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I am looking into the possibilities of creating an IN-HOUSE solution for restoring an image of 2000 O/S to any server regardless of hardware. The only way I know this will work is if I can somehow detect the current hardware and enter those settings in the registry. Does anyone know of a way (or is there an existing command line util) that will run the hardware detect? I would like to restore a Win2K image and then run hardware detect (similar to what Windows does during setup). Any thoughts?
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This[^] may be of some help.
"The Lion shall lie down with the Lamb;
but the Lamb will not get much sleep..."
Lazarus Long
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A Windows 2000 image will only work correctly if the right kernel, HAL and boot drivers are in the image.
There are two main versions of kernel, uniprocessor (NTOSKRNL.EXE on the install disk) and multiprocessor (NTKRNLMP.EXE). There are also physical address extension versions (NTKRNLPA.EXE and NTKRPAMP.EXE) for systems with >4Gb of memory. A 'normal' and a PA image are both installed on any given system; once installed they're simply named NTOSKRNL.EXE and NTKRNLPA.EXE - the multiproc versions are renamed.
There are a multitude of HALs supplied with the OS, including 'basic', 'multiprocessor', 'ACPI', 'single-processor APIC', 'ACPI with APIC'. Again, get the right one, or your system likely won't boot.
Finally, your system loads a number of drivers at boot time, which are needed to be able to load the rest of the system. These are the drivers which are listed before the switch to graphics mode when you select a Safe Mode boot. Typically this includes system bus drivers and disk drivers. If one system's Athlon-based and another Intel-based, you may have problems if you're not using Microsoft's generic drivers.
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Haven't worked with a proper network and domain setup for nearly 2 years now, and haven't had to connect a computer to a domain for over 2 years.
Tonight (a couple of hours away) I have to connect a Windows XP Professional and Windows 2000 Professional to an NT domain.
I know I have to go Control Panel -> System -> Identification and then clekc the button to add to a domain. But from memory I have to also add the machine to the PDC's Server Manager. Is his correct? I can't remember if I have to do this from the server itself or from the new client logged in as Domain Admin.
Anyone care to refresh my memory? I can't spend any time looking through the KB as I have to complete my mundane day job before immediately shooting off to the 2nd job to get this done. Only got the call half an hour ago to tell me this was on. I get the calls as the boss gets in more work than she has people to do it.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end."
- Chris Maunder 15/07/2002
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On 2000 and XP, when you specify the domain name, it will prompt you for the username and password of a domain user with permission to add the machine to the network, and then add the machine account automatically. You shouldn't need to touch the server manager at all.
HTH,
Richard
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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Exactly what I needed and exactly what I did. Thanks for the information though I had to ring someone earlier to get the info I needed. I received your reply 22:29 Sydney time and I did this about 3 hours earlier.
From memory I posted this about 01:00 New York time which would have been 22:00 Arizona time.I can't believe Roger Wright wasn't up at that time scanning the Operating System forum on the off chance I most post a question he should answer. 
Michael Martin
Australia
"I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end."
- Chris Maunder 15/07/2002
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Sorry, but I was entertaining a beautiful woman at the time. You just can't compete.;P
"The Lion shall lie down with the Lamb;
but the Lamb will not get much sleep..."
Lazarus Long
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Roger Wright wrote:
Sorry, but I was entertaining a beautiful woman at the time. You just can't compete.
You haven't so much as seen a picture of me, so how would you know? What if I trimmed the beard? Would I be in the running then? 
Michael Martin
Australia
"I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end."
- Chris Maunder 15/07/2002
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Michael Martin wrote:
Would I be in the running then?
Of course not, silly - you're married.
"The Lion shall lie down with the Lamb;
but the Lamb will not get much sleep..."
Lazarus Long
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How do I send messages via the messenger service, also how do I turn it off..
/\ |_ E X E GG
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I don't use it to send messages...however go into sevices, stop the service, right-click and select properties with a left-click. There will be a pull-down to disable the service. Apply the changes and enjoy a Messenger-spam free life..
Warm Regards,
The Boolean Operator aka Boo
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BTW for clarity, the messenger service is not the same as MSN messenger..I say this for the benefit of others. I assume you knew the difference.
-=Boo
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From a command prompt, enter
net send /?
It should spit out a bunch of info on the options available. The service is turned on and off from the Services applet in the Control Panel.
"The Lion shall lie down with the Lamb;
but the Lamb will not get much sleep..."
Lazarus Long
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I was setting up a family website with FTP access for my family to share their pictues on.... I was still in developmental stages, so I had no security on it... I didn't think anyone would find it that fast. It was up for 4 days...
So, I'm going through the logs and then I see this suspicius one where the person put a full AC/DC album and some comic book scans on. The funny thing was it was about 15 directories deep.
What's even funnier is that it was in the "_vti_pvt" directory...
Can anyone explain how they managed to put any files in there???
Also when I went to delete their files I couldn't... so then I'm like, oh yeah, I have to stop IIS... so I do that and then try to delete them, but the same thing, the disk is write protected or something...
SO, what can I do???, do I have to reinstall IIS??
Fill me in someone...
/\ |_ E X E GG
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Hi !
We need to install a mail server for our company (about 10 people). The server is running Windows 2000 Server.
I heared about MDaemon and MSExchange. We are looking for something simple to use and cheap.
Does anyone could tell is one of the two I mentionned is a valuable solution ? Does it exist another mail server which is better ?
Thank you or your suggestions.
Jerome
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Jerome Conus wrote:
cheap
Take MSExchange off your list, then. It's a beast to manage, and grossly overpriced. I found a product long ago called DMail that was free, but never really got it working correctly. It had a lot of features I liked, but the documentation had gaping holes in it that my knowledge at the time was insufficient to overcome. Google for it and take a look at the product - you may have better luck than I did, and they may have improved the docs since I last looked at it.
"The Lion shall lie down with the Lamb;
but the Lamb will not get much sleep..."
Lazarus Long
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We use both products, and MDaemon is a lot cheaper and easier to use the Exchange.
MDaemon Pro 12 user license is $440, standard is $200:
http://www.altn.com/Products/Default.asp?product_id=MDaemon[^]
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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How can I add a direct TCP/IP printer to a Windows 2k workstation using WScript (either VBScript or JavaScript... don't care)? According to Microsofts documentation, adding a port via script is only possible in WinXP or Windows 2003 Server. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
Kyosa Jamie Nordmeyer - Cho Dan
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Dude i am also looking for the same solution. It can be done by using scripting either VBscript or other scripting language is good. But VBScript you can find lot of help in fourms.
I am started working on this code......i will give you the details once i get that code for TCP/IP printing.
If you get any please post it here buddy.
First of all tell me why you are going for TCP/IP printing? Are you doing any migration stuff or just removing print server.
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I've installed MSN Messenger v6.0.
HOWTO: Stop the obsolete MSN Messenger (v4.x) client from appearing in systray when openning Outlook Express?
Solid.
o-[ BlackSmith ]-o
/*The roof is on fire, we don't need no water, let the MF burn*/. BHG.
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Hi,
I've created a batch file which would inturn launch a setup of a software. The setup has a silent installation mode so everything has to be done in the background. But whenever I launch the batch file a black window (DOS window) is also launched. How can I supress that black window from appearing.
Thanks,
Abhishek.
Learning is a never ending process of Life.
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if you are using NT, you can start a seperate process and hide the window using the START command and the /B Switch ...
some important switches for START that mey be useful (ie, ymmv)
START
/Dpath Sets Current Drive And Dir For COmmand To path
/I Initializes environment from parent
/MIN or /MAX Starts new window minimized or maxmized
/LOW, /NORMAL, or /HIGH - sets priority
/WAIT Waits for app to terminate before continuing
/B Executes command without creating new window ...
Ive missed out a few unimportant settings - hope this helps though
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Hello friends,
The problem is i wanted to know how to get the
SERVICE PACK installed on the Operating system
PROGRAMATICALLY i am working in VC6 Enviroment.
Please Please help me
Thanx
TAKE CARE
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Use GetVersionEx method and pass OSVERSIONINFOEX structure in it. This will return with all the OS environment on the system including service pack info.
Hope it helps.
Good Luck,
Abhishek.
Learning is a never ending process of Life.
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CString sOS;
OSVERSIONINFO OSversion = {0};
OSversion.dwOSVersionInfoSize = sizeof(OSVERSIONINFO);
::GetVersionEx(&OSversion);
switch (OSversion.dwPlatformId) {
case VER_PLATFORM_WIN32s:
sOS.Format(_T("Windows %d.%d"),OSversion.dwMajorVersion,OSversion.dwMinorVersion);
break;
case VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_WINDOWS:
if (OSversion.dwMinorVersion == 0) {
sOS=_T("Windows 95");
} else {
if (OSversion.dwMinorVersion == 10) {
sOS=_T("Windows 98");
} else {
if (OSversion.dwMinorVersion == 90) {
sOS=_T("Windows ME");
}
}
}
break;
case VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_NT:
if (OSversion.dwMajorVersion == 5 && OSversion.dwMinorVersion == 0) {
sOS.Format(_T("Windows 2000 with %s"),OSversion.szCSDVersion);
} else {
if (OSversion.dwMajorVersion == 5 && OSversion.dwMinorVersion == 1) {
sOS.Format(_T("Windows XP %s"),OSversion.szCSDVersion);
} else {
if (OSversion.dwMajorVersion <= 4) {
sOS.Format(_T("Windows NT %d.%d with %s"),OSversion.dwMajorVersion, OSversion.dwMinorVersion,OSversion.szCSDVersion);
} else {
sOS.Format(_T(Windows NT Unknown %d.%d with %s)),OSversion.dwMajorVersion, OSversion.dwMinorVersion);
}
}
}
I prefer to wear gloves when using it, but that's merely a matter of personal hygiene
[Roger Wright on VB]
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.
[Rich Cook]
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