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Event 7026: The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load: cdrom

On a newly installed Windows 2008 server (HP DL360G6), I found the following error in my event log:

Log Name:      System
Source:        Service Control Manager
Date:          30-7-2010 8:52:42
Event ID:      7026
Task Category: None
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      servername
Description:
The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load:
cdrom

SCOM: DNS 2003 Server External Addresses Resolution Alert

Today, my SCOM server noticed me something was wrong with my DNS servers. On both DNS servers I got the following error:

Alert: DNS 2003 Server External Addresses Resolution Alert
Source: %
Path: %
Alert description: DNS Server % cannot resolve external address .
Alert view link: %

KMS Error 0x80004FE2F after running slmgr.vbs /ato

If you have a KMS server running, newly installed servers will automatically activate. However, you can also manually activate your server by entering the command slmgr.vbs /ato
In my case, I recently installed a Windows 2008 SP2 server, but couldn’t get the machine activated. Everytime I ran the command slmgr.vbs /ato, the following error returned:

How to fix a black Windows logon screen

Last week one of my servers had an strange issue. After pressing CTRL-ALT-DELETE to log on, the log on window turned almost completely black (as you can see in the screenshot).

black logon screen

Google gave me the answer, but I still have no idea how this could have happened.

Error 5: Access is denied. when you try to start the DHCP Client service

When you start your computer, or try to start the DHCP client service, you may receive the following error:

Could not start the DHCP Client service on Local Computer.
Error 5: Access is denied.

This problem may occur after an upgrade from Windows 2000 to 2003, or after you’ve changed permissions in the registry.