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    Deleted snapshot- any options for recovery?

    I have deleted a .avhdx file stupidly due to disk space issues, and lack of knowledge of VM's. Obviously when I try to start to start the virtual machine, it wont start because the file is missing. Are their any options here to recover or am I royally screwed?
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    DFS- Huge Backlog to Replicate- Deleting Files?

    Hi guys. We run DFS on our 5 branch servers which are connected through a WAN. Anyways, some NTFS permissions were changed on a folder last night (this folder is 500MB) and over a 384kb/s connection, replicating this to all other servers is going to take a long time and its creating a huge...
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    Running a CentOS VM throws errors

    Hi guys. A software company we are in talks with have sent us a VM to try there software. It is a CentOS and I know next to nothing about this OS. When I try to boot the VM, I get to the login screen and enter the details. I then get a screen saying the following: "Your session only...
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    Pushing a .vbs through GPO

    Hi guys. I have a .vbs script that I need to run on the computers in my domain. The script only needs to be run once. How can I go about deploying this? Is their a way through the GPO where it will only happen once? Can I put it in a login script and have it only do it once? If I was to...
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    slow and sluggish computer..

    Hi guys. Just a bit of help please. We have a computer that is running really slow, especially browsing folders. If we log in as a different user, the problem goes away, as does loggin in with that user under safe mode with networking. Any ideas why? I know I can recreate her profile...
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    after login-hangs for a minute before running explorer.exe

    Hi guys. We have a new PC at work. Its a Windows XP Pro connected to our domain. After loggin into the domain and after personal settings and things have been loaded, it pauses for almost 1 minute at just the background before finally starting explorer.exe (with the taskbar and all...
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    Linux Share- username "guest" is greyed out

    Hi guys. Just after some help. We have a Win2k3 terminal server. We also have a linux web server. We access shares off that server just by going \\www.xxxxxxxx.com.au\www-resources Anyways, we have the username and password set in control userpasswords2. Administrators can access...
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    Outlook and Exchange- copying .ost file?

    Hi their. At our business, we use Managed Exchange (RPC). Anyways, quite often we are changing one user from one PC to another. Currently, we just add the user's Exchange account to outlook and it eventually downloads all the offline content. Just wandering, is it possible to just copy...
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    PC very slow to transfer data over network

    Hi guys. Just a question- what normally causes a PC to send our data really slow? We have a PC with Windows 7 and it is copying data over the network really slow- at like 8 kb/s according to Windows. This is to any number of computers, so the problem lies with the PC. No one else has...
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    domain controller- automatic private address

    Hi guys. Need your help please. We have a distributed network with each site having a Domain Controller. We were having performance issues, and apparently (according to another IT guy here), pinging the domain name (lets say restore.local), it was receiving responses from all over the joint...
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    Win2k3 Server occasionally hangs

    Hi guys. Need some help please. One of our domain controllers is hanging sometimes- not very often, maybe once a week, but its quite an annoyance. Its a Win2k3 Server, fairly new (IBM i think). When it hangs, it can be pinged, but RDC won't work and none of the services it provides will...
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    having a users printers and email already setup

    Hi guys. I am just curious, we have users at our company who most of the time use the same computer. The problem is, sometimes they use another computer, and when they log in, their email is not setup and neither are printers. I know printers can be set up through the use of a batch...
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    external hdd- booting into a specific software folder

    Hi their. Quick question- do most computers these days support booting off a USB HDD? The reason I ask is I have so many CD's that I was thinking perhaps just putting them onto a external HDD. Is it possible to create like a boot script which will allow me to select which program I want to...
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    multiple branches, multiple proxies?

    Hi thier. Currently, we have 5 branches across Australia. We have our datacenter which receives our internet connection and pushes it through a proxy, in which all branches connect to through our WAN. We are thinking of getting a dedicated internet connection at each branch. How would we...
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    backup batch script- changing filename?

    Hi guys. I need to create a simple batch script that will backup of a file every half day. I am going to use windows task manager to actually run the file, I just need to create a script that will copy the file. I am fine with xcopy, but how do I make it so it actually doesnt overwrite...
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    Scanned PDF to Exce softwarel? OCR will be needed..

    Hi guys. Does anyone know of an app that can take a PDF document and turn it into an excel document? The only problem is that the PDF is of a scanned document so it will also require some OCR as well. Preferrably a free package but I doubt any of them are free. Cheers
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    new printer- how do we change clients to the new one?

    Hi their. At our offices, we are getting a new printer- it is getting installed tomorrow. This is what will happen- we have a printer called 'VIC Office' and another called 'VIC Warehouse'. Now 'VIC Warehouse' will be getting replaced with 'VIC Office' and a new one will take the place of...
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    DFS- event viewer logs event 13508 3 times a day

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    outlook web access- rules

    Hi. We use Exchange 03. If I create a rule using outlook web access (a rule that will forward all mail to another mailbox), it comes up saying that this rule will be applied to all mail received. Does this mean that it will apply the rule from that point in time, or it will apply the rule...
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    xp cd key- does it work for any copy of xp

    Hi. Just wandering, say for example I have COA for XP. Will this CD Key work for any version of Windows XP Pro (e.g. one that has SP2 preintalled, or SP3 preinstalled, or the very first version that came out, or will it only work for the product that it came with (e.g. XP with SP3)? Cheers
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    winxp install- stuck at 39 minutes

    Hi guys. Need some help- im thinking perhaps its a memory problem. I noticed a PC at work stuck in a never ending loop of loading windows, then restarting etc. Safe Mode did the same, so I started installing windows again. It loads files fine and gets to the setup screen and freezes...
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    PC runs sluggish as- dont think its software..

    Hi guys. Just some help please. What part of a PC is the likely cause of a system running very sluggish? I have this PC and it used to work perfectly. In the last 2 months I have had to reinstall everything about 5 times- it just freezes randomly, and when I log in it will freeze (not...
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    is my psu dead?

    Hi guys. Please tell me whether you think my PSU's are failing. When I turn my PC on (happened to two different PC's, the CPU fan spins for about half a second and then stops. If i bridge black and green, it does however turn on. Any ideas? Both plugs are plugged in.
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    canon scangear and office 2007

    Hi guys. Heres one for ya. We have a Canon ir3300 photocopier. On one laptop, we have the newest version of Canon ScanGear and a completely up-to-date version of Office 2007. Now if we want to scan in an image, we go through clipart. When we scan the image using ScanGear, usually a...
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    one users has problems, other doesnt- delete user profile?

    Hi guys. At our network, we have a main server that has the software that we use. In our melbourne location, our workers all RDP into the Windows 2003 Server and log in to the Windows Server with their Active Directory username, which then brings them to their desktop where they access the...
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    need a new vpn solution- win2k3 server?

    Hi guys. With a network that I am one of the admin's of, we need to replace the current VPN solution we have. Currently, we use a d-link VPN server that accepts 5 clients at the one time, and the client software doesnt work on Vista. We really need a VPN that will support at most 12...
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    backup exec- failing?

    Hi guys. I am new to Backup Exec. I am getting a lot of Failed backups, with the following errors/exceptions: I am just curious, are my backups actually working but not backing up this corrupt file, or are they completely failing? And where it says that it is unable to get quiet time, does...
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    d-link vpn client doesnt work on vista

    Hi guys. At the place I work, we have a D-Link VPN server. Anyways, I am lucky enoguh to have Vista on my laptop and surprise surprise the D-Link VPN Client (Net Defender) doesnt work on Vista machines. Does anyone know if their are any other clients out their that I can use to connect to...
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    firewall / web server on the one pc- bad practice?

    Hi their. I am just wandering, is it bad practice to have a firewall installed on, say a web server? Or should I have separate firewall server, and then a separate web server? If so, why? Thanking you guys!
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    WSUS- did this screw up one of my PC's?

    Hi there. I installed Windows Server Update Services on a small sever I manage, its my dads so he isnt too fussed about problems that may occur (4 PC's). Anyways, it downloaded 9GB of updates (didnt really think it would download that much, and exceeded his downloads, but thats not the end...
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    "no network accepted the given path"

    Hi guys. Having problem with one of our DC's. We have 5 servers across Australia. One of the servers isnt accessing the network properly. We can ping by IP and name from other computers, and on the actual computer with the problem (its called PERTH), we can ping other computers by...
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    what are some services you cant live without

    Hi. Just wadering what services and software that you guys cant live without on your servers? Ive just started a junior network admin job and part of the job is to make upgrades and changes that should benefit the network. I know its a pretty broad question as every situation is going to be...
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    what connector is this? its not RJ12 or RJ45...

    Hi guys. Just need som help... at the place I work, we have a Polycom Video Conferencing unit. We have just had a new building built had RJ45 ports put in the ground. The speaker for the unit is not an RJ45 nor an RJ12. It is a 6 pin that has the clip on the side of the connector (as...
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    outlook hangs on startup for 15 minutes

    Hi guys. I just started a new Desktop Support Job. Anyways, one staff member, when she opens Outlook, it hangs for 15 minutes before it actually opens (after putting the exchange password in, it goes to the screen where you can see the edges, but evreything is white). Now, she has a few...
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    best platform to run vmware from

    Hi guys. I have just purchased 2x Dell PE 1750's (2.4ghz) Anyways, I purchased these amongth a whole lot of Cisco gear to study my CCNA as wel as using the servers to learn various operating systems and stuff, such as Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Exchange and anything else you guys can...
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    my network lab- best way to terminal multiple devices

    Hi guys. Need you to suggest a setup for me; I have made up my own little lab to train for my CCNA (4 routers, 2 switches, 2 dell poweredge servers). Anyways, as the servers are extremely loud, im not going to keep them in my study; ill keep them downstairs where the sound will not annoy...
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    just some help with an encryption algorithm

    Hi there. Just need some quick help if thats ok. Im giong through some examples for a security subject im studying and have the following question: Consider a simple symmetric encryption algorithm as follows: 1- Input text T and 64 bit key K 2- Divide T into 64 bit size blocks B1...Bn 3-...
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    online cisco ccna courses?

    Hi guys. Does anyone know of any online Cisco CCNA courses? I've found a few on the internet but I want to know from you guys what you think the best ones are from past experience (if any). Also.. im quite good with networking- do you think doing a CCNA online will be too much or do you think...
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    few problems with windows when i start up

    Hi there. Just after some help please. When I turn my computer on now, firstly I get a "Runtime Error from Microsoft Visual C++" .. it shows "Program: C:\Prog..."- "the application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. If I click OK, it says "Nitro PDF Printer...
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    cant get windows vista vpn to work- router problems..

    Hi there. I have set up a VPN using Windows Vista. I am trying to connect to it but am having troubles. From within the same LAN, if I connect to the VPN via the computers IP address (192.168.1.5), i can connect fine, but if i try my routers address, it doesnt work. It goes to the part...