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Hi, I need to update the wireless driver on 32 laptops. It works successfully when I do it manually (via device Manager). They are all XP. Is there anyway to update these laptops via a batch file or gpo? Thanks for your help.

Thanks SYNACK, really useful info. I knew the questionnaire wouldn't cover every situation, so thanks for adding how it works for you.

For some reason it now works- View the responses at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewanalytics?formkey=dEk2aG1odXRwVFlMYkRZeV9GTlc1cXc6MQ

Argghhhh... How do I make it so that the responses from this public form can be viewed publicly? Currently you have to login using our google apps domain to see the responses.

Hi everyone, I'm interested in what these schools do for IT support. If you have 2minutes to answer a few multiple choice questions, I'd be really greatful. Everyone's responses will be visible, so we can all benefit from everyone's efforts. No personal information required! To access the questions, click here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEk2aG1odXRwVFlMYkRZeV9GTlc1cXc6MQ&ndplr=1 Thank you.

Thanks, will update my code. The code below works, but it does look very odd. Need to work on the css. I've written plugins before, but the problem is that this file lies outside of the plugin directory. It needs more work to be an official plugin though, struggling for time. The beauty of the plugin is that it is a simple file browser that lets you select a folder or file on your server filesystem, and it will automatically put in the joomla tags for you so that it shows a 'gallery' or media player or picture viewer for that file. VERY WYSIWYG. ie. if it has mp3s in it, it automatically puts in the correct tags so that it shows a gallery/player of mp3s. same for pics or videos. It makes use of several other media plugins, but means that you don't have to remember the tags or path names inside the tages. Something Joomla struggles with, IMHO. Also, if you select a single picture, it lets you put a static thumbnail in or a thumbnail that can be clicked to produce the large version (like lightbox). Makes use of: AllRideos Reloaded: Introduction - Streaming local content MP3 Player: Joomla Downloads - MP3 Browser for Joomla 1.5.x | Dotcom Development - Web Design Birmingham Photo Gallery: Simple Image Gallery Pro (plugin) | JoomlaWorks Works for: $videoaudiotypes = array("wmv", "flv", "mpg", "mov", "wma","mp3","swf","3gp","m4v","avi","mpeg","rm","ram","rv","divx"); $imagetypes = array("jpg", "jpeg", "gif", "png"); --------------------------------------- define( '_JEXEC', 1 ); define('JPATH_BASE', '../' ); // this varies depending on where this file is... define( 'DS', DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR ); require( JPATH_BASE .DS.'includes'.DS.'defines.php' ); require_once ( JPATH_BASE .DS.'includes'.DS.'defines.php' ); require_once ( JPATH_BASE .DS.'includes'.DS.'framework.php' ); require_once ( JPATH_BASE .DS.'libraries'.DS.'joomla'.DS.'factory.php' ); $mainframe =& JFactory::getApplication('site'); $checkuser = JFactory::getUser(); if ($checkuser->get('gid')>0){ echo 'logged in'; }else{ echo 'logged out'; }

Cool, I'll drop that into conversations to see if others really know what they are talking about!

No worries, apology accepted! BTW, I have no idea what a flux capacitor is either....

Well, I'm not sure I can be bothered to take offence- I've got more important things to do My full time role is assistant head teacher at a large junior school. I actually run our school IT system in my spare time. I look after over 100 laptops, 25 desktops, backups, school website, IWBs, wireless networks, the ICT Suite, loads of digital devices like videos cameras etc, so not remembering if it's a scsi cable or parallel doesn't bother me. That's why I asked Thanks to those people who have provided helpful comments, your help on edugeek is always gratefully recieved

Thanks everyone, I've now turned it off and everything seems to be running fine still.....

Thanks for your quick replies. There is no printer that it is shares, nor does it share files. I rebuilt the network last year to be server 2008 R2, and didn't touch it then. I wasn't sure if any of the switches/hubs need configuring, and so that computer does the configuring? BTW, are they switches or hubs?! Still learning about networks.... Will wait for a safe moment, reboot, and see what happens Thanks.

Hi, I am clearing out our ICT Suite, and have found a really old computer (has a win98 sticker on it) next to our hub/switch rack. I'm not entirely sure if I need the computer, but I have a feeling it's never turned off. I've plugged a monitor into it, but the monitor didn't show anything up. Do you think I need this computer? Will it be used to configure the network or hubs or anything? I could turn it off to see if it affects anything, but would rather get expert advice first Thanks in advance! ps- I've highlight a cable (scsi??), not sure if it is significant!

I am developing a plugin to make inserting media a little easier in joomla. The plugin loads up a php file in a browser windows, which simple lists files in a directory. It all works fine! However, I want to add some security to my file listing page, so that you need to be logged in to load it. e.g. http://www.mysite.com/media/filelist.php Is there anything I can put at the top of my filelist.php file, so that checks for a logged in user before running? Note that filelist.php isn't really linked to joomla in anyway, it is simply a php file in a directory. I've tried stuff like the lines below, but I don't really know what I'm doing. Thanks: define( '_JEXEC',0 ); define('JPATH_BASE', dirname("../../") ); define( 'DS', DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR ); /* Required Files */ require_once ( JPATH_BASE .DS.'includes'.DS.'defines.php' ); require_once ( JPATH_BASE .DS.'includes'.DS.'framework.php' ); /* To use Joomla's Database Class */ require_once ( JPATH_BASE .DS.'libraries'.DS.'joomla'.DS.'factory.php' ); $checkuser = JFactory::getUser(); if (!$checkuser->get('gid')>0){ echo 'not logged in'; die; }

What's the difference between work at home and home user? Do the teachers have to pay anything? Thanks

Pretty much. Thanks for the link- very interesting and helpful.

Does anyone know of a different way to check if 2 files are the same in dos?

Thanks, but a single 'a' doesn't make a difference unfortunately.

Just get the time stamp of the zip file, and stick it into a dos variable!

Doesn't seem to make a difference I'm afraid, renamed it to .zip or even .txt and still can take time. Interestingly, sometimes it is instant, sometimes it takes 20secs. This happened even when it was a .zip file. Any ideas?

Will give that a try in the morning. Thanks.

Hi, In a logon script I am writing, I use the following line: for %%a in (\\server\netlogon\shortcuts.zip) do set shorcuts_timestamp=%%~taa It works in trying to get the timestamp of the shortcuts.zip folder. However, sometimes it takes a very long time e.g. 20seconds, when it is only checking the timestamp of 1 file. Any ideas if I am doing something wrong? Is it checking the whole netlogon folder or something? Thanks!

Hi Stu, Thanks for your help, this did that magic. 18 out of 32 netbooks have been imaged! I love FOG

Well, I made a 1 min video to record what's happening. Surprisngly clear! http://www.marneljuniors.com/Samsung145_Fog_errors.flv Thanks for time spent watching and thinking

Hi, did you figure out how to image the samsung netbooks? I've got 32 to do, and they are not liking fog. They do pxe boot, but then it seems like the netbook doesn't communicate fully with the fog server, despite downloading the pxe boot image. Thanks for your help!

If it should be ok, I'll give it a test run. Thanks.