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    Attempt to send a message to a disconnected communications port

    Hi, We are running a Windows 2000 Terminal server, and every day at about 4 oclock it seems we are unable to connect to our Terminal Server using Remote Desktop. There are numerous events in the event log saying "Attempt to send a message to a disconnected communications port" with Event ID 55...
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    printer spooler service keeps stopping on Windows 2000 Terminal server

    Hi, We have a Windows 2000 Terminal Server, which keeps having problems with the spooler service. When I log on, the server is very slow, and the spoolersv.exe is at the top of the CPU usage list. Then, the spooler service stops and I loose all my printers. I have set the spooler service to...
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    Outlook 'suggesting' addresses which are no longer in the address book

    In Outlook, when you type someones name into the 'To' box, Outlook will suggest the name (if you have emailed this address before, or they are in your address book). However, if you remove the person from your address book, it still suggests their name (and Outlook knows this, because it says...
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    File sharing service won't start on OS9

    Hi, We are having a problem where the file sharing service won't start on OS9. It says 'the service is starting...' but goes no furthur. Has anyone seen this before? Thanks a lot, Daniel Murfitt =================== Daniel Murfitt ARC (UK) Systems Ltd. http://www.arcsystems.co.uk...
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    Can't see all printer in print list in Excel 2000

    Hi, We have been having a problem with MS Excel 2000 where if you click File > Print, you can only see 2 of the 6 printers. The menu drops down with white spaces for the other 4. We have tried reinstaling office, and using all the SR and Service Pack updates, but we are still havin the problem...
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    Exchange Cleanup Agent (removing tombstoned emails)

    Hi, We are having a little problem with Exchange Server 2000 on Windows Server 2000 where the sotre is nearing the 16GB limit. We have got all users to delete all unwanted emails, and even copied some to PST files. We then set a mailbox limit to 100mb per person. If you go through the list of...
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    VPN error 721 on Windows XP machines

    I have found a common problem on most Windows XP machines, where I cannot connect on a Microsoft VPN (error 721) to a Windows 2000 / 2003 server. However, on the same network with the same gateway, I can connect using a Windows 2000 machine. And the REALLY weird thing is, if I firstly connect...
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    DNS Error 5504 The DNS server encountered an invalid domain name in a

    Hi, We are having a recuring problem on a 2000 SBS server, within the DNS event viewer with event ID 5504. The full error reads.. The DNS server encountered an invalid domain name in a packet from 198.41.0.10. The packet is rejected. There are no obvious problems on the network. Does anyone...
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    weird shdocvw.dll download message

    Hi, On one of our machines, we are getting a weird download box appear everytime we use Internet Explorer. It says: --------- You have chosen to download a file from this location. shdocvw.dll from C:\WINNT\system32 What would you like to do with this file? Open this file from its current...
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    Emailing on two seperate servers

    Hi, Does anyone know of a way to make email go to one server (MX record) for some email aliases, and to another for others aliases? Basically we have two sites with the same email domain, and they are both running exchange. But some users are at one site, and others are at the other site. It's...
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    Out of office reply not working

    Hi, We are having trouble with our Out Of Office reply not working. If you set the assistant to "out of the office", and set a message, it won't reply internally or externally. This is a new server, running SBS 2003. Is there a setting that needs to be enabled on Exchange? Thanks, Dan...
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    Outlook XP not printing attachments (HELP!!)

    Hi, We are having a problem with Outlook XP not printing attachments. When you click file > print, the email prints out ok, but with no reference to the attachment file. I'm pretty sure there is a tick box somewhere that is causing this problem. The other machines in the office print out the...
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    Only allowing one user to log on to workstation

    Hi, Does anyone know how to make a Windows XP workstation only allow one specific active directory user log on to it? I'm sure it's possible, but just can't remember how it's done! Doh! :p Thanks, Daniel Murfitt =================== Daniel Murfitt ARC (UK) Systems Ltd...
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    Default root password for RedHat Linux

    Hi, Does anyone know what the default root password is for RedHat Linux? Cheers, Dan =================== Daniel Murfitt ARC (UK) Systems Ltd. http://www.arcsystems.co.uk =================== ChunkyChips.net offers :: High speed ADSL / SDSL / High performance leased lines, business web...
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    Windows XP Service Pack 2 issues

    Hi, Ever since I have installed Windows XP service pack 2, I have noticed my PC keeps freezing for several minutes every now and then, and the svchost.exe is at 99% on the task manager. If I end the svchost.exe process, the computer instantly unfreezes. Does anyone else have this problem? Any...
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    A program is trying to access email addresses stored in Outlook

    Has anyone ever seen the message "A program is trying to access email addresses stored in Outlook. Do you want to allow this? If this is unexpected, it may be a virus and you should choose "No""? It happens everytime you try and create a new email message on one machine only. We have tried...
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    Only being able to delete one email at a time on Exchange 5.5

    Hi, We are having a problem in Outlook 97 and 2000 where users can only delete one email at a time. Outlook is connected to Exchange 5.5 on NT 4, with all the latest service packs. Does anyone know anything about this issue? Thanks, Dan =================== Daniel J. Murfitt ARC (UK) Systems...
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    Internet Explorer not showing popup links

    Having problems on a Windows XP machine, which randomly stopped displaying popup links in IE. I have tried re-installing IE, running adaware (even though it is a brand new PC), and resetting all the settings, but still no luck. It just makes a blank pop up appear when you click the link. This...
  19. dmurfitt

    How can you setup catchall on Exchange?

    Hi, Just wondered if anyone knows how to setup Exchange (2000 or 2003) so it will catch all email from a domain to send you one or many users? Thanks, Dan
  20. dmurfitt

    Outlook 2003 Blocking Office Attachments in emails

    As a new "security" feature of Outlook 2003, you can no longer send / recieve Office files as attachments (so it would seem). Is there any simple way of disabling this? Thanks, Dan

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