The previous version of UPHClean did not call the system executable using quotes. This could in some scenarios allow a local user to elevate privileges. This issue has now been addressed in the current version. Thanks to Thierry Zoller from Verizon Business...

Hi! First let me apologize for the length of time since my last post. Unfortunately this post is to report that UPHClean is now officially dormant. Release bits for UPHClean v2.0 are not forthcoming. There's no plan of record for release. This means...

Hi there!   Good news -- I'm releasing an updated beta build today.  It fixes machine hangs and crashes that could occur with build 2.0.48.0.  The 32 bit plaform bits are here and for 64 bit platforms here . If you find any problem with...

To understand what call stack logging is you must understand how software works internally. Software is put together using small pieces of code. These pieces are called functions. Complex work is done by breaking it down into simpler tasks. A function...

UPHClean v2.0 has been in beta for an extended period. Over 3,000 people have received the beta bits. There have been enough reports of computers hanging and crashing to prevent release. Further beta builds are needed to insure that those remaining problems...

Here is an administrative template to make it easier to manage the file remapping settings available with UPHClean v2.0. Thank you Kevin Henriksen for this contribution.

UPHClean v2.0 tries to assist when the security descriptor prevents access to a file or directory. This often prevents the system from completing the profile reconciliation process. This can happen because the inherited permissions are set incorrectly...

So you want to try out the UPHClean v2.0 beta? Very good because that is what this post is about! The current beta build installs on Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. A future build will install on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008...

UPHClean v2.0 is a new version that tries to help with the following scenarios: Timing fix In v1.6 there is a timing issue with where the profile unload process stopped trying to unload the user profile hive before UPHClean finished its work. UPHClean...

UPHClean fails to install on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. This happens because the User Profile service included with those operating system includes the functionality of UPHClean v1.6 built in. There is no point in having UPHClean perform its...

I am Robin Caron. I have worked for 8 years as an escalation engineer for Microsoft supporting directory services technologies for the Windows platform. I am starting this blog as a way to distribute information about UPHClean and to offer some ramblings...