Knowledge Base for Windows

Description/Problem:
Next day – next interesting issue related to the installation of Symantec Reporting Server on Microsoft SQL Server. After you give the SQL administrator user ID (“sa” by default) and password, the installation fails with the following error message: “An error occurred while trying to access the database”.

Solution:
Symantec

Description/Problem:
Short information about new Group Policy preferences in Windows Server 2008 and how to enable down-level computers to process these new items. Group Policy preferences are made up of more than 20 new Group Policy client-side extensions. New preferences are included in the Group Policy Management Editor window of the Group Policy Management Console.

Solution:
KB943729

Description/Problem:
Next helpful article which shows you how to help lower security settings or how to turn off security features on a computer/server. You can make these changes to work around a specific problem with some security solutions such as Symantec, McAfee, … .

Solution:
KB240309

Description/Problem:
Your password must be at least 18770 characters and cannot repeat any of your previous 30689 passwords. Please type a different password.

Solution:
KB276304

Description/Problem:
This article describes incompatibilities that may occur on client computers that are running Microsoft Windows 9x/NT/XP/200x when you modify specific security settings and user rights assignments in Windows 2000/2003 domains.

Solution:
KB823659

Description/Problem:
This article describes how to deactivate the kernel mode filter driver without removing the corresponding software. You may want to deactivate the filter driver when you are troubleshooting some system related issues.

Solution:
KB816071

Description/Problem:
On February 12, 2008 Microsoft will release the Windows Internet Explorer 7 Installation and Availability update to Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) marked as an Update Rollup package. Windows Internet Explorer 7 Installation and Availability Update is a complete installation package that will upgrade machines running Internet Explorer 6 to Windows Internet Explorer 7.

Solution:
KB946202

Description/Problem:
On Windows Server 2003 that is using version 5.2.3790.4021 of the Microsoft Storport Storage driver, users may experience the following problems:

• Microsoft Management Console (MMC) stops responding after open it
• Access is denied to Virtual Disk Service (VDS)-dependent tools such as the Share and Storage Management snap-in or the Storage Manager for SANs (SMfS).

Solution:
KB940467