Installing Drupal

Has anybody tried installing Drupal 4.3 on Win2K/PHP 4.2.2/MSSQL using the PEAR ADO module to access the DB rather than the mssql functions? My hosting provider disables the php_mssql.dll module and insists that PHP users use ADO COM objects to access databases. I think I've managed to tweak the code enough to get the object classes and functions all playing nicely, only the first time it calls the query function I get an ADODB error that the connection object
$this->connection won't support the Execute(); Method for running SQL queries because the connection object is closed.

Does anyone know if there is a way to promote a comment to the front page? I've got one on my site that's better than the parent node, and I'd like for more people to see it ...

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I am new to Drupal after running Post Nuke for a while. One thing that baffles me is that Drupal seems to operate very fast when not loggin in as a user. As soon as I log in, everything slows down to a crawl...Running on a dedicated server with very small load right now. I am sure there must be some simple adjustment that I need to make. very frustrating. The site isn't really live yet, but it will be at www.dphoto1.com...

is possible insert simply upload image in blog?
(no image.module, it is too complicated)
it should not be a lot of difficulty, but I don't know whether to do this.

Hello,

I am working with an NGO to redesign their website, and it has been bantied about that perhaps we consider using drupal. I have some basic experience with drupal from toying around with an older release at another ngo´s office from a few months ago, but realistically I am a new user.

Basically, if anybody has any advice on the following topics i would be quite grateful:

1. What is the reliability of drupal. Once the site is operational, is there an ongoing need for technical assistance to maintain the site? I ask as there will be no support as the organisation has no technical personnel and our technical department is a 14 hour flight away....

2. Should a server go down, what is a realistic timeframe to bring back a drupal website and who will need to do this? (ie. with the current version of the website, when they lost the site recently, they just took a cd-rom copy of the site they had and ftp´d it when the service was operational again). If anybody can provide some more light as to an ideal back-up process as well as a brief explanation with the recovery sequence i would be most pleased.

3. integration between a drupal and basic html site. There is interest on the organisations part to continue publishing their quarterly publication (which uses pdf files) in html as they like the control and security and ease of use. However, they would like to use drupal for news, agenda, forums. Is it possible to combine drupal with static html pages?

Dear readers,
I would like to use Drupal for my companies' extranetsite. I am willing to put a lot effort in it so I can help other Drupal users in the feature. I have some great plans :)
Question is, are these plans possible with Drupal. I have read a lot already on the site, but sometimes I have the feeling that I fail to understand the concepts. So I hope someone can shed a light on my Drupalpath. So here goes:

1.My company has 4 departments, each with a different housestyle colour. Is it possible to create 4 'looks' in one Drupal environment?