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    BAT files - checking remote machine for admin rights

    Skace, Thanks a ton! Although I will admit, being a support person (mostly hardware), that I didn't understand most of what you typed. I believe I recognize this as NT Batch script, though. I may pursue this in the future, but as of now, my project is complete. I do have a few...
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    Checking for NT admin rights from BAT file

    Weewolf, Thanks for your help. I did find a solution that was similar to yours. My big problem was that I'm not a DOMAIN level admin, but belong to a domain group that has machine level admin rights. I discovered, however, that simply putting my NT credentials in the command line allowed the...
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    BAT files - checking remote machine for admin rights

    Yes, that worked pretty well. I actually used it as follows: if not exist \\%1\admin$\*.* goto end Additionally, since I posted this message, I discovered that something as simple as putting my NT credentials in the command line would cause it to error out after trying to map the drive, and...
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    BAT files - checking remote machine for admin rights

    Hey all, I have written a batch file (to work with Batch Blitz 3.0) in which I need to check about 15,000 systems company-wide for the presence of a particular application. Batch Blitz is simply a program which allows you to write generic BAT files using a variable for the host list, and up to...
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    Checking for NT admin rights from BAT file

    Hey all, I have written a batch file (to work with Batch Blitz 3.0) in which I need to check about 15,000 systems company-wide for the presence of a particular application. Batch Blitz is simply a program which allows you to write generic BAT files using a variable for the host list, and up...
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    Floppy works in DOS, not in XP

    It works again. Wow...doesn't it figure. Take the time to ask everyone for help, and you stumble across the solution right after you post the question. For those of you who want to know what happened, apparently the SCSI card (Adaptec AHA-2940) was set to support INT13h devices. Since I use...
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    Floppy works in DOS, not in XP

    Hey all, I have a strange one here. Before I get started, I'm a veteran computer technician, and this one just plain has me stumped...I just didn't want anyone tellin' me to flip the floppy cable 180 degrees...lol So, here's the deal. I can boot from a floppy diskette, however when I try to...
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    Best RAID card

    Not much has been said about the Promise line of cards, so I figured I'd throw my 2 cents in regarding the one I'm using for my ATA RAID 5 array. I have the Promise FastTrak SX4000. It's a 4 channel RAID controller capable of RAID levels 0,1,5, and 10 (or 0+1, whichever you prefer). It has an...
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    DVD/CD Shredder $34.99

    LOL....too bad it's so true!! =)
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    DVD writing format discrepancies - Whats the difference?

    Just a bump because I haven't gotten any replies yet. =( Please help me out, if you know the differences.
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    HOT - Outpost.com WD 80GB w/8MB cache $89.99 after MIR, plus possible surprise

    Everyone.... You may want to make a note of the fact that the original post was written in early December, 2002. Western Digital may still have some generosity left, but as is usually the case, they've probably gotten back to reality. If anyone orders these 80GB drives and still get's the...
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    Crashing System.......NEED ADVICE

    ----------------------------------------------------- Athlon XP 1800+ (overclocked to 2000+) Mobo: MSI KT3 ultra-ARU Ram: 512 pc2700 VC: AIW Radeon 8500 (128) HD: 120gig Western Digital special edition Roms: TDK 48x burner, 8x pioneer DVD Case: Lian-li pc65...
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    Crashing System.......NEED ADVICE

    No problem...glad ya figured out what the problem was. =) To address the 'issue' of lower frame rates, have you tried overclocking JUST the video card? You can do this with certain utilities without increasing the speed of the AGP (or PCI) interface, which gives you better system stability and...
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    Crap! My hard drive clacks and doesn't respond.

    I agree...it is strange. And to be perfectly honest with you, the idea was handed down to me. I really don't know of the theory...all I know is that I've done it before with all brands of drives, and about half the time, it works... The most important tool in any techs bag is a hammer....go...