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Try running internet explorer from start > run with this command: c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe -extoff If you run IE that way (you'll get a warning that extensions are off when you run it that way to let you know you ran the command successfully), does the problem set still occur?

LogInit received an access denied when trying to write the log file. Have you tried running msdtc -resetlog yet?

Well, if one user can see everything, but others on the same machine can't and you haven't rebooted, it's a permissions issue. Not sure where, mind you, with what little we know, but it's definitely security/permissions (or software that modifies security/permissions).

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Yes, Viridian became Microsoft Server Virtualization became hyper-v, which releases RTM 180 days after 2008 RTM'ed.

Usually the "not enough storage available..." errors mean you are running out of one or more resources on the server, and usually this is a kernel pool resource (paged or nonpaged, not sure). I would strongly suggest uninstalling any backup software, antivirus packages, and anything else installed that instalsl kernel-mode filter drivers, then make the following change in your boot.ini file and the registry: boot.ini (make the changes in BOLD, obviously the install path in yours may be different than mine): [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Win2K3" /fastdetect /NoExecute=AlwaysOff /USERVA=2970 /BASEVIDEO ^^^^^ Make sure you do NOT have /3GB in your boot.ini - if you do, REMOVE IT IMMEDIATELY! Registry: Key: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management Value: PoolUsageMaximum Type: REG_DWORD Radix: Decimal Data: 20 Key: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management Value: PagedPoolSize Type: REG_DWORD Radix: Hex Data: FFFFFFFF Once you make these changes, reboot and see if things work any better.

If you do this a lot, you might want to consider a hardware hard drive duplicator rather than doing it in software. It's much, much faster and independent of what's on the hard disk. However, it doesn't make a backup, just duplicates a drive from one to another. If you want to use software to make image files from the disk, any imaging package should work from a PE boot disk.

What happens if you start is as such: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe -extoff

That looks like IE7 - what happens if you run Internet Explorer with the -extoff command-line option? C:\program files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe -extoff

If you open a command prompt, can you change to each drive and see a dir listing? Also, do you have this problem in safe mode?

The final build is slated for x64 only.

I hate to state the obvious, but ms paint is a win3.x app - you might want to use something newer, like Paint.NET.

Nuhi is right - pretty much anything that gets removed causes SP1 to fail to install. Best bet is to get an SP1 integrated installation disc, and vLite that.

You have to actually go and purchase a copy that specifically states it comes without hyper-v (standard, enterprise, or datacenter - web doesn't come with it at all in any version). Otherwise, hyper-v comes with the OS (core or full GUI). Hyper-V is somewhere in-between VMWare server (free) and ESX server (very expensive) - it supports hardware virtualization assist in AMD and Intel x64 processors, can do snapshot trees, etc. VMWare server cannot do snapshot trees, and it's hardware virtualization support is minimal compared to hyper-v and full ESX server. Plus, the hyper-v VMs can be clustered, which means high availability (like ESX server), whereas VMWare server (free) cannot.

No, it's a certificate store issue, not a browser issue. It's a limitation of a mandatory profile.

You might want to contact HP for an SP1 disc, as they may already have them available. Otherwise, this isn't going to work anymore, SP1 changed the OEM activation.

This will change with SP1, but until you can get an SP1 package or CD to install Vista, stick with XP if your RAM is 1GB or lower. CPU speed matters less than amount of RAM in Vista, by far.

Vista Enterprise is available to customers with enterprise licensing agreements only, whereas Business and Ultimate are available in retail channels. Business and Enterprise can use KMS or MAK keys to activate, but Ultimate can only use retail or MAK keys. Vista Enterprise and Business are the same in almost all ways execpt Enterprise has these features - Bitlocker, Virtual PC support (the EULA states that you are not supposed to use virtualization to run anything but Vista Enterprise and Ultimate in a virtual machine), and the Unix POSIX subsystem (if you use that).

If you've got two separate machines, try running a continuous ping from both over the course of 5 to 10 minutes to make sure it's not just a temporary network issue. Also, use a larger packet size: ping -t -l 1460 <ip address>

Only roaming and local profiles are allowed to store certificates and cert information. This is expected behavior.

Read up on hyper-v.

This is usually a desktop heap issue, not memory or process space. The symptoms you are describing are consistent with exhaustion of desktop heap. You can modify it by changing a registry value: Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\SubSystems Value: Windows By default, the value will be something like: %SystemRoot%\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,3072,512 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16 ^^^ (that's all on one line) I've BOLDED the section you want to change - you will want to modify it so that the current value: SharedSection=1024,3072,512 is changed to SharedSection=1024,4096,512

I did a quick Google search on this, and yes, it's on torrent sites and the pirate bay. You CANNOT sell OEM versions of the software unless you're that OEM (in this case, DELL), and it HAS to be sold with a machine, not separately. So even if this disc is legit (and it isn't), the seller violated the EULA and laws in the United States about resale of intellectual property against the EULA for said product. So he's guilty on multiple counts. Hammer him.

I'd hold off and wait for SP1 then - just download that when it's available and get all the updates it contains, plus the performance and stability improvements.

It's actually switching the desktop window to the session 0 window (to allow you to see the UAC prompt), and a good test is to boot into safe mode (VGA) boot, and see if it does the same thing. If so, then sfc /scannow is definitely a good move. If it doesn't, however, you've got a driver (video) problem...