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Is this a 32 or 64bit application? It's failing in kernel32.dll, which means it's making calls to kernel when it fails. If this is a 32bit app or not using a native 64bit driver, I would expect this sort of thing to happen (some 32bit drivers running on 64bit OSes, or 32bit OSes with PAE enabled, can exhibit this problem when they are given access to more memory than they are ready to handle).

Generally, that is a BIOS setting, not a Windows setting. There is a setting in windows for what to do if the button is pressed, but the 4 or 5 second thing is a BIOS-level catch, not a Windows setting.

The only thing that would be blocking ports would be the firewall, or TCP port filtering (both could have been configured in group policy via settings under the Computer Configuration container, which would affect a local user not logging into the domain as the policies would have been tatooed under HKLM). You can check these settings obviously in the control panel for the firewall, and the properties of TCP/IP for the network connection, respectively. Unless there's a 3rd party app that can block ports on the box, which you state there is not.

If you don't mind doing it after the program is launched, you could just use the task manager to set affinity. However, since you stated that you would like to do this other than the task manager, you could use imagecfg.exe (this only works on non-OS binaries): http://www.jsifaq.com/SF/Tips/Tip.aspx?id=3542

Can you get a memory dump of it hung, preferrably for a minute or so?

The uphclean service only cleans up registry handles, so unless an application is using the registry as a database to store information (a horrible, horrible thing to do, btw), then there should be no issues using uphclean. It's a built-in service on Vista and Server 2008, btw.

Make sure the file is zipped. Check your PM for an upload location.

Sounds like you want a multinode cluster with a SAN backend over fiber, yes?

Could you perhaps upload the dump here? Running !analyze -v is likely not going to give you good root cause (especially on a STOP 0x0A), although it could still be storport.sys. I'd like to take a look, if you don't have any objections to it.

If the problem still exists after installing 927891 and 932494 and rebooting, you might want to call Microsoft and create a case under 927891 not working with the security group (it will be free).

Open the security configuration and analysis snap-in for mmc (start > run > mmc > File > Add/remove snap-in), and look at some of the options there. You can use some of the security templates there, or create your own.

How did you determine storport.sys was the culprit, again? I'm just curious. Also, what version of storport.sys do you have, and is it certified to work with your HBA driver version? The latest storport is 5.2.3790.2929 for SP1, and 5.2.3790.4073 for SP2, btw.

SANs go from very cheap (like the low-end EMCs offered by Dell) to the tens of millions of dollars. What is this for, and do you really need a SAN, or are you looking for a NAS (network-attached storage)?

It shouldn't anymore after installing the previously mentioned updates - they were designed to fix those specific Windows / Microsoft update issues.

Install 927891, don't reboot when prompted: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891 Then install 932494, and reboot: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932494 Scans should be much quicker, and system response should be much better during scans.

Not unless your current version is already retail OEM - and most pirated copies are corp VLK pirated.

I have, in fact, done it. It works - you get a working key for your existing install, and after changing the key and reactivating with the tool provided, everything works. However, it's cheaper to buy a legit OEM version and reinstall, so if you need to keep the install, go for the online purchase. If you can reinstall, however, buy an OEM copy and reinstall.

I think, that at this point, you should run sfc /scannow or a repair install, as those services should never disappear.

I've always found it better to create x86 and x64 drivers to a queue at queue build time, and it's also a very good idea to use the x64 client to create the queue on the x86 server by visiting \\server\printers and adding things there. That always works.

If you've got the budget, ScriptLogic Desktop Authority does have a logoff agent that can do this, as an FYI. Good product for other things, too.

Eval CDs cannot be used for production purposes, in that they cannot be upgraded to full installs without cracking the OS. They are for training and testing only, so you shouldn't spend your time trying to get 25 good CALs into an eval copy of an OS. I've heard of ways to make this work by actually modifying the OS install with cracked files, but as discussion of this would be against the forum rules (and highly illegal in some countries), I'm going to have to say, legally, the answer is "no".

That would've been an important bit in your original post

You can configure logon hours without a screensaver, but that won't log off after inactivity (it logs users off or locks them out after a specific hour / minute of day). Otherwise, no, not without using something 3rd party.

Hmm. You may be onto something there - I've seen other windows defender prolblems from RC to RTM upgrades in the past, so this could be it. It's usually not fixable unless you want to disable defender, as far as I've been able to ascertain.

You could configure winexit.scr via a Group Policy setting - that would disallow users from modifying it unless they were administrators with regedit access.