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BobP
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Thank you all,
I will try the registry change on one XP SP3 desktop as a test, (all of my XP desktops are SP3), which I'm having trouble with in the next day or so, and will report back with the outcome.
Thanks again,
Bob
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Subject: Re: [gptalk] Trouble going software install on some desktops
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:54:26 +0000
In addition, if that doesn't help you can enable verbose GPSI trace logging as well. I have an ADM on gpoguy.com on the free downloads section that lets you enable this and other logging.
Darren*****
Darren Mar-Elia
www.gpoguy.com -- the Internet Resource for Group Policy Information and Utilities
From: "Connell, Todd F."
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:28:12 -0400
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Subject: RE: [gptalk] Trouble going software install on some desktops
Bob- We had some issues with wireless laptops not getting computer policies even though they were able to logon to the domain without issue. I found this MS article with a registrty entry that fixed the problem for us. If you have at least XP SP2 you don't need a hotfix just add the reg entry. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/840669?#XSLTH3163121123120121120120 Todd
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Bob P.
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 4:40 PM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [gptalk] Trouble going software install on some desktops
Thank you for the reply,
My clients use Cisco wireless - I have some older 350 series running at 11Mbps and newer 1130 running at 54Mbps.
The one client I'm having trouble with is the older card -
I did force the wireless to run at 11Mbps instead of automatic, did gpupdate /force and reboot, still getting a message in the event viewer that the client can not contact the domain.
Then I did a flushdns on the client
Also went to both of my DNS servers - checked forward/reverse lookup and the client is in both, on both servers with the correct DHCP address, no stale addresses.
When I also check the rsop.msc I see a red x over the client name, and the property also complains about not finding the domain.
Anyone have an idea why my client is complaining about finding my domain ? The computer is indeed connecting to the domain, and i can not find any DNS problems. Not finding the domain is causing the software to not install.
All assistance is appreciated.
Thanks,
Bob
Subject: Re: [gptalk] Trouble going software install on some desktops
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:32:09 +1100
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Sometimes I have found that the NIC and switchs dont negotiate speed correctly.
Even though I have used the wait for network setting I have seen some weired results.
Try setting the speed of the NIC to 100 or 1000 rather than auto on the workstations. Then run gpupdate /force and restart.
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Sent: Wed Mar 11 07:08:42 2009
Subject: [gptalk] Trouble going software install on some desktops
I'm installing some software via software install - "computer install", not
by user. I have one location, two 2003 SP2 DC's, and the clients are W2k SP4,
and XP SP3.
I found some machines did not install (XP so far), i checked the event
viewer - on one machine it said was unable to access the domain controller -
yet the desktop is connected to my LAN, I can ping DC's, etc... Did gpupdate,
reboot and nothing. I checked the rsop.msc went to computer configuration,
properties, error information and saw --- group policy infrastructure
completed successfully. I can see the software that should be installed in
software install, but --- that computer is still not installing.
then the other computer - no errors in the event viewer, did gpupdate,
reboot and no install. Opened rsop.msc on this machines rsop there are red
x's over the computer name and computer configuration. i drilled down just
like the other until I got to error information from within computer
configuration and got the following error -----
Group Policy Infrastructure failed due to the error listed below.
The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted.
Note: Due to the GP Core failure, none of the other Group Policy components
processed their policy. Consequently, status information for the other
components is not available.
The domain does exist, i can ping my DC's, I'm signed into the LAN, etc...
I also applied the Computer
> Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Logon\
> "Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon"
all desktops use DHCP,
I did ipconfig /all and that system, it is pointing to both of my DNS
servers. I checked the forward/reverse on the DNS servers to make sure the
problem client leased address is in both forward/revers on both DNS servers
and they are, no stale addresses associated with the computer name. On the
desktop I also did flush DNS, I can ping both DNS servers.
I did another gpupdate, I reboot the desktop and nothing. I checked the
event viewer and the trouble desktop is still complaining that no domain
controller was found, as per the error ----
Windows cannot obtain the domain controller name for your computer network.
The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted. Group
Policy processing aborted.
Thanks,
Bob
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