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  1. Seaspray0

    Console logon with no file access

    You can't exclude a user from specific operating system files, but you can do something about those File shares with NTFS permissions. Deny permissions takes precidence over any other granted permissions. If you add this user to the group or user names list in the security tab of a folder...
  2. Seaspray0

    Windows 2003 - unexpected password expiration

    Accounts can be set to auto expire. My experience is when it expires, it also expires the password. Re-enabling the expired account doesn't un-expire the password (even though the password was never set to expire). Since there are no clues in the event log, your best bet is to blame it on the...
  3. Seaspray0

    Active Directory DNS sticking when Laptops taken off-site

    Check the tcp/ip properties on the network interface card on the client. The IP address may be set to automatic, but I bet the DNS is hard coded to use just your DNS servers. To correct, 1. make sure your DHCP server hands out your dns servers in the DHCP server options. 2. set the client to...
  4. Seaspray0

    Active Directory and Exchange Manager error

    Load the adminpack msi onto another computer and see if you can connect to AD from there. We discourage admins from logging into the DC's to run AD users and computers at our company. Everyone loads the admin tools on their client PC's and does a "runas" to connect to AD with an admin account...
  5. Seaspray0

    Slow Logins on AD domain

    Is the DHCP configures to ONLY hand out your DNS server to clients like it should be? Test your DNS resolution with the program nslookup.exe to see what reply you get. i.e. Default Server: mydns.mydomain.com Address: 131.107.110.??? > servername.mydomain.com Server: mydns.mydomain.com...
  6. Seaspray0

    activate a TS License Server

    The last time I created a TS licensing service on a 2003 svr, it generated an unlimited amount of licenses for a 2000 terminal server. Start, Help. You'll be surprised what's there. A+/MCP/MCSE/MCDBA
  7. Seaspray0

    How to remove one dead domain controller running windows 2000 server

    Verify the location of the FSMO roles are on an existing and running DC (may require seizing a role if not). Verify you have a global catalog on an existing and running DC. Verify you have the required srv records in DNS for your domain. Run NTDSUtil.exe with an account that is a member of...
  8. Seaspray0

    Windows 2000 domain transfer problem.

    Check the prerequisites. If I'm not mistaken, the operational level of the domain must be atleast 2003 or higher to add a 2008 svr as a DC. A W2k DC doesn't support this level. Start, Help. You'll be surprised what's there. A+/MCP/MCSE/MCDBA
  9. Seaspray0

    Windows 2003 Server Licensing Question

    If you have an MSDN subscription, you are granted licenses to most of microsoft's software for development and testing purposes (non-production). If you can complete your testing within 90 days, try and obtain a demo copy of the software (which runs for... 90 days). Start, Help. You'll be...
  10. Seaspray0

    Email alert that spooler has stopped

    Open the performance monitor and create some alerts on performance object "print queue". Then you can set the action to run a script that sends emails, send a network message, as well as log it into the event log. Start, Help. You'll be surprised what's there. A+/MCP/MCSE/MCDBA
  11. Seaspray0

    find computer

    The computer has to be online for the script to work. However, if you right click the computer name in AD and select manage, it will provide you with even more info than just who's logged on (it runs msinfo32 on the client). You can also work with these variables in a user logon batch.. echo...
  12. Seaspray0

    Question about security policy

    We have seperate OU's for security groups and distribution groups. The security groups has two sub OU's, one for resource groups, one for user roles. On the file systems, we apply ntfs permissions to the resource groups (domain local groups). In AD, we add roll groups (domain groups) as...
  13. Seaspray0

    office 2007 icons are wrong

    Got ahold of some original links to office 2007 and placed them on one of the upgraded pc's. The original links show the icon correctly but the ones from the upgrade do not. I'm thinking it's the links themselves that are somehow corrupted. Start, Help. You'll be surprised what's there...
  14. Seaspray0

    office 2007 icons are wrong

    We've already installed office 2007 enterprise using an .msp to update the user's outlook. Now, we are updating the other office programs. I've created a new .msp with all the changes. Users can directly run the .msp and it makes the required additions to officd 2007. But, the shortcuts do...
  15. Seaspray0

    Upgrade to Office 2007 issue

    Solution found: repair from the add/remove does not work. You must remove the add-in and reinstall it. Start, Help. You'll be surprised what's there. A+/MCP/MCSE/MCDBA
  16. Seaspray0

    Upgrade to Office 2007 issue

    I've upgraded a user to office 2007 from office 2003. I had two issues, one of which I have resolved. 1. User not receiving new mail. Solution: send/receive>send receive settings>define send receive groups>adjust auto send receive to more realistic value like 4 min>edit the group in...
  17. Seaspray0

    TLS problem

    On the mail server that connects, start>run>mmc. file>add/remove snappin. Add the certificates snappin. Start, Help. You'll be surprised what's there. A+/MCP/MCSE/MCDBA
  18. Seaspray0

    Cannot Add new email accounts

    Possible issue with the global catalog for Active Directory? Try creating a distribution group and see if that shows up. Start, Help. You'll be surprised what's there. A+/MCP/MCSE/MCDBA
  19. Seaspray0

    how to rename an account

    You can grant the split shift account permissions to "send as" the users. One last place to check the name is in the email address tab, x400 properties. Start, Help. You'll be surprised what's there. A+/MCP/MCSE/MCDBA
  20. Seaspray0

    Relay mail based on origin domain

    If for a single user, create a rule in the user's outlook. You can use the rule to redirect emails received from "@domain.com" to another email address. Start, Help. You'll be surprised what's there. A+/MCP/MCSE/MCDBA

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