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...
View ArticleMac 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...
View ArticleMac 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...
View ArticleWindows 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 ArticleWindows: 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 ArticleMac 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 ArticleWindows 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...
View ArticleWindows 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 ArticleSMB: 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 ArticleWindows 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...
View ArticleNet 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,...
View ArticleMac 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...
View ArticleMac 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...
View ArticleWindows 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 ArticleWindows: 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 ArticleMac 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 ArticleWindows 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...
View ArticleWindows 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 ArticleSMB: 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 ArticleWindows 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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