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One of our servers has DNS installed. Unfortunately it doesnt have Reverse DNS configured. The server holds around 200 PCs therefore i only need a PTR record for around 4/5 servers listed in DNS. What would be the best way to set this up? Thanks

Is anyone aware of a free VbScript compiler that i could download and use? We have some old apps that need some maintenance but we do have Visual Studio 2008 and i dont think that has a VbScript compiler or anyway of us checking out some code. Or any ideas are welcome. Thanks

Im running Windows Server 2008 64 bit with all updates as a DC with DNS installed on the same machine. We were experiecing slow connections and when i checked DNS event viewer no errors were logged. I then ran WS 2003 support tool netdiag to see what the outcome was. The error generated at DNS was: DNS test . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Failed [FATAL] Could not open file C:\Windows\system32\config\netlogon.dns for reading. [FATAL] Could not open file C:\Windows\system32\config\netlogon.dns for reading. [FATAL] No DNS servers have the DNS records for this DC registered. The file has rights for administrator and system with full access. When i go to a client and flushdns it gives an error that it cant reach the DNS server. Ive tried repairing etc but nothing so far. On the server i have ran netdiag /fix but again this didnt help as the error remains. Does anyone have any idea on this one? Is it possible to reinstall the DNS server without too much hassle? Thanks

Would that be the preferred way or is that by default?

We have two domains DomainA and DomainB which have a trust between them. I have a shared drive. If i right click the drive and click share/security i can see the other domain listed under locations and can add the user to the share. I would like to create a group that holds these users. Once my group is created in AD i click Add and select locations this time i can only see the domain im currently logged onto but not the other domain. Ive typed domainb\user, user@domainb.local etc etc but none of them are accepted. Am i doing something wrong or missed out something? or is it not possible? Thanks

I dont believe theres a right or wrong answer to this, the question is open to discussion..... As i mentioned, to cut the politics out i merely asked the question from a different point.

Yep you all have a point......due to the politics behind this question i thought to ask as if i dont know anything about it at the same time wondered what other options were available. I do know how to corrupt an excel file BUT "we" were disputing over a few issues again i wont go into this as its all about "company politics" to why i asked the question. The answer i would have preferred to receive is something along the lines of "its better to prevent than cure" (have a backup than to repair) from the person being interviewed, but was curious what others knew about the subject. Thanks everyone

This may sound weird but how do i corrupt a working excel file? I want to test a few new comers for interviews to see if they can fix certain problems so as a start how can i corrupt a working excel file and also have a way of retrieveing it? I dont want to password the file as thats not exactly "corrupting" it. Thanks

Not sure what options i have here I have Router 1 and Router 2 - Router 1 is the main router which is used to allow users to connect to the internet via wireless but is linked to router 2 via a cable. Router 2 is disconnected from the internet as its used as a slave router. Before, router 1 was introduced router 2 was the main access between clients, server and the default gateway for internet access, but no DHCP was used. Since we now have two routers is it possible for me to configure DHCP on the server (and disable it on router 2) so all IPs are distributed from the server and of course setting the default gateway to router 1 from the server? Also would this cause any issues for any "outsiders" to connect their laptop (which is not part of the domain) and pick up an IP from router 1? Thanks

This is what ive done - Connected the new router to the old router (Dlink) using a normal cable. Both routers IP address is 192.168.1.1. I think this would have caused some errors so have changed the new routers IP add to 192.168.100.1 and left the Dlink router add to 192.168.1.1. Since the old router is already connected to the switch and it works i left this as is. I connect the new router with a laptop - i can access the internet (without anything connected to the old router) I connect the new router to the old router with standard cable. I then use a cable from the switch (which is already connected to the old router (192.168.1.1) - I cant access the internet. If i ping the old router (192.168.1.1) i get a reply if i ping the new router 192.168.100.1 i get Reply From 192.168.1.1 Destination net unreachable and cant get onto the internet. If i go into network connections and give the NIC an IP address and set the default gateway to 192.168.1.1 - I cant access the internet. If i then set the default gateway to 192.168.100.1 i can access the internet but cant ping 192.168.1.1. I have many options on the new and old router i.e. DHCP,DNS DMZ, IP range etc etc - do i need to configure these? or what settings am i looking for? Thanks in advance

I have a wireless router which also has one RJ45 connection. I have another router a D-Link 504T (http://www.dlink.co.uk/?go=gNTyP9CnptFMIC4AStFCF834mptYIe5XTNvhLPG3yV3oVo97kP98f8p8Nqtk/jwpHC7szCFG+Is=) and a switch D-link DES 1008D (http://www.dlink.co.uk/?go=gNTyP9CgrdFOIC4AStFCF834mptYKO9ZTdvhLPG3yV3oV459kP98f8p8M6tj5jkkBSjuzCJH+o8LBdY=). What i would like to do is use the wireless router but also have the dlink router connected to it. Im trying to achieve a network which is both wireless and cable. I tried to connect the wireless router to the switch directly but it didnt work - dont know if i did this wrong, used the wrong cable to connect from the wirless RJ45 connection to the switch or if its just not possible, but i would like a combination of all 3 hardware to be used if possible. Could anyone advise? I dont have the wireless router info just yet but wondering what my options are if any? Thanks

When you right click does it show it pointing to the correct directory? (the programs directory?) and does "users" have permission on that directory?

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If we have an intranet setup as http://server/intranet is it possible to configure IIS to use an alias such as www.intranet.com (or similar)? Thanks

I could but its around 3.5GB. Not sure what Winrar will compress this to unless theres any other info i can give? Thanks

When i created a full system dump i looked at the error codes and it seems all the error codes point to a manual dump being started (ifi understood it correctly): ----- 32 bit Kernel Full Dump Analysis DUMP_HEADER32: MajorVersion 0000000f MinorVersion 00000ece DirectoryTableBase 00039000 PfnDataBase 81400000 PsLoadedModuleList 808af9c8 PsActiveProcessHead 808b5be8 MachineImageType 0000014c NumberProcessors 00000008 BugCheckCode 000000e2 BugCheckParameter1 00000000 BugCheckParameter2 00000000 BugCheckParameter3 00000000 BugCheckParameter4 00000000 PaeEnabled 00000000 KdDebuggerDataBlock 8089d3e0 Physical Memory Description: Number of runs: 3 FileOffset Start Address Length 00001000 00001000 0009e000 0009f000 00100000 dfd56000 dfdf5000 dfe5e000 00001000 Last Page: dfdf5000 dfe5e000 KiProcessorBlock at 808aedc0 8 KiProcessorBlock entries: ffdff120 f7727120 f772f120 f7737120 f773f120 f7747120 f774f120 f7757120 Windows XP Kernel Version 3790 (Service Pack 2) MP (8 procs) Free x86 compatible Built by: 3790.srv03_sp2_gdr.070304-2240 Kernel base = 0x80800000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0x808af9c8 Debug session time: Fri Aug 08 09:06:29 2008 System Uptime: 0 days 0:12:27 start end module name 80800000 80a7a000 nt Checksum: FFFFFFFF Timestamp: unavailable (FFFFFFFE) Unloaded modules: b81d9000 b81ee000 NAVENG.SYS Timestamp: Fri Aug 08 08:55:24 2008 (489BFBEC) b81ee000 b82be000 NAVEX15.SYS Timestamp: Fri Aug 08 08:55:24 2008 (489BFBEC) b81d9000 b81ee000 NAVENG.SYS Timestamp: Fri Aug 08 08:55:23 2008 (489BFBEB) b81ee000 b82be000 NAVEX15.SYS Timestamp: Fri Aug 08 08:55:23 2008 (489BFBEB) ba0e0000 ba0f5000 NAVENG.SYS Timestamp: Fri Aug 08 08:55:22 2008 (489BFBEA) ba0f5000 ba1c5000 NAVEX15.SYS Timestamp: Fri Aug 08 08:55:22 2008 (489BFBEA) baf50000 baf5e000 imapi.sys Timestamp: Fri Aug 08 08:54:25 2008 (489BFBB1) f7817000 f781f000 halfinch.sys Timestamp: Fri Aug 08 08:54:23 2008 (489BFBAF) f780f000 f7817000 Sfloppy.SYS Timestamp: Fri Aug 08 08:54:23 2008 (489BFBAF) f7607000 f7611000 Flpydisk.SYS Timestamp: Fri Aug 08 08:54:23 2008 (489BFBAF) f74f7000 f7504000 WDFLDR.SYS Timestamp: Fri Aug 08 08:54:10 2008 (489BFBA2) f723e000 f72a6000 bxvbdx.sys Timestamp: Fri Aug 08 08:54:10 2008 (489BFBA2) Finished dump check When reading the reason why it shutdown from eventviewer i now have: Event Type: Error Event Source: EventLog Event Category: None Event ID: 6008 Date: 13/08/2008 Time: 08:27:23 User: N/A Computer: ELMI01 Description: The previous system shutdown at 20:36:29 on 12/08/2008 was unexpected. For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp. Data: 0000: 000807d8 000c0002 00240014 0051001d 0010: 000807d8 000c0002 00240013 0051001d The data filed was in bytes but i clicked "words" to see if that makes it any helpful in resolving this. Or any other ideas if the log is of no help? Thanks

Ive not really used DHCP a lot but understand how it works to an extent hence the weird question. My question is when i open up a DHCP console and expand all the way until i get to reservations i see no PCs/Printers listed. Looking at the Address Lease section i notice some PCs have a picture of a PC with a fountain pen over it - Does this mean the PC has a static IP? As when i set up my own PC to have a static IP it shows up in Address Lease with the same icon but also in reservations? Thanks

Thanks ill look into that but is the SQL profiler the same? Nothings really changed except the query has had indexes added to speed up the process also one of the logs that i have from running the dump tools (whether thsi makes a difference or not) follows: 0 32 0 System Process Command Line: 0 32 4 System Command Line: 0 32 344 smss.exe Command Line: \SystemRoot\System32\smss.exe 0 32 392 csrss.exe Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,3072,512 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16 0 32 420 winlogon.exe Command Line: winlogon.exe 0 32 468 services.exe Svcs: Eventlog,PlugPlay Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe 0 32 480 lsass.exe Svcs: HTTPFilter,Netlogon,PolicyAgent,ProtectedStorage,SamSs Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe 0 32 640 svchost.exe Svcs: DcomLaunch Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k DcomLaunch 0 32 708 svchost.exe Svcs: RpcSs Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k rpcss 0 32 800 Smc.exe Svcs: SmcService Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\Smc.exe" 0 32 816 svchost.exe Svcs: Dhcp,Dnscache Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService 0 32 868 svchost.exe Svcs: Alerter,LmHosts,W32Time Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService 0 32 884 svchost.exe Svcs: AeLookupSvc,BITS,Browser,CryptSvc,dmserver,EventSystem,helpsvc,lanmanserver,lanmanworkstation,N etman,Nla,RasMan,Schedule,seclogon,SENS,ShellHWDetection,TrkWks,winmgmt,wuauserv,WZCSVC Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs 0 32 960 ccSvcHst.exe Svcs: ccEvtMgr,ccSetMgr Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSvcHst.exe" /h ccCommon 0 32 1436 spoolsv.exe Svcs: Spooler Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe 0 32 1464 msdtc.exe Svcs: MSDTC Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msdtc.exe 0 32 1576 cissesrv.exe Svcs: Cissesrv Command Line: "C:\Program Files\HP\Cissesrv\cissesrv.exe" 0 32 1588 cpqrcmc.exe Svcs: CpqRcmc Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\system32\cpqrcmc.exe 0 32 1604 vcagent.exe Svcs: cpqvcagent Command Line: C:\hp\hpsmh\data\cgi-bin\vcagent\vcagent.exe 0 32 1648 svchost.exe Svcs: ERSvc Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k WinErr 0 32 1788 inetinfo.exe Svcs: IISADMIN,MSFtpsvc Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\inetinfo.exe 0 32 1832 MsDtsSrvr.exe Svcs: MsDtsServer Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\DTS\Binn\MsDtsSrvr.exe" 0 32 1992 msftesql.exe Svcs: msftesql$SERVERNAME Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Binn\msftesql.exe" -s:MSSQL.1 -f:SERVERNAME 0 32 2024 msmdsrv.exe Svcs: MSOLAP$SERVERNAME Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.2\OLAP\bin\msmdsrv.exe" -s "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.2\OLAP\Config" 0 32 2164 sqlservr.exe Svcs: MSSQL$BKUPEXEC Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.4\MSSQL\Binn\sqlservr.exe" -sBKUPEXEC 0 32 2244 sqlservr.exe Svcs: MSSQL$SERVERNAME Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Binn\sqlservr.exe" -sSERVERNAME 0 32 2288 svchost.exe Svcs: RemoteRegistry Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k regsvc 0 32 2304 ReportingServicesService.exe Svcs: ReportServer$SERVERNAME Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services\ReportServer\bin\ReportingServicesService.exe" 0 32 2520 snmp.exe Svcs: SNMP Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\System32\snmp.exe 0 32 2536 sqlbrowser.exe Svcs: SQLBrowser Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Shared\sqlbrowser.exe" 0 32 2588 sqlwriter.exe Svcs: SQLWriter Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Shared\sqlwriter.exe" 0 32 2640 Rtvscan.exe Svcs: Symantec AntiVirus Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\Rtvscan.exe" 0 32 2692 sysdown.exe Svcs: sysdown Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\system32\sysdown.exe 0 32 2752 smhstart.exe Svcs: SysMgmtHp Command Line: C:\hp\hpsmh\bin\smhstart.exe 0 32 2952 hpsmhd.exe Command Line: C:\hp\hpsmh\bin\hpsmhd.exe -fC:/hp/hpsmh/conf/smhpd.conf 0 32 2972 beremote.exe Svcs: BackupExecAgentAccelerator Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Symantec\Backup Exec\beremote.exe" 0 32 3216 rotatelogs.exe Command Line: C:\hp\hpsmh\bin\rotatelogs.exe C:/hp/hpsmh/logs/error_log 5M 0 32 3224 rotatelogs.exe Command Line: C:\hp\hpsmh\bin\rotatelogs.exe C:/hp/hpsmh/logs/access_log 5M 0 32 3244 pvlsvr.exe Svcs: BackupExecDeviceMediaService Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Symantec\Backup Exec\pvlsvr.exe" 0 32 3256 hpsmhd.exe Command Line: C:\hp\hpsmh\bin\hpsmhd.exe -d C:/hp/hpsmh -f C:/hp/hpsmh/conf/smhpd.conf 0 32 3304 rotatelogs.exe Command Line: C:\hp\hpsmh\bin\rotatelogs.exe C:/hp/hpsmh/logs/error_log 5M 0 32 3312 rotatelogs.exe Command Line: C:\hp\hpsmh\bin\rotatelogs.exe C:/hp/hpsmh/logs/access_log 5M 0 32 4168 cpqnimgt.exe Svcs: CpqNicMgmt Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\system32\CPQNiMgt\cpqnimgt.exe 0 32 4200 cqmgserv.exe Svcs: CqMgServ Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\system32\CpqMgmt\cqmgserv\cqmgserv.exe 0 32 4224 cqmgstor.exe Svcs: CqMgStor Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\system32\CpqMgmt\cqmgstor\cqmgstor.exe 0 32 4248 SQLAGENT90.EXE Svcs: SQLAgent$SERVERNAME Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Binn\SQLAGENT90.EXE" -i SERVERNAME 0 32 4340 svchost.exe Svcs: W3SVC Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k iissvcs 0 32 4632 cqmghost.exe Svcs: CqMgHost Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\system32\CpqMgmt\cqmghost\cqmghost.exe 0 32 4672 wmiprvse.exe Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe 0 32 4828 beserver.exe Svcs: BackupExecRPCService Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Symantec\Backup Exec\beserver.exe" 0 32 5112 benetns.exe Svcs: BackupExecAgentBrowser Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Symantec\Backup Exec\benetns.exe" 0 32 5192 bengine.exe Svcs: BackupExecJobEngine Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Symantec\Backup Exec\bengine.exe" 0 32 5332 svchost.exe Svcs: TermService Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k termsvcs 0 32 6088 wmiprvse.exe Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe 0 32 6000 svchost.exe Svcs: TapiSrv Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k tapisrv 2 32 6352 csrss.exe Title: Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,3072,512 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16 2 32 6376 winlogon.exe Command Line: winlogon.exe 2 32 6652 rdpclip.exe Title: RDPClip - Receive Thread Command Line: rdpclip 2 32 6732 explorer.exe Title: Program Manager Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE 2 32 6864 ccApp.exe Title: CCALERT Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe" 2 32 6872 SmcGui.exe Title: Network Activity Command Line: \\.\pipe\SygateSecurityAgentR6334T202109 \\.\pipe\SygateSecurityAgentW26500T202109 2 32 6896 ctfmon.exe Title: Command Line: "C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe" 0 32 2492 logon.scr Command Line: logon.scr /s 2 32 2056 cmd.exe Title: C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe - cscript adplus.vbs -hang -pn sqlservr.exe -quiet -o c:\MDUMP Command Line: "C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe" 2 32 7944 taskmgr.exe Title: Windows Task Manager Command Line: taskmgr.exe 2 32 7896 SqlWb.exe Title: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\SqlWb.exe" 0 32 5680 dllhost.exe Svcs: COMSysApp Mts: System Application Command Line: C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllhost.exe /Processid:{02D4B3F1-FD88-11D1-960D-00805FC79235} 0 32 2284 DTExec.exe Command Line: /FILE "\\SVROne\SSIS.dtsx" /MAXCONCURRENT " -1 " /CHECKPOINTING OFF /REPORTING E 2 32 6320 cscript.exe Title: Command Line: cscript adplus.vbs -hang -pn sqlservr.exe -quiet -o c:\MDUMP 2 32 6308 cmd.exe Title: C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe Command Line: "C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe" /c tlist.exe -v >"c:\MDUMP\Hang_Mode__Date_08-05-2008__Time_15-37-0707\Process_List.txt" 2 32 5240 tlist.exe Command Line: tlist.exe -v

Then you're saying it's just SQL Server freezing, not Windows (which is what I meant). If windows was frozen, you wouldn't be able to use his method to get dumps... Its a bit strange....the process sqlserver.exe has high memory consumption and eventually the CPU shows no activity. But i can minimise windows etc and eventually i cant do anything for around 10 mins so switch off the server. Now for some reason it ran fine without any problems but when we ran it again the same issue occured. It could be the query but how could i definately say that it is the problem as it was created by another outside source?? Thanks

You're seeing these because the machine wasn't shutdown properly. It doesn't give any useful infos. Hard to say what happens with so little information. Does it freeze hard? (as in the whole server) -- if so, enable memory dumps so we can try to analyze them. Or is it just MS SQL that stops processing queries? (could be high load simply, you looked at CPU load/performance counters?) What's the actual query and table schema? How many rows in the table? (very useful to know, so we can guess just how resource intensive to process, and even try to duplicate it) What version of MS SQL? Is the box fully patched & using the latest drivers? We just can't solve the problem or guess what is it based on so little information unfortunately. Yes it freezes hard but was about to use Cluberti's method to get a memory dump (Memory dump from an application/process that is HANGING (not crashing): 1. Create a directory called c:\adplus 2. Open a command prompt and change to the directory where you installed the debugging tools. By default, this is "C:\Program Files\Debugging Tools for Windows" 3. Type the following command in the command prompt: cscript adplus.vbs -hang -pn appname -quiet -o c:\adplus (where "appname" is the .exe name of the application that is hanging) 4. Once the debugger has finished (this can take some time), the command prompt window(s) will close, and you will have data in your C:\adplus folder that can be analyzed.) It may be a SQL issue as looking at the CPU usage it consumes almost half the memory and then suddenly the CPU has no activity....Box is almost fully patched i.e. it doesnt have the latest SQL 2005 SP2 update (it does has SP2 for SQL 2005 though). Ill get the table info and post if the memory dumps arent good enough. Thanks

Just wondering if anyone has any ideas on this problem. A SQL job runs and it freezes up the whole system. We have to switch it off manually and looking at the event viewer we see 0x8000005 and odd 0xa000000 messages listed. It an HP system with 32 bit op system but running on 64 bit harware (8GB ram). Any ideas on resolving this? or pointing towards the right direction? Thanks

Ive set a bookmark in a word document (2003/2007). I would like to update this bookmark by allowing a user to enter the info on a form (user form) and once they press ok whatever they wrote into the textbox has now appeared in place of the bookmark. Currently i have some code that doesnt seem to work properly - does anyone have any ideas on this one? Thanks

I have Encarta admin install on a server (running WS 2008). I go to a client machine (Win Vista) and open the the admin install file and install the network version. When prompted where to save the file i pick \\Server\EncartaShare. I now run Encarta Dictionary and it works, microsoft Maths works but when i open Encarta Student 2008, a few seconds later it says "Program has stopped responding" i have two option either to debug the program or close. I have a similar problem with Learning Essentials but the error i receive is "The data file is missing or not valid, Learning Essentials will use the backup data file" pressing ok raises another message "The backup data file is missing or not valid any customisations will be lost" pressing ok comes up with "A critical file was not found, please try reinstalling Learning essentials" Looking at the event viewer i notice there are some errors logged (only with Encarta Student 2008): Faulting application ENCARTA.EXE, version 16.0.4321.1117, time stamp 0x455e4add, faulting module kernel32.dll, version 6.0.6001.18000, time stamp 0x4791a76d, exception code 0xe0434f4d, fault offset 0x000442eb, process id 0x%9, application start time 0x%10. Im not too sure where to go from here with this error as ive ran it as an admin and im sure the exe points to \\server\encartashare\encarta.exe for encarta student 2008. Anyone got any ideas? Thanks

I get this message everytime i boot up the server. Log Name: System Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power Date: 18/03/2008 08:04:00 Event ID: 6 Task Category: None Level: Error Keywords: User: SYSTEM Computer: SERVER.Domain.local Description: [b]Some processor performance power management features have been disabled due to a known firmware problem. Check with the computer manufacturer for updated firmware.[/b] Event Xml: <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"> <System> <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power" Guid="{0f67e49f-fe51-4e9f-b490-6f2948cc6027}" /> <EventID>6</EventID> <Version>0</Version> <Level>2</Level> <Task>0</Task> <Opcode>0</Opcode> <Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2008-03-18T08:04:00.468Z" /> <EventRecordID>9115</EventRecordID> <Correlation /> <Execution ProcessID="4" ThreadID="80" /> <Channel>System</Channel> <Computer>SERVER.Domain.local</Computer> <Security UserID="S-1-5-18" /> </System> <EventData> </EventData> </Event> But i cant tell if theres any performance issue here or not or if something is going bad somewhere. Ive read around but cant find any solution to this. Does anyone have any ideas about this one? Thanks

Is there a way either by registry (or another method) to have personal settings of an email account to be setup by double clicking a registry file rather than having to go through the setup that Outlook 2007 (or any other Outlook in that case) has? If it is then to get more cheeky is there a way to import a pst file if the location has been given to a script or something? Thanks