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Hi all, This one has me baffled... I'm trying to re-install Win XP on a custom built PC; reason being that the owner kept seeing the BSOD. Anyway so I thought id totally format the hard drive and re-install XP but probably about 5mins into the setup I get the BSOD error. I have tried many...

Hi, As per subject: Is it possible to restore from a backup created in TapeWare (bundled software that came with HP DLT drive) using the Veritas backup program? Any help/information would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Hi all, I was wondering if it was possible to script all the necessary settings to configure a wireless card using XP's configuration window? I need to set things like the SSID, network encryption key etc. I have about 40 odd laptops/PCs to configure. Thanks.

Hi all, Just wanted to know if it would be ok to have both 'normal' network data and a video signal (VGA-via convertor) on the same cable (2 port hub or equivalent on each end)? Do these things run on different pairs? Thanks.

Hi all, I asked a similar question earlier regarding this but was only given solutions to map 'standard' drives. What I want is to actually change the Drive letter assignment (in AD) for all domain user accounts via some sort of script using ADSI- where the existing value 'H:' is changed to...

Hi all, I wanted to know if there is an easy way to change our existing H: home drive for all users to another letter? Currently it is just setup in the profile tab of each users' properties. I know in Windows 2003 server, one can change multiple properties all at once but not the case in...

Hi all, Is there an option in Veritas backup exec 9.0 where one can backup several jobs on the same tape? Scenario here is that manager only wants to use a single tape to do a 5 day backup but not overwriting each day (creating seperate folders for each day if you like). So at the end of day...

Hi all, Having recently visited a site at work- I've found that the ADSL 2Mbps link is very slow. I have ran speed checks at regular intervals during serveral days and the average connection is about 100 Kbps (with everything working 'correctly' I have always seen speeds above 1600 Kbps)...

Hi all, Not quite sure if this is the correct forum for this question... I've recently purchased a USB external cage and have an internal IDE hard drive connected to it. There are two problems that I am experiencing: 1) I always have to reconnect (upon every power on of PC) the USB cable in...

Hi all, Not quite sure if this is the correct forum for this question... I've recently purchased a USB external cage and have an internal IDE hard drive connected to it. There are two problems that I am experiencing: 1) I always have to reconnect (upon every logon) the USB cable in order to...

Hi all, As per subject- I know Windows XP has the feature of displaying a legal notice just after pressing Ctrl+ Alt+Del; but what I want is this to be replaced by a HTML based page (containing the legal message), that fills the whole screen and which is more readable. Is this at all possible...

Hi All, I have a w2k Server with 3 IDE hard drives; two are internal and one is an external (well it's actually an internal HD in a USB external cage). I want to convert the external drive to a dynamic disk but when I right click the drive in Disk Management, the option for dynamic disk is...

Hi all, As per subject- does anyone know if it is possible to change the power management settings on XP clients from OU level group policy? Or as a second option via some sort of script. Thanks, Sunil

Hi all, Currently we have the need to implement both local and domain level policies. My question is, does the local policy on a machine override the domain policy? I thought by setting the domain level one to 'No Override' would prevent this but no joy there(?) I tried doing searches on the...

Hi all, As the subject describes, I would like to know how I can ignore text in a cell that consitutes part of a formula. As most of you would be aware, if a text value is entered where, for example a 'time' value is entered, #VALUE is displayed. What I need is the formula still to work- by...

Hi all, Ive just had a go at designing a timesheet on Excel- ive got the basics (total hours, lunch breaks etc). But the company has a few specific requirements... If an employee does less than 5 hours per any one day then 1 hour for lunch should NOT be deducted else it is (I have a formula...

Hi all, I did find a thread with a similiar posting- but no real answer was given. The subject is probably self-explaintory(?) I would like to know how to restrict DHCP leasing to only corporate workstations and not to any other 'rogue' machines. Currently it is possible for users to bring in...

Hi all, As my dsl provider will be putting a restriction on the allowable amount of MB to be transferred per month, I was wondering if there is a utility to provide me with such info. Like a MB meter if you like- saying how much MB's have been transferred in total. Thanks in advanced, Sunil

Hi all, System setup: Windows NT 4 Domain Windows 98 clients. I am trying to map home drives for these clients; previous administrator has already created user folders under G:\ alltheusersfolders. He has shared all of the drive G: and given permission to the individual folders. Now in order...

Hey all, Not sure if im missing something obvious here... basically one of our senior users have decided to store all their files on a local computer (and for some reason is against storing on the network- no idea why!). So what I need to do is synchronise all the contents of a particular...