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Windows 7 Folder Redirection
One of the more useful features for server admins on Windows is folder redirection. Basically this is a feature in which the user’s key folders such as Documents, Music and Videos can be redirected out of their user profile and into a fixed server based location. Taking the data out of the user profile speeds…
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Are major peripherals becoming disposable?
Here’s a conundrum. I can buy a new printer from the likes of Brother for around $99. The official Brother drum for this printer costs $150. Maybe instead of buying that new drum I should just throw the printer away each time the drum wears out. The same goes for projectors which now typically have…
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Windows 7 Printer Installation Problems SNAFU
We have had a huge saga with printer installation when trying to automate that and control these through logon scripts or the various Group policy settings. Some way back a few years ago, in the days of Windows Server 2003 R2, Microsoft added the Print Management MMC tool along with the ability to manage printers…
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V2P [4], Thin PC [4]
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about how our laptops which were set up with native boot VHD would all have to be V2Pd because VHDs on the native boot system tend to get corrupted more often. This week it is time to put that into reality by getting started on the 14 laptops…
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More problems with Windows 2008-R2-Vista-7 security elevation
Last week I wrote a rant about the changes MS has made due to its security elevation model implemented in 2008/R2/Vista/7. The post covered what is effectively turning the domain administrators group into a lepers colony, by effectively implementing built in and irrevocable Deny permissions to the administrators group on a computer or server. Today…