Re: MS Server 2008 - Windows Server backup fails due to incorrect active volume

2008-12-31 Thread Shazad Anwar
Hi, I've not seen this article but I'm not getting any errors relating to Microsoft Exchange Replication Service. Whenever I try to run full backup I get the following warnings/errors: Warning - Volume Shadow Copy Service warning: ASR writer Error 0x80070001. hr = 0x. (Event

Re: AHCI Sata and sysprep

2008-12-31 Thread johonn2 _
Alright, I was wrong i do have CC_0106 included but looking at the sysprep def. turned a light bulb on. The drivers dell has for downloads do NOT work. You have to get them from Intel. Yes i was stuck on that too which is why i commented it in the sysprep file.. I am using this version for the

OT Cisco MDS 9124 switch

2008-12-31 Thread John Cook
Anyone know what the default PW is for one of these? We had an outside vendor set it up and there's no sign of a password in any of their documentation. CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or attached to or with this Notice is

Re: Win 2k8 Enterprise 240-day Eval Terminal Serivces licenses for 25 users.

2008-12-31 Thread Klint Price - ArizonaITPro
as follow up, with the free trial from MS, will windows allow for 25 simultaneous users during the grace period? Klint Webster wrote: *From:* Klint Price - ArizonaITPro [mailto:kpr...@arizonaitpro.com] *Subject:* Win 2k8 Enterprise 240-day Eval Terminal Serivces licenses for 25 users.

RE: Win 2k8 Enterprise 240-day Eval Terminal Serivces licenses for 25 users.

2008-12-31 Thread Damien Solodow
Should. In my experience the trial versions are complete and full function, just time-bombed. From: Klint Price - ArizonaITPro [mailto:kpr...@arizonaitpro.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 10:23 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Win 2k8 Enterprise 240-day Eval Terminal

Re: Win 2k8 Enterprise 240-day Eval Terminal Serivces licenses for 25 users.

2008-12-31 Thread Klint Price - ArizonaITPro
Backing up a little bit This is going to be utilized in a Windows 2003 domain environment. I have plenty of 2003 CALS, but no 2008 CALs. During the test time frame, do I not have to worry about 2008 CALs? Does 2008 ignore the fact they are missing until the trial period ends? Thanks, I

RE: Win 2k8 Enterprise 240-day Eval Terminal Serivces licenses for 25 users.

2008-12-31 Thread Damien Solodow
I think so. It wouldn't make sense for a trial version to require you to buy things.. From: Klint Price - ArizonaITPro [mailto:kpr...@arizonaitpro.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 10:38 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Win 2k8 Enterprise 240-day Eval Terminal Serivces

Hackers create rogue CA certificate using MD5 collisions

2008-12-31 Thread Sam Cayze
This doesn't sound too good... http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2339 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~

RE: Hackers create rogue CA certificate using MD5 collisions

2008-12-31 Thread David Lum
Microsoft released a bulletin on it yesterday http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/961509.mspx Of note: Mitigating Factors: * Microsoft is not aware of specific attacks against MD5, so previously issued certificates that were signed using MD5 are not affected and do not need to be

RE: Hackers create rogue CA certificate using MD5 collisions

2008-12-31 Thread David Mazzaccaro
I believe MD5 has been hacked long ago... I think a lot of people will mis-interrupt this, thinking that SSL is also hacked. Related article here: http://hackaday.com/2008/12/30/25c3-hackers-completely-break-ssl-using-2 00-ps3s/ From: Sam Cayze

R: MS Server 2008 - Windows Server backup fails due to incorrect active volume

2008-12-31 Thread HELP_PC
Se MS KB 955687 and ask for relative hotfix (It will be included in SP2) GuidoElia HELPPC -Messaggio originale- Da: Shazad Anwar [mailto:sha...@fastmail.co.uk] Inviato: mercoledì 31 dicembre 2008 11.57 A: NT System Admin Issues Oggetto: Re: MS Server 2008 - Windows Server backup fails

RE: Win 2k8 Enterprise 240-day Eval Terminal Serivces licenses for 25 users.

2008-12-31 Thread Troy Meyer
Yes, the 2008 box will completely ignore CALS/licensing during the trial period. You get that familiar you have X days to configure a TS licensing server down in the task bar. During install our 2008 TS test setup detected our 2003 licensing server and said it didn't have any compatible

RE: Net framework 2.0 SP1

2008-12-31 Thread Kelsey, John
Google is your friend. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0c1b0a88-59e2-4 eba-a70e-4cd851c5fcc4displaylang=en *** John C. Kelsey DuBois Regional Medical Center (: 814.375.3073 *: jckel...@drmc.org mailto:jckel...@drmc.org

RE: Net framework 2.0 SP1

2008-12-31 Thread Craig Gauss
Saw that one but it is only for Windows mobile Craig Gauss, Technical Supervisor/Security Officer Riverview Hospital Association Phone: 715-423-6060 ext. 8572 From: Kelsey, John [mailto:jckel...@drmc.org] Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 10:44 AM To:

RE: Net framework 2.0 SP1

2008-12-31 Thread Kelsey, John
Alrighty, how about this one? http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/details.aspx?familyid=79BC3B77-E02C-4 AD3-AACF-A7633F706BA5displaylang=en *** John C. Kelsey DuBois Regional Medical Center (: 814.375.3073 *: jckel...@drmc.org mailto:jckel...@drmc.org

RE: Net framework 2.0 SP1

2008-12-31 Thread Kelsey, John
nevermind..you said MSI and thats the .exe *** John C. Kelsey DuBois Regional Medical Center (: 814.375.3073 *: jckel...@drmc.org mailto:jckel...@drmc.org *** -Original Message- From: Kelsey, John

RE: Net framework 2.0 SP1

2008-12-31 Thread Don Guyer
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0c1b0a88-59e2-4 eba-a70e-4cd851c5fcc4displaylang=en Don Guyer Systems Engineer Information Services Prudential Fox Roach/ Trident 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Ph: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 www.prufoxroach.com

Re: Top 10 PowerShell scripts that VMware administrators should use

2008-12-31 Thread Steven Peck
On that subject, I just did an intro presentation on PowerShell for my co-workers http://www.blkmtn.org/introduction-to-powershell-slides On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 10:13 PM, Sam Cayze sam.ca...@rollouts.com wrote: Since we are praising powershell, I just came across this. Handy list!

RE: Net framework 2.0 SP1

2008-12-31 Thread Don Guyer
Oh yeah, my apologies. You could always take the EXE and package it up into an MSI. I'm guessing you want to push this through a GPO? Don Guyer Systems Engineer Information Services Prudential Fox Roach/ Trident 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Ph: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610)

Re: Net framework 2.0 SP1

2008-12-31 Thread Phil Brutsche
The EXE is a self extracting executable you can open with WinZip. The .msi is inside. I think you need to perform an administrative install (aka msiexec /a) before you can deploy it via GPO. The same goes for .NET Framework versions 3.0 and 3.5. Don Guyer wrote: Oh yeah, my apologies. You

RE: Net framework 2.0 SP1

2008-12-31 Thread Craig Gauss
Thanks to everyone for looking. I think I found a satisfactory solution. We use ScriptLogic's desktop authority and I am using the Application Launcher elements to launch the install silently and asynchronously on login with the norestart switch. Has worked on the test machines I have tried it

Strange Word template issue

2008-12-31 Thread Joe Heaton
Template was originally created in Word 2k3. The template can be opened in Word 2k3. I can't open it in Word 2k7. If it's changed to a document instead of a template, I can open it in Word 2k7. There's nothing odd about the template, it's just a memo template, with a company logo

RE: Strange Word template issue

2008-12-31 Thread Martin Blackstone
Take it one step further. Change to template to doc. Open in 2007 Save As Template From: Joe Heaton [mailto:jhea...@etp.ca.gov] Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 10:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Strange Word template issue Template was originally created in Word 2k3.

RE: Net framework 2.0 SP1

2008-12-31 Thread Don Guyer
Thank you both. This is good info as we also use DA here. Happy New Year! Don Guyer Systems Engineer Information Services Prudential Fox Roach/ Trident 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Ph: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 www.prufoxroach.com don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -Original

LCD monitor vs LCD HDTV?

2008-12-31 Thread jesse-r...@wi.rr.com
I was looking to replace my aging 14 tube monitor with an LCD monitor. However, it seems like, for the price of a 22 LCD flatpanel monitor, I can get a 22 LCD HDTV which includes a tv tuner. So is there any reason to buy a LCD flatpanel monitor? The prices are about the same for a LCD

Re: LCD monitor vs LCD HDTV?

2008-12-31 Thread Phil Brutsche
I would double check the resolution the LCD is capable of. Beyond that, no reason not to. Not all LCD TVs support the resolution a same-size LCD flatpanel monitor will. jesse-r...@wi.rr.com wrote: I was looking to replace my aging 14 tube monitor with an LCD monitor. However, it seems like,

RE: LCD monitor vs LCD HDTV?

2008-12-31 Thread Terry Dickson
Well I just got an email a little while ago about LCD 22 under $150, I don't think you can get a LCD HDTV for that, as a matter of fact I think they are almost twice that price. -Original Message- From: jesse-r...@wi.rr.com [mailto:jesse-r...@wi.rr.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 31,

RE: LCD monitor vs LCD HDTV?

2008-12-31 Thread David Lum
I could be wrong, but a 1080p HDTV is basically like a 1920x1080 monitor or a 720p is 1280x720 that you can't change the resolution on. I infer It from this: http://www.cnet.com/hdtv-resolution/ True A-V geeks will likely chime in here. The p vs i discussions remind me of the early SVGA days

RE: LCD monitor vs LCD HDTV?

2008-12-31 Thread Don Guyer
Funny you say this. I just bought a 22 LCD HDTV for my Daughter's room and was thinking that if/when she gets a computer in her room, the TV will double as a monitor. I have not hooked a computer up to it yet so I cannot comment on the quality yet. Don Guyer Systems Engineer Information Services

RE: LCD monitor vs LCD HDTV?

2008-12-31 Thread David James
HDTV will support HDCP as well, which you'll want to get all the features of HD TV. A lot of the LCD monitors have HDMI in now, but won't give you the full benefits HDCP does. -Original Message- From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:p...@optimumdata.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 1:02 PM

RE: Net framework 2.0 SP1

2008-12-31 Thread Craig Gauss
How are you liking it? I think we have been using it for about 1 1/2 years and Im not sure I could work without it :) Craig Gauss, Technical Supervisor/Security Officer Riverview Hospital Association Phone: 715-423-6060 ext. 8572 -Original Message- From: Don Guyer

RE: LCD monitor vs LCD HDTV?

2008-12-31 Thread Sam Cayze
Yeah everyone is right here... Resolution on the monitors is MUCH better. Night and day difference. Dell just had their 22 wide on sale for $140. -Original Message- From: David James [mailto:bigdadd...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 1:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues

RE: Strange Word template issue

2008-12-31 Thread Joe Heaton
That worked fine. So now we're having the person doing the changes to save the .doc that worked, as a template, then send that to us, to see if we can open it. The editor is using 2k3. Joe Heaton Employment Training Panel From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:mblackst...@gmail.com] Sent:

RE: Net framework 2.0 SP1

2008-12-31 Thread Don Guyer
I just started using it earlier this year, when I started this job, so I haven't gotten my hands real dirty with it yet. Right now I'm only using it to pass settings for IE, desktop, etc. Don Guyer Systems Engineer Information Services Prudential Fox Roach/ Trident 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon,

RE: LCD monitor vs LCD HDTV?

2008-12-31 Thread David James
I can run my ps3 1080p over the HDMI input, but when I hook up the PC over HDCMI it only goes to 1366 x 768. computer resolution and HD resolutions are different somehow, I've never quite understood why a 1080p tv won't do 1920 x 1080. Maybe someone else has done that and can tell me how, I'd

RE: LCD monitor vs LCD HDTV?

2008-12-31 Thread jesse-r...@wi.rr.com
The Insignia LCD-HDTV I'm looking at (22 720p) says it does 1650x1050. Any reason this wouldn't be as good as a regular old LCD panel that does 1650x1050? Original Message: - From: David James bigdadd...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:55:28 -0600 To:

gpupdate/GPO

2008-12-31 Thread Jason Gauthier
All, I have one, or many, GPOs that are not apparently being applied on workstations. Through some testing, I have specifically found that IE settings are not really taking effect. That is, until, I manually run a gpupdate /force, and the reboot or logoff. Obviously, this is not

Re: LCD monitor vs LCD HDTV?

2008-12-31 Thread Bryan Garmon
My Samsung 46 LCD does 1920X1080P just fine with my laptop hooked up to the back of it using a DVI connection. Perhaps your tv isn't what the marketing genius' now call True HD. True HD televisions support 1920X1080P resolution over either DVI or HDMI. If you're using a VGA cable good luck - I've

RE: gpupdate/GPO

2008-12-31 Thread gsweers
On occasion it takes 2 reboot cycles for GPO's to be applied. You can help mitigate that by making the computer wait for network on startup under the computer section, System/Group Policy ADM's. Some computers do not get the NIC started before GP settings would be applied hence requiring a

RE: gpupdate/GPO

2008-12-31 Thread Jason Gauthier
Wouldn't that group policy not get applied under that theory though? Or any new GP at all? Furthermore, the GPO should be reset every 15 minutes, however some settings are not actually applied until the force+reboot. From: gswe...@actsconsulting.net [mailto:gswe...@actsconsulting.net]

RE: gpupdate/GPO

2008-12-31 Thread gsweers
Not all GPO's are applied in a background refresh. Many do require a reboot to take effect, Offline files being one for example. The GPO would not apply in the initial reboot because the computer does not get the update since the NIC has not come active yet. Then it pulls down the update and

RE: gpupdate/GPO

2008-12-31 Thread Jason Gauthier
When you say the NIC has not come active are you talking about the PC/drivers, etc.. or are you talking about the time it might take the switch to bring the link up? I know some switches take longer than XP to boot due to STP. If it's the latter, it can be mitigated with switch config

Re: Hackers create rogue CA certificate using MD5 collisions

2008-12-31 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 11:13 AM, David Lum david@nwea.org wrote: Microsoft is not aware of specific attacks against MD5, so previously issued certificates that were signed using MD5 are not affected and do not need to be revoked. This issue only affects certificates being signed using MD5

RE: gpupdate/GPO

2008-12-31 Thread Sam Cayze
I would think IE settings wouldn't need a reboot... Many programs can try to adjust IE settings. AV programs, Spybot, Desktop Search, etc... could anything be overwriting the settings you are trying to adjust? From: Jason Gauthier [mailto:jgauth...@lastar.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 31,

RE: gpupdate/GPO

2008-12-31 Thread Jason Gauthier
I can't say no.. but I don't know what would. I can open the registry editor, run a gpupdate /force and the changes are not there. So, I base it off that fact alone. This is just proxy/autoconfig settings too.. nothing fancy at all. From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com]

Re: gpupdate/GPO

2008-12-31 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 3:07 PM, Jason Gauthier jgauth...@lastar.com wrote: I have one, or many, GPOs that are not apparently being applied on workstations. Through some testing, I have specifically found that IE settings are not really taking effect. That is, until, I manually run a

Re: LCD monitor vs LCD HDTV?

2008-12-31 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 2:55 PM, David James bigdadd...@gmail.com wrote: I've never quite understood why a 1080p tv won't do 1920 x 1080. From what I've read: In theory, a TV is just a display monitor with a built-in tuner. But in practice, there can be hidden differences in what the tuning

RE: LCD monitor vs LCD HDTV?

2008-12-31 Thread Sam Cayze
Good info Ben. OP: You could get the LCD monitor, and add a $30 dollar TV tuner to your PC, making it into a TV?!!? -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 3:37 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: LCD monitor vs LCD

OT: Selling servers

2008-12-31 Thread Travis Robinson
Hello, We are looking at migrating to an all blade environment and have some 1yr old Dell 1950s with Gold support. Has anyone sold off old servers that are still under warranty? Any recommendations on how to do it; eBay or reseller? Any suggestions are appreciated Thanks and Happy New Year

RE: Selling servers

2008-12-31 Thread Bob Fronk
I have sold Dell equipment before an eBay. There is a warranty transfer site (see link) http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/change_order/ en/tag_transfer From: Travis Robinson [mailto:travis.robin...@octanner.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 4:59 PM

RE: Hackers create rogue CA certificate using MD5 collisions

2008-12-31 Thread Troy Meyer
If the PS3 guys can crack an MD5 encrypted root certificate, they can create their own CA that looks like a trusted authority and in turn the CA can issue certificates that appear to be from that fake trusted authority. If a public CA has a root cert that is encrypted with SHA1 they aren't

RE: Selling servers

2008-12-31 Thread Dallas Burnworth
Unless you can transfer the warranty or ownership on the manufacturer's site like Bob says below, you probably want to get with a reseller that can handle lifecycle management in order to address the following: 1. Indemnification of improper use and disposal of equipment-if you sell or donate

RE: Selling servers

2008-12-31 Thread NTSysAdmin
All that is required is a signed copy of the bill of sale or an invoice. Just like any other piece of merchandise. S From: Dallas Burnworth [mailto:dallas.burnwo...@zones.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 6:33 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Selling servers Unless you can

Re: Hackers create rogue CA certificate using MD5 collisions

2008-12-31 Thread Kurt Buff
Add GeoTrust aka Equifax Secure Global eBusiness CA-1 On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 2:19 PM, David Lum david@nwea.org wrote: The report itself (http://www.win.tue.nl/hashclash/rogue-ca/#sec5) listed six CA's that issued MD5 certs in 2008: RapidSSL C=US, O=Equifax Secure Inc., CN=Equifax Secure

RE: Selling servers

2008-12-31 Thread Mike French
Would that cover indemnification as well? I never really thought about this until it came up in this thread... We have a mini storage full of equipment that we are getting rid of. From: NTSysAdmin [mailto:ntsysad...@optimum.bm] Sent: Wednesday, December 31,

Re: Hackers create rogue CA certificate using MD5 collisions

2008-12-31 Thread Phil Brutsche
Not all GeoTrust certificates are MD5 signed, only those signed using the below mentioned root CA. The only GeoTrust product using that CA is the QuickSSL cert. For the higher-end certificate offerings GeoTrust uses root CAs called Equifax Security CA and GeoTrust Primary Certificate Authority,

Re: Selling servers

2008-12-31 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 7:38 PM, Mike French mike.fre...@theequitybank.com wrote: Would that cover indemnification as well? This reminds of Bender on Futurama, when asked for a guarantee that his merchandise was genuine: I can guarantee you anything you want! I'm sure there are companies

Re: LCD monitor vs LCD HDTV?

2008-12-31 Thread RM
There are a couple of web pages out there that attempt to document which units can do the full 1920x1080 over the VGA port. Some can and some cannot. Interestingly, my Vizio claims that if you want full 1080 over the HDMI port with a PC source, you must have a native HDMI output on your PC; A

USB backup drive for Server 2003?

2008-12-31 Thread RM
I'm supporting a small business that wants to use an external USB drive for backup (and upgrade to something else later). All the regular external drives from WD, Seagate, etc have a backup package that does not support server OS's. I know that I can use the built-in Windows backup but it'd be

Re: Hackers create rogue CA certificate using MD5 collisions

2008-12-31 Thread Kurt Buff
That's interesting, because I ordered direct from GeoTrust. It seems the relationships between CAs is quite complex. On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 4:48 PM, Phil Brutsche p...@optimumdata.com wrote: Not all GeoTrust certificates are MD5 signed, only those signed using the below mentioned root CA. The

RE: Hackers create rogue CA certificate using MD5 collisions

2008-12-31 Thread Ken Schaefer
The attack relies on creating two cert requests - one for a legitimate server authN cert, and one for an intermediate CA. You get the CA to sign the AuthN cert (e.g. for a website), but since the two cert requests that we have specially crafted end up with the same MD5 verification hash, we can

RE: Hackers create rogue CA certificate using MD5 collisions

2008-12-31 Thread Ken Schaefer
This isn't the issue at all at the moment. Root CA certs can be signed in crayon, as long as you trust the integrity of the cert, you are OK. No one is cracking root CA certs. They are generating certificate requests (two of them - one for an end point purpose e.g. web server authentication,

Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2008-12-31 Thread Kamlesh Parmar
LinkedIn NT, I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Kamlesh Learn more: https://www.linkedin.com/e/isd/441515905/_vdeiJjK/ -- What is LinkedIn and why should you join?

RE: USB backup drive for Server 2003?

2008-12-31 Thread John Cook
Honestly, I use NT Backup with external Maxtor USB drives, I've done several recoveries from the backups with no issue and the overall cost - (we're a non-profit so believe me this is the cheapest way) it just can't be beat. Newegg has great prices on NAS devices (Buffalo terrastation for

RE: Virtualization Questions - More Q's

2008-12-31 Thread Ken Schaefer
Seth, I think we are in violent agreement here. I'm just saying that virtualising your infrastructure means that there is one more team of people who have privileged access to your infrastructure, and they need to be built into the whole change control/management process. For a physical DC,

RE: Hackers create rogue CA certificate using MD5 collisions

2008-12-31 Thread Tim Evans
So, if I understand things correctly, the way to definitive way to protect against this potential attack would be to remove all root certs that use the Md5RSA signature algorithm? What are the downsides? ...Tim -Original Message- From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com]