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  1. kwinsw

    Newbie question on SQL web databases

    Hi, Please excuse me if this is the wrong forum, I’m a bit clueless on this subject. My company has asked me to look into web hosting services. One of the criteria I’ve been asked to investigate is how many “MYSQL database slots” each hosting service provides. Some of the hosting companies...
  2. kwinsw

    WSUS on SBS2008: updating remote clients

    Hi, I’m looking into setting up a VPN for my small business. We’re either going to use the VPN function built into SBS2008 or one of the Netgear security appliances, probably the FVS336G. One of the things I’m trying to figure out at the moment is how to make sure that the remote systems, which...
  3. kwinsw

    SBS 2008 DNS stops working

    Hi, I wonder if anyone can help. I have SBS2008 running as the dhcp/dns server on a small network of Vista and XP machines. Every so often, for no obvious reason, the dns stops working. It can resolve some URLs but not others – specifically it seems to have problems with www.google.com and...
  4. kwinsw

    ndiswrapper not recognising card

    Hi, I wonder if someone could help, I've posted this elsewhere but without much luck. I'm trying to install a Netgear WG511T 802.11g wireless networking card under Suse Linux 10.1 using ndiswrapper 1.54. Im using the atheros_wpa_driver.exe, though Ive also tried it with the latest drivers...
  5. kwinsw

    Problems setting up IIS

    Hi, I wonder if anyone cal help. I have just installed SBS 2003 and am trying to configure IIS to allow external users access to our default company website. I just can’t get it to work. Users on the local network can access the site, but not users outside the firewall. The server has two...
  6. kwinsw

    Setting up AD structure for new SBS installation

    Hi, I’m learning how to use SBS 2003, using virtual PC, in preparation for installing it at our family business. What I want to check is the best way to harmonise different organisational units. We’re a small family company, and I’m currently only planning on having three groups of users...
  7. kwinsw

    connecting to an imap account with pop3 connector

    Hi, I wonder if someone can help. I’m trying to configure the POP3 connector in SBS 2003 R2 to connect to my company’s IMAP mail boxes. So far I’ve • Specified the ISP’s SMTP server as the default for sending. Although it takes ages to send a mail, this does seem to work. Intended recipients...
  8. kwinsw

    Backward culculating percentages in excel

    Hi, I wonder if anyone can help: I want to backward calculate percentages in Excel. For instance, if an agency charges me $230 a day for a temp, and I know that the agency's markup is 12.5%, I want to be able to work out what the fee was before the agency added its markup. If feels like it...
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    Automating datasheet stuffing

    Hi, One of the jobs my department has to do is stuff excel datasheets with data from text files (tab separated values files). I want to automate this process, but I’m not sure the best way of doing it. Basically I need something (a macro a script, I’m not sure) that looks a column A of the...
  10. kwinsw

    POP3 Connector refuses to work

    Hi, I wonder if anyone can advise. I’ve just installed SBS2003 in our company. For a while at least, we want to use calendar and other features in Exchange but carry on using our ISP email. I’ve entered the account details into the POP connector and have set my ISP’s SMTP server as the...
  11. kwinsw

    Virtual PC networking

    Hi, I am trying to setup a small virtual network using Virtual PC 2007. The network consists of one virtual machine running Small Business Server 2003 and two clients running Windows XP. No matter what network settings I use in Virtual PC I cannot get the clients to see the server. The server...
  12. kwinsw

    Linking text frames, DTP-style

    Hi, I'm trying to link two text frames in WordPerfect X3 so that text flows automatically from one to the other. Can this be done? I can't figure it out. Any and all help gratefully received. Thanks Karl (kwinsw)
  13. kwinsw

    Linking text frames, DTP-style

    Hi, I'm trying to link two text frames in Writer so that text flows automatically from one to another. Can this be done? I can't figure it out. Any help very gratefully received. Thanks Karl (kwinsw)
  14. kwinsw

    Vista, ACPI and upgrade failure

    Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me. I recently bought Vista, having used the upgrade adviser to check that my PC was Vista-ready (it told me that it was). Now, however, when I try to install I get an error message telling me that my motherboard (K8N Neo4-F PCB 1.0) is not ACPI compliant, that...
  15. kwinsw

    Adding a search function to my website

    Hi, I'm designing a website for the first time and I was wondering if someone could tell me the easiest way to add a search function to the site? I'm trying the free Google search function and I can't get it to work. Any and all help much appreciated. Thanks Karl
  16. kwinsw

    XP SCheduled Tasks

    Hello, I’ve been asked to demo the uses of XP Scheduled Tasks. I can see the theory of how it works, but in practice I can’t see how it’s much use as all it can really do is open a program, which will then sit there until you manually start the right task. Someone told me that some programs...
  17. kwinsw

    Add Mirror Command unavailable

    Hi, I'm trying to mirror a 150GB basic disk onto a 250GB dynamic disk (space on the dynamic disk is unallocated). When I right-click on the basic disk, the Add Mirror command isn't listed in the context menu. I'm using XP Pro. Can anyone advise? Any and all help much appreciated. Thanks...
  18. kwinsw

    Acrobat and PDF - page splitting problem

    Hello, Our design department produces an html newsletter for us. Using Adobe Acrobat, they then generate a PDF from the DreamWeaver. The client has specified that they want each PDF page to be standard A4 size (previously the pages were of various sizes, each “page” accommodating an entire...
  19. kwinsw

    PDF

    Hello, Our design department produces an html newsletter for us. Using Adobe Acrobat, they then generate a PDF from the DreamWeaver. The client has specified that they want each PDF page to be standard A4 size (previously the pages were of various sizes, each “page” accommodating an entire...
  20. kwinsw

    Bittorrent choking mechanism (offtopic I know)

    Hi, I know this is a bit off topic, but I’ve been around the houses looking for someone who knows about this and can’t find anyone, was rather hoping that someone here might be able to help. I just want to check that I’ve understood the bittorrent choking mechanism properly. Here’s how I...

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