ajbritton

A Guide to Profiles

MS do not say it cannot be done. Indeed, it's trivial. Point is, until now, it's not been officially supported. But if MS are going to drop the PST into a sub dir of My Docs, then won't this automatically go to the net on redirected My Docs? Time will tell no doubt.

It's just a thought, but it may be to do with Internet Explorer security settings that apply different rules to files being accessed via IP address. The security settings in IE are based on different zones and I would guess that any IP address would be classed as the Internet Zone and as such, direct execution of files hosted on that address (installing an MSI would count as executing it) would be blocked. I've seen this behaviour else, notably when doing mailmerges with data files on the network.

Interesting. PST files are famously not supported on non-local drives (Personal folder files are unsupported over a LAN or over a WAN link). I'm wondering what will happen with Outlook 2010 when My Docs is redirected to a network location. Will it still create PST files there? Another ref Ask the Performance Team : Network Stored PST files ... don't do it!

but they fixed it... The New & Improved Microsoft Shuffle

Do you host a Default User Profile in your NetLogon share? The most likely explanation is that this profile has been updated/edited and is no longer a valid profile. This would affect all new accounts.

I can just about get my head around this. I think! Doing the Microsoft Shuffle: Algorithm Fail in Browser Ballot

It certainly used to be possible to buy hardware to do bridging. I'd be surprised if they are not still out there somewhere. My understanding of bridging was that it was a way of extending a segment or connecting segments of dissimilar media types together. I do also remember thinking of switches as multi-port bridges when they first appeared!

Not quite 80s but I think a little obscure [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PITnJAnmjqw]YouTube- Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi[/ame]

Nothing wrong with that! Like I said, I would go for a VM test setup. I find these easier to manage than physical boxes. Simple to try a change and revert to a snapshot if it doesn't work. VMWare Server is your friend.

I would have thought that Synetrix (or Atomwide) would be able to do this for you. They should be able to host additional domains and it's usually possible for mailboxes to have multiple aliases.

I'm going to sound like a really boring suit now, but here goes. Firstly, I would say that if your managed service providers / LA have advised that .ADMX files are not permitted on the domain, then you may put your job at risk if you try to do so. I know it's a PITA, but this is the way in which larger organisations work. The bigger the system, the greater the risk of making changes and the tighter the change control needs to be. If it's just the case that you want to get acquainted with Windows 7 in a domain environment, then this is not really justification for messing around with the live production environment on which your schools depend. It would be better to set up a virtual environment on a high spec PC (quad core, 64 bit OS, 8 gb RAM etc). This way you could have the freedom to make whatever changes you want. Speaking as someone on the other side of the fence as it were, I would suggest that another way to move forward would be to try to engage with whoever runs the network and find out how they are planning to support Windows 7. Perhaps you could offer to help with testing. Either way, the support window for XP is running out. If they are not already planning to support 7, then someone needs to light a fire under them.

Hope it goes well for you! Please don't shoot the messenger if there are problems

Just in case there's anyone wanting to use XP mode but have found themselves with a version of 7 that does not support it or has a CPU without virtualisation support, here's what looks like a neat solution. I've not tested yet but it looks sound. Create an XP Mode for Windows 7 Home Versions & Vista - the How-To Geek

Yep, that looks promising

Some nice Tron quotes. I remember watching that when it came out. Gotta get that movie.

I'm hopelessly addicted to this; iSketch

Hope to drop in on Friday, weather permitting. Good luck for tomorrow.

@pete - You should also get one of these when they come out (ZOMM|Alarmingly Smart) in case you forget to pick up your mobile

Sorry! Must have had my work head on!

Ingenious but I can't see the point. Presumably this is aimed at improving security? I think it does the opposite. Using this would be like saying 'I care so little about security that I can't even be bothered to take 1 second to press Win+L'. Users need to understand that security is their responsibility. It is part of their job to logout or lock the screen when they walk away from the keyboard. If you put in a system like this and it fails for some reason, who is responsible? Perhaps I've missed the point though ??

Will the HTML pages be delivered by a web server? If so, then as has been suggested, you could just allow the server to enable browsing of the directory and it will generate HTML on the fly. I would also imagine that there are plenty of ASP or PHP scripts that would allow directory browsing. If you really have to have static content because it is not being delivered by a web server, then see below. Can you tell us a bit more about how/why this is required? (edit) - Have you tried this: Arclab Dir2HTML - Freeware Directory to HTML Converter

Excellent tip. Thanks given. This needs to be wikified.... (edit)wikified - http://www.edugeek.net/wiki/index.php/Windows_7_Tips

If you are using Linux then you have probably already thought of this but it's all I can think of... It sounds like you are assigning a static IP rather than letting the router DHCP server assign an address. Could it be that the router's IP is not what you think it is? Perhaps try using DHCP and check the default gateway address assigned.

Check that the time configured on your router matches the time on your PC/laptop. If these are mismatched, it causes problems for the encryption protocols.