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Hi, Thanks for your reply. Can you expand a little more on how/what this is and how it benefits me? Thanks

Hello All, I have a 50ish PC network (XP SP2+) connected to a domain. Network layout is around 10 pcs/switch (10/100) with 1GB uplink back to main 1GB switch that has servers attached. Servers are 2008R2 domain controller also acting as DHCP/DNS. I have various GPO's applied to domain, one maps drives, one maps printers and another does Desktop control (background images/restricitons etc). Every morning when people login 1 or 2 systems (on different switches) will fail to map all their drives, if user restarts they map fine. It isnt always the same pcs and sometimes it dosent happen at all. I personally dont think my network is too busy and the server spec is more than enough.... but I am getting annoyed as I cant work out what the reason is? Can anyone shed some light on what would be causing this or a starting point of where to look to fix it? Thanks Andy

Morning All, (well its morning here). I have a problem that is driving me mad... How do I control/modify Power settings on my XP clients accross the company via GPO? I am using Single domain on Server 2008R2. All my XP clients have power managment settings locked/set to Monitor off after 15 and Standby after 15. I would like to make diff polices for different machines. I stumbled accross - and http://www.terranovum.com/projects/energystar/ez_gpo.php. But dont know what to do with them. I did find the "preferences" section in GPO policy editor on Server, but tried to no avail and I did a bit of reading and it only seems to apply to Win Vista > systems. Any help greatly appreciated. .

Thanks for the reply, would you be able to provide more detail as a quick google etc and I am left in a programming coma... Take it as share name is "Databases" and remote server is "server1" ie \\Server1\Databases would be the path. Many Thanks

Hello, Weird one for you... We have a DBA who has a large number of Access Databases stored on a network drive (P Drive). He has asks me daily/hourly who is connected to the shared drive which I find out by logging onto the server and looking at the shares via Computer Managment/Open files & open Sessions. Is it possible for me to have a script he runs on his computer that would return this himself? but just for the P Drive. I had thought about creating a MMC template and giving him access to that but it then lets him see all open files/sessions which for example one might say X:\HR\john_Ross_Offer_of_Redundancy_letter.doc. which for obvious reasons is a big no no! Server is Windows Server 2003 running as DC/File Server, he is on Xp with office 2007. Any help/advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks G

Hello, I am thinking of setting up a wireless access point for general use at local youth club. As far as I know they wont be charging to use it, but we will be wanting to restrtict who can get on it. So just using the basic router WPA is not enough as we will need a diff "key" for every person who asks to use it. Is it possible to set this up? Can keys expire so after 1 hour say the key is useless? Is this done via RADIUS? I have a million more questions but this will at least start the debate. Thanks Andy

Hello, I have to install a new IT system for a company of 1ooish users. Currently they operate across three offices with numbers split as: Office 1 (HQ) 66 Office 2 - 20 Office 3 - 20 Currently Each office has a seperate domain and users have 2 or 3 accounts at each office. Email is currently outsourced to a third pary company and is accessed via pop3 into PST files on each users system. I have proposed Exchange and a linked domain enviroment. Luckily all new hardware is going to be used so existing system can continue to run until I need to copy data accross. Obviously some work will have to also be done with MX records in regard moving from hosting company to in house. few questions for you, be good to get a feel for what people think? Should I go for Windows Server 2008? Not much experience with it more comfortable with 2003, the 64bit stuff is also a worry for me in terms of compatability and tourbleshooting. In relation to exchange I have speced 2 x identical servers to host it on, is it viable to host it at HQ and have other users logging in via either webmail of via VPN's? I have a 12Mb down 833K up connection at head office and 6MB down 333K connections at each office? Should I go for Exchange 2007 or 2003. I have experience with 2003, but 2007 I have done nothing but read up on it. Again, 64bit requirement does concern me as does lack of experience with it. A few others have commented that noone would fit a new exchange server and chose 2003 for it. THanks in advance, I have a feeling I will be coming back to this post/forum a lot over the coming months. Thanks Andy

Smart Sync Pro - http://www.smartsync.com/ Lets you schedule backups from clients/servers/any location to FTP/Network Drives/USB Drives etc etc. Alerts can be setup by email to ensure these are taking place, alerts can detail what has been backed up, if it was completed. I use it accross all our sites etc, quick fix for laptop users who store lots of files locally and only loose their laptops!

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Hello, I am needing some help with a dial up connection over ISDN2e. (UK based, BT ISDN line). First we have two of these http://www.sitecom.com/drivers_result.php?...p;productid=104 One at one site and one at another. Both sites have 1 server each running Windows Server 2003 R2 fully patched/updated. One site has been established for around 3 years, some probs but nothing a quick unplug/reconnect couldn’t fix. We commissioned this new site around 6 months ago. Line was fitted and it remained like that for months. Now we have plugged identical modem and server in and we receive a “no dial tone”. We have a dial up connection (over ISDN) within windows which dials a number to connect to a system. I have checked ISDN box and Green light goes solid when modem plugged in. I tried new modems, taking the modems to the other site (connected first time). Took server to other site - connected first time also! Even had BT out who tested line to death and found no faults. I am lost with what else I can try.... any suggestions? Thanks Andy