Normally when a Windows workstation or server is locked, you’ll see something similar to the following Windows Security message: This computer is in use and has been locked. Only DOMAIN\USER […]
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Howto: Do not display the name of the user who has locked a Windows computer or server
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Fix: 0×80070005: Access is denied when running scheduled task as a non-administrator
by File in: Windows
I was running a scheduled task on a Windows 2003 server that called a script that ran as a non-administrator on the server. The service account that the script ran […]
Windows Server 2008 Schtasks error: User credentials are not allowed on the local machine
by File in: Windows
Last week I attempted to add a scheduled task to my Windows 2008 server using schtasks.exe. The syntax I used was: schtasks /create /S server /U DOMAIN\ACCOUNT /P password /SC […]
Fix for VMWare error: Could not open virtual machine, this virtual machine appears to be in use
by File in: Virtualization
This morning I received the following error when trying to power on a VMware Workstation virtual machine: Could not open virtual machine: C:\VMs\Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition.vmx. This virtual machine […]
When you host a .NET application on a remote network share, you may receive a System.SecurityException exception error message or a security warning message. The Code Access Security Policy tool […]
Microsoft has the Windows System Assessment Tool (Winsat) available for download that can assess a computer’s ability to run Windows. This tool provides a wealth of information on your hardware’s […]
To completely disable DEP in Windows Server 2003, perform the following with administrative credentials: 1. Open Windows Explorer 2. Tools > Folder Options > View 3. Uncheck Hide Protected operating […]
Fix: The World Wide Web Publishing Service (WWW Service) did not register the URL prefix http://x.x.x.x:80/ for site 1
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Fix for The World Wide Web Publishing Service (WWW Service) did not register the URL prefix http://x.x.x.x:80/ for site 1. The site has been disabled. The data field contains the […]
This post is mainly for my own benefit. I mount Windows shares on my SuSE linux box so infrequently, I have to dig through past notes to remind myself what […]
Reinstalling the McAfee Common Management Agent Framework (framepkg.exe) without a reboot
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Normally reinstalling the McAfee Common Management Agent (CMA) requires a reboot in order for the server to be properly displayed in the EPO management interface. Here’s how to perform the […]