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Still using a simple kixtart for printers... no reason to change from it [yet]. Nath

Having a blind day i think.... Can you tell me where that setting in the GP is? Now seems like a good time to check if I've done it or not on the pupils GPO. Cheers Nath.

You aren't missing much Takes about 30-45 mins to install on one machine. I''ve given Everyone & Authenticated Users !Full Control" NTFS permissions on the Pinnacle folder [replicated down of course] as a precaution before i even ran the program. I know its a different version by try it this way and see if that helps. I take it you have downloaded whatever the latest patch for version 9 is and installed it right? If not, try that. Failing that.... i cant think of anything else that it could be - unless it is trying to access some other directory i.e. something in C:\Program Files\Common Files that needs permissions setting. After getting v10 to work with the digital cam corder [didnt work until i patched it :S], i then had the fun of creating a Media group [for media studies] and assigning a special GPO to allow them to access the C drive on certain machines, as its the only way [at the moment] they can save these huge DV files when capturing. You may want to bear that in mind once you get it going. Nath

Over here... table 1... cheque please... Nath.

DesktopStandard Registry Is there any point? Just import the reg on user logon... job done. Nath.

chrbb - I *think* what they are getting at is that some print quota systems have a way of detecting how much ink usage there is on a page etc., so that if a user prints alot of ink on each page, their print allowance for that week will end up being less than someone who doesnt print many backgrounds. But on the note at hand, I'm not quite sure where that is in the adm either. Have you checked all the other adm's i.e. it may not be in the Word specific one, but perhaps another one in the set of the adm's. Let us know if u find it though Nath.

We use Bromcom for e-registration and all that jazz. The system links to SIMS .net - Timetabling and everything is done on SIMS... all attendance and related gubbin's is done on Bromcom - registration / attendance reports / etc. Timetable is brought from SIMS into Bromcom I believe. Its pretty good but its not cheap. Regards Nath

I also agree... If you can at all help it, move Exchange to a different server. For example, I have mine on a seperate server that also runs WSUS, and would - if i had time to work it out - WDS [currently RIS on the DC heh]. Regards Nath.

I've got the founders key... just cant afford to use it yet [will go for the £100 one of life time payment, providing i get the time to play it I enjoyed playing it for the few days i tried it] If any of you who havent played it get a trial of some sort, give it a go... I was pretty chuffed. Nath.

indeed... [server name updated in original post]

Can it be a UNC path then for the logfile? Nath.

Useful for locking down a workgroup that isnt part of a domain i believe... I *think* thats about it. Nath.

Like pete says, we need more details Chris, but not only the server OS, but how many clients and users is it currently serving - along with how many users are using the server at any one time. Cheers Nath.

Running two physically seperated networks, and domains - one admin, one curriculum. Mainly down to how the networks have been for the past 10 years. The roles are starting to intermingle a bit, so maybe a trust between the networks would help there. Regards Nath

Its unlikely you can log on without a domain present with a roaming profile - expecially if you have profiles being deleted after use etc. the roaming one is only cached on the computer temporary usually so its not enough for it to be able to log on. Obviously, on a laptop where they are storing all their work, you cant clear profiles on logoff @alonebfg - this is a laptop, so the profile used is one that is created when they first log on [initally, by logging on to the domain on the laptop] and then thereafter, the profile is there on the laptop [not a roaming one, but one freshly created on the laptop], so its very odd. @mattx: sorry man. havent had chance to try that yet but in both cases - whether connected to the LAN at school or not connected/at home - they log on to the domain, not the local computer accounts. Its always worked before so there shouldnt be any need to now. Plus, being that i have under 3 weeks before I leave this place, i dont have the time to completely change how the staff use the laptops. So far, it has always worked up to now. Something must have changed somewhere, but there must be a way around it. How does everyone else tackle laptops in the schools? Nath.

incorrect I'm afraid... just try it on vista and ye shall see ;) Nath.

It wouldnt hurt to implement a Report button though. I'm all for the idea myself. Especially if the report goes to the mod of the board where the post was reported. Nath

Call me stupid, but its not the same kind of pop/click sound as you get when a page refreshes in IE or when links are clicked etc. is it? Could some program / running app be making that sound per chance? Nath.

A slight update... Seems that its happening to more than i thought. I've come up with a very crude workaround, but how to fix it is sort of beyond me at the moment. Basically, if the user logs on while the network is connected then it goes through fine. If the user doesnt, it just sticks with no activity, and unlike what I thought [and maybe we didnt wait long enough] but pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del does nothing. So basically the key is to keep the machine going as u can disconnect the LAN cable and it will happily carry on working, restoring network drives and the like when you reconnect. Everything seems to be working fine as far as the programs go too. With the new builds of the laptops, if you close the lid, it goes on standby and asks for user/pass to unlock it when opening lid. so thats fine [so long as the batt doesnt die. On the other confgiured builds, it just stays on, so in either case, for the few that have bothered to come to me to liase with me, Ive suggested that they stay logged on, then disconnect everything and get home asap to plug in the power again They live a max of 30-45 mins away so should be a prob - especially as the machines are centrino's and the ones that sleep should stay active longer anyhow. If any of this seems really familiar, we'd love to know what you did exactly to get it to work. It did work, so mayb a hotfix has killed what was a nice working system yet again? Cheers Nath.

New switch installed and all is well [so far]. Nath.

Gun on standby But why would it work fine for most of the rest of the staff on their laptops, and then randomly happen to people though? There is AFAIK no activity at all i.e. no HDD access happening [obvious no lan activity with the cable not being plugged in hehe] but the machine hasnt locked up or anything as u can happily press Ctrl-Alt-Del and you'll get the familiar options - change password / log off / etc etc. Logging off [as i recall] works fine. The status messages appear and the machine logs off. No doubt if i tried a different staff user on the laptops, it would be fine. In this case, but im sure its not the real reason for it i.e. one of the people in question is highly unlikely to have any router at home [dont think they have a computer at home - much less the internet lol] so i cant see them do anything different to them having the laptop being unplugged here at the school. No wifi networks [that are useable / connectable by the staff] are in the school. I'm the same... they just log into the domain as they would normally. I have the policies set so that if a member of staff logs onto a laptop, they will use the local profile that is created during logon i.e. C:\Documents and settings\joebloggs\ and everything that was previously redirected is directed to this profile i.e. My Docs, Desktop, Application Data, and the Start Menu. I also have in the policy that when the user logs on, if it exists, the system will copy a all users Start Menu to the laptop i.e. so that they have access to their local programs when they are offline - it has worked well so far. My Docs on the laptop is completely seperate to their "H" [home] drive when they work on the laptop, as i didnt have much luck with syncronising and when you have users that have a sheer amount of data on their Home drives, its easy to see why [i know it would be differential after a while but still] plus that someone lost a Powerpoint presentation when I tried syncronising things, so for the time being, I thought it best i didnt. Hope that isnt as clear as mud The urgency of this thing is that staff have got to do reports [using a special e-reg program] by a dead line [this friday], and they all want to be lazy and do it at home on their laptops. So I'm rushing around trying to get all sorts done along with setting up a new switch [in another thread ] while fixing a bug with the e-reg system while creating a new build of XP for systems with MS drives in them while reseting passwords while... you get the idea Thanks so far.... all and more is welcome Nath.

hehe Of course, i'll be available for advise [providing cold hard cash and beer is offered naturally] Nath.

Hi all Still having this ongoing problem which is that when a teacher uses a laptop, they wont get the desktop appear i.e. they log on while not on the network [i.e. at home] and it all goes through until you get to where the background appears, and then instead of the desktop & taskbar appearing, nothing happens. I cant figure out how to prevent it, as, in this case, the two people in question had a freshly setup laptop each yesterday, and had no problems working on and offline yesterday after school. But apparently when they tried logging on in the evening at home, they just got this "sticky" background and nothing else. Anyone any ideas? Staff users dont have a [roaming] profile assigned to them, and for staff laptops, i make sure that any redirection of folder is now set to local profile [obviously]. Any help would be really handy about now as theres so much to do *sighs* Cheers Nath.

Just to note... I didn't write the ad... just posted it here for them @john: quite right. Basically... you do everything thats IT in the school. There is little I do that isn't done by the post holder [me currently ]. The phone system is a Mitel 3300 host system with IP phones & some old style analogue phones connected to it to save on a it of cost. @Grommit: The bilingual aspect shouldnt really be a problem for someone with enough experience and / or qualifications. I wont state the exact amount I'm on but I will say that it isn't great at the moment but the county is currently undergoing a pay evaluation i.e. including schools, so I would expect a jump up in pay of a few thousand at least by the end of it [and there is back pay with that too remember ]. I'm leaving for more money being one reason, but mainly other reasons really that I've mentioned many moons ago, and dont wish to mention in a public forum. Things are good here now, and you do have the benefit of managing yourself really, but liasing with the deputy head / head with certain things. Feel free to chat on messenger / PM about more details if you wish Nath.

Hi all Thought it was about time to mention this fine fine game [for those that dont know about it]. I've tried to give as much details as i can btw in the form of a mini review / guide for you good people http://www.trackmanianations.com/indexUk.php The client download is about 250MB in size - and then there is a seperate update of about 18MB in size which u can get by clicking the update ->HERE<- The update is needed for Vista users and those who want to play online [online is the best bit btw ]. Vista users also need to install a little program due to the copy protection of the program ["Why is it copy protected when its free you ask?"... because there are other versions of the game that you can buy, and because they use the same format, i guess its a way to prevent hackers etc..., along with cheaters too i guess.] There is mention of the program as bein spyware infested, but ive never noticed anything malicious when playing or using it, so I doubt its cause for concern somehow. When going online, it will ask u to login. The details you input will create an account if the username doesnt already exist in the first place. There is no option to send yourself a reminder of the password [as u dont need a email address to create a password] - there is a way to retrieve it from the local machine but it has to be saved in the first place etc.... [for another time I think hehe] I've got a gameserver running entitled: Decade Of Decadence [its a long running joke with a old school mate - in hopes that while he's travelling the globe, he may pop online on TMN and notice it ] It has a track editor too, so you can make your own wild tracks too, along with a skin editor for your car. Have fun and see you all online Nath.