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Hi all,
I've recently started a new job and one of my first tasks is to sort out the company login 'script'. It's actually a VB app (with one function spanning 5000 lines...) that displays a form and then configures machine settings, adds reg keys, printers, virus updates etc etc. As it stands, log in time for a machine is ~90 seconds and I've been challenged with not only reducing this to ~20 seconds but to have a look at other ways of configuring the machine at startup.
What sort of techniques are other people using to update their networked machines? I've already started having a look at BITS from MS for installing software updates which looks like it might be a nice solution but that only accounts for about 15s of loading time. Standard desktop OS is XP Pro SP2 if that helps.
Any advice is much appreciated!
Dave
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Group Policy and Active Directory is what normally handles this. Get the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit and read up on it.
Dave Kreskowiak
Microsoft MVP
Visual Developer - Visual Basic
2006, 2007
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Hi,
I have a Laptop and a Desktop PC.
I have made a Internet connection on the Desktop PC, and i have 2 LAN Cards on my Desktop.I am using CC Proxy for internet sharing.
Internet sharing / file sharing is going fine till the point of ime i have to use my outlook express or remote SQL Server access and other things whihc need remote connedtivity. How can i set these rights on the Desktop so that i dont get an error while doing these type of connectivity.
Deepak Surana
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Right now some buddy of mine is not able to get connected to web while i am
V r on the same LAN and workgroup
his iexplorer shows internet web page cannot be opened
Any solutions!
Spread wat u Know!
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I once had a problem like this and it was caused by my firewall(Norton internet security 2007) blocking internet explorer from connecting to the internet.
So check to see whether it is a firewall blocking your browser from connecting.
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you shoud check the TCP/IP Properties
Subnet mask<br />
Getway <br />
Preferred DNS<br />
Alternate DNS
that may help u
SP
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Bugs can neither be created nor be removed from software by a developer. They can only be converted from one form to another. The total number of bugs in the software always remain constant.
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I've wasted the entire day so far trying to get XP to install and boot off of a new 300Gb Maxtor drive. I've chosen the default partition size of the entire drive, installed XP SP2, and XP hangs on the initial post-installation boot.
I tried formatting the drive with the Maxtor utility with the same results. Then I tried installing Win2K, which worked, but only allowed me access to a 137Mb partition, which is a known behavior.
I'm about to haul this drive back to Fry's to trade in for a different manufacturer, but I thought it might be a good idea to ask the gurus here if this is a known issue.
Thanks,
-- Dave
QRZ? de WAØTTN
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I had a similar problem once, it was because my BIOS didn't recognize large drives and therefor installed Windows on a 150Mb partition instead of the full 300. What I had to do was update my BIOS and then reinstall once more. The BIOS then recognized the entire drive and installed properly.
Trinity: Neo... nobody has ever done this before.
Neo: That's why it's going to work.
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Thanks for the information M/C. I checked the motherboard (EliteGroup 848P-A) manufacturer's web site and none of their suppport links work. This board is only two years old, so I'm surprised that a) the BIOS don't support big drives, and b) the manufacturer doesn't seem to be supporting this board anymore. It looks like it's time for a new motherboard  Or maybe it's time to build a new computer.
Thanks again for your suggestion.
QRZ? de WAØTTN
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Well, my solution was pretty simple. It was clearly the BIOS, so I bought a new mo-bo that was on sale with an Intel 2.6Ghz duo-core processor. $640 later for 2Gb of DDR2, a 500Gb HD for the same price as the 300, a new case, and a super deal on a $20 DVD writer (after rebate) and I've got a brand new screaming system. After the shopping spree, it only took a couple of hours of (very cautious) assembly. The old system has now replaced my ancient Win98 home-use computer, which is now sitting in the recycling pile. I'm a very  dude and the new system is very 
QRZ? de WAØTTN
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Sweet!!
Trinity: Neo... nobody has ever done this before.
Neo: That's why it's going to work.
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IN windows Xp there is a command Runas /user <appln> .The password can be entered only when asked.
Is there any way to give the password also with the Runas command?
Proud To Be an India
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Nope. How secure would it be if you could type your password in clear text on the command line?
Dave Kreskowiak
Microsoft MVP
Visual Developer - Visual Basic
2006, 2007
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No Dave - iam not giving it directly from command prompt. Iam calling the command in a VBS file thro my VC++ program.
IT works
Option explicit
dim oShell
set oShell= Wscript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
oShell.Run "runas /user:administrator ""PrintArt.exe"""
WScript.Sleep 100
'Replace the string yourpassword~ below with
'the password used on your system. Include tilde
oShell.Sendkeys "yourpassword~"
Wscript.Quit
Proud To Be an Indian
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vivekphlp wrote: iam not giving it directly from command prompt
vivekphlp wrote: oShell.Run "runas /user:administrator ""PrintArt.exe"""
How much do you want to bet you're not?
This has some problems because you're waiting 100 (0.1) seconds, then sending the keys. What if the window takes longer than that to show up?? You just typed your password into another window, possibly Notepad??  Nice...you just typed your password, in clear text, into a TextBox.
vivekphlp wrote: Iam calling the command in a VBS file thro my VC++ program.
Why???? Why not just do the same thing in your VC++ app where you'll have much greater control?
Dave Kreskowiak
Microsoft MVP
Visual Developer - Visual Basic
2006, 2007
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Dave Kreskowiak wrote: Why???? Why not just do the same thing in your VC++ app where you'll have much greater control?
Yes , I am now re-coding it to VC++, for time time being i can satisfy my clients with that.;)
Proud To Be an Indian
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That's a nasty hack for something that you should be able to code in about 30 minutes.
Dave Kreskowiak
Microsoft MVP
Visual Developer - Visual Basic
2006, 2007
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In just 30 min??? Thats great - can u just give me an idea of how to code that... plz
Proud To Be an Indian
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Nope. I haven't touched C++ in quite a while. But, the functions are in the Win32 library. You're looking for CreateProcess, probably FindWindow, SendMessage, maybe even WriteConsole.
Dave Kreskowiak
Microsoft MVP
Visual Developer - Visual Basic
2006, 2007
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THanks DAVE For ur help ...
Proud To Be an Indian
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Hi,
I setup two NICs on a machine. After the setup i tested both the cards and they were working fine.
I attempted to swap the properties of the connections and restarted the computer.
Now, the machine is not recognizing any of the Network connection. Also, the 'Network Connections' is not opening.
What might be the problem with the system? Any way to restore back to old configuration?
Will be grateful if anyone can help me in this issue.
Thanks in advance,
Murali
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What version of windows are you using? Xp,Vista?
MuraliKumarD wrote: I setup two NICs on a machine.
Did you make a backup before you did this? If you are changing anything that is important to the configuration of windows then you would always want to make a backup of the configuration of windows using system restore, etc.
MuraliKumarD wrote: Any way to restore back to old configuration?
Yep, System restore. (But you have to of made a backup for this to work)
MuraliKumarD wrote: Also, the 'Network Connections' is not opening.
Most likely the NIC cards have been disabled.
To check whether windows can find the NIC cards Goto:
'Control panel'>> 'Add hardware'
'Add hardware wizard' opens, click next, and it will search for any new hardware (ie. the NIC Cards).
Have you searched on google for people that may have had the same problem?
This would be the first place I would look after Start>> 'help and support'.
Is 'Network connections' shown in the control panel?
In Windows XP:
The 'network connections' in the control panel is called
ncpa.cpl (the .cpl means it is a Control Panel extension, eg it is displayed in the control panel)
Hope this helps
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Hey,
I am trying to write a program that will run on about 40 computers at my work to monitor the processes. The way I would like to do it is run a small program in the background that receives notifications events from the kernel every time a process is created or terminated and then reports the information to a server computer. I am able to handle the communication with the server fine, but the receive notification events is causing me a bit of trouble. I have been trying to use http://www.codeproject.com/threads/procmon.asp <-- this example to do just that but it does not always report the process name, sometimes only the process id. If anyone is able to give me an example that works or point me in the write direction would be great.
Thanks in advance
Lepon
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Hi,
I am a System admin. I have a task to do call as search and replace.
I want to search the "old server name" in the all files and sub directories in C:\ or e:\ and then replace it with "new server name" and overwrite the file or save the file.
I want to do it using a script in vb. please help me as i am not a programmer.
Please GOD bless you all.
Regards,
Vikas
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