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Have found that re-installing the Solus3 agent (using the re-install button, not removing the 'Target' and adding it back in) sorts out Solus3 not starting when the machine starts, and also sorts out our SIMS.ini warning box. Which is good that I can push a button and it fixes itself. Bad that I discovered it after removing a load of machines and now have a whole other mess to deal with :<

We are also finding that when launching SIMS it moans about a missing or incomplete SIMS.ini file, which if you click ok on the box, you can then log in normally. This is new and I suspect since pushing through SOLUS 3.10 - again, anyone getting that? Shaun

On most machines, doesn't seem to be When I launch it and then click the check for updates button it moans with 'failed to request deployment.' Are you getting that too?

From memory, the random 10.8.106.x address is what the OpenVPN uses, we use SLG and it's how our SIMS talks to SLG (and vice-versa). After much ado and remote sessions with Capita, a re-install of InTouch and being told that yes, it does take a while to first launch when SIMS is opened the decisions was made to uninstall it and revert back to the inbuilt alerts. Our staff are potentially moving around 5 times a day, and we certainly discourage SIMS from being left open, so every time they want to read/send a message it is taking ages to load. Just not acceptable, when the inbuilt system works instantly.

The folder in C:\Windows is local to the server. The one in sysvol is replicated across your domain controllers and is the one where you would want to be putting new templates, and is the one that GPMC will be looking at.

It is available already.

There is definitely a culture of 'It's a problem with your network' with Cunninghams. We have just had kit installed and one on the tills was trying to PXE boot on start-up and failing. Apparently, after two hours of the installer trying to fix it, it was a problem with our network. 5 seconds later I had it fixed by changing the boot order options.

SIMS isn't slow, and the server has heaps of memory, space and enough processors, and runs at low cpu usage most of the day. It's just inTouch. We have cases raised, but as yet no solution. We have an uninstall patch which may get applied depending how it is after SIMS summer release is installed. We'll see how it goes.

You and me both - it takes so long to load up a message. We moved to inTouch during May half term, and since that time, the number of messages I receive has dropped down considerably as people just email instead. Prior to inTouch every worked much, much quicker.

SNAP! .

Further, I would use: $query = "INSERT INTO stafflaptops (networkname, make, model, cpu, ram, hdd, serial, location, mainuser, purchdate, wardate, cost, notes) VALUES ('$networkname', '$make', '$model', '$cpu', '$ram', '$hdd', '$serial', '$location', '$mainuser', '$purchdate', '$wardate', '$cost', '$notes')"; that way, it will tie up the values with the field names in your database, so if you ove fields round or add more, you wont have to change your script, other than any new/removed fields.

Your insert.php file has the $_POST to get the values from the update.html, but the names in the form don't match the$_POST values, the only one that does is Manufacturer. eg: $networkname=$_POST['networkname']; $make=$_POST['Manufacturer']; $model=$_POST['model']; $cpu=$_POST['cpu']; $ram=$_POST['ram']; $hdd=$_POST['hdd']; $serial=$_POST['serial']; $location=$_POST['location']; $mainuser=$_POST['mainuser']; $purchdate=$_POST['purchasedate']; $wardate=$_POST['wardate']; $cost=$_POST['cost']; $notes=$_POST['notes'];

Only one we have found is to change the cable route (go more direct across the back of the board) or move the PC.

Stone computers for ours. I have 1 as a display pc which is hidden out of the way, one for a library system vesa mounted on the screen and a further 6 going into offices this week to be mounted to adjustable height screens - love the fact that they take up no desk space and with the sshd have plenty of space and are quick.

Brilliant!

We just ditched SolidWorks - after 6 years of annual updates of 4Gb a piece on to each workstation, and next academic year it only works on 64-bit platform, it was time to go. We are now using Creo3. We got SolidWorks, on a 60 user network license from Techsoft SolidWorks Education Edition for Secondary Schools and FE Colleges

When I have windows update problems and can't get them to go through, I try stopping the windows update service, then deleting the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution. Restarting the windows update service re-creates the bits and pieces and then I can usually get them to go through....this is after checking the date/year and time are correct of course (which I usually forget!).

Some of the ones I look after take an age - I leave them overnight!

For our software distribution share, I always include 'everyone' with read for the security permissions - give it a go to see what happens!

We STILL aren't using it after trying since it launched - after a couple of minutes of the service on our server running, the CPU maxes out (even though no-one is using the teacher-app) and stays that way until we kill the service. Still waiting for Capita to sort out the problem so we can get on with using it. Haven't seen what the app itself actually does yet!

If you are looged on as an admin to a machine, browse to the script and run it, does it install?

The point of redirection remains the same - so that users have access to the programs you want them to have access to. We just don't have dead links where the software hasn't been installed.

We have a folder on each computers c:\ drive for student start menu and staff start menu and then the redirect in GPO. As it is local to that machine, only software that is installed (and we have put a shortcut in the folder) is available, therefore no dead shortcuts.

Contact Capita for guidance docs - they will be able to send them for server-server migration. Depending on your setup there will also be other considerations, eg clients being able to find the new database server.

I ran your rundll32 user32.dll,LockWorkStation and couldn't get it to lock my pc, however, I altered it to %windir%\system32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation which did work - try that and see if it helps? Shaun - - - Updated - - - Damn, should have refreshed the page before posting!