Recent content by echoecho

I have created a GPO for IE security settings. It is successfully being applied to all that it should and all is dandy. Another administrator tried to sign onto the dc as himself in my absence to add a site to the trusted site list, and none of the other sites were listed. So, it appears that...

What is your current address space?

No, not if he is getting an IP address from the server. If you absolutely cannot get it, and I have used this before, run sysprep on it and join the domain diring the mini setup.

I don't see a sound card listed. Use the add/remove hardware wizard and manually add the card.

I believe you only need change to edit the permissions.

When you add it, do like netwalker said and user "domain.local", then for the id you are using to add it, user the format "userid@domain.local"

If I remember right, is there not an option to remove disk if you right click on it (The grey area on the left).

Get a promise controller and do it the hardware route.

Anything listed in device manager?

Are you using static addresses? Is it a routed network?

Is there a way to prevent a certain machine from getting an address through DHCP by mac address or other? Basically what I have is a laptop that should not be where is it and I need to prevent it from gaining access to the network, any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

There is another way around this one. Run gpedit.msc, go to computer configuration, admin templates, system, logon, Maximum retries to unload and update user profile properties. Enable this policy and set it to like 3. That speeds up the 60 second delay (the default number) that was being...

That is it! I use the ps tools line, and I completely forgot to look there! Thank you.

It would display on the lower right corner of the desktop, almost like it was the wallpaper. Just thought this would be handy when using a kvm switching between machines.

I used to know how to do this and now I am drawing a complete blank. I was able to display such things as the computer name, ip address, mac address, logonserver etc on the desktop of the client machines. Anyone ever done this or know how? TIA echo