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Windows XP: AutoLogon

Recently we did a deploy of some Windows stations.  Well, they were kinda’ Windows stations, but really Macs running Parallels and Boot Camp.  At first things seemed great.  Then we realized the...

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Mac OS X Server: Setting up Admin Users of Windows XP through Open Directory PDC

If you want the “admin” group to map to the NT “Directory Admins” group, the best way is to use dscl(1) to set the SMBSID or SMBRID attributes on the “admin” group record to 500.  If there is no...

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Mac OS X Server: Disable Roaming Profiles Globally

To disable roaming profiles you can just edit the smb.conf, adding a blank path to the logon path setting disables roaming profiles.  So just add this line to your global /etc/smb.conf settings: logon...

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Windows XP: Deploying Policies for Microsoft Office

You can set various policies for Microsoft Office.  When you install the Office Resource Kit (orktools.exe) you will be able to go into the Start->Programs->Microsoft Office Tools-> Microsoft...

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Windows: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Released

Some New Features: Faster: Especially with scripts Web Slices: Alerts you when changes occur to sites Improved Search Box: There are now images in your Search Box and it Auto-Fills Accelerators:...

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Mac OS X Server: Cached Logon and Windows PDC Clients

When using Mac OS X Server as a PDC you may find that you need to tell a Windows system to cache login (aka logon) information for longer than the Windows system allows by default. In an Active...

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Windows XP: Another Six Months

Windows XP is a 7 year old operating system.  Microsoft ads on TV tell us that we should move to Vista.  They put a deadline in place.  According to Devil Mountain Software and a few others, more than...

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Windows XP: Reset Product Key

Microsoft is getting more and more picky about that product key and the Genuine Advantage program.  So if you’re finding that the warnings and annoy-ware are getting to be too much to handle then reset...

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SMB: Name Mangling

Windows 3.x and earlier used what was known as an 8.3 naming scheme, meaning that files had eight places for a name, three for an extension and a dot in the middle.  Name decorating is programatically...

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Windows 7 Themed XP

Seven Remix XP is a theme for Windows XP that will make it look eerily like Windows 7. So if you’re not yet ready to jump into running full on beta software but you want to get used to the look and...

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Net Stats & Windows Server

Windows Server tracks the sessions that have been authenticated into the system, those that have been timed out, those that have errored, kb sent/received, response time, errors, permission problems,...

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Mac OS X Server: Setting up Admin Users of Windows XP through Open Directory PDC

If you want the "admin" group to map to the NT "Directory Admins" group, the best way is to use dscl(1) to set the SMBSID or SMBRID attributes on the "admin" group record to 500.  If there is no...

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Mac OS X Server: Disable Roaming Profiles Globally

To disable roaming profiles you can just edit the smb.conf, adding a blank path to the logon path setting disables roaming profiles.  So just add this line to your global /etc/smb.conf settings: logon...

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Windows XP: Deploying Policies for Microsoft Office

You can set various policies for Microsoft Office.  When you install the Office Resource Kit (orktools.exe) you will be able to go into the Start->Programs->Microsoft Office Tools-> Microsoft...

View Article

Windows: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Released

Some New Features: Faster: Especially with scripts Web Slices: Alerts you when changes occur to sites Improved Search Box: There are now images in your Search Box and it Auto-Fills Accelerators:...

View Article


Mac OS X Server: Cached Logon and Windows PDC Clients

When using Mac OS X Server as a PDC you may find that you need to tell a Windows system to cache login (aka logon) information for longer than the Windows system allows by default. In an Active...

View Article

Windows XP: Another Six Months

Windows XP is a 7 year old operating system.  Microsoft ads on TV tell us that we should move to Vista.  They put a deadline in place.  According to Devil Mountain Software and a few others, more than...

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Windows XP: Reset Product Key

Microsoft is getting more and more picky about that product key and the Genuine Advantage program.  So if you’re finding that the warnings and annoy-ware are getting to be too much to handle then reset...

View Article

SMB: Name Mangling

Windows 3.x and earlier used what was known as an 8.3 naming scheme, meaning that files had eight places for a name, three for an extension and a dot in the middle.  Name decorating is programatically...

View Article

Windows 7 Themed XP

Seven Remix XP is a theme for Windows XP that will make it look eerily like Windows 7. So if you’re not yet ready to jump into running full on beta software but you want to get used to the look and...

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