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  1. cluberti
    WSUS works great, even for non-admin users. Simply configure the machine via GPO (or via the registry) to auto-install the patches at a specified time of the day, and the patches auto install. There's no need for user interaction, or administrator permissions.
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    As silly as it sounds, the only way to be sure it isn't working properly is to install a non-nlited version of the OS and see if the problem exists there.
  3. cluberti
    What driver is Windows using for the mouse, as per device manager?
  4. cluberti
    Why not just add the options (and resulting variables) to the OSChooser screens, and then pull that variable into setup and go from there? It's much easier than maintaining multiple images or doing post-install scripting (other than the runonceex scripting most of us already do). You could add the options and variables somewhere like customopt.osc (like so:) <OSCML> <META KEY=F1 HREF="CUSTOPTH"> <META KEY=F3 ACTION="REBOOT"> <META KEY=ESC HREF="CHOICE"> <TITLE> Client Installation Wizard Advanced Options</TITLE> <FOOTER> [ENTER] Continue [ESC] Go back [F1] Help [F3] Restart computer</FOOTER> <BODY left=5 right=75> <BR> Type a valid entry to install desired options - these are located within the parenthesis. Default settings will install if left blank. Press ENTER to continue. <BR> <BR> <FORM ACTION="oschoice-xp"> <BOLD>Settings:</BOLD><BR> Amount of Memory......... <INPUT NAME="Memory" SIZE=5 MAXLENGTH=5 Value="1GB+"> (1GB+, 768MB, 512MB, 256MB)<BR> Software Suite........... <INPUT NAME="Software" SIZE=6 MAXLENGTH=6 Value="None"> (Office_XP, Office_2003, None)<BR> Install Admin Software... <INPUT NAME="Admin" SIZE=3 MAXLENGTH=3 Value="No"> (Yes, No)<BR><BR> <BOLD>Example: </BOLD> Software Suite.... None<BR> <BR> </FORM> </BODY> </OSCML> Then, use the variable from the .osc file in the appropriate place in the RIS .sif file to pull them through (like so): [SetupParams] UserExecute="%systemdrive%\temp\unattend.cmd %MEMORY% %SOFTWARE% %ADMIN%" And then, in the unattend.cmd file, you would set them for use (like so - I use the registry, but any use of the variable can be done, I just like a permanent solution): :// ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ :// :// Passing variables from RIS to registry reg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Unattend /v memory /t REG_SZ /d %1 /f reg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Unattend /v software /t REG_SZ /d %2 /f reg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Unattend /v admin /t REG_SZ /d %3 /f reg query HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Unattend /v memory > memory for /f "tokens=3 skip=3" %%1 in (memory) do set office=%%1 reg query HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Unattend /v software > software for /f "tokens=3 skip=3" %%1 in (software) do set memory=%%1 reg query HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Unattend /v admin > admin for /f "tokens=3 skip=3" %%1 in (admin) do set software=%%1 :// Set paging file regedit /s %sourcepath%\UNATTEND\%memory%.reg Once you've set the variables, you can reg query them and act on them in any way you'd like, in any other script you'd like (if they're set in the registry, they don't die with the script). It's a bit of a pain to set up initially if you don't know how to pull variables through past GUI mode setup, but it can be done. These are just examples, you can do almost anything you'd like as a variable if you write the files and script options to "pull them through".
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    You can choose which OU a machine is created in via the OSChooser screens if the domain is a 2003 domain. Otherwise, you have to do it post-RIS.
  6. cluberti
    That hotfix will be in the next (and all subsequent) IE rollup or cumulative update package, so you will only be able to avoid it for so long before it'll be hard not to apply it. It does cause lots of issues with applications that use ActiveX, but the courts didn't side with us on this one, so we're stuck.
  7. cluberti
    This option is not a standard component of Windows XP, so if you don't have Microsoft Office XP (or higher) installed, you won't have that option. You can add the registry entries for this if you'd like, but I don't know if it'll work properly without Office installed (never tried it myself): Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Thickets] "Text"="Managing pairs of Web pages and folders" "HelpID"="TBD" "Type"="group" "Bitmap"=hex(2):25,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,69,00,72,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,\ 00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,5c,00,53,00,48,00,45,00,4c,00,\ 4c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,44,00,4c,00,4c,00,2c,00,34,00,00,00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Thickets\AUTO] "CheckedValue"=dword:00000000 "Type"="radio" "ValueName"="NoFileFolderConnection" "HelpID"="TBD" "Text"="Show and manage the pair as a single file" "DefaultValue"=dword:00000000 "RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer" "HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Thickets\NOHIDE] "ValueName"="NoFileFolderConnection" "DefaultValue"=dword:00000000 "Text"="Show both parts but manage as a single file" "RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer" "HelpID"="TBD" "Type"="radio" "CheckedValue"=dword:00000002 "HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Thickets\NONE] "CheckedValue"=dword:00000001 "Type"="radio" "HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001 "RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer" "HelpID"="TBD" "ValueName"="NoFileFolderConnection" "DefaultValue"=dword:00000000 "Text"="Show both parts and manage them individually"
  8. cluberti
    Not a problem.
  9. cluberti
    The STOP 0x1D error is being caused by the file iastor.sys, which is an Intel storage controller driver. If you can get the machine to boot, you should update the driver via the Device Manager. If you can't boot the machine, even in safe mode, contact the computer manufacturer that you purchased the computer from to resolve the issue, as they should support it if it's under warrantly. However, if you can boot the machine, simply download the latest driver for your Intel storage controller from the vendor (or from Intel's web site) and update it via the Device Manager.
  10. cluberti
    I second the use of UPHClean - if you've got an application or (surprisingly) print driver that won't relinquish it's hold on the registry, you'll get these odd hang behaviors on logout or shutdown, and the only way to resolve it (other than uninstalling/removing the offending bit of product) is to use UPHClean.
  11. cluberti
    Can you ping your machine when it's hung like that from another machine? If so, the OS kernel is still running, and a dump can be gathered via a PS/2 keyboard to determine what's going on. If you cannot ping the box, that means the OS has hung completely, and it's likely a hardware or driver issue. If you can ping it, do the following to get a dump the next time it hangs: 1. Create or set the following registry value: Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\i8042prt\Parameters Value: CrashOnCtrlScroll Type: REG_DWORD Data: 1 Refer to the following Knowledge Base article for more information on this registry key: 244139 Windows Feature Allows a Memory.dmp File to Be Generated with Keyboard http://support.microsoft.com/?id=244139 2. Right-Click on the "My Computer" icon on the desktop and select "Properties"; this will open the "System Properties" window. Go to the "Advanced" tab and click "Performance Options". Click "Change" under "Virtual Memory". Set the pagefile to be located on the partition where the OS is installed, and set it to be equal to Physical RAM + 50 MB. 3. Also in the "System Properties" window, click on the "Advanced" tab, then click "Startup and Recovery". Make sure "Complete Memory Dump" is selected. You can change the location of the memory dump file to a different local partition if you do not have enough room on the partition where the OS is installed. 4. You will need to reboot for these changes to take effect. 5. The next time that the machine is hung, hold down the RIGHT CTRL key and press the SCROLL LOCK key twice to cause the machine to bugcheck (STOP 0xE2) and create the memory.dmp file. After the machine comes back up, wait for the disk activity to stop before logging in. Once the disk activity has stopped, please log in and find the resulting memory dump file (again, located by default at %systemroot%\memory.dmp). Unless it's really bizarre, I can tell you what hung your box from the memory.dmp file.
  12. cluberti
    Bugcheck 0x1D is a NO_SPIN_LOCK_AVAILABLE memory dump. The .sys or .dll file listed in the dump is the culprit, so if iastor.sys is listed as the culprit (which I believe is an Intel storage array driver), then I would first suggest updating that driver, or removing the hardware it pertains to.
  13. cluberti
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=840001
  14. cluberti
    If you do a tracert to a public IP address with one of the afflicted laptops, what is the last IP hop you're able to make before things start failing? If it's your firewall, you've found your culprit.
  15. cluberti
    Well, that's always a possibility. If you make a change to the domain that also changes the netbios domain name, this can happen (and thus removing/re-adding machines is a very good thing to do). However, if the netbios domain name doesn't change, you may simply be able to push out the new dns domain name and suffix via a GPO and things should get better.
  16. cluberti
    Perfmon is built-in and is likely all you'll need, but there are 3rd-party and Microsoft applications (MOM) that can give you even more detail on server health and performance. Review logs, defragment disks, and don't do anything other than what is necessary on the server (i.e. no unnecessary 'net browsing, installing unnecessary applications, etc). You could use a network monitoring tool, but this is much easier done via forcing all traffic through a proxy, and simply monitoring there. Obviously I recommend ISA 2004, but you could go open-source and use Linux and Squid, for example. Monitoring on the proxy is much easier than monitoring on every machine or network segment.
  17. cluberti
    What is the actual stop code, and all of the other data on the screen associated with it? I'm assuming it's a STOP 0x0000000A, and it is usually associated with faulty hardware or drivers. Since you're getting this even when trying to boot into safe mode (i.e. no drivers loading), it becomes more likely that a piece of hardware in the machine is causing this. I'd try removing all PCI cards, disconnect all non-critical devices, and put some known-good RAM in there. Basically, boot with one stick of known-good RAM, a video card, the primary hard disk, and a processor - everything else out or disconnected. See if it happens then - if so, contact the vendor of the machine or try to do a repair installation of Windows XP via the Windows CD just in case it isn't hardware. However, most 0x0A stop codes are hardware-related.
  18. cluberti
    Well, I've got some bad news. The minidump is lacking information about the driver in the callstack, and is only showing me the memory address of the driver (which isn't included in the minidump). However, I can tell you that the driver trapped due to an illegal instruction (that's what the c000001d means). I would suggest configuring your server for a complete dump, make sure the pagefile is on C: and is at least RAM+50 for the minimum size, and then try to reproduce the issue. Once the machine dumps and reboots, it will create a file (by default) in %windir% as memory.dmp. That file will have the information needed to make a determiniation as to which driver is causing the bugcheck.
  19. cluberti
    Eh, I've got unfair advantages.
  20. cluberti
    Could you post the actual minidump here? The data shows a driver error, but doesn't say which and I'd need to look deeper to see if there's an indication which driver could've caused this.
  21. cluberti
    You guys don't look too hard : http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetma...ht/default.aspx
  22. cluberti
    Are the switches these things are connected to doing any kind of ARP caching, perhaps? What happens if you take a laptop that hasn't been on the network and plug it in to a port on the switch that isn't in use (rather than using the desktop's ethernet cable) - does it work then?
  23. cluberti
    OK, I guess I should clarify - there's no legal and supported way to change your VLK on Windows Server 2003, unlike XP. And I know it stinks that MSDN keys are for testing and dev only, but if you're moving an MSDN machine into production technically that violates the license. Since there's no "supported" way to change the key, it requires a reinstallation of Server 2003 to get the key changed in a supported manner.
  24. cluberti
    It's the same as in Windows 32bit - http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=282504&sd=RMVP. Almost always a hardware or driver error. If you can't boot into safe mode (i.e., no drivers loaded) but still get the STOP 1A when trying to boot in safe mode, then it's hardware for certain.
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    Unlike XP, you cannot change the key in Windows 2003 without reinstallation.
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