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You can try to troubleshoot service faults using for example Security Explorer from Scriptlogic. I like its permission list feature which besides the standard logon account name that we define with services snap-in can list all permissions assigned to a service. So you can reveal that some...

Have you checked the firewall and DNS settings? Are they OK? Have you checked if WINS uses the proper TCP/IP name resolution?

Microsoft says it happens if server authenticates before the Active Directory becomes available. What OS is on the domain controller? Have you promoted it with Domain Controller role recently? Maybe Kerberos port 88 used for authentication is closed? You can see additional info on ports there...

I guess you can use something like WSUSutil with movecontent command to set the local storage for updates. Additional info on this is available here.

Have you tried to look into %temp% directory and check for dump files? You then can copy them to another machine and debug with Windows Debugging Tools. You can download windows symbols or connect to then remotely using Microsoft Symbol Server accessible by by this address. Set the path to...

Try to check if RPC service is working. Try to restart it. Also check these services are working Background Intelligent Transfer Service(BITS) Cryptographic Services Automatic Rumors say you also should install DX9. There was some security patch, so the updated version of the runtime should...

You also can create administrative install by running setup with /a switch. You only need to make sure you've placed your administrative install point folder one step under the shared folder. There are also third-party tools that can do that. We use Desktop Authority right for that similar task...

You surely can use Windows Firewall security policy located in Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network\Network Connections\Windows Firewall within the Administrative template as noted above. But with your task when you need just to set a rule to temporary disable Windows Firewall...

We implemented migration of our Citrix farm's settings with Scriptlogic's Desktop Authority. Because all settings there are stored within centralized SQL database the migration process was very quick in this stage. What was more important for us it was smooth for users. We've just installed new...

Alternatively this can be done with remote management tools. We use Desktop Authority's remote management feature to manage services remotely. It can be done from within the standard browser and that's simplifies the management in situations when you just have an internet connection and the...

If it's listed in Component Sevices snap-in you probably can find its Application ID GUID on the General tab within the Properties dialog box for this class. Then you can search through registry for this GUID to find the DLL which registered this. Then you can find the properties within the DLL.

If you want to work through SSH, then you can use remote manager from Desktop Authority (http://www.scriptlogic.com/desktopauthority). It includes SSH server so you can work with remote machine over SSH. Password authentication is surely supported. Desktop Authority has built-in Java client that...

Additionally you can use Group Policy Verification Utility (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=17911).

Probably, you should go to Contol Panel|Administrative Tools|Component Services|My Computer|COM+ Applications|DCOM Config and set the permissions for that object. Probably you have Windows Server 2003 with SMS 2003 SP1 installed? If so, check your event log for Event ID: 10021. Then you problbly...

Maybe delays are subject of using roaming profiles for your users? When profiles become bulky roaming them can cause delays and even profile corruption. If so, try avoiding them. We excluded them and now maintaining desktop management for terminal connections with Desktop Authority from...