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Unable to find Barcode Scanner [migrated]
I have an a Symbol barcode scanner model LS2208 that I'm trying to use on a couple of Windows XP machine. The scanner uses RS-232 for its connection.
On the first machine, everything works great. I ...
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Is there a way to do a “run as” in a command line?
So, we are trying to push out the full .Net Framework 4 to all out client workstations within an Active Directory environment via the login batch file in the SYSVOL folder. I added the following ...
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How is non admin domain user able to change Administrator for local computer?
On a Windows Server 2003 / XP LAN, non admin domain users are able to manage the users and groups of the local computer including changing the Administrator password and make themselves ...
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Drive mapping fails via GPO preferences but works fine in a VBScript
I'm running a few Windows Server 2008 R2 servers with domain computers running Windows XP SP3. Client side extension is installed.
I opted to use Group Policy Preferences over the conventional ...
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Windows XP will not connect to Enterprise Wireless
We run a Radius server (Windows Server 2008 R2 running NPS). My goal is to push out GPOs to wireless users with the network information. I am successfully doing this with Windows 7 clients, iOS ...
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PKI user certificate credential roaming works on Windows 7, but not on XP SP3
We have implemented credential roaming for user certificates on our domain. Everything is set up per Technet in Certification Authority and Group Policy. User certificates are roaming correctly, but ...
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RDP randomly slows to a crawl (not tcp autotuning)
Most of the time my RDC works perfectly. Sometimes it slows to a complete crawl and I cannot even get my mouse clicks to register on the remote computer. The client computer is Windows XP, so ...
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User Rights Assignment via the console on Windows XP
My work machine is configured so that every time I log off everything is reset. I need to run a service and I have everything automated so far except assigning the service user the rights to "Log on ...
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Server 2008R2 domain & Windows XP Clients
I have a Windows XP Pro SP3 client that I have joined to a Server 2008R2 domain. The client joined the domain with no issues, it has pulled the group policy (for the most part) and I can see it within ...
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Remote Desktop Network Level Authentication Not Supported
I'm running Windows XP Professional SP3 x86, trying to connect to a system with Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64.
Recently, I updated the Remote Desktop Connection software on the XP system in hopes of ...
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Deleting shared network printers from user accounts in XP
If a regular user has added a printer by going to a share \\share and then right clicked on a printer and then clicked 'connect', how can that be removed by an administrator?
I have tried prnmngr.vbs ...
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Repeated/Duplicated Shortcuts - Citrix Program Neighbourhood
We use Citrix for a number of programs and systems.
On a number of our user machines they have been getting the below issue:
According to one user it seems to happen when moving from one ...
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Why is out corporate network very slow? [closed]
I'm administrating a small corporate network. It has a Windows 2003 SBS domain controller and about 10 client computers (Windows XP SP3 and Windows 7).
Last friday the users started complaining about ...
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Correct syntax for Apache Virtual Hosts on Windows?
I apologize, but this is difficult to figure out.
I am running Apache 2.2, this is on a Windows box, my own home PC for development use only. Windows XP Pro SP3.
I have five sites that I need to ...
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Windows Group Policy
I made a critical change to my system which ruined my windows environment. I later knew it can be resolved by System Restore. When I was about to run it this message prompted me.
System Restore ...
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Cygwin sshd service starts but only produces errors
I know this has been asked before, but I looked at the other questions and they didn't help, so here goes...
I installed cygwin (only OpenSSH and whatever else it automatically chose for it). I ran ...
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Portable SQL Server
I need to install SQL Server, however I have a BIG problem with it. I remember when I tried to install it I got error with MSXML and it was not installed because of MSXML and some other component. Is ...
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Disk Imaging and Recovery Software for Windows XP SP3
I have just installed Windows XP SP3 in my workstation and I have a strange behavior in Acronis TrueImage Disk Imaging Software I use. I notices from some forums that there is lot o f posts regarding ...
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Caching of path environment variable on windows?
I'm assisting one of our testers in troubleshooting a configuration problem on a Windows XP SP3 system. Our application uses an environment variable, called APP_HOME, to refer to the directory where ...
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Mapped Networked Drive Disconecting when Opening Task Manager
I have a strange problem. When I open Windows task manager, one of my mapped network drives gets disconnected, its Z: if that is of any use.
It is always the same drive that gets disconnected, and I ...
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Is it possible to Remote Desktop to Console 0 of a remote XP SP3 machine using mstsc.exe /admin?
Is it possible to Remote Desktop to Console 0 of a remote XP Pro SP3 machine from an XP Pro SP3 machine using mstsc.exe /admin? I am getting " ... maximum terminal connections reached ... " even with ...
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Volume Shadow Copy Service and the Local Settings folder(s)
Environment:
Server: Windows Server 2008
Client computers: Windows XP Pro SP 3
I discovered that the "Local Settings" folder in a user's profile's directory does not exist when I open up the ...
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Windows Firewall problem GP0 SP3
I have recently rolled XP service pack 3 out on the estate, and for some reason it is enabling the windows firewall. I have a group policy that disables the windows firewall but SP3 is turning it on.
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How do I set up a Windows NFS share so that I can view it's contents on Linux?
My NFS server is a Windows XP SP3 box with the Microsoft Windows Services for Unix installed.
I have a share configured under C:\NFS with the share name NFS and ANSI encoding.
Anonymous access is ...
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How to authorize standard users to install drivers on Windows XP
I'm currently looking for a way to autorize my non administrators users to perform an installation of drivers.
Here is the speech:
All my users are standard users, they got a VirtualBox Hypervisor ...
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2 HDs in RAID 1 with 2 partitions?
i am not very familiar with raid partitons and am not even sure if this is the right place to ask about it, but i hope that if it is not that some one can point me on the right direction.
This is my ...
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Copy XP local profile to new domain user profile
I just rolled out a new domain controller. I want to join all the PCS to this new domein (the PCs were never on a domain just a regular workgroup). When I join a PC to the new domain it creates a new ...
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group policy service pack 3 BSOD
Has anyone had any problems pushing out sp3 though active directories group policy.
I have a had full of Dell Optiplex 740 PC running xp pro SP2 w/AMD Atholon 64 x2 4050e.
Every time i push out sp3 ...
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Windows RDP cannot connect to x64 server from XP SP3+
I have a strange problem that I can't seem to find the answer to anywhere online. The issue has to do with using Windows RDP to connect to our servers.
Here is what works:
-XP/Vista client (any SPs) ...
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X:\ is not accessible. Insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested service. Help
I keeping getting the error message from above on multiple computers that I administer. I wasn't sure if I should be posting this on SuperUser or ServerFault so my apologizes if it should go there...
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Setting %PATH% for a service?
I have a service which is installed that runs and executes certain commands periodically. It runs as the Local System account. The source code for the service is not under my control, but I do control ...
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How to update domain password cache over vpn
I have a machine that connects to a domain over a VPN, however it hasn't connected for months and has an old domain password (that I have forgotten) cached on it and won't let me log in to the box ...
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What could be causing SVCHost to leak handles?
I have a problem that has been causing me all sorts of grief recently. SVCHost appears to be leaking resources all over the shop.
This is the SVCHost run with the arguments "-k netsvcs".
At the ...
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What are the pro/cons of Windows XP SP3 (over SP2)?
I"m trying to decide whether to deploy the SP3 patch for Windows XP (Pro).
What are the benefits?
So far all I've found is some security stuff (preventing a new pc from accessing your network unless ...
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Windows XP Pro - Run Menu autocomplete problem after SP3 install
I started installing Windows XP Pro SP3 this morning via WSUS. The first machines seemed to patch OK apart from one problem.
The autocomplete and autosuggest on the Run Menu and Explorer address bar ...
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Win XP SP3 & Bootcamp
The download page for Boot Camp 2.1 says to install it before applying SP3, but my XP installation CD is already SP3. This is a scratch install on a formatted NTFS partition. How am I supposed to ...
