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    - Windows 2000 track - when will it be disco'd? I am looking for a date which Microsoft will no longer offer the 2000 Track - Thanks Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 138291
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    - Upg. MCSE 2000 to MCSE 2003 Hi all. I'm a bit confused..... I passed my final MCSE 2000 exam today, and would like to upgrade it to MCSE 2003. I've passed the following exams: 70-210, 70-214, 70-215, 70-216, 70-217, 70-220, 70-224. Which exams do I have to pass to be able to upgrade my MCSE 2000 to MCSE 2003. Thanks Jeppe Schoubye Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 138289
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    - Testking What do you think about the King? of the World... Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 138281
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    - happy joy joy http://www.sysadminday.com/ Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 138280
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    - Institutional learning. Hello! There, I want to know where can I take some classes to get ready for the program. Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 138266
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    - 70-291 test center shenanigans I'm so angry right now about stupid MCSE certifications... I've been working toward getting and MCSE 2003 certification for the last couple of months and I'm so damn tired. I'm learning how to do things 'the microsoft way' just so that I can get a certification and improve my chances of landing a good job. It's been going OK until yesterdays experience at Unitek Information Systems in Fremont, CA. I had chosen the Unitek site as my testing center because they gave Pearson VUE tests, an VUE has a deal right now that if you take a certification test and fail it, they will let you retest for free. Here the deal. I was taking the 70-291, "Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Implementation, Management, and Maintainance" test for the second time. I had failed the test with a 693/700 a week prior and I'd spend the week preparing and practacing and I felt pretty confident. I don't understan how they grade these tests and everyone who asks is told that it is a Microsoft secret. Sheesh. But I digress. I showed up at this Pearson VUE testing center and the staff was pretty confused. Aparently the are a 'career training' center and are not used to people just studying at home and taking the tests instead of giving them thousands of dollars for training. After they finally figure it out they take me to testing room with about twelve stations and nobody else taking tests besides me and they sit me in front of a computer. Except that it doesn't work. After trying all the workstations the test 'proctor' gets one of the tech support guys to jump start one of the computers and I am left in the room by myself to take the test. As I click through the initial screen with the NDA and test rules I notice that one of the screens mentions something about beta questions. I didn't give it much thought at the time but I did notice that it said that ungraded questions would be inserted randomly with the regular questions. I proceeded to take the test and since I am given a whole notepad instead of a dry 6 inch by 6 inch dry erase board that I'd been given at the Prometric testing center where I had taken the previous tests, I made sure that I made little notes for myself on each quesion, in case I had to go back and recheck my answers. I was also using it to keep pace since I had not had not found the question number in the right top portion of the screen like my previous exams. And so I went along merrily on my way and then I noticed that I was on question 30 of the 35 that I expected and I had not yet seen any questions about DNS, unlike my first time. I continued answering the questions until I got to question 35. As soon as I clicked the button to confirm my last answers I leaned back after a long grueling ordeal.... Exept that I was presented with another question. At that point I thought that maybe I had miscounted the questions and so I answerd question number 36. And then I was presented with another question. When I got to question number 38 I began to realize that it was not my inability to count that was the problem, but that something else was going on. I scanned the screen carefully until I found at the bottem left corner in small type: 38 of 55 questions answerd. Holy shit. 38 of 55 questions and only 20 minutes left to go. I sped through the rest of the exam and wound up taking the last five minutes to randomly choose the answers for the last five of six questions, I barely had enough time to read the answers, let alone the questions and so I was sure that I had missed many of the last questions. When I finally 'completed' the exam I was confronted with a score of 612 out of 700. I got up from the my chair and walked up the hall to the front desk. When I got to the desk I had to flag somebody down because the lady who was supposed to be my 'proctor' was no where in sight. I told them that I had just completed the test. The lady walked up to the printer and said, "Oh, he failed" to somebody else in the office. She handed me the paper and sent me on my way. I went to my truck and sat ther fuming and just punched the dashboard and grunted and cursed. What the hell had just happend. As I drove back to my home I had plent of time to think about it. I kept wondering, why did I get 55 questions instead of 35? Why did I get beta questions? Why was I not at least warned that this was going on? Why, after preparing better for this test than any other test, was I done in not by the content of the questions, but by the delivery of the test? When I got home I jumped on my computer and searched the web for "MCSE beta exam". On the microsoft website I found that beta exams were given free of charge to specific certified professionals so that Microsoft could take tweak their tests. More questions popped into my mind. Why did I get a beta exam anyway? Why did they charge me for it? What the hell just happened to me? I decided to confront the Microsoft's MCP department and Pearson VUE but I had to wait until the next day because their offices were closed. The next morning I called 1-800-636-7544, the MCP Program Info line. I told the guy my story and he listened respectfully and talked to his manager a couple of times as I told him my story. He asked me if the questions were appropriate to the test, and wether or not I thought any of the questions were too hard. I answered his question and consulted his manager again. He told me that there was nothing he could do, that they would investigate the incident, but that I was pretty much on my own because the test that I had taken was the right test. He told me that they offer three different tests. A 'standard' test. A 'long' test. And an 'adaptive' test. He told me that the test itself would have anywhere from 30 to 70 questions. That was not what I expected to hear. I asked him if it was standard practive to give regular MCP candidates beta questions and he conceeded that it was not. Armed with the information I decided to confront VUE next. I called VUE and the guy was pretty attentive and receptive to my situation. That's one thing I can say both the Microsoft guy and the Pearson VUE guy were very good at handing the situation. I've been on the other end of the Customer Support line and I know how hard it can be to handle irate customers. And I was irate. After I expained the situation to the VUE customer support representative, he informed me that he was going to pass the information to his manger for her review. He said that he was going to recommend that I get to take the test again for free. He told me that they were going to pull my test and review it and that I would be called back within a week. Now I wait. After I hung up I reviewed my exam report. I compared it with my previous exam report and I noticed something else that shocked me. The objectives were different on each report. Both reports had the objectives: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining IP Addressing Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining Name Resolutions Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining Network Security Maintaining a Network Infrastructure The 35 question version had Implementing, Managing, and Maitaning Routing and Remote Access, and the 55 question version had Managing and Maintaining Physical and Logical Devices. So what was going on? Had the Microsoft objectives changed in the last two weeks. And if so, why did my books not list the 'Managing and Maintaining Physical and Logical Devices' objective and why had Microsoft not updated it website? Obviously, I had been screwed of my time and my money. If it wasn't for the fact that 50% of the sys admin out there wont even look at your resume without MCSE certification and that I need to find a good job soon, I would give up on this quest for MCSE certs. And so now I wait patiently, but still angry. I don't expect to hear back from Microsoft but I will keep on Pearson VUE so that the very least they let me take the test again soon. Hopefully they can get it right next time. Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 138258
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    - TROJAN VIRUS ATTACK We have a trojan on our network that is causing lockouts to all accounts. What do you guys reccommend we do? Drink? Call the cops? Our CIO is about to phire all of us. Yes, I am hawt by the way. Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 138236
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    - IS THIS A FRAUD? I want to buy this if its not a braindump, any ideas? Limited To The First 50 Callers! Call Now! Call 1-888-840-2378 And Mention Code: CY10 Visit Us At: QuickCert.com MCSE SERVER 2003 CERTIFICATION MEANS SUCCESS! As an MCSE for Windows 2003, you will have the ability to effectively plan, implement, maintain and support information networks in a wide range of computing environments using Microsoft's new Windows 2003 and other Microsoft Server products. Along with these skills come increased job opportunities and financial rewards. Microsoft 2003 Certification Our Microsoft 2003 training courses provide students with the knowledge and skills to manage accounts and resources in a Microsoft Windows ServerT 2003 environment. Our courses are intended for systems administrator and systems engineer candidates who are responsible for managing accounts and resources. CISSP Certification The QuickCert CISSP courseware is designed to fully prepare you to become a Certified Information Systems Security Professional. QuickCert provides you state-of-the- art courseware that is guaranteed to prepare you for your CISSP exam and a successful career. MCDST Certification New for 2004! Microsoft's new MCDST certification is soon to become the standard for all help desk technicians. If people in your organization are experiencing trouble with their Windows- based computer systems or if they are having difficulty with Windows applications, they are going to want help from someone who has proved they have the skills to successfully support end users and to successfully troubleshoot desktop environments running on Microsoft Windows operating systems with the MCDST certification. Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 138211
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    - MCSE: Get Laid More Often? I heard that MCSEs get laid more on average than non certified people. Please confirm. Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 138186
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    - Sick of Living I hate my life and want to travel instead of Ghosting PCs ... :( Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 138177
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    - FREE MCSE My tech training facility is offering a free MCSE coarse in Baton Rouge, LA. Please email me for complete offer. Thanks you! Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 138144
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    - Stolen MCSE My MCSE Certificate was stolen outta my cube by some janitor guy. We cot him. Can you get duplicates??? Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 138128
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    - message board This message board has absolutley nothing to do with obtaining one's MCSE. There is nothing but idle chatter going on here. Why don't you people do something productive with your time and actually answer people's questions. Honestly, I have never seen a greater waste of resources than this board. Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 138119
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    - MCSE Singles I need to meet a man with an MCSE, anyone available? Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 138118
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    - free test courses for TechNet Subscribers For those of you that subscribe to TechNet, they are offering a trial to SkillSoft learning and Books 24x7 from now to Oct 31. There are training courses to most of the certifications and study books from most of the major publishers. It is worth checking out, Jay Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 138096
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    - Offered Job Need MCSE Quickly I am offered position with American defense company in Dubai but need MCSE within 3 months. What is the quickest way to get the certification? Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 138075
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    - HOOK REMOVAL SERVICE Hello all of you that are fooled by the fake stories and single moms and Indian MCSEs I will remove the hook from your faces, violently for a nominal feces. Please don't respond to this. Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 138062
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    - OT: Microsoft MVP in email Sig An acquaintance of mine is a Microsoft MVP in one of the developer tools. His sig for all business email correspondence reads: Joe Blow Company zzz Microsoft [productName] MVP Many have commented that it is inappropriate for business. His coworkers, who are more qualified in the product than he is resent it. One stated: "I could also be an MVP if I elected to answer Usenet questions all day as opposed to working". Is it appropriate for an employee of a Fortune 500 type company to answer questions throughout the day on company time to maintain MVP status? Opinions? I do not think so. However, if a person is an independent consultant, it makes sense as business leads can be generated by this. Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137999
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    - Testking & Transcender - Exam Takers Please Read This has probably been said many times, but people just don't seem to get the point! And although I've been posting on this NG for only few weeks its beginning to annoy me seeing people (such as Sathir Puchnabe, Maria Zapatta) post 'I passed my exam thanks to Testking' or 'I'm taking the exam soon, does anyone know if Transcender have a paper on it?'! If you use Testking or Transcender or any other software/study guides/braindumps that give you the actual test questions and answers then YOU ARE CHEATING, you are obtaining your qualification illegally, you might as well use one of those dodgy internet diplomas! If everyone cheated and took the exams, then we'd have millions of MCPs/MCSAs & MCSEs wandering around who don't know sh*t. It would mean that those of us who really studied and took the exam legally would have our certification degraded to the point where it became pointless. I'm only an MCP now, but I'm working towards MCSA, then MCSE, and I want to know that in the end it's going to be worth all the effort! Secondly if you become an MCSE through cheating, and you don't really know what your talking about, and then get a job based on that qualification, then what happens when a real problem arises in your job, and you have no idea how to sort it? Testking won't be able to help you then will they!? And you'll look like a real pro in front of your new boss and fellow MCSE team, won't you! If you really want that MCP/MCSE qualification WORK for it, study the literature, work with the OS to gain experiance, above all, remember TestKing/Transcender is NO help to you, you might think it is when you pass the exam, but in reality it is just giving you a false qualification, and you'll fall flat on your face sometime in the future! And in the end I think its much more satisfying to achive something (whether its an MCP qualification or anything else in life) knowing you did it through hard work, and not by cheating! Lastly, if you are going to cheat, don't post to this newsgroup, or any other microsoft newgroup for that matter, telling everyone about it! -- Ben IT Professional, MCP 70-210 "On my way to becoming fully certifiable!" Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137986
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    - Russian PC Support Tech: HEAR ME ROAR I remember when Windows 95 was called Chicago, and came on 25 floppy disks disks. I kick ass and you people that are just starting out are lame. You have no idea what a command prompt is. I remember when office was version 4.3 you don't know what I'm talking about. I remember when Windows 3.1 had a utility called file mangler, you have no idea what I am talking about. Fear the experience, fear me the russian computer man who can solve any PC issue quicker than you and your best PC guy. Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137976
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    - MCSE Degree Hello all, I heard that the MCSE and the MCAD certifications are equivalent to a bachelor degree in the computer science in the USA, is this right? Thanks in advance for your care. Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137966
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    - JAcksonville Fl New Horizons has 2 Programs for Military, Dependents, Retired etc. Jacksonvile Office ONLY $5995.00 For 1 year of classes. 29 courses worth about $48,000 bucks For MCSA/MCSE/CCNA/A+/NET+/SEC+ We also have a 6 month program for Applications, web design, and graphics for $599.00 New Horizons has 250 schools in 51 countries. Email me to get more Info: paul.yuknis@newhorizons.com Non-Military may still contact me and i'll be glad to pass your name to our Educational Counselor I have 24 years in the military, we offer financing too. Don't let the good jobs go by ! Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137964
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    - AD Everyone Change Password Right Every user object in my AD tree has Everyone set to change password right = true. Is this 'normal'? Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137952
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    - MCSE Security Exams If you certify MCSE Security under Windows 2000 are you still only required to take the two tests to upgrade to Windows 2003? From what I have read on MS website it looks like you also have to take the security portion of the test unique to Windows 2003 in order to get the upgrade? Anyone else finish this course? Rich Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137949
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    - OT: Open Letter to DNC Attendees Dear <Democrat>, Please get the hell out of my city. You are causing a severe headache re: traffic. Route 93 is the lifeline of the city, nay, state. It is irresponsible and downright silly to shut this down so that you may take your drunken joyrides from bar to stripclub and back unaffected by the worthless locals. Indeed, some of us peons must conduct business in the city after 4 pm, thus, you have not only taken happy hour away from many folk, but productive business meetings as well. The common-folk of Eastern Massachusetts would like to give you a hearty "F You" to each and every one of you, but alas, we aren't allowed anywhere near the fricking city to greet you with our most revered custom. Yours sincerely, Ken Briscoe PO'ed resident I have to get into the city tonight to visit my friend in the hospital. For those of you familiar with Boston, here are my options: Rt 24 North to Rt 93 North, risking massively backed up traffic (LA-like, I'm sure), not to mention the all-too-real possibility of not even getting on 93. 93 North, 7 or 8 miles to Exit 18, to Melnea Cass Blvd. Once off the highway, I may be alright. OR Rt 24 North to Rt 93 South Rt 93 South to Rt 95 North 95 N 15 miles or so to Rt 9 East, in Newton. Rush Hour on 95 is usually only slightly more pleasant than 93. However, with 93 closed, it should be 100 times worse. Rt 9 is never a walk in the park either. Once in Boston proper, I should be alright All in all, I'm looking at a 35 mile ride tonight, which I'm expecting to take upwards of 2 hours. Thank you, Democrats. I now hate you just as much as Republicans. Now I have to vote for Nader? Christ. -- KB - MCNGP "silent thug" #26 first initial last name AT hotmail DOT com Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137945
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    - Passwed 70-210 Well after two years of hard studying in the Nepal Technology Centre I finally passed 70-210. With the help of Ngueyn and my friend Contina I finally made the grade. I want to thank TestKing for allowing me to focus on what was REALLY on the test. Best 59.00 I ever spent. Better than transcender in a way. I am now an MCP. I can take a break and get back into it shortly on to 70- 215. Thanks to everyone for support and learning guidance day in and day out. All day I study and I made good, finally. Sathir Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137938
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    - OT:the welsh A ventriloquist visiting Wales, walks into a small village and sees a local sitting on his porch patting his dog. He figures he'll have a little fun, so he says to the Welshman "Can I talk to your dog?" Villager: "The dog doesn't talk, you stupid git." Ventriloquist: "Hello dog, how's it going mate?" Dog: "Doin' all right." Villager: (look of extreme shock) Ventriloquist: "Is this villager your owner?" (pointing at the villager) Dog: "Yep" Ventriloquist: "How does he treat you?" Dog: "Real good. He walks me twice a day, feeds me great food and takes me to the lake once a week to play." Villager: (look of utter disbelief) Ventriloquist: "Mind if I talk to your horse?" Villager: "Uh, the horse doesn't talk either....I think." Ventriloquist: "Hey horse, how's it going?" Horse: "Cool" Villager: (absolutely dumbfounded) Ventriloquist: "Is this your owner?" (pointing at the villager) Horse: "Yep" Ventriloquist: "How does he treat you?" Horse: "Pretty good, thanks for asking. He rides me regularly, brushes me down often and keeps me in the barn to protect me from the elements." Villager: (total look of amazement) Ventriloquist: "Mind if I talk to your sheep?" Villager: (in a panic) You can but she's a f*cking liar!" Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137904
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    - OT: And I thought I knew how to waste time http://movies.yahoo.com/movies/feature/spiderman2qt.html -- Neil MCNGP #30 Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, minutus carborata descendum pantorum. When I die, I want to die like my grandfather-who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car. Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137886
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    - looking for MCSE instructors in Central VA Does anyone know where I can locate an MCSE 2003 trainer/intructor in the central VA (i.e. Lynchburg) area? If so please contact me at kslrobert@yahoo.com Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137832
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    - OT: Diahreah From Hell I was up all night blasting blood farts and viscious tape worm fragments. I'm still in pain. Can anyone reccomend meds for this? Ugh. Thanks, Danny Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137827
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    - OT http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/23/hackarmy_trojan/ Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137821
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    - Exam 70-290 help please...... If you have passed MCSE exam 70-290 I really need your help. I've had 3 goes at the exam now (@ $245 AUS per go) & the best I've got is 695/700. I'm getting so frustrated with it. I'm reading the self paced PDF training kit by Dan Holme & Orin Thomas. Can anyone suggest anything else I should be reading to getme over the line? I've tried the only transcender & boson I could find which helped a little but not enough to get me over the line. Any replies (even with links) would be GREATLY appreciated. Regards, Kool Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137792
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    - MS Press 70-290 book and Windows Server 2003 EE evaluation copy microsoft.public.cert.exam.mcse: I am working my way through [1] and have installed the included evaluation copy of Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition. I've noticed that group policy security and/or other settings don't seem to take effect unless I reboot the machine. I first noticed this when I turned off password complexity requirements but couldn't create user accounts with non-complex passwords. I noticed it again when I did the exercises for Chapter 3, Lesson 4. Any ideas? TIA, David [1] Dan Holme and Orin Thomas, 2004, "MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-290): Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment", Microsoft Press, ISBN 0-7356-1437-7. Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137790
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    - Virtual PC 2004 with Windows 2003? Has anyone succesfully used Microsoft's Virtual PC 2004 with Windows 2003? I'm about to tear my hair out. I keep getting messages that the server's clock in the virtual machine is out of sync with my physical box running Windows Server 2003. These are some of the errors I'm getting: Event Type: Error Event Source: Userenv Event Category: None Event ID: 1030 Date: 7/25/2004 Time: 6:01:04 PM User: TAHOE\administrator Computer: YUKON Description: Windows cannot query for the list of Group Policy objects. Check the event log for possible messages previously logged by the policy engine that describes the reason for this. Event Type: Warning Event Source: LSASRV Event Category: SPNEGO (Negotiator) Event ID: 40961 Date: 7/25/2004 Time: 6:00:32 PM User: N/A Computer: YUKON Description: The Security System could not establish a secured connection with the server ldap/yukon.local.tahoe.com/local.tahoe.com@local.tahoe.com. No authentication protocol was available. Event Type: Warning Event Source: LSASRV Event Category: SPNEGO (Negotiator) Event ID: 40960 Date: 7/25/2004 Time: 6:00:32 PM User: N/A Computer: YUKON Description: The Security System detected an authentication error for the server ldap/yukon.local.tahoe.com/local.tahoe.com@local.tahoe.com. The failure code from authentication protocol Kerberos was "The time at the Primary Domain Controller is different than the time at the Backup Domain Controller or member server by too large an amount. (0xc0000133)". Event Type: Warning Event Source: LSASRV Event Category: SPNEGO (Negotiator) Event ID: 40961 Date: 7/25/2004 Time: 6:00:22 PM User: N/A Computer: YUKON Description: The Security System could not establish a secured connection with the server cifs/tahoeman. No authentication protocol was available. Event Type: Error Event Source: Userenv Event Category: None Event ID: 1097 Date: 7/25/2004 Time: 6:01:04 PM User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Computer: YUKON Description: Windows cannot find the machine account, The clocks on the client and server machines are skewed. . Maybe I should use VMware or something? Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! I tried everything on Google. If I do a "net time \\tahoeman /set /y", I get an access denied message and then if I run it again, it completes succesfully, but I still get the error messages about Group Policy and the clock skew in the event log. Thanks, Adam Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137785
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    - When will the new format exam launch????? I wrote the 70-214 (and passed) today and was disappointed it was the old multiple choice format, I was kinda hoping it would be in the new format -- Techie MCNGP #21 Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137741
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    - MCP Paassport So what do you do if you never got your email telling you how do login to the MCP site? I have no clue on who to call. Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137736
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    - #70-299 I passed the #70-299 so anyone passed this exam A. O. A+, Network+, MCSE2003Security Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137735
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    - Single Dad Can't Format I was told there was a command that I could run on my head that erases everything even the boot sector. See look here now I pay the nursery $125 a week to take care of my kiddoze and cannot afford it any longer. Therefore, I am looking for a more permanent solution to my boot sector problem. Hang in there single mom ... I know how you are feeling. Maybe we can meet sometime and go over macro coad. Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137733
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    - New exam fomat question with 70-292 and 296 Hello, I see some people talking about the "new" exam format for these tests. Is the new format the type of questions that are included in the exam demo download from MS. The type of questions would be drag and drop, reorder, hot area type. I just want to make sure I am not missing anything. Thanks LC Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137730
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    - 70-229 and SQL file placement I'm reading Thomas Moore's book for 70-229. It isn't as full of mistakes as most study guides I have read, but some of what he says, I am just not too sure about. I'd like to get some feedback (arguments) going on SQL Server and file placement. Of course, all this discussion should be based on Microsoft's perceptions and the exam, which, I would bet money, are way out of step with state of the art RAID systems in the real world. Moore says that tables that are mostly constant but read a lot should be on RAID 5. I think they should be on RAID 1, mirroring. Mirroring allows two threads to access the disk mechanics simultaneously. RAID 5, on the other hand, is faster for writing because it can drop off a few bytes on one drive, then while the mechanics are doing their part, the controller has already dropped off bytes to the other drives in the stripe. Do you agree? He says that the log files should be on RAID 1 for reliability because they are written to often. Well, any RAID except 0 gives data protection in the event of a disk failure, but RAID 1 requires 2 writes for each single block of data being saved. His reasoning is that calculating parity on a RAID 5 takes time. I think that calculating parity on a quality hardware RAID controller will always be faster (a few hundred processor cycles at most) than any hard drive with moving parts could possibly be. What do you think? Or more important... what do you think Microsoft thinks? Dale Preston MCSE, MCDBA, MCAD Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137725
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    - OT: time killer SFW - http://www.wagenschenke.ch/ something to do whilst waiting for that next support call. -- Rowdy Yates MCSE 2003, MCSE 2000, MCSA 2003, MCSA 2000, MCP Security+, Linux+, CISSP Studying for: RSA/CSE --- "Certs? No thanks, I prefer Tic Tac's BITCH!" Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137721
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    - RE: Single Mom Cant Concentrate Connie You don't say how much time per day you are studying. I recommend to my students that they take the material in small amounts. My CCNA students have four hours of lab per week and two hours of lecture per week. I recommend to them that they take one hour per day 5 days a week to read the material. I also recommend to stop ready when you are getting frustrated with the material and take a short break. You will never learn anything when you are frustrated or destracted. I would also recommend reading/studying when your children are sleeping or busy with activities for a specific period of time. As for $50G position. You would have to be very lucky to get a job like that. I would say you can expect anything between $25G to $35 a year starting out. Don't expect to see $50G until you have a proven track record. Good luck! RH A+, Server+, CCNA, CCAI, CSSA, CCA, MCP Ia m studying MCSE for College (got Pell grant) and I am beginning to think its not for me because I cannot concentrate on the material. I thought I could do all this because my counselor said I could make 50k$ upon graduation. Is there a support group for single moms trying to be PC people in a man's world??? I have no hope ... . Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137688
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    - Single Mom Can't Concentrate Ia m studying MCSE for College (got Pell grant) and I am beginning to think its not for me because I cannot concentrate on the material. I thought I could do all this because my counselor said I could make 50k$ upon graduation. Is there a support group for single moms trying to be PC people in a man's world??? I have no hope ... Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137660
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    - CNE Vs. MCSE Just wondering how many of you are dual certs. Novell and Microsoft. Any specialist? Thanks Rich Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137653
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    - OT: Friday Funny http://www.jibjab.com If this is a repeat sorry Rick Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137648
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    - [OT] For curry lovers everywhere Shamelessly purloined from another NG. $.50 to srs. JaR Burnin' Thug To the tune of "Bohemian Rhapsody" - Naan, just killed a man Poppadom against his head Had Lime Pickle Now He's Dead Naan, Dinner's Just Begun But Now I'm Gonna Crap it All Away Nann, ohhhh ohhhhhh Didn't mean to make you cry Seen Nothing Yet Just See the Loo Tomorrow Curry On, Curry On Cause Nothing Really Madras Too Late, My Dinners Gone Sends Shivers Down my Spine Rectum Aching All the Time Goodbye Onion Bhaji, I've got to go Gotta Leave You All Behind And Use the Loo Nann, Ohhhhh Ohhhhh The Doopiaza is so Mild I Sometimes Wish We'd Never Come Here at All Guitar Solo (Or banjo depending on who you are!) I See a Little Chicken Tikka on the Side Rogan Josh, Rogan Josh, Pass the Chutney Made of Mango Vindaloo Does Nicely Very Very Spicy Meat Byriani (Byriani) Byriani (Byriani) Byriani and a Nann (A Vindaloo loo loo loo) I've Eaten Balti, Somebody Help me He's Eaten Balti, Get Him to the Lava-try Stand you Well Back Cause the Loo is Quarantined... Here it Comes There it Goes Technicolour Yawn I Chunder NO! It's Coming up Again (There he Goes) I Chund-Its Coming back Again (There he Goes) Coming Back Again (Up Again) Here it Goes Again (No, No, No, No, No, No NO) On my Knee's Im on my Knees On his Knees, Oh, There he Goes This Vindaloo Its About to Wreck my Guts Poor Me.... Poor Me..... Poor Meeee.... Guitar Solo So you Think you can Chunder and Feel Alright? So you try to eat Curry and Drink Beer all Night? Oh Maybe, But now you Puke Like a Baby Just had to Come out It Just had to Come Right out in Here ohh yeah, ohh yeah Naan bread really matters, onion bahji Naan bread really matters, Naan bread really matters...........to meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137635
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    - MCNGP Thugs Every time I frequent this news group, I am left feeling truly horrified by the abusive attacks on people who are so generously offering their help to others or those who are simply seeking advice. I am referring specifically about Sachin Soni and poor Amy. What must they think when they are subjected to such a torrent of abuse? Sachin was so graciously offering to share his undoubted high level achievements with others, when he was hounded by you pack of wolfs. No doubt Sachin with never return to enlighten us with his insight into his certification success, which is a true lose to this community. Poor Amy was only enquiring for information about those fine TestKing study tools, and she received the same ravaging as Sachin. The only crumb of comfort from this ordeal is that all of you must be real jealous of Sachin's high level of personal achievements, something none of you will ever experience. I really feel for these people, I know what it's like to suffer at the hands of you thugs; I am constantly reporting you to the FBI for the continuing barrage of virus laden emails I received each and every day. I guess the FBI must be to busy dealing the many other complaints they received about you, because I have yet to receive a reply back from them. It is such a waste that so much the FBI resources are being wasted hunting you people down when their resources would be better used hunting for those terrorists who threaten our fine nation. Finally, it will no doubt give you immense pleasure knowing that my poor son never goes near the PC at home any more for fear of opening one of those vile emails. I sincerely believe that the experiences he and I have suffered at the hands of you mafia, will leave its mark on him for the rest of his life. Maggie Operations Systems Manager Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137575
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    - NEED NEW JOB I am so sick of my job please help me. Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137568
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    - paging mr consultant give me a shout on msn when you get a chance.. Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137562
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    - MCSE! finally! Finally MCSE today! passed 70-219 with 875 points ... passingscore now is 700 [ used to be 613] the only exam i failed for once... had hiabuv, fabricam, enchanted lakes and northwind traders... last time i had state university, baldwin museum, global business and trey researh [verry hard]... but this time i passed! Now a beer and holliday! CHEERS! Arnold Tag: OT: Wednesday Funny Tag: 137548

http://www.wagenschenke.ch/

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Ben

IT Professional, MCP 70-210
"On my way to becoming fully certifiable!"

Re: OT: Wednesday Funny by TechGeekPro

TechGeekPro
Wed Jul 28 11:52:16 CDT 2004

On Jul 28, 2004 "Ben Blackmore" blathered:

> http://www.wagenschenke.ch/

Uh... didn't someone post this a couple of days ago?

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Tech "Deja Vu Geek" Pro
MCNGP #36, MCSA, A+, Net+, i-Net+
I'm TechGeekPro, and I approved this post.

Re: OT: Wednesday Funny by JaR

JaR
Wed Jul 28 11:54:44 CDT 2004

TechGeekPro wrote:

> On Jul 28, 2004 "Ben Blackmore" blathered:
>
>
>>http://www.wagenschenke.ch/
>
>
> Uh... didn't someone post this a couple of days ago?
>

s/days/weeks

Re: OT: Wednesday Funny by billLASTINIT

billLASTINIT
Wed Jul 28 12:07:18 CDT 2004

JaR wrote:
> TechGeekPro wrote:
>
>> On Jul 28, 2004 "Ben Blackmore" blathered:
>>
>>
>>> http://www.wagenschenke.ch/
>>
>>
>> Uh... didn't someone post this a couple of days ago?
>>
>
> s/days/weeks

s/weeks/months

Re: OT: Wednesday Funny by JaR

JaR
Wed Jul 28 12:22:05 CDT 2004

Frisbee® wrote:

> JaR wrote:
>
>>TechGeekPro wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Jul 28, 2004 "Ben Blackmore" blathered:
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>>>
>>>
>>>>http://www.wagenschenke.ch/
>>>
>>>
>>>Uh... didn't someone post this a couple of days ago?
>>>
>>
>>s/days/weeks
>
>
> s/weeks/months

Well, anything that popular desrves to get posted again, I guess.

http://www.wagenschenke.ch/

JaR
Redundant Thug

Re: OT: Wednesday Funny by Ben

Ben
Wed Jul 28 16:19:07 CDT 2004

"TechGeekPro" <%username%@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns953482ED3D4B9tgp@127.0.0.1...
> On Jul 28, 2004 "Ben Blackmore" blathered:
>
> > http://www.wagenschenke.ch/
>
> Uh... didn't someone post this a couple of days ago?
>
> --
> Tech "Deja Vu Geek" Pro
> MCNGP #36, MCSA, A+, Net+, i-Net+
> I'm TechGeekPro, and I approved this post.

Was it? Oh sorry, didn't notice, I just got emailed it and thought it was
quite funny! Wastes a few hours at work!
:-)