Ex-MGSTech

Ok here's one from today: Teacher: can i have a bigger HDD on my laptop? me: I expect so, how big is the old one? Teacher: 40gb Me: yes I'm sure, did you use the USB HDD I gave you? Teacher: yes i moved all my programs onto it Me: AGGGGGGGGGGGhhhhhhh

OK how about these:- Check default gateway Hosts file?, sometimes used to redirect HTTP stuff find it here:-C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc edit with notepad Steve A default hosts file should look like this:-

All UK Schools Staff & Employees Receive an Extra Discount on Tyres ! Tyres 40% Cheaper than leading tyres depots, free mobile tyre fitting (your extra discount will display automatically in tyres or batteries lists) Or... Call 0800 028 9000 No connection to retailer other than a satisfied customer, also give you lifetime punture repairs on tyres purchased through them and they come to you to fit them! Mod: delete this is its against any forum rules, it was posted in good faith! Steve

What about this? computers4africa.org.uk - Computers for Africa - Home Steve

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And then only on the 64bit version! Also what about having to have a local authentication server for Volume Licence versions as it re-activated every 90 odd days??? Steve Home: 1 x Vista one Home Premium 1 x Vista Ultimate, 1 x XP Pro SP3 PC and 2 x XP Pro Laptops....

We've gone for Studywiz also, very customisable and pretty well suppported (Although tends to be overnight as they are in Australia) The KLZ Kent were supposed to be giving free KLZ accounts for all teachers, as the RM Easymail suppliment is being withdrawn.... If you would like to see Studywiz in action drop me a line.... Steve

how about this? Samsung ML-2240 - Printer - B/W - laser - Letter, Legal, A4 - 1200 dpi x 600 dpi - up to 22 ppm - capacity: 150 sheets - USB - Toner Included - Ebuyer Sorry missing the ethernet!

I've an article I've put together for the LEA on E-Safety Resources? Steve

Thats just the point! its not 5 seconds its a minute or more while I ctrl-alt-del end task and get back to where I was before it crashed my browser. I'm not saying don't do it, just fix it first so it dosent crash the majority of browsers..... Steve

Locked out IE7 today as well I seriously think you ought to pull the add and rethink your pizza funding, I'm not usually one for complaining, but if i implemented this in school I'd have to pull it until I knew it worked. In effect I will probably avoid the site until the adds are gone Steve

No wouldn't connect! I've a brand new presentation mouse still sealed on my shelf! Steve

Same here, so where are these large budgets then? Oh yes in the Academies!!

Wouldn't work on our Toshiba's

If students use something like Truecrypt how do they un-encrypt it on my network where I don't let them install software or run exe's? Business does not allow users to employ their own encryption they use whatever their IT staff have specified.... or if your a government dept they don't bother Steve

Except they ONLY work with the supplied bluetooth dongle and none of the laptops with embeded bluetooth.

Seconded on this one works very well up to 15mtr away

We do lease/purchase through syscap, at the end of a three year lease the ownershiop of all the kit transfers to us for a nominal fee (usually about £100) This way you don't have to worry about getting everything back in pristine condition or storing all the boxes and manuals for the duration of the lease. Steve PS as for suppliers, anyone you like the invoices just go straight to the leasing company....

Not a lot of help But I'm with you on this one! So little Johnny stores his MP3, doggy JPG's etc in an encrypted file that nobody can access eh? Absolutly not! Steve

DOH Use the search use the search!!!! Mikey Magic's Web Site - Active User Manager for Windows 2000 & 2003 Active Directory (AD) Found this.... Steve:getmecoat:

Does anyone know a way in Server 2003 of doing a bulk password set for specific users or a particular OU? I can obviously bulk expire passwords, and have all users reset them, but I need to say Set all staff passwords to Monday, than have all staff reset their passwords during a training session during INSET Any help appreciated Steve

Ah !! I'm on the edge of this same success! Goodby classlink hello Vanilla 2003!!! Just a handfull of laptops to go and the ceremonial burning will commence... Just wont be able to get rid of these horrable slow Incepta II PC's this year though!!! Steve

Hi all I've managed to obtain a Dell 42u Grey rack. However Its minus its side panels. If anyone has some spare (preferably somewher near kent that would be great? Regards Steve

Make sure you use the correct Sysprep as MS changed it with each Service pack! You can extract sysprep and its associated files from the deploy.cab in the support tools folder of the XP CD If you edit the sysprep.inf file after you have run the manager, you can delete the computer name, this way each workstation will ask for a name before it joins the domain. As Michael pointed out if you expand Deploy.cab to C:\Sysprep it will delete the folder as part of running. If you expand it anywhere else it will leave it complete with unenencrypted passwords in the inf file! Do remember to select sysprep build when running setup manager or you'll undo all your hard work by installing a base image of XP it may also be worth running a pre sysprep image as its not unknown for sysprep to hang and leave your master build non-functional.(Speaking from experience here!) Steve

you will need to run sysprep if you don't want to have issues with SID's (Unique security identifiers) You can also use this to remove the workstation name so you don't have to remname every pc on boot (post imaging) There's some good advice here:- Deploying Windows XP and here: How to use the Sysprep tool to automate successful deployment of Windows XP Are you using an OEM copy of XP? (Assuming your deploying XP that is) or a volume licence? if OEM EVERY PC will need to be activated via the web or phone. do your master builds using a VL copy if at all possible as this avoids product activation. Rgds Steve