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sysprep, driveimagexml and bartpe is the free solution. use sysprep to remove the identity of the machine, use bartpe to boot into the new machine and use driveimage xml to take an image of the machine in its new unidentified state.

i've always used the newbury college one to amend, its pretty nicely coded.

the msi install doesn't often work with the xml edit unfortauntely.

http://www.edugeek.net/forums/scripts/1062-hta-controlling-workstation-internet-access.html

or you could keep the same isa each year and put in your £3600. The rules are fairly simple, you can put 3600 into an isa each year. this can be an existing one or a new one. you can also consolidate your isa if your new isa providor allows it.

try the testout stuff, is more engaging than having someone reading a book to you. Cheaper too. TestOut - MCSE, MCITP, MCTS, CCNA, CCNP, CISSP, SSCP, Security+, Server+, Network+, A+, Linux+ Certification Training

although the 2003 and 2008 paths are not a perfect match the SA qual is the equilivent of the MCSA. Might be worthwhile doing the mcsa and then an upgrade exam.

uninstall ie8 first. apart form that, its ok.

Servers for schools and colleges from ICT Direct Ltd dl580?. ml350?

second hand one from somewhere like ict-direct would suffice i think?.

uninstall iis, i think the package you have (xamp) has apache.

have you tried turning the phone off safely after you'd made the changes?

have a great xmas kate, good luck in the new job

they'd be better off recording them in the first place then, otherwise they'll show them once then ask where they can get them from!.

restart the print spooler service?

how are you calling the script? does it work if you run it manually?

could we see it? my guess is that it will have a local reference on it.

it also makes life very very easy for them to break the machines be it intentional or unintentional. I cannot think of a single school i've known that has students as admins, heck most wont even allow teachers to be admins.

might see if i can moonlight as a teaching assistant over the summer, sounds reasonable pay.

in house, server 2003, steal themes from others then modify them. there are many advantages of hosting onsite. these include more control, better backups, easier to move large files, easier to make additions, easier access to fileserver, ldap and smtp. we have a committee made up to a curriculum leader, it champions, technical support and the kids themselves.

copy it to the desktop and set it to autologon. You can also use it to do things like set environment variables. once logged on you just run the script.

On Error Resume Next Const ADS_SCOPE_SUBTREE = 2 Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network") set objOU = GetObject("LDAP://ou=Maxdata desktops,ou=ICT SUITES,ou=Computers,ou=school name,dc=curriculum,dc=local") Set objConnection = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection") Set objCommand = CreateObject("ADODB.Command") objConnection.Provider = "ADsDSOObject" objConnection.Open "Active Directory Provider" Set objCommand.ActiveConnection = objConnection objCommand.Properties("Page Size") = 1000 objCommand.Properties("Searchscope") = ADS_SCOPE_SUBTREE objCommand.CommandText = _ "SELECT ADsPath FROM 'LDAP://dc=curriculum,dc=local' WHERE objectCategory='computer' " & _ "AND Name='" & wshNetwork.ComputerName & "'" Wscript.Echo " " & wshNetwork.ComputerName Set objRecordSet = objCommand.Execute objRecordSet.MoveFirst Do Until objRecordSet.EOF strADsPath = objRecordSet.Fields("ADsPath").Value objOU.MoveHere strADsPath, vbNullString objRecordSet.MoveNext Loop

i use a vbs script on boot to find the computer whereever it may be and place it in the ou of your choice. happy to mail it accross.

your better off just setting it up to connect to ms updates.

How to Create a New DHCP User or Vendor Class its a marker that tells the cmoputer which subnet to pick up from.