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Hi, I have an odd issue on our DC's. We have approx 30 DC's and I have non domain admins who are grated access to remote desktop into DC's via the remote desktop group in Active Directory (Builtin container). The members of the group are able to access 2/3 of the DC's but on the other 1/3 they receive the prompt stating they must be granted the logon through Terminal Services right. The remote desktop group exists by default on the TS connection. In addition the remote desktop group is specified in the Default Domain Controller policy for the logon through Terminal Services right. Replication is not an issue, group memberships have been fully replic…

Hi all, I was unable to log on my Dell Laptop Windows XP home after it automatically updated to Widnows XP SP3. The error message: A Problem is preventing windows from accurately checking the license... ---------- I had to remove the Windows XP SP 3 and now it worked perfectly. So the problem lies in the stupid SP3. But after I remove SP3 and went on to Windows Update website and wanted to manually update some security patches, it didn't allow me to do so. It wanted to force installation of SP3 on me. The Windows Update webpage stuck at that very dialog. Given that Windows tends to automatically do the update, how do I prevent the SP3 being i…

I received the SP3 download thru auto updates and believe (think) I installed it ok beacuse in my system info it shows, XP Pro Ver. 5.1.2600 , Sevice Pack 3 , Build 2600. Even in my system properties it comes up as SP3. The question is, when I go to Windows Update & check my history,it shows Service Pack 3 w/ a red X & yellow ? mark. If I click on it the info is an error code of 0x80080008. I've checked my Add/Remove programs list and it is listed but doesn't have an "Installed On" date listed. So, do I have it, or is it just saying I do.Or,do I have a messed up installation? It appeared the install went fine,no errors or warning popups. Thanx !!

Hi Help! I can't get Acrobat Reader to run. I just uninstalled and then re-installed "Adobe Reader 9" in my Windows XP (SP3) PC. I have a roaming profile (which I hate but apparently I'm stuck with it). I cant get Adobe Reader to even open on its own without an error. The error is: Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library Rutime Error! Program: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact [blah-blah] - Should I re-install the Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library? (If so how the heck do I so that?!) - Or should I download an earlier…

When I double click on a message in the preview pane in OE I get: "There was an error opening this message. An Error has occurred". I get the same message if I try to compose a message. This occurs in all user accounts. If I try to open the Address Book within OE I get "Unable to open the address book. The Address Book may not be installed properly". If its of any help this started after I uninstalled Office 2000 and installed Office 2003. The address book is in the correct location according to HKEYCU/Software/Microsoft/WAB/WAB4/Wab file name. Can anybody help? -- Robert S <robert.spam.me.senseless@gmail.com>

I have searched everywhere but can't find an exact answer for this. Can a server running Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 be set up as a license server. I have looked through the Technet articles and it alwyas says "Applies to:" and then lists Server 2003 32 bit all versions and Enterprise 64. I have not seen Standard 64 listed on any of these. Thanks.

I've just started getting this error message when I try to open the Address Book in OE. It occurs on all user accounts: Outlook Express: "Unable to open the Address Book. The Address Book may not be installed properly". When I open up a message by double clicking on it I get "There was an error opening this message. An error has occurred" (Mac-like informativeness). I'm still able to view the message in the preview pane. I get the same message when I try to compose a new message. I can locate the Address Book according to its place in the registry, and it opens normally when I double click on it. Can anybody help here? I've just uninstalled Office 2000 a…

Hi there, I am wondering if someone can help me with this issue. We have recently changed a our proxy server and this particular program installed on Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 server will not connect to the internet to check for updates automatically anymore. Instead it sends me an alert email to tell me that the automatic update failed. I have spoken to the manufacturers of the software and they inform me that it will use the Proxy settings for the local system account and that I need to change this. So i go into the registry looking for HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings and sure enough, the ol…

We have 2 Windows 2003 fileservers. They are clustered, and this problem seems to impact them both. The handle count is enormous - it grows in a stepping sort of fashion until it reaches about 25,000 or so, then the server starts complaining about not being able to allocate from the shared pool, and then within a day or so after that it dies (if we don't reboot it first). Digging in a bit further, it looks like the System process is the one that is consuming all those handles and not closing them. Again, over time, the graph looks like a stair case. I ran Handle.exe, and many of the files do look like legitimate files that users actually have open. B…

Is there a way around the win 2k3 memory limit or 4GB? Or can it be upgraded to the enterprise edition kernel without losing any programs/data/settings?

Since I installed SP3 on my Windows XP SP2 desktop, I've been seeing intermittent and ANNOYING slowdowns of my computer. I'll click a link on IE, or select a menu item from a program, and the mouse cursor will turn to an hourglass while my computer slows. Sysinternal's Process Explorer shows me instances of the program VERCLSID.EXE popping up, slowing my computer. I don't where the hell this program came from - I think it's from SP3 - but it's annoying the living hell out of me. NO, I did NOT install KB908531, this must be a part of SP3. How do I stop this damned program? Do I need to uninstall SP3???

The USB ports on one Windows 2003 Server are not working, and in Device Manager under USB Controllers and Devices it says ''Unknown Device (along with entries for Root Hub and something else). On an identical server (hardware and software should all be the same) where the USB ports are working the entry reads 'USB Composite Device Driver' instead of 'Unknown Device.'' Where or how exactly can we either get this specific driver or fix this USB issue? We tried to delete the device and have Windows reinstall it, as well as tried to copy the entire drivers/inf folder from the server that is working to reinstall the driver on the server with no USB functiona…

My Computer screen keeps going into Sleep Mode. My power save settings are all correct. The monitor is working fine. So not sure what to try next. One week ago, I installed "Luxor by Mumbo Jumbo" Seems like the problem started then. I have since unistalled Luxor, but the problem is still there. Screen just goes blank for a few seconds, then comes back, then blank, then back... then after awhile, screen goes blank and indicates it is in the powersave mode. pressing a key or moving a mouse does nothing... Only thing I can do is hit the power buttone and reboot. Help Please!

The computer had the "standby" option in power options. Had to format/reinstall XP and now that option is missing. How do I make it appear ? Thanks Frank

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