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SCCM failed to run task sequence (error 0×80070032)

Oct20
2010 Leave a Comment Written by Paolo

If you check the log file (X:\windows\temp\smstslog\smsts.log) which can be opened during task sequence with pressing F8 you will see the error:

The active system partition on a MBR system must be NTFS

Cause

This error might occur when you try to install a completely new desktop. Most hardware suppliers provide a pre-installation environment to install the OS. However, this pre-installation environment is present on a non-NTFS file system.

Solution

During task sequence, press F8 to open a DOS-prompt. Type the following commands:

diskpart
select disk 0
clean
exit

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Oracle Jinitiator and Internet Explorer 8

Oct19
2010 22 Comments Written by Paolo

When you try to load a java application which depends on Jinitiator, Internet Explorer 8 will crash with the message: “Java Runtime Environment cannot be loaded from <\bin\hotspot\jvm.dll>”.

Unfortunately, Oracle has stopped supporting Jinitiator on IE8. In my own company, this meant a critical application for customer support could not be used with Windows 7, which supplies IE8 as default. Of course there alternatives such as Windows XP mode or streaming with a seamless Citrix window, but after a while I found a better solution.

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Java applications not working in Internet Explorer 8

Oct19
2010 Leave a Comment Written by Paolo

Some Java applications (such as Google Maps) won’t work in IE8, even when Java is installed correctly.

Cause

A possible cause is that the security level of your Internet zone is set to High. This will block the functionality of the Java applications.

Solutions

Solution 1: Move the website to the Trusted sites zone. In most cases this zone has a lower security level then ‘High’.

Solution 2: Change the security level of the Internet zone to a level that is lower then ‘High’. This can of course be set through Group Policy under ‘User Configuration / Internet Explorer maintenance’ or through Group Policy preferences (Windows Server 2008).

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Beware of creating security templates for use in another OS

Oct18
2010 Leave a Comment Written by Paolo

When you’re creating a security template with secedit.msc (e.g. for use in a software package), it is important to create this on the same operating system. For example: when you’re creating a security template on Windows XP, it can be imported on a Windows 7 machine without problems. But it won’t work! As I have experienced in packaging several applications and could not find the direct cause of some user related problems, it just turned out to be the security template which did not import the proper security rights. Just create the security template on the same OS and it will save you a lot of time.

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Save as PDF dialog box opens behind active program Windows 7

Oct18
2010 Leave a Comment Written by Paolo

When you’re using software such as Acrobat Professional to print to a PDF file, the ‘save as’ dialog box comes up behind the active applications, also known as a ‘pop-under’.

Cause:

Windows 7 has Aero Themes which are the cause of this problem.

Solution:

In some cases, an update of the software can resolve this problem. The software may already been made compatible with the Windows 7 Aero Themes. If there are no updates available, you can disable the Aero Themes by Right-clicking the desktop / Personalization. Choose an Windows 7 classic theme and re-open the application. If the ‘save as’ window comes up, you will know the Aero theme caused this problem. You then just have to wait untill the software supplier comes with an update or use one of the simple, not so stylish classic themes.

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