Ya but I have a bunch of them who bought new laptops this summer and brought these problems in with them.
-Heath Henderson On Aug 25, 2010, at 8:03 AM, "Andy Cottrell" <[email protected]> wrote: > You can create a custom office installer that will automatically configure > Outlook for them as soon as they open it. Office 2003 requires the Office > 2003 resource kit to do this but you can do it in Office 2007 by running > Setup.exe /admin. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Heath Henderson > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 6:59 PM > To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List > Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] frustration of the day...AACK! > > We decided a few years back to think for the staff/students in this case. We > mapped the registry key which went to the local My docs folder in the user's > profile to H:\Documents > > Now everything they save by default goes to the network home directory. I > still find the occasional file on a c drive but not very often and if it is, > it is their fault. Now if I could keep them from trying to setup their own > outlook account and setting it up as a Pop3 account instead of their exchange > account (or asking me for help) and downloading all of their email to the > local machine we would be set! > > -Heath Henderson > > On Aug 24, 2010, at 4:18 PM, "Williams, Scott" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I had to pat the back of a teacher today that is finally realizing 4 years >> of work are down the drain. >> >> I recycled 150, 10 year old machines this summer and of course all her work >> was on one of those old GX-150's local hard Drive. >> >> >> I don't know how many times I preach that if it's of any importance, please >> save it on their Home (H:) drive for safe keeping. MAYBE even put it on >> your own thumb-drive just incase since it's so important. >> >> Maybe, to be PC, I should not have patted her on the back, but my only >> other option in my head was a firm grasp around the neck. >> >> >> Scott >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: [email protected] [[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Ben Story [[email protected]] >> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 4:00 PM >> To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List >> Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] frustration of the day...AACK! >> >> I've gotten to the point where I spoon feed the parts list and diagrams to >> the architect and/or general contractors if I can't just use my own cabling >> vendors. >> >> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 3:53 PM, Steele, Thomas C >> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> As Ron Egolf has pointed out countless times – architects don’t have a clue >> about voice and data! >> >> Thomas C. Steele >> Technology Director >> Manteno CUSD #5 >> >> >> From: >> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] >> On Behalf Of Bob Morse >> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 3:32 PM >> To: 'Tech-Geeks Mailing List' >> Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] frustration of the day...AACK! >> >> Last year during planning stages of adding multipurpose rooms to each school >> and also swapping the Jr High Office with the Jr High Library I posed the >> question “will all new phone wiring be tied into the existing system?” and I >> got the response from the architect and engineer “everything will be taken >> care of”. Last Monday, which is a week and 3 days before school starts (it >> starts this Thursday) I had a call from the Jr High Principal stating “when >> will “I” get the phones up and running?” which I replied “the plans were >> that “they” would take care of everything”. After contacting my Buildings >> and Grounds guy and the architect I was told it had been taken care of. >> Their idea of taking care of it was punching it down to a new block without >> tying it into the existing system. I then had to call my existing phone >> people to beg them to come out and tie the whole thing together ASAP! As >> you can imagine they were not happy and we just got our phones up and >> running in that building yesterday. Talk about YIKES and AACK!!!!!!!!!!! >> >> >> From: >> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] >> On Behalf Of Dan Ragen >> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 11:23 AM >> To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List >> Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] frustration of the day...AACK! >> >> My ACK is simiiar, but with READ 180. >> >> Teacher - My students can't login. >> ME - I told her my pa and login and said to try that, they all have >> basically the same and it don't vary >> to much unless a brother or sister are involved and she said OK. >> Teacher - (Next Day). My kids can't login >> ME - Did your try the method I gave you? >> Teacher - Yes, Ok I look at it after classes. >> Spent and hour after classes login in kids, etc. in different reading lab >> machined - No problems. >> Next Morning - >> HS Principal - (He's wise to her). Did you give those kids password, etc.? >> Me - I gave all the kids login and passwords and they all worked last night. >> Principal - No these are the NEW kids she gets in the class. >> Me - What new kids? >> Principal - The kids we assigned her last Friday. >> Me - She never told me abut them. >> >> To shorted the story, I talked to her again his morning and she still has >> not given me the kids names to enter. >> >> This stuff really wastes my time this time of year. How many days until the >> end of May????? >> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Nancy Sullivan >> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> First day of school for us yesterday…this was one of my head-desk moments. >> >> Lab supervisor: The computers in the lab won’t work. >> Me: What specifically is wrong with them? >> Lab supervisor: Well, there is some sort of installer running. (He knows >> this because there is a big graphic on the screen that says “STOP: Technical >> Services is installing software on this machine. Do not turn it off or >> restart. When the installer is finished, the computer will restart >> automatically.”) >> Me: That would be the installer that is putting your new software on the >> machines. >> Lab supervisor: But we need to use the computers. >> Me: Why do you need to use the computers? >> Lab supervisor: We need to use the new software. >> Me: That is what is being installed on the computer now. The new software >> won’t be on the machines until the installer finishes. >> Lab supervisor: OK. >> >> Ten minutes later… >> Lab supervisor: The computers still aren’t working. >> Me: Is the installer still running? >> Lab supervisor: Yes. >> Me: Your new software (CAD program and simulator) does take quite a while to >> load. >> Lab supervisor: Well, I thought it would be quicker if I just restarted the >> computers. >> Me: WHAT?!?! >> Lab supervisor: I restarted the computers. I thought that would fix the >> problem. >> Me: There was no problem to “fix.” Your new software was being installed. >> Lab supervisor: But we couldn’t log in. I figured I’d just reboot them all >> so we could log in, but that installer is running again. >> Me: That’s because it needs to install your new software before you can use >> the software. You have to let the installer finish BEFORE you can use the >> software. Don’t turn them off…let the installer finish running. >> Lab supervisor: OK. But we need to log on to use the new software. >> Me (internally): AACK!!!! >> >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> >> >> >> -- >> Daniel E. Ragen >> District Technology Coordinator >> Dupo CUSD 196 >> 600 Louisa Ave >> Dupo, IL 62239 >> Phone - 618-286-3214 x2141 >> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >> >> 'My reading of history convinces me >> that most bad government >> results from too much government.' >> Thomas Jefferson >> >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> >> >> >> -- >> -- >> Ben Story >> CCSP, CCNA, CCNA Wireless, CCDA >> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >> >> "You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. -- >> Abraham Lincoln >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY > The information in this email, including attachments, may be confidential > and/or privileged. 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