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Updating BIOS for Meltdown/Spectre on HP computers
by Eigeldinger Simon 20 Mar '18

20 Mar '18

Hi all, We have a bunch (around 100) of HP machines over here which we need to upgrade because of the meltdown/spectre problems. How are you going to deal with meltdown/spectre and bios updates? Has someone already updated their client computers? Greetings, Simon

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Citrix agile working
by Kieran Little 19 Mar '18

19 Mar '18

Hi all, Here we're moving towards an even more agile working environment than we already had, giving most users chromebooks and working with windows applications through a citrix VDI environment. I've thought about trying the chromebook for a while now but am not sure how I could actually work in the citrix environment. I'm assuming NVDA would work because I think citrix has audio support, my only problem would be audio latency, and possibly an issue over JAWS licencing. I'm the only person who uses it so I got a JAWS professional licence, but we have a great number of VDI session hosts, so I'm not sure if it would get confused. Has anybody had any experience of working this way? Thanks, Kieran. -- Kieran Little IT Apprentice Information Services Northumberland County Council County Hall Morpeth NE61 2EF Service desk: 01670 627004 Direct: 01670623699 Email: kieran.little(a)northumberland.gov.uk Website: www.northumberland.gov.uk -- <http://family.northumberland.gov.uk> *Save Time Do It Online!* We have made a few key improvements to our site to make our services easy to access. Now you can do everything from paying your council tax, to reporting a faulty street light online. Go to: www.northumberland.gov.uk and click 'pay, apply or report' to access the relevant forms. This email is intended solely for the individual or individuals to whom it is addressed, and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this email is prohibited. If you receive this email in error, please contact the sender and delete the email from any computer. All email communication may be subject to recording and/or monitoring in accordance with internal policy and relevant legislation. *Please, consider your environmental responsibility. Before printing this e-mail ask yourself: "Do I need a hard copy?"*

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Citrix agile working
by Kieran Little 19 Mar '18

19 Mar '18

Hi all, Here we're moving towards an even more agile working environment than we already had, giving most users chromebooks and working with windows applications through a citrix VDI environment. I've thought about trying the chromebook for a while now but am not sure how I could actually work in the citrix environment. I'm assuming NVDA would work because I think citrix has audio support, my only problem would be audio latency, and possibly an issue over JAWS licencing. I'm the only person who uses it so I got a JAWS professional licence, but we have a great number of VDI session hosts, so I'm not sure if it would get confused. Has anybody had any experience of working this way? Thanks, Kieran. -- Kieran Little IT Apprentice Information Services Northumberland County Council County Hall Morpeth NE61 2EF Service desk: 01670 627004 Direct: 01670623699 Email: kieran.little(a)northumberland.gov.uk Website: www.northumberland.gov.uk -- <http://family.northumberland.gov.uk> *Save Time Do It Online!* We have made a few key improvements to our site to make our services easy to access. Now you can do everything from paying your council tax, to reporting a faulty street light online. Go to: www.northumberland.gov.uk and click 'pay, apply or report' to access the relevant forms. This email is intended solely for the individual or individuals to whom it is addressed, and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this email is prohibited. If you receive this email in error, please contact the sender and delete the email from any computer. All email communication may be subject to recording and/or monitoring in accordance with internal policy and relevant legislation. *Please, consider your environmental responsibility. Before printing this e-mail ask yourself: "Do I need a hard copy?"*

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chromeos and win 7
by mattias jonsson 16 Mar '18

16 Mar '18

let's say i have a chromebook and a win 7 or 10 vm are it possible to connect to the win machine from chromeos? with audio

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chromeos and win 7
by mattias jonsson 16 Mar '18

16 Mar '18

let's say i have a chromebook and a win 7 or 10 vm are it possible to connect to the win machine from chromeos? with audio

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windows server 2016 VM
by Mike Fulton 08 Mar '18

08 Mar '18

Hi all, I am required to set up a windows server 2016 VM for one of the classes I am taking this semester. Has anyone had experience doing this? I cannot get any sound once the OS is loaded. Thanks, Mike

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Re: [Blind-sysadmins] windows server 2016 VM
by Katherine M. Moss 08 Mar '18

08 Mar '18

Those are two different WinPE environments, though. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins <blind-sysadmins-bounces(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> On Behalf Of ??? Sent: 07 March 2018 21:31 To: blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] windows server 2016 VM Hi you can enable windows-audio service and narrator at the windows setup screen by following procedure. 1. press shift + f10 to run command prompt. 2. enter following command and press enter. net start "windows audio" (make sure you entered quotation properly) 3. enter exit and press enter to escape from command prompt. 4. press windows + control + enter to launch narrator. finally you can setup windows with narrator. I apologize my english writing. it's not my first language. Hope it helps. -----Original Message----- From: Katherine M. Moss via Blind-sysadmins <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Date: 2018-03-08 11:19:50 To: <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] windows server 2016 VM I need to learn how to create templates like that with NVDA in them, but the issue I see is at the capture image stage; that's WinPE, and to my knowledge, Narrator is only supported during Windows setup, not during WinPE generic runs? -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins <blind-sysadmins-bounces(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> On Behalf Of Billy Irwin Sent: 07 March 2018 21:11 To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] windows server 2016 VM Greetings, Just curious... What virtual environment are you going to host this in? I personally am a Citrix XenServer fan. Most things I can do with JAWS and some I can still see to do. I know when I built the server 2012 R2 and installed jaws everything worked from the get go. I then built a template that support this. Thus in my environment when I spin up new VMs I already have Jaws. You just need to sys prep the machine. I also have 2016 running here at home on my Citrix environment the same way. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Katherine M. Moss via Blind-sysadmins Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 8:18 PM To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Cc: Katherine M. Moss <KMoss(a)WinterHillSolutions.com> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] windows server 2016 VM That's the one thing that is Windows Server's downfall; in all the years of the OS, they've not yet found a good reason for enabling the audio service by default. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins <blind-sysadmins-bounces(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> On Behalf Of Mike Fulton Sent: 07 March 2018 19:43 To: Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] windows server 2016 VM Hi all, I am required to set up a windows server 2016 VM for one of the classes I am taking this semester. Has anyone had experience doing this? I cannot get any sound once the OS is loaded. Thanks, Mike _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.hod… _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.hod… _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins

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Re: [Blind-sysadmins] windows server 2016 VM
by Katherine M. Moss 08 Mar '18

08 Mar '18

Those are two different WinPE environments, though. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins <blind-sysadmins-bounces(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> On Behalf Of ??? Sent: 07 March 2018 21:31 To: blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] windows server 2016 VM Hi you can enable windows-audio service and narrator at the windows setup screen by following procedure. 1. press shift + f10 to run command prompt. 2. enter following command and press enter. net start "windows audio" (make sure you entered quotation properly) 3. enter exit and press enter to escape from command prompt. 4. press windows + control + enter to launch narrator. finally you can setup windows with narrator. I apologize my english writing. it's not my first language. Hope it helps. -----Original Message----- From: Katherine M. Moss via Blind-sysadmins <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Date: 2018-03-08 11:19:50 To: <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] windows server 2016 VM I need to learn how to create templates like that with NVDA in them, but the issue I see is at the capture image stage; that's WinPE, and to my knowledge, Narrator is only supported during Windows setup, not during WinPE generic runs? -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins <blind-sysadmins-bounces(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> On Behalf Of Billy Irwin Sent: 07 March 2018 21:11 To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] windows server 2016 VM Greetings, Just curious... What virtual environment are you going to host this in? I personally am a Citrix XenServer fan. Most things I can do with JAWS and some I can still see to do. I know when I built the server 2012 R2 and installed jaws everything worked from the get go. I then built a template that support this. Thus in my environment when I spin up new VMs I already have Jaws. You just need to sys prep the machine. I also have 2016 running here at home on my Citrix environment the same way. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Katherine M. Moss via Blind-sysadmins Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 8:18 PM To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Cc: Katherine M. Moss <KMoss(a)WinterHillSolutions.com> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] windows server 2016 VM That's the one thing that is Windows Server's downfall; in all the years of the OS, they've not yet found a good reason for enabling the audio service by default. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins <blind-sysadmins-bounces(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> On Behalf Of Mike Fulton Sent: 07 March 2018 19:43 To: Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] windows server 2016 VM Hi all, I am required to set up a windows server 2016 VM for one of the classes I am taking this semester. Has anyone had experience doing this? I cannot get any sound once the OS is loaded. Thanks, Mike _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.hod… _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.hod… _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins

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Re: [Blind-sysadmins] windows server 2016 VM
by 장성열 08 Mar '18

08 Mar '18

Hi you can enable windows-audio service and narrator at the windows setup screen by following procedure. 1. press shift + f10 to run command prompt. 2. enter following command and press enter. net start "windows audio" (make sure you entered quotation properly) 3. enter exit and press enter to escape from command prompt. 4. press windows + control + enter to launch narrator. finally you can setup windows with narrator. I apologize my english writing. it's not my first language. Hope it helps. -----Original Message----- From: Katherine M. Moss via Blind-sysadmins <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Date: 2018-03-08 11:19:50 To: <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] windows server 2016 VM I need to learn how to create templates like that with NVDA in them, but the issue I see is at the capture image stage; that's WinPE, and to my knowledge, Narrator is only supported during Windows setup, not during WinPE generic runs? -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins <blind-sysadmins-bounces(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> On Behalf Of Billy Irwin Sent: 07 March 2018 21:11 To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] windows server 2016 VM Greetings, Just curious... What virtual environment are you going to host this in? I personally am a Citrix XenServer fan. Most things I can do with JAWS and some I can still see to do. I know when I built the server 2012 R2 and installed jaws everything worked from the get go. I then built a template that support this. Thus in my environment when I spin up new VMs I already have Jaws. You just need to sys prep the machine. I also have 2016 running here at home on my Citrix environment the same way. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Katherine M. Moss via Blind-sysadmins Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 8:18 PM To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Cc: Katherine M. Moss <KMoss(a)WinterHillSolutions.com> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] windows server 2016 VM That's the one thing that is Windows Server's downfall; in all the years of the OS, they've not yet found a good reason for enabling the audio service by default. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins <blind-sysadmins-bounces(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> On Behalf Of Mike Fulton Sent: 07 March 2018 19:43 To: Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] windows server 2016 VM Hi all, I am required to set up a windows server 2016 VM for one of the classes I am taking this semester. Has anyone had experience doing this? I cannot get any sound once the OS is loaded. Thanks, Mike _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.hod… _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.hod… _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins

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IT Management
by Billy Irwin 07 Mar '18

07 Mar '18

Greetings All, I recently got a promotion to a new position at my company. I am the new I.T. Systems Administrator II. We have almost 100 users and are still growing. I have a decent budget to work with and I am considering getting something for managing tickets, installation of software and inventory just to name a few. Also a MDM will be very helpful. Also to add I've built an Active Directory Domain with 3 DC's 1 of which is at a different physical location. I am using GPO to their full potential except Microsoft wants us to move to Windows 10 enterprise to gain the rest of the features. One option I am looking at is Manage Engine. I am primarily a JAWS user so accessibility is of much importance. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks Kindly, Billy

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