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When was my computer last rebooted?
How to tell when a computer was booted up (or last rebooted): Windows: Open a command prompt Type in net statistics server or net statistics workstation At the top of the display it will say “Statistics since mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm” That is the month/day/year hour:minute when it was booted up Linux / Unix: On the server […]
May 21, 2020
Turning on Remote Desktop – Windows XP Pro
Description This article describes how to turn on Remote Desktop for hosting from an XP Professional server. Solution Q. How do I turn on Remote Desktop? A. Right-click My Computer click Properties and then click the Remote tab. Turn on Remote Desktop by selecting the check box Allow users to remotely connect to this computer. […]
Setting up an Automatic Reboot of a WindowsXP computer
Regularly rebooting Windows computers (worstations or servers) can be a good way to ensure speedy reliable performance. To help you automate this type of operation Microsoft Windows XP comes with a command-line utility called Shutdown.exe which can restart your system. To make this happen automatically you can configure it to run at a specified time […]
Minimum System Requirements for New ALERT EasyPro Systems
Description Minimum Hardware Requirements for new ALERT EasyPro – Java systems & Local Network Provider information. Solution Contact the Help Desk for current requirements
How to Test Your Battery Backup (UPS)
Description How to Test Your Battery Back-Up (UPS): Solution Get all users logged off the system. For Unix servers login as ‘operator’ on the server select the option to ‘Shutdown the System’ and get to the point that it gives you the message “Safe to Power Off”.For Windows servers go to Start and select the […]
Changing System Time (Red Hat Linux Systems)
Description How do I correct the date and time on my Linux server? Solution From any workstation log into Alert with a username of root and a password of ims01. Select Operator Menu. One of the options on this menu is “Update System Date/Time.” Select this and follow the prompts. If this does not work […]
Automatic Reboot of Windows Server
Description How to setup a Windows Terminal Server to automatically reboot itself. Solution See the attached Word document or see document #320188 on Microsoft’s Knowledgebase See attached file
How to Clear a Stuck Print Request from a Windows Print Queue
If you have tried to cancel the queued up requests sent to a Windows printer and one or more will not clear out of the queue try the following: Click on Start and then on Run Enter in CMD and press the <Enter> key At the command prompt enter cd \windows\system32\spool\printers At the next command […]
Slip Printer Setup by Workstation – Windows
Description How to define slip printer associations for each workstation on a Windows network. Solution A) You will need to have a printer name to send to. Windows 95/98 – capture the slip printer port as LPT2 or other LPTn device (it can be a Generic Text or other simple printer type). Windows 2000/XP – […]
Setting up Windows XP Printer Permissions
Description Setting Printer Permissions on Window XP Solution See attached file
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