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I've decide to compile a bunch of your favorite tips and tricks for the Articles section. I found a post yesterday by Chrisjc that is a perfect example. I copied his post over to create Dealing with USB flash drive issues. Post your favorite tips and tricks here, in this thread, and I'll copy the best ones to a Tips and Tricks article (to be...

Hi - I'm having a problem and hope someone can help me. I created an application in VB6 on a W2K machine. I used the package/deployment wizard to create a setup program. Installing my software on Win98, W2K an XP is OK. But I have a problem when installing on XP PRO. The setup says that system files are too old and will be replaced, then ask...

Im trying to install directx 9.0 c , but i simply cant . When i run the installer it just says " The installed components are ready to use". This is the report on directx.log : 09/10/05 23:24:44: dsetup32: === SetupForDirectX() start === 09/10/05 23:24:44: dsetup32: DXSetupCommand = 0. 09/10/05 23:24:44: DXSetup: DSetupCallback(): Phase =...

Hi The situation is that i should check on my intranet-page the rights of the user to decide wich information he can access. I have to use the Windows Login Information(User/pw). I found out that i can put "mssql.secure_connection=On" in the php.ini so the mssql_connect() functions uses the Windos-Login. But the Problem is that it always uses...

Hi, This is the case... I'm trying to install some applications on a windows 2003 server sp1. The applications I'm having problems with are developed in VB6 using RDO. The error messages I'm getting are as follows: Application1 after installation and starting the application: "ActiveX component can't create object."

Hi! Little help needed... This is my environment: Server: Windows 2003 Client: Windows 2000 and Windows XP

What do you think is the best operating system for web servers? Linux or Windows? Why do you prefer one over the other? I prefer linux. I think it's because everything else we use in our company is Open Source. It just meshes well with what we do. What about you? Cough* Cough* thescripts is on Linux!

Can anyone help I am trying to load the php_printer.dll but keep getting the above error. The extension path is set to "c:\php\ext" and the file is in that directory, I have checked that the file was not blocked by IE. Any suggestions? brian

Someone asked this question but then said solved. I would like to know how to read temporary internet files. I think there is some info in some of these I need. Please help and try to make it simple. I only know what I have taught myself.

Hi I am trying to install and connect printers via scripts i am using ms server 2003 and am trying to setup scripts where the user can install the printers via a script if i have "\\scprint1\admin9000" this will prompt me to install the drivers for a printer but if i have a secone printer with the same drivers it wont connect the second...

all of a sudden, when I try to access a website from the ..file, open area of internet explorer nothing happens. I have to "x" it off and "not responding" comes up and I have to close the browser. We don't remember downloading anything recently. So basically, I cannot access any websites that are not listed in my favorites. I can't even access...

Does anyone know how to send an email notification when a windows service has stopped running? This is on Windows 2003 Server Thanks!

i'm working on a windows 2003 dev server to test web pages and web apps locally before i roll them to the web. i pulled the datd from my remote webserver and put it on the remote server. now when i go to one or any of the web pages i get "System.Web.HttpException: The directory '/App_Code/' is not allowed because the application is precompiled"....

I had the whole not having <enable parent paths> checked problem and once that was checked it fixed half of my issuse. I currently link to a Access database using asp from a flash site (login) , this is similar to what i'm doing flash-access, when i switched to a windows 2003 sever the link when the login field and password field are correct...

I have installed ISA (for testing purpose in the Lab) 2004 on windows 2003 SP1 Desktop (with two NICs). It is obvoius that I can not access the net after installing ISA (before there was no problem), since there is firewall which is by default denies every thing. The server by itself, there is no clients,,,, What I did, I created...

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Hi all I am a total noob and its my 2nd post, first of all thank you for letting me use these forums as a source of information, and hopefully once i get my head round perl i maybe able to help other noobs as well. Ok, my problem is: Windows Server 2003 Plesk for Windows 7.5.6 X-Cart Software (ecommerce solution)

W2k Professional is running on my PC. From two days I'm facing a great problem with DOS. And another problem is that, When I tried to install or run any Virous Removal Tools, it's not running. After click on the specific ".exe" file its run but after moment its out. And when I write "cmd" on RUN menu, it's just show on screen for the...

I have P4 Machine running XP Professional. I have just started writting ASP 3.0 codes using InterDev 6.0.But I cannot see the end result. I have installed IIS 5.1. But I cannot install the MMC.How I can make my machine as stand alone SREVER? So that I can see the end result.

Hi i hv a win2003 server running ASP. it was running fine, till few days back where i keep getting this error: Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a0006' Overflow I then created a simple asp code which is: <%@ Language=VBScript%> <% option explicit

Trying to add a picture field to one of the tabs in MS Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in. Has anyone seen this done? Is it possible? I have found a Technet reference that adds a salary and SS# to the schema. I have followed the outline, modifying the schema and executing the three (3) VBScripts. The thing works and does what it is...

I have created a large data base of .wav files. The drive directory file displays the sequence of folders Music/Catagory/Artist/AlbumTitle/Song Titles. Is there any way to convert the 'directory file' into a .xls or .doc file?

for those of you who don't know, 7zip is like winzip, but does not have a max. compression size i have a batch file to backup folders on my server. i use 7zip to compress the files during the backup. however i am having one problem that i have figured out why its happening - when there are empty directories and directory structures, 7zip...

Hi, I am interested in learning FTP scripting. I would like to know what I should be llearning on it. Actualy I am not at all aware of any scripting lanuages so would like if some one can help me to start some where. Thanks & regrds, Charith

I have set up a custom paper size on a Windows XP SP2 machine. I have followed all of the directions that I can find. It does appear in the print server properties, but when I go to the advanced printing preferences, and click on the dropdown for the paper size, it does not appear. I have tried virtually everything I can think of, and have...

What would cause WIndows 98 to freeze up periodicaly for about 10 seconds, locking keyboard, cursor and stopping the system clock?