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    Cisco VPN 4.6 client for Mac OS X

    I would appreciate the Linux version. I've got fedora on my laptop and tried to use the cisco vpn client, but couldn't get it working. It would prompt for authentication, but it would never authenticate. We've made some changes to the configuration and I would like to try again, but I can't seem...
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    Laptop wont connect at work!!!

    It's hard to tell what the problem might be without a little more information. Please let us know what OS is running on the server and the laptop and how the laptop is connecting to the server (e.g. VPN or is it on the same LAN as the server). Also, what OS is installed on the PC's that work and...
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    WinXP Remote Desktop

    it looks like the URL for the connect.asp isn't including the port number for your ISS server. I'm not quite sure why. You might try taking the URL you just posted and adding in the port number for your IIS server and see if that works so it looks something like this...
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    win2k password

    If you have another computer that you can use, I would take the hard drive from the computer in question and put into another computer as a secondary drive. At this point, you can boot into the OS from the 2nd computer and the drive from the first computer will just be another drive letter. You...
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    how can I install win2k over a lan?

    dpopiz, Installing an OS over the LAN is one option and may work for you depending on what you have on your laptop right now. If you don't have an OS on there at all or you don't have another computer to put the install files on, then you can't use blcjr's idea because you can't get to the...
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    Strangenesss

    Windows has to install things on the first drive it sees in the system (usually the primary master). As filmmaker said, the answer to your question depends on your setup. If you want to keep your 80gb as your primary drive (maybe you have another OS or something on it), you can use boot manager...
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    Chopping the New Menu Down To Size

    Try this site: http://www.jfitz.com/tips/rclick_custom.html Other than that, I'm sure with a little looking on Google, you can find plenty of sites that may help you out.
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    32 Flavors, but which one?

    I just installed RedHat 9 and it installed really easily. I've been using Mandrake for a while now and haven't used RedHat in a while and was pleasantly surprised because I had bad memories of installation issues a while back. I agree with STaSh in that either Redhat or Mandrake are going to be...
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    looks like I need a windows server in order install a PC with no cd-rom ?

    jimmyhaha: if you can put your hd in another computer and copy the i386 folder from an NT, 2000, or XP installation CD to the HD, then put the HD in the destination computer and boot it from floppy, then yes, you can run winnt.exe from the i386 folder to start the installation. I'm not positive...
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    need help w/ W2k and NTFS

    Right click on the folder, click properties, click on the security tab, click on the advanced button at the bottom, click the owner tab. In the box in the middle, click on your user name and check the checkbox at the bottom to replace the owner on subfolders. When you click OK, the ownership...
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    reinstalling XP and want to migrate user accounts.

    Windows XP has a Files and Settings Transfer Wizard that basically backs up a user's profile (it's actually pretty customizable in what it willl backup). It's under Accessories somewhere in there. It allows you to specify where you want to save them to (including a local folder that you can...
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    Red "X" on mounted network shares

    Usually Windows will put that red X on the drive when it doesn't think the connection is there anymore. If the drive is going to sleep on the remote workstation, then your computer thinks the drive isn't there. When you click on the drive letter and force Windows to go looking for the network...
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    Can't Log In On XP

    The "Administrator" account still exists, but you still have the problem of a password. If you (or your dad) knows what the Administrator password was set to, then you can login with that account. To do this, you have to hit ctrl+alt+del two times when you're at the Windows Welcome Screen and...
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    startup/Shutdown

    Try going to Start, Run, type in 'msconfig", hit enter, click on the Startup tab. This should list all the programs that are running at startup and tell you why they are starting (registry entry, shortcut in startup menu, etc.). If you're looking for services, you need to go to the Services...
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    win xp pro had to manual shutdown ?

    I'm just guesing here because I haven't run into that problem, but something you may want to check is go into the control panel and go to Power. Click the Advanced tab and see what is set under the drop down for "When I press the power button on my computer:". It should be set to "Shut Down"...
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    Assigning users to OUs??

    Solving the problem of which users to apply the policy is quite simple. In the properties of the GPO, look at the security tab. You should see a listing of the users and groups that have permissions set for them on the GPO. One of those permissions is apply policy. By default, all GPO's are set...
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    A little help with default directory in cmd.exe

    mikecel79: When I said "not on the network", I meant that I'm still logging into my computer with my domain account, but without the computer connected to the network. In this case, I don't want to modify the home directory for the user account since it's my domain user account. JW310: As I...
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    A little help with default directory in cmd.exe

    I like to use the command prompt a lot and access it quickly by hitting the windows key and R and then typing cmd and hitting enter. When the command prompt comes up, the current directory is the path to my profile (c:\documents and settings\someuser\). This is kind of annoying to me because...
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    Hard Drive Partitioning

    First, let me make sure I understand the setup of your hd first. You've got two partitions that were previously labeled c and d. C was the first partition on the drive and D was the second partition on the drive. If this is incorrect, then what I'm about to say won't apply. When you boot off...
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    windows xp boot problem

    I haven't seen this before, but I'll give it a shot anyway. Because it boots fine into Safe Mode, but crashes in Safe Mode w/ Network Support, my first instinct would be a network card driver problem. Something you could check on to see if this is the case is to boot into Safe Mode and check the...
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    Urgent help needed

    The reason you are getting permission denied is because the permissions are based on SID's (the SID's get translated to user names and groups by the OS). When you re-installed windows on the other hd, the SIDs that translate to Administrator, are different than what's working on your original...
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    urgent help needed.

    The reason you are getting permission denied is because the permissions are based on SID's (the SID's get translated to user names and groups by the OS). When you re-installed windows on the other hd, the SIDs that translate to Administrator, are different than what's working on your original...
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    This is just tooo weird, please read

    The Remote Desktop Client connect the printers from your current computer to the computer you are connecting to (so you can print remote files locally). It also brings any sound played to your client computer. You can change these settings (and I always do). When you open Remote Desktop, click...
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    Same folder keeps opening at startup.

    You mentioned the folder was rage3dtweak. I don't know exactly what this is, but if you can get away with it, try moving the folder or renaming it then rebooting then moving it back or renaming back to the original name. After moving or renaming it, windows probably won't know where it is, so it...
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    anyway to get back my "show desktop" button?

    Open up a notepad and paste this in a new file: [Shell] Command=2 IconFile=explorer.exe,3 [Taskbar] Command=ToggleDesktop Save this document as C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Show Desktop.scf
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    Windows XP pro shutdown trouble!!help!!

    It sounds like a program isn't quitting the way it should be. You might try making sure all your apps are closed and then check what processes are running and see if you can kill all those that aren't needed. If this solves your problem, then you need to take a look at what processes are running...
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    WinXP Home V Pro

    Maybe the Home edition doesn't work as well with laptops as the Pro version. I guess if you look at who is most likely to have a laptop and what environment it will be used in, a laptop is more likely to be used by somebody or somewhere that XP Pro would be more likely to be used (i.e. an...
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    How do I get into folders that say "Access is denied"?

    If you are an administrator on that computer, then you can right-click on the folder, click the Security tab and then click Add and select your user account. It appears that you are trying to access the My Documents folder of another user on the computer. By default, the profile directories (the...
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    Windows Logon problem

    Thanks for the reply, but I decided I didn't feel like messing with it anymore. I went ahead and re-installed windows, formatting my C drive in the process. I appreciate the response, and if I see the error again, I'll let you know. Everything is working fine now, so I'm not sure what happened...
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    Win2K/win98 add new hdd ???.exe???

    You can also use the Disk Management (within computer manager) to specifically assign drive the drive letter you want to each partition so that your shortcuts work again.
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    windows update driver question.

    I'm in the process of downloading the 29 updates (critical, winxp and drivers) that MS has listed for my WinXP installation that I just got re-installed. I noticed the processor driver as well (and yes, I've got an amd, an athlon xp 1800 to be specific). I'm going to install it even though I'm...
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    windows update driver question.

    I'm in the process of downloading the 29 updates (critical, winxp and drivers) that MS has listed for my WinXP installation that I just got re-installed. I noticed the processor driver as well (and yes, I've got an amd, an athlon xp 1800 to be specific). I'm going to install it even though I'm...
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    Windows Logon problem

    I didn't feel like messing with it anymore, so I just re-installed WinXP. Since I'm writing this reply on the new installation, I don't think there is a problem with the hard drive. I still don't know what happened, since I know everything was fine Friday morning, then the sh*t hit the fan...
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    Win2k/XP logon script and Printer

    Dizway, It's not a matter of can't figure it out, it's just that I haven't had the time to even try to figure it out yet. I figured if I had a login script to work from, then it would save me some time of looking for one.
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    Compatability of programs with Linux

    Something that I have seen a lot of avid gamers do is use a dual-boot system. They have their linux setup as their primary OS, then have a Win98 or XP partition for their games. As n0cmonkey stated, there are some games that run natively on linux and there are emulators (wine and winex), but...
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    Windows Logon problem

    I've tried the repair option. I get the following error: Setup cannot get the required Windows XP configuration information. This indicates an internal Setup error. Contact your system administrator. I like this last part the most, since I am the system administrator. It's as if system...
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    Win2k/XP logon script and Printer

    Because I also use a laptop at work, I can see the reason to have the printer disconnected when they log off. The reason I would do it is because when the computer isn't on the network, the computer still tries to find the printer and causes delays while it's trying to find it. Also, if a...
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    Why are some programs highlighted in All Program list in WinXP?

    If you right-click on the taskbar, click Properties, click the Start Menu Tab, click Customize, Click the Advanced tab, you will see an option to "Highlight newling installed programs". If you don't like the highlighting (as I don't), you can disable it here. While you're in there, you can also...
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    Active Directory in Windows 2000 Server

    I remember getting that same error when I didn't have the drivers for my NIC installed. During the setup process for AD, Windows trys to check for a DNS server and I'm guessing that if there isn't a network interface, then AD decides that you don't need a domain controller. If you do have your...
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    Windows Logon problem

    What exactly should I repair? As I said, I booted off the WinXP CD, chose repair instead of setup, but I couldn't find anything in the command line interface that would help me.