Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 upgrades the RIS server, if you have one, to Windows Deployment Services. WDS can run in a legacy mode for backward compatibility with RIS – it is normally set up as a mixed environment to allow both to run. WDS is the new technology for deploying images that is… Continue reading Upgrading WS2003 to SP2 causes RIS problems
Windows Mandatory Profile Issues
Mandatory profiles are something that came in from NT4 or earlier. They are a great way of working around limits of the Windows profile model. If you have a few hundred users who don’t need a customisable profile or to save profile settings, a man profile provides a great way of setting up users with… Continue reading Windows Mandatory Profile Issues
Welcome
This is my new blog. I’m a computer technician working in the education sector of New Zealand, and this blog will chronicle the challenges of maintaining 100+ PCs and three servers in a predominantly Windows environment. I’m creating this blog using Windows Live Writer at home, but due to tech problems I’ll have to use… Continue reading Welcome