RE: OTish? - Building a home lab from scratch

2011-01-13 Thread Don Guyer
. As long as I have a test environment at my place of employment, I'm all set. No need to burn out outside of work, gotta have outside interests/hobbies. My $.02 J Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA

RE: Recommendation for new server (or two)

2011-01-10 Thread Don Guyer
We have a quad-core blade handling both VCenter and CommVault. Our environment is 100+ VMs and about 4TB of data. There's not a lot of backups going on during the day when we are managing VMs, but we always try to over engineer servers a little, if possible. Don Guyer Systems Engineer

RE: Windows 7 PC: the group policy client service failed the logon. Access denied

2011-01-10 Thread Don Guyer
What about other users? Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com From: Kevan Dickinson

RE: OT question (was RE: AD and firewall ports)

2011-01-06 Thread Don Guyer
Same way a guy who worked at a lumber yard for 5 years did. J Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu

RE: OT question (was RE: AD and firewall ports)

2011-01-06 Thread Don Guyer
I agree, but I was answering the how not the why. J Maybe he's a Microsoft Doctor... Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu

RE: Unlock a Win7 PC

2011-01-06 Thread Don Guyer
It's on mine too. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com From: James Kerr [mailto:cluster

RE: File lock

2011-01-05 Thread Don Guyer
Unlocker Assistant. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com From: David Lum [mailto:david

RE: OT: What's Your Phone?

2011-01-04 Thread Don Guyer
Watch the New Yankee Workshop if you need to know how to make biscuits... J I usually make mine AFTER dinner... Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650

RE: What's Your Phone? [OT]

2011-01-04 Thread Don Guyer
One of my FAV movies! Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com From: Daniel Rodriguez

RE: Diskshadow Console Use

2011-01-04 Thread Don Guyer
Epic and Fail are fine, if used together... Anyone else looking forward to the Candace Bailey (permanent host) debut on 1/11/11? J Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299

RE: What's Your Phone?

2011-01-04 Thread Don Guyer
Can't.resist.this.tooeasy.. If you do things just right, you can smoke a couple of butts for 12 hours... Maybe back in the day, but nowadays it's over in less than 30 minutes... Don Guyer Systems Engineer

RE: GoPro going 3D

2010-12-30 Thread Don Guyer
They are cool vids, not shaky at all. I must admit, I got a little nauseous after watching them. But, I bet it's a blast! That would be a cool thing to have mounted in my Jeep while offroading. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W

RE: AdminPak for Active Driectory use Windows7

2010-12-29 Thread Don Guyer
That's what I have on my Win 7 workstation (RSAT and Hyena v7.5b (yes I know it's outdated)). Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu

RE: GoPro going 3D

2010-12-29 Thread Don Guyer
Where are the vids?! J I would assume by 4 wheeling you mean ATVs? Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu

RE: Printers

2010-12-21 Thread Don Guyer
Merry Xmas, everyone! Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2

RE: Win7 local printer

2010-12-21 Thread Don Guyer
I know you can fool Windows 7 to use some devices along with the Vista drivers. Maybe Google the model number and Windows 7? How about disabling/blocking the box from using SUS and then trying Windows Updates manually? Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach

RE: System Tool 2011 malware

2010-12-16 Thread Don Guyer
One of the reasons a childhood friend and Don parted ways years ago, was because childhood friend spoke in 3rd person a lot and Don couldn't stand it after many years. Childhood friend even spoke as Don from a third party standpoint. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services

RE: System Tool 2011 malware

2010-12-16 Thread Don Guyer
I remember the SNL skits! Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com From: Jonathan Link

RE: System Tool 2011 malware

2010-12-16 Thread Don Guyer
LOL! Thanks for that laugh, I desperately needed it. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com

RE: Christmas present for myself

2010-12-16 Thread Don Guyer
I've been using a Logitech wireless TrackMan Wheel mouse for at least 6 months now (~40 hrs wk) and have changed the battery once. Can't put in my $.02 about the keyboard battery usage though. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W

RE: is it possible to GPO this change?

2010-12-14 Thread Don Guyer
You could create a REG file, convert to an ADM template and GPO that. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu

RE: Best way of removing non-existent DCs in a testing situation

2010-12-08 Thread Don Guyer
That explains why I haven't seen/tried that. I haven't built a test W2k8 environment yet, nor had to rip servers out of one. Thx, Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650

RE: Office decorations - Are they allowed for you?

2010-12-08 Thread Don Guyer
M.beer and cheesecake. You guys hiring?! J Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu

RE: Office decorations - Are they allowed for you?

2010-12-08 Thread Don Guyer
That's it! We did this at a previous company. Some people got real salty over it. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com

RE: Office decorations - Are they allowed for you?

2010-12-07 Thread Don Guyer
*** :p Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -Original Message- From: Joseph Heaton [mailto:jhea...@dfg.ca.gov] Sent: Tuesday

RE: server packaging/shipping

2010-12-03 Thread Don Guyer
Road trip! Just be careful if Seth Green shows up... Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com

RE: document sprawl

2010-12-03 Thread Don Guyer
I'd be interested in a solution to this. Been fighting it for years to no avail, other than running a data inventory program (such as TreeSize) and doing a manual compare. Don't forget all of the email attachments saved along with the original email... J Don Guyer Systems Engineer

RE: AD Manager Plus or other third party

2010-12-02 Thread Don Guyer
Hyena does most of those tasks as well. Not the Help Desk portion, though. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu

RE: Best way of removing non-existent DCs in a testing situation

2010-12-01 Thread Don Guyer
Yeah, you're going to have to do it manually, NTDSUTIL. Once you do this 2-3 times, it becomes second nature and isn't very time consuming. Just be careful and read your commands before entering them. :) Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431

RE: Best way of removing non-existent DCs in a testing situation

2010-12-01 Thread Don Guyer
Interesting, never tried that, will have to. Kudos, Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -Original Message- From: Mike Leone

RE: NEW HALLMARK POST CARD VIRUS

2010-11-30 Thread Don Guyer
Apparently, they make a cream for that. J Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com From

RE: Wireless Question

2010-11-29 Thread Don Guyer
Not maintained by me, but our Network Group loves their Arubas. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -Original Message- From

RE: Happy Thanksgiving (U.S.)

2010-11-24 Thread Don Guyer
Ditto. I know I take WY more away from this forum than I contribute. But, hey, I try. J Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306

RE: Workstation names and who it belongs to

2010-11-20 Thread Don Guyer
Me too! Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday

RE: Workstation names and who it belongs to

2010-11-19 Thread Don Guyer
For the money, it pays for itself times over each year in administration time saved for me. But, you prolly already knew that. J Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299

RE: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread Don Guyer
I never thought the day would come!!! Vile weed! (who can tell me which TV show that line came from?) Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu

RE: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread Don Guyer
No, no and never heard of that show-no. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com From: Kim

RE: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread Don Guyer
Not that kind of weed. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com From: Maglinger, Paul

RE: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread Don Guyer
Ding-Ding-Ding! Quick, honey mustard! Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com From: Rod

RE: Workstation names and who it belongs to

2010-11-15 Thread Don Guyer
We put them in the description field in AD, as you mentioned. If we are troubleshooting general use computers where we need to know who's logged into a particular machine, I use Hyena. For names, we use geographical_location-position-number (Phila-IT-01, etc, etc). Don Guyer Systems

RE: Personal USB drives

2010-11-10 Thread Don Guyer
LOL I had one of those! Funny thing, I was watching Blackhawk Down the other night and the watch out kid used one to alert the insurgents. My Son nearly fell off of his chair when he saw it. It was so heavy and awkward to use and EXPENSIVE. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information

RE: Citrix XenApp could not contact the server. Please check your network connection

2010-11-10 Thread Don Guyer
We are rolling out VDI right now (not involved personally) and from the numbers I've seen, it IS vastly expensive. Story goes that we were a big Citrix shop years back and that has faded away, only remnants remain. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach

RE: Screensaver Wallpaper Policies/Options?

2010-11-10 Thread Don Guyer
As long as the location and image name stays the same, it will. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -Original Message- From

RE: Home Folder Permissions reset

2010-11-08 Thread Don Guyer
Authenticated Users should have Read access to \\SERVER\Homes, each individual user should have Full Control to \\SERVER\Homes\username. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610

RE: Home Folder Permissions reset

2010-11-08 Thread Don Guyer
Yes, I was talking NTFS perms. For new users here, we map their home drives using AD, which automagically gives them Full Perms to this folder. We've never ran into any issues doing it this way and don't see a need to change it up, for fear of the user messing with their folder. Don Guyer

RE: Random poll: GPO count

2010-11-05 Thread Don Guyer
That's what I always try to practice and try to remember to review them every once in awhile to weed out unnecessary ones. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650

RE: Random poll: GPO count

2010-11-05 Thread Don Guyer
That's a good question! Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent

RE: hi

2010-11-04 Thread Don Guyer
I needed a good laugh this morning! “Well,i have something in my hand...” Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu

RE: hi

2010-11-04 Thread Don Guyer
After the drive into work I had this morning, anything would have done the trick. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com

RE: hi

2010-11-04 Thread Don Guyer
It used to be that driving in and immediately around the area of Philadelphia was horrible, now that radius has spread out about 20-30 miles. Whatever happened to the telecommuting era? J Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W

RE: [OT] RE: hi

2010-11-04 Thread Don Guyer
So you’re VERY familiar with what I’m talking about. J I only travel about 12 miles, 45-60 minutes, on a good day, from near the Philly airport. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct

RE: Group Policy Won't Go Away

2010-11-03 Thread Don Guyer
Wonder if it's stuck in the local registry somewhere. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com

RE: Group Policy Won't Go Away

2010-11-03 Thread Don Guyer
Can't you view the settings the GPO changes, then work on figuring out where in the registry they are stored and remove them? Maybe I'm not thinking into this deep enough... J Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster

RE: Group Policy Won't Go Away

2010-11-03 Thread Don Guyer
Now I'm totally cornfused.. I thought we were talking about the SSID and correlating password for a wireless network? Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299

RE: Group Policy Won't Go Away

2010-11-03 Thread Don Guyer
Nevermind, I read that as HK_USERS It's coffee time. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu

RE: Random poll: GPO count

2010-11-01 Thread Don Guyer
55-ish GPOs. 4000-ish users. 1000-ish workstations on domain. Anywhere from 1-2000-ish laptops – not on domain. When I first got here there were roughly 125 GPOs. Took us awhile but we widdled it down to current amount. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential

RE: Flowchart PDQ version 1.1 - Need setup disk

2010-10-29 Thread Don Guyer
**cooking up some popcorn** Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com From: Gary Slinger

RE: Vipre and deployment

2010-10-29 Thread Don Guyer
It removed McCrappee from a few workstations and a server just fine when I was demoing it. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com

RE: trade publications - toss or archive?

2010-10-28 Thread Don Guyer
I used to get 4-5 a week, all free rags, so they were mostly ads. When I found an article that was noteworthy, I just either ripped it out or grabbed the article online, if available. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W

RE: trade publications - toss or archive?

2010-10-28 Thread Don Guyer
Me too. I can hear PETA alarms going off all over the place. J Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu

RE: I find this kind of funny...

2010-10-27 Thread Don Guyer
Wowfor a minute there I thought I was reading a notice from McAfee. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu

RE: Keyboard recommendation

2010-10-22 Thread Don Guyer
I always put a piece of masking tape on the enter keys and write RETURN on it... Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com

RE: looking for help

2010-10-20 Thread Don Guyer
Replied offline. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com From: Lists - Level 5 [mailto:li

RE: OTish Phone to email phish.

2010-10-12 Thread Don Guyer
FYI Not phone, but I received this phishing attempt overnight: http://www.hawaii.edu/technews/notice.php?id=141007 Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650

RE: OTish Phone to email phish.

2010-10-12 Thread Don Guyer
My bad, should of pointed out that that is not the actual phish. It's a warning about it that the Univ of Hawaii posted up when they started receiving it. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct

RE: Alternative to LiveSync?

2010-10-11 Thread Don Guyer
What about SynchToy? Our techs here have started using it in lieu of setting up Offline Files. They say it works better, but I haven't worked with it, so sorry for the lack of details. J Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W

RE: Alternative to LiveSync?

2010-10-11 Thread Don Guyer
Like I said, I haven't touched SyncToy, but I thought I heard them stating that it was working with their home directories on the SAN, no FTP necessary. We do have pretty fast links, though. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W

RE: Replacement for Windows 7 Offline files?

2010-10-08 Thread Don Guyer
I haven’t seen, used or set it up yet, but I know Synch Toy has started being used on a handful of workstation machines here. No complaints heard, only that it works “better” than offline files. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W

RE: Classic Shell on R2?

2010-10-07 Thread Don Guyer
I don't mind the interface changes. What I do hate is how long it takes to open items such as Roles, Event Logs, etc. Even on high-powered servers. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333

RE: Classic Shell on R2?

2010-10-07 Thread Don Guyer
Thx James! We have only put up a handful of 2k8 so far and haven't had time to look at things like that yet. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu

RE: Classic Shell on R2?

2010-10-07 Thread Don Guyer
That's awesome, we are a vMware shop. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com From: James

RE: AV deployment on servers, what type of account do you use?

2010-10-06 Thread Don Guyer
That's what we do. I'm curious as to why this is being questioned and what you do to make it more secure, but still function properly. J Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993

RE: Opinions on Netbooks...

2010-10-05 Thread Don Guyer
. But, when you factor in the cost of an external DVD drive on top of everything already mentioned, you're fairly close to buying a low-end full-size laptop. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993

RE: OT: weather.com

2010-10-05 Thread Don Guyer
I got so pissed off at the moderator character in that movie every time I watched it! I don't know his actual name, but he always played a$$hole roles. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct

RE: OT: weather.com

2010-10-05 Thread Don Guyer
Yeah, guess so. Been a long time since I watched that movie. J Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu

RE: OT: weather.com

2010-10-05 Thread Don Guyer
No wonder I didn't like him (RIP), he was from Jersey!!! J Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu

RE: OT: weather.com

2010-10-05 Thread Don Guyer
It's a (regional) joke here. J Yeah he prolly was. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com

RE: OT: weather.com

2010-10-05 Thread Don Guyer
Tri-state (DE, PA, NJ). Everyone that doesn't live in NJ makes fun of those who do. But, where do most of the people go for Summer vacations around here?.NJ shore of course! Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster

RE: OT: weather.com

2010-10-05 Thread Don Guyer
I dunno, it's just banter. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -Original Message- From: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:jra

RE: The end of the BIOS is nigh...

2010-10-01 Thread Don Guyer
That's OK, it's all over by 2012. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com From: Jonathan Link

RE: Restricting groups in Active Directory

2010-09-30 Thread Don Guyer
When I first arrived here, everyone and their Grandmother in IT were Domain Admins. After months of kicking and screaming, we were able to convince management that we need to narrow that list down. It did take quite a bit of work, but needed to be done. Don Guyer Systems Engineer

RE: Restricting groups in Active Directory

2010-09-30 Thread Don Guyer
In my case, no, GPOs manage the worksations' local admin groups (Domain admins and our Field Tech group). Our (outsourced) Help Desk does not have rights to do anything on workstations that require elevated perms. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach

RE: OT: Early Friday Funny...

2010-09-29 Thread Don Guyer
something I learned while actually doing work and I'll bore you to death with details. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com

RE: OT: Your Friday Night Wiring p0rn

2010-09-27 Thread Don Guyer
with coworker via walkie-talkie (cell didn't work in basement location where patch panel was). That may have scared me straight from ever doing cabling again. J Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333

RE: VNC for Windows 7?

2010-09-27 Thread Don Guyer
What about plain ole' RDP? Unless you need it to be interactive while the user is still logged on as themselves. GPO it and you're all set. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299

RE: VNC for Windows 7?

2010-09-27 Thread Don Guyer
And I thank god for that! (insert cute smiley thingy here) Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu

RE: Spam appliances/services

2010-09-23 Thread Don Guyer
+1! Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday

RE: Kick Ass Sysadmin (was RE: It appears that the Symantec Virus has affected PGP already)

2010-09-23 Thread Don Guyer
I had a boss like that before. And then once I was driving, he'd stand there, breathing down my neck. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com

RE: Bink.nu | Free Microsoft Security Essentials Coming for Small Businesses - Bink.nu

2010-09-23 Thread Don Guyer
I'll second that. I've seen infections where the user hasn't updated the software for 1-2 years (program itself or the DATs/DEFs/etc). Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax

RE: RDS GPO query

2010-09-22 Thread Don Guyer
Can you see it on another server? Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com From: James Rankin

RE: Email retention

2010-09-21 Thread Don Guyer
I believe we keep 6 months on tape, latest 2 weeks on SAN. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com

RE: RSAT Win7 question

2010-09-21 Thread Don Guyer
I believe it's RSAT, RAT and then AD DS and AD LDS Tools. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -Original Message- From: Joseph

RE: Using HP SmartStart CD for Win Server build

2010-09-20 Thread Don Guyer
Ditto. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com From: Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com

RE: Packing Method

2010-09-20 Thread Don Guyer
Above the Equator, face towards. Below the Equator, away... Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu

RE: OT: Friday funny

2010-09-17 Thread Don Guyer
Who?! What?! Where?! Why?! (that was Vinnie Barbarino for you youngsters).. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu

RE: Biometric AD authentication

2010-09-15 Thread Don Guyer
Either those or a pair of wax lips... Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com From: Sean

RE: W2k3 DHCP redundancy / high availability

2010-09-10 Thread Don Guyer
. This is kinda what we do currently. We have 2 other AD Controllers in the same Site as our DHCP server that we would just configure DHCP on and restore the backup to it. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA

RE: Mac and Windows mix

2010-09-10 Thread Don Guyer
I bought one of those a few years ago, broken, for a few bucks. Wired in a new battery connector and it worked perfectly! I must admit, I couldn't get that dash to run as fast as I could 30 years ago. J Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident

RE: Mac and Windows mix

2010-09-10 Thread Don Guyer
I think that was the start of my ADD. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com From: Steven M

RE: dcpromo 2 old W2K dc's

2010-09-09 Thread Don Guyer
Are they going to be repurposed (wiped and reloaded) or just tossed? If so, I would just leave them offline and remove any references to them in the current AD environment. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon

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