Topics by QKSTechTrainee

Hi all, Strange problem with one of our Win 2K3 servers. All seems to be working well, except that, having logged on via RDP, I cannot log off. (I prefer to log off RDP sessions rather than disconnect, because then I leave a session space free for another admin if …

Hello All, Now then - this is a nasty one. We run a windows domain with 2003 Enterprise servers and XP Pro clients. About a year ago we removed all the floppy drives from our client machines and installed some swish new USB2.0 adaptors in their place, and started issuing …

Hi all, On site, we use a web proxy/cache box, which is supposed to authenticate users (via LDAP queries) against one of our Win2K3 AD servers. How would I log the receipt of and response to these LDAP queries on the server? Basically I need to check to see that …

Hi all, How's this for a bizarre problem. I have a Samsung P28 laptop with Radeon mobility 9100 graphics. Windows XP Pro - fully updated with all the latest chipset and graphics card drivers. It has a weird intermittent fault whereby sometimes the LCD screen is corrupted although the display …

Onour Windows 2000 domain (XP SP2 clients), we map a network folder to a drive to provide a documents folder for all users. Some users experience a problem where (even tho drive mapping and folder redirection is successful) the icons for their files keep disappearing, then shortly afterwards, re-appearing. Various …

Bit of an odd one this. Running Windows XP Pro on a single workstation. My MATSHITA DVD-ROM SR-8584A was working fine the other day, but now it is convinced it is only a CD ROM. The diagnostic tools I've run also seem to insist it is a cd-rom. I haven't …

Hi all, running a windows 2000 domain, with 2000 adv server on DC's and XP Pro clients. Proxy server and home page for Internet Explorer 6 sp1 is set via group policy, but it fails to apply for new users after a change to the GPO that applies it (we …

Hi, just a quickie - does anyone know if my Win 2K Advanced server will require a restart after installing the Connection Manager Administration Kit? Kinda mission critical to avoid restarting this box between certain hours, but I'd really like to install CMAK today if I can.

Hello - here's my problem - trying to set up a lil bit of code that checks win2k disk quota and warns user if they are approaching their disk space threshold. here's the code - (cut down for simplicity - this version doesnt really do much but should work) Dim …

Hi - this is really a revival of an old thread as it seems to have died in terms of interest. In short - I have a dual boot Win98SE/Win2kPro system ( Win98SE was installed first) Win98SE is now completely broken :cry: - almost impossible to repair as it suffered …

HI all, Oops - My win98se/2kPro dual system at home was running fine (service packed and updated to the hilt) until I installed a new graphics card (Radeon 9600 128MB) - now - Win2k - no problem - all working Win98Se - NOT happy. So - anyone know if I …

hello - not been on for a while I suspect that my machine (win2k) may be contaminated with spyware and the like. could anyone recommend a good (preferably freeware) tool for scanning and/or removing this stuff? My Norton firewall etc. doesnt seem to be enough to keep me secure.... Thanks …

Apologies if this was easy to find out elsewhere. I am trying to write a small script that can be run on our network by each user, which captures their user login name and uses this to look up in a spreadsheet of all users to provide them with info …

hello peeps We are currently trying to catch the little jobbie who keeps printing swastikas form a variety of printers on the school network - anyone got any ideas how to force the network to stick the username of the printing user at the bottom of each document printed? Ta. …

Anyone know at which point during the Windows XP startup the Windows Script Host loads? having problems with a startup script which refuses to run on our network, and suspect that we may be trying to run it before WSH is in place......