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Feb 24	comment	Windows XP Professional will not save network credentials between reboots Any particular reason why the XP machine can't be joined to the domain? That would seem to be the most obvious solution.
Feb 24	comment	Daily Weekly and Monthly DB backup with logrotate? Please specify the type of database in your tags rather than just using "database".
Feb 24	comment	Questions for Beginner to Windows System Administration The correct technical term for the tool is a LART. ;) Use of quicklime and halon are also mandatory.
Feb 24	comment	Total Virtual Memory in Windows XP 32bit You're better off not using the /3GB switch unless you know for certain that you need it. Generally only large databases really need it. Only having 1 GB of address space for the OS stuff can actually be detrimental to performance most of the time.
Feb 24	comment	Servers harrassed by individual on constantly changing IPs -1 for the rm -rf (which I hope was intended as a joke).
Feb 23	comment	Logging in as the same user multiple times in Remote Desktop Windows Server 2008 That's a new one for me! I don't know the answer, but +1 for an interesting question.
Feb 23	comment	Is there a machine readable list/feed of Microsoft update files? It actually occurs to me that one valid reason for wanting neither WU nor WSUS might be if you wanted to copy off the patches for an unconnected machine, but I guess the OP would have said that if so.
Feb 23	comment	Windows Server Login Alert Tools Only domain accounts if it's in a GPO. The LDAP:// stuff would also need to be changed to the correct namespace for local accounts, you wouldn't use ADSystemInfo, and your SMTP permissions would need to allow a local account to access it. Besides which, if someone has "abuse the server" local access, they can already bypass a local logon script anyway.
Feb 23	comment	Linux to Windows 7 migration Problem is that very very little of the above is actually grounded in reality and is really really slipping into the "subjective and argumentative" zone.
Feb 23	comment	Best Raid Type for SQL Server +1, correct but it's SQL Server so Linux has nothing to do with it.
Feb 23	comment	Is it me or it's realy not easy to get information about Microsoft Product Licensing @jamieb - I'm not too certain that's an accurate representation of anything, really.
Feb 22	comment	Switching Windows 2003 Active Directory servers You actually should demote otherwise you'll still have an orphaned DC in your AD (single master vs multi master doesn't come into it). You can of course just power it down and use NTDSUTIL to remove the orphaned DC, but that should not be used unless you have no other option (e.g. catastrophic hardware failure and no backup, or some idiot just powers it down). Demote is the graceful way to go.
Feb 22	comment	Why are Class C IP addresses preferred in private networks? Short, sweet and to the point. +1
Feb 20	comment	File replication between 2 Windows servers Stock 2003 DFS ain't that bad either, but if it was Win2K I'd definitely join you in the queue for that chainsaw.
Feb 19	comment	Is it possible to have localised Windows user names? @Jim B - correct, good observation.
Feb 19	comment	What alternatives are available for shared folders encryption in Windows 2003 Server? Any reason why standard NTFS permissioning is not adequate for them?
Feb 17	comment	Disabling Windows Update and managing patches manually And another +1 for your comments re: agents.
Feb 17	comment	Easiest way to find the screen resolution of all machines on a windows network? It should be easy enough to adapt once you have a list of computer names to start with. Loop through the list and call a sub containing most of the code in that link. Results could go to a file share, be sent via email or logged to a database. But we're getting more into the realm of "how to write VBScript" here, which is probably better covered in a separate question once you've made a decision on which way to go.
Feb 16	comment	Create Active Directory User Profile OK, just double-checking I've got this straight. Current scenario is local profiles with local accounts, yes? New scenario will be local profiles with domain accounts. You want to move data - primarily on the desktop and in My Docs - from the local PC to a central network location?
Feb 16	comment	What are my options for installing software on a remote PC? Seconded; sounds like your users are in the habit of treating you like a doormat! I'd also recommend starting to say "no", especially to the more unreasonable requests. Customer service doesn't mean saying "yes" to everything after all.