How to Enable Network Level Authentication on Windows XP with SP3

Windows XP with SP3 supports Network Level Authentication within Windows 2008 Active Directory for connecting to devices running it. Network Level Authentication is a more secure method for remote desktop. If your Windows XP with SP3 tried to connect a computer running NLA, you will receive this error:



You will need to configure your Windows XP with SP3 registry to enable NLA,

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then press ENTER.
2.  In the navigation pane, locate and then click the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
    
3. In the details pane, right-click Security Packages, and then click Modify.
    
4. In the Value data box, type tspkg. Leave any data that is specific to other SSPs, and then click OK.
    
5. In the navigation pane, locate and then click the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders
    
6. In the details pane, right-click SecurityProviders, and then click Modify.
    
7. In the Value data box, type credssp.dll. Leave any data that is specific to other SSPs, and then click OK.
    
8. Exit Registry Editor.
    
9. Restart the computer.

How to Remotely Enable RDP

In case you want to remote access a Windows computer, you can enable the Remote Desktop Protocol via registry.

1. Using your administrator credentials and start Registry Editor by Start, Run, then regedit
2. Select the Connect Network Registry option under the File menu.

3. This opens the Select Computer search box. Either browse Active Directory to locate the remote computer, or type the name of the computer

4. Click OK and the computer you selected will be displayed in Registry Editor for the remote machine

5. Browse the registry to HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server

  
6. Under the Terminal Server key, you'll find a REG_DWORD value named fDenyTSConnection. Double-click on that value to open the Edit DWORD Value box and change the value data from 1 (Remote Desktop disabled) to 0 (Remote Desktop enabled)

7. The remote computer needs to be rebooted for the change to take effect. You need to open a command prompt and type shutdown -m \\(the name of the computer) -r

Outlook Error the Item Cannot Be Displayed in the Reading Pane

Outlook won’t display your email messages and  “The item cannot be displayed in the reading pane” error is also showing.

To fix this issue,

SOLUTION 1: Clear/Delete the Forms Cache 

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
2. Click the Other tab, and then click Advanced Options.
3. Click Custom Forms.
4. Click Manage Forms.
5. Click Clear Cache.
6. Close all open windows, and then restart Outlook.

If the above does not work, try the following.

Deleting the Forms Cache File:

The Frmcache.dat file is the primary file to delete. The Frmcache.dat file serves as an index of the individual forms that have been cached on the computer. Use the following steps to manually delete the Frmcache.dat file. In addition, these steps delete all of the cached forms on your computer, which are stored in subfolders of the Forms folder.

1. Quit Outlook.
2. Search the Hard drive to locate the Frmcache.dat file.  (Be sure to check to display HIDDEN files)
3. Delete all that are found from the FIND window.
4. Open Outlook.

When you restart Outlook, and use a form, the forms cache is re-created.

SOLUTION 2: Check Add-Ins

Start Outlook in safe mode to disable add-ins to see if they are causing the issues.

• In Windows XP - Start then select Run, type outlook.exe /safe and hit enter.
• In Windows 7 or Vista - Start then type outlook.exe /safe and hit enter in "Search programs and files"

SOLUTION 3: Corrupted Mailbox

1. Open Control Panel and double click the Mail icon. 
2. Click Data Files
3. Rename or delete the OST or PST.
4. Start Outlook.  If you are using Exchange the OST will be recreated.  
5. If you are using POP/PST,  Outlook will not be able to find the PST file so you will need to recreate it yourself.

SOLUTION 4: Rebuild Profile


An Outlook profile contains specific information about your email account.  Since the profile is a container holding data, it’s always possible that data got corrupted in one way or another.  Profiles aren’t controlled from within Outlook. Instead, they’re set and changed from within the Mail control panel.

1. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel (or Start>Control Panel)
2. Double-click the Mail control panel icon
3. Click the Show Profiles button.
4. Delete your old profile, we recommend creating a new one by clicking the Add button and then following the wizard. 

Remote Desktop to Windows 2003 Server SP2 error Domain Controller is Unavailable

A Windows Server 2003 SP2 server prevents a workstation from connecting via Remote Desktop unless the server can contact the domain-- even if the server has cached credentials available for the domain account the client is trying to use.  This domain-disconnected case is probably common a scenario, where workstation occasionally connects to the domain but generally log in via cached credentials.

The error you'll get in the Remote Desktop client is this:
    The system cannot log you on due to the following error:
    The specified domain either does not exist or cannot be contacted

The easiest fix to go to Microsoft site and download HotFix KB902336. Or you may try to fix it manually by connect to Registry Editor remotely.

1. Locate the following registry subkey:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server
2. Click Edit, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
3. In the New Value #1 box, type IgnoreRegUserConfigErrors, and then press ENTER.
4. Right-click IgnoreRegUserConfigErrors, and then click Modify.
5. In the Value data box, type 1, click Decimal, and then click OK.
6. Quit Registry Editor.

Internet Security Malware Removal

Internet Security is just one of many fake antivirus applications. The malware display on your desktop that your PC is infected with fake viruses, and prevent you from doing anything to remove them (pop ups). Here is the step to remove it manually.

1. Reboot your system and go to Safe Mode (press F8 during reboot)
2. Type %CommonAppData%\isecurity.exe on Run command and delete the file
3. Type %Desktop%\Internet Security.lnk on Run command and delete the link
4. Go to Registry Editor, type regedit on Run command
5. Delete the key on HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Internet Security”