Problem:

Citrix policies are gone after editing.

Solution:

Restore \\Domain\SYSVOL\domain\Policies\{UniqueID}\User\Citrix\GroupPolicy\Policies.gpf

Links:

Problem:

Fatal error occurred while trying to sysprep the machine

Solution:

This error shows that sysprep was run multiple times on the machine, please open a command prompt, type:slmgr /dlv to view how many times of remaining Windows Activation count. Generally speaking, to sysprep the image on a single computer for multiple times, you need to configure the

Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP |SkipRearm to 1 in the unattend.xml file. I am assuming whether you configure the Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC |SkipRearm to 1 instead of SPP, the SLC setting is deprecated and should not be used.

As a work around of this problem, please type: regedit in the Start Search box to open Registry Editor, set the value ofGeneralizationState under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\Status\SysprepStatus to7, then run sysprep again. If the same issue still persists, please unistall the MSDTC and Reinstall it, then try the sysprep.

To uninstall MSDTC :- msdtc -uninstall

To reinstall MSDTC :- msdtc -install

Links:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itproinstall/thread/425bd101-8a87-488c-b2e2-9f2f8113a0d9 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929828

Problem:

Perform an offline Defrag for the Exchange Databases so the Free Space inside the Database gets availible on the Hard Disk

Solution:

Dismount-Database MailboxDatabase-K-O

eseutil /d MailboxDatabase-K-O.edb /t\\mgt001\e$\temp.edb (where \\MGT001 has to be a location with enough freespace).

mount-Database MailboxDatabase-K-O

Links:

http://exchangeserverpro.com/defrag-exchange-2010-mailbox-database

Problem:

When moving a mailbox from a Database to another Database the original Mailbox isn’t deleted but is softdeleted. Which means the space isn’t availible for new mail.

Solution:

Delete the Softdeleted mailboxes. Use te following command to delete all softdeleted mailboxes. Get-MailboxStatistics –Database “Mailbox Database 1675289436” | Where-Object {$_.DisconnectReason –eq “Softdeleted”} | ForEach {Remove-StoreMailbox –Database $_.database –identity $_.mailboxguid –MailboxState Softdeleted}

Use this one when you recieve the following error: Pipeline not executed because a pipeline is already executing. Pipelines cannot be executed concurrently.

$Mailboxes = Get-MailboxStatistics  -Database “MailboxDatabase-A-F” $Mailboxes | where {$_.DisconnectReason -eq “SoftDeleted”} | foreach {Remove-StoreMailbox -Database $_.database -Identity $_.mailboxguid -MailboxState SoftDeleted}

Links:

http://www.howexchangeworks.com/2010/09/purge-disconnected-or-soft-deleted.html http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd351136.aspx

Problem:

Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7 are using a lot of space, most of this space is used by the WINSXS folder. WINSXS folder actualy doesn’t use this space but it hardlinked to DLL files of the system.

Solution:

After installing a Servicepack you can cleanup the folder using the following command: DISM.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /spsuperseded

Links:

Problem:

I noticed in some environments that after installing XA650W2K8R2X64025 and HDXFlash200WX64001 for XenApp 6.5 The users are getting an popup in Internet Explorer about the VDAredirector.exe opening outside IE protected mode:

This program will open outside of Protected mode. Internet Explorer’s Protected mode helps protect your computer. If you do not trust this website, do not open this program.

Name: Citrix FTA, URL VDA Redirector Publisher: Citrix Systems, INC

Solution:

After selecting “Do not show me the warning for this program again” and clicking on “Allow” i searched the registry and found the following key :

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{BFFC40A2-FFE2-4E6F-B179-3641561D4FCD}] “AppName”=”VDARedirector.exe” “AppPath”=”C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Citrix\\system32″ “Policy”=dword:00000003

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{5C1359F1-E04E-4231-9E7E-955DE92A17E1}] “AppName”=”redirector.exe” “AppPath”=”C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Citrix\\ICA Client” “Policy”=dword:00000003

Import these settings using Group Policy or using a Workspace management solution like RES or AppSense.

Links:

http://jamesscanlonitkb.wordpress.com/tag/url-vda-redirector/

Problem:

When creating a mailbox in Exchange 2007/2010 and you import a PST file the folders are named after the defined location, because Dutch is no standard option the localizedfolders are named after the en-US standard which means the are named inbox instead of postvak in.

Solution:

User:

Set-MailboxRegionalConfiguration -Identity “mailboxname” -Language nl-NL -LocalizeDefaultFolderName:$true.

Database:

get-mailbox -database “databasename” | set-mailboxregionalconfiguration -Language nl-NL -DateFormat “dd-MM-yyyy” -LocalizeDefaultFolderName:$true

Links:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd351103(EXCHG.140).aspx

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/exchange2010/thread/e767b141-ea56-424f-8e3e-09f776c71b46/

Problem:

After an export of the PST files from a Exchange environment or single users Outlook, you need to import the PST file into the new mailbox within Exchange.

Solution:

New-MailboxImportRequest -Mailbox “mailboxname” -FilePath “\\Servername\Share\pstname.PST“

Problem:

When you need to perform a remote CDF trace or would like to use the HDX monitor for remote monitoring you need to enable the Windows Remote Shell.

Solution:

1. Logon into the Windows console.
2. Optional (For Windows Vista serve as remote server): Start the service “Windows Remote Management ” and set it for auto start after reboot.
3. Write the command prompt : “WinRM quickconfig” and press on the “Enter” button.
4. The following output should appear:

   “WinRM is not set up to allow remote access to this machine for management. The following changes must be made:

   Set the WinRM service type to delayed auto start. Start the WinRM service. Create a WinRM listener on HTTP://* to accept WS-Man requests to any IP on this machine.

   Make these changes [y/n]? y“

5. After pressing the “y” button, the following output should appear:

   “WinRM has been updated for remote management.

   WinRM service type changed successfully. WinRM service started. Created a WinRM listener on HTTP://* to accept WS-Man requests to any IP on this machine.“

Links:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555966
Https://taas.citrix.com
http://hdx.citrix.com/hdx-monitor

Problem:

Some people like to see the computer name on the Computer icon on there desktop or in the start menu.

Solution:

1. Open the Registry using Regedit.
2. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
3. Make the user you use Owner and give it Full Control
4. Edit the LocalizedString with the following: %username% on %computername%.
5. Close the registry and logoff

When you logon the Computername will be changed.

Link:

Problem:

When starting VAMT 3.0 you receive an MMC error: “MMC has detected an error in a snap-in and will unload it”

Solution:

Despite Microsoft doesn’t mention .Net framework 3.5 requirements you need to install .Net Framework 3.5, this will fix the problem.

Links:

Problem:

When migrating a print driver or moving to another print server you would like to delete existing connections to the printer.

Solution:

Create a Log-on or Logoff script to remove the printer connections based on print server or based on Print driver:

Based on driver:

strComputer = “.”
Set objWMIService = GetObject(“winmgmts:” _
    & “{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\” & strComputer & “\root\cimv2”)

Set colInstalledPrinters =  objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    (“Select * from Win32_Printer Where DriverName = ‘Printdriver'”)

For Each objPrinter in colInstalledPrinters
    objPrinter.Delete_
Next

Where ‘Printdriver’ is the name of the print driver when looking at the Print server properties.

Based on print server:

strComputer = “.”
Set objWMIService = GetObject(“winmgmts:” _
    & “{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\” & strComputer & “\root\cimv2”)

Set colInstalledPrinters =  objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    (“Select * from Win32_Printer Where ServerName like ‘Printserver'”)

For Each objPrinter in colInstalledPrinters
    objPrinter.Delete_
Next

Where ‘Printserver’ is the name of the old print server.

Links:

Problem:

You like to delete the System Reserved partition in Windows.

Follow the below steps:

1. Open a elevated command prompt and execute the following command:
   bcdboot C:\Windows /s C:
2. Mark the C: Partition as Active within the Disk Management
3. Reboot the machine
4. Delete the System Reserved partition
5. Reboot

Now the System Reserved partition is gone and you can Extend the C drive using a Third-party tool.

Links:

Problem:

You receive the following error when applying updates to the WINPE boot image with MDT 2012:

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 6.2.9200.16384
Image Version: 6.2.9200.16384
Processing 1 of 1 – Adding package Package_for_KB2782419~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.1.0
Error: 0x800f081e
The specified package is not applicable to this image.
The DISM log file can be found at C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log
Exit code = -2146498530
DISM /Add-Package failed, rc = -2146498530.

Solution:

Edit the Settings.XML file in the Deployment share’s “Control” folder, and change the following values: 

<Boot.x86.UseBootWim>True</Boot.x86.UseBootWim>
<Boot.x64.UseBootWim>True</Boot.x64.UseBootWim>

 New values:

 <Boot.x86.UseBootWim>False</Boot.x86.UseBootWim>
<Boot.x64.UseBootWim>False</Boot.x64.UseBootWim>

 Now MDT will no longer use the boot.wim file, instead it will use the winpe.wim file.

Links:

Technet Blog by Michael Niehaus

Problem:

When connecting to a Windows 2008 server using ICA and watching a site which using embedded streetview, the streetview section is grey and only lets you show the controls for streetview.
When connecting using RDP the problem doesn’t occur.

Solution:

After searching I found that disabling speedscreen will do the trick.

Configure SpeedScreen Browser Acceleration for a farm

1. Depending on the version of XenApp you have installed, from the Start menu, select All Programs > Citrix > Management Consoles and choose Access Management Console or Delivery Services Console.
2. In the left pane, select the farm.
3. From the Action menu, select Modify farm properties > Modify all properties.
4. From the Properties list, select Server Default > SpeedScreen > Browser Acceleration.
5. Deselect the SpeedScreen Browser Acceleration check box to disable speedscreen browser acceleration.

Now the streetview images are displayed and everything is working.

Links:

http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/xenapp5fp-w2k8/ps-sf-browser-speed-screen-acceleration-config-v2.html

Problem:

Installing the Citrix Receiver on a Windows Embedded isn’t possible when using the default receiver.exe.

Solution:

Extract the receiver using the following command: CitrixReceiverEnterprise.exe /extract [Destination_name]

Then install the individual MSI in the following order:

• RIInstaller.msi
• ICAWebWrapper.msi
• SSONWrapper.msi
• GenericUSB.msi
• DesktopViewer.msi
• CitrixHDXMediaStreamForFlash-ClientInstall.msi
• PNAWrapper.msi
• Vd3d.msi

When you need to remove the installer then uninstall in the following order:

1. Vd3d.msi
2. PNAWrapper.msi
3. CitrixHDXMediaStreamForFlash-ClientInstall.msi
4. DesktopViewer.msi
5. GenericUSB.msi
6. SSONWrapper.msi
7. ICAWebWrapper.msi
8. RIInstaller.msi

Links:

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX132447

Problem:

When having you receive the following message: “Update is not applicable to your computer” when installing a hotfix which you downloaded from the Microsoft site and you defenitly know your system is supported

Solution:

First we need to extract the MSU file and then use the pkgmgr to install the hotfix:

1. Extract the Windows6.1-KB2740374-v2-x64.msu:
   expand -f:* “C:\Windows6.1-KB2740374-v2-x64.msu” %TEMP%
2. Use pkgmgr to install:
   pkgmgr /n:%TEMP%\Windows6.1-KB2740374-v2-x64.xml

 Link: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749465(v=ws.10).aspx

Problem:

When logging in as a new user my Internet Explorer Security Settings are greyed out, when I perform a reset everything is working perfect. I don’t use any GPO’s the change settings.

Solution:

1) Login as user with the problem.

2) Reset the internet Explorer setting in the Advanced tab.

3) Export the registry settings of the following key:
     HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\

4) Load the ntuser.dat from the default user as “Default” using Load Hive in Regedit.
     C:\Users\Default\NTUser.dat

5) Edit the Exported .reg file and use find and replace
        Find: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
        Replace: HKEY_Users\Default

6) Import the changed settings.

7) Unload the hive for Default.

Now when a new user logs in the Internet Eplorer settings are correct.

Links:

http://discussions.citrix.com/topic/346840-internet-explorer-11-security-tab-grayed-out/

Problem:

When you right click the start button it doesn’t let you see the menu.

Solution:

Copy the following folders from a user where the menu works:

Problem:

After installing Provisioning Server 7.1 and you want to start the Configuration Wizard you receive the following error: “The application was unable to start correctly (0xc01500002)”

Solution:

When looking at the Event Log you will see the following error message:

Activation context generation failed for “C:\Program Files\Citrix\Provisioning Services\LicHelp.dll”. Dependent Assembly Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture=”amd64″,publicKeyToken=”1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b”,type=”win32″,version=”9.0.21022.8″ could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.

This means the program needs the Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package. Download and install it and you will be able to open the Configuration Wizard.

Download link for Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=2092

Links:

Problem:

All users are having the same UserInfo within Office.

Solution:

To resolve this issue for new users in a current Terminal Services deployment, the Administrator should do the following:

1. Close all Office programs.
2. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK or type regedit in the Start Search box and then select regedit.exe
3. Locate the following key and then right-click and delete the Username and UserInitials values:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Terminal Server\Install\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo

         To resolve the issue for all users in a new Terminal Services deployment, the Adminstrator should do the following:

1. Select Customize during installation and clear the Username and Initials values
2. Edit the <Office_Edition>.WW\Config.xml file in Notepad with Username set to empty value (“”): <USERNAME Value=”” />
3. Remove the Username and UserInitials values after installation, as described above, from the registry key:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Terminal Server\Install\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo

To resolve the issue for all users in a Existing Terminal Services deployment, the Adminstrator should do the following:

1. Create a Registry preference were you delete the following key’s:4
2. HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo –> UserInitials and
3. HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo –> UserName

Links:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2001595

Problem:

I was receiving the following error: Failed to connect to data source ‘The broker service reported an error. See the event log for more information.’  in the event viewer ( Event ID 5) when using Desktop Director, and the latency wasn’t displayed.

Solution:

It looks like the performance counters are corrupted, I repaired them using the following command lodctr /r.

Links:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc727160.aspx

Problem:

When running the command you receive the error:

Error: Unable to rebuild performance counter setting from system backup store, error code is 2

Solution:

Open the command prompt and run the following command:

cd ..
cd syswow64
lodctr /r

Noow you receive the following message:

Info: Successfully rebuilt performance counter setting from system backup store

Links:

Problem:

You would like to manage Windows 8.1 and Windows 2012 R2 through GPO from Windows 2008 R2 domain without updating your domain.

Solution:

Download and install the Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 8.1 Update and Windows Server 2012 R2 Update and copy the definitions to your central store.

\\Domain\SYSVOL\Domain\Policies\PolicyDefinitions

To see what’s new: Group Policy Settings Reference for Windows and Windows Server

Links:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=43413&WT.mc_id=rss_alldownloads_all

Problem:

The SQL setup won’t start when you double click setup.exe, when executing setup.exe from command prompt you will receive the following error:

ERROR: Runtime error: This method explicitly uses CAS policy, which has been obsoleted by the .NET Framework. In order to enable CAS policy for compatibility reasons, please use the NetFx40_LegacySecurityPolicy configuration switch. Please see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=155570 for more information.

Solution:

The solution is to remove .Net Framework 4.5

After removing you can install SQL.

Problem:

You would like to enable the Archive mailbox based on group membership.

Solution:

Use the following script to set the Archive mailbox:

$g = (get-group SG-Archive).members
foreach ($m in $g) {
enable-mailbox $m.distinguishedname -Archive -ArchiveDatabase “Archive”
}

Save the script as .PS1 file and execute it using the Exchange Management Shell, when you want it as scheduled task use the following command to execute the script:

Exchange 2007: PowerShell.exe -PSConsoleFile “C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Bin\ExShell.psc1” -Command “. ‘<path to script>\<YourScript>.ps1′”
Exchange 2010: PowerShell.exe -PSConsoleFile “C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\Bin\ExShell.psc1” -Command “. ‘<path to script>\<YourScript>.ps1′”
Exchange 2013: PowerShell.exe -PSConsoleFile “C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\Bin\ExShell.psc1” -Command “. ‘<path to script>\<YourScript>.ps1′”

Problem:

You would to set the mailbox size quotas based on group membership.

Solution:

Use the following script to set the Mailbox quota’s:

$g = (get-group BM-MBX-Unlimited).members
foreach ($m in $g) {
set-mailbox $m.distinguishedname -UseDatabaseQuotaDefaults $false -IssueWarningQuota “UNLIMITED” -ProhibitSendReceiveQuota  “UNLIMITED” -ProhibitSendQuota “UNLIMITED”
}

Save the script as .PS1 file and execute it using the Exchange Management Shell, when you want it as scheduled task use the following command to execute the script:

Exchange 2007: PowerShell.exe -PSConsoleFile “C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Bin\ExShell.psc1” -Command “. ‘<path to script>\<YourScript>.ps1′”
Exchange 2010: PowerShell.exe -PSConsoleFile “C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\Bin\ExShell.psc1” -Command “. ‘<path to script>\<YourScript>.ps1′”
Exchange 2013: PowerShell.exe -PSConsoleFile “C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\Bin\ExShell.psc1” -Command “. ‘<path to script>\<YourScript>.ps1′”

Problem: Outlook crashes with McAfee e-mailscan addin (MfeOtlkAddin.dll)

Solution:

Add a registry value to the HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Outlook\Resiliency\DisabledItems:

Type: REG_Binary
Name: FE576
Value: 01,00,00,00,4a,00,00,00,46,00,00,00,63,00,3a,00,5c,00,77,00,69,00,\
6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,77,00,6f,00,77,00,36,\
00,34,00,5c,00,6d,00,66,00,65,00,6f,00,74,00,6c,00,6b,00,61,00,64,00,64,00,\
69,00,6e,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00,69,00,6e,00,76,00,6f,00,65,00,67,\
00,74,00,6f,00,65,00,70,00,61,00,73,00,73,00,69,00,6e,00,67,00,20,00,6d,00,\
63,00,61,00,66,00,65,00,65,00,2d,00,65,00,2d,00,6d,00,61,00,69,00,6c,00,73,\
00,63,00,61,00,6e,00,00,00

Save the following as .reg file to import the settings: