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  1. BenJMF

    unattended Defrag

    I found another post that provided the script below to run an unattended defrag. It works fine until it reaches section in red. The problem is the script is looking for a window that says "Defragmentation Complete" but the window that comes up at completion is called "Disk Defragmentor", same...
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    scanner/printer conflict

    I have a Dell Dimension 4600 that I'm installing a ScanSnap s510 scanner and an HP LJ1020 printer but they are conflicting. As long as I turn only one of them on it works but as soon as I turn on the second device I get a message saying "USB Device Not Recognized". I've connected the same 2...
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    caching domain passwords

    We are using the SonicWall Global VPN client. I have a remote user whose computer was purposely not connected to our domain. Now she needs to be connected to the domain which I was able to do while connected through the VPN. However, the user cannot logon at the windows logon screen with her...
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    nx9600 dead AC Adapters

    Has anyone had problems with the AC Adapters for the HP Compaq nx9600 laptops going dead. We have a dozen or so 9600 laptops and we purchased an extra adapter for each one. In the year that I've been here I have had 10 or more die for no reason. I call HP support each time and until recently...
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    Looking at another user's email

    One of the owners has asked me if there is a way to look at another user's email messages. Is this possible with exchange 2003? He is looking for an email the user says never arrived.
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    Voice to text for pocket PC

    Does anyone know if there is voice to text sofware for a pocket PC running windows mobile 5.0? I have microsoft's voice command for dialing numbers and looking up contacts but I'd like to be able to compose emails by talking instead of trying to type on the little keyboard while driving.
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    Can anyone recommend a wireless keyboard/mouse

    I'm looking for a wireless keyboard/mouse for a conference room. The one we bought only has a range of about 3 feet. I've found some online that boast a 100' range but they are around $250. I really only need a range of about 15-20 feet.
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    automatic creation of announcements

    Is there a way have an announcement on the SharePoint home page automatically created from an email. For example lets say I have an announcement that I would normally send out a company wide email to let everyone know of an upcoming event. Is it possible to send this email to a particular...
  9. BenJMF

    OCR not working for 1 user out of 50+

    I have one user that I can not get the OCR function in Adobe 7.0.5 Standard to work. She opens a PDF document and clicks Document -> Recognize Text using OCR -> Start. Regardless of the options selected on the REcognize Text Box the results are the same. When she clicks OK the window disappears...
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    PDF documents print very slow

    We have a dozen or so HP printers, all different models some networked and some local. We are using PCL5 or PCL6 drivers downloaded from HPs website. When printing a PDF document it is extremely slow. You can hear the printer fire up and it spits out one page and then goes quiet. Anywhere from...
  11. BenJMF

    Add on graphics card disables integrated graphics card

    I currently have dual monitors plugged into a PCI graphics card and want to add a third but I can't get the integrated graphics card to enable without removing the PCI card. The VGA and DVI ports on the PCI card work great but I want to enable the integrated graphics card so I can add a third...
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    extending runtime on battery power

    I have a dell inpiron 8500 laptop. I want to maximize runtime on battery power by setting up a hardware profile that disables all non-essential devices. So far I have disabled the NIC, modem, cdrom but what else could I disable. This doesn't seem like much. any and all suggestions are appreciated.
  13. BenJMF

    Write protection on Lexar jumpdrives

    One of our users turned in a Lexar JumpDrive 2.0 Pro on her last day and I wanted to format the drive to ensure there wasn't any client data left on it. I noticed a very small opening in the side with a switch but didn't know what it did. I found this post on tek-tips thread602-1138955 and it...
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    What is the power draw of a typical desktop with 2 LCDs

    I'm shopping for a UPS to run my desktop and 2 17" LCDs just long enough for me to save my work and shutdown before I lose power in the case of a power failure. I'm wondering what the typical power draw is for a system like mine. I've been looking at charts for different models of APC UPS and...
  15. BenJMF

    Name and location not holding when saving scan

    I'm not sure if this is an Adobe problem or a Fujitsu problem or a ScanSnap problem but I had to start somewhere. I recently purchased 24 Fujitsu ScanSnap S500 scanners, each came with the ScanSnap manager software and Adobe Standard. All 24 have been deployed, 23 are working great with one...
  16. BenJMF

    MS Outlook 2003 - Could not complete the operation.

    Any time I go into Outlook and create a new note or even just open a note, I start getting an error message, "Could not complete the operation. One or more parameter values are not valid". This message will begin to appear after a few minutes or if I lock my computer it pops up immediately. As...
  17. BenJMF

    Office 2002/Gmail

    I have Outlook setup to check 2 gmail accounts and a yahoo account. all were working fine until I decided to format my hard drive and reinstall the OS and necessary programs. Now outlook will not send anything through either of the gmail accounts, yahoo still works fine. I can receive email fine...
  18. BenJMF

    Excel Cell format

    I started a new Excel document, right clicked the cell I'm working in and checked the format which is set to general. I enter a range of "3-5000" in a cell and it automatically changes to "Mar-00". I again right click on the cell and change the format to back to general (it has changed itself to...
  19. BenJMF

    Need configuration utility for SWL-2300u

    I have a Netopia Wireless USB Lan Adapter (SWL-2300U Ter/WUSB11N3) and I'm looking for the configuration utility that usually comes with it. I've found the driver and have it installed but without the configuration utility I have no way of setting it up to talk to the wireless router. I've...
  20. BenJMF

    MS word spontaneously opens

    I have one user whose MS Word opens numerous times daily. It always opens a new blank word document. Although I feel certain another program is calling on Word to open, she can't determine a pattern on when it happens or which program might being starting Word. Is there a log that might point...

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