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by MLK

KB950681: WMI class – Win32_Environment & PATH environment variable

December 23, 2008 in Windows Events by MLK

Description/Problem:
This article describes known issue on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system. The Win32_Environment Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class does not return the value of the PATH environment variable. This situation occurs if the PATH environment variable contains more than 1024 characters.

Solution:
KB950681

by MLK

KB940032: NT Backup hangs – Preparing to Backup using Shadow Copy

December 15, 2008 in Windows Events by MLK

Description/Problem:
This article describes how to solve problem with NT Backup application when backup of System State hangs in phase “Preparing to Backup using Shadow Copy”.

Solution:
KB940032, KB913648, KB891957

by MLK

KB825751: How to use Xcacls to modify NTFS permissions

December 12, 2008 in Windows Scripts, Windows Security by MLK

Description/Problem:
This article related to the Extended Change Access Control List tool (Xcacls) describes how to use the Xcacls.vbs script to modify and to view NTFS file system permissions for files or for folders. You can use Xcacls from the command line to set all the file system security options which are available in standard GUI.

Solution:
KB825751

by MLK

Active Directory Backup and Restore

December 5, 2008 in Active Directory by MLK

Description/Problem:
Complex overview about components included in the System State Backup for Windows 2000/2003 Server and also Active Directory Backup and Restore process.

Solution:
TechNET.com