How can I add a printer driver to my cluster-based print spooler for Windows 2000 Server members?

Posted by Ali on January 24, 2005 No comments

To add printer drivers to the nodes in a cluster, you must use the Add Printer Driver Wizard. Installing the drivers on all the cluster nodes is important because by default in a Win2K Server cluster the drivers are installed only to the printer$ share of the server on which the printer was installed. You must run the Add Printer Driver Wizard on all other physical boxes in the cluster, by executing the command

rundll32 printui.dll, PrintUIEntry /id
Then, to add a printer driver via the wizard, follow these steps:

1. At the wizard introduction screen, click Next.
2. Select the driver from the list or click Have Disk, then click Next.
3. Next, at the screen that the Figure shows, select which OS and processor support is needed for the driver. Select the required options, then click Next.
4. Click Finish.
The drivers will be installed.

Categories: General, Windows 2000.

Where is the Internet Time tab on my Windows XP computer?

Posted by Ali on January 21, 2005 No comments

You have seen an Internet Time tab in Control Panel / Date and Time, but it does NOT appear on your computer?

If your computer is a member of a domain, it will NOT have an Internet Time tab, as your time is synchronized from a domain source.

Categories: General, Windows XP.

Question: How can you remove invalid listings from Add/remove programs:

Posted by Ali on January 15, 2005 2 comments

This method involves editing the registry. Make sure to have a verified registry backup before editing the registry

Select Start > Run

In the Open: line type regedit and press Enter.

Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall

The Add/Remove Programs list is built from the keys listed beneath the Uninstall folder.

Locate the key for the program that has been uninstalled, right click the key and click Delete.

Categories: General, Windows 2000, Windows XP.

How Can I Move the Blackberry Administrator mailbox?

Posted by Ali on January 1, 2005 2 comments

The administration mailbox is essential to the operation of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server because it holds critical information, such as the Server Relay Protocol (SRP) connectivity information, instance names and associated user lists.

To move the administration mailbox between mailbox stores or Exchange servers, complete the following steps:

1. In Services, on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server, stop the BlackBerry Enterprise Server service.
2. Move the administration mailbox to the new location. See your Microsoft Exchange Server Administration Guide for more information.

Note: You must be logged in to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server administration account to complete the following steps.

3. Update the Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) profiles on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server:
a. On the Start menu, click Programs > BlackBerry Enterprise Server > Edit the MAPI Profile for > BlackBerry Server .
b. Type your Exchange server name in the Microsoft Exchange server field.
c. Type your Mailbox name in the Mailbox field.

4. Run the Handheld Cleanup utility on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server:
a. Open a command prompt.
b. Change the directory to C:Program FilesResearch In MotionBlackBerry Enterprise ServerUtility.
c. Type the following command:

handheldcleanup –m

5. Press ENTER.
6. In Services, start the BlackBerry Enterprise Server service.

Categories: Exchange, General, Windows 2000, Windows 2003.

How can i access Gmail with a pop3 client like Outlook?

Posted by Ali on December 28, 2004 3 comments

Open Outlook or Outlook Express.
Click the ‘Tools’ menu, and select ‘Accounts…’

Click ‘Add,’ and then click ‘Mail…’

Enter your name in the ‘Display name:’ field, and click ‘Next.’
Enter your full Gmail email address (username@gmail.com) in the ‘Email address:’ field, and click ‘Next.’
Enter ‘pop.gmail.com’ in the ‘Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server:’ field. Enter ‘smtp.gmail.com’ in the ‘Outgoing mail (SMTP) server:’ field.
Click ‘Next.’

Enter your Gmail username (including ‘@gmail.com’) in the ‘Account name:’ field. Enter your Gmail password in the ‘Password:’ field, and click ‘Next.’
Click ‘Finish.’

Highlight ‘pop.gmail.com’ under ‘Account,’ and click ‘Properties.’
Click the ‘Advanced’ tab.
Check the box next to ‘This server requires a secure connection (SSL)’ under ‘Outgoing Mail (SMTP).’
Enter ‘465’ in the ‘Outgoing mail (SMTP):’ field.
Check the box next to ‘This server requires a secure connection (SSL)’ under ‘Incoming mail (POP3).’ The port will change to 995.
*The order of ‘Outgoing’ and ‘Incoming’ mail server fields varies by version. Make sure you enter the correct information in each field.

Click the ‘Servers’ tab, and check the box next to ‘My server requires authentication.’
Click ‘OK.’

Categories: General.

How can I determine whether my server is running Exchange Server 2003, Standard Edition, or Exchange 2003, Enterprise Edition?

Posted by Ali on December 28, 2004 One comment

If you have more than one storage group (SG), more than one message database, or if your database is greater than 16GB, you have Exchange 2003 Enterprise.

Another way to verify your Exchange Server edition is to open the Exchange Server Setup Progress.log file, which is located on the root of your system drive. Search for one of the following entries:

[16:53:50] Setup configuration information: — ID:xxxxx —
[16:53:50] This is a(n) Standard version of Microsoft Exchange Server
— ID:xxxxx–

or

[16:53:50] Setup configuration information: — ID:62227 —
[16:53:50] This is a(n) Enterprise version of Microsoft Exchange Server
— ID:62232 —

Categories: Exchange, General.

Open / View .Bat .log files in IIS6 Windows 2003

Posted by Ali on December 8, 2004 4 comments

When you try and click on a .log file served from IIS6 you receive a 404 error.

You need to look through you log files and find out exactly what 404 IIS was giving. If it was 404 with a sub status of 3, then it is denied due to MIME Type, so make sure to add a .log/bat MIME Type at the website/vdir level and it should immediately be downloadable.

You can add the .log extension with application/octet-stream in the MIME types.

However, if that vdir has “Scripts and Executables” enabled and a Scriptmapping for .bat, then you will likely see 404.2 — in which case, you need to remove the Scriptmapping so that downloading is allowed.
If it returned 404 with a win32 error of 2, then that’s a real “file not found” — look at the vdir mapping to make sure the file actually exists where you think it does.

Categories: General, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP.

Screen Lock Transparent for Windows 2000/NT/XP

Posted by Ali on December 1, 2004 One comment

Transparent Screen Lock enables IT professionals to prevent unauthorized system access, while maintaining the ability to view applications running on the desktop for monitoring purposes.

Website

Categories: General, Scripting, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP.

Create Lock Desktop Icon

Posted by Ali on December 1, 2004 2 comments

You can lock the Windows 2000 or XP desktop with a click of an icon. Create a shortcut icon on the desktop to run the following command:

rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation

Categories: General, Scripting, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP.

Use pushd to help you get back

Posted by Ali on December 1, 2004 One comment

Lets say your current directory is
C:gamesSteamCounter-Strike>

and you want to get back here. Use the pushd DOS command.

pushd .

that is push the current UNC, machine, drive and directory onto the stack. Yes the “.” is understood as the current location. Then change drives, directories as much as you wish and when you get ready to come back, don’t try to remember the location or if you can’t, don’t type in that ugly path. Use the popd DOS command to get back. Type

popd

the Windows NT / Windows 2000 / Windows XP DOS emulator will bring you back to

C:gamesSteamCounter-Strike>

Categories: General, Windows XP.
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