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XFS Support for Windows

I have a buffalo Terastation which is configured with an XFS file system. i have been trying to back it up using an external maxtor HDD which i formated as FAT32 (using the terastation) so i could read the files from an ordinary PC, but the backup fails everytime. it seems to work fine when the extHDD...

Posted to Windows (Forum) by microsoft on 07-04-2009
Boot.ini for Multiple OS - Windows XP and Windows Vista

I had a second IDE hard drive that I was using for storage. I have Windows Vista Ultimate installed on C:Drive. I unplugged the vista hard drive, and formatted and installed Windows XP on second HD, and it is now drive D. When I boot up, my computer only boots to Windows XP. No Boot.ini exists on my...

Posted to Windows (Forum) by microsoft on 07-04-2009
Connecting to a Broadband connection PPPOE using the command prompt

Hi experts, Is there a command or a tool that helps me connect automatically to a broadband connection without going through the GUI?? Thanks.

Posted to Windows (Forum) by microsoft on 07-02-2009
netsh? Script to install dial then disconnect & delete a vpn connection. Bonus: hide connection while it exists

I am writing a script that clients will run on their machines (win 2000 -> vista) I would like to automatically create a vpn connection, modify it so remote default gw is not used as gateway dial the connection do my stuff end the connection and delete the connection Ideally it'd be nice to hide...

Posted to Windows (Forum) by microsoft on 07-02-2009
How do I copy files with a progress bar from the command line?

Hello experts, I need to use the command line to copy files and folders. using the line below I can achieve this, but is there any way of showing the Windows progress bar whilst the file is copying? copy c:\testfile.jpg, c:\testfilecopy.jpg Thanks, Chris

Posted to Windows (Forum) by microsoft on 06-22-2009
Problem: Mass Move User profile from WORKGROUP to DOMAIN from 200 Computers

I have installed a new domain controller 2K3 to my network (200 Computers). How can i join automatically(mass) all Computers (XP,VISTA) to domain & move user's profiles from Workgroup to Domain?

Posted to Active Directory (Forum) by microsoft on 05-31-2009
Problem: Group policy to turn off firewall only works on some within the same domain

Hi, I have been working to install Trend Micro AV on our machines here. I was told that the Windows Firewall is in the way of communicating with the servers "listener". So we used Group Policy to turn off the firewall to all the client pc's. We did this under administrative templates, network...

Posted to Active Directory (Forum) by microsoft on 05-30-2009
Problem: Weird random ODBC error in Access with SQL Server

I have an Access 2007 application with linked tables to a SQL Server 2000 backend. We are encountering ODBC errors that appear to be random and it's driving me crazy. The error will usually first appear when opening a query in code in preparation for a report: Dim DB_ATB As DAO.Database Dim QD_ATB...

Posted to Access Architecture/Design (Forum) by microsoft on 05-30-2009
Problem: I need Scripts that will run off of group policy to automatically run disk defrag, delete all temp files for all local users, and run disk check with a reboot.

I am not a programmer of any kind but I do the administration for a computer network of 40 workstations and 2 servers. The workstations are on XP and Vista. I need some help (even a little training) on getting these scripts made and implemented that would allow me to use my GP to run these scripts on...

Posted to Windows (Forum) by microsoft on 05-30-2009
Problem: Best practice for building XP/Vista boxes & taking image backups

Two very simple questions about building XP/Vista boxes and taking an image type backup of servers. Question 1 It's been a while since I've had to build/backup workstations and I know concepts can move pretty quickly. For 2k & XP I used to, install the OS, drives and a few base apps. Sysprep...

Posted to Windows (Forum) by microsoft on 05-29-2009

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