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  1. willisd

    Unable to resolve website, unless i add the DNS forwarders locally

    Hello, I'm using MS windows server 2003, and have a problem with my DNS server, that only seems specific to one website. My pc, has a DNS entry, which points to a local DNS server. This then points to a DNS server on the web. With this setup, i cannot get to the website. I've checked the...
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    Outlook 2003 client does not have a "remember password" tick box

    Hello, I'm using exchange server 2003, and the clients are office 2003 pro. One of my user works in a workgroup, which means, whenever they open outlook, the outlook application displays a login, password, and domain screen. (which is correct if you're comming from a workgroup to a domain). But...
  3. willisd

    Boot.INI file keeps disapearing upon reboot?

    Hello, I have a windows 2000 server. And i recently had to reboot the server, and i had an "NTLOADER" error, i discovered this was due to the "Boot.ini" file being missing. So i copied another boot.ini file to the server, and this resolved the problem. Now it seems every time i re-boot the...
  4. willisd

    Upgrade from exchange 5.0 to exchange 2003

    Hi Can anyone help or point me in the right direction to upgrade exchange 5 to exchange 2003. I have completed most of the ground work, IE running a windows 2000 domain in native mode.
  5. willisd

    HTML Signature not displaying Logo

    Hello, I've created an HTML Signature, which includes a company logo. When i add this to outlook, it works on some machines, but others, the logo disappears, and is replaced by an empty window, with a red cross in it? If i open this template, just by browsing to it, i can see it fine? Its just...
  6. willisd

    Office 2003 "look in" drop down box, takes long time to browse

    Hi I have office 2003 pro loaded on a few pc's, and in one particular office there are three machines with the same problem. when you go into excel/word, then "file", "open" (all is ok), but when you click the drop down arrow for the "look in" option, it takes approximately 20 seconds to...
  7. willisd

    Power management policy

    I have a win 2000 domain, and i was wondering if i could manage the power options on my domain workstations (system standby after 10 minutes etc), using a policy on my win2000 server.
  8. willisd

    I cannot boot off a USB Memory Stick?

    I've got a bootable floppy, and copied all the files onto a usb memory stick, they are both formatted as FAT. I can boot off my floppy disk, but i cannot boot off my usb stick. I've checked the bios, and the usb device is set at the top of the boot order. It appears to read the memory stick...
  9. willisd

    NT4 Domain Tools, on XP pro

    Hello, I'm trying to install my NT4 domain admin tools (i.e. wins, dns etc), onto my windows xp pro workstation. I know i've done this before, but i cant seem to find the software for this. Could anyone advise. Thanks for your help.
  10. willisd

    Cant open JPEGS

    Hello, Whenever i try to open a jpeg file on my xp pro machine, it opens word, then comes up with an error window: "file conversion", and it asks: "select encoding that makes your document readable". This happens to all jpeg files, not just specific ones. Is there a component missing on...
  11. willisd

    no monitor standby option in xp

    Hello, On one of my pc's there doesn't appear to be a monitor stanby option in the power management menu. There are options for the hard disks, and entering system standby, but none for the monitor. Is this related to the monitor, or xp? Regards David
  12. willisd

    About:blank IE

    Every time i open IE, by home page is Defaulted to About:Blank, which then opens a site, warning me that i have some spyware. I've ran spysweeper, and adaware, and they appear to remove spyware, and when i open IE, it's ok (back to google), but then after a re-boot, or just a short period of...
  13. willisd

    Outlook 2002, Address Autofill query.

    Hello, I'm running outlook 2002, and when i enter a name in the "to" box, microsoft auto-completes the name (as expected), but i've recently removed this email account from my exchange server, and yet it still auto-completes the name, even though there isn't a valid email address attached to...
  14. willisd

    cannot rename folders, within a subfolder

    Hello, I cannot rename the folders within a subfolder on my local HDD. "renaming file or folder cannot rename new folder, it is being used by another person of programe close any programs that might be using it, and try again". If i boot up in safe mode, then i can rename folders? How do i...
  15. willisd

    offline file status appears, even when online?

    'offline files status' message keeps appearing in the system tray letting me know that I am working offline, even though i'm currently online. The only way to resolve this (and be able to access my network drives) is to right click the icon and click synchronise. This problems happens...
  16. willisd

    RTO when pinging a specific macine

    I have a problem with an XP laptop, that has (probably) occured since updating laptop to win xp sp2. The laptop in question has intermittent network issues when accessing mapped drives. Upon testing laptop with ping tests, i noticed that the laptop can ping out, to anywhere within our lan. Yet...
  17. willisd

    Dr. Watson error when using Outlook

    The application, outlook.exe, generated an application error The error occurred on 10/26/2004 @ 14:41:23.316 The exception generated was c0000005 at address 77A8B6F3 (SetConvertStg) Operating system is Windows 2000, Outlook 98. This problem only happens about twice a week. ANy suggestions?
  18. willisd

    Start up scripts in win2k.

    I've created a startup script, and i've used the "GPEDIT.MSC" command in the run box. Then used the "user configuration" "windows settings", and "scripts" option. I insert the script, and it works fine. BUT i need the script to be specific to just one user, as opposed to anyone who logs onto the...
  19. willisd

    Entire network, stops responding.

    If you access entire network via start menu, my network places, entire network, the window hangs. If however you access the above via windows explorer, my network places, entire network, it works fine. Any ideas?
  20. willisd

    Mapped drives disapear upon re-boot

    Hello, I have a laptop with winxp pro. and when i log on, my network folder, should be mapped to my pc, via user manager. BUt it doesn't appear? If i try to manually add a mapped network drive (and use "re-connect" at logon), it works fine, and appears in my computer. But when i re-boot the pc...

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