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We had to use this today. Meh.... Over complicated with the need for the invigilators PC and Administration software. Has no one found a way of scripting the software to point to the invigilator PC? It's a bit of a PITA having to tell students every time.

Hi, I'm currently helping someone revamp the website for the small hotel they have taken over. The only logo they have I've vecotorised the image but that's as far as I can do. I don't have the design flare to make it fancy. Can someone have a look and see what they can quickly do. The name of the Hotel is " The Old Clock Hotel ". I've attached the scan that I was able to get from a scrap of paper and the AI file of the image. Thanks, Michael The Ai file is zipped so that it can be uploaded here. clock.pdfClock.zip

After calling Capita Support Desk and hearing the response that they gave to the the other member of staff I tried what they suggested. Changing the protected view settings did not resolve the issue. The cause of this problem was a GPO Word 2013 File Block Setting. We had configured Word 97 binary documents and templates to enabled and "Allow editing and open in Protected View". Changing this to "Do not block" has fixed the problem. Hopefully this helps someone else who encounters this problem. Michael [Can a mod please mark this as Solved]

Thanks for your reply. It's a Word List report and seems to run OK for me. I think it's because its trying to create the file in the Appdata Temp folder. Now I know where it's saving I can look at the GPO's again for protected view. Thanks, Michael

Hi All, Our behaviour officer is unable to run a report that she has created. When the report is run, she is prompted with the following error. "Error. Could not open macro storage." This used to work OK. We're on the Latest SIMS with Office 2013. Someone here has called Capita and we've been told to tick and allow all the options in Protected View. I'm not comfortable to just allow all the options and this IMO is bad advise for the Support Desk to give out. Does anyone know what Protected View GPO would be causing this? My GoogleFu didn't bring up much. Regards, Michael

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Option Explicit On Error Resume Next Dim objRootDSE, objNetwork, objWMIService, objComputer Dim strComputer, strMake, strModel, strSerialNumber, strMacAddresses, strMemory, intMemory Dim colBIOS, objBIOS Dim colItems, objItem, strHDD Dim colNetworkAdapterConfiguration, objNetworkAdapterConfiguration Dim colComputerSystem, objComputerSystem Dim colPhysicalMemory, objPhysicalMemory Dim adoConnection, adoRecordset strComputer = "." strMemory = "" strMake = "" strModel = "" strSerialNumber = "" strMacAddresses = "" Set objRootDSE = GetObject("LDAP://RootDSE") Set objNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network") Set objWMIService = GetObject("Winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2") Set colComputerSystem = objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_ComputerSystem") If Not colComputerSystem Is Nothing Then For Each objComputerSystem In colComputerSystem strMake = objComputerSystem.Manufacturer strModel = objComputerSystem.Model Next End If Set colBIOS = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * From Win32_BIOS") If Not colBIOS Is Nothing Then For Each objBIOS in colBIOS strSerialNumber = objBIOS.SerialNumber Next End If Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * From Win32_DiskDrive") If Not colItems Is Nothing Then For Each objItem in colItems strHDD = objItem.Model Next End If Set colPhysicalMemory = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * From Win32_PhysicalMemory") If Not colPhysicalMemory Is Nothing Then intMemory = 0 For Each objPhysicalMemory In colPhysicalMemory intMemory = intMemory + Int(objPhysicalMemory.Capacity) Next strMemory = (intMemory / 1024 / 1024 / 1024) & " GB" End If Set adoConnection = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection") adoConnection.Provider = "ADsDSOObject" adoConnection.Open "Active Directory Provider" If Err.Number <> 0 Then MsgBox "Connect Error: " & Err.Description WScript.Quit End If Set adoRecordset = adoConnection.Execute(";(&(objectCategory=Computer)(name=" & objNetwork.Computername & "));adspath;subtree") If Err.Number <> 0 Then MsgBox "Query Error: " & Err.Description WScript.Quit End If If Not adoRecordset.EOF Then Set objComputer = GetObject(adoRecordset.Fields(0).Value) objComputer.Put "description", "" &strModel & ", HDD: " & strHDD & ", " & strMemory & " RAM" & ", Serial: " & strSerialNumber objComputer.SetInfo End If If Err.Number <> 0 Then MsgBox "Write Error: " & Err.Description WScript.Quit End If Save this as a .vbs and run manually. Refresh AD to see if the description has updated. If so, recheck your delegation and set this as a startup script. The script has some leftover bits from sted's mac address bit but works without any issues for us.

I'll post my script tomorrow as I modified Sted's one to display Model, HDD, RAM and Serial Number... I had to delegate Domain Computers - Read Description, Write Description to Computer Objects.. and setup the script to run as a startup script. My script ran fine when run manually, but I had to wait for AD to replicate and for the computers to pickup the GPO. This was making me think that it wasn't working..

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For whatever reason, the delegating control to the computer objects seems to work today. AD is populating the information now.

I have set delegation for the following but still the information is not being populated. You chose to delegate control of objects in the following Active Directory folder: mydomain.com/School/Windows 7/ The groups, users, or computers to which you have given control are: Domain Computers (mydomain\Domain Computers) They have the following permissions: Read Description Write Description For the following object types: Computer Can you suggest anything else? Thanks, Michael

Hi All, With the help of Edugeek I've been playing with updating AD Information with the Model, Serial, HDD and RAM into the Computer Object descripton field. - http://www.edugeek.net/forums/windows/92976-network-pc-inventory-script.html I am now using the following script Option Explicit On Error Resume Next Dim objRootDSE, objNetwork, objWMIService, objComputer Dim strComputer, strMake, strModel, strSerialNumber, strMacAddresses, strMemory, intMemory Dim colBIOS, objBIOS Dim colItems, objItem, strHDD Dim colNetworkAdapterConfiguration, objNetworkAdapterConfiguration Dim colComputerSystem, objComputerSystem Dim colPhysicalMemory, objPhysicalMemory Dim adoConnection, adoRecordset strComputer = "." strMemory = "" strMake = "" strModel = "" strSerialNumber = "" strMacAddresses = "" Set objRootDSE = GetObject("LDAP://RootDSE") Set objNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network") Set objWMIService = GetObject("Winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2") Set colComputerSystem = objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_ComputerSystem") If Not colComputerSystem Is Nothing Then For Each objComputerSystem In colComputerSystem strMake = objComputerSystem.Manufacturer strModel = objComputerSystem.Model Next End If Set colBIOS = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * From Win32_BIOS") If Not colBIOS Is Nothing Then For Each objBIOS in colBIOS strSerialNumber = objBIOS.SerialNumber Next End If Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * From Win32_DiskDrive") If Not colItems Is Nothing Then For Each objItem in colItems strHDD = objItem.Model Next End If Set colPhysicalMemory = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * From Win32_PhysicalMemory") If Not colPhysicalMemory Is Nothing Then intMemory = 0 For Each objPhysicalMemory In colPhysicalMemory intMemory = intMemory + Int(objPhysicalMemory.Capacity) Next strMemory = (intMemory / 1024 / 1024 / 1024) & " GB" End If Set adoConnection = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection") adoConnection.Provider = "ADsDSOObject" adoConnection.Open "Active Directory Provider" If Err.Number <> 0 Then MsgBox "Connect Error: " & Err.Description WScript.Quit End If Set adoRecordset = adoConnection.Execute(";(&(objectCategory=Computer)(name=" & objNetwork.Computername & "));adspath;subtree") If Err.Number <> 0 Then MsgBox "Query Error: " & Err.Description WScript.Quit End If If Not adoRecordset.EOF Then Set objComputer = GetObject(adoRecordset.Fields(0).Value) objComputer.Put "description", "" &strModel & ", HDD: " & strHDD & ", " & strMemory & " RAM" & ", Serial: " & strSerialNumber objComputer.SetInfo End If If Err.Number <> 0 Then MsgBox "Write Error: " & Err.Description WScript.Quit End If This works fine when run manually, but I'd like this to populate the description on startup. I have applied the script to the startup script for the ALLPCs GPO but the information is not filling out. Do I need to change any AD permissions for the PC to be able to update it's own description field? Thanks, Michael

Cheers @sted. I think the Powershell version may be the way to go for us. I need to be able to add the following in get-disk | ? model -match 'ssd' could you have a quick look to see if you could add this as I have very little idea where to start. regards, Michael

@sted Do you have an updated version of this? I'm looking for a script that will output the following to the AD Descripton field. - Model, SSD, RAM total, lasted logged on. The rest of the data can be logged in the CSV. Hope someone can help. Thanks, Michael

Thanks @Steve21 for helping to solve this issue. I'll post the full details of what I had to do in case anyone else needs this in future. This is well documented over the internet but most seem to update to 2012R2 to solve it. Fully Patch Server 2012 and restart. Ensure that the following Services are started and running. Software Protection, Windows Update and Background Intelligent Transfer Service. Download the correct patch from Update adds support for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 clients to Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 KMS hosts As I had previously attempted to install the update I mentioned that it was failing at 67% and rolled back the update after 2 restarts. Upon checking the WindowsUpdate.log file in C:\Windows\ it was failing with the following error The timeout for the Trusted Installer service needs to be changed as the update takes longer than the default 15 minutes on restart that the service allows. It took around 20 minutes on my VM. I found the following information from here - https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/ca1f547f-f8bd-4d3b-b80c-2f1bbacc4614/windows-server-2012r2-kms?forum=winserver8gen You can revert this change after the update has correctly applied. I hope this collection of information in one post will help someone else and save them the stress that this was causing me Michael

BITS and wuauserv were either stopped or disabled. I have enabled and started them both and the update applied. It then got stuck at 67% on the restart. I think this will solve the issue, but I need to resolve why it's getting stuck on the restart. I'll post back when this issue is solved. Thanks for your help @Steve21 Michael

No, the service is started and running.

Anyone???

i'm having this issue too. I have a 8.1 client with Office 2013 x86 installed. When trying to activate it says the KMS could not be contacted. Our KMS server is running Server 2012 not R2. All Windows 7 clients activate and so does the Office 2013 on them. I have reapplied the Office 2013 kms_host.vbs and it told me I need to install KB 2885698 from Update adds support for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 clients to Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 KMS hosts - I chose the All supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2012. Which downloads Windows8-RT-KB2885698-x64.msu. I then attempt to install this on the server and get the following error. Installer encountered and error: 0x80070422 The service cannot not be started, either because it is disabled or becauise it has no enabled devices associated with it. Can anyone point me in the right direction... Thanks. Michael

I've noticed that in the past, if I remove the computer name from the agents list I have to close SOLUS and reopen it again for it to be shown as removed. I can then usually redeploy without any issues.

Have you tried the Microsoft Fix It Tool for Slverlight? How to clean a corrupted Silverlight installation and then reinstall Silverlight This usually fixes bad installs for us..

We use the network V3 on Windows 7 without any issues. You just need headphones or speakers plugged in.

Hi, I'm looking for one Hitachi HAS-K252 and was wondering if anyone could source one or has one for sale. Just bought 2 from eBay but 1 didn't arrive so had to claim the money back! Thanks, Michael

Hi, We've just purchased 50 iPads that are to be used by our Media and Sixth Form students. What's the best way I should start with configuring and locking them down. We have Mac Servers and are able to use Apple Configurator or should we just use Meraki? - Or a combination of both? Should I apply for a VPP account first? Does anyone have a plan of action that they do when they get a new iPad? Any help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Michael

I've also had problems with this on Server 2012