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Is it possible to upgrade a Windows 2000 SP4 Chinese to Windows 2003 English Domain? Could I just run adprep, move over my FSMO's and be done? We use Static IP DNS only hits our Domain controllers. Feels too easy. Please let me know what you think

>We're always here to laugh and cry. >*TimDaniels* Thank you Tim - but your reward is I'm back :-) Got all tangled up trying to get Users Names to agree with those listed in Explorer. Lost a lot of friends on that one. Anyway, we got that resolved, however, now it appears after I add a new user via C/P User Accounts, the new account name does not appear in Explorer, event after logging off and/or rebooting. Any suggestions on how to make a new User Account appear correctly as a Folder in Explorer? WinXp SP2 and not on a domain. Dave

Go to windows explorer,,,, (right click on start) Go to C: folder and click on users click on public and look for the desktop folder (if its not visible under public, go to tool, folder options, and view) select show hidden files/folders Then you should see C:\Public\Desktop and any Icons in it.... I did this, but I didn't see any ICONS... Since there was nothing in the folder, I Deleted it and the ANNOYING Icons disappeared... THen I recreated the folder to ensure I didn't mess up some other file/reference -- Slightlyevil

ANN: Beta 2 Of IE 8.0 Is Now Available At http://www.microsoft.com/downloads, Just FYI. Looks Like I Picked A Perfect Time 2 Return 2 Windows Vista, Just FYI.

When setting up a standalone CA on Server 2003 Standard you can select the LDAP CRL publish location but since it is not an Enterprise CA does it still publish the CRL into Active directory? Reason I ask is I created a Root CA standlone on a Server 2003 standard domain member. Then created a standalone subordinate on Server 2003 standard domain member and it complained about not being able to check the CRL when I grabed the cert from the Root. I understood this meant either the CRL isnt publihsed or not reachable. Any ideas?

In my latest review, I look at Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, a major pre-release version of Microsoft's next Web browser! More...

A PC for editing AVC guardian.co.uk, UK - 32 minutes ago Next, look for a PC with that Q number, 4GB or 8GB of memory, and 64-bit Windows Vista. An example is the Mesh Xtreme X9550GTX with a Q9550, 8GB of memory, ... More...

I am here to tell you how to upgrade to IE8 Beta 2. IE8 Beta 2 system requirements are the same as IE8 Beta 1 and it’s currently available in English, Chinese Simplified, German and Japanese. Stay tuned for more localized IE8 Beta 2 versions to be available shortly. Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 Getting Ready Before you start IE8 Beta 2 installation, there are a couple of things to keep in mind: [*]Uninstalling IE8 Beta 1 If you have Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 installed, the IE8 installer will automatically uninstall any earlier versions and then install the latest version of IE8 Beta2 for you. You will be prompted to reboot twice. The first reboot is t…

At the start of the Internet Explorer 8 project we made a commitment to great website compatibility. It’s worth noting that this commitment hasn’t changed, even given the short-term impact of our announcement to better align with Microsoft’s interoperability principles. In other words, compatibility has been and continues to be a very important part of the Internet Explorer 8 feature set. With Beta 2 we’re announcing a brand new feature known as Compatibility View. In a nutshell, Compatibility View allows content designed for older web browsers to still work well in Internet Explorer 8. Compatibility View and End Users When a web site says that it suppor…

We’re excited to release IE8 Beta 2 today for public download. You can find it at http://www.microsoft.com/ie8. Please try it out! You’ll find versions for 32- and 64-bit editions of Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008. In addition to English, IE8 Beta 2 is available in Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), and German. Additional languages will be available soon. While Beta 1 was for developers, we think that anyone who browses or works on the web will enjoy IE8 Beta 2. Before the team blogs about our Beta 2 in detail, here’s an overview of what you’ll find in IE8. We focused our work around three themes: everyday browsing …

Hi all this may be really basic but my team and i are totally stumped.. (Im posting here first but it could be an XL issue as it appears thus far only to affect XL docs..) Users are randomly experiencing the message on their own documents when attempting a rename or delete. "Cannot delete file: It is being used by another person or program." Normally we would just find the thread/open file and close them on the server, EXCEPT they are not listed NOR does any unlock software report them as currently in use. A reboot of the server resolves the issue but after the first rename the issue then re-occours. Domain admins and the relavent users hav…

Check out the install process and new features in Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 in these two screenshot galleries, one for Windows Vista, and one for Windows XP! More...

You've probably seen the Mojave Experiment, part of Microsoft's efforts at fighting the bad news surrounding Windows Vista. Now find out how the Mojave Experiment came to be in this interview with Microsoft's David Webster! More...

Windows XP Piracy Badgering Set To Begin CRN, NY - 31 minutes ago ... as they are for Windows Vista service pack 1, said Alex Kochis, senior product manager in the Windows Genuine Advantage group, in a Tuesday blog post. ... Microsoft Tweaks Anti-piracy Check for Windows XP PC World Microsoft to tweak WGA Notifications on Windows XP ZDNet Microsoft readies new Windows XP Pro anti-piracy nag Computerworld Yahoo! Tech - ZDNet Blogs all 35 news articles More...

Canada.com Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Now Available Bink.nu, Netherlands - 1 hour ago You’ll find versions for 32- and 64-bit editions of Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008. In addition to English, ... Internet Explorer 8 Catches Up, Shows Improvements, With Beta 2 Webmonkey IE8 will feature privacy envelope, Microsoft confirms BetaNews InPrivate IE 8 Confirmed By Microsoft TopNews all 173 news articles More...

Our print server, hosting 300+ printers, host a very full system event log, and there isn't much longitudinal information there. Is it possible to create a different event log and configure the print service to log information there? --Geoff

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Now Available Bink.nu, Netherlands - 32 minutes ago You’ll find versions for 32- and 64-bit editions of Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008. In addition to English, ... More...

Improve performance and productivity with these Vista tricks TechRepublic, KY - 14 minutes ago Over the last week, I’ve encountered some interesting Vista tricks and wanted to share them with you in this edition of the Windows Vista Report. This blog ... More...

Dell OEM 64 Bit Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack One Is Just Completely Awesome, Just FYI. No Product Activation Required, Just FYI. Sorry Alias, But I Am Done Using Linux.

Microsoft Mojave Creator: People Actually Like Vista CRN, NY - 20 minutes ago Later, users were informed that the OS they'd just seen was actually Windows Vista. In a Tuesday post to the Windows Vista team blog, David Webster, ... More...

I've built a Domain Admin User acct in my W2K8 DC (DAUser) for the purpose of installing software other than using the Domain Administrator or local administrator accts. When I use this acct to log onto a different W2K8 server (who is a member of the domain), this server does not see this acct as a DA or even an administrator acct. I've ensured the DA group is in the local administrators group. (I've even tried adding the acct DAUser directly into the local administrators group too)

TECH BLOG One Less Windows User LinuxInsider.com, CA - 7 hours ago Rather than buy a new machine running Windows Vista or take the Mac plunge, I decided to walk the open source walk. As editor for LinuxInsider for more than ... Dell intros 15.6in Vostro notebook, Atom-based tower Electronista all 4 news articles More...

When I start Internet Explorer 7 from an internet shortcut on the desktop, Windows Explorer hangs and I get a "Windows Explorer is not responding" dialog box. If I start IE from its icon and subsequently select the same desktop shortcut, everything is fine. If I change the default browser to something like Opera, the desktop shortcuts work fine. In Internet Explorer I have disabled all Add-ons and third-party browser extensions, and neither has helped . I am running Vista Ultimate 32bit. Any ideas other than breaking out the OEM disks and doing as repair installation of IE? This has been a subtle problem for awhile, so I do not have an easy restore poin…

My desktop wallpaper disappeared ... I had a picture up for several days and the desktop just turned black ... all icons are still there, just the picture is gone ... when I go to Display Properties/Desktop, it shows the picture that used to be there ... I tried changing to a different picture, and nothing happened ... About twelve hours later, the picture reappeared ... but only for an hour or so ... now the desktop is black again ... Does anyone know how I can troubleshoot/fix this ...?? Thanks much ... CJ