Windows – Print Spooler Keeps Stopping
KB ID 0000751 Problem This is quite a common problem, in MOST cases the problem is caused by a print driver that Windows does not like. But my printers are delivered via login script or group policy? If that is the case then you need to exempt both your user and the computer from this method of printer deployment while you are troubleshooting. Solution 1. As we cant be sure what printer/driver is causing the problem, we need to remove...
Visio – ‘You are attempting to open a file type (Visio 2000-2003)’
KB ID 0000920 Problem I needed to do a quick network diagram for a client, as as soon I tried to open some networking stencils, this happened; You are attempting to open a file type (Visio 2000-2002 Binary Drawings, Templates and Stencils) that has been blocked by your File Block settings in the Trust Center. Click the File tab. Click Options. Click Trust Center, and then click Trust Center Settings. In the Trust Center, click File...
SCCM Install Error “The site server computer’s machine account does not…”
KB ID 0000296 Problem Seen while installing System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Error: Setup cannot complete the specified installation on this computer for the following reasons. The site server computer’s machine account does not have Administrator’s privileges on the SQL server selected for the site database installation. To install a Configuration Manager site, all servers must be in an active directory domain...
Install SCCM 2007 on Windows Server 2008 R2 – Step by Step
KB ID 0000297 Problem I had to work out how to do this for a client, and as is my modus operandi, I’ll try and save you some of the pain I endured, Products Used System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 Windows Server 2008 R2 SQL 2008 R2 (At time of writing neither officially supported or not supported on SCCM) Note: I was originally going to use SQL 2005 – hence the reason the SQL servers name is SCCM-SQL2005, however...
SCCM 2007 Initial Setup and Configuration
KB ID 0000300 Problem I’ve covered installing system Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 on Server 2008 R2, in a previous article. Once you have it installed, you need to perform a few further actions to get your machines imported. Then get the client software onto them. Solution Assumptions SCCM has already been installed. Step 1: SCCM Set up Boundary 1. Launch the Configuration Manager Console > Expand Site Database >...
Message ID 6600: sms wsus configuration manager failed to configure upstream server
KB ID 0000313 Problem Seen in the SMS_WSUS_SYNC_MANAGER component status. Solution This is basically a comms/configuration error, so make sure if you have the firewall on, the correct ports are open! In my case I’d configured the SCCM server as per my own instructions here. But when I configured the Software Update Point (SUP) I’d told it to use Ports 80 and 443. 1. To check yours, click Start > Administrative Tools...
SCCM OSD Capture a Windows 7 Reference Machine
KB ID 0000302 Problem You have a reference machine (physical or virtual), and you want to capture an image of that machine to your System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Infrastructure.So you can then deploy that image to multiple machines. Solution Prerequisites 1. SCCM needs to be installed and configured. 2. Download the Task and Registry File in Zip Format (Edit the .reg file with notepad to enter the correct administrator...
SBS Cannot access ‘Companyweb’ after changing the IP Address
KB ID 0000151 Problem After changing the SBS Server IP address you can no longer access the sharepoint services web site on http://companyweb. Solution Launch the “Windows SBS Console” > Navigate to Network > Connectivity > Click “Fix My Network” Related Articles, References, Credits, or External Links NA
SBS 2008 – Cannot RDP to machines via VPN or from other sites
KB ID 0000193 Problem The firewall policy that Server 2008 uses out of the box only allows RDP connections from the local LAN. This is great in an office environment, but it you have remote VPN clients (On a different IP range) that can’t get access to your client PC’s or member servers via RDP, not so good. If you have a member server running terminal services for example, then having RDP blocked will stop it working. You...
SBS – Outlook Web Access shows a 404.0 Error
KB ID 0000205 Problem SBS 2008 (which runs Exchange 2007) displays a 404 error when you try and view Outlook Web Access. https://sites/owa and https://localhost/owa don’t work Solution A 404 Error just means page not found, so there are lots of different reasons why this might happen, this is just one of many fixes. 1. On the SBS Server > Click Start > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager...