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  1. SGTRawlins

    DNS Issues resolving external address

    Hello Chaps. Have been experencing a few issues when attemting to resolve SOME external address's. Find below the configuration of two of our servers, IT145 works fine however IT76 is having isseus resolving particular address's such as www.theaa.com and www.microsoft.com. IT145 – TCP/IP and...
  2. SGTRawlins

    DNS Configurations

    Hello Chaps, First time configuring a DC, seems to begoing well, have managed to promote to a domain etc, having issues DNS and DHCP. Got any tips, as i say have never done this before, could use a step by step guide, didnt find the FAQ's much help, what settings do i add to the TCP/IP setting...
  3. SGTRawlins

    Win2k3 back to WinXP

    Hello Chaps, I am going to have play with Win2k3 server this weekend, am going to stick it on a notebook I have, Whats the deal with putting it back to WinXP once i'm finished, i have the OS disk supplied by compaq when i brought the note book, i presume it will be simple just dont want to come...
  4. SGTRawlins

    Win98 to Win2k3

    Hello Chaps, Have a desktop pc at home that i want to uprgade to a testbed server. It is surrently running Win98, i am looking to upgrade it to Win2k3, whats the best process for this, do i need to format the drive manualy before installing 2k3? or can i just place the disk in and bobs your...
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    Purple Video

    Good morning ladies and gents, Have a notebook that has suddenly started tinting all .avi files with a purple haze, not sure why, ny ideas?
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    Naming & Shaming - Ethical & Legal Stance

    Good Day Lades and Gents, Recently my company hired a consultancy firm for the design and implementation of a multi-site network infrastructure. The original contract plan was for a 2-day implementation involving 2 of their consultants and 2 of my staff, We are now 6 months after the expected...
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    Letter of Resignation.

    Hi Ladies & Gents, Just about to make my first career move to a different firm, i have never before written a resination letter, does any one have any suggestions for its content. Cheers, Rob
  8. SGTRawlins

    Explorer Crashed - Now Hanging on boot

    Hey Ladies and Gents, I have a client, they have come to me with thier PC, They explained the follow scenario; They were uusing thier PC playing a game and checking thier bank account on the net when explorer crashed. The PC would not respond to any commands, the user manual powered down the...
  9. SGTRawlins

    Enough Money For The Job Role?

    Hi Ladie and Gents, A reasobaly personal question to ask, i have just been of a job. My role would be as ICT Manager, The role entails the implementation of a brand new 3 site VPN domain based network and once the implementation complete to manage and administer the sites, provide tech...
  10. SGTRawlins

    Processor at 100%

    Hi Ladies and Gents, The processor on one of my desktops is stated as running at 100% by task manager, this is causing really slow performance, any ideas? Cheers, Robo
  11. SGTRawlins

    Windows XP Client thinks Win2K server is down

    Good Morning Ladies & Gents, I recently ran a windows update, the client went through ts standard re-start proceedure, when it came to loging in again i was presented with the follow error message; "Windows cannot connect to th domain, either the domain controller is down or otherwise...
  12. SGTRawlins

    Remote Desktop Connection - Error

    Hello Ladies & Gents, At face value this issue seemed relativly easy to solve and i have done on several occasions but this time it is not playing ball, all help is really apprecated. I am beging presented with the followin error messsage when attempting to connect to the server through RDC...
  13. SGTRawlins

    Client 1.5 hours before usable

    I have desktops on my domain that are taking upto an hour and a half to login to the server. they hang on the apply settings screen for about 45 mins and then hang again once you put in your user details and attempt to login, once logged in every thing seems to be running fine. This is not any...
  14. SGTRawlins

    Usernames & Missing Media

    Hi Ladies and Gents, Have a couple of Win 2k servers, one is running Arcserve 6 and the other is running Arcserve 2000. Each of these has a different issue i am having trouble resolving. 1. Arcserve 9.0 - Is presenting the job as failed due to a invalid username - it is still transferring...
  15. SGTRawlins

    Win2k Installation - Formatted Drive?

    Hi Guys, Thanks for your attention. I have been contacted by a client that wants me to upgrade thier server box from NT to Win2K. Whats the deal with upgrading this? Am i best to just slap a Win2K disk in thier and let it install over the top of NT (if this is possible) or Should I format...
  16. SGTRawlins

    Upgrading NT4 to Win2K

    Hi Ladies and Gents, Think i may need some major advice on this one, i am about to upgrade a companies network, we are currently running a standard workgroup setup with about 10 clients. We have a server box that is currently operating on NT4, this is not currently part of the network but i...
  17. SGTRawlins

    User Behavour

    TFT/LCD Screen Issue The Users names have been removed from this document to protect thier identities. Please read through this report i have generated. I do not need technical advice on this but advice on the HR side of the issue. This maybe poasted in the wrong forum, i could not find one...
  18. SGTRawlins

    User Policy - Live Update

    Hi Boys & Girls, Have added a user into AD and placed them into an OU. i need them to have enough rights to run a manual live update. I can do this by making the user a 'member of' the domain admins, however this then grants the user more rights then i wish them to have, i.e. they can install...
  19. SGTRawlins

    Batch - Network Card TCP/IP Settings

    Ladies & Gents, I need to create a couple of batch files that re-configure my network card. I need to change the TCP-IP setting to paticular IP's and DNS fron the standard automaticaly obtained one's. Then I need a seperate batch to change it back again, this way I can switch quickly between...
  20. SGTRawlins

    To MSCE or not To MCSE

    Hi Ladies & Gents, Just a quick one for you. My company has offered to pay for me to become MCSE certfied. At face value this seems to be an intresting proposal but i have a few worries. My conmpany Currently pays me peanuts! They have said that once qualified they will be able to justify...

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