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Event 10016: The application-specific permission settings do not grant Local Launch permission for the COM Server application

Written by Christian on March 29, 2008 – 9:36 pm

On our Sharepoint server, the following DCOM error message kept returning in the event log (bold text is Event ID-specific information):

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Event Type: Error
Event Source: DCOM
Event Category: None
Event ID: 10016
Date: Date
Time: Time
User: NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
(there may be situations in which the user is NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE)


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Event 8: Failed auto update retrieval of third-party root list sequence number

Written by Christian on March 29, 2008 – 6:57 pm

When you’re running a Windows 2003 server without an internet connection, you may get the following event in your eventlog (bold text is Event ID-specific information):


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Retrieve Windows Vista or Office 2007 license key

Written by Christian on March 22, 2008 – 5:46 pm

Lost your Office 2007 license key, Windows XP license key or Office 2003 license key? As long as you have installed the software on your computer, you can retrieve the license key from your existing installation!


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Restore TIFF filetype association after migration to Office 2007

Written by Christian on March 21, 2008 – 4:25 pm

After an upgrade to Office 2007, you may lose your file type association of TIF or TIFF files. When you doubleclick a TIF or TIFF, Windows asks you what program to use to open the file. This is behavior by design. To repair or restore your filetype association of TIFF files after upgrading to Office 2007, you only need to do the following:


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Disable system beeps in VMWare Workstation

Written by Christian on March 18, 2008 – 9:09 pm

vmwarelogoAfter installing Windows Server 2008 (Longhorn) on a Virtual Machine, a system beep kept annoying me. The beep occurred with every system event.
There are two possibilities: turn it off for one session, or turn it off for good.

To turn it off for only one session, do the following:


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