more than 400MB. It will add up though.]]> 10 problems with Sci-Fi wobble_wobble http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38686&REPLY_ID=187987 Off Topic Banter Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:09:07 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38686 Quote:
quote:
Originally posted by Rastor728

I always wondered why the Transporter didn't remove all diseases as well.

I also wondered why the space ships always had to "turn around" and bank like an airplane when they changed course. Banking in turns for cars and planes is to accommodate the effects of gravity or centripetal force on the change of direction, which with inertial dampeners would cancel out the need for a banked turn.


Its not the ships we space travellers worry about but the squishy contents that walk around inside them.]]> Headset suggestions. DennisMCSE http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38048&REPLY_ID=187986 Miscellany (Technical) Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:07:55 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38048 Quote:
At work we use the Jabra headsets. I'm using the Jabra BIZ 620 USB and have no issues with it.

http://www.jabra.com/NA-US/Pages/Home.aspx

]]> Folder Redirection Sanity Check hboogz http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38692 Group Policies Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:03:08 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38692
Windows 2008 R2 File Server. Mixed Windows 2008/2003 Domain.

I've setup a folder redirection GPO and it works well. I have a question regarding the 'Move contents....' configuration inside the the GPO. Specifically, should this checkbox remain selected even after the initial copy of the users' documents? In other words, when I add new staff to the Folder Redirection policy, it copies all content inside their My Documents path. What then happens every log in attempt thereafter? What's your best practice for this checkbox?

As i slowly move staff who have saved documents locally onto a redirected network location, i wonder what happens if i either keep this checkbox selected or turn it off ?


Regards,

H
]]> Desktop Icons Moving when changing display ByDesign http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38689 Windows 7 Desktop Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:45:43 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38689
I wonder if anyone can help me. On Windows 7 a user (a particularly noisey user) has noticed that if he arranges his desktop icons (shortcuts, folders etc) on his laptop screen then docks his laptop and closes the lid when the display comes up on the external monitor is doesn't remember the locations of these shortcuts. Its almost as if there is a seperate settings profile (for want of a better word) for the X and Y locations of these that if changed on the built in screen the external screen wont pick this up and also the other way around.

If the shortcuts are renamed and then moved this is picked up but if just moved it isn't.

I've been trying a load of differnt things to get this so the icons remain in the same locations (allowing for a difference in resolution of course) but am not having any luck.

There are 3rd party tools that can remember certain layouts but if I can avaoid using 3rd party fixes then that would be the best route.

Has anyone experianced this and managed to get around it so no matter what display you are using the icons remain in roughly the same location?

Any advise will be greatfully received.

Many thanks.]]> Bitlocker very unsecure JamesNT http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38685&REPLY_ID=187975 Off Topic Banter Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:59:27 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38685 Quote:
Isaac,

If ever I'm in NYC, count in it!

JamesNT]]> Mary Jo Foley - 2012 CES keynote speech Mark Minasi http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38668&REPLY_ID=187972 Off Topic Banter Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:18:33 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38668 Quote:
I especially liked the "This Video is Not Operating Properly." Might be the most accurate bit of tech journalism in a while.<g>]]> Intel Xeon Processors wobble_wobble http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38684&REPLY_ID=187966 Hardware and Hardware Upgrades Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:45:01 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38684 Quote:
Jim,

I'm lazy, hence my reliance on the GRC pages.

But as you say, just because the box says 64Bit, sometimes you get some, none or all.]]> Domain Admin Group Rastor728 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38673&REPLY_ID=187963 Active Directory Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:31:19 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38673 Quote:
How many other Domain Admins or Higher Level security do you have in your organization?

That should be a really small list to start with.

Easier just to audit the list, and reevaluate each person's "need" to be part of that group, along with instructions "when" to use those accounts.

Your domain admins shouldn't be using their domain admin credentials for everyday computer use. If they "forget" to log out or walkaway from a computer, then you have a whole other "hole" in your domain administration.]]> Thought's on the CES Keynote? joe_elway http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38676&REPLY_ID=187961 Off Topic Banter Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:04:51 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38676 Quote:
That tweet choir was someone handing in their resignation in MSFT marketing.

Is was a pretty dull affair, as expected. Brief (very) glimpse of a newer build of Win8 Start Screen on an ARM tablet (a true tablet, not like the -slate PCs-). And they quickly mentioned that Kinect for Windows was coming out in Feb. And somehow it took them over 90 minutes to say all that.]]> Canon VS evil Nikon joe_elway http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38640&REPLY_ID=187959 Photography Discussion Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:59:59 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38640 Quote:
I was kinda thinking a 1200 user on another roof as a sniper.]]> Any Amateur (Ham) Radio Operators out there? JamesNT http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38683&REPLY_ID=187956 Off Topic Banter Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:12:31 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38683 Quote:
ROFLMAO!

Well, believe me you just did me a favor with that laugh as I just got some pretty bad news. I'm off to go fix a server that does not belong to my company, is not my responsibility, and that I have never seen before but somehow is all my fault.

JamesNT]]> Enforce Plain Text Outlook 2010 JSCLMEDAVE http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38682&REPLY_ID=187953 Miscellany (Technical) Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:03:46 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38682 Quote:
Any comments complaints or other feel free to post here. I feel there must be a better way to do this without having to have Visual Basics loaded and being a Dev Guy.]]> Wireless authentication with PEAP - passwords NMDANGE http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38679&REPLY_ID=187944 Miscellany (Technical) Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:19:10 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38679 Quote:
Yes you can do 802.1x wireless with PEAP using MS-CHAPv2 authentication for the user. We use it at the university I work for. For any domain machine, the logged on credentials will be passed automatically. For non-domain machines, the user will have to enter their username/password everytime, or cache it on the machine.

I don't believe there is any way to distinguish if the user is authenticated via a domain machine or a personal machine.]]> RADIUS client question - DHCP aval http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38680 Miscellany (Technical) Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:48:42 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38680
I'm looking at a scenario where access to different VLANs is regulated by the type of credentials you enter.

How does the RADIUS server know which VLAN to direct you to (and from which DHCP scope to allocate an address) before authentication?]]> Caffinate me Curt http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38656&REPLY_ID=187943 Off Topic Banter Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:40:17 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38656 Quote:
Perhaps Double DARK Chocolate one would be better anti-oxident.
[:p]


quote:
Originally posted by DennisMCSE

So here I am talking about eating a healthy diet and it's benefits. Went out to get some coffee since have a long meeting scheduled after lunch. Go through the drive through and order a coffee with milk and no sugar and a double chocolate donut. Pay and start driving back to work. Then it hit's me "double chocolate donut", why did I order that? Haven't done that in years. Must say though, it was good. lol


]]> OnLive Windows 7 Streaming wobble_wobble http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38678 Anything Cloud-Related Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:24:00 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38678
http://www.redmondpie.com/onlive-to-now-stream-windows-7-to-ipad-android-devices-and-more/

Any time we look at licensing and licensing costs, its like the calculator goes into super charge mode.

]]> End of 2011 Radio Broadcast of Marks Curt http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38677 Miscellany (Technical) Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:05:20 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38677 http://castroller.com/Podcasts/RunasRadio/2738881

]]> dns setup question jjj0923 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38674&REPLY_ID=187940 Active Directory Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:15:37 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38674 Quote:
thanks - they're all resolving just fine and pointing to the right ns's]]> icalcs in Windows 7 meloao http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38675&REPLY_ID=187934 Scripting Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:18:25 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38675 Quote:
Ahhhh!!! Thanks!!!]]> Hyper-V Host Question BruceS http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38664&REPLY_ID=187924 Anything Cloud-Related Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:01:34 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38664 Quote:
OK, got it now. Thanks for the reply.]]> User Accounts keep being locked-out! timcunnell http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38670&REPLY_ID=187922 Windows Server 2008 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:05:16 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38670 Quote:
I don't know if this helps at all, but the 680 events I am seeing all display:
"Logon attempt by: MICROSOFT_AUTHENTICATION_PACKAGE_V1_0"]]> Exchange server 2003 Jazzy http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38604&REPLY_ID=187921 Exchange Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:45:13 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38604 Quote:
Problem solved?]]> Setting Default Search Engine JSCLMEDAVE http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38663&REPLY_ID=187917 Group Policies Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:06:15 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38663 Quote:
Well,,, Not sure how or IF I was the cause but a bit of a coincidence that when I updated the admx and adml files and added them to the Central Store Internet access came to a screeching halt in the network, for EVERY PC and Server. Including Chrome and FireFox.

Removing the updated files and rebooting the firewall once again allowed internet access.

Nice...]]> Server 2003 - central store for Vista AND Win7 wkasdo http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38667&REPLY_ID=187902 Group Policies Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:46:45 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38667 Quote:
> Seems the Win7 *.admx's will overwrite the Vista (Maybe)??

Correct. This nicely illustrates the fundamental problem with the CS. You can only have one version of ADMX templates at the same time, and sometimes that's a problem. But normally, the ADMXes are backwards compatible, meaning that current policies stay editable.
]]> VSS Full Backup and VSS Copy Backup BryanW http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=30628&REPLY_ID=187899 Windows Server 2008 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:55:23 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=30628 Quote:
Ok, now I see. Just what you said previously, of course; I was just reading more into it. Thanks.]]> Ramnit moves past Facebook passwords JSCLMEDAVE http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38671 Miscellany (Technical) Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:47:01 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38671
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/01/part-virus-part-botnet-spreading-fast-ramnit-moves-past-facebook-passwords.ars]]> W2k8r2 Child domain repl problems Aaron.Francis http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38657&REPLY_ID=187887 Active Directory Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:11:42 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38657 Quote:
Same time zones. EST]]> yet another confusion about WSB Rambler http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38635&REPLY_ID=187883 Windows Server 2008 R2 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:48:14 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38635 Quote:
Hi Mark, thanks for your input.

I know you're right, but the fact that one of the backups was actually displayed as differential confused me.
After doing a simple calculation, I came to the conclusion, that I'll need to make the backup volume larger anyway.

Since the switch to BMR+D: (since D: is not considered as critical volume), the number of backups kept already increased (curently at 6). Beats me though why the original plan of weekly BMR and daily C: + D: backup would produce shorter backup history as I'd think it'd be more (or at least as) effective as daily BMRs...
]]> Nikon D4 Mark Minasi http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38654&REPLY_ID=187876 Photography Discussion Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:51:12 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38654 Quote:
Now, if those nimrods would just put remote flash in the stoopid camera. And wi-fi so I'll never run out of shootin' space!]]> Bad joke - you have been warned! Mark Minasi http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38645&REPLY_ID=187875 Off Topic Banter Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:49:59 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38645 Quote:
"The nut behind the keyboard failure."]]> Test for lingering objects Mark Minasi http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38535&REPLY_ID=187869 Active Directory Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:31:39 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38535 Quote:
Oh, duh. Now that makes sense. Thanks.]]> 2003dc/ex2010 migrate to sbs2011 wobble_wobble http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=37119&REPLY_ID=187851 Small Business Server Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:27:35 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=37119 Quote:
Tom,

Depending on a lot of things, I'd consider a migration or integration with your existing infrastructure.

quote:
Originally posted by Rubhersoul

So from what I'm reading it sounds like it would be best to just start from scratch? My company is taking on another companies server, SBS 2003 (10 users) and we purchased a new server, SBS 2011 and we were thinking about doing a migration, but from the looks and sounds of it, it seems like a big headache. We were planning on doing this over the MLK weekend. How many days should it take if we start from scratch as opposed to doing the migration?

Thanks!

Tom


If there are 10 people there, and working OK, whats the driver to migrate?
What does your own company have? Do you want to integrate?

I'd have a good read of this first
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=14570
I don't mean to sound silly, but set aside time to read it, read it twice once standalone and take notes, second time looking at the SBS 2K3 box and take notes, what is and isn't normal.

Download and install this and look at the outputs, and get stuff fixed.
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=15261

Then if you have the extra kit ( you should you mentioned you had bought a new server) virtualise the old SBS box and do a test migration. That will be the best time calculator you can have.

Remember, this is a DC, Exchange, file share, sharepoint,DNS, DHCP, print server and so much more, so getting the migration done in a few days successfully is quite an achievement. (Exchange 2003 to 2010 migrations can take a few days all by themselves!)

It has been mentioned already by myself and others, but Jeff Middletons Swing Migration, is the best way I've ever used to migrate SBS and others.
http://www.sbsmigration.com/pages/13/
Thats the price page, best money I've spent a few times and no, I have no association to the site or the business.

Wes's migration was an odd one, so do not allow that to colour your judgement on the migration process.]]> Thin Clients and CALs cj_berlin http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38658&REPLY_ID=187849 Remote Desktop Services / Terminal Services Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:03:37 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38658 Quote:
I'm not sure I understand what you're asking.

To connect to a Windows server, you need a CAL which can be per user or per device. Choose what you have got less of.
To connect to a Windows server over RDP or ICA you need a TS CAL (Windows NT4 WTS - 2003) or RDS CAL (2008), again either per user or per device. The only exception here is connecting to a Server 2000 TS from a Windows 2000 professional client.

Basically, if you have more users than devices (shift workers) you choose device CALs. If you have more devices than users (users have multiple devices each) you choose user CALs. That's it, as far as Windows is concerned.

Do be aware that software installed on your TS/RDS can have other licensing requirements. MS Office, for instance, is only licensed per device. So, if you have 30 users on your TS but each one of them has a PC at the office, a laptop, a PC at home and an iPad, you might end up needing 120 licenses. It's not that simple so you'd probably get away with only 90 licenses, but still.]]> Boot.Ini / RAID-1 Playwell http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=38659&REPLY_ID=187847 Windows 2000 Server Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:58:16 -0500 http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38659 Quote:
It's not necessary but it makes life a whole lot easier if you would prepare for a failure by adding a second entry in the boot.ini]]>