Article Comments for Paula Sharick

What's New in SP2?

cloudtech — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:49:08 GMT

cloudtech
Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:49:08 GMT
MachSol Inc., a Microsoft Gold Partner is first ever to announce support for Microsoft Exchange 2010 SP2 in coming release of MachPanel. So, If you have not deployed Exchange 2010 yet, than we suggest you to make a wise decision by avoiding /hosting mode and configuring Exchange 2010 SP2 on-premises deployment. MachPanel is the industry leading control panel for Shared and Enterprise Hosting that fully supports Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, CRM 2011 and OCS/Lync etc. http://blog.machsol.com/microsoft-exchange/microsoft-exchange-2010-sp2-support-with-machpanel

Windows Update Critical Updates; Unsynchronized Computer Account Prevents Logon

navyjax2 — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:03:49 GMT

navyjax2
Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:03:49 GMT
You'll likely not have the privileges as the user to disjoin from the domain (send the workstation to workgroup) or to rejoin it. You need local Admin privileges to send it to the workgroup and domain admin to rejoin the domain. Also, you'll need privileges in AD to reset the computer account of the workstation (which I found usually works to allow it to rejoin), or delete/re-create it or just delete it - it'll self-create when it's rejoined as long as you don't have a policy that restricts this (one where it needs an account to join to, first, before AD will let it in). I found you usually have to do something to the computer account in AD because it obviously got corrupted if it couldn't be found with no network/IP/DNS error - the article left that part out. You'll figure out I'm right when you can't rejoin the domain, then you either reset/delete/re-create the computer account, and then can rejoin the domain after a reboot of the workstation to pick up the new AD change (cmd line: "gpupdate /force" might work, too).

XP Remote Access Error, XP Client Connection Problem, and Fixes for Two System Hangs

KareemSamy — Wed, 21 May 2008 03:36:27 GMT

KareemSamy
Wed, 21 May 2008 03:36:27 GMT
Very good

XP Remote Access Error, XP Client Connection Problem, and Fixes for Two System Hangs

KareemSamy — Wed, 21 May 2008 03:35:26 GMT

KareemSamy
Wed, 21 May 2008 03:35:26 GMT
very good

8 Steps to a Secure SOHO

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Three Windows 2000 SP4 DNS Bugs

zorroamoto — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:57:12 GMT

zorroamoto
Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:57:12 GMT
Ok

Updating Drivers in a Slipstream Installation

Richard — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:27:41 GMT

Richard
Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:27:41 GMT
Good Article that follows right along with Microsoft technote http://support.microsoft.com/kb/814847. However, if you want to greatly simplify the entire process along with creating customized hands free Windows install disks, which includes burning the disk without any additional software. Go Here: http://www.nliteos.com/

Registry Secrets

NadsFarheen — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:57:53 GMT

NadsFarheen
Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:57:53 GMT
Cool stufff, but a small typo, In the heading "Registry organization"->4th paragraph ->Its wrongly typed as HKEY_ MCURRENT_USER\Control Panel\ Desktop instead of HKEY_ CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\ Desktop Thank you. Nadeem

Troubleshooting and Correcting File Replication Sharing Violations; Expired Credentials Bug Fix; a SCSI Slowdown Fix; and more

MICHAEL — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:31:04 GMT

MICHAEL
Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:31:04 GMT
for your information -- This link has the same information as the page 1 link: http://www.windowsitpro.com/Windows/Articles/ArticleID/39787/pg/2/2.html

Configuring Symantec's Antivirus Client for Non-Administrator Updates

bug — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 21:21:29 GMT

bug
Mon, 27 Mar 2006 21:21:29 GMT
A COMEDY OF ERRORS Paula, I tried to email you to pass on some tips and suggestions regarding new developments on this issue. That message was rejected by your company’s mail server, as follows: ____________ Your message cannot be delivered to the following recipients: Recipient address: paula@windowsitpro.com Reason: Remote SMTP server has rejected address Diagnostic code: smtp;550 5.7.1 ... Relaying denied Remote system: dns;mail01.penton.com (TCP|206.46.252.42|39844|199.0.65.5|25) (mail01.penton.com ESMTP Sendmail ready) ____________ Note: So far as I know, the only "relaying" which took place was the normal relaying which occurs when you use Symantec anti-virus products to scan outgoing messages for viruses, where the anti-virus acts as a virtual proxy server for outgoing mail. Is it possible that your corporate email system is misconfigured, so that people who use Symantec products cannot send you email??? It’s a good thing you have this feedback form! :) Can you post here when the issue is resolved? Thanks.

Win2K SP4 News; RPC Bug; Print Spooler Problem; and more

Charles — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 07:21:43 GMT

Charles
Fri, 09 Dec 2005 07:21:43 GMT
The best way to troubleshoot is by using the logs. Turn on all the accounting you can, then watch. I was able to find a fix for the spool problem by noticing the access rights violations to the spool directory. One of the applied templates removed everyone access to the directory, but I started receiving the 7031 error message described above. By altering the rights on the spool directory, I was able to fix the problem. I normally ghost the system, turn on every auditable event, mark all directories for audit (denied access), and watch. When the solution is found, revert to the original image to save all the work of unrapping.

DCPROMO Problems; A VPN/ISA Server Conflict

Munawar — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 03:51:52 GMT

Munawar
Tue, 18 Oct 2005 03:51:52 GMT
How do u actually edit the netlogon.dns file.I tried changing the extension of both the .dns and .dnb files and restart netlogon after flushing and registering dns.But now my DC has problem replicating with remote site DC and gives Event ID 5171 which has to do with RPC.Please help

Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services Problems; More Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Anonymous User — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 12:16:35 GMT

Anonymous User
Thu, 08 Sep 2005 12:16:35 GMT
Jonny T just had a lobotomy, go easy on him.

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Sun, 04 Sep 2005 15:17:12 GMT

Anonymous User
Sun, 04 Sep 2005 15:17:12 GMT
Sad to hear of all the problems in this post. I recently installed a new hard drive with WinXP Pro and received all the updates via my SBC DSL access and have had no problems whatsoever with SP2. Thankfully, my computer works very well.

Win2K SP4 News; RPC Bug; Print Spooler Problem; and more

siljabg — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 05:01:15 GMT

siljabg
Tue, 30 Aug 2005 05:01:15 GMT
Running W2000 server with SP4 and all updates installed. Atfer terminal clients started connecting from XP the spooler service on server shuts down. No one can use printers via the terminal server and in the network. The network spooler can’t be uninstalled because the service crashes out...fix urgently needed.

The Ever-Morphing Mrxsmb

Anonymous User — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 14:59:00 GMT

Anonymous User
Sat, 27 Aug 2005 14:59:00 GMT
Hello, This article helped me identify the problem. But I can’t seem to solve it. Every now and again I get STOP 0x0000270F (which Microsoft says isn’t even a valid BugCheck) and it happens at mrxsmb!BowserUninitializeTimer+0 (memory 0xF1E57836) Can anybody help me? Thank You for this article! Andrew Wilcox Andreware@J30AD.org

Checking Service Pack and DLL Versions

Anonymous User — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 12:29:06 GMT

Anonymous User
Wed, 17 Aug 2005 12:29:06 GMT
true ****.

Registry Secrets

Anonymous User — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:26:48 GMT

Anonymous User
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:26:48 GMT
Es un excelente articulo y bastante util para mi que deseo entender la funcion del registro. Gracias Grek

Configuring Symantec's Antivirus Client for Non-Administrator Updates

Anonymous User — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 05:00:02 GMT

Anonymous User
Fri, 12 Aug 2005 05:00:02 GMT
Sir, I tried to uninstall Synmatec Antivirus and it is asking password. It is giving user name as SERVER and can you help me to get the password? If anyone can help, please mail with password to dvenkateshd@rediffmail.com

Win2K SP4 News; RPC Bug; Print Spooler Problem; and more

Anonymous User — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 03:05:50 GMT

Anonymous User
Wed, 10 Aug 2005 03:05:50 GMT
I had this problem on a W2K server running Metaframe XP. With the spooler stopped (yeah, like I had a choice!), I went into WINNT\System32\Spool\printers and deleted all the queued up jobs. The service would then start. I suspect it was caused by some driver mismatch, but at least I got the service started... Hope this helps someone.

Configuring Symantec's Antivirus Client for Non-Administrator Updates

Anonymous User — Mon, 01 Aug 2005 10:16:57 GMT

Anonymous User
Mon, 01 Aug 2005 10:16:57 GMT
thank you

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 19:45:29 GMT

Anonymous User
Fri, 29 Jul 2005 19:45:29 GMT
So how do you remove the latest Microsnot update on sp2? The genuine thing. Cant even log in to windows now. Took me a week to get my new motherboard running with my other components then I stupidly get a windows update! What file does windows seek on boot to authenticate system? and i will remove it.

Registry Secrets

Anonymous User — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 11:11:37 GMT

Anonymous User
Fri, 29 Jul 2005 11:11:37 GMT
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. This article is very clearly written and very helpful.

MSN Messenger Sends Endless UPnP Packets; Endless Loop with XP's Error-Reporting Feature

Anonymous User — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 05:13:58 GMT

Anonymous User
Thu, 28 Jul 2005 05:13:58 GMT
On Windows XP Professional SP2, with UPnP enabled, Windows will send constant requests to port 2800 on my gateway. Switching off UPnP stops this, however using a third-party app ZoneAlarm Pro I have set a rule to block this and it stops. I dont know what it is broadcasting. Also, the process making the connections is "Generic Host Process for Win32 Services". My Windows XP Home SP2 Laptop dosent exhibit this strange behaviour. Pickled Hamster.

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 01:49:23 GMT

Anonymous User
Sun, 24 Jul 2005 01:49:23 GMT
Hi, i see lots of complaints regarding WIN XP SP2, i have installed and upgraded over 50 systems with sp2 and have not had most of the problems mentioned here, i think the only issue is that some drivers for printers etc might need updating, this is the part of the hardware manufacturer to post a updated driver at their site, also, make sure that the system is clean/virus free/ before the install, SP2 has worked brillently so far! at least for me, systems uograded range from old pentium 3 500’s to the new p4 3ghz, no problems!

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 11:30:36 GMT

Anonymous User
Fri, 15 Jul 2005 11:30:36 GMT
Just done a clean install of XP with SP2 on a brand new disk. Cannot load anything (Encountered a problem...) no CD will install. If I put the XP disk in the drive, IT’S Autorun comes up with the same error message! Class act Bill!

The Netlogon Service

Anonymous User — Wed, 13 Jul 2005 12:12:27 GMT

Anonymous User
Wed, 13 Jul 2005 12:12:27 GMT
Not to bad

Windows NT Authentication

Anonymous User — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 07:43:31 GMT

Anonymous User
Tue, 12 Jul 2005 07:43:31 GMT
Is there any way i can Write my cutom authentication package. If I am writing my own custom authentication package then is there any guidelines for writing it? Can there be an article with an example which would help me write a custom authentication package or security package. I also want to know any links where I can get support material regarding the same. Looking forward for your help Nithin

SP3's Unexpected Automatic Updates Behavior

Anonymous User — Sun, 03 Jul 2005 18:17:15 GMT

Anonymous User
Sun, 03 Jul 2005 18:17:15 GMT
To:Stormin Norman Hey guy, thanks loads. I have been battling this problem big time for approx. 1-1/2 weeks. I have not been able to even get a solution from Billy’s Boys Microcrash.com. I did notremember checking those boxes in Zone Alarm Pro. I have had some other problems crop up as well, mybe this will solve them as well. jam177@juno.com

Windows NT Accounts

Anonymous User — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 07:32:32 GMT

Anonymous User
Thu, 23 Jun 2005 07:32:32 GMT
i have a smelly bum bum

MSN Messenger Sends Endless UPnP Packets; Endless Loop with XP's Error-Reporting Feature

Anonymous User — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 12:15:59 GMT

Anonymous User
Tue, 14 Jun 2005 12:15:59 GMT
I installed MSN v.7. 0813, spent more than a week try to get the audio work, it just does not work. I used then Skype, it worked immediately.

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 06:00:09 GMT

Anonymous User
Mon, 13 Jun 2005 06:00:09 GMT
I installed sp2 for my windows XP. My previous applications in vb 6.0 sp4 are’nt opening now. It crashes during opening. But when i log on as an administrator it opens. then once the application is open in administrator login then my application opens in my login. Then i found out that even when i add a flexigrid control into a new project in normal user login the vb crashes abruptly. When i go to admin login and add the component to a new project it adds successfully. Then when i log in as a normal user and add flexgrid then its successful. Anybody faced such a problem I am in urgent need of the solution Thanks in advance. mail to me at maheshjj@yahoo.com

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 15:57:10 GMT

Anonymous User
Fri, 10 Jun 2005 15:57:10 GMT
(No other problems )me and my big mouth ??? My Dr. Watson log file grew to 418mb in size, and crashed the computer when I tried to open it, Just glad I didn’t try to print it P.S yes the cat ate the goldfish, spooky the cat now has that same smug look as Bill, As her Maj. The Queen said, there are dark forces at work, so beware of strangers bearing gifts, bloody Trojans again,

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 15:55:58 GMT

Anonymous User
Fri, 10 Jun 2005 15:55:58 GMT
Sp2 woes, ran sp1 with no probs. performance test = 390-410, with Sp2 now 320-330, internet speed (250Kbs)tests =240Kbs, with Sp1 down to 190Kbs, 2 clean installs (with latest drivers) later with Sp2, I am still way down on speeds, guess I am a slow learner ? no other probs, except i.e.6 lockups, cured with one of Bills patches Sp2 has definatly slowed up my computer, great pop up blocker though ! apart from its one way firewall, which I dont use (sygate) what other advantages or security are on offer in Sp2, coz I’m thinking of freash install with Sp1 only, cant bear the loss of speeds on my machine, P.S. my cat didn’t die either, but my daughters Goldfish did !! has Bill got that much power ?

Service Pack 6; Dr. Watson and the Print Spooler

Anonymous User — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 21:48:15 GMT

Anonymous User
Mon, 06 Jun 2005 21:48:15 GMT
hi i have a win2k3 server in which print spooler service is running, almost 25 printers are connected by this server. Many times in a day all the printers gets stuck, when we look that the status of the print queue , its says spooling and we have to stop & start the service to make the printer work again. Pls advice if you have any solution for this issue.

Resource Kit Tools for Diagnosing and Monitoring Memory Leaks

Anonymous User — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 13:40:27 GMT

Anonymous User
Mon, 06 Jun 2005 13:40:27 GMT
You might want to check this page. Half of the text runs down the right side of the page one word at a time.

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 06:42:13 GMT

Anonymous User
Mon, 06 Jun 2005 06:42:13 GMT
I’ve seen what you’re talking about a bunch of times. Everyone has this "It’s a spyware and adware thing" attitude. Like you wouldn’t check for viruses and spyware in the first place. Of course, no one seems to have an answer to these SP2 crashes...I have yet to see a real solution. For such an "ugrade" MS claims SP2 is, you’d think they’d see what this crash vulnerablility on many XP (NOT ALL - you "I never had a problem" condescending jackasses) SP2 units have an get on it. Then again, it’s MS...unless it’s for sale, they could care less.

Win2K SP4 Fallout and Unexpected Results

Anonymous User — Thu, 26 May 2005 23:41:21 GMT

Anonymous User
Thu, 26 May 2005 23:41:21 GMT
I have a problem with windows 2000 adavance server with sp4 installed. When i try to start the task scheduler service, it is giving me the error (Internal server error) & log the error code in system event with event id 7023. The error which is showing at the time of starting the service is " could not start the task scheduler service on local computer. Error 2148073504: An Internal error occurred.

Encryption Basics

Anonymous User — Tue, 24 May 2005 08:02:03 GMT

Anonymous User
Tue, 24 May 2005 08:02:03 GMT
helped me with my computer security exam, easy to understand and very helpful. Thanks :)

Win2K SP4 Bluescreen Fix; Terminal Server Bug Fix; and Citrix Logon Delay

Anonymous User — Mon, 23 May 2005 18:00:40 GMT

Anonymous User
Mon, 23 May 2005 18:00:40 GMT
Does anyone know if this issue is resolved in Windows Server 2003? We are seeing the same type of delays, but MS only references Win2K in its articles.

Win2K SP4 News; RPC Bug; Print Spooler Problem; and more

Ben — Thu, 05 May 2005 09:46:07 GMT

Ben
Thu, 05 May 2005 09:46:07 GMT
I have a print server that is getting this error id event :7031 i am on service pk 4 has any one had a solution on this please email me.

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 03:56:44 GMT

Anonymous User
Thu, 28 Apr 2005 03:56:44 GMT
I have installed XP SP2 on 4 dell machines and it randomly crashes all of them. They are lucky if they last 24 hours without crashing. I have tested this by flattening one and installing XP SP1 with all updates (except SP2). This had no problems and didn’t crash for the week that i left it running for. I then upgraded to SP2 and within 24 hours it crashed. When the pcs crash everything freezes but there seems to be a lot of network traffic coming from them. I know it’s not spyware or viruses as the one that i flattened was off the network and couldn’t have been infected, and also the others all have up to date anti-virus and anti-spyware on them. I’ve tried everything i can think of and have looked for solutions on the web but now have to go to Microsoft to see if they have any solutions.....

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 09:34:00 GMT

Anonymous User
Wed, 27 Apr 2005 09:34:00 GMT
One needs XP2 to install and run the Visual Studio 2005 family. I am so doomed... - Val -

Updating Drivers in a Slipstream Installation

Anonymous User — Sun, 24 Apr 2005 16:14:04 GMT

Anonymous User
Sun, 24 Apr 2005 16:14:04 GMT
"Look out if you make a slip stream boot/install disk. If you ever make a change add a component, add iis, etc. Windows will ask you for the win sp1 cd, if you don’t have it your screwed, putting in the original non slipstreamed cd won’t work" chuck -April 08, 2003 ture, but you can add the I386 folder to your Dir and then you will not need the disk

SP3 Upgrade Failure and a Bucketful of Bugs

Anonymous User — Sat, 23 Apr 2005 06:15:46 GMT

Anonymous User
Sat, 23 Apr 2005 06:15:46 GMT
You sound like the one to know about this: I have Windows ME on a standalone PC. The My Computer screen has links on the left- eg., for My Documents and such. SOME LINKS WILL NOT DO ANYTHING AT ALL. I can get to My Documents from the proprietary desktop link but the side links are dead. Thanks in advance for any comment, Ron Braidwood, ( r.braidwood@BTinternet.com ).

TCP vs. UDP Ports

Anonymous User — Fri, 22 Apr 2005 07:42:24 GMT

Anonymous User
Fri, 22 Apr 2005 07:42:24 GMT
Very good info!

Updating Drivers in a Slipstream Installation

Anonymous User — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 13:41:04 GMT

Anonymous User
Wed, 20 Apr 2005 13:41:04 GMT
Autostreamer 1.0 is a cool free util that will take all of the hard work out of the entire process. You can either use your existing CD or and image and it will slip stream in the SP for you. ALong with the ability to add any other content. Worldhosted

Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services Problems; More Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Anonymous User — Mon, 04 Apr 2005 14:18:30 GMT

Anonymous User
Mon, 04 Apr 2005 14:18:30 GMT
Jonny-T is an idiot

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Sun, 03 Apr 2005 08:20:59 GMT

Anonymous User
Sun, 03 Apr 2005 08:20:59 GMT
XP keeps coming up with updates which corrupt or make other applications crash. The best thing one can do is to get a iMAC. - Madhu Mohan.

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 20:58:06 GMT

Anonymous User
Sat, 26 Mar 2005 20:58:06 GMT
Truth of the matter is, you need to know how to use it. I do, so if you want any tips you may contact me on madwog_360@hotmail.com. Feel free to add me to messenger. Please quote XPSP2 Issues.

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 09:02:21 GMT

Anonymous User
Fri, 25 Mar 2005 09:02:21 GMT
I dont know if this is of any help to anyone having problems with sp2 ..but, i have found if you take your original xp disc(with or without sp1) copy it onto your hard drive into a folder. Then download a full version of sp2(from memory about the 250mb size) place that into a seperate folder. Slipstream (merge the two together) create a boot up disc encorporating the merged files. If possible format and install onto a now cleaned computer. Failing that upgrade from the disc(making sure virus checked and any spyware removed)...both have worked for me on different computers. (for full details on slipstreaming goto- http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp )

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 06:44:48 GMT

Anonymous User
Thu, 24 Mar 2005 06:44:48 GMT
I can’t download updates for Windows XP (2pk)? I’ve been given some suggestions from both DELL and Microsoft Support Techs to no avail. Any suggestions?

Diagnosing Logon Delays

Anonymous User — Wed, 23 Mar 2005 08:41:33 GMT

Anonymous User
Wed, 23 Mar 2005 08:41:33 GMT
Very helpful. You helped me target my DNS problem and the logon process is way faster. Thank you!

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Mon, 21 Mar 2005 00:42:26 GMT

Anonymous User
Mon, 21 Mar 2005 00:42:26 GMT
Only problems with Norton Antivirus 2005, it works but causes errors

Upgrading Windows 2000 to SBS 2003

Anonymous User — Sat, 19 Mar 2005 05:43:47 GMT

Anonymous User
Sat, 19 Mar 2005 05:43:47 GMT
I’m currently in the office over the weekend trying to do a test migration from an old NT PDC to a new server running SBS 2003. Have just done all the Windows 2000 / 2003 MCSA training but still finding myself getting confused by what SBS can and cannot do as it doesn’t seem to support mixed mode (running NT4 DCs) at all, although Windows 2003 does. Found this article and everyone’s comments very useful in helping me go to "Plan B" - thanks !

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Fri, 18 Mar 2005 16:57:37 GMT

Anonymous User
Fri, 18 Mar 2005 16:57:37 GMT
Just want to know if anyone has had this experience. I installed SP2 and rebooted the computer. On reboot, all I got was a black screen with a cursor. No start menu, no icons, nothing. Tried to reboot again in safe mode, last good boot, and still got the black screen. I ended up having to reformat the computer and reinstall Windows. This happened to 3 different computers. I finally was able to get SP2 installed on one of the computers but i installed it on a fresh install of Windows XP. The computer seems to be doing fine. So i think i’ve figured out how to fix SP2. Just install it 4 times, since it seems to work 25% of the time. NUTS!

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Mon, 14 Mar 2005 00:26:01 GMT

Anonymous User
Mon, 14 Mar 2005 00:26:01 GMT
i can not run yahoo messanger olz help.

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Sat, 12 Mar 2005 13:44:27 GMT

Anonymous User
Sat, 12 Mar 2005 13:44:27 GMT
I went from windows 2000 to windows XP pro SP2 and now my computer no longer works. I installed it into my computer and now it constantly crashes. I get errors when ever i try to run any program and then the computer restarts. Im gonna have to switch back. I don’t know why Microsoft would produce a bad Service Pack.

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 01:58:21 GMT

Anonymous User
Fri, 11 Mar 2005 01:58:21 GMT
Sp2 is really better than the release package, because my Celeron 900Mhz machine actually boots without having to do the WinXP Cd boot with CHKDSK /r stuff to get it going. It is only Nero that doesn’t work, but MagicISO and MountDeamon is more than useful for the same task - bundled CD writing software Nero v5 do write music CD’s!

Configuring Symantec's Antivirus Client for Non-Administrator Updates

Anonymous User — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 09:04:44 GMT

Anonymous User
Wed, 09 Mar 2005 09:04:44 GMT
This person and the author are confused.. Symantec updates def live and hourly from the central admin console which in turn spreads to all the clients on the LAN. For the people that are remote workers or laptops users that travel..again from the central admin console you can tell these clients to automatically launch live update and get new defs from symantec directly if not conected to your own lan. To do any other way is just incredibly stupid Thank You, for your article. I have to address the person who stated "...WHY SECURITY FAILS..."; it is actually quite the opposite. Not having these definitions ’live’ is most of the reason I have had worms and trojans on my work WAN. On top of this, I have to work around the admin issue once again to get rid of it. Due to my companies "HelpLESS" desk (seems outsourced), never can fix the problem and I have to wait until my local IT handles the problem. This is not rocket science! Control freaks maybe ?? Give alittle!

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Sun, 06 Mar 2005 03:22:26 GMT

Anonymous User
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 03:22:26 GMT
After installing Windows xp sp2 pinter will not print anything from my PC

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 11:01:39 GMT

Anonymous User
Sat, 05 Mar 2005 11:01:39 GMT
if your system response goes down the tubes after installling SP2 and it takes forever to load the taskbar - boot in safe mode and run REGEDIT. At HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RpcSs the value should be changed to LocalSystem. It ran fine for me once this was done.

The Ever-Morphing Mrxsmb

Anonymous User — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 07:03:21 GMT

Anonymous User
Fri, 04 Mar 2005 07:03:21 GMT
Looking for ward to more news on this, I’m getting the 3019 eventid and my mrxsmb.zyz version is 5.0.2195.7023. It’s occurring on a win2kprosp4 system with all the updates, and tons of s/w besides, but I’m seriously considering rebuilding it on another machine sometime . . .

The Function of Native Win2K Processes

Anonymous User — Mon, 28 Feb 2005 22:59:16 GMT

Anonymous User
Mon, 28 Feb 2005 22:59:16 GMT
Hey - Anonymous User -January 28, 2005 Please let me know if you problems got solved. Please reply to this post.

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 23:09:41 GMT

Anonymous User
Fri, 25 Feb 2005 23:09:41 GMT
muuuuhahahahahahahaha

Upgrading Windows 2000 to SBS 2003

Anonymous User — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 13:45:36 GMT

Anonymous User
Thu, 24 Feb 2005 13:45:36 GMT
The article would have made a bit more sense if the author had indicated this was about upgrading Win2k SERVER to 2k3SBS. SBS is a good product, but it’s not the magic bullet a lot of people seem to think it is. The worst thing you can do is ignore the SMALL in its name... Exchange is a real resource hog and for anything more than the smallest businesses, it really needs to be installed all by itself or on a server that does very little else. SBS also doesn’t play nice with software that uses any 16-bit components. We’d all like to think the entire business software industry is well past that phase, but it isn’t yet reality. Best advice: if you truly fit the SMALL description, and you don’t intend to do anything more than use what’s provided with SBS and maybe an AV package, then SBS might be for you. If you’re pushing the limits of the definition of small business, or if you’re going to be running some sort of customized software, make sure you research this product well before you buy it, including contacting your software vendors for compatibility information. Low day one costs mean nothing if you’re constantly getting headaches from the implementation.

SBS Firewall Ports

Anonymous User — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 13:32:24 GMT

Anonymous User
Thu, 24 Feb 2005 13:32:24 GMT
I need that answer to Don Brown’s Question.... thans! Regards, Mike Herbert

Defragment Access Violation; IDE Drivers Get a Major Tune-Up

Anonymous User — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 21:24:10 GMT

Anonymous User
Wed, 23 Feb 2005 21:24:10 GMT
Hmmm! small print bad. technobabble good.

Upgrading Windows 2000 to SBS 2003

Anonymous User — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 14:41:45 GMT

Anonymous User
Wed, 23 Feb 2005 14:41:45 GMT
I came from the NT world but am total convinced that this is the product for Small Business. Can we please stop the disinformation like no other DCs? It would be helpful to use it before speaking out. But beware, you might become hooked on this product.

Upgrading Windows 2000 to SBS 2003

Anonymous User — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 14:41:45 GMT

Upgrading Windows 2000 to SBS 2003

Anonymous User — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 13:04:38 GMT

Anonymous User
Wed, 23 Feb 2005 13:04:38 GMT
I understand the concept of the Small Business Server, how will this upgrade influance a desktop running on W2K?

Upgrading Windows 2000 to SBS 2003

Anonymous User — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 12:45:39 GMT

Anonymous User
Wed, 23 Feb 2005 12:45:39 GMT
Also remote web workplace is not mentioned..which is a shame as it’s a killer app.

Upgrading Windows 2000 to SBS 2003

Anonymous User — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 12:44:07 GMT

Anonymous User
Wed, 23 Feb 2005 12:44:07 GMT
SBS is a SMALL BUSINESS SERVER product, emphasis on Small Business. If you are running a server at home, it will work there too, this includes server and exchnage. As a consultant, I have multiple SBS2003 installs under my belt, and it is the absolute best product for the SBS enviornment. If you can install Windows you can install and configure this product. It’s nothing but wizards.

Upgrading Windows 2000 to SBS 2003

Anonymous User — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 12:07:48 GMT

Anonymous User
Wed, 23 Feb 2005 12:07:48 GMT
IF SBS2003 is not ment for the home user, what ugrade will then be available for us as single system users, so we can also enjoy the benifit of support and new updates?

Upgrading Windows 2000 to SBS 2003

Anonymous User — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 11:48:27 GMT

Anonymous User
Wed, 23 Feb 2005 11:48:27 GMT
I’ll have to agree sounds like it came from the Microsoft sales office along with some misinformation.

Upgrading Windows 2000 to SBS 2003

Anonymous User — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 08:10:14 GMT

Anonymous User
Wed, 23 Feb 2005 08:10:14 GMT
and another thing... I see businesses buying standard and then asking for the features of premium [controlling the Internet] you can add on Premium later.

Upgrading Windows 2000 to SBS 2003

Anonymous User — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 08:05:15 GMT

Anonymous User
Wed, 23 Feb 2005 08:05:15 GMT
The Sharepoint "bug" is only if you have old disks. Anything bought now woudln’t have the issue. Gawd I’m getting tired of people not thinking that SBS can’t have other DCs in the domain.... and gawd I’m getting tired of people thinking DCs are truly important these days when XP’s use cached credentials. Can people get out of the WinNT era and get on with life? Wait a few months? The SP1 is in beta right now.

Upgrading Windows 2000 to SBS 2003

Anonymous User — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 21:41:23 GMT

Anonymous User
Tue, 22 Feb 2005 21:41:23 GMT
Some sadly misinformed comments apparent here. The first anonymous poster obviously has NO idea about how SBS fits into the market. It’s a killer product and the sales figures alone show that. Don’t forget the global community of SBS fans that exists to provide support to one another. The author of the article itself appears to lose sight of the target market for this product too - how many small businesses have hundreds of gigabytes of data to backup?? Another upgrade/migration strategy is available from www.sbsmigration.com. I’ve used this process multiple times and it works very well. The best recommendation I can give anyone looking to implement this product though is to get a suitably experienced consultant in to install it - it will work much better, will cost you less and you’ll sleep much better. Can’t find a consultant? Check the Microsoft site for SBS user groups around the world or look for an SBS-MVP near you who can point you in the right direction. There is a wealth of information around the place about SBS and how to make it do what your business needs. It’s not for home users with Windows 2000 - so the commenter with a problem with this can relax. This is SMALL BUSINESS SERVER, not HOME server!! I’m not a Microsoft employee - just a user of SBS2003 and now a fan.

Upgrading Windows 2000 to SBS 2003

Anonymous User — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:40:32 GMT

Anonymous User
Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:40:32 GMT
Re:Upgrading Windows 2000 to SBS 2003 Why presume all W2K users are not just home users? I am and I prefer W2K for use in a 2 PC peer to peer network. You and Microsoft are nuts if you think users like me will pay over $1000 to be lab rats for a new generation OS for networked home use PCs. How much did MS pay you to advertise this promotion?

The Function of Native Win2K Processes

Anonymous User — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:03:29 GMT

Anonymous User
Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:03:29 GMT
Use spybot (free and updates free) and spysweeper (trial and 1 free current definition files) combined. Sweep with both and delete unwanted files.

Upgrading Windows 2000 to SBS 2003

Anonymous User — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 15:26:56 GMT

Anonymous User
Tue, 22 Feb 2005 15:26:56 GMT
The poster that stated "no other DC’s are allowed in this domain" is sadly misinformed. SBS must hold all the FSMO roles but works very well with additional DC’s in the same domain. There can be no other SBS servers in the same domain and you cannot establish a trust with another domain. If you have other sites with their own DC’s that trust each other you are probably no longer a small business (what did you think SMALL Business Server meant, anyway?)

Upgrading Windows 2000 to SBS 2003

BRANDON — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:58:07 GMT

BRANDON
Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:58:07 GMT
I have setup 2 SBS2003 servers from scratch for companies that have abbout 15-20 employees and its great I have my MCSE so I am not one who knows nothing about IT and though I know some people who have got to a place where they needed to learn SBS2003 on the job with very minimal IT experiance it was very easy for them. I would suggest this to anyone who has a small business.

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:48:36 GMT

Anonymous User
Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:48:36 GMT
Hmm. Maybe I’ll wait

Upgrading Windows 2000 to SBS 2003

Anonymous User — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 12:52:22 GMT

Anonymous User
Tue, 22 Feb 2005 12:52:22 GMT
Unless you’re a really small business running only 1 win2k server to take care of all of your needs, SBS 2003 might be the option for you but I would steer clear of this product. You must setup SBS 2003 as a domain controller, if you don’t, it’s a violation of the eula and the server will power itself down after 7 days and every day afterwards. If you have other servers at your site and possibly other sites with other domain controllers, SBS 2003 won’t play nicely with them. It’s a domain controller of a different flavor, no other DC’s are allowed in this domain, it’s a like a single tree in a single forest (why do you call it a forest if there’s only 1 tree?). Also, aside from it’s packaging indicating that this is an easy product to install & maintain for the non-IT person, real world experience indicates that this is most definitely not the case. If you can stick with Win2K server if that’s what you’re currently running for as long as you can. It’s a rock solid server product without all of the headaches & XP’ish eye candy that SBS2003 brings to the table. If you plan on going with SBS2003, plan on increasing the amount of time you spend at your workplace by the amount of time you’ll be reducing your sleeptime by. IMHO, 2 thumbs down for SBS2003! ’nuff said.

Upgrading Windows 2000 to SBS 2003

Anonymous User — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 12:15:06 GMT

Anonymous User
Tue, 22 Feb 2005 12:15:06 GMT
Always nice to get a notification that your OS is about to drop off maintenance. Thanks!

Upgrading Windows 2000 to SBS 2003

Anonymous User — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 12:07:12 GMT

Anonymous User
Tue, 22 Feb 2005 12:07:12 GMT
Security Updates will be available until June, 2010 for Windows 2000. See the following links. http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifepolicy http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];LifeWin

Finding and Fixing NT Memory Leaks

Anonymous User — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 21:21:32 GMT

Anonymous User
Sun, 20 Feb 2005 21:21:32 GMT
where is "Windows NT Memory Leaks" sidebar mentioned in the first paragraph?

Understanding Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

EUAN — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:38:40 GMT

EUAN
Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:38:40 GMT
I would recommend turning off the XP-SP2 firewall and see if IE works. Since SP2 now does application level filtering on the firewall. It is quite possible you have accidentally put on an application filter on IE. That would explain why Netscape works. Because perhaps that ISNT filtered? Anyway, in reply to "Don’t like articles that send me to other articles." I would agree. I would say this article was deficient in any real useful information. Most of it is fairly obvious from reading a few articles already. I was hoping for something more substancial.

DCPROMO Problems; A VPN/ISA Server Conflict

Anonymous User — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 05:46:38 GMT

Anonymous User
Sun, 20 Feb 2005 05:46:38 GMT
kajsg

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 02:37:17 GMT

Anonymous User
Sun, 20 Feb 2005 02:37:17 GMT
SP2 Took me 6 hours to download and install. After which I lost the use of my internet browser. Had to disable automatic updates to fix that problem. Now my computer runs to slow to do anything that it could do before. Leave it to Microsoft to turn my laptop into a typwriter. Had to use other computers to seek help and info on this problem. Seems to be pretty common.

Important Windows Server 2003 Bug Fixes

Anonymous User — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 14:52:57 GMT

Anonymous User
Thu, 17 Feb 2005 14:52:57 GMT
Great article. I have been dealing with this DNS problem for a while now. I handle some 40 Windows 2003 SBS for different clients and out of those only 2 experience this problem. Although Microsoft doesn’t allow the public download of the fix, at least Microsoft says something about it instead of hiding it and making us IT guys go elsewhere for clues.

Checking Service Pack and DLL Versions

Anonymous User — Tue, 15 Feb 2005 03:02:47 GMT

Anonymous User
Tue, 15 Feb 2005 03:02:47 GMT
A-HA! Turns out that the six lines in the center IS the whole article. CRAP!

Checking Service Pack and DLL Versions

Anonymous User — Tue, 15 Feb 2005 03:00:26 GMT

Anonymous User
Tue, 15 Feb 2005 03:00:26 GMT
CRAP!! Your website is Trully rubbish. Too many ads I can’t see the article.

Configuring Symantec's Antivirus Client for Non-Administrator Updates

webjunkiemcse — Mon, 14 Feb 2005 10:23:08 GMT

webjunkiemcse
Mon, 14 Feb 2005 10:23:08 GMT
Being an IT administrator I am always looking for ways to get around the need of many applications that require local admin access to operate as expected. I am glad you brought this issue to light. There are also a myriad of Microsoft Applications (namely Business Solutions Apps) that need this level of local access to work properly.

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 16:04:24 GMT

Anonymous User
Wed, 09 Feb 2005 16:04:24 GMT
All of our systems at work have no problem with SP2. My problem came about when I installed the system my XP Pro at home. I lost all connection to my DSL. SBC had me uninstall the pack and I was up and running again. If you decide to try SP2, make sure you have rollback enabled.

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 11:34:41 GMT

Anonymous User
Wed, 09 Feb 2005 11:34:41 GMT
I have an old DELL XP450 - installed XP2 last Fall - took several tries (had to drop zonealarm) but it’s working ok. Just tried to install SP2 last night on a new DELL Inspiron 1000 Notebook with SP1. Now I can’t: (1) Get anything to work off Start, like Control Panel, Windows Explorer. I get an abending DRWATSON, and the machine freezes. (2) I got IE working, but when it won’t let me permanently change home page or Favorites list. Oh, it accepts the changes, but after a reboot, they’ve gone back to prior settings. (3) Nothing in the System Tray. I’ve seen all these problems in previous postings here - wish I’d read them before I tried SP2. I’m going to cross my fingers and uninstall SP2 tonight. If that works, I’m going to switch to Firefox.

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Mon, 07 Feb 2005 00:44:48 GMT

Anonymous User
Mon, 07 Feb 2005 00:44:48 GMT
I am having an application which is related with sql server and this application reads the information from sql server and gives the output and the application main advantage is speed printing in dot. This application was working in all win98se o/s and even when i upgraded to win xp it was workign. But i tried in another system to upgrade to win xp. but there i am not able to run my application. The application will just log on to the user. When i use the application menu it will close all and wuill return to win xp. Kindly suggest me to solve the problem.

SBS 2003 Shutdown Problems; Terminal Services License Mode Reset; an NTP Problem; and more

Anonymous User — Sun, 06 Feb 2005 18:45:48 GMT

Anonymous User
Sun, 06 Feb 2005 18:45:48 GMT
This may sound stupid, but a new client of mine was sold SBS 2003. He needs 5 Terminal server licences but SBS does not support this. We are going to move him to Server 2003 and at least he can use his terminal server licences that he was sold. Is there any easy way to go from SBS 2003 to Server 2003 Cheers Steve

Application Problems in Windows XP SP2

Anonymous User — Fri, 04 Feb 2005 19:16:27 GMT

Anonymous User
Fri, 04 Feb 2005 19:16:27 GMT
Not sure about those who have had no problems but I recently installed SP2 on a clean drive and nothing but problems. Videos will not play and neither will DVD’s. Heck even some of Microsoft’s games such as Rise of Nations will not play. I am going to reformat and go back to SP1 THANKS A LOT AS USUAL MICROSOFT WHY NOT MAKE SOMETHING THAT WORKS FOR ONCE.

Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services Problems; More Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Anonymous User — Fri, 04 Feb 2005 11:18:06 GMT

Anonymous User
Fri, 04 Feb 2005 11:18:06 GMT
I am installing TS on Server 2003 and after the installation, when I reboot, the server hangs at a black screen. I have to go to last known good in order to get the server to boot again. Any ideas???? I can be reached at chisholm@us.ibm.com and would appreciate any assistance. Thanks, Chris