Error 1606 commonly occurs when users attempt to install or upgrade Microsoft Office 2000 and 2003 products. The error may be a result of the computer failing to access the registry setting for “Administrative Tools, “ errors with an upgrade to Windows XP, or corrupted Microsoft Office files. In order to fix the error, it is necessary to conduct registry modifications and/or edits. In some cases, the error can occur if a third party registry cleaning application that is incompatible with the version and build of Microsoft Windows on the Read More

Remote desktop is essentially an operating system utility, or individual software that permits users to access other computers within a network or through the internet, from another computer, laptop, smartphone, or any other internet-enabled device. In an office environment, various applications can be installed on a remote server, and users can login to the server via remote desktop and use the installed applications. This sort of set up enables users to work with applications without the burden of installing them on their own computer or laptop. This saves space and Read More

Groups are containers that contain user and computer objects within them as members. When security permissions are set for a group in the Access Control List on a resource, all members of that group receive those permissions. Domain Groups enable centralized administration in a domain. All domain groups are created on a domain controller. In a domain, Active Directory provides support for different types of groups and group scopes. The group type determines the type of task managed with the group. The group scope determines whether the group can have Read More

Management Tools for Administering Exchange Server 2003 The Active Directory Users and Computers Management Console The Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in is extended to support the management of mailbox configurations and settings. The Active Directory Users and Computers management console is the central tool used for creating and managing user account and computer account objects and configuration settings in Windows domains. Users can apply different permissions to different Exchange server objects. Permissions can be assigned at the Exchange organization level and at the Administrative Group level: Exchange Full Administrator Read More

The term driver refers to files that permit hardware and software programs to interface with the Windows Operating System (OS). All hardware components require a driver file in order to work properly with the Windows XP OS unless they are compatible with one of the generic driver files included with the OS. These files are normally stored on the computer’s hard drive. However, a prudent computer owner will make a backup copy of the drivers on the Windows XP OS, to make recovery from malware infection or other catastrophic computer Read More

Understanding the Operations Master Roles Active Directory operates in a multi-master replication manner. What this means is that each domain controller in the domain holds a readable, writable replica of the Active Directory data store. In multi-master replication, any domain controller is able to change objects within Active Directory. Multi-master replication is ideal for the majority of information located in Active Directory. However, certain Active Directory functions or operations are not managed in a multi-master manner because they cannot be shared without causing some data uniformity issues. These functions are Read More

Troubleshooting SMS Site Server Installation Issues When SMS Setup fails to install the SMS site server, you can use the information in the Smssetup.log file to determine where the SMS Setup failed. A SMS installation failure usually fails in one of these categories: Disk issue Security issue SQL Server issue A few common SMS site server installation issues are listed here, together with the recommended strategy for solving the issue: When SMS Setup fails because of a disk space issue; ensure that the NTFS partition you are using has sufficient Read More

Mfehidk.sys is a system process that runs in the computer background and maintains the Host Intrusion Detection System for McAfee Anti-virus. It is essentially a real-time shield and detects malicious software as it runs on the computer before it has a chance to cause significant damage. Mfehidk.sys is also known, however, for slowing computers down and even causing the BSOD (Blue Screen of Death). Mfehidk.sys can be found in the Drivers subfolder of the primary hard drive’s System32 folder.   How Mfehidk.sys Works Mfehidk.sys works in the same way that Read More

The major advantage of the Microsoft Windows operating system over the previous Disk Operating System (DOS) is that one can open and use multiple programs at the same time; hence the term “Windows” (as in having several windows – or programs or applications – open at one and the same time). This led to the idea of multi-tasking or a computer processing several applications at the same time and the computer’s user doing many things at once. How File Swapping Works The key to the Windows system lies in its Read More

When Active Directory was launched in Windows 2000, one of its key design features was to ease the process of deploying software within an organization. To this end, Microsoft included the ability to deploy and distribute software with Group Policy. IntelliMirror technologies include Group Policy software installation to simplify the management necessary for large quantities of users and computers. The Software Installation and Maintenance component of the IntelliMirror technologies can be used to publish applications over the network. Publishing is the terminology used to make applications available for installation from Read More