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How to add a new pc to a domain with name of old pc
Some Background...
A local small non-profit has recently lost their network guy (died unexpectedly) and I've been asked to help then install windows on some new pc's and set up wifi and printers ...
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Windows 7 - User Profile Service is deleting Local Profile on Logon. Not guest, multiple machines
I am an IT admin for a school portraits company.
We deploy dozens of laptops into the field for support of various applications and services, and today we encountered an issue where windows is ...
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Can Samba 3 still be used?
I am struggling with a trust relationship issue between a windows 7 machine and my companies samba 3 domain controller. The issue is only arising when I try to add a domain user to my machine for ...
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Samba 4x netlogon scripts not executing on Windows 7
I am in the process of migrating a domain configuration to another server, I am able to connect to the domain, and log in, plus get my X: drive, which is just the users home drive. The previous ...
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Windows 7 PCs in a domain - time source keeps changing
I need help figuring out why the time source on some PCs keeps changing. Right now they're on Local CMOS clock. If I do w32tm /config /syncfromflags:domhier /update net stop w32time net start ...
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Script WiFi Profile Connection pre-logon
I work for a company that has a lot of remote employees that never come to the office. Currently what happens when these people are hired is I prepare their laptops in the office and then send it to ...
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Decrease Logon Timeout Seaching for Domain Controller
I've seen this same question asked on several other forums (and SE) with no definitive answer, so I'll try to explain as best I can so that anyone with info understands the problem:
AD Server
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Disabling computer in active directory is still allowing domain account to login?
If I disable a computer account in AD, am I not supposed to be able to login to the domain using this computer?
I tested this, I have a computer joined to the domain (Windows 10), I disabled the ...
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PC on Domain-"you have been logged on with a default profile "
When a ANY user logs into this one computer that is on our domain, they get the "you have been logged on with a default profile " message.
The error occurs no matter what user with what privileges ...
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Connecting a domain-joined pc to a non-joined pc
At my job we have a pc that controls the lights, ventilation, music,... of the factory hall. Since this pc runs on Windows XP it isn't connected to any network whatsoever. However, the production ...
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Windows Disk Image (sysprep) with multiple domain accounts
I have not a simple problem. I would like to make personalized sysprep (Windows disk image) for more than 50 windows domain account.
Suppose I have more than 50 computers with the same parameters, ...
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User with saved Windows profile not able to login remotely
When we set up computers, we always connect it to our company domain after we add the user into our Active Directory. So the next time we reboot the system we can login with the user credentials since ...
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Removing a computer from the domain
I'm a small business owner, I did have a server in my office but recently de-commissioned it and paid an IT company to come and do whatever was needed to remove the computers from its control. They ...
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Trying to deploy Adobe Reader XI via GPO on Server 2012 R2 and Windows 7
this is what I did:
Downloaded .exe from Adobe-ftp
successfully extracted with "AdbeRdr11010_de_DE.exe" -nos_ne
'slipstreamed' the .msp into the .msi with klaus-hartnegg's tool
made a .mst with Adobe ...
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Add language bar with two settings for all users in domain on local computer?
I have a Windows 7 computer that needs to have both English and Spanish (US) language settings enabled. It is on the domain. Multiple users will use this machine, and it will be the only machine with ...