Microsoft Lock Down tool

[glenmac]

I've made the mistake of running Microsofts lock down tool. Now I can't run any VBScripts that write to files. Ive checked all permissions I know of for Iuser and as far as I can see they are all right. I've reset all permissions on the various directories involved in my scripts and given more than needed permissions ( I think) Everything worked great prior to my stupidity of running the tool. I removed and reinstalled IIS but that didnt work either. Any insight on what to do would be more than appreciated. As a foot note none of my ASP pages can connect to my SQL DB either. But I guess that's for another forum.

 

[GlenJohnson]

I've never used it because I didn't trust it. Does it give an un-install option in add/remove programs, windows components? Good luck. Glen A. Johnson
Microsoft Certified Professional
glen@nellsgiftbox.com

"Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood."
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882); US philosopher, poet, essayist.

 

[glenmac]

You are a very smart person in not trusting the tool. The tool says that after you make the changes if they don't work to run it again and it will undo the changes made. Well I tried that and my server was still messed up. It doesn't show up in and remove programs as it only runs while making the changes. I ended up having to format my drives and reinstalling from a backup after hours of trying to get things right again. My recomondation is to set your own security settings and leave the quick fix of using this tool alone. It may take longer but is definitly safer and then you can undo any thing that doesn't work for your system. Thank you for your quick reply

 

[GlenJohnson]

I always do. MS often sends out patches for things we aren't using like exchange. I don't want a complete package, and even though i'm certified with MS, I'm smart enough to know they aren't perfect. Sorry to hear about your horror story. Maybe others will learn. Good luck on the re-build. Glen A. Johnson
Microsoft Certified Professional
glen@nellsgiftbox.com

"Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood."
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882); US philosopher, poet, essayist.