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Get the MAC address of a remote computer
As a system administrator, I’ve been in many situations that I needed to write down the MAC-address of a remote PC. For example to boot the PC with Wake-On-LAN in the near future.
There are several ways to get the MAC address of a computer. Below are the two methods I mostly use. There are probably many more.
Event ID 10020: The machine wide Default Launch and Activation security descriptor is invalid
The following error may appear in your Eventlog. The error mostly occurs without notice.
Event Type: Error
Event Source: DCOM
Event Category: None
Event ID: 10020
Date: 30-12-2008
Time: 10:05:12
User: %username%
Computer: %computername%
Description:
The machine wide Default Launch and Activation security descriptor is invalid. It contains Access Control Entries with permissions that are invalid. The requested action was therefore not performed. This security permission can be corrected using the Component Services administrative tool.
Error Loading C:\Windows\System32\csgina.dll
When trying to install the Cisco VPN client on Windows Vista, you might get the following error:
Error Loading C:\Windows\System32\csgina.dll
This is because GINA (Graphical Identification and Authentication) is no longer supported in Windows Vista. When you are running Windows Vista and trying to run a program that uses csgina.dll (dll for GINA), it will fail. The easiest way to resolve is to download a newer software version from the manufacturer’s website
Disable Zip Folders in Vista
The commands, given in this article, will disable or enable the ZIP Folder functionality in Windows Vista
To disable Vista’s ZIP functionality, do the following:
Click start > Run, and type: regsvr32 /u %windir%\system32\zipfldr.dll
<ENTER>
That’s all. The ZIP functionality in Vista is now disabled. You can enable the ZIP folders again by doing the following: