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October, 2009  // Posts published in October, 2009

29 Oct Posted by tim in Internet Explorer, Windows 7 | 1 comment

Internet Explorer 8 Hangs with Connecting

Internet Explorer 8 Hangs with Connecting

I’ve come across this issue with a number of PC’s now and it turned out that in all cases, the affected PC’s were running Windows 7, IE8 and AVG antivirus. The solution was to disable the AVG  link scanner module. Once this link scanner is disabled the ‘Connecting’ hang has gone.

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28 Oct Posted by tim in Group Policy, Windows 2008 | Comments

Event Logging policy settings in Windows Server 2008 and Vista

Event Logging policy settings in Windows Server 2008 and Vista

These are some powerful policy settings that allow you to configure five settings for Application, Security, Setup, and System event logs. These categories and their policy settings are located under Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Event Log Service. The Log File Path policy setting, when enabled, allows you to provide a specific location where the Event Log...

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26 Oct Posted by tim in Active Directory | Comments

Logon types in Windows Server

Logon types in Windows Server

Here’s a list of the logon types you may find in the Windows security event log when auditing: Interactive Console Logons basically. Network This logon happens when you’re accessing file shares using SMB for example. Batch This is used for scheduled tasks. Service This is used for services and service accounts that log on to...

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26 Oct Posted by tim in Active Directory | Comments

Fixing Active Directory Replication Errors

Fixing Active Directory Replication Errors

If you have 2 Active Directory Servers that are not replicating, Server1 & Server2, try the following: check if the secure channel has been corrupted From Server1, go to Start -> Run and type: \\Server2 From Server2, go to Start -> Run and type: \\Server1 If you get and error message indicating that the target...

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