Host Based Printer Not working in Remote Desktop Session
“Host based” printers don’t work with Microsoft’s Easy Print Remote Desktop driver. (For example HP Laserjet p1102w)
The work around is to install the driver on the Remote Desktop server and then change group policy so the Easy Print driver is not used first in a Remote Desktop session.
Go to Computer Config -> Admin Templates -> Windows Components -> Remote Desktop Services -> RD Session Host -> Printer Redirection -> Use Remote Desktop Easy Print printer driver first –> disabled.
A fatal error occurred while trying to Sysprep the machine
When running sysprep too many times on a machine, this error will occur.
- Change HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\Status\SysprepStatus\GeneralizationState to 7
- From an administrative command prompt, run the following
msdtc -uninstall
msdtc -install - Change HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\SkipRearm to 1
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Using Group Policy Disable UAC
Go to group policy console
Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options
Change the following items:
User Account Control: Behaviour of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode > Change to ‘Elevate without prompt.’
User Account Control: Detect application installations and prompt for elevation > Change to “Disabled”.
User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode > Change to “Disabled”.
User Account Control: Only elevate UIAccess applications that are installed in secure locations > Change to “Disabled’.
Try this:
User Account Control: Switch to the secure desktop when prompting for elevation: Disabled
A Disk Read Error Occurred
Recovery a Corrupted Registry
- Attach the client hard drive to a working computer
- Perform the following command
For Windows XP
copy c:\windows\system32\config\system c:\windows\tmp\system.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\software c:\windows\tmp\software.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\sam c:\windows\tmp\sam.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\security c:\windows\tmp\security.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\default c:\windows\tmp\default.bak
delete c:\windows\system32\config\system
delete c:\windows\system32\config\software
delete c:\windows\system32\config\sam
delete c:\windows\system32\config\security
delete c:\windows\system32\config\default
copy c:\windows\repair\system c:\windows\system32\config\system
copy c:\windows\repair\software c:\windows\system32\config\software
copy c:\windows\repair\sam c:\windows\system32\config\sam
copy c:\windows\repair\security c:\windows\system32\config\security
copy c:\windows\repair\default c:\windows\system32\config\default
For Windows 7,8,10
Look in the \windows\system32\config\regback folder for good files and copy them back to \system32\config folder