System Admin

Re: Windows XP Pro SP1 and NT Server - Shared Printer

15-Jul-03 0:53

I have a customer with a small network running an NT Domain. They have a whiz bang Toshiba something or other printer/photocopier/... hanging off the NT Server which is shared.

Last night I installed a new Windows XP Professional SP1 machine and forgot to setup the printer. Today when I tried to talk the customer through setting up the network printer over the phone they received the following error -

A policy is in effect on you computer which prevents you from connecting to this print queue. Please contact your system administrator.

I can't get on site tomorrow so will be playing backup support by phone to the bloke who can.

Looking in the knowledge base led me to this[^] article. Unfortunately it is talking about Active Directory Forests which don't affect me here.

I believe they are getting this error as the ploicy currently doesn't allow the XP machine to connect to the server. According to the article when this happens XP will look for the drivers locally.

The only part that seems relevant to me is using Group Policy Editor (anyone know how to run this?) to enable the User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Printers policy and set User can only Point and Print to these servers to the only server there which is NT.

My quandry is how to get the printer drivers to the XP machine once we get it access to the server in question.

Should I load the XP printer drivers to the NT server so it can hand them over when we connect the XP computer?
Should I store the drivers on the XP machine so I can load them from there when I connect? If so where should they reside?

Any help greatly appreciated.

Michael Martin
Australia

"I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end."
- Chris Maunder 15/07/2002

Roger Wright15-Jul-03 2:32

Re: Windows 2000 Hardware

15-Jul-03 2:32

I haven't worked with XP in a mixed environment, but as a general rule I prefer to install the drivers for any printer in the network on each machine that might use it. That way I am assured that the correct driver for each machine's OS version is at least available locally, in case the printer server doesn't have or can't locate the correct version.

The error sounds like a permissions thing, and there is a default GPO in WInXP. When XP refers to a server, it may be using the term to reference any host providing a service, including printing. Remember that in Microsoft terminology, any client which is sharing a printer on a network is called a Print Server.

"The Lion shall lie down with the Lamb;
but the Lamb will not get much sleep..."
Lazarus Long

Windows 2000 Hardware

Robby14-Jul-03 4:05

Robby

14-Jul-03 4:05

I am looking into the possibilities of creating an IN-HOUSE solution for restoring an image of 2000 O/S to any server regardless of hardware. The only way I know this will work is if I can somehow detect the current hardware and enter those settings in the registry. Does anyone know of a way (or is there an existing command line util) that will run the hardware detect? I would like to restore a Win2K image and then run hardware detect (similar to what Windows does during setup). Any thoughts?

Roger Wright14-Jul-03 6:02

Re: Windows 2000 Hardware

14-Jul-03 6:02

This[^] may be of some help.

"The Lion shall lie down with the Lamb;
but the Lamb will not get much sleep..."
Lazarus Long

Mike Dimmick14-Jul-03 7:08

Mike Dimmick

14-Jul-03 7:08

A Windows 2000 image will only work correctly if the right kernel, HAL and boot drivers are in the image.

There are two main versions of kernel, uniprocessor (NTOSKRNL.EXE on the install disk) and multiprocessor (NTKRNLMP.EXE). There are also physical address extension versions (NTKRNLPA.EXE and NTKRPAMP.EXE) for systems with >4Gb of memory. A 'normal' and a PA image are both installed on any given system; once installed they're simply named NTOSKRNL.EXE and NTKRNLPA.EXE - the multiproc versions are renamed.

There are a multitude of HALs supplied with the OS, including 'basic', 'multiprocessor', 'ACPI', 'single-processor APIC', 'ACPI with APIC'. Again, get the right one, or your system likely won't boot.

Finally, your system loads a number of drivers at boot time, which are needed to be able to load the rest of the system. These are the drivers which are listed before the switch to graphics mode when you select a Safe Mode boot. Typically this includes system bus drivers and disk drivers. If one system's Athlon-based and another Intel-based, you may have problems if you're not using Microsoft's generic drivers.

Windows NT Domain

Michael Martin13-Jul-03 19:04

13-Jul-03 19:04

Haven't worked with a proper network and domain setup for nearly 2 years now, and haven't had to connect a computer to a domain for over 2 years.

Tonight (a couple of hours away) I have to connect a Windows XP Professional and Windows 2000 Professional to an NT domain.

I know I have to go Control Panel -> System -> Identification and then clekc the button to add to a domain. But from memory I have to also add the machine to the PDC's Server Manager. Is his correct? I can't remember if I have to do this from the server itself or from the new client logged in as Domain Admin.

Anyone care to refresh my memory? I can't spend any time looking through the KB as I have to complete my mundane day job before immediately shooting off to the 2nd job to get this done. Only got the call half an hour ago to tell me this was on. I get the calls as the boss gets in more work than she has people to do it.

Michael Martin
Australia

"I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end."
- Chris Maunder 15/07/2002

Richard Deeming14-Jul-03 2:25

Richard Deeming

14-Jul-03 2:25

On 2000 and XP, when you specify the domain name, it will prompt you for the username and password of a domain user with permission to add the machine to the network, and then add the machine account automatically. You shouldn't need to touch the server manager at all.

HTH,
Richard

"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

Michael Martin14-Jul-03 4:25

14-Jul-03 4:25

Exactly what I needed and exactly what I did. Thanks for the information though I had to ring someone earlier to get the info I needed. I received your reply 22:29 Sydney time and I did this about 3 hours earlier.

From memory I posted this about 01:00 New York time which would have been 22:00 Arizona time.I can't believe Roger Wright wasn't up at that time scanning the Operating System forum on the off chance I most post a question he should answer. Poke tongue | ;-P

Michael Martin
Australia

"I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end."
- Chris Maunder 15/07/2002

Roger Wright14-Jul-03 5:45

14-Jul-03 5:45

Sorry, but I was entertaining a beautiful woman at the time. You just can't compete.;P

"The Lion shall lie down with the Lamb;
but the Lamb will not get much sleep..."
Lazarus Long

Michael Martin14-Jul-03 17:28

14-Jul-03 17:28

Roger Wright wrote:
Sorry, but I was entertaining a beautiful woman at the time. You just can't compete. Poke tongue | ;-P

You haven't so much as seen a picture of me, so how would you know? What if I trimmed the beard? Would I be in the running then? Big Grin | :-D

Roger Wright15-Jul-03 2:24

15-Jul-03 2:24

Michael Martin wrote:
Would I be in the running then?

Of course not, silly - you're married. Big Grin | :-D

"The Lion shall lie down with the Lamb;
but the Lamb will not get much sleep..."
Lazarus Long

Messenger Service

eggie513-Jul-03 15:03

eggie5

13-Jul-03 15:03

How do I send messages via the messenger service, also how do I turn it off..

/\ |_ E X E GG

Re: Messenger Service

BooleanOperator13-Jul-03 15:10

BooleanOperator

13-Jul-03 15:10

I don't use it to send messages...however go into sevices, stop the service, right-click and select properties with a left-click. There will be a pull-down to disable the service. Apply the changes and enjoy a Messenger-spam free life.. Laugh | :laugh:

Warm Regards,
The Boolean Operator aka Boo

Re: Messenger Service

BooleanOperator13-Jul-03 15:11

BooleanOperator

13-Jul-03 15:11

BTW for clarity, the messenger service is not the same as MSN messenger..I say this for the benefit of others. I assume you knew the difference.

-=Boo

Re: Messenger Service

Roger Wright13-Jul-03 15:11

which mail server should I use ?

13-Jul-03 15:11

From a command prompt, enter

net send /?

It should spit out a bunch of info on the options available. The service is turned on and off from the Services applet in the Control Panel.

"The Lion shall lie down with the Lamb;
but the Lamb will not get much sleep..."
Lazarus Long

Hacker on my IIS FTP

eggie513-Jul-03 14:05

eggie5

13-Jul-03 14:05

I was setting up a family website with FTP access for my family to share their pictues on.... I was still in developmental stages, so I had no security on it... I didn't think anyone would find it that fast. It was up for 4 days...

So, I'm going through the logs and then I see this suspicius one where the person put a full AC/DC album and some comic book scans on. The funny thing was it was about 15 directories deep.

What's even funnier is that it was in the "_vti_pvt" directory...

Can anyone explain how they managed to put any files in there???

Also when I went to delete their files I couldn't... so then I'm like, oh yeah, I have to stop IIS... so I do that and then try to delete them, but the same thing, the disk is write protected or something...

SO, what can I do???, do I have to reinstall IIS??

Fill me in someone...

/\ |_ E X E GG

Jerome Conus11-Jul-03 5:02

Jerome Conus

11-Jul-03 5:02

Hi !

We need to install a mail server for our company (about 10 people). The server is running Windows 2000 Server.

I heared about MDaemon and MSExchange. We are looking for something simple to use and cheap.

Does anyone could tell is one of the two I mentionned is a valuable solution ? Does it exist another mail server which is better ?

Thank you or your suggestions.
Jerome

Re: which mail server should I use ?

Roger Wright11-Jul-03 6:23