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Cheap camcorder - 6 years old

philip-random — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:12:00 -0800

What was the cheap cool camcorder to have in 2002? This question concerns some research I'm doing for a screenplay set in 2002/2003 (eve of the Gulf War). Setting is North America so we're talking NTSC. Other flashes of insight as to cool, cheap audio-visual gear of the period (and related extrapolations) welcome.

Exchange 2003 calendar delegates

slagerst — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:15:20 -0800

How do I give my CEO's exchange calendar a new assistant? CEO had assistant 1. former IT people set it up that any calendar invite sent via exchange (2003) was copied to the assistant, who could then answer on the CEO's behalf.

assistant 1 became assistant 2. deleted a1 from exchange, added a2, and assigned delegate rights for CEO to a2.

the problem: i cannot find the mechanism that copies a1 on invites to the CEO. it is not rules on the CEO's profile. i see nothing referencing a1 in the CEO's exchange properties. meeting requesters get the following bounceback referencing a1 when they send request to CEO.

Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients.

Subject: meeting
Sent: 9/2/2008 11:18 AM

The following recipient(s) could not be reached:

a1 on 9/5/2008 11:18 AM
The e-mail account does not exist at the organization this message was sent to. Check the e-mail address, or contact the recipient directly to find out the correct address.

Problems with Access 2003 Wizard

sandpine — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:06:17 -0800

Access 2003 UnMatched Query Wizard is not returning expected values. I am attempting to use Access 2003 to find unmatched records between two tables. The story so far...

Table_A and Table_B both contains account numbers, names, addresses, etc for customers. My task is to compare the two tables and produce a list of customers from Table_B that are not in Table_A. Table_A is about 2mb and Table_B is about 200k.

Initially, I had the data in .xls and used the import wizard to bring the data into a fresh Access database, creating two tables. I tried to use the UnMatched query wizard to produce a list of customers. It returned no matches. However I *know* there are matches. I then tried different formats for the data (.txt & .csv) but received the same results.

To test the problem, I created two tables inside Access and used the UnMatched wizard on them. That process produced expected results; it found the no-matches records.

I then created two small versions of Table_A & Table_B (less than 50 records each), imported them, and ran the UnMatched wizard. That process also produced the expected results; it found the no-match records.

Anyone have any thoughts on this? It seems I'm running into some kind of record limit but I can't find any reference to that sort of problem in Google-Land.

(Office 2003, with SP2 installed)

Thanks!

SandPine

which windows server?

cowmix — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:28:25 -0800

Which version of Windows Server do I need? I have a timecard application that requires IIS on Windows 2003 or up.. That's all I need.. I don't need CALs (I don't think) or anything like that.. Just IIS..

What is the cheapest / best version of Windows 2003 to get.. and where should I buy it?

thanks!

How to buy Office 2003 online ?

southof40 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:57:59 -0800

Buying Office 2007 Small Business Edition online - new, sealed, licensed and legit. Where from ? I want to buy a copy of Office 2003 SBE online and am looking for a supplier. Because this is the previous version of Office it's not commonly available from the big retailers.

Must be fully legitimate copy (which I think more or less precludes second hand copies). Extra points if they ship to New Zealand but OK if they are able to ship to either USA or UK.

Would welcome suggestions of businesses that might sell this.

Amazon has a number of people offering this but they are all 'newly registered' and I'd prefer a slightly more established outfit with a fully comprehensive description of what's being offered.

How do I perform a tricky search, select, and export in Outlook 2003?

Roach — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:11:03 -0800

How do I search across multiple PSTs in Outlook 2003 and export messages that contain a certain keyword or email address in the To: or From: field? At the request of my boss, I am searching across 4 PSTs for a particular couple of keywords in the body of the message, and a particular couple of email addresses in the To: or From: fields. I have indexed her hard drive using Google Desktop, which greatly improves the search functionality of Outlook.

Using the Google Desktop search shows me that there are 179 emails that meet the search criteria. My question is, how can I then take these 179 messages and export them, without going back through Outlook and individually selecting them? Or, if there is a superior method I haven't thought of, I would love to hear it! It doesn't matter what format the export is in, as long as it is readable.

I'm on Windows XP Pro, if it makes any difference.

Thanks!

Phantom files?

dozo — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:43:11 -0800

Windows Server 2003 - Best way to see what files (and their locations) disk quotas are counting against a user? I am running a 30 user 2003 domain using roaming profiles and 2GB disk quotas with XP Pro. All are working well except one user.

For some reason quota entries claim that she has 4GB used in her profile, but I cannot find what the quotas are talking about. Her profile is around 200MB, same on the server. I've searched through the server to find these files (music files from a year ago when the profiles was first started - all were erased from server and station) but I haven't found anything.

My question... What's the best way to list the files quotas are seeing?

There may be something obvious here I'm missing, but I'm a Linux man working with 2003 and nothing I can find online mentions how to list the files attributed to a user in quotas.

Help with IPAQ

CollectiveMind — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:25:01 -0800

I have an HP iPAQ 2750. Around the same time it was manufactured, lots of aftermarket hardware and software came out with promises to enhance the device. One of those applications was a GPRS/GSM plug in modem (via the CF Card slot) and software from a company called Enfora. The modem was bundled with software from a company called BVRP. There was other software without a modem which also installed phone tools on the PDA from another company called WebToGo. HP sells the modem from Enfora which it claims is compatible with the iPAQ. But after many tries to install it, it seems ActiveSync 4.0 (which is what the iPAQ came with) was preventing it. I upgraded to ActiveSync 4.5 but still no luck with the Enfora/BVRP software.

I assumed the modem to be generic enough to work with any phone tools software, so I found different phone tools from WebToGo. Their phone tools did load onto the iPAQ. But after lots of calls to TMobile and more onliine chats with HP, I can't get the modem to see the TMobile network - this even after getting TMobile's cell to network number (*99#) and its modem string and web address.

I also thought there might be some issues with Windows Mobile 2003. I tried to upgrade to Windows Mobile 5, but the connection kept dropping. After going through that a few times, I decided the upgrade was more trouble than it's worth. Besides, all of the hardware and software says they work with Pocket PC 2002 and Windows Mobile 2003 anyway and the latter is what the iPAQ came with. So I decided that probably wasn't the problem.

I know I could just buy a smartphone, but I really like the iPAQ. But I don't want to keep carrying an iPAQ and a cell phone around - cluttered. If there are hackers who can break open an iPhone, it seems there should be somebody who can make this work? It seems like I'm almost there. Does anybody have any advice?

Please save my sanity from PowerPoint 2007.

SampleSize — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:04:38 -0800

I do PowerPoint design for a living and -- finally, begrudgingly -- I am switching to PowerPoint 2007. So far, do not like. So, a two-part question: 1. Can anyone suggest a text or video tutorial on moving to PowerPoint 2007 for 2003 power users? 2. I've seen some "make PowerPoint 2007 work like PowerPoint 2003" add-ins. Does anyone have experience/recommendations for any of those? Thanks!

MS Outlook help, please.

ASM — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:52:27 -0800

MS Outlook 2003: a couple quick question about customizing the default settings in Outlook. To begin with, I feel like a moron for not being able to figure this out. That being said, I just started a new job and am trying to customized Outlook so that the default settings are like I had them on my old PC.

In my previous job we were using Outlook 2007, I believe. I am now using Outlook 2003.

How do I enable the calendar/tasks panel while I'm looking at my inbox? When I click on the 'Mail' tab I would like the view to be as follows:

Panel 1: folders
Panel 2: 'Inbox'
Panel 3: Quickview
Panel 4: Calendar/Tasks

I haven't been able to enable the 4th panel.

Also, how do I set the calendar to pull the 5 day work week as a default? Right now the default is the current day. I can change the view to 5 day but it always reverts back to single day view.

I can't imagine that these 2 options are exclusive to Outlook 2007.

Any help will be much appreciated.

Thanks!

A phantom process was eating my CPU!

Burhanistan — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:22:26 -0800

Has anyone ever heard of a Windows Server process called "daupbsvc.exe"? This was using a significant amount of processor time on a VMWare Windows 2003 server. Google and Microsoft return no results, as do all of the relevant support forums for the applications that server runs. I seriously doubt it was a virus as that would've returned many search engine results, and that server doesn't contain any end user files nor is it used for any type of web browsing (though it can connect to the internet). I killed the process and it didn't come back. It also isn't showing up in any of the directories of that server, hidden or otherwise. Any ideas?

Network RAID using Windows 2003 Server?

Ziggy Zaga — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:26:50 -0800

I have two workstations running Windows Server 2003 Enterprise that function as a PDC/BDC, with the PDC also functioning as a file server. Is there any way I can set up a sort of "network RAID" where the BDC will also act as a file server that continually mirrors the files on the PDC? The goal here is redundancy and availability; I realize synchronization over ethernet will not be anywhere near as fast as any hardware/software RAID implementation...I cannot do RAID at all on either because the workstations will not accommodate more than one drive apiece.

Yes, I am aware:
- hardware NAS solutions exist,
- Windows Storage Server 2003 exists,
- and many Linux software NAS options exist,

...but since this is not an enterprise-level endeavor I'm trying to make do with what I have-- two Win2K3 servers and an ethernet infrastructure.

Can this be done?

Thanks

Replacing fuel filter

Aanidaani — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:42:03 -0800

I'm looking to replace the fuel filter on my 2003 Chevrolet Tracker. It's a relatively easy process, but I'm having some difficulty locating the exact position of the filter. Does anyone happen to have a diagram or link to where can I get this information?

What can I do with Windows 2K3 and old hardware?

Ziggy Zaga — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:40:24 -0800

I've got a copy of Windows Server 2003 and a bunch of old computers. What are some things I can do with it? I've got a copy of Windows Server 2003 and a bunch of old computers. I am also taking some courses in Server 2K3 administration, but I'm not really getting a feel for what I can *do* with 2K3 besides setting up Active Directory, DNS and DHCP. I can get a client to join a domain, but as it stands it's pointless since the domain provides no additional functionality to the client-- just slows down logging in.

What are some ways in which 2K3 is deployed in an enterprise environment? I'd appreciate some example setups, projects or scenarios to try to emulate so I can get a feel for what I might expect if I did this for a living.

Thanks!

What's the cheapest way to get a legit license for MS 2003 Server?

sockpup — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:18:18 -0800

What's the cheapest way to get a legit license for MS 2003 Server? I work in a small computer shop in Canada. We support several businesses that run 2003 Server. I think we'd do a better job of supporting these businesses if we were were running 2003 Server day in and day out (even though it's overkill and cost prohibitive for our internal 5 machine network). Anyway, any tips for procuring 2003 Server on the cheap?

Wait; EVERYONE's an Admin now?

bartleby — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:15:12 -0800

All users on this Terminal Server seem to be Administrators. How do I downgrade them? I could spend a a whole lot of unbillable time researching this, but I'll consult the hive mind instead. I am lazy.

Helping someone with a terminal server (Windows Server 2003 R2) in their environment, which is in a configuration that's new to me.

Every account I log in to the TS with, Power User, Admin level, whatever, is coming up with the "Configure Your Server Wizard"; which would indicate that every single user account is an Administrator on this machine. WTF??

It could be a local setting on that server, it could be somehting in the AD for the domain, or something I don't know. Unfortunately, I don't have the time to hunt around for what it might be.

Any suggestions on where to start?

Delete/disable a User account but still forward their email?

bartleby — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:59:34 -0800

Server2003/Exchange - can I disable an account but still have its mail delivered/forwarded? In the past, when an employee left, they left and all the lights were turned out for their network/domain access.

Employees are given Terminal Server & Outlook access from home, so it's important that we turn off their remote access. It seemed best to cover all the bases by disabling/deleting the user account ASAP.

Now there's a request to have their email forwarded to a manager for 90 days, "just in case".

In my limited knowledge, that means that the account has to stay active - all I can really do is change the password.

What I'm looking for is a way to remove a user's ability to acess anything on the domain, but to still have any mail sent to "firedguy@company.com" to get automatically forwarded to "firedguysboss@company.com".

Server 2003, Exchange. My Active Directory kung-fu is weak, but I can follow directions. Help?

Is there a program that can do "one to many" synchronization?

sav2880 — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:41:29 -0800

Is there a program that can do "one to many" synchronization to a large amount of PC's? Here's the situation. We have about 100 computers, including laptops sometimes on a slow link, that need to synchronize a set of files to run from the road (or even to run from their desk if we want). The files are stored in a central repository on our servers.

So we need a program that can have a lot of computers access one place, pull the latest information (preferably in an incremental fashion), and as much as possible, always be up to date.

Thanks for your help everyone!

P.S. - We're talkin' Windows XP and Server 2003

How to make regular expressions work with track changes?

Partial Law — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:42:09 -0800

How can I make Microsoft Word's Find-and-Replace feature work properly with regular expressions when Track Changes is on? I'm working on a document containing a significant number of citations with page ranges. Many of those page ranges are separated by hyphens, and I need them to be separated by en dashes instead.

So I'm using Find and Replace with regular expressions like so:
Find what: ([0-9]{1,5})-([0-9]{1,5})
Replace with: \1–\2

Here's the problem: If I run Replace All on the test sentence, "Read pages 35-66, 87-92, & 105-22," I get back "Read pages 35–66, 87–92, & 105–22." Perfect. But if I turn on Track Changes and run it, I get "Read pages 3566–, 8792–, & 10522–." I need these changes to be tracked. Am I doomed to doing them by hand?
I realize how this question looks to people who aren't grammar nerds or law students. Trust me when I say that there is a difference, that the difference matters, and that the changes have to be tracked.

Can I have non-printing text in MS Word?

dash_slot- — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:13:53 -0800

Is there a way to make MS Word show text on screen but not print it? 'Hidden text' makes it completely invisible on screen. I don't mean formatting codes, just text. This would be for a CV with a date of last update in a footer. WORD 2003 SP2.

How can I integrate Google Docs to Microsoft Word 2007?

enriquem — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:51:05 -0800

How can I integrate Google Docs to Microsoft Word 2007? I love Google Docs...and I love Word 2007....the problem is, I cant integrate them to work together! Zoho has a plugin that does this, but I use Google Docs primarily as my Office 2.0 suite. Is there a way that I can work on Google Docs from Microsoft Word?

Help! Convert my docx to pdf!

lemonfridge — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 15:15:31 -0800

Is there anyone out there who can convert a .docx file into a PDF for me within the next few hours? I am trying to help my mother submit some coursework that was created in Word 2007, but they are unable to open it with an earlier version.

Saving it as a 2003 .doc file loses a lot of the formatting and becomes unreadable in a lot of places.

The deadline is looming and I'm running out of ideas. Can anyone help? Email is in my profile.

Blasted internal IPs

Kreiger — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:07:16 -0800

WindowsAdminFilter - I've got a small, single controller Active Directory domain comprised entirely of Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition boxes. Things are ticking along nicely, bar one aggravating DNS problem. Namely, the boxes all have multiple interfaces, one of which I want to show up in DNS, the rest of which I don't...but for some reason, I get the address I want, plus a couple (but not all) of the other ones. I've already unchecked 'Register this connection's addresses' on the the DNS tab under the Advanced TCP/IP Settings for all the connections whose address I don't want to see in DNS, and I've tried deleting the unwanted addresses from the forward lookup zone using the DNS manager, but I can't seem to keep them from re-appearing.
Any thoughts?

Windows 2003 and USB wifi NIC?

TeamBilly — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:33:15 -0800

Is anyone using a USB wireless NIC on a Windows 2003 server? I am trying to find a USB wifi NIC to use on a Windows 2003 server. The Netgear WG111 I have tried doesn't support Win2K3 server and I am having a hard time finding one that does. Linksys doesn't seem to have one, per their support department.

Is anyone doing this, or have they done it? What brand worked for you?

note: it absolutely HAS to be USB - I'm not able to access the internals of the machine.

Can't open newer PST files

pax digita — Wed, 02 May 2007 11:36:15 -0800

I have .PST files created via Outlook (Win) 2003 that I need to look into. However, I have Outlook (Win) 2000 on this computer, and it can't read a newer version (thanks, Redmond). Is there some other way to open these?