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About Geneva Sibanda

I assist companies in the Areas of Network Infrastructure Design and Implementation: (from Windows Active Directory Security, networking, etc.).

How are updates downloaded?

When you connect to the Internet, Windows sends data to the Windows Update Web site about the way your computer is set up so the service can determine which updates your computer needs. Windows does not use your name, address, e-mail address, or any information that can be used to identify you or contact you. For details, see the Windows Update privacy statement.

It makes no difference whether you use a dial-up or broadband connection; important updates are downloaded behind the scenes and do not interfere with other downloads. If you disconnect from the Internet before updates are fully downloaded, nothing is lost. The download process will continue the next time you connect to the Internet.

How are updates installed?

You do not have to be connected to the Internet for Windows to install new updates. But updates must be installed, not just downloaded, before they can help protect your computer. If you use the Automatic (recommended) setting, new updates are installed at 3 A.M. However, you can change the time or frequency of scheduled updates to best suit your needs.

If your computer is turned off during a scheduled update, updates are installed the next time you start your computer. You can also choose to have Windows notify you when new updates are available, and then install them yourself.

You might be asked to accept an End User License Agreement (EULA) before certain updates can be installed. Other updates might require you to restart your computer before the installation process can be completed. If you are an administrator for your computer, you can delay the restart. Otherwise, Windows notifies you and then restarts your computer for you so the updates can begin to help protect your computer. It is always a good idea to save your work frequently, and to remind other users of your computer to save their work, especially before scheduled installation times.

Note

  • Installing updates before you shut down your computer is another way to keep your computer up to date and more secure. This option is available only in Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2), Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1), or an x64-based version of a Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP operating system and only if important updates have been downloaded but not yet installed. Do not turn off or unplug your computer while updates are installing. Windows will automatically turn off your computer after the updates are installed.

How does Automatic Updates work?

When you turn on Automatic Updates, Windows routinely checks the Windows Update Web site for high-priority updates that can help protect your computer from the latest viruses and other security threats.

These updates can include security updates, critical updates, and service packs. Depending on the setting you choose, Windows automatically downloads and installs any high-priority updates that your computer needs, or notifies you as these updates become available.

Error Code: 502 Proxy Error. The ISA Server denied the specified Uniform Resource Locator (URL). (12202)

Explanation: There is a problem with the page you are trying to reach and it cannot be displayed.

Try the following:
Refresh page: Search for the page again by clicking the Refresh button. The timeout may have occurred due to Internet congestion.
Check spelling: Check that you typed the Web page address correctly. The address may have been mistyped.
Access from a link: If there is a link to the page you are looking for, try accessing the page from that link.
If you are still not able to view the requested page, try contacting your administrator or Helpdesk.

 
Technical Information (for support personnel)
Error Code: 502 Proxy Error. The ISA Server denied the specified Uniform Resource Locator (URL). (12202)
IP Address: x.x.1.1
Date: 2009/06/21 08:15:40 [GMT]
Server: esg-isa-01.magwinya.lan
Source: proxy

The above  problem was encountered when web browser clients (FWC) that are located behind Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 try to access internal wordpress web sites on Linux server running Fedora.

Temp Solution:

ISA Server 2006 SE – Click Start – Run – regedit

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W3Proxy\Performance\Parameters\

Create the following new entry:Entry name: IgnoreMimeCheckForZeroContentLength
Type: DWORD
Value: 1

The remote session was disconnected because there are no Terminal Server client access licenses available for the computer

Windows XP users are encountering technical problems when trying to RDP into Terminal Server.


See the snapshot below.

Remote Desktop Disconnected

Resolution:

To work around this problem, follow these steps.

Click on start – Run – regedit

Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE – Software – Microsoft – MSLicensing

Just delete the entire MSLicensing folder. All should work perfect.

Exchange Document Level – Full

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[05/11/2009-21:06:19 ,0,0,0,0,0,2,0,0,0] AW9621 Failed to back up 1 mailboxes.

Backup Operation Incomplete with the above error massage. 
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Resolution:

On Active Directory Users and Computers you need to check for  failed mailboxes and make sure that they are not disabled/deleted. If they are disabled you need to modify job to exclude those mailboxes from your  BrightStor ARCserve Backup job.

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Failed to detect ISA Server.

Firewall client determines how the ISA Server is used for internet access. You have finished deploying FWC 2006 clients on users’ PCs? Interestingly, all your FWC 2006 clients failed to auto detect ISA Server.


Step-by-step resolution:

Click Start, Click ISA Server Management – Expand – Configuration – Networks

 ISA Firewall Network

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

On the Auto Discovery tab, select Publish automatic discovery information for this network.Publish automatic discovery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click on [apply – ok]apply auto detect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now you need to go and test Firewall client settings. However, when you test FWC – by clicking [detect now] you get the following screenshot:Firewall client settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now you need to go to your DHCP Server and perform these configs:set predefined

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set Predefined Options and Valuespredefined-values

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Add wpad Option252 string

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configure Optionsconfigure options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scope Optionsscope options – enable wpad

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now when you test FWC, you should get positive responseauto-detect works

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Until next ISA related problem…and please feel free to let us know if this article was really helpful in any way?

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