Recent content by agrappe

I believe that sets a password to prevent tampering with the task.

You can set SUS to automatically dl updates from MS so all you have to do is approve the ones you want to install. I hate to admit it, but we don't test updates at all. We haven't rolled out SP2 yet, so the SP1 updates seem to be pretty few anymore. Most of our apps are MS apps anyway, so...

If you are saying your Administrator account has no password, then YES you better set a password for it.

Make sure the RunAs Service is started.

We have 6,000+ systems and we use SUS(soon to upgrade to WUS asap). We set our schedules and server address in a GPO. Even if you don't have Active Directory, a simple batch file with registry settings is all it takes. Then we only have to approve updates after the server downloads them. We...

/me agrees with haemphyst. Stay native unless you have to.

Go to your network settings and check 'File and Print Sharing'.

Have you tried it after disabling the firewall?

Check Dell.com for a driver update. I have seen Dell's Intel NICs not work with Intel's driver.

You might research some of the spyware that you found. I have found that spyware removal tools sometimes leave IE messed up even though the spyware files have been removed. You might find detailed removal/uninstallation instructions. I removed a search bar once on my wife's computer with...

I wish I could take credit for it, but I found it by googling wins & samba. Now I can't find the page that had it. :( I think you can edit it with a text editor and then restart Samba. I haven't actually done this, but you might give it a try.

The 'Security' tab on the properties of the containers where the PCs will be(or at the domain level if you wish) should have the users listed. Select the user(or add the user if they are not listed), click 'Advanced...', select the user from the list and make sure that the two values 'Create...

I understand that. Have you checked your WINS settings on your linux server? Do you have static WINS entries (possibly in /var/cache/samba/wins.dat)? Have you tried restarting Samba? Do you have static entries in /etc/hosts?

Check the Windows Firewall. Service Pack 2 turns in on by default and may be blocking your access.

Check the NTFS rights on the shared folders' contents and make sure the user that is mapping the drive has rights to them.