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Have you been able to restart the server since this started. A restart might solve the problem. A couple more thoughts I have are perhaps you could log off of the server and try to delete the file remotely by mapping a drive to get to the file. Or perhaps it was loaded as a hive into regedt32...

Is this a roaming profile? Try disconnecting any remote sessions to that file. Also try taking ownership. Kevin Mattson MSCA, MCSE www.deploy-tech.net

Depending on your environment you can do it as part of a logon script. First you will need the uninstall string. Do a search of your registry for "uninstallstring" and continue to hit F3 until you find the uninstall string for that particular security patch. Then put that in a bat...

I have a situation with 30 users in a remote site connected by a T1. They all have roaming profiles and are instructed to save all their work on thier home directory. The home directory is located accross the T1 from them because there is no file server at the remote site. Lotus Notes is also...

I have experienced this a number of times and it is usually related to accessing some file or service from the domain controller previously during the same logon session. Despite asking for the credentials to join the domain, it won't use those credentials if another set of credentials have...

Create them in Sysvol/(domain name folder)/scripts. Scripts can be applied to individual user accounts on the Profile tab of the user properties dialog. Or you can use group policy to apply the scripts to a domain, site or OU. Within the group policy editor, navigate to the User Settings -...

Here is one way. You'll need a copy of choice.com. @ECHO OFF CD ¦ CHOICE /N /C:ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ SET curdrive=>%temp%.\curdrv$.bat FOR %%A IN (CALL DEL) DO %%A %temp%.\curdrv$.bat ECHO "%curdrive%" Kevin Mattson MCP

Otherwise perhaps echo y| net stop serversvc Kevin Mattson MCP

The server resource kit includes floplock.exe that can be used to lock the floppy drive. I've never used it so I don't know if it hides the icon, but here is a link to the registry settings to hide the dive. http://registry.winguides.com/display.php/148 Kevin Mattson MCP

Try launching %systemroot%\system32\appwiz.cpl and see if you get the same result. Kevin Mattson MCP

What's the IP Address on the server box? Kevin Mattson MCP

It is not possible to synchronize passwords for local accounts from one computer to another without some type of third party intermediary. This is exactly what AD is designed for by providing a single source for account information. Promoting your win2k server to a domain controller would take...

Generally you can ignore that error message. Whenever you force replication between sites you receive that message however,if you look for the changes, you will find that replication has indeed occured. Kevin Mattson MCP

Are you using NAT to provide internet access for your gaming machine? Most games will not work through NAT unless they are direct play enabled. Kevin Mattson MCP

2- Instead of configuring each workstation individually, configure one workstation exactly like you want it including policies and applications. Then get yourself a copy of some disk duplication software like Norton Ghost to copy the configuration to the other computers. Kevin Mattson MCP