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The only time I've seen that happen is when the update requires Windows Genuine Advantage to pass the machine as authentic Windows, and it's failing.
Dave Kreskowiak
Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic
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If it's failing authentication, then there is just something plain wrong. Its a Dell Latitude D800, purchased by my company in 2003 with the operating system installed by Dell. I have had countless Windows updates since then proceed successfully up to now.
I don't pretend to be an expert on the Windows registry, but I am aware that things can get badly screwed up in there. Any possibility it could be something like that?
Mark
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This happens when an update installation fails to complete for some reason. Although I can't verify that they all do, many I've installed have left behind a log file with step-by-step details of the process, and often you can find a clue as to what failed. Rarely, though, will that clue be clear enough to enable you to fix it.
Check the Add/Remove Programs applet for the particular fix you're trying to install - the KB number will be part of the name. If you find it, remove it and start over. Sometimes a partial install gets stuck for some error or other and can't recover. Deleting any reference to it will cause a fresh install to begin. Another way (I haven'tried it, but it seems reasonable to me) might be to skip the Update page and go directly to the knowledge base article and do the update from there.
"...a photo album is like Life, but flat and stuck to pages." - Shog9
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Thanks. That sounds like the advice I've been looking for.
Mark
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Hi,
it's also possible that something with your Update Agent goes wrong.
First you should check the event log and log files for errors:
C:\WINNT\WindowsUpdate.log
C:\WINNT\SoftwareDistribution\ReportingEvents.log
And you could try "resetting" the Update Agent:
1. Disable Automatic Updates
2. Stop the Automatic Updates service
3. Delete all files under C:\WINNT\SoftwareDistribution\*.*
4. (Re-)Start the Automatic Update service
5. (Re-)Enable Automatic Updates
But be warned: This is a dirty hack. Do it at your own risk!
Steffen
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Hi Again:
I'm replying to my own original message. I just wanted to report that the probem was resolved.
Turning "automatic updates off" and selecting instead "Notify me when updates are ready" I was able to note the two update codes that kept going around and around. It was 925672 and KB927978. They relate to MSXML V4.0 SP1. Taking Roger Wright's advice, I checked Add/Remove programs and set it to include updates in the listing. Here, I found that MSXML 4.0 SP1 had two identical entries. I uninstalled both of them and restarted. I then allowed them to be reinstalled when the message appeared saying that those two updates were ready. They installed successfully and it has all been tickety-boo since then.
Thanks all, and Roger in particular.
Mark
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I have some experience about LAN configurations. But I never done VoIP networks before. Now I have a reqirment to configure a VoIP network with 6 Computers and 6 IP Telephones. I am from out of US. But I need to connect that IP Phones to the US Land Lines. That means if anybody make a call from US we need to answer through that network. Can anybody give me an idea for this?
Thanks
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You might want to look into Asterisk (Open Source PBX - Private Branch Exchange), which can do everything you asked for. Digium (the main contributor to Asterisk) also offers commercial support and services for Asterisk installations, as well as hardware that is guaranteed to be working with Asterisk.
Cheers,
Sebastian
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Contra vim mortem non est medicamen in hortem.
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There are many book on amazon.com that relate to VoIP. It will help you to get through VoIP technology.
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Hello,
I would like to run a program in a different account however I am having problems with the run as command could anyone give me an example ??
Thanks
Al968
Avast Antivirus-<url>http://www.avast.com<url>
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runas /noprofile /user:mymachine\administrator cmd
runas /profile /env /user:mydomain\admin "mmc %windir%\system32\dsa.msc"
runas /env /user:user@domain.microsoft.com "notepad \"my file.txt\""
Wout Louwers
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hi to all!!
i wanna remove my windows startup password.somebody has kept it in my pc.
i know the password but don't know how to remove windows startup password.
kindly help me out.
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Just goto Control Panel->User Accounts->Your User Name->Remove My Password. From there, you will just have to confirm your current password.
Trinity: Neo... nobody has ever done this before.
Neo: That's why it's going to work.
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thanks sir but my question was not related to administrator or user passwords
its windows start up password.
when windows starts then a dialog box appears asking enter windows startup password.
kindly try to help me out
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vishal dhir wrote: thanks sir but my question was not related to administrator or user passwords
its windows start up password.
Do you mean the screen that shows after Windows boots up? If so, you would change the password the same way.
Trinity: Neo... nobody has ever done this before.
Neo: That's why it's going to work.
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thanks for the reply sir.
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vishal dhir wrote: when windows starts then a dialog box appears asking enter windows startup password.
There's no such thing! There is no Windows startup password. It only asks for a user account and password.
If there is a "Startup Password", it's only because there is a third party product installed, such as disk encryption software, that is asking for this. It is not part of Windows.
Dave Kreskowiak
Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic
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thanks a lot for guidance.
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How about the password that administrator use with SYSKEY utility?
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That password is used to derive an MD5 digest "System Key" which is used to protect the password encryption key. This password cannot be used for any other purpose, especially user login. You cannot "break into" the system using that password, nor can any account, service, application, or lock utility, use it to gain, or restrict, any kind of access to the system. So, it's not really the "Windows Startup Password".
Dave Kreskowiak
Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic
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i have to write output for ifconfig command ie. i have to collect the dns address ip address and ethernet details in a separate file like
ip adress ..................... 192.168.168.202
dns ...............................200.xxx.xxx.xxx
i am new to operating system. can anyone help me
Arise Awake Stop Not Till ur Goal is Reached.
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deeps_cute wrote: i have to write output for ifconfig command ie. i have to collect the dns address ip address and ethernet details in a separate file like
ip adress ..................... 192.168.168.202
dns ...............................200.xxx.xxx.xxx
Try ipconfig /all > Result.txt then open the file Result.txt you will find a result in this file. The general form of this command is command > filename.txt
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I am accessing a website in IE,using a domain and localsystem account .
With the former account , things are fine;with the 'localsystem' account I get a warning message 'Javascript is not enabled for the website'.
Where can we view/modify user settings for IE.I m using IE6.0/7.0.
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You already got your answer to this question. You can not modify any settings for a browser running under the LocalSystem account. There's simply nothing to modify. The LocalSystem account doesn't have a profile you can modify.
The only way you can do this is if you create a user account, login with the account, setup youe IE settings, then setup your service to use that account when it starts. The problem with that is you'll lose the Interact With Desktop ability. But, you don't have a choice here...
Dave Kreskowiak
Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic
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