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Professor Frink

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  1. That's great, if true. Any idea how much longer one should expect it now? Of course, I had a hell of a time installing RC1, so let's hope the final SP1 will work for me!
  2. Anyone else having problems installing it? I keep getting this message as it nears the end: I know it's just a crappy RC, but I still want to try it.
  3. I use a network install of XP at work, but I've been translating it into a DVD installation for a colleague. Up until now I've been doing repeated runs with a DVD-RW until I get it right, but I always get some sort of problem. During the copying-of-files phase, I usually get some sort of message that a file is missing, and do I want to retry or ignore. And with a re-burn of the same image with a different disc, I'll get the message about some other file. Based on what I've read so far, I think these sort of errors are usually associated with a "bad burn". Does that sort of thing tend to happen with DVD-RWs? And will I have better luck when I'm ready to use a regular DVD-R? FYI -- if I cut out a bunch of apps and do it on a CD-RW, it works perfectly every time. Also FYI -- Plextor 708UF and Roxio 5.
  4. andrewpayne: I finally got around to trying this, and it worked great. And once I checked out those security policies, I realized that I don't even need to do the "deny". I went into "Allow log on locally" and removed every entry except for administrators. I then tried logging on as admins and non-admins, and it worked perfectly. Thanks!
  5. The boss is going to a conference for several days where there will be a wireless network available to use with his laptop. (I'm not sure if it's an "open" network or one that requires a special login) But he is paranoid about security -- he's afraid that someone will be able to read his e-mails. Let's assume it's one of those open/public wireless networks -- how unsecure are they by default? And what should I do to make things more secure for him? The company we work for doesn't have any kind of VPN setup. But would we be able to do our own? I'm a little confused when it comes to VPNs -- is it hardware or software based? And how does a WIFI connection's security/safety compare to a Blackberry, which he is comfortable with?
  6. If anyone would like to me to upload a sample zip package, let me know.
  7. Believe it or not, the VCR here in the office only has coax input/output. Yup, it's an old P.O.S. But I guess I can talk the boss into shelling out 50 bucks for a better one. The reason I can't go with an AIW card is that they're not compatable with this model of PC (Optiplex GX270). It's been discussed a lot of Dell message boards that they simply don't work. I've already tried one, and the PC totally locks up. So AIW is out of the question. With that in mind, I'm a little leary of trying another brand of card, since I might have more problems. Would a Hauppauge or Nvidia tuner card give me more of a guarantee of running problem-free? That's why I'd probably lean towards a USB model. Let's say I go the USB route -- any other suggestions? It would be nice to find one that doesn't require a separate power cable, since it and the VCR won't be permanently connected, and I want it to be as smooth as possible to hook up.
  8. I know that this topic has been discussed before, but I wanted to show the method I used. This would be useful for any large office (or better yet, multiple offices) with lots of network printers, and each person would only connect to a few of them, so it wouldn't work putting the printer installation right in your script. Let's say you have 2 offices with multiple printers each. Here's what I'd do: 1. In the $$ folder, create a folder called "Printers". 2. In there, create a sub-folder for each office, such as "Main" and "Branch". 3. In every office sub-folder, put a copy of netprint.vbs: Set NetObj = CreateObject("WScript.Network") PRINTER = WScript.Arguments(0) NetObj.AddWindowsPrinterConnection PRINTER 4. In each office sub-folder, create a batch file for each printer in that office based on its name, like "PTR1.BAT", "COLOR1.BAT", and so on. 5. The code in the batch file PTR1.BAT would look like this, with only the printer name and server name changed as needed; then do the same with each printer in each office: @echo off Echo Installing Printer... WSCRIPT.EXE netprint.VBS \\server\PTR1 :end 6. Create a shortcut for each batch file and let it reside in the same location as its source file. Make sure the target path of the shortcut matches the path to the batch file, such as "C:\WINNT\Printers\MAIN\PTR1.BAT" 7. Optional -- go to the properties of each shortcut and change the icon to something resembling a printer. 8. Put the following two lines in your final cleanup batch file: mkdir "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Printers" xcopy C:\WINNT\Printers\*.lnk "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Printers" /e /i The end result is this -- when any user logs on, they go to Start > Programs > Accessories > Printers, browse to the sub-folder of their particular office, and click on the shortcut for any printer listed. Barring any heavy network traffic, the batch file runs for about 5-10 seconds and installs the printer. Of course, if you install to "WINDOWS", then adjust everything accordingly. Important note -- during the initial $OEM$ copy, everything will probably be truncated to 8 characters, so you'll probably have to put some entries in your $$Rename.txt file, like so: [\WINNT\PRINTERS\MAIN] COLORP~1.LNK="Color Printer 1.LNK" COLORP~1.BAT="Color Printer 1.BAT" COPIER~1.LNK="Copier Printer.LNK" COPIER~1.BAT="Copier Printer.BAT" I know this seems like a lot of work, but in the long run it'll save you a lot of time, especially in your field offices.
  9. I hate to seem dim, but I've never dealt with this kind of hardware before. Remember, my main goal is to be able to use my PC to play a VCR tape. BTW -- the VCR only has coax connections. With that in mind, will any of these work? I did a quick search at newegg: GAINWARD USB2.0 TV-BOX Adaptec VideOh! DVD Media Center Plextor ConvertX PVR Device
  10. I just copy the Royale files after XP is done (when my application batch file runs). Though you might have to rename them with $$Rename.txt
  11. External tuners... How do they interface with the PC? USB?
  12. RogueSpear -- nope, it's pretty new and powerful. (P4 2.8, 512 RAM) MHz -- as far as I know, the only thing I have control over is the reboot at the end of my application batch file (the one called from GUIRunOnce). And I currently have it set at 60 seconds. Plus, that can't be it because while it's waiting to reboot it's sitting on the desktop, and I can see that the theme is already munged up. Unless there's a way to control the very first reboot, after XP installs? This never happened to me during all of my network installations. *bangs head on desk*
  13. I need an AIW card for one of my PCs at work (a Dell GX270) -- it needs to be able to attach to a VCR to play tapes without a TV. But I've learned that AIW cards do not play well with Dell. So is there an Nvidia card that does the same thing? Specifically, it has to have coax cable-in to accept a VCR signal.
  14. But I'm still a little confused. Since the Luna files are in the i386 folder by default, shouldn't they all copy over and install properly, long filename or not? Remember, I'm not doing any theme tweaking, I just want it to be "normal".
  15. Roxio 5.3.5.10 Basic. This is a little bit customized, where DirectCD is removed. I've found it to be too problematic. Note -- this really installs the basic 5 package. In your Roxio directory, create a folder called "Update". Download the 5.3.5.10 update file and put it in the Update folder. Then rename the file to "update.exe". That way it is automatically integrated.
  16. PowerDVD XP 4. Note that the serial number is X'd out, so you'll have to edit it and add yours in.
  17. I could try that. But I didn't think that it was necessary for the main i386 files. Just as an example, the file "COFFEEBN.BM_" turns into "Coffee Bean.bmp". So shouldn't it work properly for all the others? Not that I don't appreciate the suggestion.
  18. My network installation has been working great, but now I'm trying to turn it into a DVD installation for someone, and not everything is working right, such as the Luna theme not being installed by default. I get a weird hybrid of Luna and Classic. The attached picture shows how the desktop looks after it's all done. In the Resources\Themes folder, I have a Luna folder and a "Luna.theme" file, but the classic theme file is just "classic.the". And in the Luna folder I only get "luna.mst". So some of the theme files are not copying/installing properly. But why? Like I said, this is a direct copy of my well-oiled machine of a network installation. If it helps, here is my winnt.sif: ;SetupMgrTag [Data] AutoPartition=0 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes" floppyless="1" EulaComplete="1" AutomaticUpdates=0 [Unattended] UnattendSwitch="yes" UnattendMode=FullUnattended OemSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall=Yes TargetPath=\WINNT Hibernation=no FileSystem="ConvertNTFS" Repartition=Yes ExtendOEMPartition=1 DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore OEMPnPDriversPath="WINNT\Drivers\GX270\1Chipset\INF;WINNT\Drivers\GX270\2Network\Pro1000\WinXP;WINNT\Drivers\GX270\3Video\GeFor64\6176;WINNT\Drivers\GX270\4Audio\ADI198x\SMAXWDM\W2K_XP;WINNT\Drivers\GX270\5Monitor\1901FP" [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword="xxxxxxxx" EncryptedAdminPassword=NO AutoLogon=Yes AutoLogonCount=1 OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=35 OemSkipWelcome=1 [GuiRunOnce] C:\post.bat [UserData] ProductID=xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx FullName="blah blah" OrgName="blah blah" ComputerName=WORKSTATION [Display] BitsPerPel=16 Xresolution=1280 YResolution=1024 Vrefresh=60 [Components] msnexplr=off msmsgs=off Freecell=off Hearts=off Minesweeper=off Pinball=off Solitaire=off Spider=off ZoneGames=off [TapiLocation] CountryCode=1 AreaCode=717 [FavoritesEx] Title1="Google.url" URL1="http://www.google.com/" [Branding] BrandIEUsingUnattended="Yes" [Identification] JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yes [NetAdapters] Adapter1=params.Adapter1 [params.Adapter1] INFID=* [NetClients] MS_MSClient=params.MS_MSClient [NetServices] MS_SERVER=params.MS_SERVER [NetProtocols] MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP
  19. Quicktime was updated to 6.5.2 this week, apparently due to some security holes. But I just finished my rollout of 100+ Pcs, all with 6.5.1. I'm not going to sweat it too much, but is there any way to update something like Quicktime without sitting in front of the PCs one-by-one? Some sort of logon script or something? If I can figure this out, I'll be set in the future for updates on other products. Oh yeah, and is there some way I can download the 6.5.2 update files by themselves? Or maybe the entire 6.5.2 package?
  20. Nope, it's not a DC, just a member server. @Don Juan: I guess I could do it that way -- it's a decent workaround. But there isn't a way to tell the server not to let a non-admin logon?
  21. I'm still testing my 2003 setup, and I noticed that non-admins can log on. How can I stop that from happening? The "Administrators" group only contains the local administrator, plus the domain admins (which I control). As far as I can tell, all of the other group are clear, save for those odd entries that I probably shouldn't touch (like "NT Authority" in the users group). Is there a way I can make it so that ONLY administrators can log on? That's because some of my offices are small, and the file server is in an open area amongst the desks and cubes (although the main office itself is secured). It sucks, but I have no choice there. So what can I do to make sure the server is locked down? FYI -- after the installation is done, "Domain Users" is listed in the "Users" group. But I removed that...
  22. I found it. Simply add this to your unattend.txt: [Components] IEHardenAdmin=Off IEHardenUser=Off
  23. I found it. Simply add this to your unattend.txt: [Components] IEHardenAdmin=Off IEHardenUser=Off
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