Archive for October, 2009

Oct200919

Chris Satola

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sysprep fails on Windows 2008 Server Enterprise and Standard

When running sysprep tool with the /generalize switch on Windows Server 2008 Standard, I received the following errors (viewable in C:\Windows\System32\sysprep\panther\setupact.log): Error [0x0f0082] SYSPRP LaunchDll:Failure occurred while executing ‘C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer returned error code 2 Error [0x0f0070] SYSPRP RunExternalDlls:An error occurred while running registry sysprep DLLs, halting sysprep execution. dwRet = 2 Error [0x0f00a8] SYSPRP [...]

Oct200918

Chris Satola

2

Android Phones coming soon to Verizon

Well, Verizon and Google had a joint press conference announcing the soon coming release of two Android powered Smartphones on the Verizon network. While they didn’t give many specific details, they said the release would be “in the coming weeks”. While they didn’t specify what phones, Verizon CEO and Google CEO were holding what seems [...]

Oct200918

Chris Satola

1

Microsoft breaks Firefox – go figure…

We all know that Microsoft hates their competition and will do anything to eliminate it (but not before stealing it’s technology). While you may think it’s just another bug in Microsoft’s programming, some seem to think they are trying to sabotage Firefox and their growing market-share. A while back, Microsoft silently installed an addon to [...]

Oct200901

Chris Satola

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Scheduled Tasks in Windows Server 2003 – Executing a Batch File – Error: Could not start

When executing a batch file via scheduled task, cmd.exe is called by the user the task is running as. If you use the default user, or a user with administrative rights, it works perfectly. What happens when you want to lock down permissions and run the task as a non-administrative user? Chances are, you will [...]