AndyFair

Assuming the BDC is working fine, and is totally integrated with the PDC, there shouldn't be any major gotchas. Just be sure that any settings you've got on the PDC (DHCP, WINS, user profiles, logon scripts etc.) are copied over to the new machine. All you need to do is power down the PDC, promote the BDC, then power up the old PDC - it will come back as a BDC. I would leave this setup running for a few days (new PDC and old PDC as the BDC) just to make sure that everything is OK before you turn the power off for good... Rgds AndyF

Go to the Apache Website, download the latest version, and read the Windows and other docs on how to install. Easy! Rgds AndyF

One quick thought: does your ISP/cable co allow multiple connections? It could be that if you're browsing using multiple IP addresses, and the cable company doesn't like this. Are you using NAT on the router? Rgds AndyF

I think, IIRC, that the click of death is caused by an overheating controller IC on the drive. Freezing the hard drive is supposed to give you enough time to pull any data off the chip before it becomes too hot again (the trick is to use the drive as soon as you take it out of the freezer) The problem is that by the time the click of death starts, the IC is usually already fubar... Rgds AndyF

Originally posted by Philipp: Quote: Originally posted by AndyFair: Quote: One other thing I've just noticed is that if I click "Preview" rather than "Post Reply", I get a screen saying "Private Forum - Error. You have not the permission to access this forum" Is it just me, or does that happen for others? Please try it now Works perfectly fine now, thanks. AndyF

Originally posted by Philipp: Quote: Originally posted by AndyFair: Quote: Multipage topics need more prominent links to other pages within the topic. The long-running "Battle of the computers" thread is a perfect case in point. There are 33 pages to this topic, but the only way to navigate is a "Next page" link at the bottom of the page (and even then I missed it on the first few visits because it's not where you'd expect it to be). There's no option to jump to a particular page. Done Perfect! We ask, it happens. What could be better?! (well, apart from free beer :x ) One other thing I've just noticed is that if I click "Preview" rather than "Post Reply", I get a screen saying "Private Forum - Error. You have not the permission to access this forum" Is it just me, or does that happen for others? AndyF

Originally posted by AlecStaar: Quote: I just don't get it guys: @ this point, Phillip's put in most every feature requested @ this point from users! He can probably do more of them & is probably doing so as I write this. I personally think this forum's very useable & feature-laden @ this point in this build of it. Plus, guys, IF you don't then remember: Phillip's is fielding requests as well & was quoted as so above! So make 'em if you got 'em! OK, so aside from looks... Multipage topics need more prominent links to other pages within the topic. The long-running "Battle of the computers" thread is a perfect case in point. There are 33 pages to this topic, but the only way to navigate is a "Next page" link at the bottom of the page (and even then I missed it on the first few visits because it's not where you'd expect it to be). There's no option to jump to a particular page. I also miss the option to jump to the newest post in a topic. It's also annoying that when you log on, or post a topic, that it doesn't automatically send you to where you want to be - you have to click on a link to get there. Quote: (Heck, & this is his own creation as well & I feel he has done a GOOD job of it @ least to this point (I'd be proud to have done one of these from scratch as he has & with as many features as this one has)) Don't get me wrong, Phillip has done wonders, but there's still a bit of way to go before it's a UBB beater! Rgds AndyF

Originally posted by tsonta101: Quote: You are infected if a) someone sends you the virus via bluetooth (and you accept the installation package - dumm!) you install it - even dummer! Which is exactly the reason why they're not expecting the virus to spread very far. Of course, that's not taking into account the stupidity of the general public Rgds AndyF

The Win2k CD contains copies of the 4 bootdisks. If you can get access to another system with CD drive and floppy, open a command prompt and type: d: (or whatever the drive letter of the CD is) cd bootdisk makeboot a: then just follow the on-screen prompts. Hope this helps Rgds AndyF

Do the steps above and let us know what error is displayed on the blue screen when your PC reboots. Once you've done that, maybe we can be more helpful Rgds AndyF

You need to turn automatic reboot off so you can see what's on the BSOD. Right click "My Computer" and select Properties (or go to Control Panel->System), go to advanced, click Startup & Recovery and make sure that the option marked "Automatically Reboot" is NOT ticked. When your PC crashes next time, it will stop at the BSOD. We'll need the information that's on that screen before we can help. You may also want to check your event logs to see whether there are any strange messages in the system log. Rgds AndyF

Originally posted by redsai: Quote: Hi yah, I recently started recieving a message regarding a problem concerning nv4_disp and my picture tends to break up and get caught up in an infinite loop. I went through many websites to try and get this fixed but i'm still having problems. If someone may be able to help me out i'd be forever grateful. Thanks. Wow! I haven't seen the old nVidia infinite loop problem since the early days of WinXP. If I remember rightly, it was something to do with fast writes on the AGP port. What motherboard and drivers are you using? Rgds AndyF

I don't know whether it's the same for SBS2003, but for SBS4 (the NT4 version), you could only run one SBS server on the domain. This is because, on the NT version, it expected to be the PDC, and you couldn't demote it to a BDC or member server. I would presume that MS have built a similar constriction into SBS2003. It might be easier to buy a normal version of Server2k3 - since it's only going to be running an intranet, have you looked at the Web Edition? Rgds AndyF

To do this, you need to set up the computer to be part of the NT domain (go to System Properties, go the Computer Name tab, click on the "Change..." button, and input the relevant details. You will need the username and password of an administrator of the NT domain to be able to join it (or failing that, an admin themselves!) Once you are part of the NT domain, the XP login box will have an additional drop down besides the normal username/password. To log on to the NT domain, select the domain name from the domain box. To log on to the local machine accounts, select the machine name from the domain box. So if you called the machine George when you set up XP, then the option will be called "George (this machine)" in the domain list. Hope this is what you were looking for. Rgds AndyF

The MX record is part of the DNS that specifically points to your mail server. You can't set it up if you're server is sitting on a dynamically allocated IP address, unfortunately. I presume you're using POPcon to pick up mail from your ISPs POP3 servers. Unfortunately, Exchange doesn't come with POP3 connectors, because it expects other mail servers to connect to it directly using the MX record. I think BT do offer ADSL with a fixed IP address, but I don't know how much they charge for it. Rgds AndyF

OWA is part of Exchange Server 5.5, 2000 & 2003. If you don't have Exchange, you can't use OWA. How are the XP machines getting their e-mail? Are they just connecting to the ISPs POP server? If that's the case, there isn't an application (as far as I'm aware) that will allow you to read e-mail remotely. Generally, all web mail programs require the use of some central e-mail server, but there are other options to Exchange if you don't want to spend that kind of money: MDaemon and ArGoSoft are 2 that spring to mind. Hope this helps Rgds AndyF

boot.ini is not just a hidden, read-only file, it's also a system file. These are hidden in Explorer for obvious reasons. Quickest way to unhide it is to start a command prompt (Start Menu->Run, type cmd & click OK) Make sure you're in c:\ then type: Code: attrib -s -h -r boot.ini The file will then show up in Explorer, and you can edit and save to your heart's content! Once you've finished editing, though, I would reset the attributes - just to avoid accidentally deleting the file! Code: attrib +s +h +r boot.ini Rgds AndyF

Things to try: Take the processor out, check to see that it isn't cracked (too heavy handed installing the heatsink), or that it looks scorched (fried CPU) . Reseat the processor, apply fresh heat transfer compound (Arctic Silver or the like). Make sure you've got the heatsink on the right way round, that it's seated properly, and making good contact with the processor. See if that works. If it doesn't, you've probably got a dud or fried CPU - time to get another one! Try removing all add-in cards - even the graphics card if the motherboard has an onboard graphics chip. It may be that one of those is causing the motherboard to fall over. Hope this helps AndyF

The main question here is - what do you want to do with your setup? Are you going to be using a wired or wireless network? If wired, are you going to do the wiring yourself, or are you just planning on using everything in one room, and put up with the rats nest? If you've only got Exchange 2000, you're stuck with having to use the 2k server, as Servcer 2003 won't run Exchange 2000. As far as the server setup goes, the first place to start is to read up on Active Directory (AD) - Microsoft Technet is a good place to start, but there are loads of other sites on the Internet that will tell you what you need to know. For e-mail, do you have a POP3 account from your ISP that you will be accessing? If so, you'll need some additional software to sit in front of the Exchange server to do the actual POP e-mail collection and then pass it to the Exchange server - take a look at something like POPCon. That website also has a fairly good guide on how to set up a basic Exchange server. If you don't want to use something like POPCon, you'll have to investigate setting up your server with its own MX address - but that's probably too complicated if you're only "playing"! There are so many questions to ask, but they all depend on what you plan on doing - the best thing is just to jump in feet first and see what happens!! Rgds AndyF

Quote: ...BTW, if you have the option of installing the new OS and Exchange on a fresh box, and then moving the mailboxes over, that would be best. Damn, that's what I was about to suggest: if you don't have too many users, use exmerge to export the mailboxes, recreate your server and reload the mailboxes. That way you can be sure that there are no "gotchas" hiding somewhere from the upgrade. Rgds AndyF

Hope someone can help... I'm wanting to network my flat properly (it is networked at the moment, but with a rats nest of cables running along skirting boards) - I want to run cables up through the loft, and back down to a central location (probably the airing cupboard, as that's fairly central in location to everything else!)... ...the problem is that I'm looking for a small 6-8 port, wall mounted patch panel, and can't seem to find one. There are plenty of 16+ port rack mount panels, but that's what I use at the office, I don't want one at home! I know I've seen a networking guide on the net recently (I can't remember the site, but can remember that I got there via the front page here) which mentioned such a thing, so I know they're available. So, does anyone have any ideas? I'd prefer a UK supplier, obviously, but if it gets the job done, I'm willing to do some legwork to find one anywhere!! TIA! Rgds AndyF

Thanks for the info. For anyone interested, I found a company in the UK that does this kind of thing - www.letsautomate.com - and managed to pick up a 10" wide 12 port panel, which is fine for screwing to the wall. The patch panel itself is made by Philex Thanks for the help anyway. Rgds AndyF

Another thing to do is check the heatsink, and the thermal goo - some goos dry out over time and need replacing - it may be that the CPU is overheating and the mobo is shutting down to prevent damage. Check in the BIOS to see what the shutdown temp is. Just a thought Rgds AndyF

Persuaded all my family to get me various parts for a Shuttle (nForce based) HTPC for Christmas. I'm now working on turning it into a fully-fledged TV/DVD player/recorder with the ability to show DVB (digital TV) broadcasts - at this rate, I should be able to replace 3 boxes under the TV (VCR, DVD-player & digibox) with this one machine. I may looking at getting another video card though, I'm not overly impressed with the onboard TV-out signal - diagonal lines and "crackles" all across the picture - any suggestions anyone? Rgds AndyF

Just to keep APK happy, here's a link with the definitions of RAID. There's also a fairly hefty discussion going on here. Personally speaking, if you're really serious about this, I'd use a combination of RAID and CD-R/DVD-R (or even tape!) backup - at least make sure that you've got a backup of your most important files (the kind of file that you couldn't live without!) Rgds AndyF