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You think using 15 laptops is bad we use 32 on one routor at the same time

updated first to make more sense nope Ian, not the network manager, I am ICT Tech/admin Trying to sort out all the things that are annoying me Really want everything sorted out, then after we can start improving other things and think of any new ideas (Need to do this has we are a maths and ict speciast school) Really want Windows 7 deployed, hope that fixes any problems with have with xp and be more reliable Software is done by group policy, tried quicktime just with the msi and also tried with a mst file, doesnt work (Not sure if the mst file is good through) Our network speed should be brillant all HP Gigabyte Switches (about 6 months old) firbre between the switches and data boxes Ok what is this edugeek Joomla? Whats the difference is edugeek package compared to the setup on the Joomla site I can download Good thinking, totally forgot about Joomla

Some questions, hope you can help and dont get confussed Sorry there are loads (May be more) Thanks in advance 1--------------------------------------------------------- I would like to bring in a ticket support system instead of our paper slips that the teachers dont seem to use anymore What would you suggest in our to do this? I did try to setup osticket, because couldnt work how to set it up, any sugguestions would be great, eithier getting osticket setup or different software or maybe sharepoint, whic h I would need help with, has I have never used it before. Problery got to be free 2---------------------------------------------------------- Is there a way to speed up users loging into the computers? (Believe we use roaming profiles at the moment has all the profile data for students are saved everytime they log out and load from the server when they log in) For example would a mantory profile help? So when a student would login the mantory profile is already there. Has someone has used it before and is now cached/saved on the hard drive and it dont need to copy the profile data from the server and only change the user home directory? What a mantory profile stop the policys working? Or what would happen if I dont entre the profile data path in the user account settings of a user? 3--------------------------------------------------------- Is windows server 2008 r2 an update/add on or a full operating system that I would need to install from the disc? Reason I ask this is because 2003 r2 had just an update where you had to install the normal version first (We have two disc at work second is to install the r2 update or addon what ever you want to call it) 4--------------------------------------------------------- Would you recommend a flash website for our school to make it diffrent to our websites and more professional? I have flash cs4, would it be easy to edit a premade template or start from scratch? 5--------------------------------------------------------- How can I made the server have diffrent sets of start menus for diffrent locations due to some places like Design Technology, they have certain software other computers dont, so I want to get rid of the other shorcuts that dont work on other locations because its not installed Also why does any programes student or staff (not sure what one, has they have the same programes on there list) on their start menu end up on our admin desktop, there is just way too many icon on the desktop because of this, any one know where this setting would be 6---------------------------------------------------------- Is frog VLE worth the money? 7---------------------------------------------------------- Where is the cheapest place to buy DDR1 Ram, Need to upgrade 92 computers from 512 to 2gb so they can run Windows 7 (If microsoft give us our key) or Windows Vista Will need to upgrade 20 other computers but that should be ddr2, so that easy to find decent prices Also where is the cheapest place to buy agp graphics cards (dont need decent spec, just so it can run areo) Computers that I need to upgrade the ram dont have areo compatable graphics chipset (SIS 661 and 865 for the other 20, I think it was) Or you think it would be better trying to get the boss to get new computers? 8--------------------------------------------------------- How have you setup student laptops? W normally have 32 laptops with one HP Procurve 420 Routor (expensive £300) But seems very slow lately, would you say you need two wireless routors to cope for 32 laptops? 9-------------------------------------------------------- Would like to deploy the newest quicktime, but it just never installs, it say its installing it on the managed software box when starting up, I longon and its not installed 10------------------------------------------------------- What the way of creating a ebook portal/site Frog VLE or sharepoint? 11 ------------------------------------------------------ ICT room bookings? Frog VLE or sharepoint? 12------------------------------------------------------- Is it best to change most of the settings in the policies or leave most not defined and change the only one we need to? 13------------------------------------------------------- Is there a decent way of updating drivers on all the computer without manually going to each one? 14-------------------------------------------------------- Is there a way to stop user changing the office start menu? Some students enable all or there, or make the toolbars extremelly big ----------------------------------------------------------- I think that is it Will edit the post if I have forgotton something and post saying I have updated this post, im sure I have forgotton something (Trying to sort everything In one hit) Again thanks in advance

if you still having problems i tried many ways of deploying this loads of install repackers, watchers, mst files no luck dont waste your time just a script or send a command line down to the computers if you have the correct tool

Any one know if frog can intergrate/import data from Secro Facility We have SIMS for the finance And Secro Facility for the student data At the moment we are running Serco's version of the VLE, which I dont think is very good, plus looks horrid and not many features like Frog Is this possible to import/intergrate to get the timetables, attendance, etc to Frog VLE Thanks in advance