Cisco SDM Not Launching

If Cisco SDM does not launch and you are instead presented with the contents of file "runAPP.shtm", you need to change your Internet Explorer settings as follows (this is for IE6):

Under Tools -> Internet Options -> Advanced, place a tick next to "Allow active content to run in files on My Computer" (about 3 quarters of the way down the long and poorly organized list of options).

Cisco Routers - Disable Telnet

To disable Telnet on Cisco routers which already have SSH enabled, follow these steps:

# config t

(config) # line vty 0 15

(config) # transport input ssh

(config) # quit

# copy run start


Detailed info on SSH configuration here:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk583/tk617/technologies_tech_note09186a00800949e2.shtml

Windows 2000 KB923810 Failing

If when doing your patching routine on Windows 2000 machines which have Kodak Imaging installed, you might find that KB923810 fails to install. If you like a clean and successful patch run, you can force an uninstall of the offending Kodak software by following these instructions:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923810

Manually Configure WSUS Through Registry

GPO's playing up? Testing WSUS? Here's the official steps to manually configure WSUS clients through the registry (as opposed to AD Group Policy):

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/75ee9da8-0ffd-400c-b722-aeafdb68ceb31033.mspx?mfr=true

Outlook Sync VPN Problems

Having difficulty syncing Outlook when connected via VPN? It could be related to Windows default behaviour of sending Kerberos information via UDP. Try this:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/244474

Worked for me!

Annoying Adobe Acrobat Reader 8 Automatic Updates?

Had to go back to Acrobat Reader 8? Foxit not cutting it any more? Being plagued by annoying Acrobat Reader 8 automatic updates without any apparent way of disabling them? Get your product up-to-date and then delete this folder without prejudice:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Updater5\

Enjoy the thrill of liberation!

Thanks to Omar and Overlord @ http://www.shahine.com/omar/DisableTheAdobeUpdater.aspx

Enable Windows Updates from WSUS Server via Group Policy

This example is for testing, so a dedicated testing OU is created:

- Create new OU in Active Directory Users and Computers
- Move test machine(s) to new OU
- Edit Group Policy for new OU, load latest wuau.adm administrative template from C:\Windows\Inf folder of WSUS server
- Configure at minimum "Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Update\Configure Windows Updates" and "..\Specify intranet Microsoft update service location"
- To force application of new GP settings to test client, issue command "gpupdate /force" on XP clients (secedit /refreshpolicy machine_policy enforce on Win2K)

References: http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/51c8a814-6665-4d50-a0d8-2ae27e69ca7c1033.mspx?mfr=true