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How to Manually Uninstall Windows 2003 Cluster

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First try Microsoft KB http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282227/en-us but if that fails, you can perform the following using all or some of the following steps where applicable. The example below is where no eviction or force cleanup has taken place. This is the last remaining node in a cluster. 1.) Unload the cluster hive via the Registry Editor --> Select HKLM\Cluster --> Menu Bar --> File --> Unload Hive 2) Delete HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\clusnet and clussvc keys 3.) Change the Clusdisk startup type to "disabled" in the Device Manager --> View --> Show Hidden Devices --> Non Plug and Play --> Cluster Disk Properties --> Driver Tab HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\clusdisk\   Value 1   Name:            Start   Type:            REG_DWORD   Data:      ...

How to use Adplus to generate User memory dump’s Windows 2003

ADPlus is a tool that will allow us to get a memory dump from a process that is giving you problems.  To get this tool, please install the "Debugging Tools for Windows" from http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/debugging/installx64.mspx Once these tools are installed, do the following: 1. Create a directory called c:\adplus 2. Determine the pid of the process you wish to monitor by looking at the "Process" tab in task manager, you will need this later 3. Open a command prompt and change to the directory where you installed the debugging tools.  By default, this is c:\Program Files\Debugging Tools for Windows 4. Type the following: " cscript adplus.vbs -crash -p PID -o c:\adplus " (without the quotes, where PID is the number you determined in step 2). 5. Do not interfere with the windows that is opened, just let it run minimized. 6. You will not be able to log off the system while you are monitoring. 7. When the crash occurs, plea...

Windows 7 Day - IT Pro Event (Bangalore, India)

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Catch me live presenting the exclusive demo for Windows 7 :) …. Be there Dear All,                 The IT Pro community Bangalore is planning to conduct a session on Windows 7. We would look out for your presence in the event…. Register for the Event @: http://www.bitpro.in/Invitations/UGMeet18Apr.html Hurry Up!!! Limited Seats… Share with your near and dear ones too!! Regards, Aresh

BugCheck CB on Windows 2003 Service Pack 2

Recommendation: =============== ==> In this case TCPIP.SYS driver was the cause for the BugCheck as the IRP was stuck at the TCPIP.SYS. ==> Apply MS KB 962238 to update TCPIP.SYS and AFD.SYS ==> Disable TCP Chimney Feature of Windows Server 2003 SP2. You can follow the article below to disable TCP Chimney either using the package mentioned in the article or you can refer to the workaround section for disabling it manually. Debug Trace: ============ DRIVER_LEFT_LOCKED_PAGES_IN_PROCESS (cb) Caused by a driver not cleaning up completely after an I/O. When possible, the guilty driver's name (Unicode string) is printed on the bugcheck screen and saved in KiBugCheckDriver. Arguments: Arg1: b7bf92f2, The calling address in the driver that locked the pages or if the                 IO manager locked the pages this points to the dispatch routine of    ...

First Step involved in troubleshooting Event ID 2020 Windows 2003

1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe). 2. Locate and then click the following key in the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value: Value name: PoolUsageMaximum Data type: REG_DWORD Radix: Decimal Value data: 60 Setting the value at 60 informs the Memory Manager to start the trimming process at 60 percent of PagedPoolMax rather than the default setting of 80 percent. If a threshold of 60 percent is not enough to handle spikes in activity, reduce this setting to 50 percent or 40 percent. Value name: PagedPoolSize Data type: REG_DWORD Radix: Hex Value data: 0xFFFFFFFF Setting PagedPoolSize to 0xFFFFFFFF allocates the maximum paged pool in lieu of other resources to the computer. 3. Quit Registry Editor. 4. Restart the server for the changes to take effect. Reference Microsof...

Performance Tuning on Windows 2003 – Event ID 2022 1055 and 2021

Reduce Event ID 2022 1055 and  2021  errors Tuning of Server Service: Click Start , click Run , type Notepad, and then click OK . Copy the following text, and then paste it into Notepad: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\parameters] "MaxFreeConnections"=dword:00001000 "MinFreeConnections"=dword:00000064 "MaxRawWorkItems"=dword:00000200 "MaxWorkItems"=dword:00002000 "MaxMpxCt"=dword:00000800 Save the file as .reg file type, and then exit Notepad. In Windows Explorer, double-click the file to import these registry settings. Tuning of Workstation Service: Click Start , click Run , type Notepad, and then click OK . Copy the following text, and then paste it into Notepad: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanworkstati...

Mouse not captured in remote desktop session – Hyper V Windows 2008

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Issue: Mouse not captured in remote desktop Hyper V Version: Resolution: 1. Boot the guest Windows 2003 x64 into “Safe Mode” 2. To “add remove programs” we added the following registry           HKLM-SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\MSIServer           - Value for default key is Services 3. Installed the “Integration Services” under safe mode 4. Rebooted the server in normal mode 5. Mouse started working Don’t forget to leave your comments :) Thanks, Aresh

Required Network Ports for Active Directory

Here is a listing of the port requirements for Active Directory domain, as well as optional ports: Required Ports Port No. Protocol Used by Required for 1024-5000 TCP/UDP RPC (dynamic response ports) required for RPC to respond to communications 135 TCP RPC (endpoint mapper)  ...