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Tripredacus

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  1. Typically x64 can see more than 3.2GB of RAM so you wouldn't need to use any switch. x86 cannot "see" more than 3.2GB in most cases.
  2. Might as well be running it on eeePC So far I am still waiting to get my hands on the 8GB EEE PC. I've only gotten the 4GBs so far... They work with XP Pro and can only be imaged with ImageX and not the GHost we use. They are cool little things for sure.
  3. After disabling RRAS, I started getting this error MORE frequently. I even disabled it on the other server as well. I was still getting the error, so I turned RRAS back on, and while I still get the error, I am not getting it as often...
  4. As far as transferring data, I am wondering if you are hitting that limit because you are using a 32bit OS... As far as other possible methods of gaining USB 2.0 on a notebook, I'm not really in a position to recommend any other method.
  5. Does your F1 key work in other applications? Such as in Internet Explorer, pressing F1 makes the Internet Explorer help open. Also what make and model of notebook is it?
  6. Indeed, its totally about how the DHCP server is set up. Most admins like to reserve the first group of IPs (say the first 10 or 20 or whatever) for servers and routers and other things. Its easier to remember that all your infrastructure IPs are between .0 and .20 than just randomly assigned all over the place. It is definately possible to set up DHCP to make a .0 available to a computer if it requests it, its just not common practice.
  7. I'd like to point out that not all websites/spec sheets are entirely honest about USB ports. For example, they may use a USB 2.0 compatible host controller, but not actually be able to transfer at those speeds because of the rest of the hardware in the system. The shining example of this is the popular Asus EEE PC 701 (all models) where the specs say it has USB 2.0 (which it does have the apropriate host controller) but the BIOS and actual transfer speeds (not to mention the notifications in Windows) reveal it actually is only running as USB 1.1. I'm not sure why this happens but I've also seen it on other models, usually embedded platforms and notebooks.
  8. Even with pre-SP2, you could limit the type of data coming into the computer, but it didn't actually seem to protect against anything in particular. For example, it will block everything that isn't coming in on a standard port (like 110, 25, 80, etc) and any port not being held open by a program already running on the computer. So basically, if you had a trojan on your PC, and it was using some random port to talk to the internet, Windows Firewall wouldn't do anything to stop it. Now the one with SP2 or 3 had an exclusions list, which mean you can select or deselect the programs you want to have access to the internet. You may have port control but I am not certain. The same basic rules as the pre-SP2 ICF (internet connection firewall) exist.
  9. Also, if the user is low on hard drive space, you may be unable to empty the recycle bin completely. I did this accidently once and found out the hard way.
  10. I found out I actually don't use the Administrator account at home. I use a user account with Administrative priveledges. At work, all my computers (workstations, etc) use the Administrator account logged into a domain, except my old server which uses a domain logon.
  11. Well first of all, version is extremely important, so don't ignore that. OK it says you need your RAID DISK to have the following files on it: Check the digital signature on the iaAhci.cat and iaStor.cat.
  12. I am in the process of setting up a computer using Vista Home Premium 32 bit. The motherboard CD only had a 32bit Vista driver for the audio (although the driver wasn't signed) and the LAN (which I didn't need to install). It did not have a video driver for any version of Vista. I went onto Intel's website and they only provide a Vista Starter 32bit driver for the video. I am wondering if there is any potential problems with using a Vista Starter driver in Home Premium. I understand that Vista Starter is a non-US version with severe limitations when compared to domestic Vista releases. For those who do not know about Starter, check this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista_editions
  13. Without knowing which revision you have, presuming it is the newest, this appears to be the driver download. Is this the one you used? http://www.gigabyte.us/Support/Motherboard...amp;FileID=3078 It also seems that there are two Hard Drive Controllers on this board, one for the Intel 82801IR/IO SATA AHCI (ICH9) and one for something else? http://www.gigabyte.us/Products/Motherboar...?ProductID=2636 Where did you download the Intel drivers from? I am actually having difficulty finding a download for them.
  14. 1. BCD is how Vista handles booting. In previous versions (like XP or 98) there was a file called boot.ini which informed which partition the operating system was on. You could easily modify this file to add additional operating systems, and then when you booted it would give you a menu (like the menu you see if you try to go to safe mode) and you could choose which operating system you wanted to load. The BCD is just a different method of doing the same thing, but it has more options that you could possibly use that you can't do with just a boot.ini. If you look in the unattended Vista forum, you will find posts about how to use the BCD. I haven't gotten my head around it yet, so I couldn't give you instructions myself. 2. A bootloader is simply a set of instructions for the computer so that it knows what to do after it goes through the BIOS and POST process when you turn it on. The bootloader reads the information in the boot.ini or BCD (or if you aren't using Windows it looks at other files or data) and sees where the operating system is and loads that up. The bootloader isn't a program that you can see like the boot.ini, it is written to a hidden section on the hard-drive called the Master Boot Record, or in another hidden sector or track on the disk. I used this term because XP uses a different bootloader than Vista does. 3. NTLDR is the program within Windows that starts the process of it loading up. For example, Windows doesn't just put up a progress bar and then load the desktop. It does other things like put files in memory, figure out which drivers it needs to load, etc. Invoking NTLDR simply means that the bootloader needs to start Windows up. You may have seen the error "NTLDR is missing" which referrs to that program.
  15. I've had problems with these adapters myself, but not concerning network transfer speed. The problem with this controller (as well as the Realtek 8201 series) is that they are controlled by their firmware in a "software emulation" mode. I am not overly thrilled with hardware's ability to automatically control things, since there are definately instances where being able to have hard settings would be better. Anyways, my problem with these controllers is that Ghost does not recognise them at all, and before the days of us using PXE to image machines, this was a real big problem.
  16. If you look at the script it made for you, and recreate what it is doing, you can learn to read what exactly the recorder code is. Then you can remove the extra lines of code that aren't required for your application. EDIT: I made a script using the recorded once, but with a resolution detection. While the program supported multiple resolutions, the management at the company the software was for couldn't rule out the possibility of having rogue resolutions on their machine, so I had to scrap the entire idea of basing it on mouse control. If you have the ability to script it totally using keyboard only controls, then I would recommend you do it that way.
  17. That way may work if you are only building an image for the machine you are capturing from. Otherwise, you are going to want to do a sysprep, else after you deploy, Vista won't start with the "hardware has changed" message.
  18. I notice that you use quotes in some places but not others. Typically, choose one method or the other (using quotes or not using quotes) and don't mix and match like that. Also, is it normal to have a wildcard after adminpassword?
  19. Try running a scandisk and/or defrag while in Audit mode before you sysprep.
  20. THe boot manager isn't something you can see in/as a folder. So did Vista actually get installed on the same partition as XP? If not, you can edit your BCD so you can dual boot or use a different bootloader.
  21. Well the parts were taken to build a new more compatible 2008 server, except that this project is being transferred to someone else too. I think I'll still get to manage WDS on it once it is up and running but who knows.
  22. I only install things I need, not go about and install everything just because I can. I do seem to be the only person I know who operates their computer this way, and I am also the only person I know that hasn't had to reformat their OS HDD ever.
  23. Well here's some bad news... Cluberti might better understand this situation. See the original plan was for me to create a test server, then a second server for production was going to be built. In fact, we had already gotten in the parts for the new server, sans (no pun intended) the hard drives. An executive decision was made and in order to save on the system costs (we are getting one next to nothing after we requested eval products from Intel) they would take the hard drives in my test server. So basically the powers that be have scrubbed my project. They are taking the chassis, one of the RAID controllers, all 8 HDDs and the PSU, and MAYBE the CPUs from my project so I'm basically up the river without a paddle. Thanks a lot for all of your help and input! I am sure I may dream up another project to make a thread about in the future!
  24. Was it re-authorize the DHCP server to refresh the records on it Well I am thinking that it is getting this error because DHCP on UNCLESOCKS is disabled, and I am authorizing the legacy to run DHCP instead. I did it this way because I couldn't get any computers to boot via PXE with DHCP and WDS running on the same computer.
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