irsprint84

For the love of god dont install offline files!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Files just go missing, it isnt worth the hassle

Offline files caused me a similar issue

Bringing a new box (different server names though) with the same settings wouldnt cause a conflict?

So I can keep my domain etc.. ie [email protected] ? or do I have to chnage settings in new exchange?

I have 1 exchange server that isnt running too well at the moment so I was wondering can I bring another exchange box up with the same settings and migrate everything over? or a way to cluster exchange then shut the old one down?

Best to do from new folder I even if java went point up will go from new folder as might be reading old folder structure

given 'domain computers' access?

Would a brand new fresh image do the same? I ve had outlook do wierd things it shouldnt do

This is abit flamebait I m a vanilla IT Manager and the manager I had previous had a CC$ network without MCSE's and could run rings round me plus I dont have MCSE's and I can run a vanilla network plus anyone and their dog can do a MCSE if they revised the book

We had this with a bad image did another one and was fine

We're on lifetime guarantees plus only ever seem one die in my IT life (was power surge)

All that thing really was, was a GUI for scripts only used it twice otherwise used AD

I wouldnt either but the engineer they sent was very good and servers were generally good but why 32bit DC's Os at the time was beyond me! I love my vanilla network and wouldnt look back

Sharepoint Services 3.0 is easy to pick up and free!

Just to check even teachers saying they can get round copyright you cant really rips dvd's you'd be treading water

I liked the 610s but I m a Asus man now Hp are meh

Not too sound bad but I finished uni and worked in a call centre, admin office and got paid alot less then I moved into a very big high school and just got about 14k. Unless you get in a graduate scheme you'd be lucky to get anything above 15k straight off I m in a well paid job now but took 3 years of hard graft to get to where I am

I m sure I m a better cyclist than you but I not trying to have a ego contest, I did it in two weeks not trying to be some big shot that you're trying to come off as. I have physically done it with ease within two weeks I m certain even a novice can as well. Nothing works perfectly RM, CSE or Vanilla that is common sense, mine still has issues as everyone's network does, we wouldn't need network guys otherwise duh! but to setup a initial network takes two weeks max then develop as it goes

Mine works perfectly and this is my first IT Manager job so I worked it out on the go and found group policy very easy you look down the list and it gives you a description of what it does disable or enable not exactly rocket science for Office you get the predefined ADM files, use 'google' and search for Microsoft Office GPO not particularly hard or time consuming Start menu -> gpp = 1 hour Printer -> install server, add to list, deploy group policy hmmm an hour Offline files, click a few option in group policy 10 mins Dont need MDT wds is sufficient WSUS -> add role, sync downloads go group policy and add where client point too - 20 mins As I said I learnt this as I went and did well within 2 weeks so I dont get your point Im not one of those anti RM people, this is nothing against RM because its quite good but something with vanilla you seem to know jack about

I like RM but I m vanilla and I generally started from scratch all I needed to do was set up wds (1 day) Group policy settings (3/4 days) WininstallLE and packages (5 days) so about 2 weeks, which you d have to get RM to set up packaging etc.. so time about the same and this was by myself

5.6 is out, tried the upgrade? even the 5.5 sr2 (I think!) fixed alot of problems

Gone into active directory sites and services? on server2 try cmd -> NET TIME /DOMAIN:domain.local /SET

Just slightly off topic, how much resources would remote desktop services take per user?

You do need to think about your future but also about whats best for the school it took me alot of time to move to Vanilla and I m happy I ve done so but other systems might fair better for other schools

The same with my old Network Manager he could out gun me any day on servers and the network there was CC3 but I moved up to a Network Manager somewhere else and moved from CSE to Vanilla. I think the problem arises when one company and screw you over for a full upgrade/ modules when I can go and find several solutions for free plus I ve had a few niggles with my new network but I had technet and 1000s of other forums to find a solution but with RM you wont have as many (Though RM do know there way around)