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Microsoft Security Advisory (960715): Update Rollup for ActiveX Kill Bits
Tuesday, 10 Feb, 2009 – 0:00 | No Comment

Revision Note: Advisory published.Summary: Microsoft is releasing a new set of ActiveX kill bits with this advisory.

[ActiveDir] OT: Use PowerShell to determine the Update rollup version you are on with Exchange 2007
Tuesday, 9 Dec, 2008 – 10:08 | No Comment

“The rollups do not update the version stored on the server object at the Active Directory and does not update a specific version number stored on the machine. It is a …

[ActiveDir] CSC folder, offline folder ate the HD
Wednesday, 5 Nov, 2008 – 3:42 | No Comment

Hi, I have all my users with their “my documents” redirected to the server. This morning some of the workstations had run out of space …

[ActiveDir] Why is MS in freak out Mode about MS08-067
Monday, 27 Oct, 2008 – 6:37 | No Comment

Hi, I have received multiple emails and even several phone calls from MS directly, basically asking me to patch. It is not the first time …

RE: [ActiveDir] Need Help with Question about MS08-067 and External Trusts with Selective Auth
Thursday, 23 Oct, 2008 – 10:12 | No Comment

Oh joy.. Hmmmm I see a quick firewall change control being put in. Thanks. —–Original Message—– From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Susan …

RE: Active X control in Windows update
Friday, 17 Oct, 2008 – 8:51 | No Comment

Hello David, Clearing Temporary Internet files, cookies and history in Internet Explorer Tools>Internet Options>General You’ll see Delete Cookies, Delete files, Delete History Reboot and try Windows Update …

Re: [ActiveDir] Critical: Vulnerability in Active Directory Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957280):
Tuesday, 14 Oct, 2008 – 8:02 | No Comment

Thats a relief, because we all run ADAM instead of domains… ; ) On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 1:36 PM, Susan Bradley, CPA <sbradcpa@pacbell.net>wrote: > Microsoft …

RE: No Active X Control
Thursday, 9 Oct, 2008 – 8:20 | No Comment

Solved my own problem. I turned Automatic Updates On and then I was able to get to the Update Site without that “Missing Active X” screen. I then turned Automatic Updates …

Re: IE7 crashes when installing Microsoft Update ActiveX control
Tuesday, 12 Aug, 2008 – 8:51 | No Comment

Details? E.g. if that means you are getting a Windows Error Report what is the Error Signature or what does the Event Viewer show? What happens if you do this after …

[ActiveDir] DNS GUI now fails to connect to DNS service on DC
Thursday, 31 Jul, 2008 – 9:19 | No Comment

I’ve noticed that the DNS GUI on one DC now fails to connect to the DNS service on another DC. I want to think that patch MS08-037 is to blame but …

[ActiveDir] Port conflict and connection issues 08-037
Friday, 25 Jul, 2008 – 6:41 | No Comment

Port conflict and connection issues You may experience issues with UDP-dependent network services after you install the Domain Name System (DNS) security update 953230 (MS08-037) and …

Local Guest not working
Wednesday, 23 Jul, 2008 – 15:48 | No Comment

Problem
A user tries to log on to a Windows machine and receives the error message “The local policy of this system does not permit you to log on interactively.” This can happen in a …