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Hello, I'm setting up our new Win2003 R2 servers w/ Exchange 2003 sp1. Active directory and Exchange are up and running fine (from all indications). The GAL is spread across the two domain controllers (no client PC's yet). Machines are brand new Dell 2850 xeon's. I've created a dsadd batch script I want to use to create all 75 user accounts. As there are a lot of attributes I don't really want to manually create every user. My question is, when I create a test user with the dsadd command, a new mailbox is not created in Exchange, while when you use the MMC snapin it does. Does anyone know what command/attributes I can use to create a mailbox for each new user DN? Here's an example line from the dsadd batch I wrote (using the CSV -> batch method). dsadd user "CN=jdoe,CN=Users,DC=example,DC=local" -fn John -ln Doe -display "John Doe" -pwd P@ssw0rd -office "Branch 3" -email jdoe@example.com -dept null -hmdir \\planetsmb\jdoe$ -hmdrv G: Thanks, Ian Wills

Hi all, long time since I've been on here... I've got a client who needs to share QuickBooks 2006 over a broadband VPN connection. The best solution I've come up with is Terminal Server (as there are 3 concurrent users). I've looked at SBS2003 eval, and it will not allow the server to be an Application server. So nuts to that. I'm now playing with a 2000 Server installation, and I have Terminal Services running in the 90-day grace period. My question is, can I run Terminal Services and TS Licensing on the same machine? They have 1 dedicated machine to host the datafile right now, it has enough power to upgrade to 2000 or 2003 server, but I don't want to have to purchase any additional hardware. She's going to have a heart attack when she sees how much 2003server standard costs.... Oh, to give you a rough idea of the existing setup. Linksys WRV54G router hosting VPN software clients. HP Slim p4 PC (consumer grade) currently running XP Home. Quickbooks 2006 Premiere installed. SMB share hosting the datafile. VPN users connect and then open the datafile in multi-user mode and work with it via SMB. Obviously now that the file is growing, speed is a HUGE issue, as the host pc only has an ADSL connection. If anyone knows of any OTHER solution than Terminal Server, I'd greatly appreciate it. I need the ability for 3 concurrent sessions.... Thanks, Ian Wills

Hello all. I've been working on setting up some software on my IIS machine, and when I type in the FQDN (www.iwc-solutions.com) or the machine name "iwcserver", it responds with the root page. But, when I type in "localhost" or the loopback IP (127.0.0.1), I get a 404 error. Any HOSTS file I need to edit or some IIS setting I've missed?

Thanks, that's what I've been told on a few other tech sites.

I have been charged with the configuration of a custom image for our company's IBM ThinkCentre machines. Normally they come out-of-box with a IBM customized Windows XP Pro image. They do not ask for product key on boot, and do not require activation. The IBM image is more complicated than we need, so I rebuilt a new image on an identical test machine, using Windows XP Pro OEM from the all-windows DVD's. Upon install, the OEM key on the side of the ThinkCentre works fine. The system requires activation, which I do over the internet. I preconfigure all the applications and settings etc, and then run SysPrep before ghosting the image. What settings should I be using in order to prevent the activation wizard from coming up after the system is ghosted onto a new machine? What are MS's licensing requirements regarding keys and software? If I were to use XP corporate with a illegitimate key, would the software license still be legit, as the machine has the OEM key stickered on the side of the case? This is more of an initial setup concern than anything, as my manager does not want to have to call in or activate via the internet each new XP machine that we deploy. Any thoughts or comments on this would be appreciated.

Quote: The Winnt.SIF file is only used when you want to automate setup when booting from the CD-ROM. To help automate the Sysprep mini-setup wizard, you need to create a Sysprep.INF file. This file can be created using the SetupMGR.exe utility found on the CD-ROM in the Support\Tools\Deploy.CAB file. You need to place the Sysprep.INF file in the C:\Sysprep folder on the image computer. You can use it to define the common variable asked, and leave the computer specific variables blank, setup will stop on the blank variables and ask you to fill them in. That's exactly what I was looking for. Damn, and the image has been pressed. Thanks though, I'll remember for next time!

Hello all, I'm looking for a new Software and Hardware inventory system. I've been using Alloy Software's Asset Navigator for the past several months, and have been thoroughly unimpressed with their level of customer support. Here's my list of wants: Automatic Discovery Self-Installing Agent that runs ALL THE TIME (like etrust) SNMP Auto Discovery of non-Layer 6/7 devices Software auto discovery, none of this editing detection rules crap integration with Radmin remote software deployment runs off a postgre-sql or any other opensource SQL database fully web based web reporting to PDF or XLS remote management through RPC thanks for any info or experience with any products you might be using

Well, I'm looking to find out what switches I need to use with sysprep to get rid of the product key entry screen. ..?

Is that SIF file used as a config list for the sysprep? Should i build one and have sysyprep run from it? Not sure about using SIF files, I was just using switches on the command itself. (prepping the image for ghost)

It's a registry setting as well. Look in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon for the following strings: AutoAdminLogon = 1 DefaultUserName = username DefaultPassword = password DefaultDomain = computer name or domain Hope this helps.

I'm just finishing up a new iteration of our XP pro OEM corporate image, and wanted to check a couple things. what switches should I use to get rid of the OEM key entry, and have the machine basically just boot to windows, skipping the minisetup and just resetting the SID's. ( have predefined default profiles and a generic "agent" user account.) I've tried Code: "sysprep -activated -mini" and it still asks for the product key. Thanks for your input.

I've got a particular file on about 150 Windows XP machines that I want GONE (%systemroot%\ina32.ini). Problem is, I'm not running Active Directory, or SMS. I have a shared user account on all the machines, so theoretically I could go in through the IPC. Save for creating a login script or a batch script that checks the OS and file state, is there any program out there that could help me?

Hello all, I'm running a network w/ a samba server that acts as a win98 nt-style domain controller for all of my win9x boxes, and as a standard workgroup server for all my nt5x boxes. When the 98's log in, they automatically run the login script, I had to create a shortcut to the script in the startup menu for the win2k+ machines, since they dotn see the samba server as a domain controller the same way the 9x boxes do. anyway, I am trying to figure out the equivalent of "persistent login" mapped shares for windows 98. in the login script for win2k, I can have a "/persistent" to have the computer forget the shares when the user shuts down or logs off. is there an equivalent i can put in the win98? also, does anyone know of a script i can use in the logon script to have it only use one script for win98 and one for win2k+? thanks in advace, I'd like to fix this today so i can go home

also, just for FYI, the Serial and LPT to USB adapters are meant to connect a non-usb device to a usb host. they only go one way, they dont have a host bridge chip in them. you'll need a usb pcmcia card, or maybe a floppy-disk adapter for your memory card is available. sandisk makes a couple different ones I think.

don't foreget Radmin! it supports NT security.