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Why not map your My Documents to a network location?

That file is generated using an algorithm created by all of the hardware in your PC. If you try to import this file into another PC it will not work because the algorithm for the new PC will be different.

EULA http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/eula.mspx 1.1 Installation and use. You may install, use, access, display and run one copy of the Software on a single computer, such as a workstation, terminal or other device ("Workstation Computer"). The Software may not be used by more than one processor at any one time on any single Workstation Computer. Now, I know for a fact that the Windows XP Professional edition does allow you to install it on more than one PC as long as one is a desktop and another is a laptop and you are the only user. You do have to contact Microsoft to complete the setup on the second PC.

Why not just post how you did it?

Well, you might try posting a link to the software site so someone might be able to help you if they haven't heard of it.

No problem. Glad I could help.

Oh, also you might want to add a logon script to check for the existence of the shortcuts and remove them. Removing the StubPath will only keep Windows from installing them by default, it will not remove them if they are already installed.

*opens his copy of Windows XP Registry Guide to page 359* Remove the following StubPath from the registry: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C} It should be the same on your server product. Make sure you make a backup of the registry before doing this. If that key doesn't exist you can try clicking on each one until you find the product you wish to remove. Good luck!

Thanks for the post, but that really wasn't an option. That piece of software just doesn't have the professional look that PopMessenger does. Also, I found with a lot of the other programs you would lose users from time to time for no reason at all. Not with PopMessenger. Thanks anyways.

From checking that out here's what I have figured out... It's a popularity contest, not a model contest. Your cousin is a cutie. Looking around I noticed that some of the ugliest girls on that site have hundreds of votes. Tell her for me, she's one of the cutest little girls on the site, but not to let it get her down if she doesn't win because it's obviously not a fair assesment of beauty and talent.

The license is for the product it was purchased for. Each product has a unique algorithm that goes into the authentication of the key. So, as Marsden said... No edit: closing this one out to keep the flaming to a minimum.

Welcome! Next time try a more informative topic description... "Having Trouble....." doesn't really tell you much. If you haven't already take a look at the forum guidelines which can be found in my signature. Good luck!

There's a great deal of things you can do.... the only problem is that in order to make money you have to have money. You might start out buying some cheap things and selling them on e-bay.

Yes, they will work on it, but you will not get any added bonus from the chip being 64bit as the programs themselves are written to work in 32bit.

I wouldn't so much call it "research" as I would call it "trial and error." I used REGMON and FILEMON to see what kind of changes it made and where and what files it required to run. Then I tried it out on a couple PCs and tweaked it until I got what I wanted. Lots of fun

Well, I searched long and hard for a way to allow all of the users at our office to chat. All of the big networks such as AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo and any others were certainly out of the question because it's already hard enough to keep them working, didn't need that distraction too. I looked at just about every free program and some rather expensive ones too and finally found a sensible solution. PopMessenger ( http://www.leadmind.com/ ) I wanted to tell you all about my experience with this software and maybe help anyone else who is looking for a similar solution. Here's what I did. I installed the program on one PC and through some playing around found out that the only required file for this program is the EXE file. So, I copied the PopMessenger.EXE file to my desktop and uninstalled the program. Now, the program allows for you to create user lists that separate people by department or such, but the way the program works requires you to manually set these changes on each PC. This could be an administration nightmare. I found out that by running the program and configuring all of your settings then exporting these settings you could pass these changes on to everyone. But there is one problem. How does the application know who is who? Well, by an 8 digit UID that is in the registry. So, I use a command script to import the users' username into the registry as well as generate the 8 digit code. Creating a unique 8 digit code for each user was a bit tricky, but after some playing around I decided I would have it disect the first 3 digits of their username and the last 1 digit of their username and then repeat it. So, for dfreeman it would be "dfrndfrn" Get it? Then, by running a command script from the logon script, importing the registry setting and launching the program, every user is set to go without a great deal of work. OK, so I know I am probably losing a great deal of you in my explanation so I'll just show you the files... POPMESSENGER.CMD IF EXIST c:\progra~1\PopMessenger\PopMessenger.exe ( GOTO REG ) ELSE ( md c:\progra~1\PopMessenger copy n:\popmessenger.exe c:\progra~1\PopMessenger\PopMessenger.exe ) :REG start /wait regedit /s popmessenger.reg :CUSTOMIZE cmd /c echo y | reg add HKCU\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60 /v NickName /t REG_SZ /d %username% cmd /c echo y | reg add HKCU\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60 /v UID /t REG_SZ /d %username:~0,3%%username:~-1,1%%username:~0,3%%username:~-1,1% :LOG net use l: \\SERVERNAME\DIRECTORY\%username% :LAUNCH start c:\progra~1\PopMessenger\PopMessenger.exe POPMESSENGER.REG Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60] "NickName"="" "UID"="" "LangFile"="" "AlwaysOnTop"=dword:00000001 "ShowTips"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\BroadcastForm] "FormX"=dword:00000000 "FormY"=dword:00000000 "FormW"=dword:00000000 "FormH"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\Connections] "Port"=dword:00002119 "TCPPort"=dword:0000211a "IP"="0.0.0.0" "Broadcast"="255.255.255.255" "MulticastAddress"="230.0.0.1" "UseBroadcast"=dword:00000001 "MulticastSegments"=dword:00000004 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\Groups] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\Groups\0] "GroupName"="Unassigned" "Expanded"=dword:00000001 "General"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\Groups\2] "GroupName"="IT" "Expanded"=dword:00000001 "0"="dfrndfrn" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\Groups\3] "GroupName"="Sales" "Expanded"=dword:00000001 "0"="jsmhjsmh" "1"="dhurdhur" "2"="pboepboe" "3"="hswnhswn" "4"="klysklys" "5"="jbuyjbuy" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\Groups\4] "GroupName"="Customer Svc" "Expanded"=dword:00000001 "0"="rkeyrkey" "1"="kbelkbel" "2"="tpaetpae" "3"="jel2jel2" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\Groups\5] "GroupName"="Negotiations" "Expanded"=dword:00000001 "0"="aleealee" "1"="jelsjels" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\Groups\6] "GroupName"="Accounting" "Expanded"=dword:00000001 "0"="prespres" "1"="jkeejkee" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\History] "useLogging"=dword:00000001 "LogIn"=dword:00000000 "LogOut"=dword:00000000 "LogBoth"=dword:00000001 "LogFolder"="L:\\" "FlushHistoryTime"=dword:00000005 "HistoryPurgePeriod"=dword:0000001e "bPurgeHistory"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\HistoryForm] "FormX"=dword:00000000 "FormY"=dword:00000000 "FormW"=dword:00000000 "FormH"=dword:00000000 "WindowState"="wsNormal" "HistoryColumn0Width"=dword:ffffffff "HistoryColumn1Width"=dword:00000000 "HistoryColumn2Width"=dword:00000000 "HistoryColumn3Width"=dword:00000000 "HistoryColumn4Width"=dword:00000000 "bFSender"=dword:00000000 "bFRecipient"=dword:00000000 "bFMsgText"=dword:00000000 "bFTime"=dword:00000000 "bLastFirst"=dword:00000000 "FSender"="" "FRecipient"="" "FMsgText"="" "FTimeStart"=hex:18,77,34,34,e1,c3,e2,40 "FTimeEnd"=hex:18,77,34,34,c1,c4,e2,40 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\MainForm] "FormX"=dword:000003c8 "FormY"=dword:0000019b "FormW"=dword:0000009f "FormH"=dword:00000180 "ChatWindowWidth"=dword:00000160 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\MessageBroadcast] "Alignment"="LEFT" "FontSize"=dword:0000000a "FontCharset"=dword:00000001 "FontColor"=dword:00000000 "FontBold"=dword:00000001 "FontItalic"=dword:00000000 "FontUnderline"=dword:00000000 "FontStrikeOut"=dword:00000000 "FontName"="Tahoma" "BackgroundColor"=dword:80000005 "UseTypeWriter"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\MessageForm] "FormX"=dword:00000177 "FormY"=dword:000000eb "FormW"=dword:0000017c "FormH"=dword:0000010c "WindowState"="wsNormal" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\MessageIncoming] "Alignment"="LEFT" "FontSize"=dword:0000000a "FontCharset"=dword:00000001 "FontColor"=dword:00000000 "FontBold"=dword:00000001 "FontItalic"=dword:00000000 "FontUnderline"=dword:00000000 "FontStrikeOut"=dword:00000000 "FontName"="Tahoma" "BackgroundColor"=dword:8000000f [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\MessageSingle] "Alignment"="LEFT" "FontSize"=dword:0000000a "FontCharset"=dword:00000001 "FontColor"=dword:00000000 "FontBold"=dword:00000001 "FontItalic"=dword:00000000 "FontUnderline"=dword:00000000 "FontStrikeOut"=dword:00000000 "FontName"="Tahoma" "BackgroundColor"=dword:80000005 "UseTypeWriter"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\Misc] "UserListUpdateTime"=dword:000000b4 "UserListBGColor"=dword:80000005 "GroupsBGColor"=dword:00f0caa6 "UserListFontSize"=dword:00000008 "UserListFontName"="Tahoma" "UserListFontCharset"=dword:00000001 "UserListFontColor"=dword:80000008 "UserListFontBold"=dword:00000000 "UserListFontItalic"=dword:00000000 "UserListFontUnderline"=dword:00000000 "UserListFontStrikeOut"=dword:00000000 "bRunAtStartup"=dword:00000001 "bStartMinimized"=dword:00000001 "bAutoSetAway"=dword:00000001 "bEnableGroups"=dword:00000001 "bQuoteOnReply"=dword:00000001 "bUseAnimation"=dword:00000001 "bMinimizeAfterSending"=dword:00000000 "bAlphaBlending"=dword:00000000 "AlphaBlendingValue"=dword:000000ff "bUseMessageDelivery"=dword:00000000 "bEnableChat"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\OfflineHistoryForm] "FormX"=dword:00000000 "FormY"=dword:00000000 "FormW"=dword:00000000 "FormH"=dword:00000000 "WindowState"="wsNormal" "bOfflinesLastFirst"=dword:00000000 "Offline1Column0Width"=dword:ffffffff "Offline1Column1Width"=dword:00000000 "Offline1Column2Width"=dword:00000000 "Offline1Column3Width"=dword:00000000 "Offline2Column0Width"=dword:ffffffff "Offline2Column1Width"=dword:00000000 "Offline2Column2Width"=dword:00000000 "Offline2Column3Width"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\OfflineHistoryMessageForm] "FormX"=dword:00000000 "FormY"=dword:00000000 "FormW"=dword:00000000 "FormH"=dword:00000000 "WindowState"="wsNormal" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\RecvFileForm] "RecvFolder"="P:\\" "FormX"=dword:00000000 "FormY"=dword:00000000 "bAutoClose"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\SendFileForm] "SendFolder"="C:\\" "FormX"=dword:00000000 "FormY"=dword:00000000 "bAutoClose"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\Sounds] "useSounds"=dword:00000000 "wavIn"="" "wavOut"="" "wavKeys"="" "wavReturn"="" "wavDelete"="" "wavUserLogsIn"="" "wavChatInvitation"="" "wavPvtChatClosed"="" "wavUserJoinsChat"="" "wavUserExitsChat"="" "wavChatString"="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\UserInfo] "infoFirstName"="" "infoLastName"="" "infoPhone"="" "infoCellular"="" "infoPager"="" "infoEmail"="" "infoAdditional"="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\UserStatus] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\UserStatus\0] "bUseAutoAnswer"=dword:00000000 "AutoAnswer"="" "bBringOnTop"=dword:00000001 "bDoNotRecieve"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\UserStatus\1] "bUseAutoAnswer"=dword:00000001 "AutoAnswer"="I am away from my computer right now. Please try to reach me later." "bBringOnTop"=dword:00000001 "bDoNotRecieve"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\UserStatus\2] "bUseAutoAnswer"=dword:00000001 "AutoAnswer"="Sorry, but I am busy right now. Please try not to disturb me until further notice." "bBringOnTop"=dword:00000000 "bDoNotRecieve"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LeadMind\PopMessenger\1.60\UserStatus\3] "bUseAutoAnswer"=dword:00000001 "AutoAnswer"="Sorry, but I am offline. You will not be able to leave me a message at this time. Please try again later." "bBringOnTop"=dword:00000000 "bDoNotRecieve"=dword:00000001 So, at about $10 a user license it's affordable. With a couple hours of work to setup the script and customize the registry settings just the way I want them it creates no work on the PC side. And now I have an interoffice chat program that logs all messages to the server, allows our employees to collaborate easier through both IM and a "room" chat, and serves as a great help when training a new employee while they are on the phone. Please let me know if you have any questions!

Welcome! Have you given this a look? http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;259670

I voted WinBLOWS ME. Not that it wasn't a good OS, just that it was a little rushed and didn't stand up to Windows 98 at the time.

I wasn't trying to say Linux is not, or won't be great. I think that if everyone put their heads together and worked to create ONE product Linux would surely be on the heels of Microsoft... but until there is money involved and everyone has their mind on the same thing Linux is just going to be a backyard OS.

OK. So I have always been a Microsoft fan and I will always use their products, but I have always been entrigued by some of the Linux distros. They are all unique in their own way. We were running RedHat on one of our servers up until about 6 months ago, and I thought, "Hey, I wanna install RedHat on my extra PC." So, I visit RedHat's website... and what do I find? I find that RedHat is $179.00 and that's only if you want the "Basic" version because the "Standard" edition is $299.00. Well, yeah, that's for "Enterprise" linux. But it boasts that this new "Enterprise" version is secure. There is a FREE version called "Fedora" which is not supported by RedHat and according to them, isn't even a RedHat product. It states that it should only be used on "non mission critical" PC and PCs that don't require high security. Am I the only one who sees this as a messed up situation? Yeah, I know there are other distros but this is rediculus. It's just a matter of time before they all move this way... But that's a good thing for Linux I guess. Linux will never grow to be the OS Windows is if noone stands to make any money off of it. [/rant]

The only problem there... The butterfly doesn't represent the OS, it represents the MSN service. Cute though... Edit: Notice the penguin has a beer gut and "man boobs?" HAHA...

There are many different versions of Office. The version you installed did not have Frontpage in it.

yeah... I would be impressed if someone did that by hand, but I guarantee that's not the case. The just threw it into a convertor

Wow, never realized how man warez kiddies we have on this site... Our business server doesn't even have half the space that most of you have on your home PCs. And I don't care what you do... there is nothing that will justify 500+ GB that is legal...

Here's more information about it... My post pretty much details what I use it for. In addition to that we syncronize the calendars in Outlook to the calendars we use online with WSS (Windows SharePoint Services) You can even go to the extent of giving permission to your users to create their own pages to collaborate together or even create their own views.