You should be able to ping just "autoacquire" by name if you are physically connected to the same network that your AD config is running. You said you have VPN set up...maybe try joining the domain...

Since you go for the simple cheap solution you should be willing to accept simple cheap answers: Why not configure more accounts for Outlook and just switch to the correct account for where you want...

The server should *not* be receiving IP from your router. Statically assign the IP. Your DNS looks to be working so it looks like a matter of your AD context. Instead of trying to connect to...

What's all this "cd"...if you are at the a: prompt and you want to go to the c drive just type c: and then enter. Maybe I'm missing something here. Either way - you'll enjoy the live file...

Once you get your DNS and DHCP working properly you should have no problems joining workstations to the domain.

Sounds like DNS is working, either way you should be testing by IP first to rule out any DNS. But it sounds like there is something going on with a firewall here. When you join a domain it resets...

What kind of laptop is it? Sometimes you can get weird display if the cable comes loose. Have you tried pulling the battery on it at all?

Sorry - I meant to say something about that static IP configuration last night but didn't get back to it. You probably need to put the gateway of your router here. That would be something to check...

I agree with all of this. A domain is easy to set up, but there are a few requirements you need to cover. I also agree that, before you join any clients to the domain, do you know what you are...

First things first...make sure all the web services are up using the IIS admin management console. A quick and dirty test which should work no matter what if the services are running would be to go...

I'm with hughv - reboots often are related to power stuff. Seems odd that it would just kick in out of nowhere. Maybe he should pull the CMOS battery see if that resets whatever kicked off when the...

Kinda sounds like it's getting stuck in a loop. Memory leak sounds promising but how to fix? Usually either something else is occupying a memory space or memory is spooling up somewhere that it...

You should be able to do this since, as you said, your pc supports USB boot. I'm not sure if you'll have to install some sort of driver for the setup program to be able to see the drive, though. I...

So you see nothing on the screen for 8 minutes and then it comes on? Or is it just taking a long time for Windows to boot up? What kind of monitor are you using? Have you restarted the computer...

I only know how to do this from the registry. If you want to change the path of the service do the following:

1. Click Start then Run in the run prompt and type regedit and click ok
2. This is...

I don't see anywhere that you've said you've tried updating the BIOS. Have you? I think you're right on the money about the possibility of the fan causing an issue even though you're well below the...

That's interesting - is there a bluescreen that flashes briefly befoer the reboot? If so it could be as simple as updating a driver. Have you checked for a driver update for the card from the...

Oh good - glad you got it!

This could be caused by a host of things...hardware usually. Last week a person on here was getting it due to a poorly seated video card, or broken video card...something to that effect. I have...

Mary,

Have you tried numerous discs or just one in particular? Is this occurring with different brands of discs or just one specific group of discs on a spindle for instance? Sometimes you'll...

Sounds like there might be encryption on her user account? Once you make that drive secondary you should be able to take ownership over all files on it unless the files are encrypted.

- Use...

ADMT should do it:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=788975b1-5849-4707-9817-8c9773c25c6c&DisplayLang=en

Simple Google search:
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My pleasure to help out although sanity generally isn't my strong point...heheh. Yea a poorly seated video card could definitely cause problems. Also, all it takes is a fingerprint or two and a...

Also check all connections, including the cd drive, and make sure the hard drive cables are gouge-free, connections are on solid and maybe try a different cd drive and or IDE cables as well. Might...

Most likely the "random beeping" you speak of isn't random at all. Sounds like a "POST" error. Usually a memory error will yield a few steady beeps right after you turn on the machine. I'd say...

Yep - just boot from the XP cd and you will be able to delete and recreate the partition and then install XP from scratch.

Are you on a wired connection or wireless? Are the 100KB transfers happening from a particular site or is it all sites? Are you using a particular program that you are seeing the problems with? If...

Sounds like memory to me...I would go for swapping out RAM and trying different RAM slots before replacing the mobo, but it sounds you guys are headed down the right track...

I highly doubt Microsoft says "delete the folder you don't want". Just follow their instructions...they have no reason to screw you. You are probably using the "c:\Windows1" folder now because it...

Hi - since this is a local "consumer" class printer I was thinking you might have better luck sending the client's local disk to the Citrix session and then just have the user save the desired file...

Perhaps a good place to start would be to uninstall Java and run the latest version from java.sun.com

I assume the game you are playing is a browser based one? Perhaps you could post some info...

Search for a file on your C: drive called bookmarks.html
The folder that lives in should contain a folder called Mail where all your mail settings are. Although I'm not particularly knowledgable...

Make sure you run all the latest updates from Microsoft. In Internet Explorer go to Tools-->Windows Update

You should be running some sort of antivirus if you're not already...McAfee ASaP is...

Uninstall Netscape from "Add/Remove Programs" in the Control Panel and then reinstall it. Alternatively, if you have downloaded add-ins for Netscape such as a calendar for instance, try disabling...

Press F8 right after you press F1 to continue...try Safe Mode. If it works in Safe Mode then maybe you just need to reinstall the video driver...

isn't the point here to get back hard drive space? if the "Guest" folder isn't taking up a lot of space then leave it. i was just coming up with the most simple way for you to reclaim space without...

Backup any files that are important to you on CDs, create a new user...make that an administrator account. Then, once you log in with that account, a folder will be created in the directory you've...

No.

I would also turn on the messenger service on the servers so I could script/schedule a broadcast a message to at least inform other admins that their session is going away. if you don't you're...

whoops - you're right...they only say how to avoid the error message for the console session. i'm curious if a scheduled task would do it with the shutdown command right before your scripts run:
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