ChrisH

Use NTFS Fix from wisesoft. Nice simple GUI will let you set everything as you need it.

The global catalog only stores some of the information on each object in AD. It is more of a quick look up index that the actual AD object store . It is however very important as stated. As the DNS has been reinstalled you should check under AD to see if the DC has registered itself properly and it's SRV records. Try a ipconfig /registerdns. It should have sone this automatically but you never know. Has DNS domain had the right settings eg AD integrated etc? It doesnt sound to good to me but there may be hope yet. Check the steps taken with the DNS here How to reinstall a dynamic DNS Active Directory-integrated zone

I used true image last night to clone disk to disk thinking it would be a nice simple operation as one of the drives didn't sound healthy. The result is 2 disks that tell me the OS is missing ffs! I am downloading knoppix now to see if I can get anywhere and maybe fix the mbr.

Everything is case sensitive under Linux

Download the trial then put you key in. https://www4.symantec.com/Vrt/offer?a_id=30140

Very nice I will have a good look at this soon .

Yes you can set an upstream proxy in Smoothwall. You need to tell your router to redirect all web traffic to the proxy else it could be bypassed.

Smoothwall express is the free version.

It may mean there is a new version of Sophos and your CID isn't set up correctly for it.

G1 is a little dated now actually but it looks like the Samsung Bigfoot might be promising. Seems strange to be thinking about getting a Samsung though!

Well in that case we have winner maybe. I was informed by a tall admin that there wasnt an android phone with a keyboard

Try NTFS Fix from Wisesoft. Nice and easy to use.

You want to look at restricted groups in the relevant GPOs.

I am looking to add some more options to FOG's PXE boot menu, more diagnostic tools and such. I found this here Include DSL - FOGWiki about adding DSL but what other types of images can you add or what do you need to convert ISO or floppy images? Cheers Chris

I would like an Android phone but I want one with a keyboard so at the moment it's looking like the HTC instead.

I used the Wisesoft tool last year to change my user names with great success.

Maybe you need to to an administrative install first to expand the MSI? Then deploy that.

Will setting the academic year to the new one make any difference?

So you need to check if the group check is working then? Try this If InStr(strGroups, DA) Then Wscipt.echo "User has passed the admins check" wshNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "u:", "\\savioursrv\User$" wshNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "p:", "\\savioursrv\Public$" wshNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "t:", "\\savioursrv\SharedResources" wshNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "v:", "\\savioursrv\Photographs" '======================================== 'Teachers drive shares '======================================== ElseIf InStr(strGroups, TEACHERS) Then Wscript.Echo "This user is a teacher" wshNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "u:", "\\savioursrv\User$\Pupils" wshNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "p:", "\\savioursrv\Public$" wshNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "t:", "\\savioursrv\SharedResources" wshNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "v:", "\\savioursrv\Photographs" Try an admin and a teacher account. If you dont get a popup then your group checking code isn't working.

Also this are doesn't look right var WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network"); var PrinterPath = "\\\\savioursrv\\HPLASERJETCOL3000"; WshNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection(PrinterPath); WshNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter "ict01\HPLASERJETCOL3000"; Specifically the amount of back slashes and in some cases lack of eg on the SetDefaultPrinter. You do have to use extra back slashes when doing reg stuff sometimes but I dont think they are needed here. I am guessing it should look like this var WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network"); var PrinterPath = "\\savioursrv\HPLASERJETCOL3000"; WshNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection(PrinterPath); WshNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter "\\ict01\HPLASERJETCOL3000";

Comment out On Error Resume Next It will then give you an error.

There is usually some small print so they wriggle out of such errors

I tried a few of the mentioned methods but didn't get any joy. I went down to the last folder and tried to delete from there but that didn't work either. I will take note of the others I didn't try for next time though.

I have just had some troublesome folders (deeply nested) and files that didn't seem to exist etc. I tried a few software options but didn't want to install any on the server which some required to "Clean at bootup". In the end I shared the folder above them, connected to the share from an Ubuntu VM and deleted them. Guess what............. They just deleted with no complaints!

One is specifying no interface and the other just ensures it doesn't ask to restart the computer. The code is specfic to the MSI package it's called a GUID.