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  • Blog Post: Temporary profile issue

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    A temporary user profile is issued each time an error condition prevents the user's profile from loading. Temporary profiles are deleted at the end of each session, and changes made by the user to their desktop settings and files are lost when the user logs off. On a Vista client computer, you may encounter...
    on 27 Mar 2007

  • Blog Post: Hot issue Errors related to Kerberos authentication

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    Kerberos is the default protocol for network authentication in Windows Server 2003. The Kerberos authentication protocol provides a mechanism for mutual authentication between a client and a server, or between one server and another, before a network connection is opened between them. It is more flexible...
    on 19 Sep 2006

  • Blog Post: Access Denied, or Other Access Failure to SMB Shares from Vista Clients

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    Some of the fun we have in product support is that, once a new product is released nowadays, we get to navigate the uncharted waters of new security settings interoperating with our customers’ real world environments. With Windows XP and Server 2003 we saw that there were challenges brought about...
    on 26 Apr 2007

  • Blog Post: The comprehensive technical articles and best practice of Windows Time

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    Microsoft has put together a comprehensive and technical article Windows Time and the W32TM service explaining how the Windows Time service works and how the time on desktop machines is synchronized with the server. There are some best practices that you need to consider as tips as well as a comprehensive...
    on 16 Nov 2006

  • Blog Post: Using ADRestore tool to restore deleted objects

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    Have ever encountered the following scenarios? User accounts, groups, computers, OUs or other objects in domain accidentally deleted. No system state backup available for authoritative restoration. No other DC's available. When an object is deleted from Active Directory, it isn't actually...
    on 14 Dec 2006

  • Blog Post: Typical Symptoms when secure channel is broken

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    The secure channel is used to validate the member servers or workstations membership in the domain, based upon its hashed password. This discrete communication channel helps provide a more secure communication path between the domain controller and the member servers or workstations. It can also be used...
    on 18 Jan 2007

  • Blog Post: Ghost trust object caused the network share inaccessible

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    A while back we got involved in a weird issue where a network user encountered network share access problems. The symptom or the error message might be different in some scenarios: 1. Domain controller’s share folders cannot be accessed by the NETBIOS name, but the folders can be accessed by the...
    on 16 Jan 2007

  • Blog Post: Regarding AdminSdHolder

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    Windows 2000 and 2003 both contain protected groups , called AdminSdHolder . AdminSdHolder is used to control the permissions of user accounts that are members of the built-in Administrators or Domain Administrators groups. Protected Groups are groups that Windows protects from unnecessary changes. In...
    on 16 Nov 2006

  • Blog Post: Desktop lockdown in a domain or non-domain environment

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    Locking down desktops is becoming more and more prevalent in today’s corporate environment. Malware, viruses and malicious users are putting the pressure on IT staff to remove users as local admin’s and lockdown systems. In order for this to be successful, administrators need a delivery mechanism to...
    on 19 Sep 2006

  • Blog Post: EFS File Recovery

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    Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 provide many enhancements in the area of data protection— especially Encrypting File System (EFS). This article provides some common issues and file recovery practices to prevent encrypted files being inaccessible. We often encounter problems when accessing encrypted...
    on 26 Apr 2007

  • Blog Post: DFS namespace permissions

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    This is a common topic in the DFS_FRS field. Customers often describe how some users are unexpectedly denied access to targets in the namespace while other users can access the targets without problems. Customers also ask whether there are DFS permissions somewhere that must be adjusted. The answer is...
    on 19 Sep 2006

  • Blog Post: What’s new in GP in Windows Vista

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    Group Policy in Windows Vista and Windows Server "Longhorn" provides an infrastructure for centralized configuration management of the operating system and applications that run on the operating system. Expanding on the foundation established in Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP, Group Policy is...
    on 16 Nov 2006

  • Blog Post: Hot Security issues after installing Windows 2003 SP1

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    Windows 2003 Service Pack 1 makes some significant changes to security including start up account for services, DCOM security and etc. Services such as RPC and DCOM are integral to Windows Server 2003, but they are also an alluring target for hackers. By requiring greater authentication for RPC and DCOM...
    on 6 Sep 2006

  • Blog Post: Installing Office 2007 Using Group Policy Software Installation

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    The Office team published a great “how to” on installing Office 2007 using Group Policy. The Office 2007 Resource Kit includes this documentation. You can view it online at the Microsoft TechNet site. Here’s a direct link http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/efd0ee45-9605-42d3-9798-3b698fff3e081033...
    on 26 Apr 2007

  • Blog Post: Forcefully demote a Windows Server 2003 domain controller

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    Under some circumstances, a domain controller cannot be gracefully demoted due to the required dependency or operation failing. These include network connectivity, name resolution, authentication, Active Directory service replication, or the location of a critical object in Active Directory. As a last...
    on 6 Sep 2006