User password security is always important, but the single most important user account on your network is the Administrators account. For the best security, the password for this account MUST be a combination of upper and lower case letters, numbers and punctuation and ideally 8 characters or more. This will provide a password that is very hard to guess using dictionary … [Read more...]
How can I see multiple peoples calendars? – Wayne Small
In a small office environment there is often the need to see multiple calendars at once. Microsoft have produced a small add-on for Outlook that will allow you to see and combine multiple calendars into one. It's called the Team Calendar for Outlook. You can download it direct from Microsoft at the following … [Read more...]
Automating Security Patch checks using HFNETCHK – Calvin McLennan
Files for this FAQ are in the Files section of the SBSFAQ website under the section "Automation" Download and unzip the AUTOHFNETCHK.ZIP file into D:\HFNETCHK install BLAT by copying BLAT.EXE to the WINNT\SYSTEM32 directory modify BLAT.BAT for proper SMTP server names and sending account run BLAT.BAT verify proper setup by opening D:\BLAT-ERR.TXT NOTE: Daryl uses … [Read more...]
How to remove duplicate appointments.
Recently my Windows CE PDA went crazy and duplicated all my appointments during a sync with my desktop. This was compounded by the fact that I have over 6 years of appointments in my outlook calendar or around 5000 appointments. I was able to resolve this with the following procedure which I figured out. Create a new view of your calendar, and select a table view. Add the … [Read more...]
What service packs exist for SQL Server 2000? – Wayne Small
Currently Service Pack 3 for SQL 2000 is the most recent. Release Dates Service Pack 1 - June 12, 2001 Service Pack 2 - November 30, 2001 Service Pack 3 - January 16, 2003 … [Read more...]