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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:

‘Save PDF File As’ after Print to PDF

When you’re running Vista with UAC enabled, you might get the following error when trying to print a website to PDF:

Save PDF File AS
You don’t have permission to save in this location.
Contact the administrator to obtain permission.
Would you like to save in the [username] folder instead?

Unable to open shim database version registry key – v2.0.50727.00000

When running a Windows 2003 server with .NET Framework 2 installed, you might find the following error in the event log: