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    Considering ESX Ranger Backups

    Thanks Arisap! That's exactly the info and level of detail I was looking for, and it sounds great. I also found this VMBK.PL project yesterday. I think I may try this first, since I will have to script what I do with the .tgz backups in ESX Ranger anyway. http://www.vmts.net/vmbkmanual.htm
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    Considering ESX Ranger Backups

    I'm trying to figure out if ESX Ranger snapshots are similar to SAN snapshots. The price, at about $600 per CPU is definitely attractive. Is the Ranger backup similar to a SAN, where you get an exact point in time, or is it like a file system backup, where by the time you reach the end of the...
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    http://members.fortunecity.com/plancolombia/linux322.zip spy ware

    This looks like a custom trojan. AdAware and such are like virus scanners. They only recognize well known spyware. Get the help of an expert, fast. Especially if your computer contains anything valuable, or is connected to systems that contain anything valuable. If you can't get help, I...
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    Any Easier Solution to Application Deployment???

    I forgot to mention the obvious... Terminal Services. The idea here is, don't use the PC like a PC, unless you absolutely have to. We've already got them, and they kinda work, but it's not efficient. How can we move to a "better way" but not throw out this huge investment in the...
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    Any Easier Solution to Application Deployment???

    In terms of a research paper, there is one theme that keeps coming up here, but nobody has nailed down. The design philosophy of the Windows Desktop is the source of Application Deployment complexities. It is HARD to distribute apps. Look at what the absolute best experts are saying...
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    Networking MS Access

    If the "server" is saying "There are still x users connected...", then there is not much you can do. If you use WindowsNT Server edition instead of NT Workstation, you do not get this message. The users are in fact still connected, but the message is suppressed. The...
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    posting a access application to the web

    You're pretty much out of luck. MSAccess is based on the philosophy of "large, powerful, proprietary, and as complex as you want it to get". The philosophy of a web page is "simple, modular components, standardized, so that viewing them is as easy as launching a web...
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    Software Installation Warning

    I think Mike's on solid ground. I promote my favorite products on here all the time. I don't sell them or make money off them. I'd be upset if he was on tech tips to push his products, but it looks like he was here as an answer guy, not a sales guy. Back to the initial question: If you give...
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    Sysprep/Ghost Walker/SID

    I prefer ghostwalker. The new one from Ghost 7.5. Sysprep has a fixed list of "important places" where the SID is stored. It goes there and changes them. Ghostwalker scans the whole registry and FINDS anyplace that the SID is stored and changes it. This is more thorough, because...
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    NTFS Permission question (Inheritance)

    Not with the GUI. You know how it prompts you to "Copy the inherited permissions"? It does this because most folders on a Win2000 system do not have any permissions set on them at all! They count on inheritance to give even the administrator access to them. If you clear the...
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    NTFS Permission question

    Sure. Use the Advanced button on the Security Tab. Add an ACE to "Deny", "Domain Users", "Modify". Here's the important bit: Where it says "Apply Onto", set it to "This Folder Only". Be careful when using Deny. Deny overrides any other...
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    SCSI Timeout booting Linux

    I had a similar problem over a year ago. Compaq uses modified symbios (ncr) SCSI chip. The kernel detection is sometimes wrong, because there are something like 100 different cards from different manufacturers in the ncr53 family. I think what finally solved it for me was using the module...
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    Squid and Windows Command Line FTP

    If they can log in, but can't run any commands, then the ftp.exe command is probably using "active" FTP. Internet Explorer defaults to, or is smart enough to detect if "passive" mode is required. After you connect with the command line ftp.exe, issue the command "quote...
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    Extra Attachmate how to switch telnet port in same session

    It's mostly impossible. You can't even drop a connection and reconnect on the SAME port. You mentioned Attachmate, so I assume you have some kind of telnet-3270 gateway. You might be able to rig up something on the gateway. i.e. Telnet to the Gateway, and instead of auto-connecting via 3270...
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    automating windows updates and hotfixes into a image creation process

    If it's Win2000 and WinXP, set up a SUS Server. http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/windowsupdate/sus/ You configure the SUS Automatic Update client on the desktop to point to this server. When a new patch is released, you'll install it on the SUS server, and it will be distributed to the...
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