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It's all pretty straight forward.

"Injecting a slipstreamed SP6"? I have no idea how you would apply SP6a onto a drive without being able to boot into the OS. Also, IIRC NT4 wants the WINNT.SIF on a floppy and not on the CD. Doing unattended setups with NT4 was a bit of a pain. For one system I really wouldn't waste time creating an unattended CD. Here's another option you can try. If you have an NT4 SP6a CD laying around you can try to do a repair install. Again, your mileage may vary...

UNC will probably be your best bet but I believe that WinINSTALL LE will work either way. It gives you the option to specify the UNC during install. "As is" should be fine. No, this shouldn't matter. Again, shouldn't matter...UNC's are accessed by the machine name.

Nah, they won't interfere with anything other than taking up extra space. You don't even have to waste CDs burning data from the old drive. Just create a "backup" folder on the new 250GB drive and copy the files you need over to it. Not only will it save you some CDs but it'll be much faster.

The "patched" file only allows more than 10 half-open connections. It has nothing to do with how many users can concurrently connect to a single share. This is limited to 10 connections per share on Windows XP (Home, Pro or otherwise). I'm assuming Hamachi is basically just setting up a VPN tunnel? If this is the case, can it be setup on a "permanent" basis (i.e. run as a service)?

It will be in %SystemRoot%\system32\config and doesn't have a file extension. Failing that you could just restore the image to a fresh system, boot it, make your changes, re-sysprep and recreate the image. Either way you're going to have to recreate the image.

Sounds like you got hit by one of the ooooold viruses. Grab the latest Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool and run it on the system. Then after you do that make sure you full patch the system so it doesn't get hit by that particular virus again. Odds are that if there are any other unpatched systems on your network they're being affected by the same virus. The only other thing I can think of is that you have a faulty driver that's causing problems. If it crashes a critical system process it'll force the same type of shutdown.

Plextor drives have always been highly regarding as being very reliable drives. However, if you want to save some money you won't go wrong with the Pioneer drive either. I have a Pioneer A08XL in my system and haven't had a single problem with it. The only thing I don't like is their slower than "standard" CD burning speeds...but I have a 52X CD burner in my system to take care of that little problem.

Nah, just delete 'em in Explorer. The only adverse effect is that you won't be able to uninstall the hotfixes already installed on your machine. If you aren't having any problems with any of them then the directories are safe to delete.

It's SBS 2003 so in all likelihood it's running Active Directory, DNS (for AD), Exchange, SQL Server, IIS, Print services, etc. This still shouldn't be a problem for the level of hardware he's talking about and only 30 users.Here's my reply from the previous thread regarding this same subject. In my opinion, the key words in his original post are "DOS 16-bit application". Also, check for firmware updates for the RAID controller. Dell is pretty good about fixing firmware issues fairly quickly. There may also be a compatibility issue between the actual drives and the RAID controller...something that may not have been noticed by Dell until after you got your server. If you do the RAID controller firmware be sure to read the instructions before applying it. They usually require that you update the driver before updating the firmware, otherwise you could end up with a system that won't boot because the old driver doesn't recognize the new firmware. Again, read the instructions. It probably also wouldn't hurt to check for System BIOS updates as well as the Embedded Server Management (ESM) firmware. The ESM will update the drive backplane firmware as well.

This is just a suggestion and I do not know for sure if this will work. I claim no responsibility if it makes things any worse. Download NT4 SP6a. Extract it to an empty folder. Expand ntfs.sy_ Put the expanded file on a floppy (or burn to the BartPE disk you'll make in the next step) Make yourself a BartPE disk. Boot the NT4 system with the BartPE disk Make a backup copy of the current copy of ntfs.sys (should be located in %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers, but may be in a different location on NT4...I don't remember because I haven't used NT4 for years). Copy the SP6a version of ntfs.sys onto the NT4 drive Attempt to boot the system This file may not be (and probably isn't) the only file involved. You may have to update the kernel files as well...which may also require other files be updated. SP6a has been out for years so there really is no reason you shouldn't have already had it on the system.

If you have a sound card installed you should rarely, if ever, get any beeps from the PC speaker while in Windows.

CompUSA has the P180 on sale this week for $119.99...$50 instant savings. That's a helluva deal if you're looking for a good case...just don't plan on doing many LAN parties because it's a heavy sucker.http://www.compusa.com/products/product_in...2355&pfp=SEARCH

Office Depot has a 50pk Memorex DVD+R or DVD-R on sale this week for $14.99 ea. It's on page 10 of this weeks ad flyer.

It looks like it uses InnoSetup. Try /SILENT /NOREBOOT.

Nearly everything on that page is accurate. There are a few good tweaks, but the ones listed on that page are the most common "unfounded" tweaks floating around. To be honest I've found that a default XP SP2 install without any tweaks applied is quite fast and quite stable. The only tweaks I apply anymore are my UI tweaks. The only one that I really disagree with is the Limited User Accounts "myth". It is true that without knowledge of how to properly configure a Windows XP machine using anything but admin privs can make it a pain. It doesn't make it impossible though. The thing that drives me nuts are the people who have the knowledge but are too...lazy, for lack of a better word, to take the time to do so. At work I have spent quite a bit of time configuring our workstations so the users don't need admin or even power user to do their jobs without issue. We use quite a few legacy applications so I've had to figure out what directories, files and/or registry keys the application requires the user to have write access to. The result is a much more secure workstation that the user can do their jobs and prevents unauthorized software, to include spyware/adware, from being installed on the workstations. We have not had one single problem with spyware, adware or any other sort of malware since I took the time to properly configure the workstation for use as a "User". In my experience I've learned to not always listen to the application developer. I've proved more than one of our application developers wrong when they tell me their application requires admin or power user privs to work properly. Software developers don't always tend to understand NTFS and/or registry permissions. There are a few apps that do require admin privs to run properly (Diskeeper and most network admin tools come to mind), but regular applications can generally be fixed but just setting the correct permissions. I now have it down to a simple script that runs a few XCACLS and SubInACL commands during Unattended Setup to configure these permissions.

If any chip on the card is bad flashing the card's firmware isn't going to fix it. Unfortunately it just sounds like your card is going/has gone bad and needs to be replaced.

I'll remember to take a look at my Outlook setup on my work machine. The two guys I work with are always complaining about having to hit Send/Recieve but mine is always immediate.

This information may be a slight bit different from Outlook 2003 because I'm running the Office 12 Beta...but here goes. Click on Edit and choose Office Clipboard. The Clipboard Task Pane appears and there should be an "Options" button at the bottom (might be at the top with Office 2003). Click the Options button and you'll get several choices...the ones to disable it are: - Show Office Clipboard Automatically - Show Office Clipboard When Ctrl+C Pressed Twice

I guarantee you that nearly every person who gets hit with Spyware from browsing habits is either browsing porn or doing online gambling...and more often than not they're doing both. Most times they won't admit to it...but it doesn't take much searching of their machine to find out the truth. I don't even ask anymore. The whole "IE is insecure, turn off ActiveX" thing is so overdone. Not only do I still use IE but I still have ActiveX enabled. I have Adaware installed as well as MS AntiSpyware but I rarely run scans because I know the only thing that's going to come back are a few cookies. My browsing habits are such that I don't have to worry about Spyware...unless the reputable sites that I visit all of a sudden decide to become nefarious. Don't get me wrong though, turning off ActiveX is a good security measure. I just don't feel it's something that I need to do because of my personal browsing habits and the applications I use.

SAN = Storage Area Network This is basically a cluster of servers that provide failover so data is available 100% of the time. The drives are generally in fiber-channel enclosures for greater expansion options. Grab this document from Microsoft's site for a more in-depth explenation. NAS = Network Attached Storage This is a single device that does nothing but provide storage space. Some devices run some flavor of Linux, some run a flavor of Windows Embedded (XP or 2003). To put it simply, it's a cheap alternative to a file server. This device from LaCie is a Network Attached Storage device. Some people also use them strictly for backup purposes. Webopedia Links: Storage Area Network Network Attached Storage

You may find it easier to just pick up a Cable/DSL Router though. I used RRAS for quite some time...from the release of Windows 2000 Server up until about the time Windows Server 2003 came out. I needed to add wireless to my network so I just picked up a Linksys WRT54G wireless router and dropped RRAS...it does exactly what I need it to do.

I can't see any way to make it happen either. Your best bet would be to pickup a couple more external drives. Another thing I've seen recently is the Iomega REV drives. I haven't personally used one but I do know someone else who bought one for backup purposes...they've been happy with it. It uses 90GB cartridges that are actually like removable hard drives (not like the old ZIP disks). You could get a couple of the cartridges to start off and then add more as necessary. You could even get to a point where you have offsite backup capability. All you really need is the REV drive for PC. They have a Backup Kit that comes with 6 cartridges and includes ARCserve for $580US (direct from Iomega, could be cheaper elsewhere).

You can catch some good deals in stores sometimes but you really have to watch. I managed to pick up a 100 pack of Memorex DVD+R's for $30 in an Oklahoma City CompUSA while I was on vacation last month.

As long as you have an open IDE connector (which you probably do) and can specify the boot order in the BIOS you shouldn't have any problems. I would, however, recommend copying off the data you know you need and reformatting the drive. This will make sure you get rid of any files you don't need anymore (i.e. the Windows files and all the old applications...those will have to be reinstalled anyway).