Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) Available For Windows 7 Beta

re: Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) Available For Windows 7 Beta

chrisleu — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:14:24 GMT

Hi Ned,

Problem solved actually.

I tried to log in locally, but received a message that the User Profile Service failed the logon. I logged back on as my regular account and looked up the error message. I saw references to the user profile status being backup and advice on how to fix it. I just blew the profile away since I only use it for running domain tools with elevated credentials. I was able to logon both locally and using runas after that.

Thanks for the assistance! Oh, the problem was with all snap-ins that I tried.

Thanks, again,

Chris

re: Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) Available For Windows 7 Beta

NedPyle [MSFT] — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:22:20 GMT

A few questions:

1. Are you having the same issue on the RC build of Win7.

2. If #1 is true, are you using the RC version of RSAT?

3. Do you have the problem with any other snapins, or just DSA.MSC?

re: Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) Available For Windows 7 Beta

chrisleu — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:04:14 GMT

Hello there. Please help with this problem that is driving me nuts. I loaded RSAT and was able to successfully shift+right-click the icon and select "Run as Different User." However, all of a sudden, I'm unable to run it. I receive a message saying that c:\windows\system32\dsa.msc cannot be found. I know it's there. I can see it. Also, if I just open the app, it starts. The problem is that my user account doesn't have the rights to do anything in ADUC and I need to launch this with my elevated accoutn credentials.

I've tried adding the mmc.exe path in front of the dsa.msc path in the shortcut, but I get a message saying that mmc.exe cannot be found, as well.

Any help would be most appreciated.

Thanks!

Chris

re: Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) Available For Windows 7 Beta

smccauley — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:24:26 GMT

For anyone still having the issue with the "Find" dialog crash the mmc (because of printui.dll), I have just resolved that exact problem during a call to MS support. They found a specific group policy setting that was causing the issue when applied to our domain controller. It was "Computer Configuration" > "Administrative Templates" > "Printers” > “Pre-populate printer search location text”. When that setting was enabled and applied to a domain controller, that server would have the “AD Users and Computers” mmc crash when trying to open the find dialog. This was in Server 2008, but perhaps the issue you are having in Windows 7 beta is related to the same issue.

I thought I should share this since this page is the first result in Google when searching for "find crashing mmc printui.dll". Hopefully it will save some of you the time I lost troubleshooting it.

re: Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) Available For Windows 7 Beta

carter91 — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:11:16 GMT

Thanks Ned...hopefully we can find a way to make this work. I am tired of having to remote desktop to a management server VM I set up since I can't do a "Run-As" with certain tools on my desktop running Vista.

re: Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) Available For Windows 7 Beta

NedPyle [MSFT] — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:56:35 GMT

Ah, I actually read your post this time. :-P. I pinged the Sysinternals dev's internally, I'll see what I can find out.

- Ned

re: Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) Available For Windows 7 Beta

NedPyle [MSFT] — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:37:52 GMT

I'm afriad I have no idea on whether there are plans to backport this functionality. Sorry. I'll take a look in the Vista DCR database when I get a chance and see when I am back in the office on Thursday.

- Ned

re: Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) Available For Windows 7 Beta

carter91 — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:41:06 GMT

Hey NedPyle,

Putting MMC.exe in front of the shortcut works for the AD users and Computers and other tools in Windows 7 Beta, so I can use the run as tool for my admin account.

Any idea if Vista SP2 will natively offer run as a different user?

On my Vista Sp1 x64 machine, I have registered the Shell Run As utility from Sysinternals, and for the most part, some tools work. I still get errors when trying to use their utility to launch certain admin tools, and putting the MMC.exe in front of it doesn't work.

I have posted about it here:

http://forum.sysinternals.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17519&PN=2

I am LE2 Strat on there.

You Got any ideas on why this won't work on Vista SP1 x64?

re: Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) Available For Windows 7 Beta

NedPyle [MSFT] — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:05:13 GMT

It's because those snapins' shortcuts are run through shell association instead of an actual EXE. This has been bugged a while back and is under discussion.

In the mean, change the shortcuts for your RSAT snapins to point to Target of MMC.EXE then the snapin.

For example, for the ADSI Edit shortcut:

mmc.exe %SystemRoot%\system32\adsiedit.msc

re: Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) Available For Windows 7 Beta

DChamp — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:55:56 GMT

Along with someone else here, I've installed it all, but when I go to use ADU&C, if I right click on it, there's no choice for "Runas a different user" as there is for some items.

This is something I REALLY need badly.

Thank you,

Dave/DChamp