Author Archives: jeffreyspatton

In an effort to be fair…

Posted on March 14, 2008 by jeffreyspatton

Everyone gripes about Microsoft being all about money and whatever, perhaps they should take the approach that it appears RedHat Enterprise is taking. Just giving the stuff away to anyone who has an email account! This has got to be … Continue reading →

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How true it is….

Posted on March 13, 2008 by jeffreyspatton

I found this while searching for using GTK on Windows. Here is the thread. Quote Originally posted by The Shadow:You know, funny thing is, they said the same thing about XP’s animations when XP came out – 5 years ago. … Continue reading →

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The “new way” or Software Lifecycles

Posted on March 6, 2008 by jeffreyspatton

  Currently we have a very poor methodology of managing the host of software applications that we support on our network. The process is as follows: New Software Request Faculty: I need application xyz.exe installed for my class Staff: Ok … Continue reading →

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Why “Scorched Earth” can be a good thing.

Posted on March 6, 2008 by jeffreyspatton

  Historically here in the School of Engineering, software installation was handled by a single person. What I mean by this is, if a faculty person required specific software to be installed, one individual would take the time to get … Continue reading →

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HOWTO: Deploy Windows XP via Windows Deployment Services on Windows Server 2003

Posted on July 23, 2007 by jeffreyspatton

  1. Overview The ability to deploy an OS via the network has been an important part of network administration for many years. Microsoft has provided tools to facilitate network installation since Windows NT 4.0, and with each evolution of … Continue reading →

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0720: Deploying XP Image via WIM

Posted on July 20, 2007 by jeffreyspatton

  Steps: Install Windows XP via any means Install and configure applications Create a WDSCapture image PXE boot remote client Choose the Capture Image Specify a local drive/filename for the image Specify the WDS Server and Image Group Create WDSCapture … Continue reading →

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0720: Converting RIS to WDS

Posted on July 20, 2007 by jeffreyspatton

  Overview: There are several methods of converting an existing RIS Server to WDS but the easiest seems to be upgrading to Windows Server 2003 SP 2. If SP 2 is already installed all you need do is choose WDS … Continue reading →

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0718: After Action Notes

Posted on July 18, 2007 by jeffreyspatton

  Problems: All computers need to be configured to PXE boot Dell Precision 390 desktops need to have SATA configured for ATA operation in order for RIS to work Updated RIS images need to be modified to have the Broadcom … Continue reading →

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0717: Proof of Concept

Posted on July 17, 2007 by jeffreyspatton

  Delay: There was a delay of over two weeks while we waited for NTS to agree on a time to monitor the impact of a test deployment on the network at large. Results: I have no concrete numbers on … Continue reading →

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0701: Deployment Results

Posted on July 2, 2007 by jeffreyspatton

  Results: Test computers both appear functional All Applications appear installed No errors reported in the System Log Thoughts: In my experience when a Windows DHCP Server is online clients will retrieve IP’s from it instead of ANSR. It was … Continue reading →

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