External USB DVD/CD-ROM is not accessible , Incorrect function

Problem

I connected an external DVD, but I couldn’t use it because I received the following error message: “is not accessible , Incorrect function”  (see photo below)

Solution

Go to device manager and disabled the default CD-ROM device.

Problem solved 🙂

Yaron.

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Can’t Access Local Security Policy in windows 2003 “The Group Policy security settings that apply to this machine could not be determined”

Problem

In windows 2003 enterprise edition, I have tried to open from the control panel > administrative tools > the local security policy of the server and received the following error: The Group Policy security settings that apply to this machine could not be determined

(I saw this behavior in windows 2003 standard sp2 as well)

Solution

• Go to start > run > regedit
• Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CurrentControlSet > Control > Lsa > MSV1_0
• Modify the following two records by changing its value into 0 (in the data value box)
  • NtlmMinServerSec
  • NtlmMinClientSe
• 
• Restart the server
• Fixed!

You can find additional information on the following link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932461

Idit.

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“Windows Time” Service is missing

Problem

“Windows Time”  Service is missing on Server 2003 SP1

Solution

1. Go start > run > cmd
2. Run the following Command: w32tm /register
3. Make sure the command has finished successfully
4. Fixed!

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Can’t Install Windows Update Patch: You do not have permission to update Windows Server 2003

Problem

I connected to a server with a local user account (not a user in the domain) which is a part of Administrators group, I tried to install the windows patch and received the following error message.

Solution

• I went to c:\windows and saw a log by the same name as the patch
• I opened the log and searched for:  Failed To Enable , I have found the following:  

0.329: Failed To Enable SE_BACKUP_PRIVILEGE

0.329:  Setup encountered an error:  You do not have permission to update Windows Server 2003.

Please contact your system administrator.

0.329: You do not have permission to update Windows Server 2003.

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0.329: Failed To Enable SE_RESTORE_PRIVILEGE

0.329:  Setup encountered an error:  You do not have permission to update Windows Server 2003.

Please contact your system administrator.

0.329: You do not have permission to update Windows Server 2003.

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• According to Microsoft’s article : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888791 , in order to install windows update patch you’ll need the following permissions:   
  • Back up files and directories
  • Restore files and directories
  • Manage auditing and security log
  • Take ownership of files or other objects
  • Shutdown the system
  • Debug programs
• From your server which you received the error message, go to start > run > gpedit.msc > and press Enter
• Go to   Computer Configuration >  Windows Settings >  Security Settings > Local Policies > User Rights Assignments
• Because we received an error in the log on: BACKUP_PRIVILEGE and RESTORE_PRIVILEGE, this means that we don’t have permissions on Back up files and directories and Restore files and directories.
• If you double clicked the definition and you can’t add your user (it’s grayed out) this means that it comes from the domain . In my case these two definitions came from the domain controller’s group policy. I have changed this definitions back to “Not Defined” on the domain controller. Otherwise add the user manually.
• Afterwards from the domain controller go to start > run  > cmd > gpupdate /force
• In order to make sure it has changed in the domain controller go to start > run > rsop.msc  > Computer Configuration >  Windows Settings >  Security Settings > Local Policies > User Rights Assignments
• After making sure that the definition has changed in the domain controller , go back to your server with the error massage and restart it.

Yaron & Idit 🙂

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How to Expand Any Disk Drive In Windows 2003 and Windows XP VMware Virtual Machines

Problem

I had a windows 2003 virtual machine (but this is valid to windows  XP as well) and I wanted to expend its OS drive (but it is valid for every disk drive). I didn’t have one disk which was divided to several partitions. I had several disks which were separated to different partitions.

 Solution

Important Notice: this article does not apply to virtual machines which have snapshots. (In case of snapshots please delete all snapshots first, and take a new snapshot after the change)

• Power off the virtual machine.
• Right click virtual machine > Edit Settings > Hard Disk 1 > Changing the size of drive c into the size that you want your drive will expand to (in our example  15GB)

             

• Upload into the ESX server BartPE – iso file (I am using a software called:  Tunnelier, can be download from: http://www.bitvise.com/download-area)
• Right click virtual machine > Edit Settings > CD/DVD Drive 1 > Datastore iso file  > the iso file from the previous bullet   > connect at power on
• Power on the virtual machine
• Click on GO > Command Prompt
• Write diskpart + Enter
• Write list disk (You should see in the column Size the new size which you enter and in the column Free the free space)

             

• Write list volume (You should see in the column Size the old size)

            

• Select the volume you need and enter : select volume= VOL_NUM
• Write: extend (wait for successful message)
• Go to  > shutdown > shutdown
• Right click virtual machine > Edit Settings > CD/DVD Drive 1 > Client Device
• Power on the virtual machine
• Make sure the disk c is larger than before
• All Done 🙂

Idit.

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Error: The zone cannot be created. A conditional forwarding zone already exists for that name.

Problem:

I tried to create a secondary DNS zone, but I received the following error: The zone cannot be created. A conditional forwarding zone already exists for that name.

Solution

• Connect to the domain controller.
• Go to Start > Run > Dnsmgmt.msc
• Stand on the server’s name > Properties > Forwarders ,and remove the domain controller that you are trying to create the secondary DNS zone.
• Try to create the zone from the start.

Idit.

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Can’t Resolve a server’s FQDN From a One Domain to Another , Between two Trusted Domains

Problem:

I have domain DomA.com  and client ServerA.DomA.com , I have additional domain DomB.com . I created a two-way  trust between DomA.com and DomB.com

I am trying to resolve the FQDN of ServerA.DomA.com from DomB.com (from start > run > nslookup > server’s IP)  but I received an error massage: 

*** DomB.com can’t find server’s IP : Non-existent domain

Solution

Configure a DNS replication  Between DomA.com and DomB.com

 By doing the following:

• Connect to DomA.com
• Go to Start > Run > Dnsmgmt.msc
• Go to Forward Lookup Zones > DomA.com > Right Click > Properties > Zone Transfers > check Allow zone transfers > to any server or choose only to the following servers and write the IP of DomB.com

           

• Connect to DomB.com
• Go to Start > Run > Dnsmgmt.msc
• Stand on the server’s name > Properties > Forwarders ,and remove DomA.com from it.

         

• From the DNS Management go to Reversed Lookup Zones > Right Click > New Zone > Secondary Zone > add “DomA.com”
• Go to Reversed Lookup Zones > Stand on a zone > Right Click > Properties > Name Servers > add DomA.com

            

• Go to the relevant reversed lookup zone and manually add RTP record of  ServerA.DomA.com
• Now if you will go to DomB.com start > run nslookup > and write the IP of ServerA.DomA.com , you won’t be receiving any error massages.

That’s it!  And you are ready to work.

Idit.

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Cannot Install a Software – “Windows cannot access the specified device path or file. You may not have appropriate permissions”

Problem

I was logged in to Windows 2003 SP2 server with an administrative user  account which is administrator on the server, but when I have trired to install acerain software I received the following error:

Windows cannot access the specified device path or file. You may not have appropriate permissions.

 Solution

It was very odd but the solution was to uninstall “internet explorer enhanced security configuration” from : control panel > add/remove programs > add/remove windows component , and it solved the problem.

 Yaron & Idit.

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Missing Sharing Tab in Windows 2003 R2 SP2

Problem

I wanted  to share a certain folder in windows 2003 R2 SP2 server, but when I entered the folder’s location > properties , I didn’t see the Sharing tab. (as shown below)

Resolution

Go to start > run > Services.msc > Start the Server service . (as shown below)

In my case , the Server service was stopped due to lack of certain security patches in that server. In order to solve this problem for good , update the server using Windows Update. In order to solve the problem temporarily, start the Server service.

 Idit.

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Enabling sound for remote desktop (RDP) in a Windows XP / Windows 2003 / Windows 2008 virtual machine

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=1004839&sliceId=1&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&dialogID=1299588&stateId=0%200%201301050

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