.CPL Files – The following list shows the .cpl file that corresponds to each Control Panel tool.

April 27th, 2010

   .cpl File       Control Panel Tools
   ————————————————
   Access.cpl      Accessibility
   Appwiz.cpl      Add/Remove Program
   Desk.cpl        Display
   Desk.cpl        Printers      
   Fax.cpl         Fax wizard
   Hdwwiz.cpl      Add/Remove Hardware
   Intl.cpl        International
   Joy.cpl         Game controller
   Liccpa.cpl      Licensing
   Main.cpl        Mouse
   Mlcfg.cpl       Mail
   Mmsys.cpl       Sound and multimedia
   Modem.cpl       Phone and Modem
   Ncpa.cpl        Network and connectivity
   Netcpl.cpl      Network and Dial-up Connectivity
   Nwc.cpl         Netware client connectivity
   Odbccp32.cpl    Open database connectivity
   Powercfg.cpl    Power management
   Sticpl.cpl      Scanner and camera
   Sysdm.cpl       System
   Telephon.cpl    Dialing rule and modem
   Timedate. cpl   Date Time and Time zone
   Wspcpl.cpl      WSP Client
   Wspcpl32.cpl    WSP Client

Unable to start Routing and Remote Access Server (RRAS) (Event IDs: 7023, 20070, 20151, 20063) after uninstalling Symantec Antivirus/Symantec Endpoint Protection

April 17th, 2010

Question/Issue:
Why is this error produced after uninstalling Symantec Antivirus/Endpoint? “Unable to start RRAS (Event IDs: 7023, 20070, 20151, 20063)”

Symptoms:
First Error:
Source: RemoteAccess
Event ID: 20070
Error: Point to Point Protocol engine was unable to load the C:\Program Files\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\SymRasMan.dll module. The specified module could not be found.

Second Error:
Source: RemoteAccess
Event ID: 20151
Error: The Control Protocol EAP in the Point to Point Protocol module C:\WINDOWS\System32\rasppp.dll returned an error while initializing. The specified module could not be found.

Third Error:
Source: Rasman
Event ID: 20063
Error: Remote Access Connection Manager failed to start because the Point to Point Protocol failed to initialize. The specified module could not be found.

Fourth Error:
Source: Service Control Manager
Event ID: 7023
Error: The Remote Access Connection Manager service terminated with the following error: The specified module could not be found.

Fifth Error:
If tried to restart the service from RRAS mmc, it gives the following Error: “Routing and Remote Access cannot be started because of the following error.” Please see event log for more information: The service has returned a service-specific error code. (8007042a)

Cause:
The default location of the file SymRasMan.dll is %SystemRoot%\System32\rastls.dll. On installing Symantec Antivirus or Symantec Endpoint Protection the default location is then changed and edited in the registry to C:\Program Files\SAV\SymRasMan.dll. After uninstallation this location is not reversed for Windows Server 2003 SP2 because it does create a backup of the key during the change/installation unlike Windows Small Business Server 2003


Solution:
To resolve this issue follow the steps below:

  1. Click Start
  2. Click Run
  3. Type regedit
  4. Navigate to:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RasMan\PPP\EAP\13

  5. Select the folder 13
  6. Change the value for keys: “ConfigUiPath”, “IdentityPath”, “InteractiveUIPath” and “Path” to:
    %SystemRoot%\System32\rastls.dll

  7. Navigate to:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RasMan\PPP\EAP\25
  8. Select the folder 25
  9. Change the value for keys: “ConfigUiPath”, “IdentityPath”, “InteractiveUIPath” and “Path” to:
    %SystemRoot%\System32\rastls.dll
  10. Re-start the computer (recommended not required)
  11. Start the RRAS service

stuck in the “backup in progress, redirected access”

April 16th, 2010

diskshadow
delete shadows all

How To Print Screen in iPhone – Screen Capture

March 31st, 2010

One feature added to the new iPhone 2.0 operating system is the ability to capture whatever is on your screen at the moment with a button combination. Hold down Apple’s Home key and then the Sleep/Awake key on the top right corner of the iPhone (the same key you tap to start up your iPhone from sleep).

How to convert Symantec Endpoint Protection clients from managed to unmanaged without uninstalling and reinstalling

March 16th, 2010

Question/Issue:
Symantec Endpoint Protection Clients are installed as managed by a Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager. You need to change the clients to be unmanaged, but do not want to uninstall and reinstall the client.


Solution:
To convert the Symantec Endpoint Protection clients to unmanaged after they have been installed as managed

  1. Locate the Sylink.xml file that is located on CD 1 in the SEP folder.
  2. Copy the Sylink.xml file to a location that is accessible to clients on the network.
  3. On the client, navigate to CD2\TOOLS\NOSUPPORT\SYLINKDROP.
    Note
    : CD2 may also be labeled CD3
  4. Run SylinkDrop.exe on each Symantec Endpoint Protection client that needs to be converted to an unmanaged client.

Note
If the communication mode was not set for Client Control in the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager policies during initial installation, you will not be able to change the local client policies after placing the new Sylink.xml file on the client.

This procedure changes the managed client to an unmanaged client, but will not change the policies that exist on the client. Ensure that you have the ability to change settings and run LiveUpdate on the client before changing the client to unmanaged. If you change the client to unmanaged without ensuring that you can change settings on the client , you may need to uninstall and then reinstall the client if you need to change settings in the future.

Disable EU Browser choice with Group Policy

March 15th, 2010

How to remove with Group Policy :

  1. Open Group Policy Management Console and edit or create a new Group Policy Object
  2. Navigate to Computer Configuration – Preferences – Windows Settings – Registry
  3. Right click Registry – New – Registry Item
  4. Type is as shown below

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BrowserChoice]
“Enable”=dword:00000000

How to factory reset a Snapgear

March 14th, 2010

Should you have to reset the SG560 back to it’s factory settings, simply press the reset button on the back of the device twice quickly with a pen or pencil. All the lights will flash, and the device will be set back to the way it came from the factory with the IP address of 192.168.0.1and with a username of root and a password of default.

Hide a Server from the Microsoft Computer Browser Service

March 9th, 2010

Using the NET CONFIG SRV command

This setting can also be changed using the following command:

net config server /hidden:yes|no

  • To hide the computer from the Browser List, type net config server /hidden:yes at the command prompt, and then press ENTER.
  • To unhide the computer from the Browser list, type net config server /hidden:no at the command prompt, and then press ENTER.

Note: It may take up to 30 minutes for the server to disappear from the Browser lists

SFC.EXE (system file checker)

February 25th, 2010

sfc.exe /SCANNOW

How to restore Offline Files without Windows working

February 19th, 2010

Use a working computer with the same version and service pack level of Windows XP.

Copy the %SYSTEMROOT%\CSC directory contents from the old hard drive to the same location on the working computer.

On the working machine, open a command prompt.

Type csccmd /enable

Create a target directory, for example C:\Restore

Type csccmd /extract /target:C:\Restore /recurse

Your files will be extracted from their compresses offline files format back to their original format!

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