Questions tagged [desktop]
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what would be the ideal remote desktop support software
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I want to take over PC's in my Active directory
Domain : windows 2003
Workstations : windows 7 & few XP
Any highly recommended remote desktop support softwares, i have been trying this software called RealVNC however it does…
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can you use normal pc for rack server?
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What are the cons to using a PC/cheap PCs as servers vs hardware designed to be used for servers?
I would like to build some my rack servers based on commodity pc components, which would be and cheaper and better performance…
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Clean installation of RHEL 5.5 claims package "desktops" is missing
I'm a student worker in the CS department of my university, so please forgive me for any unprofessional descriptions. Simplified explanations are appreciated.
I recently replaced some bad graphics cards in a few public workstations. The machines are…
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Mounting Samba shares from Ubuntu server to the Desktop
I need to mount two Samba shares from my Ubuntu Server to my Desktop they are:
[shared]
path = /media/share
read only = no
guest ok = yes
[www]
path = /var/www
read only = no
I made two directories in my home folder on the desktop called share and…
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Windows Virtual PC
Does anyone know when Microsoft is coming out with a newer version of Windows Virutal PC where it supports 64bit guess.
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Dying Dell PowerEdge 1800 graphics card - any solution?
I'm having a bit of problem... at the children's hospital where I work (Beit Cure Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi), we're using a 4 year old Dell PowerEdge 1800 tower server. About two years ago, we started getting scrambled lines down the screen.…
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Secure Ubuntu Desktop for Php Developer
I just did a fresh install of Ubuntu Desktop 10.4.
I would like to keep the system completely secure so that it's not vulnerable to any sorts of hacks, attacks, viruses, malware etc.
All i want to do on this system is to do some php based…
Bob
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fedora 13 cannot enable desktop effect on thinkpad nvidia card?
according to fedora 13 release notes, fedora should support desktop effect out of box with nvidia card. my laptop is thinkpad t61 w/ nvidia 140m. but i still cannot enable the desktop effect even with the mesa-dri-drivers-experimental installed. i…
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Computer 'Wheel-Locks' concept
Here is the issue.
At times we need to physically locate a PC. However the users tend to dismiss a pop-up notification. Additionally the PC may not be signed into and then the pop up will not display.
So my question is, given I have admin to the…
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Disaster Recovery - using Double-Take for live replication to DR on a developer's client machine with Visual Studio running
Our Systems team is implementing Double Take on client machines for live replication to DR servers. Developer's desktops typically have multiple instances of Visual Studio open at all times which generate 4GB of write IO per hour. Even when Visual…
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One localhost on two PCs
Today I got an idea, that testing my web apps on two different PCs would be even better if they both are near and if I could use my own localhost instead of hosting.
i.e.:
1. My ASUS laptop runs Windows 7 and XAMPP for work with localhost.
2.…
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Would you buy a dell desktop PC?
Would you buy a Dell desktop, such as the Vostro 320?
Why? Why not?
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Virtualized Desktops
We have a small office of 7 people total with 1 linux server running as our fileserver as well as our samba DC
Am wondering if its feasible to upgrade our server and virtualize the desktops. The employee's physical development machines wont have to…
menglim
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Remote desktop to a computer not on the network
I have a secure laptop that, for various reasons, is not allowed to be connected to a network. I need to remotely control that laptop from a desktop computer and be able to send files to it. The two computers are in physical proximity, so I…
Fred Thomas
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How to activate the Virtual Desktop feature on Fortigate 100A?
We did recently update the firmware on our Fortigate 100A box and after the upgrade we tried to use the "Virtual Desktop" feature. (This isn't a new firmware feature) We can't find a way to activate or use it. We read the manuals and set everything…
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