Windows – Compressed (zipped) Folders Error ‘File not found or no read permission’
KB ID 000077 Problem Seen when attempting to compress a folder or file using Windows Explorer. Compressing… Compressed (zipped) Folders Error File not found or no read permission. Solution This is not really a permissions error at all! The built in Windows Explorer compression tool does NOT LIKE large files and folders. Unfortunately that’s a limitation you are stuck with. But there is nothing to stop you using the free...
XCOPY – Insufficient Memory
KB ID 0000810 Problem If I’m migrating client data, I use Xcopy a lot, especially if I want to preserve the permissions. One of the questions I usually ask is “Do any of your users have file names that are very long, i.e. longer than 256 characters?” Because if you are moving a lot of data and it’s been running for a few hours, then suddenly fails saying ‘Insufficient Memory’, then that’s probably...
Create a Shared Folder that Requires ‘No Password’
KB ID 0000857 Problem The title may raise an eyebrow, in a time when people are concerned with hardening their servers and making things more secure, why would you want a shared folder anyone can access without a password? Well because most of us operate in the real world where the biggest secret on our network is ‘who has not paid into the biscuit fund?’ I have a folder on my test domain that I use for sharing files and...
Microsoft LAPS – Deployment and Configuration
KB ID 0001059 Problem Microsoft have released the Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS). What is does is automatically change the load administrator password on workstations, (and servers if required) periodically. It then keeps those passwords securely in AD. Microsoft tried to mitigate attacks from the local admin account back in the days of Windows Vista by shipping with this account disabled, which is fine, but most large...
Windows – Cannot Save the ‘Hosts file’
KB ID 0000674 Problem Windows did this with Windows 7 (and Vista). If you attempt to edit the hosts file you will see the following. You don’t have permission to save in this location. Contact the administrator to obtain permission. Would you like to save in the My Documents folder instead? Solution 1. You could run an admin command window, and use the EDIT command, but Notepad is easier. Open the Apps page (Windows Key+Q) >...