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You could do the job with a simple ldap query command: dsquery * -filter "(&(objectCategory=Person)(objectClass=User)(!accountExpires=0)(!accountExpires=9223372036854775807)(accountExpires<=129170520000000000))" -attr distinguishedName -limit 10000 Where 129170520000000000 is the number of 100-nanosecond intervals since 12:00 AM January 1, 1601, in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) for the 30/04/2010. There is a good post on this subject there.

I don't really understand what you're trying to do but here are generic gpo diagnose steps: - Check if the gpo is really applied on the right computer/user. - launch gpupdate /force on the target computer then gpresult should show which gpo have been applied. Generic tips: - use loopback when more than one gpo is applied on the same target. - disable slow link detection.

MBSA (Microsoft baseline security analyser) is supposed to do the job for you...

I don't know for outlook 2007 but for 2003, it heavily depends on Word for composing so resetting/renaming normal.dot and word options might solve the problem.

Terminal server service won't stop by design after XP is up. You could disable it safely if you don't want to connect to this computer through remote desktop (it will also disable the XP fast user switching ability).

You might try using procmon.exe (from sysinsternals on microsoft web site) to check what's going when it start.

Did you check your memory with somthing like Memtest ? To diagnose fastly: - put only one memory stick, if it can boot with only one if not put two. Then boot with the memtest iso and wait at least one pass (if the problem usually happen when the comp is hot but not from cold boot wait for at 3 passes). - then try another stick or pair of stick ( if you're trying sticks by pair, you'll need to try all possible pairs if no error happens). - If you get error with all sticks on the same ram slot, it could be a motherboard problem. So you might try (if the motherboard can boot) to put the memory in other slot. Hope this helps.

It seems to me like a problem with sata ahci controler drivers not inclued in your image.

You could also try to boot (XP install CD or a linux distro) from it to check it is fully working.

When booting from xp cd, select install (not repair) then (if you removed all needed data from C: and D: you want to backup) it will parhaps find an existing xp or windows install answer you don't you to repair then it should ask you on which partiton and were you want to install on this screen you can also remove partitions so go ahead with the remove of both and create a new one (if the drive for the new isn't C:, exit setup reboot on the CD and follow the same steps and now it should be ok) then select the C drive and format it when prompted then the install should work as usually.

I think the reg entry you're searching is HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E211B736-43FD-11D1-9EFB-0000F8757FCD}.

If the reg entries for 7 are the same for XP, remove after a backup the branch HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor before launching any cmd.exe (check in taskmanager). This should reset some parameter of the default behaviour of cmd.exe. You should be able to create a shortcut to cmd.exe on the desktop and the edit the properties of this shortcut and modify the others options. Hope this helps.

Yes upgrading the wifi adpater driver (get the new one there) could help but i would try to reconfigure from the start the wireless network connection on XP before.

There is only one third party tool for windows to my knowledge: network active.

The script doesn't make any sense for me: You search the drive letter containing the folder usb_win in the root then if you don't find it you mount a partition as drive W: then launch w:\usb_win\win_setup.bat. If you find it, you directly try to launch w:\usb_win\win_setup.bat. If you want to find the drive letter assigned for the usb drive or assign one if none is already assigned, that wouldn't work. For this kind of job i would first use diskpart script to list volume (already assigned) and redirect the output to file then analyze the file.....

I would only start the needed services. Perhaps you just need to know what those services are used for. I might be wrong for some of them. •Computer Browser : allow browse lan computer if their server service and computer browser is also started. It could safely turned off if you don't to browse other computer (in most cases). •DHCP Client: help you to get an ip address from the dhcp server, only needed if you have one on your router. •Distributed Link Tracking Client: used for dfs (to help a client computer know where the resources are). Not needed in most cases. •Distributed Transaction Coordinator: needed for some enterprise applications like Web based application. •DNS Client: will resolve ip address and dns names and cache them locally. Very usefull if you want to browse internet without a proxy. •Extensible Authentication Protocol Service: Needed only if you need VPN and other kind of security layers. •Health Key and Certificate Management Service: Not needed if you don't use certificates (like the one needed for ssl). •HTTP SSL: Not needed as it would only be needed for IIS (MS web server). •IPSEC Services: not need if your router doesn't support it or isn't configured for it. •IPv6 Helper Service: not need if your router doesn't support it or isn't configured for it. •Messenger: will allow the computer to receive of network smb messages sent with the "net send" command. Not needed in most cases •MS Software Shadow Copy Provider: Allow to create snpshots of your drives. Very usefull for backup and system restore but absolutely no needed for something else. •Net Logon: usefull only if your computer is member of a domain (active directory or NT). •NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing: usefull to allow remote desktop with netmeeting. •Network Access Protection Agent: useless for a home network unless you're using active directory •Network Connections: allow you to connect to network. usefull •Network DDE: only needed for some programs. Not needed in most cases. •Network DDE DSDM: only needed for some programs. Not needed in most cases. •Network Location Awareness (NLA): usefull when connected to a network. •Network Provisioning Service: usefull for wireless network. •NT LM Security Support Provider: allow nt lm authentification which is used in most cases. •Remote Access Auto Connection Manager: not needed if you're behind a router unless you use a vpn. •Remote Access Connection Manager: not needed if you're behind a router unless you use a vpn. •Remote Desktop Help Session Manager: allows you to offer control over your computer to someone that you trust through Remote Assistance. •Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator: maps names to objects on network. Shoudln't be needed depend on your network configuration. •Remote Registry: allow a remote computer to acces to registry via the server service. Not needed in most cases. •Routing and Remote Access: no explaination needed for this one. •Server: usefull for file and printer sharing. •SSDP Discovery Service: onyl usefull if you're using ssdp on your network. •TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Service: usefull for file and printer sharing and browsing. •Telephony: not needed unless you're using a fax/modem on this computer. •Telnet: will allow a remote computer to connect and execute command line application on this computer. •Terminal Services: allow remote desktop session. •WebClient: provide web information to some applications. Not needed. •Windows Firewall / Internet Connection Sharing: firewall not needed if your router already do this job. •Wired AutoConfig: usefull if you use the networks switches and radius capable hardware. not needed in most cases. •Wireless Zero Configuration: usefull for wireless network unless your wireless drive is better. •Workstation: allow to operate the workstation usefull and required by most services/applications but could be disabled in some case.

There are tools to do this some are free other not. In most case they aren't really needed as dsadd can easily create account dsmod can easy modify account and then you can create a batch for your accounts creations/modifications. Here is a tutorial from MS: manage active directory from command line if you prefer vbs script it is also quite easy. Here is a tutorial: account creation vbs

Then i would try it on another computer (just to be sure) and contact Seagate (for replacement or firmware update).

You should first try to check in bios if the settings for this drive are correct. Then i would boot the seatools iso and check the drive with it.

I tried the same kind of thing and had the same problem because when you install XP it try to write the MBR of the drives so if the virtual drive is a raw partition, it won't work. The only way to do it and keep best performances (from using raw device) is to create a static vmdk for the system and a raw device for the rest.

Usually passwords are saved correctly. So there should be a problem with your networks resources: - use of two different logins for two shares one the same server (you have to use only one). - use of two different passwords for the same share and with the same login. First you'll need to remove all network connections : - close all windows - open a dos prompt and then type net use * /d /y and press enter. Then you'll have to connect the needed shares and store the password when prompted (the first time without always reconnect check box).

If it's for all users, add a registry entry (type REG_SZ and name of your choice)there : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Its value should contain the full path to the batch you need to run. If it's only for one user, log on with this user and add the entry there: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

If you want to fully block downloading of theese files, you'll have to setup a filtering proxy and disable direct internet access (with a firewall). If it's just for web browsing, you could use a modified browser or modify firefox files type association in tools/options/applications to launch a dummy .exe.

See in the registry there: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management Set PagingFiles value to "" and Set ClearPageFileAtShutdown to "1" If the page file is in use (you booted Windows with it set before) it won't deleted until reboot doing it manualy as you explained or not. Hope this helps.

I'm looking for a tool which could save the state of an application or a game in order restart it later at the same point like the hibernate function of windows. The only option i found for doing this kind of thing is to launch a virtual machine and launch the application in the virtual machine (and use this hibernate function) but it highly complex and resource consumming. If someone know of a tool like a debugger who would do this job, please point me in this right direction.